Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in
Rio de Janeiro
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, in the neighborhood of
Gávea
Gávea is an affluent residential neighborhood located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It borders São Conrado, Leblon, Lagoa and Jardim Botânico neighborhoods and is famous for its high concentration of artists. PU ...
, best known for their professional
football
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team that plays in
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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, as well as
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 club was first established in 1895 specifically as a
rowing
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club and did not play their first official football match until 1912. Flamengo's traditional uniform features red and black striped shirts with white shorts, and red and black striped socks. Flamengo has typically played their home matches in the
Maracanã, the national stadium of Brazil, since its completion in 1950, with some exceptions in recent years. Since 1969, the vulture (Portuguese: ''urubu'') has been the most recognized mascot of Flamengo.
Flamengo established themselves as one of Brazil's most successful sports clubs in the 20th century during the era of
state leagues in Brazil when they captured several
Campeonato Carioca
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(Rio de Janeiro state league) titles prior to the establishment of the first Brazilian national football championship in 1959. Since then, they have remained successful in
Brazilian football
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, having won 7
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 ...
, the
1987 Copa União, 4
Copa do Brasil
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, and a record 37 Campeonato Carioca. They are one of three clubs to have
never been relegated from the
Brazilian Serie A. In South American and worldwide competitions, the club's highest achievements are their conquests of the 1981, 2019 and 2022
Copa Libertadores
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, and 1981
Intercontinental Cup against
Liverpool
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, led by the club's most iconic player
Zico. Flamengo's fiercest and longest-standing rivalries are with the other "
Big Four" of Rio de Janeiro:
Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...
,
Botafogo
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and
Vasco da Gama
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His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...
.
Flamengo is the most popular club in Brazil, with over 40.2 million supporters as of 2020. It is also Brazil's richest and most valuable football club with an annual revenue of
R$950.0 million (
€
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163.04 million) and a valuation of over
R$2.9 billion (
€
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469.21 million).
History
Establishment of the club (1895–1912)
Flamengo was founded on November 17, 1895, by a group of rowers gathered at club member Nestor de Barros's manor on
Flamengo Beach in Rio de Janeiro. In the late 19th century,
rowing
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was the elite, upper middle class sport in the region and the group hoped to impress the young women of the city's high society by establishing a rowing club. Previously, they could only afford a used boat named ''Pherusa'', which had to be completely rebuilt before it could be used in competition. The team debuted on October 6, 1895, when they sailed off the
Caju Point toward Flamengo Beach. However, strong winds turned over the boat and the rowers nearly drowned. They were rescued by a fishing boat named ''Leal'' (Loyal). Later as the ''Pherusa'' was undergoing repairs, it was stolen and never found again. The group saved money to buy a new boat, the ''Etoile'', renamed ''Scyra''.
![Flamengo 1912](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Flamengo_1912.jpg)
On the night of November 17, the group gathered at Nestor de Barros's manor on Flamengo beach and founded the ''Grupo de Regatas do Flamengo'' (English: ''Flamengo Rowing Group'') and elected its first board and president (Domingos Marques de Azevedo). The name was changed a few weeks later to its current title of ''Clube de Regatas do Flamengo'' (''Flamengo Rowing Club''). The founders decided that the anniversary of the club's foundation should be commemorated on November 15 to coincide with
Republic Proclamation Day, a national holiday.
Flamengo's football team was only established after a group of ten dissatisfied players from
Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...
broke away from that club following a dispute with its board. The players decided to join Flamengo because Alberto Borgerth, the team's captain, was also a rower for Flamengo. Also, establishing a land sports department at Flamengo was preferable to joining football rivals
Botafogo
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or the all-English club
Paissandu. The new members were admitted on November 8, 1911. A motion against the club taking part in football tournaments was put to a vote but was defeated, and as a result the members officially established the club's new football department on December 24, 1911.
Football in the amateur era (1912–1933)
![1914 - Flamengo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/1914_-_Flamengo.jpg)
The new team trained on and gradually gained the support of the locals, who closely watched their practice matches. The first official match was played on May 3, 1912, and marked, to this day, the largest margin of victory in the club's history, as they defeated
Mangueira 16–2. Flamengo's first ever match against
Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...
, the start of the
Fla-Flu rivalry, was played on July 7 of that year and was won by Fluminense by a score of 3–2. That same year, Flamengo finished as runners-up of the
Campeonato Carioca
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, the Rio de Janeiro State Championship. The team's first uniform was nicknamed the "''papagaio vintém''", due to its similarity to a particular type of kite. In 1914 the club won the
Campeonato Carioca
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for the first time, dressed in a red, black, and white-striped shirt nicknamed the "''cobra coral''" (
coral snake
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) was worn until 1916. Flamengo won the
Campeonato Carioca
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again in 1915, 1920, and 1921.
In 1925, the team won the Campeonato Carioca and five other tournaments, a record at the time. In 1927 the prominent Rio newspaper
Jornal do Brasil, in partnership with a mineral water company, held a mail-in contest to find "the most beloved club in Brazil." Though Flamengo enjoyed their largest increase in fan support after the club professionalized in the 1930s, they still defeated popular rivals
Vasco da Gama
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His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...
in the vote.
This was the first of many times that Flamengo would be polled as the nation's most popular club, originating the nickname "''O mais querido do Brasil''" ("the most beloved of Brazil").
In 1933 the team went on its first tour outside Brazil (to
Montevideo
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and
Buenos Aires
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) and on May 14 of the same year played its final match as an amateur team, defeating
River Futebol Clube by a score of 16–2. After this, the club's football department became professional.
Early professional era (1934–1955)
Local advertiser
José Bastos Padilha was elected club president in 1934 and served until 1937. Under his tenure, the club massively improved its popularity in both Rio de Janeiro and the entirety of Brazil. For publicity, he organized a contest for students in schools to create phrases describing Flamengo, from which the phrase ''uma vez Flamengo, Flamengo até morrer'' ("Once you are Flamengo, you are Flamengo 'til you die") was developed and would later be adopted as part of the club's anthem. In 1936 Padilha signed excellent players such as
Domingos da Guia
Domingos Antônio da Guia (born in Rio de Janeiro, November 19, 1912 – died in Rio, May 18, 2000) was a Brazilian footballer.
He played in four matches for Brazil in the 1938 FIFA World Cup finals. He is regarded as one of the best Brazilian d ...
and
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 ...
(who would go on to be the leading goalscorer in the
1938 FIFA World Cup
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as a Flamengo player). These beloved players endeared Flamengo to the public and it is believed that by this time Flamengo was the most popular club in the country.
In 1937 Flamengo hired Hungarian coach
Izidor "Dori" Kürschner, who introduced the
WM system to Brazil and other innovations from Europe such as training without the use of the ball and playing a more defensive, controlled style. Padilha facilitated the construction of Flamengo's new stadium and current training center, the
Estádio da Gávea
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. The stadium was inaugurated on September 4, 1938, when
Vasco da Gama
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defeated Flamengo 2–0 and Kürschner was promptly fired.
In 1938, the five-year split in Rio de Janeiro football over the dispute between professionalism and amateurism was resolved with the merger of the two competing leagues (Flamengo had been a member of the professional LCF - ''Liga Carioca de Football''). In 1939, after twelve years without winning any titles, Flamengo conquered the state championship with a team that would become the basis of the three-time state champions in the 1940s.
In 1941, the group played its first international competition, the Hexagonal Tournament of Argentina. In 1942, the first organized supporters group in all of Brazil, Charanga Rubro-Negra, was founded in support of Flamengo.
Flamengo's popularity grew incidentally during
World War II
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when Brazil's allies the United States installed two high-powered antennas in
Natal
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and
Belém
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in the north of Brazil to intercept enemy radio signals.
They also allowed residents in the North and Northeast regions to receive the radio broadcasts of football matches. As Rio de Janeiro was the national capital at the time and Flamengo was highly successful in the war years with
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 ...
and
Domingos da Guia
Domingos Antônio da Guia (born in Rio de Janeiro, November 19, 1912 – died in Rio, May 18, 2000) was a Brazilian footballer.
He played in four matches for Brazil in the 1938 FIFA World Cup finals. He is regarded as one of the best Brazilian d ...
, nationwide support increased. In 1944, Flamengo completed their first ''tricampeonato Carioca'': three consecutive Rio de Janeiro state titles (winning the 1942, 1943, and 1944 competitions).
The key player of this squad was
Zizinho
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, a player developed at Flamengo and considered the first ever "idol" of the club. Zizinho was transferred to
Bangu just before the start of the
1950 World Cup
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in Brazil, where he scored twice and the ''Seleção'' finished runners-up. From 1953 to 1955, Flamengo once again won the
Rio de Janeiro State League three consecutive times.
Zico and the world champions (1974–1983)
Flamengo won their 18th Campeonato Carioca state championship in 1978. The following five years would come to represent the club's most glorious era. Brazilian stars like
Júnior,
Carpegiani,
Adílio,
Cláudio Adão
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and
Tita were led by
Zico to become state champions three times in a row - the club's third tri-championship. This run of sustained excellent play pushed Flamengo towards its first
Brazilian Championship in 1980. As national champions, the club qualified to play in the South American continental tournament, the
1981 Copa Libertadores, for the first time.
The 1981 season is a benchmark year in Flamengo's history. They advanced through the semi-final group stage of the Copa Libertadores with four victories in four matches. In the final they encountered Chilean club
Cobreloa
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, also a debutante club in the tournament. In the first final at the
Maracanã, Flamengo prevailed (2–1) with two goals from
Zico. In the
National Stadium
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in
Santiago
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the following week, the Brazilian team received a violent reception on the field and fell 1–0 from a
free kick
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Association football
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.
Equal on goals, a third match was played at the neutral venue of the
Estadio Centenario
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in
Montevideo
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.
Zico scored twice in the first half, sealing the game and the championship. Flamengo were crowned champions of South America on November 23 and qualified for the
Intercontinental Cup, a single match to be played in Tokyo's
Olympic Stadium
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against
European Champions' Cup winner
Liverpool FC
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.
On December 13, 1981,
Zico,
Tita, and
Nunes took the field for the most important match in the club's history. Two goals by Nunes and one by Adílio (all in the first half) along with a brilliant midfield performance by Zico earned Flamengo the title of first Brazilian World Champions since
Pelé
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's
Santos, shutting out Liverpool 3–0.
The following two years were also marked with success. One more Rio de Janeiro State Championship in 1981 and two Brazilian Championships –
1982
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and
1983 – closed Flamengo's "Golden Age."
National success and the return of Zico (1984–1994)
After two years playing in Italy for
Udinese
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, Zico returned to the Flamengo in 1986 and won his last state championship. Only one month after returning, he suffered a severe knee injury after a violent tackle from
Bangu defender Marcio Nunes, which interrupted his career for several months and affected his form in the
1986 FIFA World Cup
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.
![Zico flamengo elgrafico](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Zico_flamengo_elgrafico.jpg)
In 1987, Zico was a major contributor to Flamengo's victory in the first edition of the
Copa União
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. That year, the
CBF was experiencing serious financial and institutional crises and was unable to secure sponsorship to organize the national championship as in years prior. As a result, the thirteen biggest clubs in Brazil (which included Flamengo) reacted and created a new entity named the
Club of 13 to organize a championship of their own. The CBF originally supported the decision by the Club of 13, but were pressured by other clubs to create a larger national tournament. As a result, CBF placed three additional clubs into the Copa União, regarded the Copa União as the "Green Module," and organized a second "Yellow Module" of 16 other teams. CBF then decided that for the
1987 Brazilian Championship, the winners and runners-up of both modules would face each other in a knockout-style cup to determine the national champion and qualification for the
Copa Libertadores
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, although this decision was made after the beginning of the championship, without Club of 13 agreement. With strong performances from
Zico,
Zé Carlos
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,
Renato Gaúcho
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Formerly a right winger, Renato is known for his wins at the Intercontin ...
and
Bebeto
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, Flamengo conquered the Copa União with major victories over
Internacional
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and
Atlético Mineiro
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. However, there was a dispute over whether Flamengo and Internacional of the Green Module would dispute the quadrangular against
Sport Recife
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In football, the club has w ...
and
Guarani of the Yellow Module. The Club of 13 clubs had agreed to not participate in the final set up by the CBF, since it was decided while the matches were already being played, but
Eurico Miranda, a representative of
Vasco, Flamengo's archi-rival and member of the Club of 13, had already signed an agreement with CBF regarding the final, without the board consent. Flamengo still did not participate in the final under the understanding that it would only determine the entrants of the Copa Libertadores and not the Brazilian national champion. CBF officially recognized Sport as the sole champion in 1987 and they qualified to the Copa Libertadores. In 2011, CBF retroactively declared Flamengo champion of 1987. However, Sport later appealed the decision to a Common Justice Tribunal, which is prohibited by FIFA, and CBF ultimately declared Sport as the sole champion of that year.
Throughout his career at Flamengo, Zico scored 508 goals and was the top scorer in club history before retiring in 1990.
Even without its biggest star, the early years of the post-Zico era were successful for Flamengo. They achieved national victory in the second edition of the
Copa do Brasil
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in
1990
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, defeating
Goiás
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in the finals. In 1992, Flamengo won their
fifth Campeonato Brasileiro, defeating
Botafogo
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across two legs in the final (3–0, 2–2). The team's key player was again
Júnior at 38 years old.
Title drought (1995–2005)
After winning the Brazilian League title in 1992, the club entered a major financial crisis and domestic and international achievements became less frequent. In 1995, the year of Flamengo's centenary, radio sports broadcaster
Kléber Leite became chairman of the club and signed striker
Romário
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, the current
FIFA World Player of the Year
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, from
Barcelona
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. He joined
Sávio
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Known as ''"Anjo Loiro"'' ("Blonde Angel") and ''"Diabo Loiro"'' ("Blonde Devil"), he played most ...
and later
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to become, as the supporters called, "the attack of dreams". Even with Romário and other stars, Flamengo's centennial year did not yield major trophies. Flamengo only won the
Taça Guanabara
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, the first phase of the
Rio de Janeiro State League. Flamengo also finished runners-up of
1995 Supercopa Libertadores. However, in 1996, Flamengo went undefeated in the Campeonato Carioca, conquering both the
Taça Guanabara
The Taça Guanabara, or Guanabara Cup, is a football tournament organized annually since 1965 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. In its first four editions (1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968), the Taça Guanabara was a tournament in its o ...
and
Taça Rio
Taça Rio, or Rio Trophy, is an annual Rio de Janeiro football tournament. It is the second stage competition of the Campeonato Carioca, the state football championship in Rio de Janeiro. It has been organized since 1982 by the Rio de Janeiro ...
phases.
Romário
Romário de Souza Faria Figueiredo (born 29 January 1966), known simply as Romário (), is a Brazilian politician and a former professional footballer. A prolific striker renowned for his clinical finishing, he scored over 750 goals and was ...
was the top scorer of the tournament.
Sávio
Sávio Bortolini Pimentel (born 9 January 1974), known simply as Sávio (), is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a left winger.
Known as ''"Anjo Loiro"'' ("Blonde Angel") and ''"Diabo Loiro"'' ("Blonde Devil"), he played most ...
was the top scorer and best player in Flamengo's victorious
1996 Copa de Oro
The 1996 Copa de Oro was the third and last Copa de Oro, a association football, football competition for the reigning champions of CONMEBOL, CONMEBOL's Copa Libertadores, the Supercopa Libertadores, the Copa CONMEBOL, and the Copa Master de CONMEB ...
campaign. The Copa de Oro was Flamengo's first international success since 1981, their third overall international title.
In 1999,
Edmundo dos Santos Silva was elected club president, and brought with him a massive contract with sports marketing company
ISL. Despite poor campaigns in the Campeonato Brasileiro, Flamengo won the
1999 Copa Mercosur, the second-tier cup of South America, and continued to be successful at the regional level, winning the treble in state championships (1999-2000-2001) for the fourth time as well the
2001 Copa dos Campeões
The 2001 Copa dos Campeões was the second staging of the Brazilian football competition Copa dos Campeões. The competition began on June 26, 2001 and ended on July 11, 2001 with the final, held at the Almeidão in João Pessoa, in which Flamen ...
inter-state title. In
2001
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league play, Flamengo avoided relegation to the
Brazilian Série B
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* Something of, from or relating to Brazil
* Brazilian Portuguese, the dialect of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil
* Brazilians, the people (citizens) of Brazil, or of Brazilian descent
Brazilian may als ...
by winning against
Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...
in the final match of the tournament. The club suffered a series of bad campaigns in the national league in the following years.
ISL went bankrupt in 2002 for reasons unrelated to their contract with Flamengo, and the club was left without its wealthy partner. In the same year, Edmundo Santos Silva was removed from his role as president in a controversial manner amidst accusation of impropriety. Lacking the funds to make key signings, Flamengo failed to field competitive teams and narrowly avoided relegation in the 2002, 2004, and 2005 campaigns. 2005 was one of the worst seasons in Flamengo's history. The club only escaped relegation after the arrival of coach
Joel Santana, who directed the team to six wins and three draws in nine matches played under his command. Twice in this low period, in
2003
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and
2004, the team reached the finals of the
Copa do Brasil
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, ultimately falling to
Cruzeiro and
Santo André
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* Santo (given name)
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* El Santo, Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (1917–1984), Mexican wrestler and actor
* Bob Santo or Santo, stage name of Ghanaian comedian John Evans Kwadwo ...
. This Flamengo has also evaded massive taxes in the .
End of title drought (2006–2018)
![Adriano Leite Ribeiro](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Adriano_Leite_Ribeiro.jpg)
In 2006, Flamengo reached the
Copa do Brasil final for a fifth time, finally managing to conquer the title after losing three previous finals, this time beating rivals
Vasco da Gama
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His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...
. From 2007 to 2009 Flamengo completed their fifth ''tricampeonato'' in the
Campeonato Carioca
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, and became sole owners of the record for most Carioca titles with 31 (
Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...
had 30 at the time).
On 9 March 2007, Flamengo received a commemorative date on the
Rio de Janeiro
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official calendar. Governor
Sérgio Cabral Filho
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He was elected governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro in the 2006 Brazilian general election and sworn into office on January 1, 2007. ...
declared 17 November (the day the club was founded) "Flamengo Day".
In the
2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Flamengo won many games at home, avoided the relegation zone and climbed to second place before being defeated by
Náutico 1–0 in the final round and ultimately ending the season third. This marked a dramatic improvement in league outcome from previous seasons. Flamengo finished fifth the
following year, and in
2009
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despite being in tenth place in midseason, Flamengo won the league after seventeen years. With this victory Flamengo became five-time
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 ...
champions, seventeen seasons after their last title in 1992.
The 2009 championship team finished the season with 67 points, the lowest winning point total in Brazil since the current league format was established in 2003. Flamengo were champions despite spending only two rounds at the top of the league: the final two. The title was won after a dramatic 2–1 comeback victory against
Grêmio in the final round.
![Ronaldinho Gaúcho](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Ronaldinho_Ga%C3%BAcho.jpg)
International success continued to elude Flamengo through the 21st century. After finishing runners-up in the
2001 Copa Mercosur
The Copa Mercosur 2001 was the 4th and final staging of the international club cup.
The competition started on 21 July 2001 and concluded on 24 January 2002 with San Lorenzo beating Flamengo in the final.San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Lawrence of Rome, Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
on
penalties
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Sports
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* Penalty (gridiron football)
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* Penalty (rugby)
* Penalty (rugby union)
* Penalty kick (association football)
* Penalty shoot-out (association football)
* Penalty ...
, the club survived as far the quarter-finals only one time in their following twelve competitions (both
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 ...
and
Copa Sudamericana
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). In
2008
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, in Flamengo's first official tournament tie against a club from
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
, they defeated
Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
4–2 in the
Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca () is a multi-purpose stadium located in Mexico City. It is the official home of football clubs Club América and Cruz Azul as well as the Mexico national football team. The stadium sits at an altitude of above sea level. Wit ...
before losing polemically 3–0 at home and being eliminated in the
Copa Libertadores round of 16.
Flamengo experienced a poor run in Série A from 2010 to 2015, finishing better than tenth only once. Following the success of 2009, the club gambled on winning several titles and signed striker
Vágner Love
Vágner Silva de Souza (born 11 June 1984), known as Vágner Love, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Sport Recife. He is a forward who has been described by ''World Soccer Magazine'' as possessing "mobility, fla ...
to form a pair with
Adriano
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* Adriano Banchieri, Italian composer, music theori ...
. The dream of repeating as state champions four times in a row was foiled by Botafogo in 2010. After narrowly qualifying out of the group stage in the
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 ...
, manager
Andrade
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was still fired. In their first quarter-final appearance since 1993, Flamengo were eliminated by
Universidad de Chile
The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843. on away goals. Shortly after, Vágner Love and Adriano left the team. A series of coaching changes during the troublesome domestic league saw Flamengo survive relegation and claim the final berth to the
Copa Sudamericana
The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American ...
under manager
Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva (born 10 May 1952) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. He is currently a free agent.
A left wingback, Luxemburgo represented Flamengo, Internacional and Botafogo before retiring in 1980. ...
.
The blockbuster signing of 2011 was 30-year-old superstar
Ronaldinho
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho () or simply Ronaldinho, is a Brazilian retired professional association football, footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder, but was also deplo ...
from
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional Association football, football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 ...
. He was joined by Argentine
Darío Bottinelli
Darío Bottinelli (born December 26, 1986) is an Argentine football (soccer), footballer who plays as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder. He is the younger brother of defender Jonathan Bottinelli.
Career
San Lorenzo
Consid ...
and
Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...
idol
Thiago Neves
Thiago Neves Augusto (born 27 February 1985), known as Thiago Neves, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Thiago Neves was born in Curitiba. Playing for Fluminense in 2008, he scored a hat-t ...
. Flamengo won the Campeonato Carioca outright in an undefeated campaign, but captured no other trophies that season: eliminations in the
Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de ...
by
Ceará
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, a heavy 5–0 loss in the
Sudamericana by Universidad de Chile, and a fourth-place finish in the
league
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Arts and entertainment
* ''Leagues'' (band), an American rock band
* ''The League'', an American sitcom broadcast on FX and FXX about fantasy football
Sports
* Sports league
* Rugby league, full contact footba ...
left fans feeling that a strong roster had been squandered. The season saw the retirement of Serbian club idol
Dejan Petković
Dejan Petković ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Петковић, ; born 10 September 1972) is a Serbian football pundit and retired footballer. In his native country he is widely known under the nickname Rambo while in Brazil he is known as Pet. He played ...
as well. In 2012 Ronaldinho sued Flamengo claiming lack of payment for four months and canceled his contract with the club, Thiago Neves returned to Fluminense after a drawn-out negotiation with contract-holders
Al-Hilal, and defender
Alex Silva was loaned to
Cruzeiro after threatening Flamengo with a lawsuit. Vágner Love and
Ibson
Ibson Barreto da Silva (born 7 November 1983), simply known as Ibson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Nacional de Muriaé.
Club career
Flamengo
Born in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Ibson arrived at Clube de R ...
returned for a 2012 campaign that yielded no trophies and a group-stage exit from the
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 ...
.
At the end of 2012, Flamengo elected Eduardo Bandeira de Mello as club president for three years. The goal of his term was to improve the club's finances, after an independent audit assessed Flamengo's debt at
R$750 million. After a typical series of managerial changes,
Jayme de Almeida
Jayme de Almeida Filho (born 17 March 1953) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. A retired centre-back, as a player he spent almost his entire club career with Flamengo.
Playing career
Jayme de Almeida was born in Rio ...
was appointed as interim manager during which he fought off relegation and won the
2013 Copa do Brasil final against
Atlético Paranaense
Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...
. It was Flamengo's third Copa title, after 1990 and 2006.
Flamengo's
Copa do Brasil
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title-defense fell short to
Atlético Mineiro
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*Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy
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in the semi-final. However, by 2014, Flamengo was the only club that successfully reduced their debt over the year (down to
R$600 million) and recorded the highest annual profit. In 2015 after an inconsistent start to the Carioca and national league seasons, multiple managers were dismissed and Flamengo failed to qualify for the Libertadores. However, Flamengo had signed
Paolo Guerrero
José Paolo Guerrero Gonzales (; born 1 January 1984), known as Paolo Guerrero, is a Peruvian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Bras ...
and
Ederson and were the most valuable club in Brazil with debt now reduced to
R$495 million. As a result, president Bandeira was re-elected. The club signed fan-favorite
Diego
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Et ...
in the mid-season and mounted a strong campaign, but could not catch
Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...
in 2016.
2017 was characterized as the year Flamengo played two major finals at the end of the season but failed to win either. After going undefeated in the
2017 Campeonato Carioca
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, they were eliminated in the
Copa Libertadores
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group stage, failing to win a single match away from home but qualifying for the
Copa Sudamericana
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in third place. In the
Copa do Brasil
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, the club reached the final where they lost in a penalty shootout to
Cruzeiro. Less than three months later, they reached an unprecedented
Copa Sudamericana final. They lost away to
Independiente and drew at home 1–1, losing the title. After the match, a group of Flamengo supporters rioted outside the hotel where Independiente were staying.
CONMEBOL
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punished the club with two closed-door home matches in the following
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 ...
.
Nine years after their last Campeonato Brasileiro victory, Flamengo made a title run but fell just short. In
2018
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they spent the most rounds as league leader (thirteen) and broke their points record from 2016 (72), but finished runners-up behind
Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...
. That season, the club recorded their two highest outgoing transfer fees in history: 18-year-old winger
Vinícius Júnior
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moved to
Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
in July for €46 million, and 20-year-old midfielder
Lucas Paquetá transferred to
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional Association football, football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 ...
for a reported €35 million at the end of the year. Both were products of
Flamengo's youth academy.
New glory (2019–present)
On the morning of 8 February 2019 a
fire erupted at Flamengo's Ninho do Urubu training center living quarters. The fire resulted in the deaths of ten academy players between the ages of 14 and 17 training with the club. Three others were injured. The cause of the fire was a malfunctioning
air-conditioning unit that caught fire in the room of one of the victims close to 5:00 am. President Rodolfo Landim described it as "the worst tragedy the club has ever experienced in its 123 years." The
governor
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of the state of
Rio de Janeiro
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declared a three-day period of mourning following the tragedy. Since then, Flamengo fans sing in memory of those kids, usually referred to as the "Garotos do Ninho". It happens every tenth minute of Flamengo home games, since 10 kids unfortunately died in the tragedy.
The
2019
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season marked the most successful one in the club's footballing history. At the end of 2018,
Rodolfo Landim
Luiz Rodolfo Landim Machado (born 24 March 1957) is a Brazilian sports director and petroleum engineer. He is the current president of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, elected for the 2019–2021 term and reelected for the 2022–2024 term
Industr ...
was elected club president for a three-year term. Flamengo paid the most expensive incoming transfer fee for a player in Brazilian football history, signing
Giorgian de Arrascaeta from
Cruzeiro for
R$63 million (€14.5 million). In January the club signed forward
Bruno Henrique from
Santos and secured the loan of striker
Gabriel Barbosa
Gabriel Barbosa Almeida (born 30 August 1996), commonly known as Gabigol or Gabi, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Brazil national team.
A graduate of the ...
from
Inter Milan
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.
After advancing out of the
Copa Libertadores
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group stage, manager
Abel Braga
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He played as a central defender during a professional career that started with Fluminense in 1968. He earned one cap fo ...
resigned and Flamengo hired Portuguese manager
Jorge Jesus
Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus (; born 24 July 1954) is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.
He started his career with Sporting CP, going on to play for 12 ...
.
Europe-based players
Rafinha,
Filipe Luís
Filipe Luís Kasmirski (born 9 August 1985), known as Filipe Luís, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Flamengo.
A player of tireless approach also known for his tactical awareness, he spent most of his early p ...
,
Pablo Marí and
Gerson were added to play alongside Flamengo's other record signings.
After qualifying to their first Copa Libertadores semi-final since 1984, Flamengo defeated
Grêmio 5–0 in their home leg at the Maracanã to advance their first Copa Libertadores final since 1981. For the first time in Copa Libertadores history, the final was played as a single match in a neutral venue. On 23 November 2019, at the
Estadio Monumental in
Lima, Peru
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against defending champions
River Plate, Flamengo trailed 0–1 in the final minutes before Gabriel scored twice to secure the
2–1 victory.
Less than 24 hours later, Flamengo became champions of 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 since 2009 with four matches in hand after a loss by
Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...
to
Grêmio in the 34th round. Flamengo became only the second Brazilian club to win their state championship (
2019 Campeonato Carioca), Campeonato Brasileiro, and Copa Libertadores in the same season, after
Pelé
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, ...
's 1962
Santos team. Flamengo's 2019 campaign under Jorge Jesus' leadership broke a number of records in the Campeonato Brasileiro's 20-team double round-robin era (2006–present): most points (90), most wins (28), most goals scored (86), best goal differential (+49), longest undefeated streak (24 matches), most points clear of runners-up (16) and most goals by a single player (25 from Gabriel Barbosa).
Flamengo participated in the
FIFA Club World Cup
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for the first time in the club's history in
2019
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in
Qatar
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. The club defeated
Al Hilal SFC
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3–1 in the semi-final, but lost 0–1 to
Liverpool
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in the
final
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...
.
After winning the revived
Supercopa do Brasil
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against
Athletico Paranaense
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, then the
Recopa Sudamericana
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against
Copa Sudamericana
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champions
Independiente del Valle
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Founded in 1958, the club pla ...
, and the
2020 Campeonato Carioca, in July 2020 Jorge Jesus departed from Flamengo to return to
Benfica, having won five titles in Brazil. Jesus's successor was former
Pep Guardiola assistant
Domènec Torrent
Domènec Torrent Font (born 14 July 1962) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player. He recently managed Turkish club Galatasaray.
After playing and coaching at an amateur level, Torrent became an assistant to Pep Guardiol ...
, but his tenure was brief and he was replaced with
Rogério Ceni
Rogério Mücke Ceni (; born 22 January 1973) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who is in charge of São Paulo FC.
He is considered one of the all-time greatest Brazilian goalkeepers and is recognised by the Inter ...
in November 2020. Ceni led Flamengo to a second consecutive Campeonato Brasileiro championship, finishing one point ahead of
Internacional
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.
In
2021
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Ceni led Flamengo to a third consecutive Campeonato Carioca, but was released after four losses in Flamengo's first ten Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches. The club signed
Renato Gaúcho
Renato Portaluppi (born 9 September 1962), known as Renato Gaúcho, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who is currently in charge of Grêmio.
Formerly a right winger, Renato is known for his wins at the Intercontin ...
as manager, who brought strong results in league play and took Flamengo back to the
Copa Libertadores Final against Palmeiras, but lost 2–1 in extra time. He and the club parted ways after.
In
2022
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, after a difficult start to the year under manager
Paulo Sousa
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Starting his career at Benfica, he also represented Sporting CP in his countr ...
(runners-up in the Campeonato Carioca and Supercopa do Brasil),
Dorival Júnior
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Playing career
Known only as Júnior during his playing days, he was born in Araraquara, São Pau ...
returned to Flamengo and brought another wave of glory. The team advanced to the finals of the
Copa do Brasil
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against
Corinthians
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. In the second leg in the Maracanã, tied 1–1 on aggregate, Flamengo were victorious in the penalty shootout with
Rodinei
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Club career Early career
Born in Tatuí, São Paulo, Rodinei was orphan at ...
scoring the winner. This was Flamengo's fourth
Copa do Brasil
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championship and first since 2013. Later that month on 29 October 2022, Flamengo faced Athletico Paranaense in
Guayaquil, Ecuador
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for the
final of the Copa Libertadores. Gabriel Barbosa scored the only goal of the match and Flamengo claimed their second Copa Libertadores in four years, and third overall.
Team image
Crest
Flamengo's crest has changed slightly throughout the club's history. Most of the changes has been changes to the interlocked letters monogram, with the latest redesign being unveiled in 2018.
The club uses three crests in different situations: the full crest is used as the club's official logo, the rowing crest is used for all rowing related uniforms and equipment, and the white "CRF" monogram is typically the only component of the crest worn on the primary football uniform.
Beginning in 1980, Flamengo wore three white stars aligned vertically along the side of their monogram crest to indicate their three state league tri-championships (1942–43–44, 1953–54–55, and 1978–79–79 Special). When
Nike
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* Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment
Nike may also refer to:
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became Flamengo's kit provider in 2000, their first kit featured the full shield crest with three stars above it for the first time. After the fourth state league tri-championship (1999-2000-2001) and to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the
1981 Copa Libertadores and
Intercontinental Cup championships, a fourth white star and a gold star were introduced above the crest. Since 2005 the club uses only the gold star above the "CRF" monogram crest on their shirts.
Uniforms
At the 1895 meeting which established the Flamengo rowing club, the club's official colors were decided as blue and gold to symbolized the sky of Rio de Janeiro and the riches of Brazil.
The team adopted a uniform of thick blue and gold horizontal stripes. However Flamengo failed to win a single regatta in their first year and gained the nickname of "bronze club." The team colors were perceived as bad luck, and the colored fabric was expensive to import from England. One year after the club's establishment, the official colors were replaced with the current red and black.
In 1912, at the request of the Flamengo rowing team (who opposed the use of their same uniform by the newly established football team), the football players dressed in shirts divided into red and black quarters which became known as the ''papagaio de vintém'' uniform, named after a particular style of
kite
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. However the shirt became synonymous with bad luck and was replaced in 1913 by a shirt with red and black horizontal stripes and thinner white bands. This uniform was nicknamed the ''cobra coral'' due to its similarity to the pattern of a
coral snake
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. This was the uniform worn when Flamengo won their first
Campeonato Carioca
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title in 1914. The white bands were removed from the shirt in 1916 as the pattern was very similar to the
flag of Germany at the time, who Brazil was allied against in
World War I
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. The rowing team permitted the football team to use their same uniform, and Flamengo's traditional football uniform of a red and black striped shirt, white shorts and red-black socks was born.
In 1938, Flamengo manager
Dori Kruschner suggested the creation of a secondary white uniform to "improve the visibility in night matches." The new uniform was approved by the club, and Flamengo became a pioneer of secondary uniforms in Brazil. The white shirt had two red and black stripes across the chest until 1979 when it was changed to a plain white chest with stripes on the sleeves. This was the shirt worn by the team that won the
1981 Intercontinental Cup
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.
Beginning in the 1990s the club began to experiment with their second and third alternative uniforms, sometimes wearing all black or all red shirts. In 1995 for the club's
centenary
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, a "papagaio de vintém" shirt was worn in friendlies.
In 2010 uniform supplier
Olympikus introduced a blue and gold alternative uniform which paid homage to Flamengo's original colors and regatta uniform, however it was not well received by fans who likened it to the uniform worn by the fictional satirical team "Tabajara" on the popular comedy program
Casseta & Planeta Urgente.
In the first half of the
2009 season, the team wore a uniform without sponsorship for the first time in 25 years.
Flamengo have continued to traditionally wear red and black striped shirts with white shorts as their primary uniform.
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
The following is a list of Flamengo's sponsors and uniform suppliers.
Uniform deals
Stadiums
Rua Paysandu
Flamengo's first official home ground was the Estádio da Rua Paysandu ("Paysandu Street Stadium"). The ground formerly belonged to
Paissandu Atlético Clube
Paissandu Atlético Clube, commonly known as Paissandu, is a sports club from the Brazilian metropolis of Rio de Janeiro. Initially the club was based in the Rua Paissandu in the neighborhood of Laranjeiras. Since 1953 it is at home in the neigh ...
before they ceased playing football in 1914. The owners of the ground rented the field to Flamengo where they played their home matches from 1915 to 1932. Between 1912 and 1915 (and later between 1932 and 1938), the club played all their matches on the grounds of
Botafogo
Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of M ...
or
Fluminense
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. The first Flamengo match at Rua Paysandu was played on October 31, 1915, in the Campeonato Carioca against
Bangu. Crowds of 15,000 watched Flamengo face Fluminese at the park in 1918 and 1919.
Estádio da Gávea
:
![Gávea HPIM0892](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/G%C3%A1vea_HPIM0892.JPG)
Flamengo's home stadium is nominally the Estádio da Gávea (officially named the Estádio José Bastos Padilha at Flamengo's Gávea Headquarters), which was inaugurated on September 4, 1938, and has a capacity of 4,000 people. The stadium is named after José Bastos Padilha, Flamengo's president at the time of the stadium's construction, from 1933 to 1937. Even though Flamengo no longer play their matches at Gávea, the site serves as the club's administrative headquarters. Since the 1990s, the stadium has been used almost exclusively for the club's youth and women's teams' matches, and as the training ground for the senior team. Most matches are played at the significantly larger
Maracanã Stadium
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, considered by supporters as the real Flamengo home ground. Gávea Stadium is not actually located in the neighborhood of
Gávea
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but rather in
Leblon
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.
During the
2014 FIFA World Cup
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, the
Dutch National Team used the
Estádio da Gávea
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and all of its facilities as their training ground in preparation for the competition.
Maracanã
![Maracanã stadium](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Maracan%C3%A3_stadium.jpg)
Since its construction for the
1950 World Cup
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, the Maracanã has primarily served as the home ground for the four biggest Rio de Janeiro clubs. The stadium was officially completed in 1965, 17 years after construction began. In 1963, more than 194,000 people attended a match between Flamengo and Fluminense at the Maracanã. The capacity of the stadium allowed Flamengo to have the largest support of any clubs in Brazil for much of the 20th century. In 1989
Zico scored his final goal in the historic stadium, setting the current unbroken record for goals in the Maracanã at 333. An upper stand in the stadium collapsed on July 19, 1992, in the second match of the finals of
1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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between
Botafogo
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and Flamengo, leading to the death of three spectators and injuring 50 others. Following the disaster, the stadium's capacity was greatly reduced as it was converted to an all-seater stadium in the late 1990s. Following its 50th anniversary in 2000, the stadium underwent renovations which would increase its full capacity to around 103,000. After years of planning and nine months of closure between 2005 and 2006 (during which Flamengo played their home matches at
Volta Redonda's Estádio Raulino de Oliveira
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and
Portuguesa's Estádio Luso Brasileiro), the stadium was reopened in January 2007 with an all-seated capacity of 87,000. For the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics and Paralympics, a major reconstruction project was initiated in 2010. The original seating bowl, with a two-tier configuration, was demolished, giving way to a new one-tier seating bowl.
The stadium is officially under the management of Brazilian conglomerate
Odebrecht
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as of 2013. This has resulted in unfavorable rental agreements for Flamengo who do not officially administer the stadium and often owe rental fees for matches in excess of their ticket revenue, even for matches with high attendance. The most recent rental agreement was signed in 2018 and is valid through 2020. In April 2019, Flamengo and Fluminense came to an agreement with the state and the operators of the Maracanã to serve as joint-managers of the venue for the following six months, a deal which allowed the clubs to pay a fixed monthly fee and receive a higher share of matchday revenue than was granted under the previous deal.
Ilha do Urubu
![Ilha do urubu](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Ilha_do_urubu.jpeg)
In 2017, Flamengo played their home matches at the Estádio Luso Brasileiro of
Portuguesa while disputing their stadium situation with the
Rio de Janeiro
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state government and Complexo Maracanã Entretenimento S.A. (composed of
Odebrecht
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, IMX,
AEG
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), the operator of the Maracanã Stadium. A three-year agreement was signed with Portuguesa over management of Estádio Luso Brasileiro, named Ilha do Urubu ("Vulture's Island") by Flamengo supporters in a poll. The park was renovated to fit 20,500 spectators. Flamengo started playing at the arena in March 2017, but after several delays and administrative issues and a new contract with the Maracanã, Flamengo broke their lease with the Ilha do Urubu in July 2018.
Rivalries
Rivalry with Vasco da Gama
![Flamengo_v_Vasco_September_2018_IMG_4563_(42905616500)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Flamengo_v_Vasco_September_2018_IMG_4563_%2842905616500%29.jpg)
The ''Clássico dos Milhões'' (English: "Derby of Millions") is the traditional Brazilian derby between Flamengo and
Vasco da Gama
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, both from
Rio de Janeiro
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. It is considered one of the biggest rivalries in Brazilian football and in football worldwide. The derby's name originated in the 1920s and refers to the two largest fanbases in the state of
Rio de Janeiro
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. Both clubs were established in the late 19th century as
regatta rowing clubs. The first football match between the clubs was played in 1923 when Vasco entered the top division of the
Campeonato Carioca
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. From the 1972 to 2001, the matchup was elevated as the most important of Flamengo's rivalries (surpassing
Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...
) and became one of the biggest rivalries in all of Brazil. In this span, Flamengo and Vasco played in or won the final of each of the phases of the state championship nearly every year, frequently facing one another. This also coincided with the beginnings of the national
Campeonato Brasileiro and the growth in popularity of both clubs nationwide. The most iconic matches between Flamengo and Vasco featured the idols of both clubs challenging each other:
Zico of Flamengo (1971–83; 85–89) and
Roberto Dinamite
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of Vasco da Gama (1971–79; 80–93).
Rivalry with Fluminense
![Campeonato Carioca - Flamengo - Guerrero](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Campeonato_Carioca_-_Flamengo_-_Guerrero.jpg)
The rivalry between these two clubs began in October 1911 when a group of dissatisfied players from
Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...
left their club and joined Flamengo, establishing the football department at their new club. The first ''Fla–Flu'' ever was played the following year on July 7. Fluminense won the match 3–2, with 800 people in attendance. Flamengo and Fluminense are the two most successful team in the Campeonato Carioca: as of 2022 Flamengo have 37 state league titles and Fluminense have 32. In 1963, the
Maracanã held 194,603 spectators to watch the ''Fla-Flu'' match.
Rivalry with Botafogo
The first confrontation between Rio de Janeiro rivals Flamengo and
Botafogo
Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of M ...
occurred in 1913. The match became known as the ''Clássico da Rivaldade'' (English: "Rivalry Classic") in the 1960s. Flamengo's mascot of the
vulture
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originated during the June 1, 1969, match against Botafogo when Flamengo supporters released a vulture onto the field in response to the racist cheers of ''urubu'' (vulture) from Botafogo and other teams' supporters. Flamengo's top scorer in the derby is
Zico and Botafogo's top scorer is
Heleno de Freitas
Heleno de Freitas (12 February 1920 – 8 November 1959) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.
Early life
De Freitas was born into a rich Brazilian family in São João de Nepomuceno, in the state of Minas Gerais, on 12 Febru ...
.
Rivalry with Atlético Mineiro
Flamengo has an inter-state rivalry with
Atlético Mineiro
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of
Minas Gerais
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, developed in the 1980s from numerous controversial encounters between the two clubs in that decade's Campeonato Brasileiro and Copa Libertadores editions. It maintained its high intensity through the following years, and is considered one of the biggest interstate rivalries in Brazilian football.
Scarlet-Black Nation
![Taça Guanabara de 2008 (Final - Flamengo 2-1 Botafogo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Ta%C3%A7a_Guanabara_de_2008_%28Final_-_Flamengo_2-1_Botafogo.jpg)
Since the early 1990s, surveys have shown that Flamengo is consistently the most supported club in Brazil with an estimated more than 40 million fans. In a 2019 survey, 20 percent of adult football fans in Brazil consider themselves supporters of Flamengo, with high levels of support in all states of the country, including the
North
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and
Northeast regions, in addition to Rio de Janeiro. Flamengo supporters are known as ''Nação Rubro-Negra'' (en: ''Scarlet-Black Nation'').
The first organized supporters group in all of Brazil, Charanga Rubro-Negra (''Scarlet-Black Charanga Band''), was founded in support of Flamengo in 1942.
Since then, a large number of additional organized supporters groups have formed around Flamengo, notably Torcida Jovem-Fla (''Young-Fla''), Urubuzada (''Vultures''), Flamanguaça (''FlaBooze''), and Raça Rubro-Negra (''Scarlet-Black Race'').
In 2007 Flamengo supporters were declared as part of the cultural heritage of the city of Rio de Janeiro, along with
bossa nova
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and Bola Preta, the oldest
Carnival block
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in Rio.
In the
1983 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A final, Flamengo played against
Santos in the
Maracanã in front of an official crowd of 155,523 with some estimates of over 160,000 people in attendance.
The largest attendance for a football match in the world's history was the derby between Flamengo and Fluminense in 1963, with 194,603 spectators. Flamengo matches in the Maracanã have broken the 150,000 attendance mark thirteen times.
In July 2020, their YouTube channel FLATV passed
Liverpool FC
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as the club with the third most subscriptions for a soccer channel only behind
Barcelona
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and
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
. Flamengo's channel reached over 5 million subscriptions.
Mascot
![Samuca](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Samuca.jpg)
Flamengo's first mascot was
Popeye the Sailor Man, a comic book and cartoon character in the 1940s. The idea for the mascot came from Argentine cartoonist Lorenzo Molas, who saw in Popeye the strength and persistence of Flamengo, in addition to its obvious connection with the sea. However, such a mascot was never very popular among the club's supporters.
In the 1960s, rival fans began to call Flamengo fans ''urubus'' (English: "
vulture
A vulture is a bird of prey that scavenges on carrion. There are 23 extant species of vulture (including Condors). Old World vultures include 16 living species native to Europe, Africa, and Asia; New World vultures are restricted to North and ...
s"), a racist allusion to the large mass of Afro-descendant and poor Scarlet-Black supporters. Such an offensive nickname was never well received by Flamengo fans, until May 31, 1969.
It was on a Sunday, when a Scarlet-Black fan decided to take the bird to a game between Flamengo and
Botafogo
Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of M ...
at
Maracanã. At the time, the two clubs were playing the classic with the greatest post-
Garrincha
Manuel Francisco dos Santos (28 October 1933 – 20 January 1983), nicknamed Mané Garrincha, best known as simply Garrincha (, "little bird"), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger. He is widely regarded as one o ...
rivalry. And Flamengo hadn't beaten the rival for four years. In the stands, Botafogo fans shouted, as always, that Flamengo was a ''urubu'' team.
The vulture was released in the stands with a flag stuck to its feet and, when it fell on the lawn, just before the game started, the crowd cheered and shouted: ''É urubu, é urubu.'' (English: "it's a vulture, it's a vulture"). Flamengo won the game 2-1 and, from there, the new mascot was consecrated, taking Popeye's place. The cartoonist
Henfil
Henrique de Souza Filho (5 February 1944 – 4 January 1988), commonly known as Henfil, was a Brazilian cartoonist, caricaturist, journalist and writer, born in Ribeirão das Neves, Minas Gerais.
Biography
He was a contributor to the satiri ...
, Scarlet-Black, tried to humanize him in his sports cartoons in newspapers and magazines, and the ''Urubu'' became a popular mascot.
In 2000, Flamengo's mascot received an official design and a name: ''Samuca''. However, this name did not become popular among the supporters, who continue to call him simply ''Urubu''.
On May 25, 2008, ''Uruba'' and ''Urubinha'' debuted at Maracanã in a match between Flamengo and
Internacional
Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the Brazilian league, as well as in Campeonat ...
, valid for the
2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Since then, they have been present in several Flamengo games and events.
Anthem
Flamengo has two anthems: the official one, called ''Hymno Rubro-Negro'' (English: "Scarlet-Black Anthem"), which was created in 1920 with lyrics and music by Paulo Magalhães (former goalkeeper of the club), recorded in 1932 by singer
Castro Barbosa
Castro Barbosa (1905-1975) was a Brazilian actor and singer. His song, ''O Teu Cabelo Nao Nega, Mulata!'', became a hit in Brazil in 1932.
References
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1905 births
1975 deaths
20th-century Brazilian male singers
20th-cent ...
and registered in 1937 at the Instituto Nacional de Música, with the refrain "''Flamengo! Flamengo! Tua glória é lutar, Flamengo! Flamengo! Campeão de terra e mar''" (in English: "Flamengo! Flamengo! Your glory is to fight, Flamengo! Flamengo! Champion of land and sea"); and the popular one, with lyrics and music by
Lamartine Babo
Lamartine Babo (10 January 1904 — 16 June 1963) was one of the most important popular composers of Brazil. Babo composed several of satirical sambas, ''marchinhas'' and other songs; he is especially remembered for composing anthems for all the ...
, recorded for the first time by
Gilberto Alves in 1945. The latter is the best known and the one that sings the glories of the club, whose refrain is "''Uma vez Flamengo, sempre Flamengo''" (English: "Once you are Flamengo, always Flamengo").
Players
First team squad
Youth players with first team numbers
Other players under contract
Out on loan
Retired numbers
*12 –
Club Supporters (the 12th Man) – Number dedicated to the ''rubro-negro'' fans.
(*)
(*) In spite of having its number "12" retired, Flamengo has to re-issue it for CONMEBOL competitions such as Copa Libertadores, where rosters must be numbered from 1 to 50 consecutively.
Staff
Current staff
Football honours
![Sala de Troféus do Flamengo 2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Sala_de_Trof%C3%A9us_do_Flamengo_2.jpg)
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* shared record
Records
CONMEBOL club coefficient ranking
Average attendance
Below is Flamengo's average home match average attendance in Campeonato Brasileiro league matches since the current league format was adopted in 2003.
Domestic results
Below are Flamengo's results in domestic competitions since the previous nationwide organized competitions (1959), before the first official Brazilian national championship tournament in
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
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International results
Below are Flamengo's results in official international competitions since the club's first qualification to the 1981 Copa Libertadores, Copa Libertadores in 1981. Group stage match results are listed with the home match first.
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral
Current board of directors
Other sports
Men's basketball
Flamengo basketball won the Rio de Janeiro City Championship in 1919 and have since grown to be one of the most successful and supported basketball teams in the country. The club have won six Brazilian Championships, a record 44 Rio de Janeiro State Championships, the 1953 South American Championship of Champions Clubs, and the 2009 South American League.
In 2014, Flamengo won the League of the Americas without a single loss, defeating Esporte Clube Pinheiros (basketball), Pinheiros in the final. This qualified Flamengo to their first Intercontinental Cup against EuroLeague champions Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv. Flamengo won and became the second Brazilian basketball team in history to be world champions. Flamengo, Real Madrid and Barcelona are the only clubs to have won the Intercontinental Cups in both football and basketball.
Flamengo hosted and participated in the 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, falling to Basketball Champions League, BCL champions AEK B.C., AEK Athens in the final.
Honours
*Novo Basquete Brasil, Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB): 7
:: 2009, 2012–13 NBB season, 2012–13, 2013–14 NBB season, 2013–14, 2014–15 NBB season, 2014–15, 2015–16 NBB season, 2015–16, 2018–19 NBB season, 2018–19, 2020–21 NBB season, 2020–21
*Copa Super 8: 2
:: Copa Super 8 de Basquete, 2018, Copa Super 8 de Basquete, 2020–21
*Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete: 1
:: Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete, 2008
*Basketball Champions League Americas: 1
:: 2020–21 BCLA season, 2020–21
*FIBA Americas League: 1
:: 2014 FIBA Americas League, 2014
*FIBA Intercontinental Cup: 2
:: 2014 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 2014, 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 2022
Women's football
Between 1995 and 2001, the Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (women), Flamengo women's football team competed in the Campeonato Carioca. In 2002 the women's Carioca tournament was not organized, and the club ceased operation of the team. Flamengo attempted to re-established their women's professional football department in 2011 through a partnership with the city of Guarujá where the team trained and hoped to sign Marta (footballer), Marta, but the team never materialized. In 2015 president Eduardo Bandeira de Mello succeeded in establishing the football team through a partnership with the Brazilian Navy. In their first season, the team won the Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino, women's Campeonato Carioca state championship and have won it every season from 2015 to 2019. In 2016 Flamengo won the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino for the first time against Rio Preto Esporte Clube, Rio Preto, become the only club outside the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo to win the tournament since its creation in 2013. Flamengo also competed in the 2016 and 2017 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino before the cancellation of the competition in favor of the Campeonato Brasileiro.
Honors
* Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino: 1
:: 2016
* Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino: 5
:: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Women's basketball
The Flamengo women's basketball team won back-to-back Brazilian championships in 1954 and 1955. Ten years later with some of the same players, the program won back-to-back Brazilian titles again in 1964 and 1965. Flamengo players Norminha, Angelina, Marlene and Delei were champions of the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg with the Brazil women's national basketball team.
In 1966 Flamengo won the Inter-club Basketball World Championship. The team was led by Angelina, considered one of the best players of her time.
Rowing
![1896 - Flamengo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/1896_-_Flamengo.jpg)
The "Flamengo Regatta Group", later renamed the "Flamengo Regatta Club", was established in 1895 as Flamengo's first ever organized athletic department, forming the basis of the club's history and identity to this day. The first regatta victory came in 1898 in the Nautical Championship of Brazil, and the first title was won in 1900, the Regatta of the IV Centenary of the Discovery of Brazil, for which the club was awarded the Jug Tropon trophy. In 1905 the club won a classic event, the South American Cup. By 1908, Flamengo had already won 43 gold, 126 silver and 141 bronze medals. The success of the rowing club made the team famous even before the founding of the football department in 1911. Great rowers such as Everardo Paes de Lima, Arnaldo Voigt, Alfredo Correia ("Boca Larga"), Ângelo Gammaro ("Angelú") and Antônio Rebello Junior ("Engole Garfo") came through Flamengo, the latter three being considered Brazilian sports heroes for completing the Rio-Santos crossing in 1932.
From 1931 to 1937 Flamengo were seven-time champions of Rio de Janeiro, and were four-time repeat state champions from 1940 to 1943. In 1963 the "Buck era" began, which revolutionized Flamengo rowing. The coach brought in athletes from other states and renovated the club's facilities to better accommodate the boats. Buck was coach of the Brazilian National Team, directing the team in several international competitions. In the early 1980s, Flamengo won the state championship and won again in 1992. The club has won the men's Brazil Trophy 10 times, and the female once, in addition to 45 Carioca state titles.
Water polo
Water polo is the second oldest sport practiced by the club, after rowing. The team played their first game on May 27, 1913, in Rio de Janeiro, and defeated Clube Internacional de Regatas, 3–2. Flamengo only opened its water sports facility in 1965. Prior to that, athletes played and trained in the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon or in the sea. Flamengo's first polo championship in Rio de Janeiro came in 1985 and was the start of a run of nine consecutive championships through 1993. In 1985 the club won the South American Club Championship and the Brazil Trophy (also won four consecutive times). A female water polo team was established in 1987, winning the Brazil Trophy in 1987 and 1991 and the state championship in 1995.
American football
The club launched their American football team in 2013, forming a partnership with the Rio de Janeiro Emperors. The Emperors were established in 2008 and had previously partnered with
Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...
from 2010 to 2013. The team officially goes by the name of the Flamengo Emperors and compete in the BFA (''Brasil Futebol Americano'').
Tennis
Flamengo began playing tennis championships in 1916 and became three-time Rio champions soon after (1916–18), even with their athletes training at other clubs. Until 1932 the club practiced tennis on their football field at the Rua Paysandu. In 1963 the club inaugurated their own facilities and courts. The biggest idol of Flamengo's tennis department is Thomaz Koch, Thomas Koch.
E-sports
In 2017 the club announced they would be entering the increasingly popular Esports, e-sports leagues the following year, beginning with a League of Legends department and eventually establishing a Pro Evolution Soccer, PES team. Because the competitive League of Legends center of Brazil is at the Riot Games studio in São Paulo, Flamengo established a permanent "gaming office" for the team in the city. Flamengo announced that they would not be partnering with an existing team but rather would have their own team. In October 2017 they announced the purchase of Merciless Gaming, a team in the second division of the Brazilian League of Legends championship.
Additional sports departments
* Artistic gymnastics
* Auto racing (Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Superleague Formula team), Flamengo Superleague Formula team)
* Beach soccer
* Bocce
* CP football
* Futsal
* Indoor soccer
* Judo
* Swimming (sport), Swimming
* Synchronized swimming
* Volleyball
See also
*Clássico dos Milhões
*
Fla-Flu
Notes
References
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