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Estádio Proletário Guilherme da Silveira Filho 3

Bangu Atlético Clube, commonly known as Bangu, is a Brazilian professional

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club based in

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, in the western neighbourhood of Bangu. The team plays in Série D, the fourth tier of the

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, as well as in the

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, B ...

, the top tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league. The club competed in the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

several times, finishing as runner-up in 1985. Their home stadium is the Estadio Moça Bonita, which has a capacity of 15,000.

History

The club has its origins in Fábrica Bangu (Bangu Factory), located in Bangu neighborhood,

. Some Britons that worked at the factory, especially

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, introduced football to the factory workers by bringing footballs to the place and organizing the first football match in Brazil. In December 1903, Andrew Procter suggested the foundation of a club, when he realized how enthusiastic his colleagues were for football. The club was founded on April 17, 1904 as Bangu Atlético Clube. Bangu was the first football club in Brazil to feature black and mulatto players. In 1933, Bangu won its first state championship. In 1966, Bangu won its second state championship in a game played in the world's largest stadium filled with over 120,000 fans, the Maracana. 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. In 1967, Bangu, as the

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, represented the city of

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in the

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. 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. In

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, Bangu was the runner-up of Campeonato Brasileiro, gaining the right to compete in the following year's

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

. In 2004, Bangu was relegated to the Campeonato Carioca Second Level, returning to the first level in 2009, after winning the 2008 second level.

Achievements

International

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: ** Winners (1): 1960 *

President's Cup (Korea) The Korea Cup ( ko, 코리아컵 국제축구대회) was an international football tournament held annually in South Korea from 1971 to 1999. History The Korea Cup was created with the name President's Cup Football Tournament ( ko, 박대통� ...

: ** Winners (1): 1984 * BTV Cup: (Vietnam) ** Winners (1): 2015

National

* Série A: ** Runners-up (1):

* Copa Minas: ** Winners (1): 1967 *

: ** Winners (2): 1933, 1966 ** Runners-up (6): 1951, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1985 *

Campeonato Carioca Série A2 The Campeonato Carioca Série A2 is the football second level of the First Division annual competition among clubs in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Usually, the champion of the level is promoted in the next season to the Campeonato Cario ...

: ** Winners (3): 1911, 1914, 2008 ** Runners-up (1): 2005

Stadium

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.

Rivals

Bangu's biggest rivals are América,

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, and

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Current squad

Mascot

Bangu's mascot is a

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, known as ''castor'' in

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. Castor de Andrade, a banker of Jogo do Bicho (illicit game in Brazil) financially supported the club for several years. The mascot was created in Castor de Andrade's era.

Notable coaches

* Ademar Pimenta, 1935–1936, Brazilian World Cup coach 1938 *

Aymoré Moreira Aymoré Moreira (24 April 1912 – 26 July 1998) was a Brazilian football player and coach, who played as a goalkeeper. He was a brother of Zezé Moreira and Ayrton Moreira, both of whom were also successful coaches in Brazilian football. ...

, 1949–1950, Brazilian World Cup coach 1962 *

Ondino Viera Ondino Leonel Viera Palasérez (10 September 1901 – 27 June 1997), in Brazil also known as ''Ondino Vieira'', was a Uruguayan football manager. He was the first coach to use a 4-2-4 in Brazil. In his long-lasting career he won between the ...

, (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 Flávio Rodrigues da Costa (14 September 1906 – 22 November 1999) was a Brazilian football player and manager. He managed the Rio de Janeiro clubs Vasco da Gama and Flamengo, as well as Colo Colo of Chile, and FC Porto of Portugal. Co ...

, 1970, Brazilian World Cup coach 1950 * Dorival Knippel "Yustrich", 1978 *

Zizinho Thomaz Soares da Silva, also known as Zizinho (; 14 September 1921 – 8 February 2002), was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for the Brazil national football team. He came to international prominence at the 19 ...

, 1980 *

Paulo César Carpegiani Paulo César Carpegiani (born 7 February 1949, in Erechim) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Playing career Carpegiani began his professional career at Sport Club Internacional of Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Su ...

, 1986, Club World Cup winner with Flamengo *

Mário Zagallo Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo (; born 9 August 1931) is a Brazilian former professional football player, coordinator and manager, who played as a forward. Zagallo holds the record for World Cup titles in general with four titles in total. He was ...

, 1988, World Cup Winner as coach and Manager * Moisés, 1983–85

Bangu's top scorers

# Ladislau da Guia – 215 goals # Moacir Bueno – 162 goals # Nívio – 130 goals # Menezes – 119 goals #

– 115 goals # Paulo Borges – 105 goals # Arturzinho – 93 goals # Marinho – 83 goals # Luís Carlos – 81 goals #

Décio Esteves Décio Esteves da Silva (21 May 1927, in Rio de Janeiro – 25 December 2000, in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian international football player and coach. Biography The technically adept and flexible player was used primarily in midfield. From ...

and Luisão – 71 goals

Most matches played

# Ubirajara Motta – 280 matches # Ladislau da Guia – 256 matches #

Zózimo Zózimo Alves Calazaes, best known as Zózimo (19 June 1932 – 21 July 1977) was a Brazilian footballer whose career as a defender and midfielder lasted from 1948 to 1967. Born in Plataforma, a bairro of Salvador, the capital of Bahia, Zó ...

– 256 matches # Serjão – 249 matches # Nilton dos Santos – 232 matches # Moacir Bueno – 231 matches #

– 221 matches # Gilmar – 221 matches # Luisão – 220 matches # Luiz Antônio da Guia – 216 matches

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131514/http://www.bangu-ac.com.br/jogadores.htm

External links

'back to Rio'. RGSSA blog post contains image of 'The Bangu Football Grounds: Central Railway', c. 1914Official Site
(inactive)
Unofficial Site
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