Fluminense

Fluminense Football Club, commonly known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Rio de Janeiro. It is one of Brazil’s oldest clubs, founded on 21 July 1902 by Oscar Cox. The name Fluminense refers to residents of the state of Rio de Janeiro. The club's colors are maroon, green and white, and it is nicknamed Tricolor das Laranjeiras or Fluzão. The crest features interlaced initials FFC.

Fluminense competes in the Brasileirão, the top tier of Brazilian football, and in the Campeonato Carioca, the state league of Rio de Janeiro. The team plays most of its home matches at the Maracanã Stadium, while Estádio das Laranjeiras remains an historical home ground. The club maintains a fierce rivalry with Flamengo, with matches in the Fla-Flu derby among the most celebrated in Brazilian football; matches with Botafogo are also central to the Rio triad.

Historically, Fluminense has won the Brazilian Série A twice, in 1970 and 1984, and the Copa do Brasil in 2007. It has earned numerous Campeonato Carioca titles and produced players who have achieved national and international recognition. As a multi-sport club, Fluminense also fields teams in other disciplines and operates within a wider organizational structure under Fluminense Football Club.