Associação Botafogo Futebol Clube Explained

Clubname:Botafogo
Fullname:Associação Botafogo Futebol Clube
Nickname:Alvinegro candango
Fogão DF
Founded:July 14, 2004 (as Guará)
July 14, 2009 (as Botafogo)
Ground:CAVE
Guará, DF,
Capacity:7,000
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Walter Thodoro
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Gerson Vieira
Website:http://botafogo-df.com/
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Associação Botafogo Futebol Clube, also known as Botafogo or Botafogo-DF, is a Brazilian football club based in Cristalina, in Goiás. 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,[1] after celebrating its five-year birthday and joining a partnership with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, adopting the colors and symbols from the Rio de Janeiro club.[2] [3] [4] 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, in 2010,[5] even after being defeated 2–1 in the final to Ceilandense.[6]

In 2022, the club moved to the city of Cristalina, at the state of Goiás, leaving the city of Guará.

Achievements

Stadium

Associação Botafogo Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio Antônio Otoni Filho, nicknamed CAVE.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 7,000 people.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Placar Guia 2011. 1350-C. January 2011. 86.
  2. Web site: Botafogo firma parceria com o Guará (DF). O Globo Online. July 14, 2009. January 21, 2011. Portuguese.
  3. Web site: Mais calmo após reforços, Botafogo lança filial no DF . Abril Esportes . July 14, 2009 . January 21, 2011 . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090727110438/http://www.abril.com.br/noticias/esportes/futebol/botafogo-rj/mais-calmo-reforcos-botafogo-lanca-filial-df-457673.shtml . July 27, 2009 . mdy .
  4. Web site: Botafogo-RJ fecha acordo com time do Guará para ter filial em Brasília . clicabrasilia.com.br . July 13, 2009 . January 21, 2011 . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090822055553/http://www.clicabrasilia.com.br/torcida/materia_new.php?IdNoticia=70711 . August 22, 2009 . mdy .
  5. Web site: Botafogo-DF vence e sobe para a Primeira Divisão . Botafogo-DF . October 10, 2009 . January 21, 2011 . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100819143919/http://botafogo-df.com.br/component/content/article/45-botafogo-df/133-botafogo-df-vence-e-sobe-para-a-primeira-divisao.html . August 19, 2010 . mdy .
  6. Web site: Botafogo-DF perde para o Ceilandense e Túlio Maravilha não marca o seu 900º. Tulio chegou ao sei gol 900 na partida contra o Luziânia no Cave, pela 1ª divisão so candagão 2010. Correio Braziliense. October 17, 2009. January 21, 2011. Portuguese. https://web.archive.org/web/20091201122309/http://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/app/noticia182/2009/10/17/esportes,i=148959/BOTAFOGO+DF+PERDE+PARA+O+CEILANDENSE+E+TULIO+MARAVILHA+NAO+MARCA+O+SEU+900.shtml. December 1, 2009. dead. mdy-all.
  7. Web site: CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol . . January 21, 2011 . PDF . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130510210022/http://www.cbf.com.br/cnef/cnef.pdf . May 10, 2013 .