Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB)

Football club infobox
clubname =Botafogo PB


fullname = Botafogo Futebol Clube
founded = 1931
manager = Neto Maradona
chairman = Roberto Burity
mgrtitle = Head Coach
ground = Almeidão
capacity = 45,000
league = -
season = 2006
position = Campeonato Brasileiro Série C,
eliminated in first stage
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Botafogo Futebol Clube, usually known as Botafogo, or as Botafogo da Paraíba, is a Brazilian football club from João Pessoa, Paraíba state.

History

On September 28, 1931, the club was founded at Cristo Redentor neighborhood, João Pessoa city [http://www.botafogopb.net/clube.htm Club info at Botafogo PB fansite] ] , 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. "Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro", Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.] Beraldo de Oliveira was chosen as the club's first president. [http://www.botafogopb.net/historia.htm History at Botafogo PB fansite] ]

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

In 1936, Botafogo won its first professional title, the Paraíba state championship. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/pbcamp.htm Campeonato Paraibano at RSSSF] ]

In 1976, the club disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time. Botafogo was eliminated in the second stage, and finished in the 25th position. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br1976.htm 1976 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF] ]

In 1985, Botafogo finished in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 19th, which is the club's all-time best position in the competition. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br1985.htm 1985 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF] ]

In 1989, Botafogo disputed Copa do Brasil's first edition. The club was eliminated in the first round by Cruzeiro, after two draws, due to the away goals rule (the first leg, in João Pessoa was 1-1, and the second leg, in Belo Horizonte, ended 0-0). [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/cbr1989.htm 1989 Copa do Brasil at RSSSF] ]

Titles

* Major competitions
** Campeonato Paraibano: 1936, 1937 (undefeated), 1938, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949 (undefeated), 1953 (undefeated),1954, 1955, 1957 (undefeated), 1968, 1969, 1970 (undefeated), 1975, 1976 (undefeated), 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2002 and 2003.
** Torneio Início do Campeonato Paraibano: 1937, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1949, 1967, 1970, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1991 and 1992.

* Minor competitions

tadium

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. [ [http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/pb/JoaoPessoa.htm Templos do Futebol] ]

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

Rivals

Botafogo's most important rivals are Treze, Campinense and Auto Esporte. [ [http://www.botafogopb.net/piadas.htm Jokes at Botafogo PB fansite (it also lists the club's most important rivals)] ]

Other sports

Besides football, Botafogo also has other sports sections, such as futsal [ [http://www.botafogopb.net/futsal.htm Futsal at Botafogo PB fansite] ] and basketball. [ [http://www.botafogopb.net/basquete.htm Basketball at Botafogo PB fansite] ]

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. [http://www.botafogopb.net/curiosidades.htm Trivia at Botafogo PB fansite] ]

Club colors

Botafogo's colors are red, black and white. [http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/pb/botafogo.htm Arquivo de Clubes] ]

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. internet]

Mascot

Botafogo da Paraíba's mascot is a sheriff. internet]

Ultra groups

* Torcida Jovem do Botafogo (TJB)
* Torcida Organizada Fogomania (TOF)
* Torcida Organizada Império Alvi-Negro (TOIAN)

References

External links

* [http://www.botafogopb.net/ Fansite]