Fluminense Football Club
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Fluminense Football Club (flumiˈnẽsi) is a sports club
based in Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization
for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense, however, continues to be football. This article concerns itself with Fluminense solely as a professional football club.
The Tricolor was the first successful organization in the state of Rio de Janeiro established specifically for football, and has been the inspiration for several other clubs in Brazil and in other countries. It adopted the colors of maroon
, green and white.
In the 1920s the club was considered an "entity of federal public utility" by Decree nº 5044 with date of October 28, 1926, published by the (Brazilian government's official gazette) on November 10, 1926, after having won their first international competition (the Vulcain Cup) in 1928.
Fluminense Football Club has contributed the fifth most players to the Brazil national team. The Rio de Janeiro government decreed November 12 "Fluminense Football Club Day" by law (nº 5094) on September 27, 2007. With the largest number of Campeonato Carioca titles in the 20th century (28), the club is known as the "champion of the century
".
by Oscar Cox
, a Brazilian of British
heritage. in the then aristocratic
neighbourhood of Laranjeiras
. Fluminense was formed by sons of the elite who had come into contact with football while studying in Europe
. The first official match was played against now defunct Rio FC, and ended 8-0 for Fluminense. The club's first title came in 1906, when Fluminense won its first Campeonato Carioca
.
In 1911, disagreement between Fluminense players led to the formation of Flamengo
's football team. The so-called Fla-Flu
derby
is considered one of the biggest in the history of Brazilian football. Five years later, in Fluminense's stadium, the Brazilian national football team debuted. It was also there that they won their first title, in the 1919
. One year later, Afrânio Costa, a Fluminense shooting
athlete, won the first medal for Brazil in the history of the Olympic Games
.
By 1924, Fluminense had 4,000 members, a stadium for 25,000 people, and facilities that impressed clubs in Europe. Nonetheless, Fluminense's long association with the rich tainted its history with racism. In an unfortunate event in 1914, Carlos Alberto, a mulatto
playing for Fluminense decided to cover himself in cosmetic powder
to disguise the colour of his skin. This ultimately led to one of the club's nicknames, pó de arroz, which is the Portuguese for 'white powder'. After 1925, Fluminense began pressuring for the professionalization
of football, but it wasn't until the 1950s that the club started to accept black players in its squad.
The following years saw an expansion of the club's hegemony in Rio. Fluminense would remain unsurpassed in terms of state championships until 2009. International acclaim came in 1949 with the awarding of the Olympic Cup
, and was further fostered in 1952 with Fluminense's first intercontinental
honour, the Copa Rio. The club established itself regionally with victory in two Torneio Rio-São Paulo
cups in 1957 and 1960. National honours followed in 1970 and 1984, with Taça de Prata
and Série A
cups, respectively.
As even the 60s, Brazil did not have a unified national championship, Fluminense has focused on the achievements at the state of Rio de Janeiro, winning until the year 1950, 15 State Championships.
In 1952 the Fluminese won his first international title, winning the Copa Rio Internacional. In this tournament Fluminense faced teams like Peñarol (Uruguay), Sporting (Portugal), Grasshopper-Club (Switzerland) and Austria Wien (Austria), all of then great strengths of football on 50's years. The Fans sees Fluminense Rio Cup title in 1952 as a world club title.
From the 50's, with the creation of the Rio-São Paulo Tournament, the forerunner of what eventually would become the national championship, Fluminense established itself regionally, with the tournament title in the years of 1957 and 1960.
From the 60's, began to be played in Brazil the first national championships. The Fluminense first national title came in 1970, in that time, Brazil had the best players in world football, and all of them played in Brazilians clubs. Although not counted in his squad with the main players of the season in Brazil, Fluminense won the Brazilian champion surpassing the great strengths of the time as Santos, Palmeiras and Cruzeiro.
In the 70's, Fluminense signing up with several famous players like Roberto Rivellino. This time, called as "maquina tricolor", won the state championship in the years of 1975 e 1976. In the national championship Fluminense lost in the semifinal maths to Internacional in 1975 and Corinthians in 1976.
Fluminense has became again the Brazilian champion in 1984. This time, that had won the state Championship in the years of 1983, 1984 and 1985, count with players like Romerito, Ricardo Gomes, Deley, and the "Casal Vinte": Assis and Washington.
At the end of the 80's years Copa do Brasil
was created, inspired by the Cups tournament played in European countries. Fluminense reached the final of the Copa do Brasil
for the first time in 1992, having lost the final math to Internacional de Porto Alegre.
A disastrous campaign led to the club's relegation from Série A
in 1996
. A set of off-field political maneuvers, however, allowed Fluminense to remain in Brazil's top domestic league, only to be relegated the next year. Completely out of control, the club was relegated from Série B
to Série C
in 1998. In 1999, Fluminense won the Série C championship and was to be promoted to Série B when it was invited to take part in Copa João Havelange
, a championship that replaced the traditional Série A in 2000. In 2001, it was decided that all clubs which took part in Copa João Havelange's so-called Blue Group
should be kept in Série A, and so Fluminense Football Club found its way back to the top, where it has been ever since.
In 2002 and 2005, Fluminense won again the Campeonato Carioca. In 2005 Fluminense reached the final of the Copa do Brasil
again, having lost the final Match to Paulista Futebol Clube.
In 2007, Fluminense won the Copa do Brasil
, after beaten Figueirense in the final Match, and was admitted in the Copa Libertadores again after 23 years. The club's campaign led it into the finals and included remarkable matches against Arsenal de Sarandí
, São Paulo
and Boca Juniors
. Fluminense lost the cup to LDU Quito in a penalty shootout.
After signing up 27 players and going through 5 different managers in 2009, Fluminense found itself struggling to avoid another relegation from Série A. With less than one-third of the championship left, the mathematical probability of the club's relegation was of 98%. At this point, manager Cuca
decided to sack some of the more experienced players and gave Fluminense's youngsters a chance. That, along with Fred
's recovery from a serious injury and substantial support from the fans, allowed not only a sensational escape from relegation, but also placed Fluminense in the final of the Copa Sudamericana
. For the second year in a row, the club contested a continental cup. In a repeat of the previous year's Copa Libertadores, Fluminense lost the cup to LDU Quito.
In 2010, Fluminense won the Brazilian championship for the third time in its history, marking their third national championship after 1970 and 1984). It was also the fourth title for coach Muricy Ramalho
in a decade: Ramalho had won the title three times in a row with São Paulo
from 2006 to 2008. Darío Conca
was named the Brazilian Championship's Player of Season, while Fred
and Washington were decisive players in Fluminense's winning campaign.
In 1949, Fluminense Football Club was awarded the Olympic Cup
by the International Olympic Committee
. The official 2009 kit featured the Olympic Cup as a 60th year celebration. Fluminense is the only football club and Brazilian Organization that earned this title.
About Torneio Início see: http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torneio_In%C3%ADcio_do_Rio_de_Janeiro
): 1928 1 Avellaneda Cup (Fluminense vs Racing
(Argentina
):- 1948 1 Embajada de Brasil Cup (Peru
): 1950 (Sucre
versus Fluminense) 1 Alianza Lima Cup (Peru
): 1950 (Club Alianza Lima versus Fluminense) 1 General Manuel A. Odria Cup (Peru
): 1950 (Seleção de Arequipa
versus Fluminense) 1 Cup Deportivo Saprissa versus Fluminense (Costa Rica
): 1960 1 Emboteladora Cup Tampico
(México
): 1960 (Tampico versus Fluminense) 1 Casa Lido Cup (Moçambique) : 1973 (Seleção de Lourenço Marques
versus Fluminense) 1 Cup (Angola
): 1973 (Benfica Huambo
versus Fluminense) 1 Robinwood Cup(Suriname
): 1981 (Robin Hood - versus Fluminense) 1 João Havelange
Cup: 1981 (Fluminense versus River Plate-Argentina
) 1 Trophy de La Amistad (Paraguai) : 1984 (Club Cerro Porteño versus Fluminense) 1 Trophy Champions od Friendship (Luanda
, Angola
): 1985 (Petro Atlético
versus Fluminense) 1 Trophy Centenário Fluminense F.C.: 2002 (Fluminense versus Toluca-México
)
Players with Dual Nationality
Ricardo Berna
Manuel Lanzini
Diego Cavalieri
Deco
Alejandro Martinuccio
Ademir Menezes
Altair Assis
Batatais
Branco
Carlos Alberto Torres
Castilho
Darío Conca
Deco
Delei
Denílson
Dirceu
Doval Didi
Edinho
Ézio
Félix
Flávio
Fred
Gérson Gil
Hércules
Lula
Jair Marinho Manfrini Marcelo Marco Antônio
Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça
Orlando Oswaldo Gomes Paulo César Caju
Pinheiro
Pintinho Preguinho Romerito Renato Gaúcho Ricardo Gomes Rivelino Romário Romeu
Samarone Telê Santana Thiago Silva
Tim Valdo Washington (1984)
Washington (2010) Henry Welfare
championships organized in Brazil since 1971. Since the number of participating teams has changed considerably over time, any accurate performance measurement must take this variable into account. In the two tables below, the performance field for a given position p in a universe
of n teams was calculated using the formula:
This allows for an asymptotic
limit of 100%, since p will never be zero.
Fluminense Football Club has an average
performance of 57% in Série A, with a standard deviation
of 28%.
- It is the club's sponsor since 1999.
Adidas
- The company supplies football team kits, as well as Olympic sports equipment.
. However, the popularity of the club reaches beyond the city limits. Recent polls have estimated the number of supporters to be between 1.3% and 3.7% of the Brazilian population
. Considering a population of 185 million people, that would account for numbers between 2.73 and 6.84 million.
The best attendance ever observed in a match of Fluminense was registered on December 15, 1963 in a rally against Flamengo. On that day, an impressive amount of 194,000 people showed up at the Maracanã
stadium. This occasion remains as the stadium's record for a match between clubs.
Notable supporters of Fluminense include composers Cartola
and Chico Buarque
, FIFA
president of honour João Havelange
, musician Ivan Lins
, poet and actor Mario Lago
, journalist and songwriter Nelson Motta
and dramatist, journalist and writer Nelson Rodrigues
.
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
based in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, 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...
. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization
Umbrella organization
An umbrella organization is an association of institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or pool resources. In business, political, or other environments, one group, the umbrella organization, provides resources and often an identity to the smaller organizations...
for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense, however, continues to be football. This article concerns itself with Fluminense solely as a professional football club.
The Tricolor was the first successful organization in the state of Rio de Janeiro established specifically for football, and has been the inspiration for several other clubs in Brazil and in other countries. It adopted the colors of maroon
Maroon
Maroon, marooning, or marooned may refer to:* Maroon , a dark shade of red* Maroon , runaway slaves, of African origin, in the Americas* Marooning, the act of leaving someone on a deserted island-Music:...
, green and white.
In the 1920s the club was considered an "entity of federal public utility" by Decree nº 5044 with date of October 28, 1926, published by the (Brazilian government's official gazette) on November 10, 1926, after having won their first international competition (the Vulcain Cup) in 1928.
Fluminense Football Club has contributed the fifth most players to the Brazil national team. The Rio de Janeiro government decreed November 12 "Fluminense Football Club Day" by law (nº 5094) on September 27, 2007. With the largest number of Campeonato Carioca titles in the 20th century (28), the club is known as the "champion of the century
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca, also known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is one of the most prestigious national football tournaments...
".
History
Fluminense Football Club was founded on July 21, 1902 in Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
by Oscar Cox
Oscar Cox
Oscar Alfredo Cox was a Brazilian sportsman who introduced football to the city of Rio de Janeiro and founded Fluminense, one of Brazil's most traditional and popular football clubs....
, a Brazilian of British
British people
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heritage. in the then aristocratic
Aristocracy (class)
The aristocracy are people considered to be in the highest social class in a society which has or once had a political system of Aristocracy. Aristocrats possess hereditary titles granted by a monarch, which once granted them feudal or legal privileges, or deriving, as in Ancient Greece and India,...
neighbourhood of Laranjeiras
Laranjeiras
Laranjeiras is an upper-middle-class neighborhood located in the Zona Sul area of Rio de Janeiro. Primarily residential, It is one of the city's oldest neighborhoods, having been founded in the 17th century, with the construction of country houses in the valley located around the Carioca River,...
. Fluminense was formed by sons of the elite who had come into contact with football while studying in Europe
Europe
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. The first official match was played against now defunct Rio FC, and ended 8-0 for Fluminense. The club's first title came in 1906, when Fluminense won its first Campeonato Carioca
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca, also known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is one of the most prestigious national football tournaments...
.
In 1911, disagreement between Fluminense players led to the formation of Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...
's football team. The so-called Fla-Flu
Fla-Flu
Fla-Flu is a football matchup between cross-town rivals Flamengo and Fluminense. Matches take place in the 95,000-seat Maracanã Stadium, located near downtown Rio, in the city's Maracanã district...
derby
Local derby
In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby means a sporting fixture between two, generally local, rivals, particularly in association football...
is considered one of the biggest in the history of Brazilian football. Five years later, in Fluminense's stadium, the Brazilian national football team debuted. It was also there that they won their first title, in the 1919
South American Championship 1919
The 1919 South American Championship of Nations was the third continental championship for South American nations. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from May 11 to May 29, 1919....
. One year later, Afrânio Costa, a Fluminense shooting
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
athlete, won the first medal for Brazil in the history of the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
.
By 1924, Fluminense had 4,000 members, a stadium for 25,000 people, and facilities that impressed clubs in Europe. Nonetheless, Fluminense's long association with the rich tainted its history with racism. In an unfortunate event in 1914, Carlos Alberto, a mulatto
Mulatto
Mulatto denotes a person with one white parent and one black parent, or more broadly, a person of mixed black and white ancestry. Contemporary usage of the term varies greatly, and the broader sense of the term makes its application rather subjective, as not all people of mixed white and black...
playing for Fluminense decided to cover himself in cosmetic powder
Face powder
Face powder is a cosmetic powder applied to the face to set a foundation after application. It can also be reapplied throughout the day to minimize shininess caused by oily skin. There is translucent sheer powder, and there is pigmented powder. Certain types of pigmented facial powders are meant...
to disguise the colour of his skin. This ultimately led to one of the club's nicknames, pó de arroz, which is the Portuguese for 'white powder'. After 1925, Fluminense began pressuring for the professionalization
Professionalization
Professionalization is the social process by which any trade or occupation transforms itself into a true "profession of the highest integrity and competence." This process tends to involve establishing acceptable qualifications, a professional body or association to oversee the conduct of members...
of football, but it wasn't until the 1950s that the club started to accept black players in its squad.
The following years saw an expansion of the club's hegemony in Rio. Fluminense would remain unsurpassed in terms of state championships until 2009. International acclaim came in 1949 with the awarding of the Olympic Cup
Olympic Cup
The Olympic Cup is an award given annually by the International Olympic Committee.It was instituted by Pierre de Coubertin in 1906 and is awarded to an institution or association with a record of merit and integrity in actively developing the Olympic Movement.Its recipients have included amateur...
, and was further fostered in 1952 with Fluminense's first intercontinental
Intercontinental
Intercontinental may refer to:* anything spanning several continents* Intercontinental ballistic missile* the InterContinental hotel chain* InterContinental Hotels Group* Intercontinental Cup * Intercontinental Championship...
honour, the Copa Rio. The club established itself regionally with victory in two Torneio Rio-São Paulo
Torneio Rio-São Paulo
Torneio Rio – São Paulo was a traditional Brazilian football competition contested between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro teams until from 1935 until 2002....
cups in 1957 and 1960. National honours followed in 1970 and 1984, with Taça de Prata
Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
The Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, also known as Taça de Prata, or nicknamed Robertão, was a Brazilian national football competition contested between 1967 and 1970, before the creation of Campeonato Brasileiro in 1971...
and Série A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
cups, respectively.
As even the 60s, Brazil did not have a unified national championship, Fluminense has focused on the achievements at the state of Rio de Janeiro, winning until the year 1950, 15 State Championships.
In 1952 the Fluminese won his first international title, winning the Copa Rio Internacional. In this tournament Fluminense faced teams like Peñarol (Uruguay), Sporting (Portugal), Grasshopper-Club (Switzerland) and Austria Wien (Austria), all of then great strengths of football on 50's years. The Fans sees Fluminense Rio Cup title in 1952 as a world club title.
From the 50's, with the creation of the Rio-São Paulo Tournament, the forerunner of what eventually would become the national championship, Fluminense established itself regionally, with the tournament title in the years of 1957 and 1960.
From the 60's, began to be played in Brazil the first national championships. The Fluminense first national title came in 1970, in that time, Brazil had the best players in world football, and all of them played in Brazilians clubs. Although not counted in his squad with the main players of the season in Brazil, Fluminense won the Brazilian champion surpassing the great strengths of the time as Santos, Palmeiras and Cruzeiro.
In the 70's, Fluminense signing up with several famous players like Roberto Rivellino. This time, called as "maquina tricolor", won the state championship in the years of 1975 e 1976. In the national championship Fluminense lost in the semifinal maths to Internacional in 1975 and Corinthians in 1976.
Fluminense has became again the Brazilian champion in 1984. This time, that had won the state Championship in the years of 1983, 1984 and 1985, count with players like Romerito, Ricardo Gomes, Deley, and the "Casal Vinte": Assis and Washington.
At the end of the 80's years Copa do Brasil
Copa do Brasil
The Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...
was created, inspired by the Cups tournament played in European countries. Fluminense reached the final of the Copa do Brasil
Copa do Brasil
The Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...
for the first time in 1992, having lost the final math to Internacional de Porto Alegre.
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
in 1996
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1996
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1996 was played between August 8 and December 15, 1996. It had 24 teams and divided into two stages. In the first one, every team played against each other once...
. A set of off-field political maneuvers, however, allowed Fluminense to remain in Brazil's top domestic league, only to be relegated the next year. Completely out of control, the club was relegated from Série B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
to Série C
Serie C
The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico , commonly known as Lega Pro , is the governing body that runs the third and fourth highest football divisions in Italy, the Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione respectively. It also includes the sole professional club of San Marino...
in 1998. In 1999, Fluminense won the Série C championship and was to be promoted to Série B when it was invited to take part in Copa João Havelange
Copa João Havelange
Copa João Havelange was the 30th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Due to legal complications, the championship was organized by Clube dos 13 instead of CBF, and was contested by 116 teams divided in modules, equivalent to their division -...
, a championship that replaced the traditional Série A in 2000. In 2001, it was decided that all clubs which took part in Copa João Havelange's so-called Blue Group
Copa João Havelange Group Blue
Copa João Havelange Group Blue was one of the three groups of 2000 season's first stage of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football league, named Copa João Havelange. It consists of 25 teams, 12 teams qualified to the final stages....
should be kept in Série A, and so Fluminense Football Club found its way back to the top, where it has been ever since.
In 2002 and 2005, Fluminense won again the Campeonato Carioca. In 2005 Fluminense reached the final of the Copa do Brasil
Copa do Brasil
The Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...
again, having lost the final Match to Paulista Futebol Clube.
In 2007, Fluminense won the Copa do Brasil
Copa do Brasil
The Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...
, after beaten Figueirense in the final Match, and was admitted in the Copa Libertadores again after 23 years. The club's campaign led it into the finals and included remarkable matches against Arsenal de Sarandí
Arsenal de Sarandí
Arsenal Fútbol Club, usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí, is a football club from the Sarandí neighbourhood in the city of Avellaneda, Argentina, which was founded in 1957 by the Grondona brothers. Arsenal currently plays in the top tier of Argentine football, the Primera División Argentina....
, São Paulo
São Paulo Futebol Clube
São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...
and Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
. Fluminense lost the cup to LDU Quito in a penalty shootout.
After signing up 27 players and going through 5 different managers in 2009, Fluminense found itself struggling to avoid another relegation from Série A. With less than one-third of the championship left, the mathematical probability of the club's relegation was of 98%. At this point, manager Cuca
Alexi Stival
Alexi Stival, usually known as Cuca , is a Brazilian football manager and former footballer.-Playing career:...
decided to sack some of the more experienced players and gave Fluminense's youngsters a chance. That, along with Fred
Frederico Chaves Guedes
Frederico Chaves Guedes, nicknamed Fred , is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian club Fluminense....
's recovery from a serious injury and substantial support from the fans, allowed not only a sensational escape from relegation, but also placed Fluminense in the final of the Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
. For the second year in a row, the club contested a continental cup. In a repeat of the previous year's Copa Libertadores, Fluminense lost the cup to LDU Quito.
In 2010, Fluminense won the Brazilian championship for the third time in its history, marking their third national championship after 1970 and 1984). It was also the fourth title for coach Muricy Ramalho
Muricy Ramalho
Muricy Ramalho is a Brazilian head coach and former football player. On July 23, 2010 it was reported that he had been offered the post of the coach of the Brazilian national football team, replacing the sacked Dunga. However, Fluminense, his team at the time, refused to release him for the job...
in a decade: Ramalho had won the title three times in a row with São Paulo
São Paulo Futebol Clube
São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...
from 2006 to 2008. Darío Conca
Darío Conca
Darío Leonardo Conca or simply Darío Conca is an Argentine professional football attacking midfielder...
was named the Brazilian Championship's Player of Season, while Fred
Frederico Chaves Guedes
Frederico Chaves Guedes, nicknamed Fred , is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian club Fluminense....
and Washington were decisive players in Fluminense's winning campaign.
International
- Olympic CupOlympic CupThe Olympic Cup is an award given annually by the International Olympic Committee.It was instituted by Pierre de Coubertin in 1906 and is awarded to an institution or association with a record of merit and integrity in actively developing the Olympic Movement.Its recipients have included amateur...
*: 1
-
- 1949
In 1949, Fluminense Football Club was awarded the Olympic Cup
Olympic Cup
The Olympic Cup is an award given annually by the International Olympic Committee.It was instituted by Pierre de Coubertin in 1906 and is awarded to an institution or association with a record of merit and integrity in actively developing the Olympic Movement.Its recipients have included amateur...
by the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
. The official 2009 kit featured the Olympic Cup as a 60th year celebration. Fluminense is the only football club and Brazilian Organization that earned this title.
- Copa Rio (International): 1
-
- Champion: 1952
- Taça Libertadores da América
-
- Runner-up: 2008
- Copa SudamericanaCopa SudamericanaThe Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
-
- Runner-up: 2009
National
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série ACampeonato Brasileiro Série AThe Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
: 3
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- Champion: 1970Torneio Roberto Gomes PedrosaThe Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, also known as Taça de Prata, or nicknamed Robertão, was a Brazilian national football competition contested between 1967 and 1970, before the creation of Campeonato Brasileiro in 1971...
, 1984Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1984The 1984 season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on January 29, 1984, and reached its end on May 28, 1984. The competition was won by Fluminense.-Format:...
, 2010
- Champion: 1970
- Copa do BrasilCopa do BrasilThe Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...
: 1
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- Champion: 2007
- Runner-up: 1992, 2005
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série CCampeonato Brasileiro Série CThe Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...
: 1
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- Champion: 1999
State
- Campeonato CariocaCampeonato CariocaThe Campeonato Carioca, also known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is one of the most prestigious national football tournaments...
: 30
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- Champion: 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1924, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1951, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1995, 2002, 2005
- Taça GuanabaraTaça GuanabaraTaça Guanabara, or Guanabara Trophy, is a football tournament organized yearly since 1965 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. In its first four editions , Taça Guanabara was a tournament of its own right, completely unrelated to the Rio de Janeiro league, and the winners would be...
: 8
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- 1966, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1993
- Taça RioTaça RioTaça Rio, or Rio Trophy, is an annual Rio de Janeiro football tournament. It is the second stage competition of the Campeonato Carioca, the state football championship in Rio de Janeiro...
: 2
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- 1990, 2005
- Torneio Municipal: 2 :
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- 1938, 1948
- Torneio Aberto: 1
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- 1935
- Copa Rio : 1
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- 1998
- Torneio Início: 9
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- 1916, 1924, 1925, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1954, 1956, 1965
About Torneio Início see: http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torneio_In%C3%ADcio_do_Rio_de_Janeiro
Friendly tournaments
- Kirin CupKirin CupThe Kirin Cup is an annual association football tournament sponsored in Japan by the Kirin Brewery Company. The host, Japan, is a participant in every edition. The tournament was founded in 1978 as an international club competition. From 1992 onwards the format was changed to a round robin national...
: 1
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- 1987
- Seoul Olympic Tournament: 1
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- 1984
- Teresa Herrera TrophyTeresa Herrera TrophyThe Teresa Herrera Trophy is an annual pre-season football tournament hosted by Deportivo La Coruña at the Estadio Riazor.Established in 1946, it is the third oldest professional football tournament in Spain - behind the Trofeo Playa y Sol and the Copa San Pedro - and is considered one of...
: 1
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- 1977
- Viña del Mar Cup: 1
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- 1976
- Rio de Janeiro International Summer Tournament (Brasil): 1
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- 1973
- Paris Tournament: 2
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- 1976, 1987
- Kiev Tournament; 1
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- 1989
Minor achievements
1 Vulcain Cup (Fluminense vs. Sporting Lisboa (PortugalPortugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
): 1928 1 Avellaneda Cup (Fluminense vs Racing
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
(Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
):- 1948 1 Embajada de Brasil Cup (Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
): 1950 (Sucre
Sucre
Sucre, also known historically as Charcas, La Plata and Chuquisaca is the constitutional capital of Bolivia and the capital of the department of Chuquisaca. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2750m...
versus Fluminense) 1 Alianza Lima Cup (Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
): 1950 (Club Alianza Lima versus Fluminense) 1 General Manuel A. Odria Cup (Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
): 1950 (Seleção de Arequipa
Arequipa
Arequipa is the capital city of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 836,859 it is the second most populous city of the country...
versus Fluminense) 1 Cup Deportivo Saprissa versus Fluminense (Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
): 1960 1 Emboteladora Cup Tampico
Tampico
Tampico is a city and port in the state of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, directly north across the border from Veracruz. Tampico is the third largest city in Tamaulipas, and counts with a population of 309,003. The Metropolitan area of...
(México
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
): 1960 (Tampico versus Fluminense) 1 Casa Lido Cup (Moçambique) : 1973 (Seleção de Lourenço Marques
Lourenço Marques
Lourenço Marques was a 16th century Portuguese trader and explorer.-Biography:He explored the area that is now Maputo Bay in 1544. He settled permanently in present-day Mozambique, where he spent most of his life with his black wife and mixed-race children.By order of King John III the bay was...
versus Fluminense) 1 Cup (Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
): 1973 (Benfica Huambo
Huambo
Huambo, formerly Nova Lisboa , is the capital of Huambo province in Angola. The city is located about 220 km E from Benguela and 600 km SE from Luanda. The city's last known population count was 225,268...
versus Fluminense) 1 Robinwood Cup(Suriname
Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...
): 1981 (Robin Hood - versus Fluminense) 1 João Havelange
João Havelange
Jean-Marie Faustin Goedefroid de Havelange , more commonly known as João Havelange , was the 7th President of FIFA, serving from 1974 to 1998. He received the title of Honorary President when leaving office. He succeeded Sir Stanley Rous and was succeeded by Joseph Blatter...
Cup: 1981 (Fluminense versus River Plate-Argentina
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
) 1 Trophy de La Amistad (Paraguai) : 1984 (Club Cerro Porteño versus Fluminense) 1 Trophy Champions od Friendship (Luanda
Luanda
Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a population of at least 5 million...
, Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
): 1985 (Petro Atlético
Atlético Petróleos Luanda
Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, usually known as Petro Atlético Luanda, or simply Petro Atlético or Petro de Luanda, is a traditional football club from Luanda, Angola, founded in 1980...
versus Fluminense) 1 Trophy Centenário Fluminense F.C.: 2002 (Fluminense versus Toluca-México
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
)
Current squad
- As of July, 2011.
Players with Dual Nationality
Ricardo BernaRicardo Ferreira Berna
Ricardo Ferreira Berna, or simply Ricardo Berna , is a Brasilian goalkeeper. He currently plays for Fluminense.-Honours:*South Minas Cup: 2000*Minas Gerais State League: 2001*Brazilian Cup: 2007...
Manuel LanziniManuel Lanzini
Manuel Lanzini , nicknamed la joya , is an Argentine football attacking midfielder who currently plays for Fluminense.- Career :...
Diego CavalieriDiego Cavalieri
Diego Cavalieri is a Brazilian goalkeeper, currently playing for Fluminense. He is of Italian ancestry and holds both an Italian and Brazilian passport.-Palmeiras:...
DecoDeco
Anderson Luís de Souza, OIH , commonly known as Deco, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Fluminense....
Alejandro MartinuccioAlejandro Martinuccio
Alejandro Martinuccio is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Fluminense Football Club....
Fluminense Sub-23 players with first team experience
- As of May 19, 2011.
Professional players able to play in the youth team
- As of May 19, 2011.
Youth players with first team experience
- As of August 19, 2011.
Out on loan
- As of May 19, 2011.
First-team staff
- As of May 19, 2011.
Position Name Nationality Coach Abel Braga Abel BragaAbel Carlos da Silva Braga, also known as Abel Braga or just Abel during his playing days , is a football manager and a former football player...Assistant Coach Leomir Fitness coaches Flávio Vignoli Jefferson Souza Goalkeeping Coach Victor Hugo
Football Officials
As of September 2009, Fluminense Football Club was undergoing serious political turmoil, with no clearly defined chain of command.Notable former players
The most notable players for Fluminense Football Club so far have been:Ademir Menezes
Ademir Marques de Menezes
Ademir Marques de Menezes , best known as Ademir , was a Brazilian footballer, regarded as one of the best centre forwards in the history of the Brazil national team. His prominent jawbone earned him the nickname Queixada, which means "Jaw".He is best known for his exploits in the World Cup 1950...
Altair Assis
Benedito de Assis da Silva
Benedito de Assis da Silva, Assis , was a Brazilian footballer who achieved notoriety playing for Fluminense...
Batatais
Batatais
Batatais is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Banana Ville. The population in 2009 is 58,806 and the area is 853.13 km². The elevation is 862 m. The village was named as a city on March 14, 1839, considered the city's day. Washington Luís, president of Brazil around 1929, was the...
Branco
Claudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal
Branco, real name Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal, is former Brazilian footballer who played as a left back...
Carlos Alberto Torres
Carlos Alberto Torres
Carlos Alberto Torres is a former Brazilian footballer, one of the most highly regarded defenders of all time. He captained Brazil to victory in the 1970 World Cup and is a member of the World Team of the 20th Century, as well as the U.S...
Castilho
Carlos José Castilho
Carlos José Castilho was a Brazilian football goalkeeper. He played for Fluminense from 1947 to 1964 and for Brazil. He was a member of the Brazil squad in four World Cups: 1950, 1954, 1958 and 1962, but he only actually played three games, all of them in the 1954 finals...
Darío Conca
Darío Conca
Darío Leonardo Conca or simply Darío Conca is an Argentine professional football attacking midfielder...
Deco
Deco
Anderson Luís de Souza, OIH , commonly known as Deco, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Fluminense....
Delei
Delei
Wanderley Alves de Oliveira, also known by the nickname Delei , is a former Brazilian football player who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs...
Denílson
Denílson Custódio Machado
Denílson Custódio Machado, best known as Denílson is a former Brazilian footballer in attacking midfielder role....
Dirceu
Dirceu
Dirceu José Guimarães, known as Dirceu , was a football player from Brazil. He played as an attacking midfielder with many teams, in particular Botafogo and the Brazilian national team. He died at only 43 years old in a road accident. He played 84 games and scored 18 goals for Atlético Madrid...
Doval Didi
Valdir Pereira
Waldyr Pereira , nicknamed Didi , was a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder. He played in three World Cups: 1954, 1958, and 1962, winning the latter two. He is considered to be one of the greatest midfielders in the sport renowned for his range of passing, stamina and flawless technique...
Edinho
Edino Nazareth Filho
Edinho, real name Edino Nazareth Filho, was a football player from Brazil. He played central defender with Fluminense Football Club, Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense and with the Brazilian national team...
Ézio
Ézio Leal Moraes Filho
Ézio Leal Moraes Filho, best known as Ézio or Super-Ézio , was a Brazilian football player in striker role....
Félix
Félix Miéli Venerando
Félix Miéli Venerando, was a football player from Brazil, he is more commonly known as Félix. He was goalkeeper with Associação Portuguesa de Desportos and Fluminense Football Club...
Flávio
Flávio Minuano
Flávio Almeida da Fonseca, best known as Flávio Minuano, is a former Brazilian footballer.Flávio played for Fluminense, Internacional and Santos in the Campeonato Brasileiro.- Career :*Internacional: 1961 - 1964...
Fred
Frederico Chaves Guedes
Frederico Chaves Guedes, nicknamed Fred , is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian club Fluminense....
Gérson Gil
Gil
- Places :* Gil Island , one of several islands by that name* Gil, Azerbaijan , places named Gil in Azerbaijan-Given name:* Gil Amelio, technology executive and former CEO of Apple Inc.* Gil Baiano, Brazilian footballer...
Hércules
Hércules
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Lula
Luiz Ribeiro Pinto Neto
Luiz Ribeiro Pinto Neto, best known as Lula, was a Brazilian football player.-Clubs:* ABC: 1964* Fluminense: 1965 - 1967* Palmeiras: 1967* Fluminense: 1968 - 1974...
Jair Marinho Manfrini Marcelo Marco Antônio
Marco Antônio
Marco Antônio, real name Marco Antônio Feliciano, was an association footballer. He played left-back with Fluminense Football Club and the Brazilian national team...
Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça
Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça
Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça , was a Brazilian footballer who achieved notoriety playing for Fluminense and the Brazilian national football team...
Orlando Oswaldo Gomes Paulo César Caju
Paulo César Lima
Paulo César Lima , commonly known as Caju, is a former football player from Brazil. He played as a midfielder or forward for many teams in Brazil and also played one year for Olympique de Marseille, a Ligue 1 team in France.-Career:Caju was most widely known as a member of the Brazilian national...
Pinheiro
Pinheiro
-Footballers:* Alessandro Pinheiro Martins - Brazilian footballer* Carlos Alberto Souto Pinheiro Júnior - Brazilian footballer* Grazielle Pinheiro Nascimento - Brazilian footballer* João Carlos Batista Pinheiro - Brazilian footballer...
Pintinho Preguinho Romerito Renato Gaúcho Ricardo Gomes Rivelino Romário Romeu
Romeu Pellicciari
Romeu Pellicciari, also known as Romeu was an association footballer in striker role....
Samarone Telê Santana Thiago Silva
Thiago Emiliano da Silva
Thiago Emiliano da Silva, , commonly known as Thiago Silva, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Italian Serie A club Milan...
Tim Valdo Washington (1984)
Washington César Santos
For another Brazilian football player named Washington , see Washington Stecanela Cerqueira.Washington César Santos is a former association footballer in striker role....
Washington (2010) Henry Welfare
Performance
Fluminense Football Club took part in 36 of the 38 official Serie ACampeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
championships organized in Brazil since 1971. Since the number of participating teams has changed considerably over time, any accurate performance measurement must take this variable into account. In the two tables below, the performance field for a given position p in a universe
Universe (mathematics)
In mathematics, and particularly in set theory and the foundations of mathematics, a universe is a class that contains all the entities one wishes to consider in a given situation...
of n teams was calculated using the formula:
This allows for an asymptotic
Asymptote
In analytic geometry, an asymptote of a curve is a line such that the distance between the curve and the line approaches zero as they tend to infinity. Some sources include the requirement that the curve may not cross the line infinitely often, but this is unusual for modern authors...
limit of 100%, since p will never be zero.
| Year | Position | Participants | Performance | Year | Position | Participants | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16 | 20 | 20% | 1981 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1981 -Overview:It was performed in 44 teams, and Grêmio won the championship.-Final standings:-References:... |
11 | 44 | 75% |
| 1972 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1972 -Overview:It was performed in 26 teams, and Palmeiras won the championship.-Final standings:-References:... |
14 | 26 | 46% | 1982 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1982 -Overview:44 teams took part, with Flamengo winning the championship.-Final standings:-References:... |
5 | 44 | 89% |
| 1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1973 Statistics of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in season 1973-Overview:40 teams took part and Palmeiras won the championship.-Final standings:-References:... |
23 | 40 | 42% | 1983 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1983 -Overview:It was performed in 44 teams, and Flamengo won the championship.-Final standings:-References:... |
18 | 44 | 59% |
| 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1974 -Overview:It was performed in 40 teams, and Vasco da Gama won the championship.-Final standings:-References:... |
24 | 40 | 40% | 1984 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1984 The 1984 season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on January 29, 1984, and reached its end on May 28, 1984. The competition was won by Fluminense.-Format:... |
1 | 41 | 98% |
| 1975 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1975 -Overview:It was performed in 42 teams, and Internacional won the championship.-Final standings:-References:... |
3 | 42 | 93% | 1985 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1985 -Overview:It was performed in 44 teams, and Coritiba won the championship.-Final standings:-References:... |
22 | 44 | 50% |
| 1976 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1976 The 1976 Campeonato Brasiliero was the sixth edition of Brazil's top football tournament for clubs. It was won by the holders Internacional, with Corinthians finishing as runners-up.-Final standings:-External links:*... |
4 | 54 | 93% | 1986 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1986 -Overview:It was performed by 48 teams, including the four champions of the Série B and São Paulo won the championship.-Final standings:-Série A and Série B overall standings:-References:*... |
6 | 48 | 87% |
| 1977 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1977 -Overview:It was performed in 62 teams, and São Paulo won the championship. This championship is notable for producing what is perhaps the only unbeaten runner-up in world football. Atlético had won all but three of its matches, which were drawn, but was to play a single final match against São... |
26 | 62 | 58% | 1987 Copa União The Copa União was an one-off competition in Brazilian football, held in 1987 in the absence of the conventional CBF national championship.-Background:... |
7 | 16 | 56% |
| 1978 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1978 -Overview:It was performed in 74 teams, and Guarani won the championship.-Final standings:-References:... |
22 | 74 | 70% | 1988 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1988 As the 1987 Copa União organized by the Clube dos 13 proved to be even more disastrously organized than the criticized 1986 edition, organized by the CBF, the 1988 featured the merging of both modules to feature the first ever tournament with real two divisions with promotion and relegation. The... |
3 | 24 | 87% |
| 1979 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1979 -Overview:94 teams took part, and Internacional won the championship undefeated.-Final standings:-References:... |
52 | 94 | 45% | 1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1989 The 1989 season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on September 6, 1989, and reached its end on December 16, 1989. The competition was won by CR Vasco da Gama.-Format:... |
15 | 22 | 32% |
| 1980 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1980 -Teams:Teams selected by record on previous state championship--Final standings:-References:... |
11 | 44 | 75% | 1990 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1990 -Overview:It was performed in 20 teams, and Corinthians won the championship.Relegated: Sao Jose and Inter de Limeira.- Format :The tournament will be played in a double round-robin system.... |
15 | 20 | 25% |
| Year | Position | Participants | Performance | Year | Position | Participants | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1991 The 1991 season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on February 2, 1991, and reached its end on June 9, 1991. The competition was won by São Paulo. Santos Futebol Clube's Paulinho McLaren, with 15 goals, was the competition's top goal scorer.-Overview:... |
4 | 20 | 80% | 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2001 The 31st season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on August 1, 2001, and reached its end on December 23, 2001. The competition was won by Atlético Paranaense.-Format:The 28 teams played against each other once... |
3 | 28 | 89% |
| 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1992 The 1992 season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on January 26, 1992, and reached its end on July 19, 1992. The competition was won by Clube de Regatas do Flamengo.-Format:First Stage: 20 clubs playing against each other once... |
14 | 20 | 30% | 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2002 The 32nd season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on August 10, 2002, and reached its end on December 15, 2002. The competition was won by Santos.-Format:The 26 teams played against each other once... |
4 | 26 | 85% |
| 1993 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1993 -Overview:It was performed in 32 teams, and Palmeiras won the championship.-Format:The first phase of the season had the 32 teams divided into four groups of eight teams. The top three teams from group A and group B qualified for the second phase. The top two teams from group C and group D would... |
28 | 32 | 12% | 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2003 The 33rd season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on March 29, 2003, and reached its end on December 14, 2003. The competition was won by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.-Format:... |
19 | 24 | 21% |
| 1994 | 15 | 24 | 37% | 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2004 The Campeonato Brasileiro of 2004 was won by Santos, coached by Vanderlei Luxemburgo.Runners-up were Atlético Paranaense, which led the competition for 11 weeks and lost the title in the penultimate round... |
9 | 24 | 62% |
| 1995 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1995 -Overview:It was performed in 24 teams, and Botafogo won the championship, the club's first Série A title in history.Of the 24 participating teams, only two were relegated, Paysandu and União São João. Also only the first two teams from the Série B in 1995 would be qualificated to the Série A in 1996... |
4 | 24 | 83% | 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2005 Corinthians won the 35th edition of the Brazilian national championship, claiming their fourth national title. The season officially kicked off on April 23, 2005 and concluded on December 4.-Champion and contenders:... |
5 | 22 | 77% |
| 1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1996 The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1996 was played between August 8 and December 15, 1996. It had 24 teams and divided into two stages. In the first one, every team played against each other once... |
23 | 24 | 4% | 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2006 The 36th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on April 15, 2006, and reached its end on December 3, 2006.-Format:The format was similar to the 2005 edition, though fielding two fewer teams. 20 teams competed, each team playing the other in a home-and-away format... |
15 | 20 | 25% |
| 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1997 -Overview:It was performed in 26 teams, and Vasco da Gama won the championship.-Final standings:-Top scorers:-References:... |
25 | 26 | 4% | 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2007 The 37th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on May 12, 2007, and ended on December 2, 2007.-Format:The format was identical to the 2006 edition. 20 teams competed, each team playing the other 19 twice in a double round-robin format... |
4 | 20 | 80% |
| 1998 | Série B | 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008 The 38th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on May 8 and ended on December 7. For the first time, one club has won the championship three times in a row... |
14 | 20 | 30% | ||
| 1999 | Série C | 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2009 The 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A was the 39th season of the Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. It was contested by 20 clubs starting on May 9 and ending on December 6... |
16 | 20 | 20% | ||
| 2000 Copa João Havelange Copa João Havelange was the 30th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Due to legal complications, the championship was organized by Clube dos 13 instead of CBF, and was contested by 116 teams divided in modules, equivalent to their division -... |
3 | 25 | 88% | 2010 | 1 | 20 | 95% |
Fluminense Football Club has an average
Average
In mathematics, an average, or central tendency of a data set is a measure of the "middle" value of the data set. Average is one form of central tendency. Not all central tendencies should be considered definitions of average....
performance of 57% in Série A, with a standard deviation
Standard deviation
Standard deviation is a widely used measure of variability or diversity used in statistics and probability theory. It shows how much variation or "dispersion" there is from the average...
of 28%.
Sponsors
Companies that Fluminense Football Club currently has sponsorship deals with include: UnimedUNIMED
União and Médicos is a Brazilian medical work cooperative and health plan operator. It is considered the largest of its kind in the world, with more than 105,000 affiliated physicians, 386 branches and more than 15 million beneficiaries...
- It is the club's sponsor since 1999.
Adidas
Adidas
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- The company supplies football team kits, as well as Olympic sports equipment.
Support
The supporters of Fluminense Football Club are usually related to the upper classes of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
. However, the popularity of the club reaches beyond the city limits. Recent polls have estimated the number of supporters to be between 1.3% and 3.7% of the Brazilian population
Demographics of Brazil
Brazils population is very diverse, comprising many races and ethnic groups. In general, Brazilians trace their origins from four sources: Amerindians, Europeans, Africans and Asians....
. Considering a population of 185 million people, that would account for numbers between 2.73 and 6.84 million.
The best attendance ever observed in a match of Fluminense was registered on December 15, 1963 in a rally against Flamengo. On that day, an impressive amount of 194,000 people showed up at the Maracanã
Estádio do Maracanã
The Estádio do Maracanã , officially Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, is an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro State Government, it is named after the Maracanã neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro. It was opened in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup, and in the final...
stadium. This occasion remains as the stadium's record for a match between clubs.
Notable supporters of Fluminense include composers Cartola
Cartola
Angenor de Oliveira, known as Cartola , was a Brazilian singer, composer and poet considered to be a major figure in the development of samba.Cartola composed, alone or with partners, more than 500 songs.-Biography:...
and Chico Buarque
Chico Buarque
Francisco Buarque de Hollanda , popularly known as Chico Buarque , is a singer, guitarist, composer, dramatist, writer and poet...
, FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
president of honour João Havelange
João Havelange
Jean-Marie Faustin Goedefroid de Havelange , more commonly known as João Havelange , was the 7th President of FIFA, serving from 1974 to 1998. He received the title of Honorary President when leaving office. He succeeded Sir Stanley Rous and was succeeded by Joseph Blatter...
, musician Ivan Lins
Ivan Lins
Ivan Guimarães Lins is a Latin Grammy winning Brazilian musician. He has been an active performer and songwriter of Brazilian popular music and jazz for over 30 years. His first hit, Madalena, was recorded by Elis Regina in 1970. Beyond his own performance of his compositions, Simone is his most...
, poet and actor Mario Lago
Mario Lago
Mario Lago was an Italian statesman and diplomat.Originally from the town of Peveragno, Lago was Governor of the Italian Aegean Islands from 1922 to 1936. His term of office is characterized by a far-sighted policy and respect for ethnic and cultural identity of the inhabitants of the colony...
, journalist and songwriter Nelson Motta
Nelson Motta
Nelson Cândido Motta Filho is a Brazilian journalist, songwriter, writer, and record producer.He was part of the bossa nova movement, collaborating with Edu Lobo, Dori Caymmi, Lulu Santos, Rita Lee, Djavan and others, and producer for several MPB artists, such as Elis Regina, Gal Costa, Daniela...
and dramatist, journalist and writer Nelson Rodrigues
Nélson Rodrigues
Nelson Falcão Rodrigues was a Brazilian playwright, journalist and novelist. In 1943, he helped usher in a new era in Brazilian theater with his play Vestido de Noiva , considered revolutionary for the complex exploration of its characters' psychology and its use of colloquial dialog...
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