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Serie A:
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Botafogo
Corinthians
Cruzeiro
Grêmio
Figueirense
Flamengo
Fluminense
Fortaleza
Goiás
Internacional
Juventude
Palmeiras
Paraná
Ponte Preta
Santa Cruz
Santos
São Caetano
São Paulo
Vasco da Gama

Serie B:
Atlético-MG
Bahia
Brasiliense
Coritiba
Criciúma
Guarani
Paysandu
Vitória

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Facts Honours Players Legends Fans

  • 1 Brazilian Championship (1995)
  • 1 Cup of Brazil (old Brazilian Championship) (1968)
  • 1 Conmebol Cup (1993)
  • 4 Rio-São Paulo Tournaments (1962, 1964, 1966, 1998)
  • 18 Rio State Championships (1907, 1910, 1912, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1948, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2006)
  • First Match:
    Botafogo 0-3 Football Athletic Club (02-10-1904)
  • First Goal Scorer:
    Flávio Ramos in Botafogo’s 1-0 victory over Petropolitano
  • Biggest Win (any competition):
    Botafogo 24 – 0 Mangueira (30-05-1909)
    This result remains the biggest victory in the history of Brazilian football.
  • Biggest Win (Brazilian Championship):
    Botafogo 6-0 Flamengo (Maracana - 15-11-1972) & Botafogo 6-0 Goiás (Caio Martins - 19-04-1992)
  • Heaviest Defeat (Brazilian Championship):
    Palmeiras 6-0 Botafogo (Parque Antártica, 06-11-1999)


  CLUB RECORD APPEARANCES
POS PLAYER APPEARANCES BOTAFOGO CAREER
1 Nilton Santos 719 1948-64
2 Garrincha 614 1953-65
3 Valtencir 456 1967-76
4 Quarentinha 442 1954-64
5 Carlos Roberto 445 1967-76
6 Manga 442 1959-68
7 Geninho 423 1940-54
8 Jairzinho 413 1962-74, 1981
9 Juvenal 384 1946-57
10 Gérson dos Santos 370 1945-56


  CLUB RECORD GOAL SCORERS
POS PLAYER GOALS BOTAFOGO CAREER
1 Quarentinha 308 1954-64
2 Carvalho Leite 275 1930-40
3 Garrincha 245 1953-65
4 Heleno 207 1940-47
5 Jairzinho 189 1962-74, 1981
6 Nilo 185 1919-23, 1927-37
7 Otávio 171 1943-52
8 Túlio 159 1993-96, 1998, 2000
9 Roberto Miranda 152 1962-73
10 Dino da Costa 144 1951-55
11 Amarildo 136 1959-62
12 Paulo Valentim 135 1956-60


  BOTAFOGO'S STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOP SCORERS
YEAR PLAYER GOALS JOINT WITH
1995 Túlio 23
1994 Túlio (joint with Amoroso of Guarani) 14 Charles of Flamengo
1984 Baltazar 12 Cláudio Adão of Bangu
1971 Paulo César 11
1968 Roberto 13
1961 Amarildo 18
1960 Quarentinha 25
1959 Quarentinha 25
1958 Quarentinha 20
1957 Paulinho Valentim 22
1954 Dino da Costa 24
1948 Otávio 21
1942 Heleno 28
1939 Carvalho Leite 22
1938 Carvalho Leite 16 Leonidas of Flamengo
1933 Nilo 15
1927 Nilo 30
1920 Arlindo 17 Claudionor of Bangu
1918 Luís Menezes 21
1917 Luís Menezes 18
1916 Aluízio 25
1913 Mimi Sodré 13
1912 Mimi Sodré 12
1910 Alberto de Lamare 22
1909 Flávio Ramos 16
1907 Flávio Ramos 6


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