Bonsucesso Futebol Clube, usually abbreviated to Bonsucesso, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of

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, in the neighbourhood of

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. The team compete in

Campeonato Carioca Série B1 The Campeonato Carioca Série B1 is the football third 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 Carioc ...

, the second tier of the

state football league.

History

On August 12, 1913, the club was founded.Bonsucesso at Arquivo de Clubes
In 1924, Bonsucesso was LMDT (Liga Metropolitana de Desportos Terrestres)'s Campeonato Carioca's runner-up. The club was defeated by

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in the final.

Leônidas da Silva Leônidas da Silva (; 6 September 1913 – 24 January 2004) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the most important players of the first half of the 20th century. Leônidas played for Braz ...

, the Black Diamond, played for Bonsucesso in 1931 and in 1932, coached by Gentil Cardoso who is credited with introducing the WM formation to Brazil. In 1935, Bonsucesso's player named Emiliano Ramos, and nicknamed China was

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 ...

's top scorer with 16 goals. In 1980, the club competed in the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B is commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B (Série B), and until 2022 was officially called Brasileirão Sportingbet by sponsorship reasons. It is the second tier of the Brazilian football league system ...

, being eliminated in the second stage. In 1983, the club competed again in the

, being eliminated in the first stage.1983 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B at RSSSF

Club kits

Bonsucesso's first uniform was blue with red collar and white shorts. In the sixties the team adopted its current uniform with red and blue vertical stripes jerseys and white shorts.

Stadium

Bonsucesso's home stadium is Estádio da Rua Teixeira de Castro, usually known as Estádio Leônidas da Silva, which has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.

Current squad

Rival

Bonsucesso's biggest rival is Olaria.

Achievements

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 (7): 1921, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1981, 1984, 2011 *

: ** Winners (1): 2003 * Copa Rio: ** Winners (1): 2019

References

External links

Bonsucesso at Arquivo de Clubes
{{Authority control Association football clubs established in 1913 Football clubs in Rio de Janeiro (state) Football clubs in Rio de Janeiro (city) 1913 establishments in Brazil