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Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB)
Brazilian association football club based in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Botafogo (disambiguation).
Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo da Paraíba, Botafogo-PB or simply Botafogo is a Brazilian professional club based in João Pessoa, Paraíba founded on 28 September 1931.
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Full name | Botafogo Futebol Clube | |||
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Nickname(s) | Belo (Beautiful) Alvinegro da Estrela Vermelha (White and Black of the Red Star) Xerifão do Nordeste (Northeast's Big Sheriff) Tricolor da Maravilha do Contorno (Threecolour of the Wonder Contour) | |||
Founded | 28 September 1931; 92 years ago (1931-09-28) | |||
Ground | Almeidão | |||
Capacity | 19,000 | |||
President | Roberto Burity | |||
Head coach | Evaristo Piza | |||
League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Campeonato Paraibano | |||
2023 2023 | Série C, 8th of 20 Paraibano, 3rd of 10 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Botafogo is the top ranked team from Paraíba in CBF's national club ranking, at 51st overall.[1]