Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavour of Fluminense, however, continues to be football. This article concerns itself with Fluminense solely as a professional football club.
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Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavour of Fluminense, however, continues to be football. This article concerns itself with Fluminense solely as a professional football club.
Fluminense Football Club was founded on July 21, 1902 in Rio de Janeiro by Oscar Cox, a Brazilian of British heritage. Settled in the then aristocratic neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, Fluminense was formed by sons of the elite who had come into contact with football while studying in Europe. The first official match was played against now defunct Rio FC, and ended 8-0 for Fluminense. The first achievement came in 1906, when Fluminense won its first Campeonato Carioca.
In 1911, disagreement between Fluminense players led to the formation of Flamengo's football team, which...
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