Botafogo da Paraiba

Botafogo Futebol Clube, usually known as Botafogo, or as Botafogo da Paraiba, is a Brazilian football club from Joao Pessoa, Paraiba state. The club won the Serie D once.

History

On September 28, 1931, the club was founded at Centro de Joao Pessoa, Joao Pessoa city, by Beraldo de Oliveira, Manoel Feitosa, Livonete Pessoa, Jose de Melo, Edson de Moura Machado and Enock Lins, all of them Botafogo of Rio de Janeiro supporters. Beraldo de Oliveira was chosen as the club's first president.

In 1932, Botafogo played its first match, against Sao Bento. The Liga Suburbana match ended in a 2–2 draw.

In 1936, Botafogo won its first professional title, the Paraiba state championship.

In 1976, the club disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A for the first time. Botafogo was eliminated in the second round, and finished in 25th position.

In 1985, Botafogo finished 19th in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A, which is the club's all-time best position in the competition.

In 1989, Botafogo disputed Copa do Brasil's first edition. The team was knocked out in the first round by Cruzeiro, after two draws, on the away goals rule (the first leg, in Joao Pessoa was 1–1, and the second leg, in Belo Horizonte, ended 0–0).

The 2011 season saw Botafogo, for the first time in their history, the club advanced to the Copa do Brasil's second round after beating Vitoria 3–1 on aggregate. Belo was knocked out in the second round by Caxias, after losing 4–1 on aggregate. Botafogo's first national title is the Serie D, which was won in 2013, when they beat Juventude in the final.

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