Botafogo Esporte Clube, commonly known as Botafogo, was a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football team based in Teresina

Teresina

Teresina is the capital and most populous municipality in the Brazilian state of Piauí. It is located in North-central Piauí 366 km from the coast.It is therefore, the only capital in the Northeast that is not located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. With 814 439 inhabitants, it is the 19th...

, Piauí state

Piauí

Piauí is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country.Piauí has the shortest coastline of any of the non-landlocked Brazilian states at 66 km , and the capital, Teresina, is the only state capital in the north east to be located inland...

. They won the Campeonato Piauiense

Campeonato Piauiense

The Campeonato Piauiense is the football league of the state of Piauí, Brazil. The competition is organized by the Piauí Football Federation.-Clubs:First Division*4 de Julho Esporte Clube*Barras Futebol Club...

 five times.

History

The club was founded in 1930. They won the Campeonato Piauiense

Campeonato Piauiense

The Campeonato Piauiense is the football league of the state of Piauí, Brazil. The competition is organized by the Piauí Football Federation.-Clubs:First Division*4 de Julho Esporte Clube*Barras Futebol Club...

 in 1941, 1945, 1946, 1949, and in 1957, and the Campeonato Piauiense Second Level in 1965.

Achievements

• Campeonato Piauiense
  Campeonato Piauiense
  The Campeonato Piauiense is the football league of the state of Piauí, Brazil. The competition is organized by the Piauí Football Federation.-Clubs:First Division*4 de Julho Esporte Clube*Barras Futebol Club...
  
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  • Winners (5): 1941, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1957

• Campeonato Piauiense Second Level:
  • Winners (1): 1965

Stadium

Botafogo Esporte Clube played their home games at Estádio Lindolfo Monteiro, nicknamed Lindolfinho. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people.