Bangu Atlético Clube, commonly known asBangu, is a Brazilian professionalassociation football club based inRio de Janeiro, in the western neighbourhood ofBangu. The team plays inSérie D, the fourth tier of theBrazilian football league system, as well as in theCampeonato Carioca, the top tier of the Rio de Janeirostate football league.

Bangu

Full name	Bangu Atlético Clube
Nickname(s)	Luiz Carlos Alvi-Rubro (The Red & White) O Castor (The Beaver) Time de Fábrica (The Factory Team)
Founded	April 17, 1904; 121 years ago (1904-04-17)
Stadium	Estádio Moça Bonita
Capacity	9,024
President	Jorge Varela
Head coach	Felipe Loureiro
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Campeonato Carioca
2020	Carioca, 8th
Website	http://www.bangu-ac.com.br/
Home colours Away colours

The club competed in theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A several times, finishing as runner-up in 1985. Their home stadium is theEstadio Moça Bonita, which has a capacity of 15,000.

The club has its origins in Fábrica Bangu (Bangu Factory), located inBangu neighborhood,Rio de Janeiro.^[1] Some Britons that worked at the factory, especiallyThomas Donohoe, introduced football to the factory workers by bringing footballs to the place and organizing the first football match in Brazil.^[1] In December 1903, Andrew Procter suggested the foundation of a club, when he realized how enthusiastic his colleagues were for football.^[1] The club was founded on April 17, 1904 as Bangu Atlético Clube.^[1] Bangu was the first football club in Brazil to feature black and mulatto players.^{[citation needed]}

In 1933, Bangu won its firststate championship.^[2]

In 1966, Bangu won its second state championship in a game played in the world's largest stadium filled with over 120,000 fans, theMaracana. They beat powerhouse Flamengo 3–0 in a game remembered by a big brawl caused by Flamengo's players, in which several players got ejected afterwards.^[2] In 1967, Bangu, as theHouston Stars, represented the city ofHouston in theUnited Soccer Association.^[3] The club finished with four victories, four draws and four defeats, but led the competition's attendance, with an average of 19,000 supporters per match.^[4]

In1985, Bangu was the runner-up ofCampeonato Brasileiro, gaining the right to compete in the following year'sCopa Libertadores.^[5]

In 2004, Bangu was relegated to theCampeonato Carioca Second Level,^[6] returning to the first level in 2009, after winning the 2008 second level.^[7]

• Ecuador International Triangular Tournament (1): 1957
• Caracas Triangular Trophy (1): 1958
• Luxembourg International Triangular Tournament (1): 1958
• Costa Rica International Quadrangular Tournament (1): 1959
• International Soccer League (1): 1960
• International Triangular Tournament of Austria (1): 1961
• International Quadrangular Tournament of Ecuador (1): 1962
• President's Cup (Korea) (1): 1984
• El Salvador International Quadrangular Tournament (1): 1998
• Winter Tournament (1): 1999
• BTV Cup (1): 2015

• Torneio Imprensa (1): 1943
• Torneio Quadrangular do Rio de Janeiro (1): 1957
• Torneio Triangular de Porto Alegre (1): 1957 
• Torneio Quadrangular do Recife (1): 1961 
• Torneio Quadrangular de Belém do Pará (1): 1962
• Copa dos Campeões (1): 1967
• Torneio de Campinas (1): 1968

• Torneio Início do Rio-São Paulo (1): 1951

• Taça Rio (1): 1987
• Taça Orlando Leal Carneiro (1): 1979
• Torneio Início (4): 1934(LCF), 1950, 1955, 1964

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (1):1985
• Torneio Ricardo Teixeira (1): 1993
• Campeonato Carioca (6): 1951, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1985
• Copa Rio (2): 2010, 2012
• Campeonato Carioca Série A2 (1): 2005

• Fita Azul (1): 1962

Fita Azul do Futebol Brasileiro (Brazilian Football Blue Ribbon) was an award given for the club which succeeds in an excursion out of the country.

Bangu's stadium is Estádio Guilherme Da Silveira Filho, popularly known as Moça Bonita, built in 1947, with a maximum capacity of 15,000 people. The stadium is considered one of the most traditional stadiums in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. It's known for its intense heat and popular residentes like "Pombo", "Chiquinho", among others. AfterMaracanã Stadium was reformed, Bangu's stadium received some of the old seats in one of the only reforms the stadium has faced trough years.^[8][9]

Bangu's biggest rivals areAmérica,Ceres, andCampo Grande. However, Bangu also has a rivalry withBotafogo FR,CR Flamengo,Fluminense FC andCR Vasco da Gama, the four biggest football clubs fromRio de Janeiro.^[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Bangu's mascot is abeaver, known ascastor inPortuguese.^[11]Castor de Andrade, a banker ofJogo do Bicho (illicit game in Brazil) financially supported the club for several years.^[11] The mascot was created in Castor de Andrade's era.^[12]

• Ademar Pimenta, 1935–1936, Brazilian World Cup coach 1938
• Aymoré Moreira, 1949–1950, Brazilian World Cup coach 1962
• Ondino Viera, (Uruguay), 1950–1953, 1967, champion coach, e.g. with Vasco da Gama, Botafogo and in Uruguay und Argentina
• Tim, 1953–1956, 1959–1960, 1963–1964, 1980
• Flávio Costa, 1970, Brazilian World Cup coach 1950
• Dorival Knippel "Yustrich", 1978
• Zizinho, 1980
• Paulo César Carpegiani, 1986, Club World Cup winner with Flamengo
• Mário Zagallo, 1988, World Cup Winner as coach and Manager
• Moisés, 1983–85

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1. Ladislau da Guia – 215 goals
2. Moacir Bueno – 162 goals
3. Nívio – 130 goals
4. Menezes – 119 goals
5. Zizinho – 115 goals
6. Paulo Borges – 105 goals
7. Arturzinho – 93 goals
8. Marinho  – 83 goals
9. Luís Carlos – 81 goals
10. Décio Esteves and Luisão – 71 goals

1. Ubirajara Motta – 280 matches
2. Ladislau da Guia – 256 matches
3. Zózimo – 256 matches
4. Serjão – 249 matches
5. Nilton dos Santos – 232 matches
6. Moacir Bueno – 231 matches
7. Décio Esteves – 221 matches
8. Gilmar – 221 matches
9. Luisão – 220 matches
10. Luiz Antônio da Guia – 216 matches

• https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131514/http://www.bangu-ac.com.br/jogadores.htm

• 'Back to Rio'. RGSSA blog post contains image of 'The Bangu Football Grounds: Central Railway',c. 1914
• Official site (archived 10 March 2005)
• Unofficial site(in Portuguese)