Bangu Atlético Clube

Bangu Atlético Clube, commonly known as Bangu, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Rio de Janeiro, 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 top tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league.

The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 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, Rio de Janeiro. Some Britons that worked at the factory, especially Thomas Donohoe, introduced football to the factory workers by bringing footballs to the place and organising the first football match in Brazil. In December 1903, Andrew Procter suggested the foundation of a club, when he realised how enthusiastic his colleagues were for football. The club was founded on 17 April 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 Houston in the United Soccer Association. 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 1985, Bangu was the runner-up of Campeonato Brasileiro, gaining the right to compete in the following year's Copa Libertadores.

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

StateCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsCampeonato Carioca 21933, 1966Campeonato Carioca Série A2 41911, 1914, 2008, 2025

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 International Soccer League (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 (1): 1967 Torneio de Campinas (1): 1968

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

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

Runners-up Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (1): 1985 Torneio Ricardo Teixeira (1): 1993 Campeonato Carioca (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 was reformed, Bangu's stadium received some of the old seats in one of the only reforms the stadium has faced through years.

Rivals Bangu's biggest rivals are América, Ceres, and Campo Grande. However, Bangu also has a rivalry with Botafogo FR, CR Flamengo, Fluminense FC and CR Vasco da Gama, the four biggest football clubs from Rio de Janeiro.

Mascot Bangu's mascot is a beaver, 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 Adhemar 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, 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 – 115 goals Paulo Borges – 105 goals Arturzinho – 93 goals Marinho – 83 goals Luís Carlos – 81 goals Décio Esteves 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 – 221 matches Gilmar – 221 matches Luisão – 220 matches Luiz Antônio da Guia – 216 matches

References

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