Sport Club Mangueira

Mangueira
Full name Sport Club Mangueira
Founded July 26, 1906 (1906-07-26)
Dissolved 1927

Sport Club Mangueira, commonly known as Mangueira, was a Brazilian football team from Rio de Janeiro.[1] They competed several times in the Campeonato Carioca.

History

They were founded on July 29, 1906.[2] Mangueira played 96 Campeonato Carioca games between 1909 and 1920.[2] Mangueira suffered Brazilian football's largest goal margin on May 30, 1909, when they were defeated 240 by Botafogo.[3] The game was played at Campo da Rua Voluntários da Pátria.[4] Flamengo's first game ever was a Campeonato Carioca game played against Mangueira[1] on May 3, 1912.[5] Flamengo won 162.[5] The club folded in 1927.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sport Club Mangueira" (in Portuguese). Flapédia. April 17, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Mangueira RJ" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  3. "Na História" (in Portuguese). Futebol na Veia. 2005. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  4. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 136. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  5. 1 2 "Lista de Jogos contra a Mangueira" (in Portuguese). Flapédia. March 10, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
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