CR Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈklubi dʒi ʁeˈɡataʒ du flaˈmẽɡu]; English: Flamengo Rowing Club), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football team that plays in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, as well as Campeonato Carioca.
| Full name | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (English: Flamengo Rowing Club) |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Rubro-Negro (Scarlet-Black) Mengão (Big 'Mengo) Malvadão (The Evil One) Urubu (Vulture) |
| Founded | November 17, 1895 (Rowing Club) December 24, 1911 (Football Department) |
| Stadium | Maracanã |
| Capacity | 78,838[1] |
| Coordinates | 22°54′44″S 43°13′49″W / 22.91222°S 43.23028°WCoordinates: 22°54′44″S 43°13′49″W / 22.91222°S 43.23028°W |
| President | Rodolfo Landim |
| Head coach | Mario Jorge (interim) |
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Campeonato Carioca |
| 2022 2023 | Série A, 5th of 20 Carioca, 2nd of 12 |
| Website | Club website |
| Current season | |
The club was first established in 1895 specifically as a rowing club and did not play their first official football match until 1912. Flamengo's traditional uniform features red and black striped shirts with white shorts, and red and black striped socks. Flamengo has typically played their home matches in the Maracanã, the national stadium of Brazil, since its completion in 1950, with some exceptions in recent years. Since 1969, the vulture (Portuguese: urubu) has been the most recognized mascot of Flamengo.[2]
Flamengo established themselves as one of Brazil's most successful sports clubs in the 20th century during the era of state leagues in Brazil when they captured several Campeonato Carioca (Rio de Janeiro state league) titles prior to the establishment of the first Brazilian national football championship in 1959. Since then, they have remained successful in Brazilian football, having won 7 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A,[3] the 1987 Copa União, 4 Copa do Brasil, and a record 37 Campeonato Carioca. They are one of three clubs to have never been relegated from the Brazilian Serie A. In South American and worldwide competitions, the club's highest achievements are their conquests of the 1981, 2019 and 2022 Copa Libertadores, and 1981 Intercontinental Cup against Liverpool, led by the club's most iconic player Zico. Flamengo's fiercest and longest-standing rivalries are with the other "Big Four" of Rio de Janeiro: Fluminense, Botafogo and Vasco da Gama. Their rivalry against Atlético Mineiro is considered the fiercest among all interstates rivalries by any clubs in the country.
Flamengo is the most popular club in Brazil, with over 40.2 million supporters as of 2022.[4] It is also Brazil's richest and most valuable football club with an annual revenue of R$1,2 billion (€ 218 million)[5] and a valuation of over R$3.8 billion (€691 million).[6]
History
Establishment of the club (1895–1912)
Flamengo was founded on November 17, 1895, by a group of rowers gathered at club member Nestor de Barros's manor on Flamengo Beach in Rio de Janeiro. In the late 19th century, rowing was the elite, upper middle class sport in the region and the group hoped to impress the young women of the city's high society by establishing a rowing club. Previously, they could only afford a used boat named Pherusa, which had to be completely rebuilt before it could be used in competition. The team debuted on October 6, 1895, when they sailed off the Caju Point toward Flamengo Beach. However, strong winds turned over the boat and the rowers nearly drowned. They were rescued by a fishing boat named Leal (Loyal). Later as the Pherusa was undergoing repairs, it was stolen and never found again. The group saved money to buy a new boat, the Etoile, renamed Scyra.
On the night of November 17, the group gathered at Nestor de Barros's manor on Flamengo beach and founded the Grupo de Regatas do Flamengo (English: Flamengo Rowing Group) and elected its first board and president (Domingos Marques de Azevedo). The name was changed a few weeks later to its current title of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Flamengo Rowing Club). The founders decided that the anniversary of the club's foundation should be commemorated on November 15 to coincide with Republic Proclamation Day, a national holiday.
Flamengo's football team was only established after a group of ten dissatisfied players from Fluminense broke away from that club following a dispute with its board.[7] The players decided to join Flamengo because Alberto Borgerth, the team's captain, was also a rower for Flamengo. Also, establishing a land sports department at Flamengo was preferable to joining football rivals Botafogo or the all-English club Paissandu. The new members were admitted on November 8, 1911. A motion against the club taking part in football tournaments was put to a vote but was defeated, and as a result the members officially established the club's new football department on December 24, 1911.
Football in the amateur era (1912–1933)
The new team trained on Russel Beach and gradually gained the support of the locals, who closely watched their practice matches. The first official match was played on May 3, 1912, and marked, to this day, the largest margin of victory in the club's history, as they defeated Mangueira 16–2. Flamengo's first ever match against Fluminense, the start of the Fla-Flu rivalry, was played on July 7 of that year and was won by Fluminense by a score of 3–2. That same year, Flamengo finished as runners-up of the Campeonato Carioca, the Rio de Janeiro State Championship. The team's first uniform was nicknamed the "papagaio vintém", due to its similarity to a particular type of kite. In 1914 the club won the Campeonato Carioca for the first time, dressed in a red, black, and white-striped shirt nicknamed the "cobra coral" (coral snake) was worn until 1916. Flamengo won the Campeonato Carioca again in 1915, 1920, and 1921.
In 1925, the team won the Campeonato Carioca and five other tournaments, a record at the time. In 1927 the prominent Rio newspaper Jornal do Brasil, in partnership with a mineral water company, held a mail-in contest to find "the most beloved club in Brazil." Though Flamengo enjoyed their largest increase in fan support after the club professionalized in the 1930s, they still defeated popular rivals Vasco da Gama in the vote.[8] This was the first of many times that Flamengo would be polled as the nation's most popular club, originating the nickname "O mais querido do Brasil" ("the most beloved of Brazil").[9] In 1933 the team went on its first tour outside Brazil (to Montevideo and Buenos Aires[10]) and on May 14 of the same year played its final match as an amateur team, defeating River Futebol Clube by a score of 16–2.[11] After this, the club's football department became professional.
Early professional era (1934–1955)
Local advertiser José Bastos Padilha was elected club president in 1934 and served until 1937. Under his tenure, the club massively improved its popularity in both Rio de Janeiro and the entirety of Brazil. For publicity, he organized a contest for students in schools to create phrases describing Flamengo, from which the phrase uma vez Flamengo, Flamengo até morrer ("Once you are Flamengo, you are Flamengo 'til you die") was developed and would later be adopted as part of the club's anthem. In 1936 Padilha signed excellent players such as Domingos da Guia and Leônidas da Silva (who would go on to be the leading goalscorer in the 1938 FIFA World Cup as a Flamengo player). These beloved players endeared Flamengo to the public and it is believed that by this time Flamengo was the most popular club in the country.[8] In 1937 Flamengo hired Hungarian coach Izidor "Dori" Kürschner, who introduced the WM system to Brazil and other innovations from Europe such as training without the use of the ball and playing a more defensive, controlled style. Padilha facilitated the construction of Flamengo's new stadium and current training center, the Estádio da Gávea. The stadium was inaugurated on September 4, 1938, when Vasco da Gama defeated Flamengo 2–0 and Kürschner was promptly fired.
In 1938, the five-year split in Rio de Janeiro football over the dispute between professionalism and amateurism was resolved with the merger of the two competing leagues (Flamengo had been a member of the professional LCF - Liga Carioca de Football). In 1939, after twelve years without winning any titles, Flamengo conquered the state championship with a team that would become the basis of the three-time state champions in the 1940s.
In 1941, the group played its first international competition, the Hexagonal Tournament of Argentina.[12] In 1942, the first organized supporters group in all of Brazil, Charanga Rubro-Negra, was founded in support of Flamengo.[13] Flamengo's popularity grew incidentally during World War II when Brazil's allies the United States installed two high-powered antennas in Natal and Belém in the north of Brazil to intercept enemy radio signals.[9] They also allowed residents in the North and Northeast regions to receive the radio broadcasts of football matches. As Rio de Janeiro was the national capital at the time and Flamengo was highly successful in the war years with Zizinho and Domingos da Guia, nationwide support increased. In 1944, Flamengo completed their first tricampeonato Carioca: three consecutive Rio de Janeiro state titles (winning the 1942, 1943, and 1944 competitions).[14] The key player of this squad was Zizinho, a player developed at Flamengo and considered the first ever "idol" of the club. Zizinho was transferred to Bangu just before the start of the 1950 World Cup in Brazil, where he scored twice and the Seleção finished runners-up. From 1953 to 1955, Flamengo once again won the Rio de Janeiro State League three consecutive times.[14]
Zico and the world champions (1974–1983)
Flamengo won their 18th Campeonato Carioca state championship in 1978. The following five years would come to represent the club's most glorious era. Brazilian stars like Júnior, Carpegiani, Adílio, Cláudio Adão and Tita were led by Zico to become state champions three times in a row - the club's third tri-championship. This run of sustained excellent play pushed Flamengo towards its first Brazilian Championship in 1980. As national champions, the club qualified to play in the South American continental tournament, the 1981 Copa Libertadores, for the first time.
The 1981 season is a benchmark year in Flamengo's history.[15] They advanced through the semi-final group stage of the Copa Libertadores with four victories in four matches.[16] In the final they encountered Chilean club Cobreloa, also a debutante club in the tournament. In the first final at the Maracanã, Flamengo prevailed (2–1) with two goals from Zico. In the National Stadium in Santiago the following week, the Brazilian team received a violent reception on the field and fell 1–0 from a free kick.[17][18] Equal on goals, a third match was played at the neutral venue of the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.[18] Zico scored twice in the first half, sealing the game and the championship. Flamengo were crowned champions of South America on November 23 and qualified for the Intercontinental Cup, a single match to be played in Tokyo's Olympic Stadium against European Champions' Cup winner Liverpool FC.
On December 13, 1981, Zico, Tita, and Nunes took the field for the most important match in the club's history. Two goals by Nunes and one by Adílio (all in the first half) along with a brilliant midfield performance by Zico earned Flamengo the title of first Brazilian World Champions since Pelé's Santos, shutting out Liverpool 3–0.[19]
The following two years were also marked with success. One more Rio de Janeiro State Championship in 1981 and two Brazilian Championships – 1982 and 1983 – closed Flamengo's "Golden Age."[20]
National success and the return of Zico (1984–1994)
After two years playing in Italy for Udinese, Zico returned to the Flamengo in 1986 and won his last state championship. Only one month after returning, he suffered a severe knee injury after a violent tackle from Bangu defender Marcio Nunes, which interrupted his career for several months and affected his form in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
In 1987, Zico was a major contributor to Flamengo's victory in the first edition of the Copa União. That year, the CBF was experiencing serious financial and institutional crises and was unable to secure sponsorship to organize the national championship as in years prior. As a result, the thirteen biggest clubs in Brazil (which included Flamengo) reacted and created a new entity named the Club of 13 to organize a championship of their own. The CBF originally supported the decision by the Club of 13, but were pressured by other clubs to create a larger national tournament. As a result, CBF placed three additional clubs into the Copa União, regarded the Copa União as the "Green Module," and organized a second "Yellow Module" of 16 other teams. CBF then decided that for the 1987 Brazilian Championship, the winners and runners-up of both modules would face each other in a knockout-style cup to determine the national champion and qualification for the Copa Libertadores, although this decision was made after the beginning of the championship, without Club of 13 agreement. With strong performances from Zico, Zé Carlos, Renato Gaúcho and Bebeto, Flamengo conquered the Copa União with major victories over Internacional and Atlético Mineiro. However, there was a dispute over whether Flamengo and Internacional of the Green Module would dispute the quadrangular against Sport Recife and Guarani of the Yellow Module. The Club of 13 clubs had agreed to not participate in the final set up by the CBF, since it was decided while the matches were already being played, but Eurico Miranda, a representative of Vasco, Flamengo's archi-rival and member of the Club of 13, had already signed an agreement with CBF regarding the final, without the board consent. Flamengo still did not participate in the final under the understanding that it would only determine the entrants of the Copa Libertadores and not the Brazilian national champion.[21] CBF officially recognized Sport as the sole champion in 1987 and they qualified to the Copa Libertadores. In 2011, CBF retroactively declared Flamengo champion of 1987.[22] However, Sport later appealed the decision to a Common Justice Tribunal, which is prohibited by FIFA, and CBF ultimately declared Sport as the sole champion of that year.[23]
Throughout his career at Flamengo, Zico scored 508 goals and was the top scorer in club history before retiring in 1990.[24]
Even without its biggest star, the early years of the post-Zico era were successful for Flamengo. They achieved national victory in the second edition of the Copa do Brasil in 1990, defeating Goiás in the finals. In 1992, Flamengo won their fifth Campeonato Brasileiro, defeating Botafogo across two legs in the final (3–0, 2–2). The team's key player was again Júnior at 38 years old.
Title drought (1995–2005)
After winning the Brazilian League title in 1992, the club entered a major financial crisis and domestic and international achievements became less frequent. In 1995, the year of Flamengo's centenary, radio sports broadcaster Kléber Leite became chairman of the club and signed striker Romário, the current FIFA World Player of the Year, from Barcelona.[25] He joined Sávio and later Edmundo to become, as the supporters called, "the attack of dreams".[26] Even with Romário and other stars, Flamengo's centennial year did not yield major trophies. Flamengo only won the Taça Guanabara, the first phase of the Rio de Janeiro State League.[27][28] Flamengo also finished runners-up of 1995 Supercopa Libertadores. However, in 1996, Flamengo went undefeated in the Campeonato Carioca, conquering both the Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio phases. Romário was the top scorer of the tournament. Sávio was the top scorer and best player in Flamengo's victorious 1996 Copa de Oro campaign. The Copa de Oro was Flamengo's first international success since 1981, their third overall international title.[29]
In 1999, Edmundo dos Santos Silva was elected club president, and brought with him a massive contract with sports marketing company ISL.[30] Despite poor campaigns in the Campeonato Brasileiro, Flamengo won the 1999 Copa Mercosur, the second-tier cup of South America, and continued to be successful at the regional level, winning the treble in state championships (1999-2000-2001) for the fourth time as well the 2001 Copa dos Campeões inter-state title. In 2001 league play, Flamengo avoided relegation to the Brazilian Série B by winning against Palmeiras in the final match of the tournament.[31] The club suffered a series of bad campaigns in the national league in the following years.
ISL went bankrupt in 2002 for reasons unrelated to their contract with Flamengo, and the club was left without its wealthy partner. In the same year, Edmundo Santos Silva was removed from his role as president in a controversial manner amidst accusation of impropriety.[32] Lacking the funds to make key signings, Flamengo failed to field competitive teams and narrowly avoided relegation in the 2002, 2004, and 2005 campaigns. 2005 was one of the worst seasons in Flamengo's history. The club only escaped relegation after the arrival of coach Joel Santana, who directed the team to six wins and three draws in nine matches played under his command. Twice in this low period, in 2003 and 2004, the team reached the finals of the Copa do Brasil, ultimately falling to Cruzeiro and Santo André. This Flamengo has also evaded massive taxes in the Banestado scandal.[33][34]
End of title drought (2006–2018)
In 2006, Flamengo reached the Copa do Brasil final for a fifth time, finally managing to conquer the title after losing three previous finals, this time beating rivals Vasco da Gama. From 2007 to 2009 Flamengo completed their fifth tricampeonato in the Campeonato Carioca, and became sole owners of the record for most Carioca titles with 31 (Fluminense had 30 at the time).
On 9 March 2007, Flamengo received a commemorative date on the Rio de Janeiro official calendar. Governor Sérgio Cabral Filho declared 17 November (the day the club was founded) "Flamengo Day".
In the 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Flamengo won many games at home, avoided the relegation zone and climbed to second place before being defeated by Náutico 1–0 in the final round and ultimately ending the season third. This marked a dramatic improvement in league outcome from previous seasons. Flamengo finished fifth the following year, and in 2009 despite being in tenth place in midseason, Flamengo won the league after seventeen years. With this victory Flamengo became five-time Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions, seventeen seasons after their last title in 1992.[35] The 2009 championship team finished the season with 67 points, the lowest winning point total in Brazil since the current league format was established in 2003. Flamengo were champions despite spending only two rounds at the top of the league: the final two. The title was won after a dramatic 2–1 comeback victory against Grêmio in the final round.
International success continued to elude Flamengo through the 21st century. After finishing runners-up in the 2001 Copa Mercosur to San Lorenzo on penalties, the club survived as far the quarter-finals only one time in their following twelve competitions (both Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana). In 2008, in Flamengo's first official tournament tie against a club from Mexico, they defeated Club América 4–2 in the Estadio Azteca before losing polemically 3–0 at home and being eliminated in the Copa Libertadores round of 16.
Flamengo experienced a poor run in Série A from 2010 to 2015, finishing better than tenth only once. Following the success of 2009, the club gambled on winning several titles and signed striker Vágner Love to form a pair with Adriano. The dream of repeating as state champions four times in a row was foiled by Botafogo in 2010. After narrowly qualifying out of the group stage in the Copa Libertadores, manager Andrade was still fired. In their first quarter-final appearance since 1993, Flamengo were eliminated by Universidad de Chile on away goals. Shortly after, Vágner Love and Adriano left the team. A series of coaching changes during the troublesome domestic league saw Flamengo survive relegation and claim the final berth to the Copa Sudamericana under manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo.
The blockbuster signing of 2011 was 30-year-old superstar Ronaldinho from A.C. Milan. He was joined by Argentine Darío Bottinelli and Fluminense idol Thiago Neves. Flamengo won the Campeonato Carioca outright in an undefeated campaign, but captured no other trophies that season: eliminations in the Copa do Brasil by Ceará, a heavy 5–0 loss in the Sudamericana by Universidad de Chile, and a fourth-place finish in the league left fans feeling that a strong roster had been squandered. The season saw the retirement of Serbian club idol Dejan Petković as well. In 2012 Ronaldinho sued Flamengo claiming lack of payment for four months and canceled his contract with the club,[36] Thiago Neves returned to Fluminense after a drawn-out negotiation with contract-holders Al-Hilal, and defender Alex Silva was loaned to Cruzeiro after threatening Flamengo with a lawsuit. Vágner Love and Ibson returned for a 2012 campaign that yielded no trophies and a group-stage exit from the Copa Libertadores.
At the end of 2012, Flamengo elected Eduardo Bandeira de Mello as club president for three years. The goal of his term was to improve the club's finances, after an independent audit assessed Flamengo's debt at R$750 million.[37] After a typical series of managerial changes, Jayme de Almeida was appointed as interim manager during which he fought off relegation and won the 2013 Copa do Brasil final against Atlético Paranaense. It was Flamengo's third Copa title, after 1990 and 2006.
Flamengo's Copa do Brasil title-defense fell short to Atlético Mineiro in the semi-final. However, by 2014, Flamengo was the only club that successfully reduced their debt over the year (down to R$600 million) and recorded the highest annual profit.[38] In 2015 after an inconsistent start to the Carioca and national league seasons, multiple managers were dismissed and Flamengo failed to qualify for the Libertadores. However, Flamengo had signed Paolo Guerrero and Ederson and were the most valuable club in Brazil with debt now reduced to R$495 million.[39] As a result, president Bandeira was re-elected. The club signed fan-favorite Diego[40] in the mid-season and mounted a strong campaign, but could not catch Palmeiras in 2016.
2017 was characterized as the year Flamengo played two major finals at the end of the season but failed to win either. After going undefeated in the 2017 Campeonato Carioca, they were eliminated in the Copa Libertadores group stage, failing to win a single match away from home but qualifying for the Copa Sudamericana in third place. In the Copa do Brasil, the club reached the final where they lost in a penalty shootout to Cruzeiro. Less than three months later, they reached an unprecedented Copa Sudamericana final. They lost away to Independiente and drew at home 1–1, losing the title. After the match, a group of Flamengo supporters rioted outside the hotel where Independiente were staying. CONMEBOL punished the club with two closed-door home matches in the following Copa Libertadores.[41]
Nine years after their last Campeonato Brasileiro victory, Flamengo made a title run but fell just short. In 2018 they spent the most rounds as league leader (thirteen) and broke their points record from 2016 (72), but finished runners-up behind Palmeiras. That season, the club recorded their two highest outgoing transfer fees in history: 18-year-old winger Vinícius Júnior[42] moved to Real Madrid in July for €46 million, and 20-year-old midfielder Lucas Paquetá[43][44] transferred to A.C. Milan for a reported €35 million at the end of the year. Both were products of Flamengo's youth academy.
New glory (2019–present)
On the morning of 8 February 2019 a fire erupted at Flamengo's Ninho do Urubu training center living quarters.[45][46][47] The fire resulted in the deaths of ten academy players between the ages of 14 and 17 training with the club. Three others were injured. The cause of the fire was a malfunctioning air-conditioning unit that caught fire in the room of one of the victims close to 5:00 am. President Rodolfo Landim described it as "the worst tragedy the club has ever experienced in its 123 years."[48] The governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro declared a three-day period of mourning following the tragedy.[49] Since then, Flamengo fans sing in memory of those kids, usually referred to as the "Garotos do Ninho". It happens every tenth minute of Flamengo home games, since 10 kids died in the tragedy.
The 2019 season marked the most successful one in the club's footballing history. At the end of 2018, Rodolfo Landim was elected club president for a three-year term. Flamengo paid the most expensive incoming transfer fee for a player in Brazilian football history, signing Giorgian de Arrascaeta[50] from Cruzeiro for R$63 million (€14.5 million). In January the club signed forward Bruno Henrique from Santos and secured the loan of striker Gabriel Barbosa from Inter Milan.[51][52]
After advancing out of the Copa Libertadores group stage, manager Abel Braga resigned and Flamengo hired Portuguese manager Jorge Jesus.[53][54] Europe-based players Rafinha, Filipe Luís, Pablo Marí and Gerson were added to play alongside Flamengo's other record signings.[55][56] After qualifying to their first Copa Libertadores semi-final since 1984, Flamengo defeated Grêmio 5–0 in their home leg at the Maracanã to advance their first Copa Libertadores final since 1981. For the first time in Copa Libertadores history, the final was played as a single match in a neutral venue. On 23 November 2019, at the Estadio Monumental in Lima, Peru against defending champions River Plate, Flamengo trailed 0–1 in the final minutes before Gabriel scored twice to secure the 2–1 victory.[57]
Less than 24 hours later, Flamengo became champions of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time since 2009 with four matches in hand after a loss by Palmeiras to Grêmio in the 34th round. Flamengo became only the second Brazilian club to win their state championship (2019 Campeonato Carioca), Campeonato Brasileiro, and Copa Libertadores in the same season, after Pelé's 1962 Santos team. Flamengo's 2019 campaign under Jorge Jesus' leadership broke a number of records in the Campeonato Brasileiro's 20-team double round-robin era (2006–present): most points (90), most wins (28), most goals scored (86), best goal differential (+49), longest undefeated streak (24 matches), most points clear of runners-up (16) and most goals by a single player (25 from Gabriel Barbosa).[58]
Flamengo participated in the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time in the club's history in 2019 in Qatar. The club defeated Al Hilal SFC 3–1 in the semi-final, but lost 0–1 to Liverpool in the final.[59]
After winning the revived Supercopa do Brasil against Athletico Paranaense, then the Recopa Sudamericana against Copa Sudamericana champions Independiente del Valle, and the 2020 Campeonato Carioca, in July 2020 Jorge Jesus departed from Flamengo to return to Benfica, having won five titles in Brazil. Jesus's successor was former Pep Guardiola assistant Domènec Torrent, but his tenure was brief and he was replaced with Rogério Ceni in November 2020. Ceni led Flamengo to a second consecutive Campeonato Brasileiro championship, finishing one point ahead of Internacional.
In 2021 Ceni led Flamengo to a third consecutive Campeonato Carioca, but was released after four losses in Flamengo's first ten Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches. The club signed Renato Gaúcho as manager, who brought strong results in league play and took Flamengo back to the Copa Libertadores Final against Palmeiras, but lost 2–1 in extra time. He and the club parted ways after.
In 2022, after a difficult start to the year under manager Paulo Sousa (runners-up in the Campeonato Carioca and Supercopa do Brasil), Dorival Júnior returned to Flamengo and brought another wave of glory. The team advanced to the finals of the Copa do Brasil against Corinthians. In the second leg in the Maracanã, tied 1–1 on aggregate, Flamengo were victorious in the penalty shootout with Rodinei scoring the winner. This was Flamengo's fourth Copa do Brasil championship and first since 2013. Later that month on 29 October 2022, Flamengo faced Athletico Paranaense in Guayaquil, Ecuador for the final of the Copa Libertadores. Gabriel Barbosa scored the only goal of the match and Flamengo claimed their second Copa Libertadores in four years, and third overall.[60]
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Crest
Flamengo's crest has changed slightly throughout the club's history. Most of the changes has been changes to the interlocked letters monogram, with the latest redesign being unveiled in 2018.[61]
The club uses three crests in different situations: the full crest is used as the club's official logo, the rowing crest is used for all rowing related uniforms and equipment, and the white "CRF" monogram is typically the only component of the crest worn on the primary football uniform. It remarkably resembles the "RFC" monogram traditionally used by Scottish club Rangers F. C..
Beginning in 1980, Flamengo wore three white stars aligned vertically along the side of their monogram crest to indicate their three state league tri-championships (1942–43–44, 1953–54–55, and 1978–79–79 Special).[62] When Nike became Flamengo's kit provider in 2000, their first kit featured the full shield crest with three stars above it for the first time. After the fourth state league tri-championship (1999-2000-2001) and to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 1981 Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup championships, a fourth white star and a gold star were introduced above the crest. Since 2005 the club uses only the gold star above the "CRF" monogram crest on their shirts.
Club's crest 1980–2018 | Club's crest 2018–present | Rowing crest (1985–2018) | Rowing crest (2018–present) |
Uniforms
At the 1895 meeting which established the Flamengo rowing club, the club's official colors were decided as blue and gold to symbolized the sky of Rio de Janeiro and the riches of Brazil.[63] The team adopted a uniform of thick blue and gold horizontal stripes. However Flamengo failed to win a single regatta in their first year and gained the nickname of "bronze club." The team colors were perceived as bad luck, and the colored fabric was expensive to import from England. One year after the club's establishment, the official colors were replaced with the current red and black.
In 1912, at the request of the Flamengo rowing team (who opposed the use of their same uniform by the newly established football team), the football players dressed in shirts divided into red and black quarters which became known as the papagaio de vintém uniform, named after a particular style of kite. However the shirt became synonymous with bad luck and was replaced in 1913 by a shirt with red and black horizontal stripes and thinner white bands. This uniform was nicknamed the cobra coral due to its similarity to the pattern of a coral snake. This was the uniform worn when Flamengo won their first Campeonato Carioca title in 1914. The white bands were removed from the shirt in 1916 as the pattern was very similar to the flag of Germany at the time, who Brazil was allied against in World War I. The rowing team permitted the football team to use their same uniform, and Flamengo's traditional football uniform of a red and black striped shirt, white shorts and red-black socks was born.[64]
In 1938, Flamengo manager Dori Kruschner suggested the creation of a secondary white uniform to "improve the visibility in night matches." The new uniform was approved by the club, and Flamengo became a pioneer of secondary uniforms in Brazil. The white shirt had two red and black stripes across the chest until 1979 when it was changed to a plain white chest with stripes on the sleeves. This was the shirt worn by the team that won the 1981 Intercontinental Cup.[64]
Beginning in the 1990s the club began to experiment with their second and third alternative uniforms, sometimes wearing all black or all red shirts.[65] In 1995 for the club's centenary, a "papagaio de vintém" shirt was worn in friendlies.[64] In 2010 uniform supplier Olympikus introduced a blue and gold alternative uniform which paid homage to Flamengo's original colors and regatta uniform, however it was not well received by fans who likened it to the uniform worn by the fictional satirical team "Tabajara" on the popular comedy program Casseta & Planeta Urgente.[63][66] In the first half of the 2009 season, the team wore a uniform without sponsorship for the first time in 25 years.[64] Flamengo have continued to traditionally wear red and black striped shirts with white shorts as their primary uniform.
Traditional primary uniform | Traditional secondary uniform | 2015 "papagaio de vintém" kit | 2010 blue and gold alternative kit |
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
The following is a list of Flamengo's sponsors and uniform suppliers.[67][68][69]
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor | Secondary sponsor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912–69 | none | none | none |
| 1961–70 | Athleta | none | none |
| 1971 | Penalty | none | none |
| 1972–78 | Athleta | none | none |
| 1979 | Doria | none | none |
| 1980 | Penalty | none | none |
| 1981–84 | Adidas | none | none |
| 1984–92 | Adidas | Petrobras | none |
| 1992–00 | Umbro | Petrobras | none |
| 2000–05 | Nike | Petrobras | none |
| 2006–08 | Nike | Petrobras | Petrobras (sleeves) |
| 2009 | Nike | none | none |
| Olympikus[70] | Olympikus | Bozzano (sleeves) | |
| Olympikus[70] | Ale Combustíveis | Bozzano (sleeves) | |
| 2010 | Olympikus[70] | Batavo[71][72] | Banco BMG[73] (sleeves) |
| 2011 | Olympikus[70] | Procter & Gamble / Gillette[74] | Banco BMG (sleeves) Brasil Brokers (shoulder) UNICEF (center chest) TIM (numbers) |
| 2012 | Olympikus[70] | none | Banco BMG (sleeves) Brasil Foodservice Group (shorts) Mobil (lower back and shorts) Triunfo Logística (shoulder) UNICEF (center chest) TIM (numbers) |
| 2013 | Adidas[75] | Caixa[76] | Peugeot (back) TIM (numbers) |
| 2014 | Adidas[75] | Caixa[76] | Peugeot (back) TIM (numbers) Guaraviton (sleeves) |
| 2015 | Adidas[75] | Caixa[76] | Guaraviton (back and sleeves) TIM (numbers) Jeep (lower back) |
| 2016 | Adidas[75] | Caixa[76] | MRV (back) iFood (sleeves) TIM (numbers) Yes![77] (lower back) |
| 2017 | Adidas[75] | Caixa[76] | MRV (back) Carabao[78][79] (sleeves) Universidade Brasil[80] (shoulder) TIM (numbers) Yes![81] (lower back) Kodilar (socks) |
| 2018 | Adidas[75] | Caixa[76] | MRV (back) Carabao (sleeves) Universidade Brasil (shoulder) TIM (numbers) Descomplica (lower back) Kodilar (socks) |
| 2019 | Adidas[75] | Banco BS2[82] | MRV (back) Buser (sleeves) Universidade Brasil (shoulder) TIM (numbers) Multimarcas Consórcios (lower back) Kodilar (training uniform) |
| 2020 | Adidas[75] | Banco BS2[82] | MRV (back) Sportsbet.io (shoulder) TIM (numbers) Total[83] (lower back) Azeite Royal (shorts) Orthopride (socks) Kodilar (training uniform) |
| Adidas[75] | Banco BRB[84] | MRV (back) Sportsbet.io (shoulder) TIM (numbers) Total[83] (lower back) Union Life (shorts) Orthopride (socks) Kodilar (training uniform) | |
| 2020 | Adidas[75] | Banco BRB[84] | Sportsbet.io (shoulder) TIM (numbers) Total[83] (lower back) Orthopride (socks) Kodilar (training uniform) |
| 2021 | Adidas[75] | Banco BRB[84] | Mercado Livre[85] (back) Sportsbet.io (shoulder) Havan[86] (sleeves) TIM (numbers) TotalEnergies (lower back) ABC da Construção[87] (shorts) MOSS[88] (socks) Kodilar (training uniform) Socios.com[89] (training uniform) |
| 2022 | Adidas[75] | Banco BRB[84] | Mercado Livre[90] (back) PixBet[90] (shoulder) Havan[90] (sleeves) TIM[90] (numbers) Assist Card[91] (lower back) ABC da Construção[90] (shorts) Luvix (socks)[92] Socios.com[89] (training uniform) Kodilar (training uniform) eFootball[93] (training uniform) MoonPay[94] (training uniform) |
| 2023– | Adidas[75] | Banco BRB[84] | Mercado Livre[90] (back) PixBet[90] (shoulder) Sil[95] (sleeves) TIM[90] (numbers) Assist Card[91] (lower back) ABC da Construção[90] (shorts) Luvix (socks)[92] Socios.com[89] (training uniform) Kodilar (training uniform) eFootball[93] (training uniform) MoonPay[94] (training uniform) |
Uniform deals
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| Uniform supplier | Period | Contract announcement | Contract duration | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2008 | 6 July 2000 | 6 July 2000 – 30 June 2009 (9 years) | Undisclosed | [96][97] | |
| 2009–2013 | 27 May 2008 | 1 July 2009 – 30 March 2013 (5 years) | Total R$170 million | [98][99] | |
| 2013–2022 | 20 December 2012 | 1 May 2013 – 30 April 2023 (10 years) | Total US$175.24 million | [100][101] | |
| 2022–present | 18 January 2022 | 18 January 2022 – 30 April 2025 (4 years) | Total R$276 million | [102] |
Stadiums
Rua Paysandu
Flamengo's first official home ground was the Estádio da Rua Paysandu ("Paysandu Street Stadium"). The ground formerly belonged to Paissandu Atlético Clube before they ceased playing football in 1914. The owners of the ground rented the field to Flamengo where they played their home matches from 1915 to 1932.[103] Between 1912 and 1915 (and later between 1932 and 1938), the club played all their matches on the grounds of Botafogo or Fluminense. The first Flamengo match at Rua Paysandu was played on October 31, 1915, in the Campeonato Carioca against Bangu. Crowds of 15,000 watched Flamengo face Fluminese at the park in 1918 and 1919.
Estádio da Gávea
Flamengo's home stadium is nominally the Estádio da Gávea (officially named the Estádio José Bastos Padilha at Flamengo's Gávea Headquarters), which was inaugurated on September 4, 1938, and has a capacity of 4,000 people. The stadium is named after José Bastos Padilha, Flamengo's president at the time of the stadium's construction, from 1933 to 1937. Even though Flamengo no longer play their matches at Gávea, the site serves as the club's administrative headquarters. Since the 1990s, the stadium has been used almost exclusively for the club's youth and women's teams' matches, and as the training ground for the senior team. Most matches are played at the significantly larger Maracanã Stadium, considered by supporters as the real Flamengo home ground.[104] Gávea Stadium is not actually located in the neighborhood of Gávea but rather in Leblon.
During the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the Dutch National Team used the Estádio da Gávea and all of its facilities as their training ground in preparation for the competition.[105]
Maracanã
Since its construction for the 1950 World Cup, the Maracanã has primarily served as the home ground for the four biggest Rio de Janeiro clubs. The stadium was officially completed in 1965, 17 years after construction began. In 1963, more than 194,000 people attended a match between Flamengo and Fluminense at the Maracanã. The capacity of the stadium allowed Flamengo to have the largest support of any clubs in Brazil for much of the 20th century.[106][107] In 1989 Zico scored his final goal in the historic stadium, setting the current unbroken record for goals in the Maracanã at 333. An upper stand in the stadium collapsed on July 19, 1992, in the second match of the finals of 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A between Botafogo and Flamengo, leading to the death of three spectators and injuring 50 others.[108] Following the disaster, the stadium's capacity was greatly reduced as it was converted to an all-seater stadium in the late 1990s. Following its 50th anniversary in 2000, the stadium underwent renovations which would increase its full capacity to around 103,000. After years of planning and nine months of closure between 2005 and 2006 (during which Flamengo played their home matches at Volta Redonda's Estádio Raulino de Oliveira and Portuguesa's Estádio Luso Brasileiro), the stadium was reopened in January 2007 with an all-seated capacity of 87,000. For the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics and Paralympics, a major reconstruction project was initiated in 2010. The original seating bowl, with a two-tier configuration, was demolished, giving way to a new one-tier seating bowl.[109]
The stadium is officially under the management of Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht as of 2013.[110] This has resulted in unfavorable rental agreements for Flamengo who do not officially administer the stadium and often owe rental fees for matches in excess of their ticket revenue, even for matches with high attendance.[111] The most recent rental agreement was signed in 2018 and is valid through 2020. In April 2019, Flamengo and Fluminense came to an agreement with the state and the operators of the Maracanã to serve as joint-managers of the venue for the following six months, a deal which allowed the clubs to pay a fixed monthly fee and receive a higher share of matchday revenue than was granted under the previous deal.[112]
Ilha do Urubu
In 2017, Flamengo played their home matches at the Estádio Luso Brasileiro of Portuguesa while disputing their stadium situation with the Rio de Janeiro state government and Complexo Maracanã Entretenimento S.A. (composed of Odebrecht, IMX, AEG), the operator of the Maracanã Stadium.[113] A three-year agreement was signed with Portuguesa over management of Estádio Luso Brasileiro, named Ilha do Urubu ("Vulture's Island") by Flamengo supporters in a poll.[114] The park was renovated to fit 20,500 spectators. Flamengo started playing at the arena in March 2017,[115] but after several delays and administrative issues and a new contract with the Maracanã, Flamengo broke their lease with the Ilha do Urubu in July 2018.[116]
Rivalries
Rivalry with Vasco da Gama
The Clássico dos Milhões (English: "Derby of Millions") is the traditional Brazilian derby between Flamengo and Vasco da Gama, both from Rio de Janeiro. It is considered one of the biggest rivalries in Brazilian football and in football worldwide. The derby's name originated in the 1920s and refers to the two largest fanbases in the state of Rio de Janeiro.[117] Both clubs were established in the late 19th century as regatta rowing clubs. The first football match between the clubs was played in 1923 when Vasco entered the top division of the Campeonato Carioca. From the 1972 to 2001, the matchup was elevated as the most important of Flamengo's rivalries (surpassing Fluminense) and became one of the biggest rivalries in all of Brazil. In this span, Flamengo and Vasco played in or won the final of each of the phases of the state championship nearly every year, frequently facing one another. This also coincided with the beginnings of the national Campeonato Brasileiro and the growth in popularity of both clubs nationwide. The most iconic matches between Flamengo and Vasco featured the idols of both clubs challenging each other: Zico of Flamengo (1971–83; 85–89) and Roberto Dinamite of Vasco da Gama (1971–79; 80–93).
Rivalry with Fluminense
The rivalry between these two clubs began in October 1911 when a group of dissatisfied players from Fluminense left their club and joined Flamengo, establishing the football department at their new club. The first Fla–Flu ever was played the following year on July 7. Fluminense won the match 3–2, with 800 people in attendance.[118] Flamengo and Fluminense are the two most successful team in the Campeonato Carioca: as of 2022 Flamengo have 37 state league titles and Fluminense have 32. In 1963, the Maracanã held 194,603 spectators to watch the Fla-Flu match.
Rivalry with Botafogo
The first confrontation between Rio de Janeiro rivals Flamengo and Botafogo occurred in 1913. The match became known as the Clássico da Rivaldade (English: "Rivalry Classic") in the 1960s. Flamengo's mascot of the vulture originated during the June 1, 1969, match against Botafogo when Flamengo supporters released a vulture onto the field in response to the racist cheers of urubu (vulture) from Botafogo and other teams' supporters.[119] Flamengo's top scorer in the derby is Zico and Botafogo's top scorer is Heleno de Freitas.
Rivalry with Atlético Mineiro
Flamengo has an inter-state rivalry with Atlético Mineiro of Minas Gerais, developed in the 1980s from numerous controversial encounters between the two clubs in that decade's Campeonato Brasileiro and Copa Libertadores editions. It maintained its high intensity through the following years, and is considered one of the biggest interstate rivalries in Brazilian football.[120][121][122]
Scarlet-Black Nation
Since the early 1990s, surveys have shown that Flamengo is consistently the most supported club in Brazil with an estimated more than 40 million fans. In a 2019 survey, 20 percent of adult football fans in Brazil consider themselves supporters of Flamengo, with high levels of support in all states of the country, including the North and Northeast regions, in addition to Rio de Janeiro. Flamengo supporters are known as Nação Rubro-Negra (en: Scarlet-Black Nation).
The first organized supporters group in all of Brazil, Charanga Rubro-Negra (Scarlet-Black Charanga Band), was founded in support of Flamengo in 1942.[13] Since then, a large number of additional organized supporters groups have formed around Flamengo, notably Torcida Jovem-Fla (Young-Fla), Urubuzada (Vultures), Flamanguaça (FlaBooze), and Raça Rubro-Negra (Scarlet-Black Race).
In 2007 Flamengo supporters were declared as part of the cultural heritage of the city of Rio de Janeiro, along with bossa nova and Bola Preta, the oldest Carnival block in Rio.[123]
In the 1983 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A final, Flamengo played against Santos in the Maracanã in front of an official crowd of 155,523 with some estimates of over 160,000 people in attendance.
The largest attendance for a football match in the world's history was the derby between Flamengo and Fluminense in 1963, with 194,603 spectators. Flamengo matches in the Maracanã have broken the 150,000 attendance mark thirteen times.
In July 2020, their YouTube channel FLATV passed Liverpool FC as the club with the third most subscriptions for a soccer channel only behind Barcelona and Real Madrid.[citation needed] Flamengo's channel reached over 5 million subscriptions.[citation needed]
Mascot
Flamengo's first mascot was Popeye the Sailor Man, a comic book and cartoon character in the 1940s. The idea for the mascot came from Argentine cartoonist Lorenzo Molas, who saw in Popeye the strength and persistence of Flamengo, in addition to its obvious connection with the sea. However, such a mascot was never very popular among the club's supporters.
In the 1960s, rival fans began to call Flamengo fans urubus (English: "vultures"), a racist allusion to the large mass of Afro-descendant and poor Scarlet-Black supporters. Such an offensive nickname was never well received by Flamengo fans, until May 31, 1969.[124] It was on a Sunday, when a Scarlet-Black fan decided to take the bird to a game between Flamengo and Botafogo at Maracanã. At the time, the two clubs were playing the classic with the greatest post-Garrincha rivalry. And Flamengo hadn't beaten the rival for four years. In the stands, Botafogo fans shouted, as always, that Flamengo was a urubu team.[124]
The vulture was released in the stands with a flag stuck to its feet and, when it fell on the lawn, just before the game started, the crowd cheered and shouted: É urubu, é urubu. (English: "it's a vulture, it's a vulture"). Flamengo won the game 2-1 and, from there, the new mascot was consecrated, taking Popeye's place. The cartoonist Henfil, Scarlet-Black, tried to humanize him in his sports cartoons in newspapers and magazines, and the Urubu became a popular mascot.[124]
In 2000, Flamengo's mascot received an official design and a name: Samuca.[125] However, this name did not become popular among the supporters, who continue to call him simply Urubu.
On May 25, 2008, Uruba and Urubinha debuted at Maracanã in a match between Flamengo and Internacional, valid for the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Since then, they have been present in several Flamengo games and events.[126][127]
Anthem
Flamengo has two anthems: the official one, called Hymno Rubro-Negro (English: "Scarlet-Black Anthem"), which was created in 1920 with lyrics and music by Paulo Magalhães (former goalkeeper of the club), recorded in 1932 by singer Castro Barbosa and registered in 1937 at the Instituto Nacional de Música, with the refrain "Flamengo! Flamengo! Tua glória é lutar, Flamengo! Flamengo! Campeão de terra e mar" (in English: "Flamengo! Flamengo! Your glory is to fight, Flamengo! Flamengo! Champion of land and sea"); and the popular one, with lyrics and music by Lamartine Babo, recorded for the first time by Gilberto Alves in 1945. The latter is the best known and the one that sings the glories of the club, whose refrain is "Uma vez Flamengo, sempre Flamengo" (English: "Once you are Flamengo, always Flamengo").[128]
Players
First team squad
- As of 23 January 2023
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Retired numbers
- 12 – Club Supporters (the 12th Man) – Number dedicated to the rubro-negro fans.(*)
(*) In spite of having its number "12" retired, Flamengo has to re-issue it for CONMEBOL competitions such as Copa Libertadores, where rosters must be numbered from 1 to 50 consecutively.[129]
Staff
Current staff
- As of 3 January 2023.[130]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Coaching staff | |
| Head coach | Vítor Pereira |
| Assistant head coach | Rui Quinta |
| Assistant head coach | Luís Miguel |
| Goalkeepers trainer | Thiago Eller |
| Performance analyst | Paulo Sergio Pereira Gomes |
| Performance analyst | Fabio Miguel da Silva Oliveira |
| Performance analyst | Wellington Sales |
| Performance analyst | Eduardo Coimbra |
| Performance analyst | Daniel Motta |
| Performance analyst | Henrique Américo |
| Medical staff | |
| Fitness coach | Mário Monteiro |
| Health and high performance manager | Marcio Tannure |
| Doctor | Marcelo Soares |
| Doctor | Fernando Bassan |
| Physiotherapist | Mario Peixoto |
| Physiotherapist | Marcio Puglia |
| Physiotherapist | Laniyan Neves |
| Physiotherapist | Alam Santos |
| Physiotherapist | Fábio Feitosa |
Football honours
| International | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Intercontinental Cup | 1 | 1981 |
| Continental | ||
| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Copa Libertadores | 3 | 1981, 2019, 2022 |
| Copa Mercosur | 1s | 1999 |
| Copa de Oro | 1s | 1996 |
| Recopa Sudamericana | 1 | 2020 |
| Domestic | ||
| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 7 | 1980, 1982, 1983, 1992, 2009, 2019, 2020 |
| Copa União | 1 | 1987 |
| Supercopa do Brasil | 2 | 2020, 2021 |
| Copa do Brasil[131] | 4 | 1990, 2006, 2013, 2022 |
| Copa dos Campeões | 1s | 2001 |
| Inter-state | ||
| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Torneio Rio – São Paulo[132] | 1 | 1961 |
| State | ||
| Campeonato Carioca[133] | 37 | 1914, 1915, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1927, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1963, 1965, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1979 (Special), 1979, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
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Records
CONMEBOL club coefficient ranking
- As of 16 December 2022[134]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Plate | 9660,4 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 9095,6 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 8603,7 |
| 4 | Boca Juniors | 7965,0 |
| 5 | Grêmio | 5714,2 |
Average attendance
Below is Flamengo's average home match average attendance in Campeonato Brasileiro league matches since the current league format was adopted in 2003.
| Season | Division | Matches | Total attendance | Avg. attendance | Main stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Série A | 23 | 253,460 | 11,020 | Maracanã |
| 2004 | Série A | 23 | 239,361 | 10,407 | Raulino de Oliveira |
| 2005 | Série A | 21 | 286,797 | 13,657 | Arena Petrobras |
| 2006 | Série A | 19 | 298,509 | 15,711 | Maracanã |
| 2007 | Série A | 19 | 798,285 | 42,015 | Maracanã |
| 2008 | Série A | 19 | 830,984 | 43,736 | Maracanã |
| 2009 | Série A | 19 | 761,406 | 40,074 | Maracanã |
| 2010 | Série A | 19 | 359,955 | 18,945 | Engenhão |
| 2011 | Série A | 19 | 371,374 | 19,546 | Engenhão |
| 2012 | Série A | 19 | 265,164 | 13,956 | Engenhão |
| 2013 | Série A | 19 | 500,650 | 26,350 | Maracanã |
| 2014 | Série A | 19 | 575,126 | 30,270 | Maracanã |
| 2015 | Série A | 19 | 598,538 | 31,502 | Maracanã |
| 2016 | Série A | 19 | 483,781 | 25,462 | Kléber Andrade |
| 2017 | Série A | 19 | 314,812 | 16,569 | Ilha do Urubu |
| 2018 | Série A | 19 | 936,759 | 49,303 | Maracanã |
| 2019 | Série A | 19 | 1,126,406 | 59,284 | Maracanã |
| 2020 | Série A | 0[a] | – | – | Maracanã |
| 2021 | Série A | 9[b] | 160,194 | 17,199 | Maracanã |
| 2022 | Série A | 19 | 1,037,387 | 54,599 | Maracanã |
| Total | 361 | 10,038,754 | 27,808 | ||
Domestic results
Below are Flamengo's results in domestic competitions since the previous nationwide organized competitions (1959), before the first official Brazilian national championship tournament in 1971.
| Domestic results since 1959 | |||||
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| National league | League result | Campeonato Carioca | League result | Copa do Brasil | Cup result |
| 1959 Taça Brasil | Did not qualify | 1959 | 6th | Competition not yet formed | |
| 1960 Taça Brasil | Did not qualify | 1960 | 4th | ||
| 1961 Taça Brasil | Did not qualify | 1961 | 2nd | ||
| 1962 Taça Brasil | Did not qualify | 1962 | 2nd | ||
| 1963 Taça Brasil | Did not qualify | 1963 | Champions | ||
| 1964 Taça Brasil | 2nd (final) | 1964 | 3rd | ||
| 1965 Taça Brasil | Did not qualify | 1965 | Champions | ||
| 1966 Taça Brasil | Did not qualify | 1966 | 2nd | ||
| 1967 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa | 11th / 15 (first phase) | 1967 | 6th | ||
| 1967 Taça Brasil | Did not participate | ||||
| 1968 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa | 15th / 17 (first phase) | 1968 | 3rd | ||
| 1968 Taça Brasil | Did not participate | ||||
| 1969 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa | 16th / 17 (first phase) | 1969 | 2nd | ||
| 1970 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa | 6th / 17 (first phase) | 1970 | 5th | ||
| 1971 Campeonato Nacional de Clubes | 14th / 20 (first phase) | 1971 | 4th | ||
| 1972 Campeonato Nacional de Clubes | 12th / 26 (second phase) | 1972 | Champions | ||
| 1973 Campeonato Nacional de Clubes | 24th / 40 (first phase) | 1973 | Runners-up (final) | ||
| 1974 Campeonato Nacional de Clubes | 6th / 40 (second phase) | 1974 | Champions | ||
| 1975 Copa Brasil | 7th / 42 (third phase) | 1975 | 4th | ||
| 1976 Copa Brasil | 5th / 54 (third phase) | 1976 | 5th | ||
| 1977 Copa Brasil | 9th / 62 (third phase) | 1977 | 2nd | ||
| 1978 Copa Brasil | 16th / 74 (third phase) | 1978 | Champions | ||
| 1979 Copa Brasil | 12th / 94 (third phase) | 1979 | Champions | ||
| 1979 Especial | Champions | ||||
| 1980 Copa Brasil | 1st / 44 (final) | 1980 | 3rd | ||
| 1981 Taça de Ouro | 6th / 44 (quarter-final) | 1981 | Champions | ||
| 1982 Taça de Ouro | 1st / 44 (final) | 1982 | 2nd | ||
| 1983 Taça de Ouro | 1st / 44 (final) | 1983 | 2nd | ||
| 1984 Copa Brasil | 5th / 41 (quarter-final) | 1984 | 2nd | ||
| 1985 Taça de Ouro | 9th / 44 (second stage) | 1985 | 3rd | ||
| 1986 Copa Brasil | 13th / 48 (round of 16) | 1986 | Champions | ||
| 1987 Copa Brasil[note 1] | 3rd / 18 (final stage) | 1987 | 2nd | ||
| 1988 Copa Brasil | 6th / 24 (quarter-final) | 1988 | Runners-up (final) | ||
| 1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 9th / 22 (second stage) | 1989 | Runners-up (final) | 1989 | Semi-final |
| 1990 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 11th / 20 (missed knockout stage) | 1990 | 4th | 1990 | Champions |
| 1991 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 9th / 20 (missed knockout stage) | 1991 | Champions | 1991 | Did not qualify |
| 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 1st / 20 (final) | 1992 | 2nd | 1992 | Did not qualify |
| 1993 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 8th / 32 (second stage) | 1993 | 3rd | 1993 | Semi-final |
| 1994 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 14th / 24 (second stage) | 1994 | 2nd | 1994 | Did not qualify |
| 1995 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 21st / 24 (missed knockout stage) | 1995 | 2nd | 1995 | Semi-final |
| 1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 13th / 24 (missed second stage) | 1996 | Champions | 1996 | Semi-final |
| 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 5th / 26 (second stage) | 1997 | 5th | 1997 | Runners-up |
| 1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 11th / 22 (missed knockout stage) | 1998 | 2nd | 1998 | Round of 16 |
| 1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 12th / 22 (missed knockout stage) | 1999 | Champions | 1999 | Quarter-final |
| 2000 Copa João Havelange | Group stage – Blue group (15th / 25) | 2000 | Champions | 2000 | Quarter-final |
| 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 24th / 28 (missed knockout stage) | 2001 | Champions | 2001 | Quarter-final |
| 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 18th / 26 (missed knockout stage) | 2002 | 8th / 12 (group stage) | 2002 | Did not participate |
| 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 8th / 24 | 2003 | 3rd (semi-final) | 2003 | Runners-up |
| 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 17th / 24 | 2004 | Champions | 2004 | Runners-up |
| 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 15th / 22 | 2005 | 8th | 2005 | 3rd preliminary round |
| 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 11th | 2006 | 11th | 2006 | Champions |
| 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 3rd | 2007 | Champions | 2007 | Did not participate |
| 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 5th | 2008 | Champions | 2008 | Did not participate |
| 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 1st | 2009 | Champions | 2009 | Quarter-final |
| 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 14th | 2010 | Runners-up (final) | 2010 | Did not participate |
| 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 4th | 2011 | Champions | 2011 | Quarter-final |
| 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 11th | 2012 | 3rd (semi-final) | 2012 | Did not participate |
| 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 16th | 2013 | 2nd | 2013 | Champions |
| 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 10th | 2014 | Champions | 2014 | Semi-final |
| 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 12th | 2015 | 3rd (semi-final) | 2015 | Round of 16 |
| 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 3rd | 2016 | 4th (semi-final) | 2016 | 2nd preliminary round |
| 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 6th | 2017 | Champions | 2017 | Runners-up |
| 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 2nd | 2018 | 3rd (semi-final) | 2018 | Semi-final |
| 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 1st | 2019 | Champions | 2019 | Quarter-final |
| 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 1st | 2020 | Champions | 2020 | Quarter-final |
| 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 2nd | 2021 | Champions | 2021 | Semi-final |
| 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 5th | 2022 | Runners-up (final) | 2022 | Champions |
International results
Below are Flamengo's results in official international competitions since the club's first qualification to the Copa Libertadores in 1981. Group stage match results are listed with the home match first.
- As of 5 April 2023
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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| Copa Libertadores | 163 | 93 | 33 | 37 | 317 | 181 | +136 | 57.06 |
| Copa Sudamericana | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 41.67 |
| Recopa Sudamericana | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 50.00 |
| Copa Mercosur | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 47.37 |
| Supercopa Libertadores | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 45.65 |
| Copa de Oro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Intercontinental Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Total | 282 | 149 | 62 | 71 | 509 | 314 | +195 | 52.84 |
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral
Current board of directors
- As of 16 July 2022[135]
| Office | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Rodolfo Landim |
| Vice-president | Rodrigo Villaça Dunshee de Abranches |
| Vice-president of administration | Ricardo Campelo Trevia de Almeida |
| Vice-president of communications and marketing | Gustavo Carvalho de Oliveira |
| Vice-president of Olympic sports | Guilherme de Lima Kroll |
| Vice-president of finance | Rodrigo Tostes Solon de Pontes |
| Vice-president of Fla-Gávea | Getúlio Brasil Nunes |
| Vice-president of football | Marcos Teixeira Braz |
| Vice-president of the presidential cabinet | Marcelo Conti Baltazar |
| Vice-president of heritage | Artur Rocha Neto |
| Vice-president of historic heritage | Luis Fernando Fadigas de Almeida |
| Vice-president of planning | Bernardo Amaral do Amaral |
| Vice-president of external relations | Adalberto Ribeiro da Silva Neto |
| Vice-president of rowing | Raul Bagattini |
| Vice-president of the general secretary | Paulo Cesar dos Santos Pereira Filho |
| Vice-president of information technology | Alexa flamengo, flamengo, redirects, here, other, uses, flamengo, disambiguation, clube, regatas, flamengo, brazilian, portuguese, ˈklubi, dʒi, ʁeˈɡataʒ, flaˈmẽɡu, english, flamengo, rowing, club, more, commonly, referred, simply, flamengo, brazilian, sports, club, . Flamengo redirects here For other uses see Flamengo disambiguation Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Brazilian Portuguese ˈklubi dʒi ʁeˈɡataʒ du flaˈmẽɡu English Flamengo Rowing Club more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro in the neighborhood of Gavea best known for their professional football team that plays in Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A as well as Campeonato Carioca FlamengoFull nameClube de Regatas do Flamengo English Flamengo Rowing Club Nickname s Rubro Negro Scarlet Black Mengao Big Mengo Malvadao The Evil One Urubu Vulture FoundedNovember 17 1895 127 years ago 1895 11 17 Rowing Club December 24 1911 111 years ago 1911 12 24 Football Department StadiumMaracanaCapacity78 838 1 Coordinates22 54 44 S 43 13 49 W 22 91222 S 43 23028 W 22 91222 43 23028 Coordinates 22 54 44 S 43 13 49 W 22 91222 S 43 23028 W 22 91222 43 23028PresidentRodolfo LandimHead coachMario Jorge interim LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Serie A Campeonato Carioca2022 2023Serie A 5th of 20 Carioca 2nd of 12WebsiteClub websiteHome colorsAway colorsThird colorsCurrent seasonThe club was first established in 1895 specifically as a rowing club and did not play their first official football match until 1912 Flamengo s traditional uniform features red and black striped shirts with white shorts and red and black striped socks Flamengo has typically played their home matches in the Maracana the national stadium of Brazil since its completion in 1950 with some exceptions in recent years Since 1969 the vulture Portuguese urubu has been the most recognized mascot of Flamengo 2 Flamengo established themselves as one of Brazil s most successful sports clubs in the 20th century during the era of state leagues in Brazil when they captured several Campeonato Carioca Rio de Janeiro state league titles prior to the establishment of the first Brazilian national football championship in 1959 Since then they have remained successful in Brazilian football having won 7 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 3 the 1987 Copa Uniao 4 Copa do Brasil and a record 37 Campeonato Carioca They are one of three clubs to have never been relegated from the Brazilian Serie A In South American and worldwide competitions the club s highest achievements are their conquests of the 1981 2019 and 2022 Copa Libertadores and 1981 Intercontinental Cup against Liverpool led by the club s most iconic player Zico Flamengo s fiercest and longest standing rivalries are with the other Big Four of Rio de Janeiro Fluminense Botafogo and Vasco da Gama Their rivalry against Atletico Mineiro is considered the fiercest among all interstates rivalries by any clubs in the country Flamengo is the most popular club in Brazil with over 40 2 million supporters as of 2022 4 It is also Brazil s richest and most valuable football club with an annual revenue of R 1 2 billion 218 million 5 and a valuation of over R 3 8 billion 691 million 6 Contents 1 History 1 1 Establishment of the club 1895 1912 1 2 Football in the amateur era 1912 1933 1 3 Early professional era 1934 1955 1 4 Zico and the world champions 1974 1983 1 5 National success and the return of Zico 1984 1994 1 6 Title drought 1995 2005 1 7 End of title drought 2006 2018 1 8 New glory 2019 present 2 Team image 2 1 Crest 2 2 Uniforms 2 2 1 Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors 2 2 2 Uniform deals 2 3 Stadiums 2 3 1 Rua Paysandu 2 3 2 Estadio da Gavea 2 3 3 Maracana 2 3 4 Ilha do Urubu 2 4 Rivalries 2 4 1 Rivalry with Vasco da Gama 2 4 2 Rivalry with Fluminense 2 4 3 Rivalry with Botafogo 2 4 4 Rivalry with Atletico Mineiro 2 5 Scarlet Black Nation 2 6 Mascot 2 7 Anthem 3 Players 3 1 First team squad 3 2 Out on loan 3 3 Youth players with first team numbers 3 4 Other players under contract 3 5 Retired numbers 4 Staff 4 1 Current staff 5 Football honours 6 Records 6 1 CONMEBOL club coefficient ranking 6 2 Average attendance 6 3 Domestic results 6 4 International results 7 Current board of directors 8 Other sports 8 1 Men s basketball 8 1 1 Honours 8 2 Women s football 8 2 1 Honors 8 3 Women s basketball 8 4 Rowing 8 5 Water polo 8 6 American football 8 7 Tennis 8 8 E sports 8 9 Additional sports departments 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksHistory EditEstablishment of the club 1895 1912 Edit Flamengo was founded on November 17 1895 by a group of rowers gathered at club member Nestor de Barros s manor on Flamengo Beach in Rio de Janeiro In the late 19th century rowing was the elite upper middle class sport in the region and the group hoped to impress the young women of the city s high society by establishing a rowing club Previously they could only afford a used boat named Pherusa which had to be completely rebuilt before it could be used in competition The team debuted on October 6 1895 when they sailed off the Caju Point toward Flamengo Beach However strong winds turned over the boat and the rowers nearly drowned They were rescued by a fishing boat named Leal Loyal Later as the Pherusa was undergoing repairs it was stolen and never found again The group saved money to buy a new boat the Etoile renamed Scyra The recently formed football soccer team before a match vs Paissandu 1912 On the night of November 17 the group gathered at Nestor de Barros s manor on Flamengo beach and founded the Grupo de Regatas do Flamengo English Flamengo Rowing Group and elected its first board and president Domingos Marques de Azevedo The name was changed a few weeks later to its current title of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Flamengo Rowing Club The founders decided that the anniversary of the club s foundation should be commemorated on November 15 to coincide with Republic Proclamation Day a national holiday Flamengo s football team was only established after a group of ten dissatisfied players from Fluminense broke away from that club following a dispute with its board 7 The players decided to join Flamengo because Alberto Borgerth the team s captain was also a rower for Flamengo Also establishing a land sports department at Flamengo was preferable to joining football rivals Botafogo or the all English club Paissandu The new members were admitted on November 8 1911 A motion against the club taking part in football tournaments was put to a vote but was defeated and as a result the members officially established the club s new football department on December 24 1911 Football in the amateur era 1912 1933 Edit The Flamengo team of 1914 when the club won its first Carioca championship The new team trained on Russel Beach pt and gradually gained the support of the locals who closely watched their practice matches The first official match was played on May 3 1912 and marked to this day the largest margin of victory in the club s history as they defeated Mangueira 16 2 Flamengo s first ever match against Fluminense the start of the Fla Flu rivalry was played on July 7 of that year and was won by Fluminense by a score of 3 2 That same year Flamengo finished as runners up of the Campeonato Carioca the Rio de Janeiro State Championship The team s first uniform was nicknamed the papagaio vintem due to its similarity to a particular type of kite In 1914 the club won the Campeonato Carioca for the first time dressed in a red black and white striped shirt nicknamed the cobra coral coral snake was worn until 1916 Flamengo won the Campeonato Carioca again in 1915 1920 and 1921 In 1925 the team won the Campeonato Carioca and five other tournaments a record at the time In 1927 the prominent Rio newspaper Jornal do Brasil in partnership with a mineral water company held a mail in contest to find the most beloved club in Brazil Though Flamengo enjoyed their largest increase in fan support after the club professionalized in the 1930s they still defeated popular rivals Vasco da Gama in the vote 8 This was the first of many times that Flamengo would be polled as the nation s most popular club originating the nickname O mais querido do Brasil the most beloved of Brazil 9 In 1933 the team went on its first tour outside Brazil to Montevideo and Buenos Aires 10 and on May 14 of the same year played its final match as an amateur team defeating River Futebol Clube by a score of 16 2 11 After this the club s football department became professional Early professional era 1934 1955 Edit Flamengo s team 1934 National Archives of Brazil Local advertiser Jose Bastos Padilha was elected club president in 1934 and served until 1937 Under his tenure the club massively improved its popularity in both Rio de Janeiro and the entirety of Brazil For publicity he organized a contest for students in schools to create phrases describing Flamengo from which the phrase uma vez Flamengo Flamengo ate morrer Once you are Flamengo you are Flamengo til you die was developed and would later be adopted as part of the club s anthem In 1936 Padilha signed excellent players such as Domingos da Guia and Leonidas da Silva who would go on to be the leading goalscorer in the 1938 FIFA World Cup as a Flamengo player These beloved players endeared Flamengo to the public and it is believed that by this time Flamengo was the most popular club in the country 8 In 1937 Flamengo hired Hungarian coach Izidor Dori Kurschner who introduced the WM system to Brazil and other innovations from Europe such as training without the use of the ball and playing a more defensive controlled style Padilha facilitated the construction of Flamengo s new stadium and current training center the Estadio da Gavea The stadium was inaugurated on September 4 1938 when Vasco da Gama defeated Flamengo 2 0 and Kurschner was promptly fired In 1938 the five year split in Rio de Janeiro football over the dispute between professionalism and amateurism was resolved with the merger of the two competing leagues Flamengo had been a member of the professional LCF Liga Carioca de Football In 1939 after twelve years without winning any titles Flamengo conquered the state championship with a team that would become the basis of the three time state champions in the 1940s In 1941 the group played its first international competition the Hexagonal Tournament of Argentina 12 In 1942 the first organized supporters group in all of Brazil Charanga Rubro Negra was founded in support of Flamengo 13 Flamengo s popularity grew incidentally during World War II when Brazil s allies the United States installed two high powered antennas in Natal and Belem in the north of Brazil to intercept enemy radio signals 9 They also allowed residents in the North and Northeast regions to receive the radio broadcasts of football matches As Rio de Janeiro was the national capital at the time and Flamengo was highly successful in the war years with Zizinho and Domingos da Guia nationwide support increased In 1944 Flamengo completed their first tricampeonato Carioca three consecutive Rio de Janeiro state titles winning the 1942 1943 and 1944 competitions 14 The key player of this squad was Zizinho a player developed at Flamengo and considered the first ever idol of the club Zizinho was transferred to Bangu just before the start of the 1950 World Cup in Brazil where he scored twice and the Selecao finished runners up From 1953 to 1955 Flamengo once again won the Rio de Janeiro State League three consecutive times 14 Zico and the world champions 1974 1983 Edit Raul Marinho Mozer Leandro Junior Andrade Adilio Zico Tita Lico Nunes1981 Intercontinental Cup starting lineupMain article 1981 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season Flamengo won their 18th Campeonato Carioca state championship in 1978 The following five years would come to represent the club s most glorious era Brazilian stars like Junior Carpegiani Adilio Claudio Adao and Tita were led by Zico to become state champions three times in a row the club s third tri championship This run of sustained excellent play pushed Flamengo towards its first Brazilian Championship in 1980 As national champions the club qualified to play in the South American continental tournament the 1981 Copa Libertadores for the first time The 1981 season is a benchmark year in Flamengo s history 15 They advanced through the semi final group stage of the Copa Libertadores with four victories in four matches 16 In the final they encountered Chilean club Cobreloa also a debutante club in the tournament In the first final at the Maracana Flamengo prevailed 2 1 with two goals from Zico In the National Stadium in Santiago the following week the Brazilian team received a violent reception on the field and fell 1 0 from a free kick 17 18 Equal on goals a third match was played at the neutral venue of the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo 18 Zico scored twice in the first half sealing the game and the championship Flamengo were crowned champions of South America on November 23 and qualified for the Intercontinental Cup a single match to be played in Tokyo s Olympic Stadium against European Champions Cup winner Liverpool FC On December 13 1981 Zico Tita and Nunes took the field for the most important match in the club s history Two goals by Nunes and one by Adilio all in the first half along with a brilliant midfield performance by Zico earned Flamengo the title of first Brazilian World Champions since Pele s Santos shutting out Liverpool 3 0 19 The following two years were also marked with success One more Rio de Janeiro State Championship in 1981 and two Brazilian Championships 1982 and 1983 closed Flamengo s Golden Age 20 National success and the return of Zico 1984 1994 Edit Main article 1987 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A After two years playing in Italy for Udinese Zico returned to the Flamengo in 1986 and won his last state championship Only one month after returning he suffered a severe knee injury after a violent tackle from Bangu defender Marcio Nunes which interrupted his career for several months and affected his form in the 1986 FIFA World Cup Zico played for Flamengo from 1971 to 1983 and 1985 89 setting several records for the club In 1987 Zico was a major contributor to Flamengo s victory in the first edition of the Copa Uniao That year the CBF was experiencing serious financial and institutional crises and was unable to secure sponsorship to organize the national championship as in years prior As a result the thirteen biggest clubs in Brazil which included Flamengo reacted and created a new entity named the Club of 13 to organize a championship of their own The CBF originally supported the decision by the Club of 13 but were pressured by other clubs to create a larger national tournament As a result CBF placed three additional clubs into the Copa Uniao regarded the Copa Uniao as the Green Module and organized a second Yellow Module of 16 other teams CBF then decided that for the 1987 Brazilian Championship the winners and runners up of both modules would face each other in a knockout style cup to determine the national champion and qualification for the Copa Libertadores although this decision was made after the beginning of the championship without Club of 13 agreement With strong performances from Zico Ze Carlos Renato Gaucho and Bebeto Flamengo conquered the Copa Uniao with major victories over Internacional and Atletico Mineiro However there was a dispute over whether Flamengo and Internacional of the Green Module would dispute the quadrangular against Sport Recife and Guarani of the Yellow Module The Club of 13 clubs had agreed to not participate in the final set up by the CBF since it was decided while the matches were already being played but Eurico Miranda a representative of Vasco Flamengo s archi rival and member of the Club of 13 had already signed an agreement with CBF regarding the final without the board consent Flamengo still did not participate in the final under the understanding that it would only determine the entrants of the Copa Libertadores and not the Brazilian national champion 21 CBF officially recognized Sport as the sole champion in 1987 and they qualified to the Copa Libertadores In 2011 CBF retroactively declared Flamengo champion of 1987 22 However Sport later appealed the decision to a Common Justice Tribunal which is prohibited by FIFA and CBF ultimately declared Sport as the sole champion of that year 23 Throughout his career at Flamengo Zico scored 508 goals and was the top scorer in club history before retiring in 1990 24 Even without its biggest star the early years of the post Zico era were successful for Flamengo They achieved national victory in the second edition of the Copa do Brasil in 1990 defeating Goias in the finals In 1992 Flamengo won their fifth Campeonato Brasileiro defeating Botafogo across two legs in the final 3 0 2 2 The team s key player was again Junior at 38 years old Title drought 1995 2005 Edit After winning the Brazilian League title in 1992 the club entered a major financial crisis and domestic and international achievements became less frequent In 1995 the year of Flamengo s centenary radio sports broadcaster Kleber Leite became chairman of the club and signed striker Romario the current FIFA World Player of the Year from Barcelona 25 He joined Savio and later Edmundo to become as the supporters called the attack of dreams 26 Even with Romario and other stars Flamengo s centennial year did not yield major trophies Flamengo only won the Taca Guanabara the first phase of the Rio de Janeiro State League 27 28 Flamengo also finished runners up of 1995 Supercopa Libertadores However in 1996 Flamengo went undefeated in the Campeonato Carioca conquering both the Taca Guanabara and Taca Rio phases Romario was the top scorer of the tournament Savio was the top scorer and best player in Flamengo s victorious 1996 Copa de Oro campaign The Copa de Oro was Flamengo s first international success since 1981 their third overall international title 29 In 1999 Edmundo dos Santos Silva was elected club president and brought with him a massive contract with sports marketing company ISL 30 Despite poor campaigns in the Campeonato Brasileiro Flamengo won the 1999 Copa Mercosur the second tier cup of South America and continued to be successful at the regional level winning the treble in state championships 1999 2000 2001 for the fourth time as well the 2001 Copa dos Campeoes inter state title In 2001 league play Flamengo avoided relegation to the Brazilian Serie B by winning against Palmeiras in the final match of the tournament 31 The club suffered a series of bad campaigns in the national league in the following years ISL went bankrupt in 2002 for reasons unrelated to their contract with Flamengo and the club was left without its wealthy partner In the same year Edmundo Santos Silva was removed from his role as president in a controversial manner amidst accusation of impropriety 32 Lacking the funds to make key signings Flamengo failed to field competitive teams and narrowly avoided relegation in the 2002 2004 and 2005 campaigns 2005 was one of the worst seasons in Flamengo s history The club only escaped relegation after the arrival of coach Joel Santana who directed the team to six wins and three draws in nine matches played under his command Twice in this low period in 2003 and 2004 the team reached the finals of the Copa do Brasil ultimately falling to Cruzeiro and Santo Andre This Flamengo has also evaded massive taxes in the Banestado scandal pt 33 34 End of title drought 2006 2018 Edit Adriano celebrating a goal for Flamengo In 2009 he finished as joint top scorer in Serie A with 19 goals In 2006 Flamengo reached the Copa do Brasil final for a fifth time finally managing to conquer the title after losing three previous finals this time beating rivals Vasco da Gama From 2007 to 2009 Flamengo completed their fifth tricampeonato in the Campeonato Carioca and became sole owners of the record for most Carioca titles with 31 Fluminense had 30 at the time On 9 March 2007 Flamengo received a commemorative date on the Rio de Janeiro official calendar Governor Sergio Cabral Filho declared 17 November the day the club was founded Flamengo Day In the 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Flamengo won many games at home avoided the relegation zone and climbed to second place before being defeated by Nautico 1 0 in the final round and ultimately ending the season third This marked a dramatic improvement in league outcome from previous seasons Flamengo finished fifth the following year and in 2009 despite being in tenth place in midseason Flamengo won the league after seventeen years With this victory Flamengo became five time Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A champions seventeen seasons after their last title in 1992 35 The 2009 championship team finished the season with 67 points the lowest winning point total in Brazil since the current league format was established in 2003 Flamengo were champions despite spending only two rounds at the top of the league the final two The title was won after a dramatic 2 1 comeback victory against Gremio in the final round Ronaldinho celebrates scoring for Flamengo in February 2011 International success continued to elude Flamengo through the 21st century After finishing runners up in the 2001 Copa Mercosur to San Lorenzo on penalties the club survived as far the quarter finals only one time in their following twelve competitions both Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana In 2008 in Flamengo s first official tournament tie against a club from Mexico they defeated Club America 4 2 in the Estadio Azteca before losing polemically 3 0 at home and being eliminated in the Copa Libertadores round of 16 Flamengo experienced a poor run in Serie A from 2010 to 2015 finishing better than tenth only once Following the success of 2009 the club gambled on winning several titles and signed striker Vagner Love to form a pair with Adriano The dream of repeating as state champions four times in a row was foiled by Botafogo in 2010 After narrowly qualifying out of the group stage in the Copa Libertadores manager Andrade was still fired In their first quarter final appearance since 1993 Flamengo were eliminated by Universidad de Chile on away goals Shortly after Vagner Love and Adriano left the team A series of coaching changes during the troublesome domestic league saw Flamengo survive relegation and claim the final berth to the Copa Sudamericana under manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo The blockbuster signing of 2011 was 30 year old superstar Ronaldinho from A C Milan He was joined by Argentine Dario Bottinelli and Fluminense idol Thiago Neves Flamengo won the Campeonato Carioca outright in an undefeated campaign but captured no other trophies that season eliminations in the Copa do Brasil by Ceara a heavy 5 0 loss in the Sudamericana by Universidad de Chile and a fourth place finish in the league left fans feeling that a strong roster had been squandered The season saw the retirement of Serbian club idol Dejan Petkovic as well In 2012 Ronaldinho sued Flamengo claiming lack of payment for four months and canceled his contract with the club 36 Thiago Neves returned to Fluminense after a drawn out negotiation with contract holders Al Hilal and defender Alex Silva was loaned to Cruzeiro after threatening Flamengo with a lawsuit Vagner Love and Ibson returned for a 2012 campaign that yielded no trophies and a group stage exit from the Copa Libertadores At the end of 2012 Flamengo elected Eduardo Bandeira de Mello as club president for three years The goal of his term was to improve the club s finances after an independent audit assessed Flamengo s debt at R 750 million 37 After a typical series of managerial changes Jayme de Almeida was appointed as interim manager during which he fought off relegation and won the 2013 Copa do Brasil final against Atletico Paranaense It was Flamengo s third Copa title after 1990 and 2006 Flamengo s Copa do Brasil title defense fell short to Atletico Mineiro in the semi final However by 2014 Flamengo was the only club that successfully reduced their debt over the year down to R 600 million and recorded the highest annual profit 38 In 2015 after an inconsistent start to the Carioca and national league seasons multiple managers were dismissed and Flamengo failed to qualify for the Libertadores However Flamengo had signed Paolo Guerrero and Ederson and were the most valuable club in Brazil with debt now reduced to R 495 million 39 As a result president Bandeira was re elected The club signed fan favorite Diego 40 in the mid season and mounted a strong campaign but could not catch Palmeiras in 2016 2017 was characterized as the year Flamengo played two major finals at the end of the season but failed to win either After going undefeated in the 2017 Campeonato Carioca they were eliminated in the Copa Libertadores group stage failing to win a single match away from home but qualifying for the Copa Sudamericana in third place In the Copa do Brasil the club reached the final where they lost in a penalty shootout to Cruzeiro Less than three months later they reached an unprecedented Copa Sudamericana final They lost away to Independiente and drew at home 1 1 losing the title After the match a group of Flamengo supporters rioted outside the hotel where Independiente were staying CONMEBOL punished the club with two closed door home matches in the following Copa Libertadores 41 Nine years after their last Campeonato Brasileiro victory Flamengo made a title run but fell just short In 2018 they spent the most rounds as league leader thirteen and broke their points record from 2016 72 but finished runners up behind Palmeiras That season the club recorded their two highest outgoing transfer fees in history 18 year old winger Vinicius Junior 42 moved to Real Madrid in July for 46 million and 20 year old midfielder Lucas Paqueta 43 44 transferred to A C Milan for a reported 35 million at the end of the year Both were products of Flamengo s youth academy New glory 2019 present Edit Diego Alves Rodrigo Caio Pablo Mari Rafinha Filipe Luis Gerson Willian Arao Everton Ribeiro Bruno Henrique Giorgian de Arrascaeta Gabriel Barbosa2019 Copa Libertadores Final starting lineupMain article 2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season On the morning of 8 February 2019 a fire erupted at Flamengo s Ninho do Urubu training center living quarters 45 46 47 The fire resulted in the deaths of ten academy players between the ages of 14 and 17 training with the club Three others were injured The cause of the fire was a malfunctioning air conditioning unit that caught fire in the room of one of the victims close to 5 00 am President Rodolfo Landim described it as the worst tragedy the club has ever experienced in its 123 years 48 The governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro declared a three day period of mourning following the tragedy 49 Since then Flamengo fans sing in memory of those kids usually referred to as the Garotos do Ninho It happens every tenth minute of Flamengo home games since 10 kids died in the tragedy The 2019 season marked the most successful one in the club s footballing history At the end of 2018 Rodolfo Landim was elected club president for a three year term Flamengo paid the most expensive incoming transfer fee for a player in Brazilian football history signing Giorgian de Arrascaeta 50 from Cruzeiro for R 63 million 14 5 million In January the club signed forward Bruno Henrique from Santos and secured the loan of striker Gabriel Barbosa from Inter Milan 51 52 After advancing out of the Copa Libertadores group stage manager Abel Braga resigned and Flamengo hired Portuguese manager Jorge Jesus 53 54 Europe based players Rafinha Filipe Luis Pablo Mari and Gerson were added to play alongside Flamengo s other record signings 55 56 After qualifying to their first Copa Libertadores semi final since 1984 Flamengo defeated Gremio 5 0 in their home leg at the Maracana to advance their first Copa Libertadores final since 1981 For the first time in Copa Libertadores history the final was played as a single match in a neutral venue On 23 November 2019 at the Estadio Monumental in Lima Peru against defending champions River Plate Flamengo trailed 0 1 in the final minutes before Gabriel scored twice to secure the 2 1 victory 57 Less than 24 hours later Flamengo became champions of the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A for the first time since 2009 with four matches in hand after a loss by Palmeiras to Gremio in the 34th round Flamengo became only the second Brazilian club to win their state championship 2019 Campeonato Carioca Campeonato Brasileiro and Copa Libertadores in the same season after Pele s 1962 Santos team Flamengo s 2019 campaign under Jorge Jesus leadership broke a number of records in the Campeonato Brasileiro s 20 team double round robin era 2006 present most points 90 most wins 28 most goals scored 86 best goal differential 49 longest undefeated streak 24 matches most points clear of runners up 16 and most goals by a single player 25 from Gabriel Barbosa 58 Flamengo participated in the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time in the club s history in 2019 in Qatar The club defeated Al Hilal SFC 3 1 in the semi final but lost 0 1 to Liverpool in the final 59 After winning the revived Supercopa do Brasil against Athletico Paranaense then the Recopa Sudamericana against Copa Sudamericana champions Independiente del Valle and the 2020 Campeonato Carioca in July 2020 Jorge Jesus departed from Flamengo to return to Benfica having won five titles in Brazil Jesus s successor was former Pep Guardiola assistant Domenec Torrent but his tenure was brief and he was replaced with Rogerio Ceni in November 2020 Ceni led Flamengo to a second consecutive Campeonato Brasileiro championship finishing one point ahead of Internacional In 2021 Ceni led Flamengo to a third consecutive Campeonato Carioca but was released after four losses in Flamengo s first ten Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A matches The club signed Renato Gaucho as manager who brought strong results in league play and took Flamengo back to the Copa Libertadores Final against Palmeiras but lost 2 1 in extra time He and the club parted ways after In 2022 after a difficult start to the year under manager Paulo Sousa runners up in the Campeonato Carioca and Supercopa do Brasil Dorival Junior returned to Flamengo and brought another wave of glory The team advanced to the finals of the Copa do Brasil against Corinthians In the second leg in the Maracana tied 1 1 on aggregate Flamengo were victorious in the penalty shootout with Rodinei scoring the winner This was Flamengo s fourth Copa do Brasil championship and first since 2013 Later that month on 29 October 2022 Flamengo faced Athletico Paranaense in Guayaquil Ecuador for the final of the Copa Libertadores Gabriel Barbosa scored the only goal of the match and Flamengo claimed their second Copa Libertadores in four years and third overall 60 Team image EditCrest Edit Flamengo s crest has changed slightly throughout the club s history Most of the changes has been changes to the interlocked letters monogram with the latest redesign being unveiled in 2018 61 The club uses three crests in different situations the full crest is used as the club s official logo the rowing crest is used for all rowing related uniforms and equipment and the white CRF monogram is typically the only component of the crest worn on the primary football uniform It remarkably resembles the RFC monogram traditionally used by Scottish club Rangers F C Beginning in 1980 Flamengo wore three white stars aligned vertically along the side of their monogram crest to indicate their three state league tri championships 1942 43 44 1953 54 55 and 1978 79 79 Special 62 When Nike became Flamengo s kit provider in 2000 their first kit featured the full shield crest with three stars above it for the first time After the fourth state league tri championship 1999 2000 2001 and to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 1981 Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup championships a fourth white star and a gold star were introduced above the crest Since 2005 the club uses only the gold star above the CRF monogram crest on their shirts Club s crest1980 2018 Club s crest2018 present Rowing crest 1985 2018 Rowing crest 2018 present Uniforms Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clube de Regatas do Flamengo kits At the 1895 meeting which established the Flamengo rowing club the club s official colors were decided as blue and gold to symbolized the sky of Rio de Janeiro and the riches of Brazil 63 The team adopted a uniform of thick blue and gold horizontal stripes However Flamengo failed to win a single regatta in their first year and gained the nickname of bronze club The team colors were perceived as bad luck and the colored fabric was expensive to import from England One year after the club s establishment the official colors were replaced with the current red and black In 1912 at the request of the Flamengo rowing team who opposed the use of their same uniform by the newly established football team the football players dressed in shirts divided into red and black quarters which became known as the papagaio de vintem uniform named after a particular style of kite However the shirt became synonymous with bad luck and was replaced in 1913 by a shirt with red and black horizontal stripes and thinner white bands This uniform was nicknamed the cobra coral due to its similarity to the pattern of a coral snake This was the uniform worn when Flamengo won their first Campeonato Carioca title in 1914 The white bands were removed from the shirt in 1916 as the pattern was very similar to the flag of Germany at the time who Brazil was allied against in World War I The rowing team permitted the football team to use their same uniform and Flamengo s traditional football uniform of a red and black striped shirt white shorts and red black socks was born 64 In 1938 Flamengo manager Dori Kruschner suggested the creation of a secondary white uniform to improve the visibility in night matches The new uniform was approved by the club and Flamengo became a pioneer of secondary uniforms in Brazil The white shirt had two red and black stripes across the chest until 1979 when it was changed to a plain white chest with stripes on the sleeves This was the shirt worn by the team that won the 1981 Intercontinental Cup 64 Beginning in the 1990s the club began to experiment with their second and third alternative uniforms sometimes wearing all black or all red shirts 65 In 1995 for the club s centenary a papagaio de vintem shirt was worn in friendlies 64 In 2010 uniform supplier Olympikus introduced a blue and gold alternative uniform which paid homage to Flamengo s original colors and regatta uniform however it was not well received by fans who likened it to the uniform worn by the fictional satirical team Tabajara on the popular comedy program Casseta amp Planeta Urgente 63 66 In the first half of the 2009 season the team wore a uniform without sponsorship for the first time in 25 years 64 Flamengo have continued to traditionally wear red and black striped shirts with white shorts as their primary uniform Traditional primary uniform Traditional secondary uniform 2015 papagaio de vintem kit 2010 blue and gold alternative kitKit suppliers and shirt sponsors Edit The following is a list of Flamengo s sponsors and uniform suppliers 67 68 69 Period Kit manufacturer Main sponsor Secondary sponsor s 1912 69 none none none1961 70 Athleta none none1971 Penalty none none1972 78 Athleta none none1979 Doria none none1980 Penalty none none1981 84 Adidas none none1984 92 Adidas Petrobras none1992 00 Umbro Petrobras none2000 05 Nike Petrobras none2006 08 Nike Petrobras Petrobras sleeves 2009 Nike none noneOlympikus 70 Olympikus Bozzano sleeves Olympikus 70 Ale Combustiveis Bozzano sleeves 2010 Olympikus 70 Batavo 71 72 Banco BMG 73 sleeves 2011 Olympikus 70 Procter amp Gamble Gillette 74 Banco BMG sleeves Brasil Brokers shoulder UNICEF center chest TIM numbers 2012 Olympikus 70 none Banco BMG sleeves Brasil Foodservice Group shorts Mobil lower back and shorts Triunfo Logistica shoulder UNICEF center chest TIM numbers 2013 Adidas 75 Caixa 76 Peugeot back TIM numbers 2014 Adidas 75 Caixa 76 Peugeot back TIM numbers Guaraviton sleeves 2015 Adidas 75 Caixa 76 Guaraviton back and sleeves TIM numbers Jeep lower back 2016 Adidas 75 Caixa 76 MRV back iFood sleeves TIM numbers Yes 77 lower back 2017 Adidas 75 Caixa 76 MRV back Carabao 78 79 sleeves Universidade Brasil 80 shoulder TIM numbers Yes 81 lower back Kodilar socks 2018 Adidas 75 Caixa 76 MRV back Carabao sleeves Universidade Brasil shoulder TIM numbers Descomplica lower back Kodilar socks 2019 Adidas 75 Banco BS2 82 MRV back Buser sleeves Universidade Brasil shoulder TIM numbers Multimarcas Consorcios lower back Kodilar training uniform 2020 Adidas 75 Banco BS2 82 MRV back Sportsbet io shoulder TIM numbers Total 83 lower back Azeite Royal shorts Orthopride socks Kodilar training uniform Adidas 75 Banco BRB 84 MRV back Sportsbet io shoulder TIM numbers Total 83 lower back Union Life shorts Orthopride socks Kodilar training uniform 2020 Adidas 75 Banco BRB 84 Sportsbet io shoulder TIM numbers Total 83 lower back Orthopride socks Kodilar training uniform 2021 Adidas 75 Banco BRB 84 Mercado Livre 85 back Sportsbet io shoulder Havan 86 sleeves TIM numbers TotalEnergies lower back ABC da Construcao 87 shorts MOSS 88 socks Kodilar training uniform Socios com 89 training uniform 2022 Adidas 75 Banco BRB 84 Mercado Livre 90 back PixBet 90 shoulder Havan 90 sleeves TIM 90 numbers Assist Card 91 lower back ABC da Construcao 90 shorts Luvix socks 92 Socios com 89 training uniform Kodilar training uniform eFootball 93 training uniform MoonPay 94 training uniform 2023 Adidas 75 Banco BRB 84 Mercado Livre 90 back PixBet 90 shoulder Sil 95 sleeves TIM 90 numbers Assist Card 91 lower back ABC da Construcao 90 shorts Luvix socks 92 Socios com 89 training uniform Kodilar training uniform eFootball 93 training uniform MoonPay 94 training uniform Uniform deals Edit This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items February 2019 Uniform supplier Period Contractannouncement Contractduration Value NotesNike 2000 2008 6 July 2000 6 July 2000 30 June 2009 9 years Undisclosed 96 97 Olympikus 2009 2013 27 May 2008 1 July 2009 30 March 2013 5 years Total R 170 million 98 99 Adidas 2013 2022 20 December 2012 1 May 2013 30 April 2023 10 years Total US 175 24 million 100 101 2022 present 18 January 2022 18 January 2022 30 April 2025 4 years Total R 276 million 102 Stadiums Edit Rua Paysandu Edit Flamengo s first official home ground was the Estadio da Rua Paysandu Paysandu Street Stadium The ground formerly belonged to Paissandu Atletico Clube before they ceased playing football in 1914 The owners of the ground rented the field to Flamengo where they played their home matches from 1915 to 1932 103 Between 1912 and 1915 and later between 1932 and 1938 the club played all their matches on the grounds of Botafogo or Fluminense The first Flamengo match at Rua Paysandu was played on October 31 1915 in the Campeonato Carioca against Bangu Crowds of 15 000 watched Flamengo face Fluminese at the park in 1918 and 1919 Estadio da Gavea Edit Main article Estadio da Gavea Estadio da Gavea Flamengo s home stadium is nominally the Estadio da Gavea officially named the Estadio Jose Bastos Padilha at Flamengo s Gavea Headquarters which was inaugurated on September 4 1938 and has a capacity of 4 000 people The stadium is named after Jose Bastos Padilha Flamengo s president at the time of the stadium s construction from 1933 to 1937 Even though Flamengo no longer play their matches at Gavea the site serves as the club s administrative headquarters Since the 1990s the stadium has been used almost exclusively for the club s youth and women s teams matches and as the training ground for the senior team Most matches are played at the significantly larger Maracana Stadium considered by supporters as the real Flamengo home ground 104 Gavea Stadium is not actually located in the neighborhood of Gavea but rather in Leblon During the 2014 FIFA World Cup the Dutch National Team used the Estadio da Gavea and all of its facilities as their training ground in preparation for the competition 105 Maracana Edit Main article Maracana Stadium Inside view of Maracana Since its construction for the 1950 World Cup the Maracana has primarily served as the home ground for the four biggest Rio de Janeiro clubs The stadium was officially completed in 1965 17 years after construction began In 1963 more than 194 000 people attended a match between Flamengo and Fluminense at the Maracana The capacity of the stadium allowed Flamengo to have the largest support of any clubs in Brazil for much of the 20th century 106 107 In 1989 Zico scored his final goal in the historic stadium setting the current unbroken record for goals in the Maracana at 333 An upper stand in the stadium collapsed on July 19 1992 in the second match of the finals of 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A between Botafogo and Flamengo leading to the death of three spectators and injuring 50 others 108 Following the disaster the stadium s capacity was greatly reduced as it was converted to an all seater stadium in the late 1990s Following its 50th anniversary in 2000 the stadium underwent renovations which would increase its full capacity to around 103 000 After years of planning and nine months of closure between 2005 and 2006 during which Flamengo played their home matches at Volta Redonda s Estadio Raulino de Oliveira and Portuguesa s Estadio Luso Brasileiro the stadium was reopened in January 2007 with an all seated capacity of 87 000 For the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics and Paralympics a major reconstruction project was initiated in 2010 The original seating bowl with a two tier configuration was demolished giving way to a new one tier seating bowl 109 The stadium is officially under the management of Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht as of 2013 110 This has resulted in unfavorable rental agreements for Flamengo who do not officially administer the stadium and often owe rental fees for matches in excess of their ticket revenue even for matches with high attendance 111 The most recent rental agreement was signed in 2018 and is valid through 2020 In April 2019 Flamengo and Fluminense came to an agreement with the state and the operators of the Maracana to serve as joint managers of the venue for the following six months a deal which allowed the clubs to pay a fixed monthly fee and receive a higher share of matchday revenue than was granted under the previous deal 112 Ilha do Urubu Edit Main article Estadio Luso Brasileiro Ilha do Urubu In 2017 Flamengo played their home matches at the Estadio Luso Brasileiro of Portuguesa while disputing their stadium situation with the Rio de Janeiro state government and Complexo Maracana Entretenimento S A composed of Odebrecht IMX AEG the operator of the Maracana Stadium 113 A three year agreement was signed with Portuguesa over management of Estadio Luso Brasileiro named Ilha do Urubu Vulture s Island by Flamengo supporters in a poll 114 The park was renovated to fit 20 500 spectators Flamengo started playing at the arena in March 2017 115 but after several delays and administrative issues and a new contract with the Maracana Flamengo broke their lease with the Ilha do Urubu in July 2018 116 Rivalries Edit Rivalry with Vasco da Gama Edit Main article Classico dos Milhoes Game between Flamengo and Vasco da Gama in 2018 The Classico dos Milhoes English Derby of Millions is the traditional Brazilian derby between Flamengo and Vasco da Gama both from Rio de Janeiro It is considered one of the biggest rivalries in Brazilian football and in football worldwide The derby s name originated in the 1920s and refers to the two largest fanbases in the state of Rio de Janeiro 117 Both clubs were established in the late 19th century as regatta rowing clubs The first football match between the clubs was played in 1923 when Vasco entered the top division of the Campeonato Carioca From the 1972 to 2001 the matchup was elevated as the most important of Flamengo s rivalries surpassing Fluminense and became one of the biggest rivalries in all of Brazil In this span Flamengo and Vasco played in or won the final of each of the phases of the state championship nearly every year frequently facing one another This also coincided with the beginnings of the national Campeonato Brasileiro and the growth in popularity of both clubs nationwide The most iconic matches between Flamengo and Vasco featured the idols of both clubs challenging each other Zico of Flamengo 1971 83 85 89 and Roberto Dinamite of Vasco da Gama 1971 79 80 93 Rivalry with Fluminense Edit Main article Fla Flu Paolo Guerrero in a 2016 Campeonato Carioca game between Flamengo and Fluminense The rivalry between these two clubs began in October 1911 when a group of dissatisfied players from Fluminense left their club and joined Flamengo establishing the football department at their new club The first Fla Flu ever was played the following year on July 7 Fluminense won the match 3 2 with 800 people in attendance 118 Flamengo and Fluminense are the two most successful team in the Campeonato Carioca as of 2022 Flamengo have 37 state league titles and Fluminense have 32 In 1963 the Maracana held 194 603 spectators to watch the Fla Flu match Rivalry with Botafogo Edit The first confrontation between Rio de Janeiro rivals Flamengo and Botafogo occurred in 1913 The match became known as the Classico da Rivaldade English Rivalry Classic in the 1960s Flamengo s mascot of the vulture originated during the June 1 1969 match against Botafogo when Flamengo supporters released a vulture onto the field in response to the racist cheers of urubu vulture from Botafogo and other teams supporters 119 Flamengo s top scorer in the derby is Zico and Botafogo s top scorer is Heleno de Freitas Rivalry with Atletico Mineiro Edit Main article Flamengo Atletico Mineiro football rivalry Flamengo has an inter state rivalry with Atletico Mineiro of Minas Gerais developed in the 1980s from numerous controversial encounters between the two clubs in that decade s Campeonato Brasileiro and Copa Libertadores editions It maintained its high intensity through the following years and is considered one of the biggest interstate rivalries in Brazilian football 120 121 122 Scarlet Black Nation Edit Flamengo supporters at Maracana stadium Since the early 1990s surveys have shown that Flamengo is consistently the most supported club in Brazil with an estimated more than 40 million fans In a 2019 survey 20 percent of adult football fans in Brazil consider themselves supporters of Flamengo with high levels of support in all states of the country including the North and Northeast regions in addition to Rio de Janeiro Flamengo supporters are known as Nacao Rubro Negra en Scarlet Black Nation The first organized supporters group in all of Brazil Charanga Rubro Negra Scarlet Black Charanga Band was founded in support of Flamengo in 1942 13 Since then a large number of additional organized supporters groups have formed around Flamengo notably Torcida Jovem Fla Young Fla Urubuzada Vultures Flamanguaca FlaBooze and Raca Rubro Negra Scarlet Black Race In 2007 Flamengo supporters were declared as part of the cultural heritage of the city of Rio de Janeiro along with bossa nova and Bola Preta the oldest Carnival block in Rio 123 In the 1983 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A final Flamengo played against Santos in the Maracana in front of an official crowd of 155 523 with some estimates of over 160 000 people in attendance The largest attendance for a football match in the world s history was the derby between Flamengo and Fluminense in 1963 with 194 603 spectators Flamengo matches in the Maracana have broken the 150 000 attendance mark thirteen times In July 2020 their YouTube channel FLATV passed Liverpool FC as the club with the third most subscriptions for a soccer channel only behind Barcelona and Real Madrid citation needed Flamengo s channel reached over 5 million subscriptions citation needed Mascot Edit Samuca Flamengo s mascot vulture in a statue at the entrance of the club s headquarters in Lagoa Flamengo s first mascot was Popeye the Sailor Man a comic book and cartoon character in the 1940s The idea for the mascot came from Argentine cartoonist Lorenzo Molas who saw in Popeye the strength and persistence of Flamengo in addition to its obvious connection with the sea However such a mascot was never very popular among the club s supporters In the 1960s rival fans began to call Flamengo fans urubus English vultures a racist allusion to the large mass of Afro descendant and poor Scarlet Black supporters Such an offensive nickname was never well received by Flamengo fans until May 31 1969 124 It was on a Sunday when a Scarlet Black fan decided to take the bird to a game between Flamengo and Botafogo at Maracana At the time the two clubs were playing the classic with the greatest post Garrincha rivalry And Flamengo hadn t beaten the rival for four years In the stands Botafogo fans shouted as always that Flamengo was a urubu team 124 The vulture was released in the stands with a flag stuck to its feet and when it fell on the lawn just before the game started the crowd cheered and shouted E urubu e urubu English it s a vulture it s a vulture Flamengo won the game 2 1 and from there the new mascot was consecrated taking Popeye s place The cartoonist Henfil Scarlet Black tried to humanize him in his sports cartoons in newspapers and magazines and the Urubu became a popular mascot 124 In 2000 Flamengo s mascot received an official design and a name Samuca 125 However this name did not become popular among the supporters who continue to call him simply Urubu On May 25 2008 Uruba and Urubinha debuted at Maracana in a match between Flamengo and Internacional valid for the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Since then they have been present in several Flamengo games and events 126 127 Anthem Edit Flamengo has two anthems the official one called Hymno Rubro Negro English Scarlet Black Anthem which was created in 1920 with lyrics and music by Paulo Magalhaes former goalkeeper of the club recorded in 1932 by singer Castro Barbosa and registered in 1937 at the Instituto Nacional de Musica with the refrain Flamengo Flamengo Tua gloria e lutar Flamengo Flamengo Campeao de terra e mar in English Flamengo Flamengo Your glory is to fight Flamengo Flamengo Champion of land and sea and the popular one with lyrics and music by Lamartine Babo recorded for the first time by Gilberto Alves in 1945 The latter is the best known and the one that sings the glories of the club whose refrain is Uma vez Flamengo sempre Flamengo English Once you are Flamengo always Flamengo 128 Players EditMain article List of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo players For a list of all former and current Clube de Regatas do Flamengo players with a Wikipedia article see Category Clube de Regatas do Flamengo players First team squad Edit As of 23 January 2023Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK BRA Santos2 DF URU Guillermo Varela on loan from Dynamo Moscow 3 DF BRA Rodrigo Caio4 DF BRA Leo Pereira5 MF CHI Erick Pulgar6 DF BRA Ayrton Lucas7 MF BRA Everton Ribeiro8 MF BRA Thiago Maia9 FW BRA Pedro10 FW BRA Gabriel Barbosa11 FW BRA Everton14 MF URU Giorgian de Arrascaeta15 DF BRA Fabricio Bruno No Pos Nation Player16 DF BRA Filipe Luis20 MF BRA Gerson23 DF BRA David Luiz25 GK BRA Matheus Cunha27 FW BRA Bruno Henrique29 MF BRA Victor Hugo30 DF BRA Pablo31 FW BRA Marinho32 MF CHI Arturo Vidal33 DF BRA Cleiton34 DF BRA Matheuzinho42 MF BRA Matheus Franca45 GK BRA Hugo SouzaFor recent transfers see List of Brazilian football transfers 2023 and 2023 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season Transfers and loans Out on loan Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player DF BRA Gustavo Henrique on loan to Fenerbahce until 30 June 2023 DF BRA Otavio on loan to Famalicao until 31 December 2023 No Pos Nation Player FW BRA Thiago Fernandes on loan to CSA until 31 December 2023 FW BRA Vitor Gabriel on loan to Ceara until 31 December 2023 Youth players with first team numbers Edit Main article Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Youth Academy Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player19 FW BRA Lorran24 GK BRA Kaua Santos26 FW BRA Werton37 FW BRA Petterson38 FW BRA Andre Luiz40 MF BRA Matheus Goncalves41 FW BRA Ryan Luka43 DF BRA Wesley Franca44 FW BRA Pedrinho46 FW BRA Mateusao47 DF BRA Marcos Paulo on loan from Nova Iguacu 48 MF BRA Igor Jesus No Pos Nation Player49 GK BRA Dyogo Alves50 DF BRA Diego Santos51 DF BRA Daniel Sales52 MF BRA Evertton Araujo54 DF BRA Darlan55 GK BRA Caio Barone57 FW BRA Wallace Yan58 MF BRA Jean Carlos59 MF BRA Rodriguinho60 GK BRA Lucas Furtado64 DF BRA Pedro InacioOther players under contract Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player DF PAR Santiago Ocampos DF BRA Gabriel Noga No Pos Nation Player MF BRA Daniel CabralRetired numbers Edit Main article Retired numbers in association football 12 Club Supporters the 12th Man Number dedicated to the rubro negro fans In spite of having its number 12 retired Flamengo has to re issue it for CONMEBOL competitions such as Copa Libertadores where rosters must be numbered from 1 to 50 consecutively 129 Staff EditCurrent staff Edit See also List of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo managers As of 3 January 2023 130 Position NameCoaching staffHead coach Vitor PereiraAssistant head coach Rui QuintaAssistant head coach Luis MiguelGoalkeepers trainer Thiago EllerPerformance analyst Paulo Sergio Pereira GomesPerformance analyst Fabio Miguel da Silva OliveiraPerformance analyst Wellington SalesPerformance analyst Eduardo CoimbraPerformance analyst Daniel MottaPerformance analyst Henrique AmericoMedical staffFitness coach Mario MonteiroHealth and high performance manager Marcio TannureDoctor Marcelo SoaresDoctor Fernando BassanPhysiotherapist Mario PeixotoPhysiotherapist Marcio PugliaPhysiotherapist Laniyan NevesPhysiotherapist Alam SantosPhysiotherapist Fabio FeitosaFootball honours Edit The trophies won by Flamengo exhibited at the club See also List of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo records and statistics InternationalCompetitions Titles SeasonsIntercontinental Cup 1 1981ContinentalCompetitions Titles SeasonsCopa Libertadores 3 1981 2019 2022Copa Mercosur 1s 1999Copa de Oro 1s 1996Recopa Sudamericana 1 2020DomesticCompetitions Titles SeasonsCampeonato Brasileiro Serie A 7 1980 1982 1983 1992 2009 2019 2020Copa Uniao 1 1987Supercopa do Brasil 2 2020 2021Copa do Brasil 131 4 1990 2006 2013 2022Copa dos Campeoes 1s 2001Inter stateCompetitions Titles SeasonsTorneio Rio Sao Paulo 132 1 1961StateCampeonato Carioca 133 37 1914 1915 1920 1921 1925 1927 1939 1942 1943 1944 1953 1954 1955 1963 1965 1972 1974 1978 1979 Special 1979 1981 1986 1991 1996 1999 2000 2001 2004 2007 2008 2009 2011 2014 2017 2019 2020 2021 record S shared recordRecords EditMain article Clube de Regatas do Flamengo records and statistics CONMEBOL club coefficient ranking Edit As of 16 December 2022 134 Rank Team Points1 River Plate 9660 42 Palmeiras 9095 63 Flamengo 8603 74 Boca Juniors 7965 05 Gremio 5714 2Average attendance Edit Below is Flamengo s average home match average attendance in Campeonato Brasileiro league matches since the current league format was adopted in 2003 Season Division Matches Total attendance Avg attendance Main stadium2003 Serie A 23 253 460 11 020 Maracana2004 Serie A 23 239 361 10 407 Raulino de Oliveira2005 Serie A 21 286 797 13 657 Arena Petrobras2006 Serie A 19 298 509 15 711 Maracana2007 Serie A 19 798 285 42 015 Maracana2008 Serie A 19 830 984 43 736 Maracana2009 Serie A 19 761 406 40 074 Maracana2010 Serie A 19 359 955 18 945 Engenhao2011 Serie A 19 371 374 19 546 Engenhao2012 Serie A 19 265 164 13 956 Engenhao2013 Serie A 19 500 650 26 350 Maracana2014 Serie A 19 575 126 30 270 Maracana2015 Serie A 19 598 538 31 502 Maracana2016 Serie A 19 483 781 25 462 Kleber Andrade2017 Serie A 19 314 812 16 569 Ilha do Urubu2018 Serie A 19 936 759 49 303 Maracana2019 Serie A 19 1 126 406 59 284 Maracana2020 Serie A 0 a Maracana2021 Serie A 9 b 160 194 17 199 Maracana2022 Serie A 19 1 037 387 54 599 MaracanaTotal 361 10 038 754 27 808Domestic results Edit Below are Flamengo s results in domestic competitions since the previous nationwide organized competitions 1959 before the first official Brazilian national championship tournament in 1971 Domestic results since 1959National league League result Campeonato Carioca League result Copa do Brasil Cup result1959 Taca Brasil Did not qualify 1959 6th Competition not yet formed1960 Taca Brasil Did not qualify 1960 4th1961 Taca Brasil Did not qualify 1961 2nd1962 Taca Brasil Did not qualify 1962 2nd1963 Taca Brasil Did not qualify 1963 Champions1964 Taca Brasil 2nd final 1964 3rd1965 Taca Brasil Did not qualify 1965 Champions1966 Taca Brasil Did not qualify 1966 2nd1967 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa 11th 15 first phase 1967 6th1967 Taca Brasil Did not participate1968 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa 15th 17 first phase 1968 3rd1968 Taca Brasil Did not participate1969 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa 16th 17 first phase 1969 2nd1970 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa 6th 17 first phase 1970 5th1971 Campeonato Nacional de Clubes 14th 20 first phase 1971 4th1972 Campeonato Nacional de Clubes 12th 26 second phase 1972 Champions1973 Campeonato Nacional de Clubes 24th 40 first phase 1973 Runners up final 1974 Campeonato Nacional de Clubes 6th 40 second phase 1974 Champions1975 Copa Brasil 7th 42 third phase 1975 4th1976 Copa Brasil 5th 54 third phase 1976 5th1977 Copa Brasil 9th 62 third phase 1977 2nd1978 Copa Brasil 16th 74 third phase 1978 Champions1979 Copa Brasil 12th 94 third phase 1979 Champions1979 Especial Champions1980 Copa Brasil 1st 44 final 1980 3rd1981 Taca de Ouro 6th 44 quarter final 1981 Champions1982 Taca de Ouro 1st 44 final 1982 2nd1983 Taca de Ouro 1st 44 final 1983 2nd1984 Copa Brasil 5th 41 quarter final 1984 2nd1985 Taca de Ouro 9th 44 second stage 1985 3rd1986 Copa Brasil 13th 48 round of 16 1986 Champions1987 Copa Brasil note 1 3rd 18 final stage 1987 2nd1988 Copa Brasil 6th 24 quarter final 1988 Runners up final 1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 9th 22 second stage 1989 Runners up final 1989 Semi final1990 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 11th 20 missed knockout stage 1990 4th 1990 Champions1991 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 9th 20 missed knockout stage 1991 Champions 1991 Did not qualify1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 1st 20 final 1992 2nd 1992 Did not qualify1993 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 8th 32 second stage 1993 3rd 1993 Semi final1994 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 14th 24 second stage 1994 2nd 1994 Did not qualify1995 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 21st 24 missed knockout stage 1995 2nd 1995 Semi final1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 13th 24 missed second stage 1996 Champions 1996 Semi final1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 5th 26 second stage 1997 5th 1997 Runners up1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 11th 22 missed knockout stage 1998 2nd 1998 Round of 161999 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 12th 22 missed knockout stage 1999 Champions 1999 Quarter final2000 Copa Joao Havelange Group stage Blue group 15th 25 2000 Champions 2000 Quarter final2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 24th 28 missed knockout stage 2001 Champions 2001 Quarter final2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 18th 26 missed knockout stage 2002 8th 12 group stage 2002 Did not participate2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 8th 24 2003 3rd semi final 2003 Runners up2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 17th 24 2004 Champions 2004 Runners up2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 15th 22 2005 8th 2005 3rd preliminary round2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 11th 2006 11th 2006 Champions2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 3rd 2007 Champions 2007 Did not participate2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 5th 2008 Champions 2008 Did not participate2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 1st 2009 Champions 2009 Quarter final2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 14th 2010 Runners up final 2010 Did not participate2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 4th 2011 Champions 2011 Quarter final2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 11th 2012 3rd semi final 2012 Did not participate2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 16th 2013 2nd 2013 Champions2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 10th 2014 Champions 2014 Semi final2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 12th 2015 3rd semi final 2015 Round of 162016 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 3rd 2016 4th semi final 2016 2nd preliminary round2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 6th 2017 Champions 2017 Runners up2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 2nd 2018 3rd semi final 2018 Semi final2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 1st 2019 Champions 2019 Quarter final2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 1st 2020 Champions 2020 Quarter final2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 2nd 2021 Champions 2021 Semi final2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 5th 2022 Runners up final 2022 ChampionsInternational results Edit Below are Flamengo s results in official international competitions since the club s first qualification to the Copa Libertadores in 1981 Group stage match results are listed with the home match first As of 5 April 2023Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win Copa Libertadores 163 93 33 37 317 181 136 0 57 06Copa Sudamericana 24 10 7 7 37 30 7 0 41 67Recopa Sudamericana 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 0 50 00Copa Mercosur 38 18 10 10 72 44 28 0 47 37Supercopa Libertadores 46 21 11 14 60 47 13 0 45 65Copa de Oro 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 100 00Intercontinental Cup 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 100 00FIFA Club World Cup 4 2 0 2 9 7 2 0 50 00Total 282 149 62 71 509 314 195 0 52 84International competitive match resultsSeason Competition Round Opponent Results Competition result1981 Copa Libertadores Group stage Atletico Mineiro 2 2 2 2 0 0 N Champions Cerro Porteno 5 2 4 2 Olimpia 1 1 0 0Semi finals Deportivo Cali 3 0 1 0 Jorge Wilstermann 4 1 2 1Finals Cobreloa 2 1 H 0 1 A 2 0 N Intercontinental Cup Final Liverpool 3 0 N Champions1982 Copa Libertadores Semi finals Penarol 0 1 0 1 Semi finals River Plate 4 2 3 01983 Copa Libertadores Group stage Gremio 1 3 1 1 Group stage Blooming 7 1 0 0 Bolivar 5 2 1 31984 Copa Libertadores Group stage Santos 4 1 5 0 Semi finals America de Cali 4 2 1 1 Junior 3 1 2 1Semi finals Gremio 3 1 1 5 0 0 N Universidad de Los Andes 2 1 3 01988 Supercopa Libertadores First round Estudiantes 1 1 A 3 0 H Quarter finalsQuarter finals Nacional 0 3 A 0 2 H 1989 Supercopa Libertadores First round Argentinos Juniors 0 1 H 1 2 A First round1990 Supercopa Libertadores First round Argentinos Juniors 1 3 A 3 1 3 4p H First round1991 Supercopa Libertadores First round Estudiantes 1 1 H 2 0 A Quarter finalsQuarter finals River Plate 0 1 A 2 1 3 4p H Copa Libertadores Group stage Corinthians 1 1 2 0 Quarter finals Bella Vista 1 1 2 2 Nacional 4 0 1 0Round of 16 Deportivo Tachira 3 2 A 5 0 H Quarter finals Boca Juniors 2 1 H 0 3 A 1992 Supercopa Libertadores First round Gremio 1 1 A 1 0 H Semi finalsQuarter finals Estudiantes 1 0 H 1 1 A Semi finals Racing 3 3 H 0 1 A 1993 Supercopa Libertadores First round Olimpia 0 1 A 3 1 H Runners upQuarter finals River Plate 1 2 A 1 0 6 5p H Semi finals Nacional 2 1 H 3 0 A Finals Sao Paulo 2 2 H 2 2 3 5p A Copa Libertadores Group stage America de Cali 1 3 1 2 Quarter finals Atletico Nacional 3 1 1 0 Internacional 3 1 0 0Round of 16 Minerven 8 2 H 1 0 A Quarter finals Sao Paulo 1 1 H 0 2 A 1994 Supercopa Libertadores Round of 16 Estudiantes 0 0 H 0 2 A Round of 161995 Supercopa Libertadores First round Velez Sarsfield 3 2 A 3 0 H Runners upQuarter finals Nacional 1 0 A 1 0 H Semi finals Cruzeiro 1 0 A 3 1 H Finals Independiente 0 2 A 1 0 H 1996 Copa de Oro Semi finals Rosario Central 2 1 N ChampionsFinals Sao Paulo 3 1 N Supercopa Libertadores First round Independiente 0 0 A 1 0 H Quarter finalsQuarter finals Colo Colo 1 1 H 0 1 A 1997 Supercopa Libertadores Group stage Sao Paulo 3 2 0 1 Group stage Olimpia 3 3 1 0 Velez Sarsfield 0 1 3 01998 Copa Mercosul Group stage Cerro Porteno 2 0 3 2 Group stage Velez Sarsfield 2 0 0 1 Boca Juniors 0 2 0 31999 Copa Mercosul Group stage Olimpia 2 1 1 3 Champions Colo Colo 2 2 4 0 Universidad de Chile 7 0 0 2Quarter finals Independiente 1 1 A 4 0 H Semi finals Penarol 3 0 H 2 3 A Finals Palmeiras 4 3 H 3 3 A 2000 Copa Mercosul Group stage River Plate 1 2 1 1 Quarter finals Universidad de Chile 2 0 4 0 Velez Sarsfield 2 0 1 1Quarter finals River Plate 1 2 H 3 4 A 2001 Copa Mercosul Group stage Nacional 2 0 1 4 Runners up San Lorenzo 2 1 2 1 Olimpia 2 0 w o 2 0Quarter finals Independiente 0 0 A 4 0 H Semi finals Gremio 2 2 H 0 0 4 1p A Finals San Lorenzo 0 0 H 1 1 3 4p A 2002 Copa Libertadores Group stage Olimpia 0 0 0 2 Group stage Universidad Catolica 1 3 1 2 Once Caldas 4 1 0 12003 Copa Sudamericana First stage Internacional 1 3 A First stage Santos 0 3 H 2004 Copa Sudamericana First stage Santos 0 0 A 2 2 5 4p H First stage2007 Copa Libertadores Group stage Real Potosi 1 0 2 2 Round of 16 Union Maracaibo 3 1 2 1 Parana Clube 1 0 1 0Round of 16 Defensor 0 3 A 2 0 H 2008 Copa Libertadores Group stage Coronel Bolognesi 2 0 0 0 Round of 16 Cienciano 2 1 3 0 Nacional 2 0 0 3Round of 16 America 4 2 A 0 3 H 2009 Copa Sudamericana First stage Fluminense 0 0 A 1 1 H First stage2010 Copa Libertadores Group stage Universidad Catolica 2 0 2 2 Quarter finals Caracas 3 2 3 1 Universidad de Chile 2 2 1 2Round of 16 Corinthians 1 0 H 1 2 A Quarter finals Universidad de Chile 2 3 H 2 1 A 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second stage Atletico Paranaense 1 0 H 1 0 A Round of 16Round of 16 Universidad de Chile 0 4 H 0 1 A 2012 Copa Libertadores First stage Real Potosi 1 2 A 2 0 H Group stageGroup stage Lanus 3 0 1 1 Emelec 1 0 2 3 Olimpia 3 3 2 32014 Copa Libertadores Group stage Leon 2 3 1 2 Group stage Emelec 3 1 2 1 Bolivar 2 2 0 12016 Copa Sudamericana Second stage Figueirense 2 4 A 3 1 H Round of 16Round of 16 Palestino 1 0 A 1 2 H 2017 Copa Libertadores Group stage San Lorenzo 4 0 1 2 Group stage Universidad Catolica 3 1 0 1 Atletico Paranaense 2 1 1 2Copa Sudamericana Second stage Palestino 5 2 A 5 0 H Runners upRound of 16 Chapecoense 0 0 A 4 0 H Quarter finals Fluminense 1 0 A 3 3 H Semi finals Junior 2 1 H 2 0 A Finals Independiente 1 2 A 1 1 H 2018 Copa Libertadores Group stage River Plate 2 2 0 0 Round of 16 Emelec 2 0 2 1 Santa Fe 1 1 0 0Round of 16 Cruzeiro 0 2 H 1 0 A 2019 Copa Libertadores Group stage San Jose 6 1 1 0 Champions LDU Quito 3 1 1 2 Penarol 0 1 0 0Round of 16 Emelec 0 2 A 2 0 4 2p H Quarter finals Internacional 2 0 H 1 1 A Semi finals Gremio 1 1 A 5 0 H Final River Plate 2 1 N FIFA Club World Cup Semi finals Al Hilal 3 1 N Runners upFinal Liverpool 0 0 0 1 a e t N 2020 Recopa Sudamericana Final Independiente del Valle 2 2 A 3 0 H ChampionsCopa Libertadores Group stage Junior 3 1 2 1 Round of 16 Independiente del Valle 4 0 0 5 Barcelona 3 0 2 1Round of 16 Racing 1 1 A 1 1 3 5p H 2021 Copa Libertadores Group stage LDU Quito 2 2 3 2 Runners up Velez Sarsfield 0 0 3 2 Union La Calera 4 1 2 2Round of 16 Defensa y Justicia 1 0 A 4 1 H Quarter finals Olimpia 4 1 A 5 1 H Semi finals Barcelona 2 0 H 2 0 A Final Palmeiras 1 1 1 2 a e t N 2022 Copa Libertadores Group stage Universidad Catolica 3 0 3 2 Champions Sporting Cristal 2 1 2 0 Talleres 3 1 2 2Round of 16 Deportes Tolima 1 0 A 8 1 H Quarter finals Corinthians 2 0 A 1 0 H Semi finals Velez Sarsfield 4 0 A 2 1 H Final Athletico Paranaense 1 0 N 2023 FIFA Club World Cup Semi finals Al Hilal 2 3 N 3rd placeThird place match Al Ahly 4 2 N Recopa Sudamericana Final Independiente del Valle 0 1 A 1 0 4 5p H Runners upCopa Libertadores Group stage Racing TBD TBD Aucas TBD 1 2 Nublense TBD TBD H Home A Away N NeutralCurrent board of directors EditSee also List of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo presidents As of 16 July 2022 135 Office NamePresident Rodolfo LandimVice president Rodrigo Villaca Dunshee de AbranchesVice president of administration Ricardo Campelo Trevia de AlmeidaVice president of communications and marketing Gustavo Carvalho de OliveiraVice president of Olympic sports Guilherme de Lima KrollVice president of finance Rodrigo Tostes Solon de PontesVice president of Fla Gavea Getulio Brasil NunesVice president of football Marcos Teixeira BrazVice president of the presidential cabinet Marcelo Conti BaltazarVice president of heritage Artur Rocha NetoVice president of historic heritage Luis Fernando Fadigas de AlmeidaVice president of planning Bernardo Amaral do AmaralVice president of external relations Adalberto Ribeiro da Silva NetoVice president of rowing Raul BagattiniVice president of the general secretary Paulo Cesar dos Santos Pereira FilhoVice president of information technology Alexa, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |