The Taça Brasil (English: Brazil Cup ) was the Brazilian national football championship contested from 1959 to 1968.
34-528: Bahia , Cruzeiro and Botafogo were the only champions to have played all phases of the tournament, because until the 1968 edition teams from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo were already qualified to the semi-finals. Both Cruzeiro and Bahia, the only champions not from Rio or São Paulo, beat the Santos Futebol Clube whose players included Pelé , Coutinho and Pepe . In 1989 the Copa do Brasil
68-580: A club formed by people from São Paulo state, São Paulo Bahia Football Club 2–0 in the club's first official match. In 1908, Vitória won its first title ever, the Campeonato Baiano . They won the next year as well. From 1910 to 1952, they didn't win any titles because they were still an amateur club. In 1953, the club turned professional, and won its third Baiano honor. Bahia was dominating the state championship, and Vitória only won titles in 1955, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1980, 1985 and 1989. The club
102-692: A poor campaign, was relegated to the Brazilian Second Division . In 2005, the club competed in the Brazilian second division, finishing 17th, and so was relegated to the Third Division for the first time in its history. In 2006, Vitória was runner-up of the third division , and was promoted to the Brazilian second division . In 2007, the club was promoted back to the first division after finishing in fourth place. This meant
136-678: A section of the stadium collapsed in 2007, the Tricolor played at the Estádio de Pituaçu . With the reopening of the Fonte Nova stadium in 2013 as the Arena Fonte Nova , a modern arena built for the 2014 FIFA World Cup , Bahia resumed playing its matches there. The club's home uniform consists of white shirts with blue shorts and red socks. It has a fierce long-standing rivalry with Vitória , known as Ba-Vi . In December 2022, it
170-721: Is a Brazilian professional club based in Salvador , Bahia founded on 13 May 1899. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A , as well as in the Campeonato Baiano , the top flight of the Bahia state football league . Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium, Manoel Barradas, capacity 35,632. The team plays in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks. The stripes have changed over time: they have been sometimes vertical, horizontal, wide and narrow. The youth system of
204-462: Is one of the most intense rivalries, consistently ranked among the world's most bitter. The club was founded on 13 May 1899, by the brothers Artur and Artêmio Valente, along with seventeen other young fellows. They were from an old Bahia family, and discovered football during their studies in England. Initially Vitória was a cricket club, named Club de Cricket Victoria , because all of them lived at
238-402: Is to stimulate the club's supporters and players on match days. The competitions record of Vitória's last ten seasons: Its colours are red and black, which made it to be called "Rubro-Negro" ("red-black", in portuguese). In the early years, the club's colours would be green and yellow, but due to difficulty in find the proper materials in these colours, it was chosen to be white and black. That
272-646: The Beira Rio Stadium . After these results, Bahia won the Brasileirão , their second national title. The championship gave Bahia the right to play Copa Libertadores for the third time. It was a shock for the southern press because Salvador is in the Northeast and the victory was over the Internacional, a team from southern Brazil, the region that has the highest Human Development Index in
306-492: The Campeonato Baiano , Bahia's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A , highest division of Brazilian football league system . Bahia has won the Brasileirão title twice: in the 1959 season , defeating the Santos ' Santásticos which contained figures such as Gilmar , Mauro , Mengálvio , Coutinho , Pepe and Pelé , in the finals and in the 1988 season Bahia edged Internacional . Bahia has only appeared in
340-650: The Copa Libertadores three times, reaching the quarterfinals in 1989 , Bahia's best-ever performance. After 22 years out of international competition, Bahia returned in 2012 when they qualified for the Copa Sul-Americana , and seven more times, the last in 2021. The club has also won their state title a record 50 times. The club also has four titles in the Copa do Nordeste , in: 2001, 2002, 2017, 2021. Bahia had played its home games with 66,080 people capacity Estádio Fonte Nova since 1951 but after
374-529: The Fonte Nova stadium from its inauguration in 1951 until November 2007. During the game against the Vila Nova (during Bahia's promotion campaign) a part of the stadium collapsed. Seven people died and more than 30 were injured. After that episode, the state government declared that the stadium would be demolished. A new stadium was built on the site for the 2014 FIFA World Cup . Some notable games at
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#1732772749051408-646: The Internacional , the team returned to the Brazilian First Division , invited by the Clube dos 13 , along with the Fluminense , which was made a scapegoat for the controversy and was nationally victimized by the media (see Copa João Havelange ). In 2002 the bank that had sponsored the team went bankrupt and the Bahia began a descent down the Brazilian football pyramid. After the title of
442-513: The Vitória neighborhood, in Salvador. On 22 May 1901, Vitória played its first football match, at Campo da Pólvora, against International Sport Club, a team whose players were English seamen. Vitória beat International 3–2. Two months after that match, Vitória changed its original colors, which were black and white, to red and black, which are still in use. On 13 September 1903, Vitória beat
476-471: The red card in a State Championship match. In December 2022, it was announced that City Football Group , a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi United Group , had bought majority stake of Bahia, following a voting session between club members that saw 98.6% of voters accept the takeover. The acquisition was completed in May 2023, as CFG officially acquired 90% of the club's shares, with the original administration keeping
510-544: The Clube Bahiano de Tênis had decided to discontinue their football divisions. A few years later Bahia became the most popular team in the Northeast of Brazil. In the club's first year, Bahia won the Torneio Inicio and Bahia State Championship. The first Bahia president was Waldemar Costa, a doctor. Bahia's crest is based on Corinthians' . Bahia's state flag, created by Raimundo Magalhães, was used in place of
544-535: The Clube Baiano de Tênis; and red for the Bahia state flag. The club's mascot is called Super-Homem Tricolor (Tricolor Superman) and was inspired by the DC Comics character . The mascot was created by the famous cartoonist Ziraldo based on the expression " Esquadrão de Aço " ( Steel Squad ) and wears a costume very similar to the original Superman's costume, which shares the team's colors. Bahia played at
578-701: The Fonte Nova: In April, the Bahia was back to the Arena Fonte Nova Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Esporte Clube Vit%C3%B3ria Esporte Clube Vitória
612-587: The Northeast Cup in 2001 and 2002, Bahia performed poorly in 2003 and was relegated to the Série B for the second time in the club's history. In 2004, the team was close to getting promoted to the Série A again, finishing 4th. In order to be promoted, Bahia would have to win the final match against the Brasiliense, but the referee Paulo César de Oliveira was assigned to that match and many people say he
646-720: The São Paulo state flag. The team was founded with the motto "Nasceu para Vencer" (Born to Win). Bahia won 50 State Championships, 21 more than the Vitória (their rival club), and was the first club to participate in Taça Libertadores da America in 1960. Between 1959 and 1963, and in 1968, the club represented the state of Bahia in Taça Brasil (the precursor of the Brazilian Championship), winning
680-791: The Third Division of Brazilian football in 2007, Bahia had the largest average attendance in Brazil: 40,400 people per match. No club in the Third, the Second, or even the First Division was able to match it. However, this is not unusual for Bahia, having also achieved the biggest average attendance in Brazil in 2004 (Second Division), 1988 (First Division), 1986 (First Division), and 1985 (First Division). From 2010 to 2014 Bahia remained in
714-401: The already-eliminated Fast Club, Bahia needed a win to advance to the final. The victory came in the last minute of the game with a goal scored by Charles. In the final, the team finished the third division in 2nd place, only losing the title in the final round. This moment is called the "Fênix Tricolor" amongst Bahia fans. The phoenix represents Bahia rising from the ashes. Despite playing in
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#1732772749051748-471: The club had managed to return from the lowest Brazilian national division to its original place in the first division in only two years. In February 2018 the intense rivalry between Vitória and Esporte Clube Bahia drew international attention when nine players (four from Bahia and five from Vitória) were shown the red card in a State Championship match. The club's mascot is a lion named Lelê Leão (Lion), and according to Vitória's official site, his objective
782-471: The club is one of the most successful of the world, holding, between 1995 and 2000, at its peak, at least 21 international titles. Recent names that started playing in the club are Bebeto , Vampeta , Dida , Júnior , Hulk , David Luiz , Dudu Cearense , Marcelo Moreno , Gabriel Paulista and others. The rivals of Vitória are Esporte Clube Bahia . Their matches are known as Ba–Vi ("Ba" from Esporte Clube Bahia and "Vi" from Esporte Clube Vitória ). It
816-518: The country. In 1997, Bahia was relegated to the Série B for the first time in its history after a 0–0 draw against the Juventude at the Fonte Nova stadium. In 1999 Bahia was close to being promoted to the Série A again. Bahia had a very good season but finished in 3rd place, which was not enough to see them promoted. In 2000, due to bribery scandals involving clubs such as the São Paulo and
850-402: The first division. In 2013, a fan takeover lead the club to pursue more left-wing and socially engaged politics, focusing on racism, LGBTQ rights, the demarcation of indigenous lands and the treatment of female fans in football stadiums. At the same time, they have managed to reduce ticket prices, increase revenues, pay off some of the debt that was crippling the club and improve their results on
884-511: The following year's Copa Libertadores, before the formation of the Campeonato Brasileiro , a Brazilian national league championship, in 1971. Source: RSSSF Brazil Esporte Clube Bahia Esporte Clube Bahia ( Portuguese pronunciation: [isˈpɔʁtʃi ˈklubi baˈi.ɐ] ) is a Brazilian professional football club , based in Salvador , capital city of the Brazilian state of Bahia . The club competes in
918-587: The next year's Copa Libertadores, which was expanded in 1966. In 1967 and 1968, the winner of the Taça Brasil qualified for the next year's Copa Libertadores, along with the winner of the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (also known as the "Taça de Prata"). 1968 was the last year the Taça Brasil was contested; in 1969 and 1970 the top two teams in the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa became the two Brazilian entrants in
952-529: The pitch. In 2014 they were relegated to the second division again but came back in 2016. After 22 years out of international competition, Bahia returned in 2012 when they qualified for the Copa Sul-Americana , and seven more times, the last in 2021. In addition, they won the 2012, 2014, 2015 state championship and in 2023 he won his 50th title. In February 2018 the intense rivalry between Bahia and Esporte Clube Vitória drew international attention when nine players (four from Bahia and five from Vitória) were shown
986-567: The remaining 10% of shares, as well as full rights over club heritage items, including shirt colors and the emblem. Bahia became the thirteenth football club to join City Football Group, and the third South American team to ever do so, following Montevideo City Torque and parent club Club Bolívar . Bahia's colors are blue, red, and white. The blue color pays homage to the Associação Atlética da Bahia; white, to
1020-461: The title in 1959 and finishing as runner-up in 1961 and 1963. The 1980s were the best in Bahia's history. Bahia won their second national title in 1988, finishing 5th in 1986 and 4th in 1990. In 1988, Bahia won its second Brazilian Championship against the Internacional from Porto Alegre Bahia won the first leg in Salvador by 2–1. The second leg ended in an 0–0 tie-in Porto Alegre at
1054-468: Was all but fair on that day. In 2005, the club again competed in the Série B , finishing in 18th place, and was relegated to the Série C for the first time in the club's history. Bahia finished 2007 among the first four teams of the Third Division and was promoted to the Second Division for the 2008 season. The Bahia began strongly, but in the last game of the 3rd stage of the Série C against
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1088-511: Was announced that City Football Group , a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi United Group , had bought a majority stake of Bahia's SAF , after the takeover was approved in a voting session between club members. The acquisition was completed in May 2023, as CFG officially acquired 90% of the club's shares. The Esporte Clube Bahia was founded on the New Year's Day of 1931 when players from two clubs decided to merge. The Associação Atlética da Bahia and
1122-499: Was created, in the same cup-style and also qualifying to the Copa Libertadores. The Taça Brasil was founded to enable Brazil to provide contenders for the newly created Copa Libertadores de América . From 1959 to 1964 the winner of Taça Brasil was selected to be the sole Brazilian competitor in the next year's Copa Libertadores. In 1965 and 1966, the two finalists of the Taça Brasil were both chosen to represent Brazil in
1156-499: Was runner-up in the 1993 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A to Palmeiras , with an extremely small payroll. Vitória was champion of Bahia in 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2000, becoming the top club of the state for the first time. In the 1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A , Vitória reached the semi-finals. In the 2000s, the Campeonato Baiano trophy was won by Vitória eight out of ten years. In 2004 Vitória, after
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