Associação Botafogo Futebol Clube, also known as Botafogo or Botafogo-DF, is a Brazilian
football
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club based in
Cristalina {{Infobox settlement
, name = Cristalina, Goias
, settlement_type = ''Municipality''
, official_name = Municipality of Cristalina
, other_name =
, settlement_type
, image_skyline ...
, in
Goiás
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. The club was formerly known as Clube Esportivo Guará.
History
The club was founded on July 14, 2004 as Clube Esportivo Guará. The club won the
Campeonato Brasiliense Second Level in 2006. It was founded again as Associação Botafogo Futebol Clube on July 14, 2009,
after celebrating its five-year birthday and joining a partnership with
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
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, adopting the colors and symbols from the
Rio de Janeiro
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club.
In its first season, Botafogo-DF finished as runners-up in the
Campeonato Brasiliense Second Level gaining promotion to the First Level of the
Campeonato Brasiliense
Campeonato Brasiliense is the football league of the Federal District, Brazil. It is organized by the Distrito Federal Football Federation.
Teams from other states can be affiliated to the Distrito Federal Football Federation (FFDF) as long as t ...
, in 2010,
even after being defeated 2–1 in the final to
Ceilandense.
In 2022, the club moved to the
city of Cristalina, at the
state of Goiás, leaving the city of
Guará
Guará is a municipality situated in the northern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 21,308 (2020 est.) in an area of 362 km2. The elevation is 573 m.
This place name comes from the Tupi language for two animals com ...
.
Achievements
*
Campeonato Brasiliense Second Level:
** Winners (1): 2006
** Runners-up (1): 2009
Stadium
Associação Botafogo Futebol Clube play their home games at
Estádio Antônio Otoni Filho, nicknamed ''CAVE''.
The stadium has a maximum capacity of 7,000 people.
References
External links
Official website
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Association football clubs established in 2004
Association football clubs established in 2009
Football clubs in Federal District (Brazil)
2004 establishments in Brazil