Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (Portuguese pronunciation: [bɔtaˈfoɡu dʒi futʃiˈbɔw i ʁeˈɡataʃ]; Botafogo Football and Rowing), also known as Botafogo, is a Brazilian sports club based in the bairro (neighborhood) of Botafogo, in the city of 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 Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, and in the state of Rio de Janeiro's premier state league. In 2000, Botafogo finished 12th in a vote by subscribers of FIFA Magazine for the FIFA Club of the Century.[2][3]

Botafogo
Full nameBotafogo de Futebol e Regatas
Nickname(s)Fogo (Fire)
Estrela Solitária (The Lone Star)
O Glorioso (The Glorious One)
Alvinegro Carioca (Rio's Black and White)
Founded12 August 1904 (1904-08-12), as a football club
GroundNilton Santos
Capacity46,831[1]
SAF OwnerJohn Textor (90%)
PresidentDurcesio Mello
Head coachLuís Castro
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série A
Campeonato Carioca
2021
2022		Série B, 1st of 20 (champions)
Carioca, 4th of 12
WebsiteClub website
Away colors

In addition, the club has some of Brazilian football's most notable records, as the most unbeaten matches: 52 games between 1977 and 1978; the most unbeaten matches record in the Brazilian Championship games: 42, also between 1977 and 1978; the most player participations in total matches of the Brazil national football team (considering official and unofficial games): 1,094 participations and the most players assigned to the Brazil national team for World Cup. The club holds the record for the greatest victory ever recorded in Brazilian football: 24–0 against Sport Club Mangueira in 1909.

History

Formation and merger

On 1 July 1894, Club de Regatas Botafogo was founded.[4]

The 1906 football team.

On 12 August 1904, another club was founded in the neighborhood: 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". The Electro Club was founded, but its name did not 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 colors were black and white like those of Juventus FC, the team of Itamar Tavares, one of the club's founders. Its badge was 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.[5]

With the same name, the same location, the same colours and most important the same supporters, it seemed inevitable that the clubs would merge. They did so on 8 December1942, after a basketball match between both clubs, when Botafogo Football Club player Armando Albano died suddenly, that the idea of a merger began. On this 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 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 for our clubs to become one?." Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas finally came into being. The Football Club's badge became black, and the monogram substituted by Clube de Regatas' lone star.[6]

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.[7] They won further state titles in 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1935.[8]

In 1930 Botafogo won its 4th Carioca title.

In the 1940s, after the creation of Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, the team's best player was Heleno de Freitas. However, Heleno did not win a championship for Botafogo. He scored 204 goals in 233 matches, but went to the 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.[9]

1989 ended a period of 21 years without a title when the club won the state championship, retaining the trophy in 1990.[9]

In the 1990s, Botafogo won Copa Conmebol (the precursor of the current Copa Sudamericana).[10] 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 the Rio de Janeiro State Championship for the 18th time, and again in 2010 and 2013 with the iconic players Loco Abreu and Seedorf, respectively.

In the 2020 edition of the Série A, Botafogo performed poorly and ended the championship in the last position, causing the club's relegation to the Série B for their third time in history.[11]

Nowadays, Botafogo is the only club to have won titles in three different centuries, including the state championship for rowing in 1899.

The SAF Era

Beginning in 2020, Botafogo underwent a series of internal audits in order to spin off its football division as a for-profit corporate entity, owned by the club, but which could be portioned and sold to investors. This was due to unprecedented legislation allowing for football clubs to be operated as corporations, and would be a solution to the severe financial crisis the club had faced for decades. Relegation to the Série B, however, delayed these plans.

The year 2021 saw Botafogo's debt reach one billion real. They placed 6th in the Rio de Janeiro State Championship, after a penalty decision lost to the also relegated Vasco da Gama. The club was off to a middling start to the Série B season, but bounced back after the hiring of manager Enderson Moreira, who was able to bring Botafogo back to the top tier of Brazilian football, as champions of the 2021 edition of Série B. It was Botafogo's second Série B title.

Meanwhile, the incoming administration had begun internal restructuring, hiring executive Jorge Braga for the brand-new post of CEO and downsizing its workforce considerably. Botafogo entered into a partnership with the investment firm XP Inc. in order to seek out potential buyers for its football division, which was in the process of becoming its own corporate entity. Congress had recently passed the Sociedade Anônima de Futebol (SAF) law, allowing foreigners to purchase shares in Brazilian football clubs for the first time in history.

Having averted complete financial disaster by returning to Série A, the country's top competitive tier, Botafogo finalized its transition into the SAF legal structure. The social club remained as an entity, owning 100% of Botafogo SAF's shares. In January 2022, it came to light that American investor John Textor, owner of a majority stake in Premier League club Crystal Palace F.C., was in talks to purchase a majority share of Botafogo. In February 2022, the club announced the acquisition of 90% of the shares of Botafogo's football division by Textor's holding company Eagle Holdings, and the start of a new era for the club.

Stadium
Voluntários da Pátria Street Stadium (1909)
General Severiano entrance

The team's home ground is the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, named in honor of Nilton Santos, a former club player and two time world champion with the Brazil National Football Team, and some feel the greatest left back of all time, .[12]

Other stadiums used by the club during its history are:

  • Voluntários da Pátria Street Field, the club's first pitch at their neighborhood of origin.
  • Estádio General Severiano, the club's first own stadium.
  • Marechal Hermes Stadium, less important matches during 1978–1986.
  • Estádio Caio Martins, at the neighboring city of Niterói.
  • Estádio Luso Brasileiro during the 2005 and 2016 seasons.
Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, home of Botafogo

Rivals

Its biggest rivals are the other most important Rio clubs: Fluminense, Flamengo, and Vasco da Gama.

The derby with Fluminense is known as the "Clássico Vovô" (Grandfather Derby) because it 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" because the supporters of both club have been friends historically. It is the only derby in the city that tends to be nonviolent.

The derby against Flamengo, "The Rivalry Derby", is the biggest one for the club, and one of the more important in Brazil. The clubs strongly dislike each other and the rivalry goes from the players on the pitch, to the fans, to both clubs' boardrooms. Players who participate in these matches usually become club idols. Some examples include: Garrincha, Manga, Jairzinho, Túlio Maravilha, and more recently Loco Abreu and Jefferson. Manga is known 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. Flamengo'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 had a historic rivalry with Santos FC since the 1960s.

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 that of 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.[13]

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).[14] The next year, Botafogo managed to sign the sixth highest sponsorship deal in Brazil[15] the new sponsor Liquigás, a Petrobrás subsidiary paid the club $3.9 million (R$7.8 million) under the terms of the one-year contract.[14] In 2008 not only was the agreement with Liquigás renewed for another year, but it also became more lucrative since the sponsorship was raised to around $5 million (R$10.2 million).[16]

In 2007, Botafogo generated the 12th largest amount of revenue for all Brazilian Football clubs— a total $20.8 million (or R$41.1 million) but Botafogo had a net loss of $1.9 million (or R$3.7 million).[17][18] Also at the end of 2007 Botafogo had total debts of $106.1 million (or R$209.7 million).[19]

However, in more recent years matters have taken a turn for the worse. The club has suffered various financial crises and a recent report stated that the club had to resort to handouts from benefactors in order to pay for basic necessities.[20]

Honours
Trophy of 1995's Brazilian championship

The club has some of Brazilian football's top records, as the most unbeaten matches: 52 games between 1977 and 1978;[21] the matches unbeaten record in the Brazilian Championship games: 42, also between 1977 and 1978;[22] the most player participations in total matches of the Brazil national football team (considering official and unofficial games): 1,094 participations[23] and the most players assigned to the Brazil national team for World Cup.[24]

Continental
Competitions Titles Seasons
Copa CONMEBOL 1 1993
Domestic
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2 1968, 1995
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2 2015, 2021
Inter-state
Competitions Titles Seasons
Torneio Rio – São Paulo[25] 4 1962, 1964, 1966, 1998
State
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Carioca 21 1907, 1910, 1912, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935*, 1948, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2018

Chronology of Main Titles
Competition Season N.º
Campeonato Carioca19071º
Campeonato Carioca19102º
Campeonato Carioca19123º
Campeonato Carioca19304º
Campeonato Carioca19325º
Campeonato Carioca19336º
Campeonato Carioca19347º
Campeonato Carioca19358º
Campeonato Carioca19489º
Campeonato Carioca195710º
Campeonato Carioca196111º
Torneio Rio – São Paulo196212º
Campeonato Carioca196213º
Torneio Rio – São Paulo196414º
Torneio Rio – São Paulo196615º
Campeonato Carioca196716º
Campeonato Carioca196817º
Campeonato Brasileiro196818º
Campeonato Carioca198919º
Campeonato Carioca199020º
Copa CONMEBOL199321º
Campeonato Brasileiro199522º
Campeonato Carioca199723º
Torneio Rio – São Paulo199824º
Campeonato Carioca200625º
Campeonato Carioca201026º
Campeonato Carioca201327º
Campeonato Carioca201828º

Others
  • Taça Brasil South Zone:
Winners: 1968
  • Taça Guanabara: 8
Winners: 1967, 1968, 1997, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015
  • Taça Rio: 9
Winners: 1975, 1976, 1989, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013

International Tournaments
  • Tournoi de Paris : (1) 1963
  • Teresa Herrera Trophy : (1) 1996

Players

Current squad
As of 13 August 2022[26]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  PAR Gatito Fernández (vice-captain)
2 DF  ARG Renzo Saravia
3 DF  ARG Joel Carli (captain)
4 DF  BRA Kanu
5 MF  BRA Danilo
6 MF  BRA Tchê Tchê
7 DF  BRA Rafael
8 MF  BRA Patrick de Paula
9 FW  BRA Tiquinho
10 FW  BRA Gustavo Sauer
11 FW  BRA Diego Gonçalves (on loan from Mirassol)
12 GK  BRA Lucas Perri
14 MF  BRA Gabriel (on loan from Benfica)
15 DF  ARG Víctor Cuesta (on loan from Internacional)
16 DF  BRA Hugo
18 MF  BRA Lucas Fernandes (on loan from Portimonense)
20 DF  BRA Daniel Borges
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  BRA Marçal
22 GK  BRA Douglas Borges
23 MF  BRA Romildo
29 FW  BRA Victor Sá
30 DF  BRA Carlinhos
32 MF  USA Jacob Montes
33 MF  BRA Carlos Eduardo
34 DF  BRA Adryelson
37 FW  BRA Júnior Santos (on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
40 DF  BRA Lucas Mezenga
43 MF  BRA Lucas Piazon (on loan from Braga)
47 MF  BRA Jeffinho
52 GK  BRA Igo Gabriel (on loan from CSA)
62 MF  BRA Kayque (on loan from Nova Iguaçu)
90 FW  BRA Matheus Nascimento
94 DF  BRA Philipe Sampaio
99 FW  BRA Luis Henrique (on loan from Marseille)

Botafogo B and Youth Academy

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW  BRA Vitinho
29 FW  BRA João Victor
33 DF  BRA Reydson
35 MF  BRA Breno
36 DF  BRA Douglas (on loan from Resende)
38 DF  BRA Kawan
39 FW  BRA Daniel Bahia (on loan from Athletico Paranaense)
43 DF  BRA Ewerton Porto
45 FW  BRA Jhonnata
No. Pos. Nation Player
48 DF  BRA Vitor Marinho
55 DF  BRA Jefinho
65 MF  BRA Guilherme Liberato
75 MF  BRA Raí
— DF  USA Evensky Berleus
— FW  BRA Gabriel Tigrão
— FW  BOL Sebastian Joffre
— FW  TRI Darius Lewis

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  BRA Diego Loureiro (to Guarani until 30 April 2023)
— DF  BRA David Sousa (to Cercle Brugge until 31 December 2022)
— DF  BRA Klaus (to Atlético Goianiense until 31 December 2022)
— MF  BRA Fabinho (to Sport Recife until 30 November 2022)
— MF  BRA Barreto (to RWDM until 30 June 2023)
— MF  BRA Ênio (to RWDM until 30 June 2023)
— MF  BRA Juninho (to RWDM until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  BRA Luís Oyama (to RWDM until 30 June 2023)
— FW  BRA Chay (to Cruzeiro until 31 December 2022)
— FW  BRA Gabriel Conceição (to CRB until 30 November 2022)
— FW  BRA Erison (to Estoril until 30 June 2023)
— FW  BRA Rikelmi (to RWDM until 30 June 2023)
— FW  BRA Ronald (to Novorizontino until 30 November 2022)
— FW  BRA Vinícius Lopes (to RWDM until 30 June 2023)

Staff

Current staff
Position Name
Head coach Luís Castro
Assistant coaches João Brandão
Vítor Severino
Fitness coach Betinho
Diogo Missena
Goalkeeping coach Daniel Correia
Flavio Tenius

Records
World Best Players
# Name Year
1. Didi 1958
2. Garrincha 1962
World Cup Champions
# Name Year
1. Nílton Santos 1958, 1962
2. Didi 1958, 1962
3. Garrincha 1958, 1962
4. Amarildo 1962
5. Zagallo 1962
6. Jairzinho 1970
7. Paulo Cezar Caju 1970
8. Roberto Miranda 1970
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. Nílton Santos 723 11 1948–64
2. Garrincha 612 243 1953–65
3. Jefferson 459 * 2003–2005 and 2009–2018
4. Waltencir 453 6 1967–76
5. Quarentinha 444 306 1954–64
6. Manga 442 * 1959–68
7. Carlos Roberto 442 15 1967–76
8. Geninho 422 115 1940–54
9. Jairzinho 413 186 1962–74, 1981
10. Wágner 412 * 1993–02
11. Osmar 387 4 1970–79
12. Juvenal 384 12 1946–57
13. Gérson dos Santos 371 2 1945–56
14. Wilson Gottardo 354 13 1987–90, 1994–96
15. Roberto Miranda 352 154 1962–73
16. Pampolini 347 27 1955–62
17. Mendonça 340 116 1975–82
* goalkeeper.
Garrincha playing for Botafogo in a 2–0 win against Barcelona for Copa Iberoamericana, friendly tournament in 1964 at Buenos Aires.
Most goals
# Name Goals Matches G/M
1. Quarentinha 306 444 0,68
2. Carvalho Leite 261 303 0,86
3. Garrincha 243 612 0,39
4. Heleno de Freitas 209 235 0,88
5. Nilo 190 201 0,94
6. Jairzinho 186 413 0,45
7. Octávio Moraes 171 200 0,85
8. Túlio Maravilha 159 223 0,71
9. Roberto Miranda 154 352 0,43
10. Dino da Costa 144 176 0,81
11. Amarildo 136 231 0,58
12. Paulinho Valentim 135 206 0,65
13. Nílson Dias 127 301 0,42
14. Mendonça 116 340 0,34
15. Geninho 115 422 0,27
16. Didi 114 313 0,36
17. Zezinho 110 174 0,63
18. Pascoal 105 158 0,66
19. Patesko 102 242 0,42
20. Gérson 96 248 0,39

Managers

  • Carvalho Leite (1941–42), (1942–43)
  • Martim Silveira (1944), (1946)
  • Ondino Viera (1947)
  • Zezé Moreira (Jan 1, 1948 – Dec 31, 1948)
  • Carvalho Leite (1950–51), (1951–52)
  • Sylvio Pirillo (1952)
  • Martim Silveira (1952–53)
  • Zezé Moreira (1954–55), (1955–56)
  • João Saldanha (1957–59)
  • Paulo Amaral (1959–61)
  • Danilo Alvim (1963)
  • Mário Zagallo (1966–70)
  • Paulinho de Almeida (1971)
  • Paulo Amaral (1973)
  • Mário Zagallo (1975)
  • Telê Santana (1976)
  • Paulo Amaral (1976)
  • Othon (1976–78)
  • Mário Zagallo (1978)
  • Othon (1980)
  • Paulinho de Almeida (1981)
  • Zé Mário (Jan 1, 1982 – June 30, 1982)
  • Mário Zagallo (1986–87)
  • Jair Pereira (1988), (1996)
  • Valdir Espinosa (1989), (1990–91)
  • Othon (1993)
  • Valdir Espinosa (1998–99)
  • Mauro Fernandes (July 5, 1999 – Aug 12, 1999)
  • Carlos Alberto Torres (Aug 16, 1999 – Sept 12, 1999)
  • Antônio Clemente (Sept 14, 1999 – Nov 30, 1999)
  • Joel Santana (Jan 1, 2000 – Sept 7, 2000)
  • Antônio Clemente (Sept 8, 2000 – Nov 21, 2000)
  • Sebastião Lazaroni (Nov 27, 2000 – April 11, 2001)
  • Dé Aranha (April 12, 2001 – May 12, 2001)
  • Paulo Autuori (June 1, 2001 – Oct 13, 2001)
  • Abel Braga (Oct 14, 2001 – July 8, 2002)
  • Arthur Bernardes (July 9, 2002 – Aug 22, 2002)
  • Abel Braga (Aug 22, 2002 – Sept 22, 2002)
  • Ivo Wortmann (Sept 22, 2002 – Nov 9, 2002)
  • Carlos Alberto Torres (Nov 9, 2002 – Nov 19, 2002)
  • Levir Culpi (Dec 27, 2002 – April 25, 2004)
  • Mauro Galvão (May 19, 2004 – Aug 16, 2004)
  • Paulo Bonamigo (Aug 17, 2004 – March 23, 2005)
  • Paulo César Gusmão (March 26, 2005 – June 30, 2005)
  • Péricles Chamusca (July 1, 2005 – Aug 28, 2005)
  • Celso Roth (Aug 30, 2005 – Dec 4, 2005)
  • Carlos Roberto (Dec 4, 2005 – May 21, 2006)
  • Cuca (May 22, 2006 – Sept 27, 2007)
  • Mário Sérgio (Sept 28, 2007 – Oct 6, 2007)
  • Cuca (Oct 7, 2007 – May 29, 2008)
  • Geninho (May 30, 2008 – June 11, 2008)
  • Ney Franco (July 11, 2008 – Aug 10, 2009)
  • Estevam Soares (Aug 12, 2009 – Jan 25, 2010)
  • Joel Santana (Jan 26, 2010 – March 22, 2011)
  • Caio Júnior (March 23, 2011 – Nov 17, 2011)
  • Oswaldo de Oliveira (Jan 2, 2012 – Dec 9, 2013)
  • Eduardo Hungaro (Jan 2, 2014 – April 11, 2014)
  • Vágner Mancini (April 15, 2014 – Dec 10, 2014)
  • René Simões (Dec 14, 2014–July 15)
  • Ricardo Gomes (July 22, 2015– August 12, 2016)
  • Jair Ventura (May 10, 2016 – Dec 18, 2017)
  • Felipe Conceição (Jan 1, 2018 - Fev 28, 2018)
  • Alberto Valentim (March 3, 2018 - June 19, 2018)
  • Marcos Paquetá (June 26, 2018 - August 2, 2018)
  • Zé Ricardo (August 4, 2018 - April 12, 2019)
  • Eduardo Barroca (April 15, 2019 - October 6, 2019 )
  • Alberto Valentim (October 14, 2019 - February 9, 2020)

Notes

    Other Sports

    Basketball
    • Botafogo Basketball

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