Bangu Atlético Clube, commonly known as Bangu, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the western neighbourhood of Bangu. The team plays in Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Carioca, the top tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league.
The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times, finishing as runner-up in 1985. Their home stadium is the Estadio Moça Bonita, which has a capacity of 15,000.
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History
The club has its origins in Fábrica Bangu (Bangu Factory), located in Bangu neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro. Some Britons that worked at the factory, especially Thomas Donohoe, introduced football to the factory workers by bringing footballs to the place and organising the first football match in Brazil. In December 1903, Andrew Procter suggested the foundation of a club, when he realised how enthusiastic his colleagues were for football. The club was founded on 17 April 1904 as Bangu Atlético Clube. Bangu was the first football club in Brazil to feature black and mulatto players.
In 1933, Bangu won its first state championship.
In 1966, Bangu won its second state championship in a game played in the world's largest stadium filled with over 120,000 fans, the Maracana. They beat powerhouse Flamengo 3–0 in a game remembered by a big brawl caused by Flamengo's players, in which several players got ejected afterwards. In 1967, Bangu, as the Houston Stars, represented the city of Houston in the United Soccer Association. The club finished with four victories, four draws and four defeats, but led the competition's attendance, with an average of 19,000 supporters per match.
In 1985, Bangu was the runner-up of Campeonato Brasileiro, gaining the right to compete in the following year's Copa Libertadores.
In 2004, Bangu was relegated to the Campeonato Carioca Second Level, returning to the first level in 2009, after winning the 2008 second level.
Honours
Others tournaments
Ecuador International Triangular Tournament (1): 1957
Caracas Triangular Trophy (1): 1958
Luxembourg International Triangular Tournament (1): 1958
Costa Rica International Quadrangular Tournament (1): 1959
International Soccer League (1): 1960
International Triangular Tournament of Austria (1): 1961
International Quadrangular Tournament of Ecuador (1): 1962
President's Cup (Korea) (1): 1984
El Salvador International Quadrangular Tournament (1): 1998
Winter Tournament (1): 1999
BTV Cup (1): 2015
Torneio Imprensa (1): 1943
Torneio Quadrangular do Rio de Janeiro (1): 1957
Torneio Triangular de Porto Alegre (1): 1957
Torneio Quadrangular do Recife (1): 1961
Torneio Quadrangular de Belém do Pará (1): 1962
Copa dos Campeões (1): 1967
Torneio de Campinas (1): 1968
Torneio Início do Rio-São Paulo (1): 1951
Taça Rio (1): 1987
Runners-up
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (1): 1985
Torneio Ricardo Teixeira (1): 1993
Campeonato Carioca (6): 1951, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1985
Copa Rio (2): 2010, 2012
Campeonato Carioca Série A2 (1): 2005
Awards
Fita Azul (1): 1962
Fita Azul do Futebol Brasileiro (Brazilian Football Blue Ribbon) was an award given for the club which succeeds in an excursion out of the country.
Stadium
Bangu's stadium is Estádio Guilherme Da Silveira Filho, popularly known as Moça Bonita, built in 1947, with a maximum capacity of 15,000 people. The stadium is considered one of the most traditional stadiums in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. It's known for its intense heat and popular residentes like "Pombo", "Chiquinho", among others. After Maracanã Stadium was reformed, Bangu's stadium received some of the old seats in one of the only reforms the stadium has faced through years.
Rivals
Bangu's biggest rivals are América, Ceres, and Campo Grande. However, Bangu also has a rivalry with Botafogo FR, CR Flamengo, Fluminense FC and CR Vasco da Gama, the four biggest football clubs from Rio de Janeiro.
Mascot
Bangu's mascot is a beaver, known as castor in Portuguese. Castor de Andrade, a banker of Jogo do Bicho (illicit game in Brazil) financially supported the club for several years. The mascot was created in Castor de Andrade's era.
Notable coaches
Adhemar Pimenta, 1935–1936, Brazilian World Cup coach 1938
Aymoré Moreira, 1949–1950, Brazilian World Cup coach 1962
Ondino Viera, (Uruguay), 1950–1953, 1967, champion coach, e.g. with Vasco da Gama, Botafogo and in Uruguay und Argentina
Tim, 1953–1956, 1959–1960, 1963–1964, 1980
Flávio Costa, 1970, Brazilian World Cup coach 1950
Dorival Knippel "Yustrich", 1978
Zizinho, 1980
Paulo César Carpegiani, 1986, Club World Cup winner with Flamengo
Mário Zagallo, 1988, World Cup Winner as coach and Manager
Moisés, 1983–85
Bangu's top scorers
Ladislau da Guia – 215 goals
Moacir Bueno – 162 goals
Nívio – 130 goals
Menezes – 119 goals
Zizinho – 115 goals
Paulo Borges – 105 goals
Arturzinho – 93 goals
Marinho – 83 goals
Luís Carlos – 81 goals
Décio Esteves and Luisão – 71 goals
Most matches played
Ubirajara Motta – 280 matches
Ladislau da Guia – 256 matches
Zózimo – 256 matches
Serjão – 249 matches
Nilton dos Santos – 232 matches
Moacir Bueno – 231 matches
Décio Esteves – 221 matches
Gilmar – 221 matches
Luisão – 220 matches
Luiz Antônio da Guia – 216 matches