Botafogo Sport Club, commonly known as Botafogo, is a Brazilian

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club based in

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Bahia state Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest b ...

. They won the

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seven times.

History

The club was founded on August 14, 1919. They won the

in 1919, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1930, 1935, and in 1938. The club participated in the Taça de Prata in

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, when it finished in 62nd among 64 clubs. The club closed its football department in 1990, but reopened it in 2011 to compete in the Campeonato Baiano Second Level, when they were eliminated in the First Stage of the competition. The first game after their return was played on April 10, 2011, and the club was defeated 3–0 by Ypiranga.

Stadium

Since the club reopened its activities in 2011, they play their home games at Estádio Roberto Santos, located in Pituaçu neighborhood,

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 32,157 people. Until they folded in 1990, Botafogo Sport Club played their home games at Estádio Campo da Pólvora, located in Salvador. The stadium had a maximum capacity of 2,000 people.

Achievements

: ** Winners (7): 1919, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1930, 1935, 1938 *

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: ** Winners (1): 2012

References

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