Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas

Full name Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
Nickname(s) Fogão (The Great Fire)
A Estrela Solitária (The Lone Star)
O Glorioso (The Glorious One)
O Mais Tradicional (The Most Traditional)
Founded July 1, 1894 (1894-07-01), as a rowing club
August 12, 1904 (1904-08-12), as a football club
Stadium Estádio Nilton Santos
Ground Capacity 46,831[1]
President Carlos Eduardo Pereira
Head coach Jair Ventura
League Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Campeonato Carioca
2016 Série A, 5th (classified to Libertadores)
Website Club website

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (Portuguese pronunciation: [bɔtaˈfoɡu dʒi futʃiˈbɔw i ʁeˈɡataʃ]; Botafogo Football and Rowing), also known as Botafogo and familiarly as A Estrela Solitária (The Lone Star), is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Botafogo is mostly known for its association football team. It plays in the Campeonato Carioca,[nb 1] the state of Rio de Janeiro's premier state league and the Brasileirão Série A. In 2000, Botafogo finished 12th in a vote by subscribers of FIFA Magazine for the FIFA Club of the Century.[2][3]

In addition, the club has some of the top records of Brazilian football, as the largest number of unbeaten matches: 52 games between 1977 and 1978;[4] the matches unbeaten record in the Brazilian Championship games: 42, also between 1977 and 1978;[5] the largest number of players participations in total matches of the Brazil national football team (considering official and unofficial games): 1,094 participations[6] and the largest number of players assigned to the Brazilian national team for World Cup.[7] The club is still responsible for the greatest victory ever recorded in Brazilian football: 24-0 against Sport Club Mangueira in 1909.[8]

History

Formation and merger

On July 1, 1894, Club de Regatas Botafogo was founded.[9]

The 1906 football team.

On August 12, 1904, another club was founded in the neighbourhood: the Electro Club, the name first given to the Botafogo Football Club. The idea came during an algebra lesson at Alfredo Gomes College, when Flávio Ramos wrote to his friend Emmanuel Sodré: "Itamar has a football club in Martins Ferreira Street. Let's establish another one, in Largo dos Leões, what do you think? We can speak to the Wernecks, to Arthur César, Vicente and Jacques". And so the Electro Club was founded. But this name wouldn't last. After a suggestion from Dona Chiquitota, Flávio's grandmother, the club finally became the Botafogo Football Club, on September 18 of the same year. The colours? Black and white., just like Juventus FC, the team of Itamar Tavares, one of the club's founders. And the badge, drawn by Basílio Vianna Jr., in Swiss style with the BFC monogram. The Botafogo Football Club would soon become one of the strongest football teams in Rio de Janeiro, winning the championships of 1907, 1910, 1912 and more.[10]

The same name, the same location, the same colours and the most important thing: the same supporters. It seemed that the destiny of both clubs was to become one. And so it happened: on December 8, 1942 they finally merged. It was after a basketball match between both clubs, when Botafogo Football Club player Armando Albano died suddenly, that the idea began to become truth. At the tragic occasion, the president of Club de Regatas Botafogo, Augusto Frederico Schmidt (also a major Brazilian poet) spoke: "At this time, I declare to Albano that his last match ended with the victory of his team. We won't play no longer the time left on the clock. We all want the young fighter to leave this great night as a winner. This is how we salute him". Eduardo Góis Trindade, Botafogo Football Club's president said: "Between the matches of our clubs, only one can be the winner: Botafogo!". And then Schmidt declared the fusion: "What else do we need to our clubs become one?". And so they did: Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas finally became true. The Football Club's badge became black, and the monogram substituted by Clube de Regatas' lone star.[11]

On the field

The team that won its first Campeonato Carioca in 1907
The team of 1910

The team won the Campeonato Carioca in 1907, 1910 and 1912. In 1909 the team beat Mangueira 24–0, which remains the highest score in Brazilian football. They won further state titles in 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1935.[12]

In 1930 Botafogo won its 4th Carioca title.

In the 1940s, after the creation of "Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas", the best player of the team was Heleno de Freitas. However, Heleno did not win a championship for Botafogo. He scored 204 goals in 233 matches but went to Boca Juniors in 1948, the year Botafogo won its 9th state championship.

They won the Campeonato Carioca in 1957, 1961 and 1962, and in 1968 they won Serie A, becoming the first carioca club to win the Brazilian league.[13]

1989 ended a period of 21 years without a title when the club won the state championship, retaining the trophy in 1990.[13]

In the 1990s, Botafogo won Copa Conmebol (the precursor of the current Copa Sudamericana).[14] And in 1995 they won the Brazilian League for the second time in club's history, after drawing 1–1 the second leg of the Final against Santos FC at São Paulo.

Botafogo would be relegated to the Second Division after ranking last in the Brazilian League of 2002. In 2003, Botafogo ranked second in Brazil's Second division (after Palmeiras) and returned to the First Division.

In 2006, the club won for the 18th time the Rio de Janeiro State Championship. And them in 2010 and 2013 with the iconic players Loco Abreu and Seedorf, respectively.

Nowadays, Botafogo is the only club to win titles in three different centuries, including the state championship of rowing in 1899.

Stadium

Voluntários da Pátria Street Stadium (1909)
General Severiano entrance

Their home ground is the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, which name is in honour to former club player and two time world champion with Brazil National Football Team, the greatest left back of all time, Nilton Santos .[15]

Other stadiums used by the club during its history are:

Estádio Nilton Santos, also known as Engenhão

Rivals

Its biggest rivals are from the same city: Fluminense, Flamengo and Vasco da Gama.

The derby with Fluminense is known as the "Clássico Vovô" (Grandfather Derby) because is the oldest derby in the whole country. Both teams faced each other for the first time in 1905.

The match with Vasco is known as the Friendship Derby due to the supporters of both club been historically friends. IT´s the only "non violence" derby of the city.

The derby against Flamengo (The Rilvary Derby) is the biggest one for the club and onde of the more importants of the country. The clubs hate each other and the rivalry goes from the players on the pitch, the fans, to both club's boardroom. It´s probably the biggest rivalry in the city nowadays. Players that stand on these matches usually become idols of the club. Such examples are: Garrincha, Manga, Jairzinho, Túlio Maravilha and more recently Loco Abreu. Manga also is noted for a remarkable quote about this derby when He used to say that the player's prize money was already guaranteed because it was easy to beat Flamengo. The rival's biggest star Zico once said that at his childhood, Botafogo was the club he hated more because the Glorioso used to win all the derbies.

From outside the city, the club has a historically rivalry with Santos FC since the '60s and with Atlético Mineiro.

Supporters

Botafogo has one of the biggest supporters base in Brazil, been at the top 10 of the country's biggest fanbases. However, most of the club's supporters are located outside from the city of Rio de Janeiro, having numerous fans in all parts of the country, specially at the country side of the state of Minas Gerais, on Espírito Santo and at the Northeast region of Brazil. Besides that, the club curiously has one of the biggest supporters bases of Brazilian's capital city Brasília.

Botafogo fans are known for their passion and loyalty, been alongside the team even in the bad moments like the two recent seasons in Série B. At the 2014 and 2017 editions of the Copa Libertadores the fans displayed a series of amazing presentations during the matches that called attention from the whole continnt, generating comparisons from the press with the Borussia Dortmund's Yellow Wall.

Symbols

Historical badges

Lone Star

The Lone Star (Estrela Solitária) is currently present in Botafogo's flag and crest. This star was the principal symbol of Club de Regatas Botafogo. After the two Botafogos merged, the Lone Star became one of the most important symbols of Botafogo's football team.

Flag

The old flag of Club de Regatas Botafogo was white with a small black square which contained the Lone Star. The Football Club had a flag with nine black and white stripes with the club's crest localized in the center. Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas then based its flag on the two old clubs. The flag has five black and four white stripes, with a black square at the upper left side with the Lone Star.

Uniform

Their primary uniform consists of a black jersey with vertical white stripes, black shorts and grey socks. Their secondary uniform is all white. An all black uniform may also be used. The socks, although traditionally grey, may also be black or even white on rare occasions.

Mascots

"Manequinho", the mascot of the club

In 1948 a stray dog named Biriba, known for urinating on the players, was the mascot that led them to the Campeonato Carioca.[16] For some time before the adoption of Manequinho as mascot, Botafogo had Donald Duck as their mascot, associated with the team fans' fiery temper (as well as, notoriously, 1940s idol Heleno de Freitas). Due to image rights problems with the Walt Disney Company, Donald did not become an official mascot.

Financial situation

In 2006 Botafogo had Supergasbras and Alê as sponsors, the arrangement during that year earned the team $3.2 million (R$7.2 million).[17] The next year, Botafogo managed to sign the sixth highest sponsorship deal in Brazil[18] the new sponsor Liquigás, a Petrobrás subsidiary paid the club $3.9 million (R$7.8 million) under the terms of the 1-year contract.[17] In 2008 not only the agreement with Liquigás was renewed for another year but it also became more lucrative since the sponsorship was raised to around $5 million (R$10.2 million).[19]

Botafogo generated in 2007 the 12th biggest revenue for all Brazilian Football clubs, that year's revenues totalled $20.8 million (or R$41.1 million) but Botafogo had a net loss of $1.9 million (or R$3.7 million).[20][21] Also at the end of 2007 Botafogo had total debts of $106.1 million (or R$209.7 million).[22]

Honours

Trophy of 1995's Brazilian championship

International

Winners: 1993
Runners-up: 1994
Semifinalist: 1963, 1973
Winners: 1963

Domestic

Winners: 1968,[23]1995
Runners-up: 1962, 1972, 1992
3rd Place: 1963, 1971
4th place: 1969, 1981, 1989, 2013
Winners: 2015
Runners-up: 2003

Regional

Winners: 1962, 1964, 1966, 1998
Winners: 1907, 1910, 1912, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935*, 1948, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2006, 2010, 2013
Winners: 1967, 1968, 1997, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015
Winners: 1975, 1976, 1989, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013

(*)The only to win four times in a row

Current squad

As of 1 Aug 2017[24]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Brazil GK Saulo
2 Brazil DF Emerson Silva (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
3 Argentina DF Joel Carli
4 Brazil DF Jonas
5 Brazil MF Airton
6 Brazil DF Victor Luis (on loan from Palmeiras)
7 Chile FW Leonardo Valencia
8 Brazil MF Bruno Silva
9 Brazil FW Roger
10 Brazil DF Luis Ricardo
11 Brazil MF João Paulo
12 Brazil GK Helton Leite
13 Brazil DF Marcinho
14 Brazil DF Marcelo
15 Brazil DF Gilson
16 Brazil DF Igor Rabello
No. Position Player
17 Brazil FW Rodrigo Pimpão
18 Brazil FW Brenner (on loan from Internacional)
19 Brazil MF Rodrigo Lindoso
20 Brazil FW Guilherme (on loan from Grêmio)
21 Brazil DF Arnaldo
22 Brazil MF Dudu Cearense
23 Brazil MF Leandro
24 Brazil MF Matheus Fernandes
25 Paraguay GK Gatito Fernández
27 Brazil DF Emerson
28 Brazil MF Fernandes
29 Brazil MF Marcos Vinícius
30 Brazil GK Jefferson (captain)
Brazil DF Renan Fonseca
Brazil MF Gustavo Bochecha
Brazil FW Vinicius Tanque

Out of team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Brazil DF Diego
Brazil MF Andreazzi
Brazil MF Marquinho

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Brazil DF Jean (to Oeste)
Brazil DF Yuri (to Santa Cruz)
Brazil MF Dierson (to Vejle Boldklub)
Brazil MF Mauro (to Volta Redonda)
No. Position Player
Brazil MF Gegê (to ABC)
Brazil MF Octávio (to Volta Redonda)
Brazil MF Pachu (to Santa Cruz)
Brazil FW Renan Gorne (to North Carolina FC)

First-team staff

Position Name
Head coach Brazil Jair Ventura
Assistant coach Brazil Emílio Faro
Fitness coach Brazil Ednílson Goes
Goalkeeping coach Brazil Jorcey Santos
Medical staff Brazil Luís Fernando Medeiros

Records

World Cup Golden Ball winners:

Carvalho Leite, one of the greatest players of the 1930s and the 2nd. topscorer in club's history with 261 goals.
Most appearances
# Name Matches Goals Year
1. Brazil Nílton Santos 723 11 1948–64
2. Brazil Garrincha 612 243 1953–65
3. Brazil Waltencir 453 6 1967–76
4. Brazil Quarentinha 444 306 1954–64
5. Brazil Manga 442 394* 1959–68
6. Brazil Carlos Roberto 442 15 1967–76
7. Brazil Geninho 422 115 1940–54
8. Brazil Jairzinho 413 186 1962–74, 1981
9. Brazil Wágner 412 503* 1993–02
10. Brazil Osmar 387 4 1970–79
11. Brazil Juvenal 384 12 1946–57
12. Brazil Gérson dos Santos 371 2 1945–56
13. Brazil Wilson Gottardo 354 13 1987–90, 1994–96
14. Brazil Roberto Miranda 352 154 1962–73
15. Brazil Pampolini 347 27 1955–62
16. Brazil Mendonça 340 116 1975–82
* goalkeeper.
Most goals
# Name Goals Matches G/M
1. Brazil Quarentinha 306 444 0,68
2. Brazil Carvalho Leite 261 303 0,86
3. Brazil Garrincha 243 612 0,39
4. Brazil Heleno de Freitas 209 235 0,88
5. Brazil Nilo 190 201 0,94
6. Brazil Jairzinho 186 413 0,45
7. Brazil Octávio Moraes 171 200 0,85
8. Brazil Túlio Maravilha 159 223 0,71
9. Brazil Roberto Miranda 154 352 0,43
10. Italy Brazil Dino da Costa 144 176 0,81
11. Brazil Amarildo 136 231 0,58
12. Brazil Paulinho Valentim 135 206 0,65
13. Brazil Nílson Dias 127 301 0,42
14. Brazil Mendonça 116 340 0,34
15. Brazil Geninho 115 422 0,27
16. Brazil Didi 114 313 0,36
17. Brazil Zezinho 110 174 0,63
18. Brazil Pascoal 105 158 0,66
19. Poland Brazil Patesko 102 242 0,42
20. Brazil Gérson 96 248 0,39

Managers

Notes

  1. ↑ Also known by its nickname Cariocão.

Other Sports

Basketball

References

  1. ↑ http://www.botafogo.com.br/estadio_info.php?cat=negocios
  2. ↑ "The FIFA Club of the Century" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "FIFA World Player 2000 award information". FIFA.com. 6 December 2000. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Botafogo 1x0 Flamengo - Jogo da invencibilidade (1979)". Rádio Botafogo. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Botafogo é recordista de invencibilidade no futebol brasileiro". Fala Glorioso. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Jogadores cedidos por clube na história da Seleção Brasileira". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Copa: Botafogo segue líder entre clubes que mais cederam jogadores à Seleção". GloboEsporte.com. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Maior goleada da história do futebol brasileiro completa um século". GloboEsporte.com. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "History". Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "De como o Eletro Club tornou-se Botafogo". Gazeta Esportiva. Archived from the original on August 16, 2004. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
  11. ↑ "História – A união dos dois clubes fez nascer um dos times de maior tradição no Brasil". Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas official website. Archived from the original on August 6, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
  12. ↑ "Botafogo: Fogão flames burn eternal". Clubs. FIFA. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  13. 1 2 "Botafogo FR: Trophies". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  14. ↑ Rsssf.com
  15. ↑ "Botafogo FR". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Maybe Brazil Needs a Pitch Invading Dog". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  17. 1 2 "Botafogo anuncia novo patrocínio nesta sexta – Terra – Rio de Janeiro". Esportes.terra.com.br. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  18. ↑ "GloboEsporte.com > Futebol > Corinthians – NOTÍCIAS – Manga pertence 85% à Medial Saúde". Globoesporte.globo.com. 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  19. ↑ Gustavo Rotstein Do GLOBOESPORTE.COM, no Rio de Janeiro (2010-05-07). "GloboEsporte.com > Futebol > Botafogo – NOTÍCIAS – Clube pagará salários atrasados na próxima segunda". Globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  20. ↑ "Clubes Brasileiros fecham 2007 no vermelho « Written World". Thewrittenworld.wordpress.com. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  21. ↑ Archived December 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
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  23. ↑ "CBF oficializa títulos nacionais de 1959 a 70 com homenagem a Pelé" (in Portuguese). Globo. December 22, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
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