Bangu Atlético Clube
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Full name | Bangu Atlético Clube | ||
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Nickname(s) | Luiz Carlos Alvi-Rubro(The Red & White) O Castor(The Beaver) Time de Fábrica(The Factory Team) | ||
Founded | April 17, 1904 | ||
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 | Club website | ||
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Bangu Atlético Clube,commonly known asBangu,is a Brazilian professionalassociation footballclub 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.
The club competed in theCampeonato Brasileiro Série Aseveral times, finishing as runner-up in 1985. Their home stadium is theEstadio Moça Bonita,which has a capacity of 15,000.
History
[edit]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 ofHoustonin 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]
Honours
[edit]National
[edit]- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
- Runners-up (1):1985
Interstate
[edit]- Copa dos Campeões
- Winners (1):1967
State
[edit]- Campeonato Carioca
- Winners (2):1933, 1966
- Runners-up (6): 1951, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1985
- Campeonato Carioca Série A2
- Winners (3):1911, 1914, 2008
- Taça Rio
- Winners (1):1987
Friendly tournaments
[edit]- Torneio Início Carioca
- Winners (4):1934(LCF),1950, 1955, 1964
- Torneio Início do Rio-São Paulo
- Winners (1):1951
- Torneio Manoel Vargas Netto
- Winners (1):1943
- International Soccer League
- Winners (1):1960
- President's Cup (Korea)
- Winners (1):1984
- BTV Cup(Vietnam)
- Winners (1):2015
Stadium
[edit]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 Stadiumwas reformed, Bangu's stadium received some of the old seats in one of the only reforms the stadium has faced trough years.[8] [9]
Rivals
[edit]Bangu's biggest rivals areAmérica,Ceres,andCampo Grande.However, Bangu also has a rivalry withBotafogo FR,CR Flamengo,Fluminense FCandCR Vasco da Gama,the four biggest football clubs fromRio de Janeiro [10]
Current squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Mascot
[edit]Bangu's mascot is abeaver,known ascastorinPortuguese.[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]
Notable coaches
[edit]- 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
Bangu's top scorers
[edit]- Ladislau da Guia– 215 goals
- Moacir Bueno– 162 goals
- Nívio– 130 goals
- Menezes – 119 goals
- Zizinho– 115 goals
- Paulo Borges– 105 goals
- Arturzinho– 93 goals
- Marinho– 83 goals
- Luís Carlos – 81 goals
- Décio Estevesand Luisão – 71 goals
Most matches played
[edit]- Ubirajara Motta– 280 matches
- Ladislau da Guia– 256 matches
- Zózimo– 256 matches
- Serjão – 249 matches
- Nilton dos Santos – 232 matches
- Moacir Bueno– 231 matches
- Décio Esteves– 221 matches
- Gilmar – 221 matches
- Luisão – 220 matches
- Luiz Antônio da Guia– 216 matches
References
[edit]- ^abcd"Fundação"(in Portuguese). Bangu.net.Archivedfrom the original on November 2, 2008.RetrievedNovember 15,2008.
- ^ab"Rio de Janeiro State – List of Champions".RSSSF. September 27, 2008. Archived fromthe originalon March 21, 2008.RetrievedNovember 15,2008.
- ^"Houston Dynamo: History of Soccer in Houston".MLS.net. Archived fromthe originalon January 29, 2009.RetrievedNovember 15,2008.
- ^"The Year in American Soccer – 1967".Sover. August 15, 2008. Archived fromthe originalon November 2, 2008.RetrievedNovember 15,2008.
- ^"Brazil 1985 (Taça de Ouro)".RSSSF. May 18, 2000. Archived fromthe originalon December 4, 2007.RetrievedNovember 15,2008.
- ^"Rio de Janeiro State League 2004".RSSSF. November 15, 2008. Archived fromthe originalon February 22, 2008.RetrievedNovember 15,2008.
- ^"Bangu está de volta à elite do futebol do Rio de Janeiro"(in Portuguese). UOL. November 5, 2008.RetrievedNovember 15,2008.
- ^"Moça Bonita"(in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol.RetrievedNovember 15,2008.
- ^https://extra.globo.com/esporte/bangu-investe-100-mil-na-reforma-de-moca-bonita-que-ganha-ate-vestiarios-climatizados-3727897.html[bare URL]
- ^"'Não pago bicho para time pequeno': Como Bangu x Vasco teve rivalidade acirrada por Castor de Andrade x Eurico ".January 28, 2024.
- ^ab"Símbolos"(in Portuguese). Bangu.net.Archivedfrom the original on November 2, 2008.RetrievedNovember 15,2008.
- ^"O chefão de Bangu – Castor, acima do bem e do mal"(in Portuguese). Bangu.net.Archivedfrom the original on November 2, 2008.RetrievedNovember 15,2008.
- ^"SAMBARIO - O site dos sambas-enredo".
https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131514/http://www.bangu-ac.com.br/jogadores.htm
External links
[edit]- '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)