Flamengo Basket
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| Nickname | Fla Mengão Scarlet-black |
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| Leagues |
NBB FIBA Americas League |
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| Founded | 17 November 1895 | ||
| History |
C.R. Flamengo (1919–present) |
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| Arena |
HSBC Arena (capacity: 15,000) Maracanãzinho (capacity: 11,800) Ginásio Álvaro Vieira Lima (capacity: 4,500) |
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| Location | Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil | ||
| Team colors | Red, black, white |
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| Main sponsor |
Estácio de Sá Tim |
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| President |
 Eduardo Bandeira de Mello
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| Team manager | Marcelo Vido | ||
| Head coach | José Alves Neto | ||
| Championships |
5 NBB 1 Brazilian Basketball League 4 CBD National Championship 1 FIBA Intercontinental Cup 1 FIBA Americas League 1 Liga Sudamericana (LSB) See Honors |
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| Website | www.flamengo.com.br | ||
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Flamengo's Basketball team is a Brazilian professional team, part of the Clube de Regatas do Flamengo family.
Flamengo is one of the most traditional and successful basketball clubs in Brazil having won the Brazilian National League six times, once as Brazilian National Championship and five times the NBB (current Brazilian League format). The club also won Liga Sudamericana (LSB) in 2009 (I), FIBA Americas League in 2014 and FIBA Intercontinental Cup also in 2014.
Brazil's all time legend Oscar Schmidt had played for Flamengo between 1999 and 2003 being one of the most important players in the club's history.
The red and black basketball team won its first championship in club history in 1919, playing in the state championship of Rio de Janeiro and returned to win the title in 1932. When the third championship was won in 1933, the team was still undefeated. In 1934 and 1935 they won the title again.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
1Qualified but could not compete due to the suspension of the Brazilian Basketball Confederation by FIBA.
* First Brazilian team to play against an NBA team on North American soil.
** First Brazilian team to play against an NBA team on Brazilian soil.
November 21, 2013/ 7 November 2014
December 13, 2012
The rivalry between Flamengo and Brasília is considered the greatest one in Brazilian basketball today. It started in 2008, when the teams disputed the final of Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete. Brasília defended the title, because won the previous season. But Flamengo won the series by 3–0 and its first national title.
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