![]() The founders decided that the anniversary of the club's foundation should be commemorated on 15 November to coincide with Republic Proclamation Day, a national holiday.įlamengo's football team was only established after a group of ten dissatisfied players from Fluminense broke away from that club following a dispute with its board. ![]() ![]() The name was changed a few weeks later to its current title of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo ( Flamengo Rowing Club). On the night of 17 November, 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 group saved money to buy a new boat, the Etoile, renamed Scyra. Later as the Pherusa was undergoing repairs, it was stolen and never found again. They were rescued by a fishing boat named Leal (Loyal). However, strong winds turned over the boat and the rowers nearly drowned. The team debuted on October 6, 1895, when they sailed off the Caju Point toward Flamengo Beach. Previously, they could only afford a used boat named Pherusa, which had to be completely rebuilt before it could be used in competition. In the late 19th century, rowing 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. History Establishment of the club (1895–1912) įlamengo was founded on 17 November 1895, by a group of rowers gathered at club member Nestor de Barros's manor on Flamengo Beach in Rio de Janeiro. It is also Brazil's richest and most valuable football club with an annual revenue of R$1,2 billion ( € 218 million) and a valuation of over R$3.8 billion ( €691 million). Their rivalry against Atlético Mineiro is considered the fiercest among all interstates rivalries by any clubs in the country.įlamengo have also been well represented in the Brazil national football team, at the 1938 FIFA World Cup Brazilian forward Leônidas who was a Flamengo player at the time was the FIFA World Cup Golden Boot winner with 7 goals and won the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball thus becoming the first Brazilian player ever to win those two awards twelve years later at the 1950 FIFA World Cup, Zizinho who was an Attacking Midfielder for Flamengo also won the Golden Ball after he was voted best player 4 out of the 10 top scorers for the Brazil National Team have all been Flamengo players at one point in their careers, seven players have won the FIFA World Cup whilst playing for Flamengo and Flamengo player Màrio Zagallo scored the 3rd goal for Brazil in the 1958 FIFA World Cup final.įlamengo's youth academy is one of the most prolific in Brazil and in the world, and have developed a number of Brazilian internationals such as Zico, Vinícius Júnior, Lucas Paquetá, Júlio César, Adriano, Mário Zagallo, Júnior and Leonardo.įlamengo is the most popular club in Brazil, with over 40.2 million supporters as of 2022. Flamengo's fiercest and longest-standing rivalries are with the other " Big Four" of Rio de Janeiro: Fluminense, Botafogo and Vasco da Gama. In South American and worldwide competitions, the club's highest achievements are their conquests of the 1981, 20 Copa Libertadores, and 1981 Intercontinental Cup against Liverpool, led by the club's most iconic player Zico. They are one of three clubs to have never been relegated from the Brazilian Serie A. Since then, they have remained successful in Brazilian football, having won 7 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the 1987 Copa União, 4 Copa do Brasil, and a record 37 Campeonato Carioca. įlamengo 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 (Rio de Janeiro state league) titles prior to the establishment of the first Brazilian national football championship in 1959. ![]() Since 1969, the vulture (Portuguese: urubu) has been the most recognized mascot of Flamengo. 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. Flamengo's traditional uniform features red and black striped shirts with white shorts, and red and black striped socks. ![]() The club was first established in 1895 specifically as a rowing club and did not play their first official football match until 1912. Clube de Regatas do Flamengo ( Brazilian Portuguese: English: Flamengo Rowing Club), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football team that plays in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, as well as Campeonato Carioca. ![]()
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