Sport Club Mangueira

Mangueira
Full name Sport Club Mangueira
Founded July 26, 1906 (1906-07-26)
Dissolved 1927

Sport Club Mangueira, commonly known as Mangueira, was a Brazilian football team from Rio de Janeiro.[1] They competed several times in the Campeonato Carioca.

History

They were founded on July 29, 1906.[2] Mangueira played 96 Campeonato Carioca games between 1909 and 1920.[2] Mangueira suffered Brazilian football's largest goal margin on May 30, 1909, when they were defeated 24–0 by Botafogo.[3] The game was played at Campo da Rua Voluntários da Pátria.[4] Flamengo's first game ever was a Campeonato Carioca game played against Mangueira[1] on May 3, 1912.[5] Flamengo won 16–2.[5] The club folded in 1927.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sport Club Mangueira" (in Portuguese). Flapédia. April 17, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Mangueira RJ" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Na História" (in Portuguese). Futebol na Veia. 2005. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  4. ↑ Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 136. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  5. 1 2 "Lista de Jogos contra a Mangueira" (in Portuguese). Flapédia. March 10, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
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