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| Full name | Botafogo Futebol Clube | ||
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| Nicknames | Belo (Beautiful) Alvinegro da Estrela Vermelha (White and Black of the Red Star) Xerifão do Nordeste (Northeast's Big Sheriff) Tricolor da Maravilha do Contorno (Threecolour of the Wonder Contour) | ||
| Founded | 28 September 1931; 94 years ago (1931-09-28) | ||
| Ground | Almeidão | ||
| Capacity | 19,000 | ||
| President | Roberto Burity | ||
| Head coach | Antônio Carlos Zago | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Campeonato Paraibano | ||
| 2024 2024 | Série C, 5th of 20 Paraibano, 2nd of 10 | ||
| Website | botafogopb | ||
Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to asBotafogo da Paraíba,Botafogo-PB or simplyBotafogo is a Brazilian professional club based inJoão Pessoa,Paraíba founded on 28 September 1931.
Botafogo is the top ranked team from Paraíba inCBF's national club ranking, at 51st overall.[1]
On September 28, 1931, the club was founded atCentro de João Pessoa, João Pessoa city,[2] by Beraldo de Oliveira, Manoel Feitosa, Livonete Pessoa, José de Melo, Edson de Moura Machado and Enock Lins, all of themBotafogo of Rio de Janeiro supporters.[3] Beraldo de Oliveira was chosen as the club's first president.[4]
In 1932, Botafogo played its first match, against São Bento. The Liga Suburbana match ended in a 2–2 draw.[4]
In 1936, Botafogo won its first professional title, theParaíba state championship.[5]
In 1976, the club disputed theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time. Botafogo was eliminated in the second round, and finished in 25th position.[6]
In 1985, Botafogo finished 19th in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, which is the club's all-time best position in the competition.[7]
In 1989, Botafogo disputedCopa do Brasil's first edition. The team was knocked out in the first round byCruzeiro, after two draws, on theaway goals rule (the first leg, in João Pessoa was 1–1, and the second leg, inBelo Horizonte, ended 0–0).[8]
The 2011 season saw Botafogo, for the first time in their history, the club advanced to theCopa do Brasil's second round after beatingVitória 3–1 on aggregate.Belo was knocked out in the second round byCaxias, after losing 4–1 on aggregate. Botafogo's first national title is theSérie D, which was won in2013, when they beatJuventude in the final.
Botafogo's home matches are usually played atAlmeidão stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 40,000 people. Its official name is Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho.[9]
The club also owns a training ground named CT Maravilha do Contorno. The total training ground area is 10 ha.[2]
Botafogo's most important rivals areTreze,Campinense andAuto Esporte.[10] The João Pessoaderby between Botafogo and Auto Esporte is commonly known asBotauto.[11]
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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Besides football, Botafogo also has other sports sections, such asfutsal[12] andbasketball.[13]
The club's logo was inspired by Botafogo of Rio de Janeiro one. However, Botafogo da Paraíba's star is red. The star is red because, in 1976, the radio announcer Ivan Tomaz decided that the club's logo should have the same colors of Paraíba state flag, black and red.[14]
Botafogo's colors are red, black and white.[15]
The club is nicknamedBelo, meaningbeautiful inPortuguese. This nickname was created by Antônio de Abreu e Lima, a club's counselor, after the club scored a goal considered very beautiful by him.[14]
Botafogo da Paraíba's mascot is asheriff.[3]
| National | ||
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| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série D | 1 | 2013 |
| State | ||
| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Paraibano | 30 | 1936, 1937, 1938, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Copa Paraíba | 1s | 2010 |
