Botafogo Futebol Clube

On September 28, 1931, the club was founded at Centro de João Pessoa, João Pessoa city, by Beraldo de Oliveira, Manoel Feitosa, Livonete Pessoa, José de Melo, Edson de Moura Machado and Enock Lins, all of them Botafogo of Rio de Janeiro supporters. Beraldo de Oliveira was chosen as the club's first president. In 1932, Botafogo played its first match, against São Bento. The Liga Suburbana match ended in a 2–2 draw. In 1936, Botafogo won its first professional title, the Paraíba state championship. In 1976, the club disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time. Botafogo was eliminated in the second round, and finished in 25th position. In 1985, Botafogo finished 19th in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, which is the club's all-time best position in the competition. In 1989, Botafogo disputed Copa do Brasil's first edition. The team was knocked out in the first round by Cruzeiro, after two draws, on the away goals rule (the first leg, in João Pessoa was 1–1, and the second leg, in Belo Horizonte, ended 0–0). The 2011 season saw Botafogo, for the first time in their history, the club advanced to the Copa do Brasil's second round after beating Vitória 3–1 on aggregate. Belo was knocked out in the second round by Caxias, after losing 4–1 on aggregate. Botafogo's first national title is the Série D, which was won in 2013, when they beat Juventude in the final.

In the beginning of the century, the city of Ribeirão Preto had at least three clubs: União, Paulistano Tiberense and Ideal Futebol Clube. In 1918, representatives of Ideal, proposed a merger of the clubs in the neighborhood. Besides the members of the boards of the three clubs, employees from the old Mogiana Railroad, and employees from the Antarctica Paulista Company participated in the meeting. There was a consensus regarding the formation of a new club that would represent the neighborhood, but the choice of the name did not reach a conclusion. After a heated discussion, one member was quoted as saying: "Either you define the name or just 'put fire' (Bota Fogo) in everything and end this story ..." Because of what that member said, the club's name discussion had an unexpected conclusion. The threat of the incendiary leader ended up helping in the choice of name. The proposal was accepted, and in 1918 the club was named Botafogo Futebol Clube (contrary to popular belief, Botafogo of Ribeirão Preto was not inspired by Botafogo Football Club of Rio de Janeiro, defunct in 1942). Botafogo's debut was in Franca, against local club Esporte Clube Fulgêncio. The match ended 1–0 in favor of the team from Ribeirão Preto. The first title of Botafogo was the São Paulo State Countryside Championship in 1927. In 1956, the club won the Ribeirão Preto Centennial Cup, beating Commercial in the final 4–2. Botafogo also won the Undefeated Cup after a series of 19 games unbeaten. In the same…

Official tournaments

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Others tournaments

Inter-state

Torneio Paraíba-Pernambuco (2): 1953, 1967 Torneio Rio Grande do Norte-Paraíba (2): 1954, 1964

State

Torneio Início da Paraíba (15): 1937, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1949, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1970, 1978, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1992

World-wide

Teide Trophy (1): 1997

Runners-up

Copa do Nordeste (1): 2019 Campeonato Paraibano (22): 1935, 1940, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1965, 1971, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2024, 2025 Copa Paraíba (3): 2006, 2009, 2012

Women's Football

Campeonato Paraibano de Futebol Feminino (6): 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020

Official tournaments

Others tournaments

International

Argentina International Tournament (4): 1962, 1969, 1971, 1972 Pentagonal of Guatemala (1): 1966 Argentina's Sesquicentennial (1): 1972 Damian Castillo Duran Cup (1): 1982 Argentine Sports League (1): 1984 Carmencita Granados Tournament (1): 1984

State

Campeonato Paulista do Interior (1): 2010 Torneio Vicente Feola (1): 1976 Torneio Início (1): 1957

City

Taça Sudan (1): 1933 Taça Ribanco (1): 1969 Taça Ribeirão Preto (1): 1974 Taça Centenária Ribeirão Preto (1): 1956 Troféu Jornalista Renê Andrade (1): 2014

Runners-up

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (1): 1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (1): 1996 Campeonato Paulista (1): 2001 Copa Paulista (2): 2014, 2021 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 (3): 1928, 1950, 1955