Associação Botafogo Futebol Clube, also known as Botafogo or Botafogo-DF, is a Brazilian
football
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club based in
Cristalina, in
Goiás
Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...
. The club was formerly known as Clube Esportivo Guará.
History
The club was founded on July 14, 2004 as Clube Esportivo Guará. The club won the
Campeonato Brasiliense Second Level in 2006. It was founded again as Associação Botafogo Futebol Clube on July 14, 2009,
after celebrating its five-year birthday and joining a partnership with
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (; ''Botafogo Football and Rowing'') is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighborhood of Botafogo, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Although it competes in a number of different sports, Botafogo is mostly known ...
, adopting the colors and symbols from the
Rio de Janeiro
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club.
In its first season, Botafogo-DF finished as runners-up in the
Campeonato Brasiliense Second Level gaining promotion to the First Level of the
Campeonato Brasiliense
The Campeonato Brasiliense, also referred to as the Campeonato Candango and the Candangão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian Federal District
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, in 2010,
even after being defeated 2–1 in the final to
Ceilandense.
In 2022, the club moved to the
city of Cristalina, at the
state of Goiás, leaving the city of
Guará.
Achievements
*
Campeonato Brasiliense Second Division:
** Winners (1): 2006
** Runners-up (1): 2009
Stadium
Associação Botafogo Futebol Clube play their home games at
Estádio Antônio Otoni Filho, nicknamed ''CAVE''.
The stadium has a maximum capacity of 7,000 people.
References
External links
Official website
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Association football clubs established in 2004
Association football clubs established in 2009
Football clubs in the Federal District (Brazil)
2004 establishments in Brazil
Inactive football clubs in Brazil