Flamengo

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Flamengo

Flamengo braz logo.svg

Full name Clube de Regatas do Flamengo

Nickname(s) Mengão (Big Mengo)

Rubro-Negro (Scarlet-Black)

O mais querido do Brasil (The most beloved of Brazil)

Founded November 17, 1895 (118 years ago)

Stadium Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Capacity 78,837

President Eduardo Bandeira de Mello

Head coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo

League Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 11th

Website Club home page

Home colors

Away colors

Third colors

Current season

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (from Dutch[1] vlamingen: Flemish people, English: Flamengo Regatta Club), commonly referred to as Flamengo (Portuguese pronunciation: [flɐˈmẽɡu]), is a Brazilian football club based in Rio de Janeiro. They play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A,[2] Brazil's national league, and is one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated to the second division, along with Santos, São Paulo, Internacional and Cruzeiro.[3]

The club was established in 1895, although it did not play its first official game until 1912. Flamengo is one of the most successful clubs in Brazilian football, it has won six Campeonato Brasileiro Série A titles and three Copa do Brasil titles. Due to its low capacity, Flamengo's home stadium, Gávea, is rarely used and the club opts for the government-owned Maracanã, the biggest football stadium in Brazil, with a capacity of 78,838.

Its traditional playing colors are red and black hooped shirts with white shorts and red and black hooped socks. In 1981, Flamengo became the first Carioca team to win the Copa Libertadores, the most prestigious laurel in South American football, the team, subsequently known as the Geração de Ouro, defeated Cobreloa 2–0 in the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo to became champions of America. That same year, Flamengo became world champions after defeating Liverpool 3-0 in Tokyo.

Flamengo is the most popular team in Brazil, with over 39,1 million supporters as of 2010,[4][5] and was voted by FIFA as one of the most successful football clubs of the 20th century. It is also one of Brazil's richest football clubs in terms of revenue, with an annual revenue of R$212.0 million ($105.6 million/€80.1 million) in 2012,[6] and the second most valuable club in South America, worth over R$855.4 million ($424.4 million/€327.9 million) in 2013.[7] The club has long-standing rivalries with near neighbors Fluminense, Botafogo and Vasco da Gama.

Contents [hide]

1 History

1.1 Foundation and first years (1895–1912)

1.2 From the first match to the end of amateurism (1912–1933)

1.3 Beginning of the professional era (1934–1955)

1.4 Golden years on the eve of glory (1956–1973)

1.5 The Zico era in the Golden Age (1974–1983)

1.6 Departure and the return of Zico (1984–1994)

1.7 Centennial and the risk of relegation (1995–2005)

1.8 The beginning of a new era and the Hexacampeonato (2006-2013)

2 Stadiums

2.1 Estádio da Gávea

2.2 Maracanã

3 Supporters

3.1 Rivalries

3.1.1 Fla-Flu

3.1.2 Clássico dos Milhões

4 Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsors

5 Players

5.1 First team squad

5.2 Out on loan

5.3 Retired numbers

6 Football honors

6.1 Domestic competitions

6.1.1 League

6.1.2 Cup

6.1.3 State and regional competitions

6.2 South American competitions

6.3 Worldwide competitions

7 Records

7.1 Average attendances per season

7.2 Average attendances at Brazilian League

8 Personnel

8.1 Technical staff

8.2 Management

8.3 Presidents

9 Other sports

9.1 Honors

9.1.1 Rowing

9.1.2 Swimming

9.1.3 Volleyball (men's)

9.1.4 Volleyball (women's)

9.2 Noted athletes

9.3 Noted coaches

10 See also

11 References

12 External links

History[edit]

Foundation and first years (1895–1912)[edit]

Flamengo's shield, used when it was a rowing club exclusively.

The recently formed football team (wearing the squad jersey) before a match v. Paissandu in 1912.

Flamengo was founded on November 17, 1895 (although the club celebrates its founding every year on November 15, which is also a Brazilian national holiday) 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 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. The young men hoped that forming a rowing 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".

The Flamengo team of 1914, when the club won its first Carioca championship.

On the night of November 17, 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 and president (Domingos Marques de Azevedo). 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 15, so as to coincide with the Day of the Republic, a national holiday.

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 intracity rivalry, the Flamengo vs. Fluminense aka Fla-Flu was 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.

From the first match to the end of amateurism (1912–1933)[edit]

On The Beach from Russell had the first training and on May 3, 1912, properly joined the Metropolitan League of Land Sports, the squadron held its first match. Was in the field of America and the Rossoneri won the hose by 16-2, and the judge was consecrated Belfort Duarte. The Crimson-black frame with graduated Baena; Pindar and Nery; Coriol, Gilberto and Rooster; Baiano, Arnaldo, Amarante, Gustavo and Borgerth. [1] [2]

Already in 1912, the Mengão won his first title in football, the Carioca Championship Football Table 2. The first uniform was called "parrot Jeep", but in 1914 the club adopted the shirt coral snake (which only lasted until 1916) [3] and won his first state championship and the second the following year. [4]

In 1921, Flamengo Rio won his second championship, and in 1925, won six titles in professional football, a record until then. [5] In 1927 he was voted "most beloved club in Brazil", leading to Salutaris Cup winning a contest in the Jornal do Brazil. [6] in 1930, however, the Flemish had his worst school in one year in football. [5] in 1933 the team made its first tour outside Brazil and the day May 14 of the same year made his last game as an amateur, winning the River by 16-2 [7].

Beginning of the professional era (1934–1955)[edit]

With the election of President José Bastos Padilha in 1934, the club was able to improve the social part, grew in popularity, and in 1936, came players like Domingos da Guia [1] and Leonidas da Silva [2] (which would become the first leading scorer in a World Cup selection by canary in the FIFA World Cup in 1938, when he was player of Flamengo). The year 1937 was a novelty in the Flamengo football, it was the coming of the coach Dori Kruschner, which implemented a new game plan known as WM and training without a ball. [3] Another innovation was the inclusion of the second uniform in