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Bangu Atlético Clube, commonly known as Bangu, is a Brazilian professional
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club based in
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, in the western neighbourhood of Bangu. The team plays in Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the
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 Br ...
, the top tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league. The club competed in the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...
several times, finishing as runner-up in 1985. Their home stadium is the Estadio Moça Bonita, which has a capacity of 15,000.


History

The club has its origins in Fábrica Bangu (Bangu Factory), located in Bangu neighborhood,
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. Some Britons that worked at the factory, especially Thomas Donohoe, introduced football to the factory workers by bringing footballs to the place and organizing the first football match in Brazil. In December 1903, Andrew Procter suggested the foundation of a club, when he realized how enthusiastic his colleagues were for football. The club was founded on April 17, 1904 as Bangu Atlético Clube. Bangu was the first football club in Brazil to feature black and mulatto players. In 1933, Bangu won its first state championship. In 1966, Bangu won its second state championship in a game played in the world's largest stadium filled with over 120,000 fans, the Maracana. They beat powerhouse Flamengo 3–0 in a game remembered by a big brawl caused by Flamengo's players, in which several players got ejected afterwards. In 1967, Bangu, as the Houston Stars, represented the city of
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in the
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. The club finished with four victories, four draws and four defeats, but led the competition's attendance, with an average of 19,000 supporters per match. In
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, Bangu was the runner-up of Campeonato Brasileiro, gaining the right to compete in the following year's
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 tournam ...
. In 2004, Bangu was relegated to the Campeonato Carioca Second Level, returning to the first level in 2009, after winning the 2008 second level.


Honours


Official tournaments


Others tournaments


International

*Ecuador International Triangular Tournament (1): 1957 *Caracas Triangular Trophy (1): 1958 *Luxembourg International Triangular Tournament (1): 1958 *Costa Rica International Quadrangular Tournament (1): 1959 *
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(1): 1960 *International Triangular Tournament of Austria (1): 1961 *International Quadrangular Tournament of Ecuador (1): 1962 * President's Cup (Korea) (1): 1984 *El Salvador International Quadrangular Tournament (1): 1998 *Winter Tournament (1): 1999 * BTV Cup (1): 2015


National

*Torneio Imprensa (1): 1943 *Torneio Quadrangular do Rio de Janeiro (1): 1957 *Torneio Triangular de Porto Alegre (1): 1957  *Torneio Quadrangular do Recife (1): 1961  *Torneio Quadrangular de Belém do Pará (1): 1962 *
Copa dos Campeões Copa dos Campeões (Portuguese for Brazilian Champions Cup) was a Brazilian football competition, organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), contested by the best teams from each one of the regional cups. The Copa dos Campeões wi ...
(1): 1967 *Torneio de Campinas (1): 1968


Inter-state

* Torneio Início do Rio-São Paulo (1): 1951


State

*
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(1): 1987 *Taça Orlando Leal Carneiro (1): 1979 * Torneio Início (4): 1934 , 1950, 1955, 1964


Runners-up

*
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...
(1):
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* Torneio Ricardo Teixeira (1): 1993 *
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 Br ...
(6): 1951, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1985 * Copa Rio (2): 2010, 2012 * Campeonato Carioca Série A2 (1): 2005


Awards

* Fita Azul (1): 1962 Fita Azul do Futebol Brasileiro (Brazilian Football Blue Ribbon) was an award given for the club which succeeds in an excursion out of the country.


Stadium

Bangu's stadium is Estádio Guilherme Da Silveira Filho, popularly known as Moça Bonita, built in 1947, with a maximum capacity of 15,000 people. The stadium is considered one of the most traditional stadiums in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. It's known for its intense heat and popular residentes like "Pombo", "Chiquinho", among others. After
Maracanã Stadium Maracanã Stadium (, ; named after the Maracanã River), officially known as Jornalista Mário Filho Stadium (, ; , named after Mário Filho), is an association football stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Located in the Maracanã neighbor ...
was reformed, Bangu's stadium received some of the old seats in one of the only reforms the stadium has faced trough years.


Rivals

Bangu's biggest rivals are América, Ceres, and
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. However, Bangu also has a rivalry with
Botafogo FR 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 ...
,
CR Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...
,
Fluminense FC Fluminense Football Club () is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest Association football, football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. It competes in the Campeonato B ...
and
CR Vasco da Gama Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (; English: Vasco da Gama Club of Rowing), commonly referred to as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although originally a rowing club and then a multi-sport club, Va ...
, the four biggest football clubs from
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.


Current squad


Mascot

Bangu's mascot is a
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, known as ''castor'' in Portuguese. Castor de Andrade, a banker of Jogo do Bicho (illicit game in Brazil) financially supported the club for several years. The mascot was created in Castor de Andrade's era.


Notable coaches

* Ademar Pimenta, 1935–1936, Brazilian World Cup coach 1938 * Aymoré Moreira, 1949–1950, Brazilian World Cup coach 1962 * Ondino Viera, (Uruguay), 1950–1953, 1967, champion coach, e.g. with Vasco da Gama, Botafogo and in Uruguay und Argentina * Tim, 1953–1956, 1959–1960, 1963–1964, 1980 * Flávio Costa, 1970, Brazilian World Cup coach 1950 * Dorival Knippel "Yustrich", 1978 *
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 ...
, 1980 * Paulo César Carpegiani, 1986, Club World Cup winner with Flamengo * Mário Zagallo, 1988, World Cup Winner as coach and Manager * Moisés, 1983–85


Bangu's top scorers

# Ladislau da Guia – 215 goals # Moacir Bueno – 162 goals # Nívio – 130 goals # Menezes – 119 goals #
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 ...
 – 115 goals # Paulo Borges – 105 goals # Arturzinho – 93 goals # Marinho  – 83 goals # Luís Carlos – 81 goals #
Décio Esteves Décio Esteves da Silva (21 May 1927, in Rio de Janeiro – 25 December 2000, in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian international football player and coach. Biography The technically adept and flexible player was used primarily in midfield. From ...
and Luisão – 71 goals


Most matches played

# Ubirajara Motta – 280 matches # Ladislau da Guia – 256 matches # Zózimo – 256 matches # Serjão – 249 matches # Nilton dos Santos – 232 matches # Moacir Bueno – 231 matches #
Décio Esteves Décio Esteves da Silva (21 May 1927, in Rio de Janeiro – 25 December 2000, in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian international football player and coach. Biography The technically adept and flexible player was used primarily in midfield. From ...
 – 221 matches # Gilmar – 221 matches # Luisão – 220 matches # Luiz Antônio da Guia – 216 matches


References


Further reading

* https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131514/http://www.bangu-ac.com.br/jogadores.htm


External links


'Back to Rio'
RGSSA blog post contains image of 'The Bangu Football Grounds: Central Railway',
Official site
(archived 10 March 2005)
Unofficial site
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