Associação Botafogo Futebol Clube

Not to be confused with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas or Sobradinho Esporte Clube.

Botafogo

Full name	Associação Botafogo Futebol Clube
Founded	July 14, 2004 (as Guará) July 14, 2009 (as Botafogo)
Ground	CAVE, Guará, Distrito Federal, Brazil (Capacity: 7,000)
President	Walter Thodoro
Head Coach	Gerson Vieira
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours colours

Associação Botafogo Futebol Clube, also known as Botafogo or Botafogo-DF, is a Brazilian football club based in Guará, Distrito Federal. 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][2][3] 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,^[4] even after being defeated 2-1 in the final to Ceilandense. ^[5]

Achievements

• Campeonato Brasiliense Second Level:
  • Winners (1): 2006
  • Runners-up (1): 2009

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.^[6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Placar Guia 2011 (1350-C): 86. January 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Botafogo firma parceria com o Guará (DF)" (in Portuguese). O Globo Online. July 14, 2009. http://oglobo.globo.com/esportes/mat/2009/07/14/botafogo-firma-parceria-com-guara-df-756810025.asp. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 
3. ^ "Botafogo-RJ fecha acordo com time do Guará para ter filial em Brasília" (in Portuguese). clicabrasilia.com.br. July 13, 2009. http://www.clicabrasilia.com.br/torcida/materia_new.php?IdNoticia=70711. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 
4. ^ "Botafogo-DF vence e sobe para a Primeira Divisão" (in Portuguese). Botafogo-DF. October 10, 2009. http://botafogo-df.com.br/component/content/article/45-botafogo-df/133-botafogo-df-vence-e-sobe-para-a-primeira-divisao.html. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 
5. ^ "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" (in Portuguese). Correio Braziliense. October 17, 2009. 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. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 
6. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (in Portuguese) (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. http://www.cbf.com.br/cnef/cnef.pdf. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 

External links

• (Portuguese) Official website