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1951 Campeonato Carioca ...
The 1951 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on August 4, 1951 and ended on January 20, 1952. It was organized by FMF (Federação Metropolitana de Futebol, or Metropolitan Football Federation). Eleven teams participated. Fluminense won the title for the 16th time. No teams were relegated. System The tournament would be disputed in a double round-robin format, with the team with the most points winning the title. Torneio Municipal Championship Playoffs References {{Campeonato Carioca seasons Campeonato Carioca seasons Carioca Carioca ( or ) is a demonym used to refer to anything related to the City of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. The original meaning of the term is controversial, maybe from Tupi language "''kari' oka''", meaning "white house" as the whitewashed stone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is under the authority of the FERJ or FFERJ (Football Federation of the State of Rio de Janeiro). The first season of the ''Campeonato Carioca'' was played in 1906. It was predated by: the Campeonato Paulista of São Paulo and the Campeonato Baiano of Bahia. Rivalries amongst four of the most prestigious Brazilian teams (Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama) have marked the history of the competition. The oldest clubs from Rio de Janeiro ( America, Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense, São Cristóvão, Vasco da Gama) had inspired the creation of many clubs from other states. Fluminense is the team considered the "champion of the century" with the highest number of titles of the 20th century at 28. Flamengo leads the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clube De Regatas Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional association football, football team that plays in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, as well as Campeonato Carioca. The club was first established in 1895 specifically as a Rowing (sport), rowing club and did not play their first official football match until 1912. Flamengo's traditional uniform features red and black striped shirts with white shorts, and red and black striped socks. Flamengo has typically played their home matches in the Maracanã Stadium, Maracanã, the national stadium of Brazil, since its completion in 1950, with some exceptions in recent years. Since 1969, the vulture (Portuguese: ''urubu'') has been the most recognized mascot of Flamengo. Flamengo established themselves as one of Brazil's most successful sports clubs in the 20th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telê Santana
Telê Santana da Silva, also known as Telê Santana (July 26, 1931 – April 21, 2006) was a Brazilian football manager and former player (right winger). He was born in Itabirito, Minas Gerais. Telê was the manager responsible for putting together the 1982 and 1986 Brazil national squads. The 1982 squad in particular is remembered as one of the greatest teams in football history not to win the World Cup. It included players such as Zico, Sócrates, Falcão, Júnior and Toninho Cerezo. He was also a highly successful manager of various club teams, including the legendary 1992 and 1993 São Paulo, and was also very influential with Atlético Mineiro and Fluminense. Telê is often mentioned by the Brazilian sports press as being one of the most relevant football managers to ever work in the country. His preferred style of play was very offensive-minded, and he believed in training athletes by using relentless repetition of elementary fundamentals of the game, such as passing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mário Vianna
Mário Vianna (born 6 September 1902 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was a Brazilian football referee. He is nominated as an official referee list of the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1954 FIFA World Cup. Personal life Mário Vianna was a police officer and began to follow the Campeonato Carioca football matches in the 1930s. Due to his imposition of respect and his knowledge of the game, he was invited to act as a referee in 1943. He was successful refereeing his first matches, gaining notoriety until refereeing the main matches of Rio de Janeiro. Thus, he became one of the three Brazilian referees to referee the 1950 World Cup, alongside Mário Gardelli and Alberto da Gama Malcher. At the age of 51, he refereed again in the 1954 World Cup. He also worked as a sportscaster, and was the only broadcaster to narrate the game between Brazil and Hungary ( Batalha de Berna). In the 60s, after retiring as a referee, he became a sports commentator for Rádio Globo, alongside big names in Brazili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a beta global city, Rio de Janeiro is the sixth-most populous city in the Americas. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Pingo De Ouro
Orlando de Azevedo Viana, commonly known as Orlando Pingo de Ouro ("golden drop") (December 4, 1923 - August 4, 2004) was a Brazilian footballer, who played as a left midfielder. Football career Orlando began his career at Náutico and defended the colors of Fluminense playing between 1945 and 1954, scoring 186 goals in 310 matches for ''Flu'', making him top scorer in the 1946 Carioca Championship and the 1952 Rio Cup His debut for Fluminense at Laranjeiras Stadium was in the 2–1 victory over America FC on August 5, 1945, having scored the winning goal in the 38th minute of the second half, against 13,113 paying fans, plus the tricolor members present at the Laranjeiras Stadium that afternoon. His nickname was given after scoring 4 goals on a rainy day against Bonsucesso FC, with journalist José Araújo writing the day after, that Orlando "looked like a drop of water present all over the lawn and shining as if it were gold". Still for Fluminense, Orlando was champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madureira Esporte Clube
Madureira Esporte Clube, usually abbreviated to Madureira, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the neighbourhood of Madureira. The team compete in Campeonato Carioca, the top tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league. History Madureira was founded on August 8, 1914 as Fidalgo Madureira Atlético Clube. The businessmen Elísio Alves Ferreira, Manoel Lopes da Silva, Manuel Augusto Maia and Joaquim Braia, among others, in 1932, wanted to found a strong club in Madureira neighborhood. They contacted Uassir do Amaral, president of Fidalgo Madureira Atlético Clube at that time. In the same year, they tried to fuse Fidalgo and Magno Futebol Clube, but the partners of Fidalgo did not approve this. After several assemblies, on February 16, 1933, the team was named Madureira Atlético Clube, and the foundation date was determined to be August 8, 1914 (the same foundation date of Fidalgo Madureira Atlético Clube). Madureira competed in the Feder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Cristóvão De Futebol E Regatas
São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas, more commonly referred to as São Cristóvão, is a Brazilian football club based in the neighbourhood of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, in the eponymous state, founded on 12 October 1898. It plays its home matches at the Ronaldo Nazário de Lima Stadium, which is named after Ronaldo. São Cristóvão won the state championship in 1926 and finished runner-up in 1937. It currently plays in the Campeonato Carioca Série C, the fourth tier of the Rio de Janeiro state league. The club is recognized by FIFA as the only one in the world not to have away kits. They always play in white shirts, white shorts and white socks; as implied by one of the club's monikers, ''Os Brancos'' (The Whites). Legendary Brazilian striker Ronaldo, widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, played for the club for three years at youth level. History In a shack near the São Cristóvão beach, a group of sportsmen formed by José Galvão ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olaria Atlético Clube
Olaria Atlético Clube, usually abbreviated to Olaria, is a Brazilian football club established in 1915, since expanded into other sports. Mostly know for its Brazilian football team based in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the neighbourhood of Olaria. The team compete in Campeonato Carioca Série B1, the second tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league. The club name means brick factory, and is also the name of the club's neighborhood. Olaria is one of the small clubs from Rio de Janeiro that have managed to remain active in the shade of the four big ones (Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama). History On July 1, 1915, the club was founded as Japonês Futebol Clube (''Japanese Football Club'', in English). The club was later in that year renamed to Olaria Atlético Clube, by Calorino Martins Arantes, who was a club director, to attract more supporters. In 1974, Olaria competed in the Série A, finishing in the 28th position. In 1981, Olaria won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
America Football Club (RJ)
America Football Club, usually abbreviated to America-RJ or simply America, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the northern neighborhood of Tijuca. The team compete in Campeonato Carioca, the top tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league. Founded on 18 September 1904, the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times, winning the state championship seven times. The club's home stadium is the Estádio Giulite Coutinho, which has a capacity of 16,000. They play in red shirts, white shorts and red socks. The football anthem composer Lamartine Babo was a supporter of America. America's mascot is a devil. America also sponsors a beach American football team, the America Red Lions. History On 18 September 1904, Alberto Koltzbucher, Alfredo Guilherme Koehler, Alfredo Mohrsted, Gustavo Bruno Mohrsted, Henrique Mohrsted, Jayme Faria Machado and Oswaldo Mohrsted founded America Football Club. In 1905, America, tog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botafogo De Futebol E Regatas
Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood ('' bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of Mundo Novo, Dona Marta (which separates it from Laranjeiras) and São João (which separates it from Copacabana). The word Botafogo also refers to a Latin American ballroom dance move, named so because the area of Botafogo is where it originated. Etymology Botafogo was named after João Pereira de Sousa Botafogo (1540–1627), who was responsible for the galleon ''Botafogo'''s artillery. Because of that, he received the nickname "Botafogo" and included it in his family name. When he went to live in Brazil, the Portuguese Crown granted him the land known today as Botafogo. The name literally means "set it on fire" in Portuguese (a reference to the ''Botafogo'' galleon's artillery power). In the mid-19th century, English language spea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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