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Luiz Henrique (footballer, Born 2001)
Luiz Henrique André Rosa da Silva (born 2 January 2001) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Brazil national team. Club career Fluminense Born in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Henrique joined Fluminense's youth setup at the age of 9 in 2010. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 12 August 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for Nenê in a 1–1 home draw against Palmeiras. On 7 September 2020, Luiz Henrique renewed his contract until September 2025. He scored his first professional goal on 17 October, netting the opener in a 2–2 home draw against Ceará. Real Betis In summer 2022, Luiz Henrique moved to Real Betis, agreeing to a contract until 2028. Botafogo On 31 January 2024, John Textor, owner of Eagle Football and majority shareholder of Botafogo, announced the signing of Luiz Henrique, at the time the biggest signing in Brazilian football histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
Football Club Zenit (, ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, according to some Russian sources), the club plays in the Russian Premier League. They won the 2007 Russian Premier League, 2007, 2010 Russian Premier League, 2010, 2011–12 Russian Premier League, 2011–12, 2014–15 Russian Premier League, 2014–15, 2018–19 Russian Premier League, 2018–19, 2019–20 Russian Premier League, 2019–20, 2020–21 Russian Premier League, 2020–21, 2021–22 Russian Premier League, 2021–22, 2022–23 Russian Premier League, 2022–23 and the 2023–24 Russian Premier League, 2023–24 seasons of the Russian Premier League, as well as the 2007–08 UEFA Cup and the 2008 UEFA Super Cup. The club is owned and sponsored by the Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom. The team plays its home matches at the Krestovsky Stadium, Gazprom Arena. In March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceará Sporting Club
Ceará Sporting Club, or simply Ceará, () is a Brazilian Football League Teams, Brazilian professional football club from the city of Fortaleza, capital city of the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Ceará. Founded on June 2, 1914, Ceará is one of the most traditionally successful clubs in the Northeast region of Brazil alongside Esporte Clube Bahia, Bahia, Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, Santa Cruz, Sport Club do Recife, Sport, Clube Náutico Capibaribe, Náutico, Esporte Clube Vitória, Vitória and their city rivals Fortaleza Esporte Clube, Fortaleza. Ceará is the most popular team in the state, proven in several research and communication vehicles. It also has an advantage in direct confrontations, with 203 wins, 211 draws and just 184 victories over its rival. It is the pioneering and most traditional team in its state and one of the largest in its region. History On June 2, 1914, the club was founded as Rio Branco Football Club by Luiz Esteves Junior and Pedro Freir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 In Brazilian Football
The following article presents a summary of the 2022 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 121st season of competitive football in the country. Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on 9 April 2022 and ended on 13 November 2022. * América Mineiro * Athletico Paranaense * Atlético Goianiense * Atlético Mineiro * Avaí * Botafogo *Ceará * Corinthians * Coritiba *Cuiabá * Flamengo * Fluminense *Fortaleza *Goiás * Internacional * Juventude * Palmeiras * Red Bull Bragantino * Santos *São Paulo Palmeiras won the league. Relegation The four worst placed teams, Juventude, Avaí, Ceará and Atlético Goianiense, were relegated to the following year's second level. Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on 8 April 2022 and ended on 6 November 2022. *Bahia * Brusque * Chapecoense * CRB * Criciúma * Cruzeiro * CSA * Grêmio * Guarani * Ituano *Londrina * Náutico * Novorizontino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América (), is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournament is named after the '' Libertadores'' (Spanish and Portuguese for ''liberators''), the leaders of the Spanish American wars of independence and Brazilian Independence, so a literal translation of its former name into English is "''Liberators of America Cup''". The competition has had several formats over its lifetime. Initially, only the champions of the South American leagues participated. In 1966, the runners-up of the South American leagues began to join. In 1998, Mexican teams were invited to compete and contested regularly from 2000 until 2016. In 2000 the tournament was expanded from 20 to 32 teams. Today at least four clubs per country compete in the tournament, with Argentina and Brazil having the most representatives (six and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 In Brazilian Football
The following article presents a summary of the 2021 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 120th season of competitive football in the country. Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on 29 May 2021 and ended on 9 December 2021. * América Mineiro * Athletico Paranaense * Atlético Goianiense * Atlético Mineiro *Bahia *Ceará * Chapecoense * Corinthians *Cuiabá * Flamengo * Fluminense *Fortaleza * Grêmio * Internacional * Juventude * Palmeiras * Red Bull Bragantino * Santos *São Paulo *Sport Atlético Mineiro won the league. Relegation The four worst placed teams, Grêmio, Bahia, Sport and Chapecoense, were relegated to the following year's second level. Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on 28 May 2021 and ended on 28 November 2021. * Avaí * Botafogo * Brasil de Pelotas * Brusque * Confiança * Coritiba * CRB * Cruzeiro * CSA *Goiás * Guarani *Londrina * Náutico * Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 In Brazilian Football
The following article presents a summary of the 2020 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which is the 119th season of competitive football in the country. Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2020 started on August 8, 2020, and ended on February 25, 2021. * Athletico Paranaense * Atlético Goianiense * Atlético Mineiro *Bahia * Botafogo *Ceará * Corinthians * Coritiba * Flamengo * Fluminense * Fortaleza *Goiás * Grêmio * Internacional * Palmeiras * Red Bull Bragantino * Santos *São Paulo *Sport *Vasco da Gama Flamengo won the league. Relegation The four worst placed teams, Vasco da Gama, Goiás, Coritiba and Botafogo, were relegated to the following year's second level. Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on August 7, 2020, and ended on January 29, 2021. * América Mineiro * Avaí * Botafogo (SP) * Brasil de Pelotas * Chapecoense * Confiança * CRB * Cruzeiro * CSA * Cuiabá * Figueirense * Guarani * Juventude * Náutic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Cup (football)
The Russian Cup () is a football competition held annually by the Football Union of Russia for professional and some amateur (only after a special permission and licensing by Russian Football Union) football clubs. The winner of the competition ordinarily got a spot in the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. However, all Russian clubs, as well as the national team, have been barred from European competition due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Participants All clubs from the Russian Premier League, First Division and Second Division as well as amateur clubs compete for the Russian Cup. Competition system The competition is held under knockout format. Second Division teams start from 1/512, 1/256, or 1/128 final stage, depending on the number of teams in the corresponding Second Division zone. First Division teams enter the tournament at 1/32 final stage, and Premier League teams at 1/16 final stage. All ties are one-legged. The final tie is played as a single match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copa Del Rey
The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanish football, organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The competition was founded in 1903, making it the oldest Spanish football competition played at a national level. Copa del Rey winners qualify for the following season's UEFA Europa League. If they have already qualified for Europe through their league position, the Europa League spot is given to the highest-placed team in the league who has not yet qualified (until 2014 this place was awarded to the Copa runners-up, unless they too had already qualified via the league). Barcelona is the most successful club in the competition, having won 32 titles. Athletic Bilbao has the second-most wins with 24, while Real Madrid is third with 20. Barcelona is also the most recent winn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copa Do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil () 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 it is the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, Copa del Rey, Scottish Cup and Copa Argentina, even though it has much more prestige and is considered almost as important as the Brazilian League, as the prize money is higher than the ''Brasileirão'''s. The Copa do Brasil is an opportunity for teams from smaller states to play against the big teams. The winner of the cup automatically qualifies for the following edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, the most prestigious continental football tournament contested by top clubs in South America organized by CONMEBOL. Initially the Copa do Brasil was contested by 32 clubs. The field increased to 40 in 1996, increased to 69 by the year of 2000, and stabilized at 64 after 2001 which it remained at until 2012. Clubs from all 26 Braz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is run by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation (FERJ). The first season of the ''Campeonato Carioca'' was played in 1906. It was predated by the Campeonato Paulista of São Paulo and the Campeonato Baiano of Bahia. Flamengo leads the title count with 38 championships, followed by Fluminense (33), Vasco da Gama (24), Botafogo (21), America (7), Bangu (2), São Cristóvão, and Paysandu (1 each). Rivalries amongst four of the most prestigious Brazilian teams ( Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama) have marked the history of the competition. The oldest clubs from Rio de Janeiro ( America, Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense, São Cristóvão, Vasco da Gama) had inspired the creation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estádio Couto Pereira
Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira, often shortened to Couto Pereira, is the home of Coritiba Foot Ball Club, located in Curitiba, Paraná (state), Paraná state, Brazil. Its formal name honors Major Antônio Couto Pereira, who was Coritiba's president in 1926, 1927, and between 1930 and 1933. He started the stadium construction. History In 1927, Major Antônio Couto Pereira, the club's president at that time, acquired a 36,300 m2 area, paying for it a hundred Brazilian real (old)#History, contos de réis. Between the groundplot purchase, which should also accommodate the club's headquarters at the Alto da Glória neighborhood, and the stadium construction, almost five years passed. The stadium was originally named after Belfort Duarte,. The stadium was named after Belfort Duarte because the Coritiba counselors did not come to an agreement about the stadium name. The name Belfort Duarte was chosen by president Couto Pereira as a provisory name, which lasted 45 years. The st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification (CONMEBOL)
The South American section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will act as qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held in Canada, the United States, and Mexico for national teams who are members of CONMEBOL. A total of 6 direct slots in the final tournament and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot are available for CONMEBOL teams. CONMEBOL was the first confederation to begin its qualification process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with #PAR v PER, Paraguay–Peru being the first match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, global qualification process. Format On 22 August 2022, CONMEBOL sent a request to FIFA asking to keep the current qualification format that has been used since the 1998 World Cup qualification in South America. This was confirmed, with the first games of the qualifiers tentatively to be played in March or June 2023. On 27 February 2023, CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez (football executive), Alejandro Domínguez announced that the qualifie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
