Bonsucesso Futebol Clube

Bonsucesso

Full name	Bonsucesso Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Bonsuça Rubro-Anil (The Red & Blue) Leão da Leopoldina (The Lion of Zona Leopoldina) Cesso
Founded	12 September 1913; 111 years ago (1913-09-12)
Ground	Estádio Leônidas da Silva, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
Capacity	10,000
President	José Ferreira Simões
Head Coach	Luciano Quadros
League	Campeonato Carioca Série B1
2019	Carioca B1, 3rd
Home colors Away colors

Team photo from the 2009 season

Bonsucesso Futebol Clube, usually abbreviated to Bonsucesso, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the neighbourhood of Bonsucesso. The team compete in Campeonato Carioca Série B1, the second tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league.

History

On August 12, 1913, the club was founded.^[1] In 1924, Bonsucesso was LMDT (Liga Metropolitana de Desportos Terrestres)'s Campeonato Carioca's runner-up. The club was defeated by Vasco da Gama in the final.^[2] Leônidas da Silva, the Black Diamond, played for Bonsucesso in 1931 and in 1932, coached by Gentil Cardoso who is credited with introducing the WM formation to Brazil.^[3][4] In 1935, Bonsucesso's player named Emiliano Ramos, and nicknamed China was Campeonato Carioca's top scorer with 16 goals.^[5]

In 1980, the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, being eliminated in the second stage.^[6] In 1983, the club competed again in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, being eliminated in the first stage.^[7]

Club kits

Bonsucesso's first uniform was blue with red collar and white shorts. In the sixties the team adopted its current uniform with red and blue vertical stripes jerseys and white shorts.

Stadium

Bonsucesso's home stadium is Estádio da Rua Teixeira de Castro, usually known as Estádio Leônidas da Silva, which has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.^[1]

Rival

Bonsucesso's biggest rival is Olaria.

Honours

State

• Campeonato Carioca
  • Runners-up (1): 1924
• Copa Rio
  • Winners (1): 2019
• Campeonato Carioca Série A2
  • Winners (7): 1921, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1981, 1984, 2011
• Campeonato Carioca Série B1
  • Winners (1): 2003

Friendly tournaments

• Pentagonal Tournament of Tampico - Mexico
  • Winners (1): 1963

References

1. Bonsucesso at Arquivo de Clubes Archived January 17, 2013, at archive.today
2. 1924 Campeonato Carioca at RSSSF Archived July 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
3. Leônidas da Silva at Sambafoot^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. Wilson, Jonathan (2008). Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics. Orion. p. 130.
5. 1935 Campeonato Carioca at RSSSF Archived January 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
6. 1980 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B at RSSSF Archived May 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
7. 1983 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B at RSSSF Archived September 11, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Bonsucesso at Arquivo de Clubes (archived 17 January 2013)