Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo da Paraíba, Botafogo-PB or simply Botafogo is a Brazilian professional club based in João Pessoa,

Paraíba Paraíba ( Tupi: ''pa'ra a'íba''; ) is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba ...

founded on 28 September 1931. Botafogo is the top ranked team from Paraíba in CBF's national club ranking, at 51st overall.

History

On September 28, 1931, the club was founded at Centro de João Pessoa, João Pessoa city, by Beraldo de Oliveira, Manoel Feitosa, Livonete Pessoa, José de Melo, Edson de Moura Machado and Enock Lins, all of them Botafogo of Rio de Janeiro supporters.''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001. Beraldo de Oliveira was chosen as the club's first president.History at Botafogo PB fansite
In 1932, Botafogo played its first match, against São Bento. The Liga Suburbana match ended in a 2–2 draw. In 1936, Botafogo won its first professional title, the Paraíba state championship. In 1976, the club disputed 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 ...

for the first time. Botafogo was eliminated in the second round, and finished in 25th position. In 1985, Botafogo finished 19th in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, which is the club's all-time best position in the competition. In 1989, Botafogo disputed

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's first edition. The team was knocked out in the first round by Cruzeiro, after two draws, on the

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(the first leg, in João Pessoa was 1–1, and the second leg, in

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, ended 0–0). The 2011 season saw Botafogo, for the first time in their history, the club advanced to the

's second round after beating Vitória 3–1 on aggregate. ''Belo'' was knocked out in the second round by Caxias, after losing 4–1 on aggregate. Botafogo's first national title is the Série D, which was won in

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, when they beat Juventude in the final.

Stadium

Botafogo's home matches are usually played at

Almeidão Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho, usually known as Almeidão is a multi-purpose stadium in João Pessoa, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It hosts the games of Botafogo (PB), CSP, and Santos (PB). The stadium ...

stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 40,000 people. Its official name is Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho. The club also owns a training ground named CT Maravilha do Contorno. The total training ground area is 10 ha.

Rivals

Botafogo's most important rivals are Treze, Campinense and

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. The João Pessoa

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between Botafogo and Auto Esporte is commonly known as ''Botauto''.

Current squad

Other sports

Besides football, Botafogo also has other sports sections, such as

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and

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Logo

The club's logo was inspired by Botafogo of Rio de Janeiro one. However, Botafogo da Paraíba's star is red. The star is red because, in 1976, the radio announcer Ivan Tomaz decided that the club's logo should have the same colors of Paraíba state flag, black and red.

Club colors

Botafogo's colors are red, black and white.

Nickname

The club is nicknamed ''Belo'', meaning ''beautiful'' in

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. This nickname was created by Antônio de Abreu e Lima, a club's counselor, after the club scored a goal considered very beautiful by him.

Mascot

Botafogo da Paraíba's mascot is a

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Honours

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (English: Brazilian Championship Serie D) is the fourth division of the Brazilian football league system, and was announced by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on April 9, 2008. The Campeonato Brasileir ...

: Winners (1):

Campeonato Paraibano The Campeonato Paraibano is the football league of the state of Paraíba, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At a ...

: Winners (30): 1936, 1937, 1938, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 *

Copa Paraíba The Copa Paraíba ( en, Paraíba Cup) was a tournament organized by Federação Paraibana de Futebol in order to decide one of the representatives of the state at the Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football ...

: Winners (1): 2010

References

External links

Official WebsiteFansite
{{Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) Association football clubs established in 1931 Football clubs in Paraíba 1931 establishments in Brazil Campeonato Brasileiro Série D winners