Botafogo Ribeirão Preto ( port. Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) ) is a Brazilian football club from the city of Ribeirão Preto in the state of Sao Paulo . Often, this team is simply called “Botafogo São Paulo” - by affiliation to the state, in order to distinguish from the grand Brazilian football - “ Botafogo ” from Rio de Janeiro .
 Botafogo (Ribeirão Preto) | |||
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| Nicknames | Pantera, Botinha, Tricolor | ||
| Based | 1918 | ||
| Stadium | Santa Cruz , Ribeirao Preto , Sao Paulo , Brazil | ||
| Capacity | 29,292 | ||
| The president |  Dmitri Abreu | ||
| Main coach | Roberto Cavalo | ||
| Rating | CBF 57 | ||
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| Competition | Series C Brazil | ||
| 2018 |  3rd (exit in Serie B ) | ||
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History
The club was founded on October 12, 1918 as a result of the merger of three city Ribeirão Preto teams: Unian Paulistano, Tiberense and FC Ideal. The name was given in honor of the club " Botafogo " from Rio de Janeiro. The first president of the club was the head of the Railway Company Moziana, Joaquim Galliano.
In 1962, the team made a tour of Argentina, during which she won nine matches, three times she drew and only lost two times. Among the matches stand out victories over “ Boka Juniors ” 2: 1 and over “ Estudiantes ” - 5: 2.
In 1968, the club began to perform at the 50 thousandth stadium of Santa Cruz .
In 1999–2001, the club performed in Serie A of Brazil , but then regression began and Botafogo Ribeirão Preto gradually began to descend into the Brazilian league system. Currently, the team plays only in the Serie A-2 Championship of the State of São Paulo.
Achievements
- Vice Champions of São Paulo State (1): 2001
Brazilian runners-up in Serie B (1): 1998- Brazil's runner-up champions in Serie C (1): 1996
- Brazilian runners-up in Serie D (1): 2015
Famous Players
- Andre Neles
- Leandro Azevedo
- Doni
- Biro Biro
- / Ze Louise
- Ze mario
- Mario Sergio
- Palina
- Polozzi
- Rai
- Socrates
- Tim
- Pablo Daniel Escobar
- Denilson
Links
- Club official site (port.)