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| Full name | Botafogo Futebol Clube | |||
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| Nicknames | Pantera (Panther) Botinha (Little Bota) Pantera da Mogiana (Mogiana's Panther) Maior do interior (Biggest of Inland) | |||
| Founded | 12 October 1918; 107 years ago (1918-10-12) | |||
| Stadium | Santa Cruz | |||
| Capacity | 29,292 | |||
| SAF Owner | BFC (60%) | |||
| President | Eduardo Esteves | |||
| Head coach | Márcio Zanardi | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Campeonato Paulista | |||
| 2024 2024 | Série B, 14th of 20 Paulista, 13th of 16 | |||
| Website | botafogofutebolsa | |||
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Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to asBotafogo-SP orBotafogo de Ribeirão Preto, is aBrazilian association football club inRibeirão Preto,São Paulo. They currently play in theSérie B, the second tier ofBrazilian football, as well as in theCampeonato Paulista Série A1, the top tier of the São Paulostate football league.
The club's home colours are red, white and black and the team mascot is apanther.
In the beginning of the century, the city ofRibeirão Preto had at least three clubs: União, Paulistano Tiberense and Ideal Futebol Clube. In 1918, representatives of Ideal, proposed a merger of the clubs in the neighborhood. Besides the members of the boards of the three clubs, employees from the old Mogiana Railroad, and employees from the Antarctica Paulista Company participated in the meeting.[citation needed]
There was a consensus regarding the formation of a new club that would represent the neighborhood, but the choice of the name did not reach a conclusion. After a heated discussion, one member was quoted as saying: "Either you define the name or just 'put fire' (Bota Fogo) in everything and end this story ..." Because of what that member said, the club's name discussion had an unexpected conclusion. The threat of the incendiary leader ended up helping in the choice of name. The proposal was accepted, and in 1918 the club was named Botafogo Futebol Clube (contrary to popular belief, Botafogo of Ribeirão Preto was not inspired by Botafogo Football Club of Rio de Janeiro, defunct in 1942).[citation needed]
Botafogo's debut was inFranca, against local club Esporte Clube Fulgêncio. The match ended 1–0 in favor of the team from Ribeirão Preto. The first title of Botafogo was the São Paulo State Countryside Championship in 1927. In 1956, the club won the Ribeirão Preto Centennial Cup, beatingCommercial in the final 4–2. Botafogo also won theUndefeated Cup after a series of 19 games unbeaten. In the same year, the team was also champion of theSecond Division of the São Paulo State Championship.
In the year 1977, Botafogo won theSão Paulo City Cup (first stage of theSão Paulo State Championship), playing the final againstSão Paulo Futebol Clube, and beating the opponent team after normal time and overtime. The game ended 0-0 giving the title to Botafogo, as the club have done better a campaign in the competition.
In the 1990s, the club was runners-up twice, thus being promoted twice in the national league pyramid: theSérie C in1996, andSérie B in1998. In the following year, Botafogo was relegated and in 2000 competed in theCopa João Havelange, in the Yellow Module (equivalent to the Série B). In 2001, Botafogo was São Paulo State Championship's runners-up, an extraordinary achievement for a countryside club, playing in one of the most competitive leagues in the football world. In 2002,it was relegated again, this time to the Série C. Botafogo was relegated to the São Paulo State Championship Série A3 in 2005 because of problems fielding a player without registration with theFederação Paulista de Futebol, the famous "tapetão." In the following year, they won access to the São Paulo State Championship Série A2 after winning the Série A3.[citation needed]
In the2018 edition, Botafogo finished 1st in Group B and achieved promotion toCampeonato Brasileiro Série B after defeatingBotafogo-PB in the penalty shootout at the quarter-finals. They lost toCuiabá in the next round, as all the semifinalist were already promoted.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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One of the biggest stadiums on the State of São Paulo and one of the most modern on the countryside, Estádio Santa Cruz was inaugurated in1968, with a maximum capacity of 29.292 people.
On the year of 2019 the Stadium went on modernization and today an sector of the stadium is called Arena Nicnet Eurobike with the capacity to hold 15.000 people, the modernization also made the stadium suitable for many music concerts from bands from all around the globe such as Kiss, Iron Maiden, Guns'n Roses and more.
Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto's greatest rival isComercial, which is also a Ribeirão Preto club. The derby between the two clubs is known asCome-Fogo.
The panther has as main features the strength and flexibility in the animal world. In the football field, Botafogo won the nickname "Pantera da Mogiana (Mogiana's Panther)" after beating clubs from that region of São Paulo state. They won the Campeonato do Interior in 1927, making justice to the club's nickname.
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| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série D | 1 | 2015 |
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| Campeonato Paulista Série A2 | 2 | 1927, 1956 |
| Campeonato Paulista Série A3 | 1 | 2006 |
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