Clube de Regatas do Flamengo

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Flamengo
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Full name Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Nickname(s) Mengo, Mengão, Mais Querido, Urubu (vulture)
and Rubro-Negro (The Scarlet-Black)
Founded November 15, 1895
Ground Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
(Capacity 8,000 (Gávea)
95,000 (Maracanã))
Chairman Márcio Braga
Manager Joel Santana
League Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 3rd
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Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is a Brazilian multisport club from Rio de Janeiro.

Despite not being the club's official name, Flamengo has become the term used by most to refer not just to the football team, but also the entire sporting association. Other nicknames used by fans include "Fla", "Mengo", and "Mengão", as well descriptions of the club's official colors, rubro-negro, which translates to "the scarlet-blacks" or "the scarlet and black."


Flamengo's football/soccer team -- the most popular in Brazil with 40 million estimated supporters -- placed 9th in FIFA Clubs of the 20th Century.

The club has been sponsored by Petrobrás since 1984, the longest single sponsorship in any country.

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Flamengo was founded on November 15, 1895 as a rowing club by José Agostinho Pereira da Cunha, Mário Spindola, Nestor de Barros, Augusto Lopes, José Félix da Cunha Meneses and Felisberto Laport.

The group used to gather at Café Lamas, in the Flamengo (neighborhood next to Largo do Machado, Laranjeiras and Botafogo neighborhoods) neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, and decided to form a rowing team. Rowing was the elite sport in Rio de Janeiro in the late 19th century and the youngsters hoped having their own club would make them popular with the young ladies of the city's high society.

They could only afford a used boat named "Pherusa", which had to be completely rebuilt before it could be used in competition. The team debuted on October 6, 1895 when they sailed off the Caju Point, from the Maria Angu beach, heading off to Flamengo beach. However, strong winds turned over the boat and the rowers nearly drowned. They were rescued by a fishing boat named Leal ("Loyal"). Afterwards, as the Pherusa was undergoing repairs, the boat was stolen and never again found. The group then had to save up money to buy a new boat, the "Etoile", renamed "Scyra."

On the night of November 17th, the group, gathered at Nestor de Barros's manor on Flamengo beach, founded the Flamengo Rowing Group ("Grupo de Regatas do Flamengo", in Portuguese) and elected its first board. The name was changed a few weeks later to "Clube de Regatas do Flamengo" ("Flamengo Rowing Club"). The founders also decided that the anniversary of the club foundation should be celebrated on November 15th, so as to coincide with the Day of the Republic, a national holiday.

Flamengo's Rowing Shield.
Flamengo's Rowing Shield.

Flamengo only embraced football when a group of dissatisfied players from Fluminense Football Club broke away from the club following a dispute with the board. The players (Alberto Borghert, Othon de Figueiredo Baena, Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues, Emmanuel Augusto Nery, Ernesto Amarante, Armando de Almeida, Orlando Sampaio Matos, Gustavo Adolpho de Carvalho, Lawrence Andrews and Arnaldo Machado Guimarães) decided to join Flamengo because Borgeth, who was the team's captain, was also a rower for Flamengo. Admittance of the new members was approved on November 8, 1911. A motion against the club taking part in football tournaments was defeated, and the members assembly officially created the football team on December 24, 1911.

The new team used to train on Russel beach, and gradually gained the support of the locals, who closely watched their practice games. The first official match was played on May 3, 1912 and is, to this day, the most spectacular victory of the club, as the team defeated Mangueira 16 to 2. The first Fla-Flu (which would eventually become one of the most famous football derbies in the world) was also played in that year, on July 7, and was won by Fluminense, by 3-2.

In 1978 a scarlet-black Golden Age was beginning when Flamengo won the Rio de Janeiro State Championship. The five following years would be years of glory. Stars as Júnior, Carpegiani, Adílio, Cláudio Adão and Tita were led by Zico to become State Champions for three times in a row. The excitement and pride of the achievement pushed Flamengo towards its first Brazilian Championship in 1980. Then, as national champions, the club was qualified to play the South American continental tournament - the Libertadores Cup.

1981 is a landmark year in Flamengo's history. After beating Chilean Cobreloa in three matches, the club became South American Champions. The next goal was clear: the World Club Championship, a single match to be played in Tokyo's Olympic Stadium, Japan, against European Champions' Cup winner Liverpool FC.

Raul, Leandro, Marinho, Mozer, Júnior, Andrade, Adílio, Zico, Tita, Nunes and Lico were the line-up in charge of playing Flamengo's most important match ever on December 13, 1981. Two goals by Nunes, one goal by Adílio, and a brilliant performance by Zico were more than enough to make Flamengo the first Brazilian World Champions club since Pelé's Santos FC.

The next two years would also be great. Another Rio's State Championship in 1981 and two Brazilian Championships - 1982 and 1983 - closed the Golden Age in a fantastic way.

On March 9, 2007, Flamengo earned a commemorative date in Rio de Janeiro state's official calendar. On that day, State Governor Sérgio Cabral Filho signed Law 4998, declaring November 17th (the day the club was founded) "the Flamengo day".

In the 2007 Brazilian Football Championship, Flamengo surprised all the other teams at the half of the season winning many games at home, leaving the relegation zone and reaching the second place and then being defeated the last match in Recife (Pernambuco) by Náutico(Brazilian team from Pernambuco), by 1-0. After this match, Flamengo finished the Championship at the third place, leaving from the second worst to the third best. All thanks from his beautiful and big "torcida rubro-negra" or "flamenguista" (people that support or cheer to Flamengo, supporters), they are the biggest group of supporters in Brazil, with much more than 40 million people.

Flamengo are one of the four clubs to have never been relegated or removed from the Brazilian First Division, the others being Cruzeiro, Internacional and Vasco da Gama.

Their biggest rivals are the other three top clubs from Rio de Janeiro: Fluminense, Botafogo and Vasco da Gama. Nowadays, Vasco da Gama are considered Flamengo's top rivals, but intensity of football rivalry has changed in Rio over generations: during the 1960s and most of the 1970s,, for instance, Flamengo supporters considered Botafogo to be the club's top rival.

  • Napoli Tournament (Italy) : 1981
  • Ramón de Carranza Cup (Spain): 1979, 1980
  • Palma de Mallorca Tournament (Spain): 1978
  • Naranja Trophy (Spain) : 1964, 1986
  • Prince of Astúrias & Algarve Trophy (Spain):1980
  • Colombino Trophy (Spain) : 1988
  • Rio de Janeiro International Summer Tournament :1970, 1972
  • Juan Perón Trophy (Argentina): 1953
  • Summer Tournament (Argentina, Uruguay) : 1961
  • Punta del Este Tournament (Uruguay) : 1981
  • Lima Tournament (Peru) : 1952
  • Kirin Cup (Japan): 1988
  • Hamburg Tournament (Germany): 1989
  • Sharp Cup (Japan): 1990
  • SEE Tournament (Japan ): 1994
  • Marlboro Cup (USA): 1990
  • Tel Aviv Tournament (Israel) : 1958
  • Mohammed V Trophy (Morocco) : 1968
  • Pepsi Cup (Malaysia) : 1990
  • Kuala Lumpur Tournament (Malaysia): 1994

1914, 1915 (undefeated), 1920 (undefeated), 1921, 1925, 1927, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944,
1953, 1954, 1955, 1963, 1965, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1979 (undefeated), 1979 (special) (2),
1981, 1986, 1991, 1996 (undefeated), 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007
1970, 1972, 1973 (undefeated), 1978, 1979, 1980 (undefeated), 1981, 1982, 1984,
1988, 1989 (undefeated), 1995, 1996 (undefeated), 1999 (undefeated), 2001, 2004,
2007
  • Taça Rio (2nd round of State Championship): 6
1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1996 (undefeated), 2000
  • Torneio Início of the Carioca Championship: 1920, 1922, 1946, 1951, 1952, 1959
  • Rio´s Cup: 1991


(1) (main article: Copa União) In 1987, difficulties in organizing the national football tournament spawned a controversy that persists to this day. In that year, the 13 most traditional football clubs in Brazil joined in the Club of the Thirteen, due to their discontent with Brazilian football's governing body, the CBF (a move not unlike the creation of club-administered football leagues all over Europe). As a result, two different tournaments were played simultaneously: the "green group", which was organized by the Club of the 13, and the "yellow group", organized by the CBF. Faced with a dilemma and pressured by FIFA to resolve the issue expeditiously, the CBF decided that the champions and runner-ups of the two tournaments would face off in an extra round in which each of the four teams would play the other three. The outcome of the tournament would also determine which two clubs would represent the country in the following year's Copa Libertadores de América. Flamengo and Internacional, champion and runner-up of the "green group", however, both rejected the decision, and Flamengo and Sport Recife each considered itself to be the 1987 Brazilian champions. With no way to go, the CBF declared Sport, winner of the competition it had organized, to be the national champions and awarded them and Guarani Futebol Clube (the "yellow group" runner-ups) the spots in the Copa Libertadores. Flamengo, however, have never recognized the decision and it considers itself to be five times Brazilian champion.


(2) In 1975, the State of Rio de Janeiro was merged with the State of Guanabara, the former Federal District when the city of Rio de Janeiro was the nation's capital. However, it was only in 1979 that the two state football tournaments were finally unified. As a transition, the state's football governing body decided that all the teams would have to play in two tournaments, with slightly different formats. The decision was controversial and to this day is questioned, but it led to the dispute of two state championships in that year, both won by Flamengo.


As of November 12, 2007

No. Position Player
Flag of Brazil GK Bruno
Flag of Brazil GK Diego
Flag of Brazil GK Marcelo Lomba
Flag of Brazil DF Leonardo Moura
Flag of Brazil DF Fábio Luciano
Flag of Brazil DF Ronaldo Angelim
Flag of Brazil DF Juan
Flag of Brazil DF Hélder
Flag of Brazil DF Thiago Sales
Flag of Brazil DF Rodrigo
Flag of Brazil DF Rodrigo Arroz
Flag of Brazil DF Egídio
Flag of Brazil MF Jaílton
Flag of Brazil MF Cristian
Flag of Brazil MF Ibson
No. Position Player
Flag of Brazil MF Toró
Flag of Brazil MF Renato Augusto
Flag of Brazil MF Marcinho
Flag of Brazil MF Rômulo
Flag of Brazil MF Léo Medeiros
Flag of Argentina MF Hugo Colace
Flag of Brazil MF Kléberson
Flag of Brazil MF Marcinho
Flag of Brazil MF Jônatas
Flag of Paraguay MF Diego Gavilán
Flag of Brazil FW Souza
Flag of Argentina FW Maxi Biancucchi
Flag of Brazil FW Obina
Flag of Brazil FW Paulo Sérgio
Flag of Brazil FW Kayke


Out:

In:


     
See also Category: Flamengo players


Gilmar
Charles
Gélson Baresi
Wilson Gottardo
Fabinho
Uidemar
Júnior
Zinho
Júlio César
Gaúcho
Piá
Mauro
Djalminha

 
Matches played*

1. Junior 857
2. Zico 731
3. Adílio 611
4. Jordan 589
5. Andrade 556
*As of December 31, 2005
Source: Flamengo Official Website


 
Goals scored*

1. Zico 508
2. Dida 244
3. Henrique 214
4. Romário 204
5. Pirilo 201
*As of December 31, 2005
Source: Flamengo Official Website


Year Position Year Position Year Position Year Position
1971 14th 1981 6th 1991 9th 2001 24th
1972 12th 1982 1st 1992 1st 2002 18th
1973 24th 1983 1st 1993 7th 2003 8th
1974 6th 1984 5th 1994 17th 2004 17th
1975 8th 1985 9th 1995 21st 2005 15th
1976 5th 1986 11th 1996 13th 2006 11th
1977 9th 1987 1st 1997 5th 2007 3rd
1978 16th 1988 6th 1998 11th 2008
1979 9th 1989 9th 1999 12th 2009
1980 1st 1990 11th 2000 15th 2010

Year Round Year Round
1989 semifinals 1999 quarterfinals
1990 champion 2000 quarterfinals
1991 - 2001 quarterfinals
1992 - 2002 -
1993 semifinals 2003 runner-up
1994 - 2004 runner-up
1995 semifinals 2005 round of 16
1996 semifinals 2006 champion
1997 runner-up 2007 -
1998 round of 16 2008


Main article: Estádio da Gávea

Flamengo's home stadium is nominally the José Bastos Padilha Stadium (also known as Gávea Stadium), which was inaugurated on September 4, 1938 and has a capacity of 8,000 fans. Most games, however, are played in Maracanã Stadium.

CR Flamengo is not only about Rowing and Football. The club is active in several Olympic sports, such as:

  • BASKETBALL (MEN)
    • International
      • South-American Championship: 1953, 1961
    • National
      • Brazilian Championship: 1934, 1949, 1951, 1953
    • State
      • State Championship (33): 1933 (undefeated), 1934, 1935, 1948, 1949, 1951-1960, 1962, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984-1986, 1990, 1994-1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • BASKETBALL (WOMEN)
    • International
      • World Championship: 1966
    • National
      • Brazilian Championship: 1954, 1955, 1964, 1965
    • State
      • State Championship: 1954, 1964, 1965
  • ROWING
    • International
      • Taça Sul-América (South-America Thophy) 1905
    • National
      • Troféu Brasil (Brazil´s National Championship) (10): 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1995-1997
    • State
      • State Championship (42): 1916, 1917, 1920, 1933, 1940-1943, 1963, 1965-1969, 1971-1981, 1983-1997, 2003-2004
      • Carioca League: 1935-1937
  • SWIMMING
    • National
      • Brazilian Championship (12): 1968, 1980-1987, 1989, 1991, 2002
      • José Finkel Trophy (12): 1977, 1980-1987, 1990, 2001, 2002
    • State
      • State Championship (31): 1928, 1930, 1938-1940, 1968, 1973, 1976, 1979-1998, 2002-2004
  • VOLLEYBALL (MEN)
    • National
      • Brazilian Championship: 2003
      • Troféu dos Campeões Brasileiros (Brazilian Champion's Trophy) 1952
      • Copa Sudeste (Southeast Cup) 1993
      • Inter-Regional Championship 1995
    • State
      • State Championship (17): 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1959-1961, 1977, 1987-1989, 1991-1996, 2005
      • State Championship (B Series): 1940, 1953
      • Segundos Quadros do RJ (B Series) 1953, 1956, 1959-61
    • Local
      • Municipal Championship: 1992, 1993, 1996
  • VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN)
    • International
      • South-American Championship: 1981
    • National
      • National Championship (8): 1948-1952, 1978, 1980, 2001
      • Rio de Janeiro Tournament 1950
      • Torneio Início (Inicio Tournament) 1961
    • State
      • State Championship (11): 1938, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1999, 2000
      • State Championship - B Series 1953
      • Segundos Quadros do RJ (B Series) 1952, 1956-57, 1960
    • Local
      • Municipal Championship: 1996

  • Volleyball (Men)
    • Bernard
    • Bernardinho
    • Carlão
    • Marcus Vinicius
    • Talmo
    • Tande
 
  • Volleyball (Women)

  • Basketball (Men)
  • Volleyball (women)
    • Isabel
  • Rowing
    • Guilherme Augusto Silva "Buck"

  • 1895-1897 Domingos Marques de Azevedo
  • 1898 Augusto Lopes da Silveira
  • 1899 Júlio Gonçalves de A .Furtado
  • 1900 Antonio Ferreira Vianna Filho (resigned)
  • 1900 Jacintho Pinto de L. Júnior
  • 1901 Fidelcino da Silva Leitão
  • 1902 Virgílio Leite de Oliveira e Silva
  • 1903 Arthur John Lawrence Gibbons
  • 1904 Mario Espínola (resigned)
  • 1905 José Agostinho Pereira da Cunha
  • 1905 Manuel Alves de Cruz Rios
  • 1906 Francis Hamilton Wálter
  • 1907-1911 Virgílio Leite de Oliveira e Silva
  • 1912 Edmundo de Azurém Furtado
  • 1913 Virgílio Leite de Oliveira e Silva (resigned)
  • 1913 José Pimenta de Melo Filho
  • 1914 Edmundo de Azurém Furtado
  • 1915 Virgílio Leite de Oliveira e Silva (resigned)
  • 1915 Edmundo de Azurém Furtado
  • 1916 Raul Ferreira Serpa
  • 1917 Carlos Leclerc Castelo Branco
  • 1918-1920 Alberto Burle Figueiredo
  • 1921 Faustino Esposel
  • 1922 Alberto Burle Figueiredo
  • 1923-1924 Júlio Benedito Otoni (resigned)
  • 1924-1927 Faustino Esposel (resigned)
  • 1927 Alberto Borghert
  • 1927 Nillor Rollin Pinheiro
  • 1928-1929 Osvaldo dos Santos Jacinto (resigned)
  • 1929 Carlos Eduardo Façanha Mamede
  • 1930 Alfredo Dolabella Portela (resigned)
  • 1930 Manuel Joaquim de Almeida (resigned)
  • 1931 Carlos Eduardo Façanha Mamede (resigned)
  • 1931 Rubens de Campos Farrula
  • 1931 José de Oliveira Santos
  • 1932 Arthur Lobo da Silva
  • 1933 José de Oliveira Santos

Usually, in Brazil, each team has their own "torcidas organizadas" (organized team's supporters groups, like for example the Hooligans in England). Flamengo, like any other Brazilian team have their group of organized supporters, which are the Torcida Jovem-Fla, the Raça Rubro Negra, the Flamanguaça, the Dragões from Raça Rubro Negra, the Urubuzada and the Camisa 12 or 12th Player.

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