Football is the most popular sport, both in terms of participants and spectators, in Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro has several of Brazil's significant football clubs, and the city is home to many football clubs.

History

Rio de Janeiro has a long football history

Maracanã Stadium, It was the main home venue of the Brazil national football team.

Clubs

There are many successful football clubs in Rio de Janeiro:

Club League Venue Established (team)
Botafogo Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Estádio Nilton Santos

46,931 (43,810 record)

1894
Flamengo Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Maracanã

78,838 (173,850 record)

1895
Fluminense Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Maracanã

78,838 (173,850 record)

1902
Vasco da Gama Campeonato Brasileiro Série A São Januário

19,717 (40,209 record)

1898
Madureira Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Estádio Aniceto Moscoso

5,400 (10,762 record)

1914
Bangu Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Estádio Moça Bonita

9,564 (17,000 record)

1904
Portuguesa Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Estádio Luso Brasileiro

15,000 (18,725 record)

1924
Bonsucesso Campeonato Carioca Série A Estádio Leônidas da Silva

13,000 (13,571 record)

1913
America Campeonato Carioca Série B Estádio Giulite Coutinho

13,544 (9,861 record)

1904

There are also other clubs in Rio de Janeiro state

There were some other club, which are now extinct, in Rio de Janeiro:

  • Football and Athletic
  • Haddock Lobo
  • Mangueira
  • Paissandu
  • Riachuelo
  • Rio Cricket
  • Syrio e Libanez
  • Villa Isabel

Club derbies

Big Four derbies

Other derbies

Stadia

See also

References

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  2. "A História do Clássico Vovô Fluminense x Botafogo" (in Portuguese). Campeões do Futebol. April 17, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  3. "Élton treina e joga o clássico" (in Portuguese). O Dia. March 11, 2009. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  4. "Fla x Flu: a histórica rivalidade" (in Portuguese). Correio do Brasil. February 7, 2003. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  5. "Para leitores, clássico de maior rivalidade no futebol carioca é Flamengo x Vasco" (in Portuguese). O Globo. March 14, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  6. "Fluminense e Vasco se enfrentam para não morrer na praia" (in Portuguese). iG. November 1, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  7. "RJ: torcidas prometem se enfrentar durante América x Bangu". www.terra.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  8. "O Clássico da Paz América RJ x Vasco da Gama" (in Portuguese). Campeões do Futebol. February 8, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  9. "Clássico Goyta-Cano" (in Portuguese). Clássicos do Futebol Brasileiro. February 8, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
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