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Brazilian association football club based in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil Soccer club
Botafogo-PB
Full nameBotafogo Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)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)
Founded28 September 1931; 93 years ago (1931-09-28)
GroundAlmeidão
Capacity19,000
PresidentRoberto Burity
Head coachEvaristo Piza
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série C
Campeonato Paraibano
2024
2024
Série C, 5th of 20
Paraibano, 2nd of 10
Websitehttps://botafogopb.com.br/
Home colors Away colors Third colors

Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo da Paraíba, Botafogo-PB or simply Botafogo is a Brazilian professional club based in João Pessoa, Paraíba founded on 28 September 1931.

Botafogo is the top ranked team from Paraíba in CBF's national club ranking, at 51st overall.

History

On September 28, 1931, the club was founded at Centro de João Pessoa, João Pessoa city, by Beraldo de Oliveira, Manoel Feitosa, Livonete Pessoa, José de Melo, Edson de Moura Machado and Enock Lins, all of them Botafogo of Rio de Janeiro supporters. Beraldo de Oliveira was chosen as the club's first president.

In 1932, Botafogo played its first match, against São Bento. The Liga Suburbana match ended in a 2–2 draw.

In 1936, Botafogo won its first professional title, the Paraíba state championship.

In 1976, the club disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time. Botafogo was eliminated in the second round, and finished in 25th position.

In 1985, Botafogo finished 19th in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, which is the club's all-time best position in the competition.

In 1989, Botafogo disputed Copa do Brasil's first edition. The team was knocked out in the first round by Cruzeiro, after two draws, on the away goals rule (the first leg, in João Pessoa was 1–1, and the second leg, in Belo Horizonte, ended 0–0).

The 2011 season saw Botafogo, for the first time in their history, the club advanced to the Copa do Brasil's second round after beating Vitória 3–1 on aggregate. Belo was knocked out in the second round by Caxias, after losing 4–1 on aggregate. Botafogo's first national title is the Série D, which was won in 2013, when they beat Juventude in the final.

Stadium

Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho
Main article: Almeidão

Botafogo's home matches are usually played at Almeidão stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 40,000 people. Its official name is Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho.

The club also owns a training ground named CT Maravilha do Contorno. The total training ground area is 10 ha.

Rivals

Botafogo's most important rivals are Treze, Campinense and Auto Esporte. The João Pessoa derby between Botafogo and Auto Esporte is commonly known as Botauto.

Current squad

As of 15 June 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Dalton
2 DF Brazil BRA Lenon
3 DF Brazil BRA Douglas
4 DF Brazil BRA Wendel Lomar
5 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Gonçalves
6 DF Brazil BRA Rafael Furlan
7 FW Brazil BRA Will Viana
8 MF Brazil BRA Edmundo
9 FW Brazil BRA Pipico
10 MF Brazil BRA Bruno Leite (on loan from Athletico Paranaense)
11 FW Brazil BRA Dudu
12 GK Brazil BRA Caio Alan
14 DF Brazil BRA Reniê
15 MF Brazil BRA Gama
16 MF Brazil BRA Warley
17 FW Brazil BRA Gabriel Lima (on loan from Ypiranga-RS)
18 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Siqueira
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Brazil BRA Joãozinho
20 MF Brazil BRA Thallyson
21 MF Brazil BRA Vinícius Leite
22 DF Brazil BRA Erick
23 MF Brazil BRA Pedro Ivo
25 FW Brazil BRA Gustavo Poffo (on loan from Marcílio Dias)
26 MF Brazil BRA Sillas
27 FW Brazil BRA Paulinho (on loan from Sport Recife)
28 DF Brazil BRA Matheus Santos
29 FW Brazil BRA
30 FW Brazil BRA Dayvison Moskito
32 DF Brazil BRA Evandro
33 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Balardin
34 DF Brazil BRA Jeffinho
99 FW Brazil BRA Henrique Dourado

Other sports

Besides football, Botafogo also has other sports sections, such as futsal and basketball.

Logo

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.

Club colors

Botafogo's colors are red, black and white.

Nickname

The club is nicknamed Belo, meaning beautiful in Portuguese. 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.

Mascot

Botafogo da Paraíba's mascot is a sheriff.

Honours

National

Regional

Inter-state

State

  • Campeonato Paraibano
    • Winners (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
    • Winners (1): 2010

Women's Football

References

  1. "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022" (PDF). CBF. 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Club info at Botafogo PB fansite". Archived from the original on July 12, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2006.
  3. ^ Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
  4. ^ History at Botafogo PB fansite Archived July 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Campeonato Paraibano at RSSSF Archived November 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "1976 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF". Archived from the original on February 22, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2006.
  7. 1985 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF Archived December 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. 1989 Copa do Brasil at RSSSF Archived August 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  9. Templos do Futebol
  10. "Jokes at Botafogo PB fansite (it also lists the club's most important rivals)". Archived from the original on July 17, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2006.
  11. "Duelo entre Bota-PB e Auto Esporte é adiado" (in Portuguese). Terra. 23 March 2001. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  12. "Futsal at Botafogo PB fansite". Archived from the original on July 12, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2006.
  13. "Basketball at Botafogo PB fansite". Archived from the original on July 12, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2006.
  14. ^ "Trivia at Botafogo PB fansite". Archived from the original on 12 August 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2006.
  15. "Arquivo de Clubes". Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2006.

External links

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