No doubt: CBF crowns Flamengo nine-time Brasileirão champions | OneFootball

At Official CBF Event, Flamengo Recognized as Nine-Time Champion

Flamengo has nine Brasileirão titles, but some still question this due to the 1987 championship. However, at an event held this Monday (08), the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) referred to the Most Beloved as nine-time champions.

At the moment when the president of Flamengo was called to the stage to lift the 2025 trophy, the host of the ceremony, Vasco supporter Juliana Paes, used the correct term. “To receive the trophy as nine-time champions of the Brasileirão Betano, we invite to the stage president Luiz Eduardo Baptista, Bap,” said the actress.

WHY ARE THERE STILL DOUBTS?

The 2025 trophy joins those from 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1992, 2009, 2019, and 2020. Rival fans of Flamengo, however, claim that the 1987 title belongs to Sport. That year, the CBF announced it did not have the financial means to organize the competition.

So, the 16 biggest clubs in Brazil came together and formed their own league. Fearing the ‘independence’ of the teams, the CBF backtracked and held the tournament with another 16 teams, imposing a playoff between the top two from each competition.

However, the Clube dos 13, which organized the competition for the bigger teams, did not reach an agreement with the CBF. As a result, Flamengo and Internacional, champion and runner-up of the Brasileirão, refused the playoff. Meanwhile, in the other competition, Sport defeated Guarani and declared themselves national champions, even without facing any of the country’s 16 biggest teams.

WHAT OTHER AWARDS DID FLAMENGO WIN?

In addition to the nine-time champion trophy, Flamengo won other awards at the CBF event. Four players were chosen for the competition’s best XI: Rossi, Léo Pereira, Jorginho, and Arrascaeta. The Uruguayan, in fact, won the Golden Ball for best player of the Brasileirão. Finally, Pedro won the trophy for most beautiful goal, with a stunning move in the 8-0 thrashing of Vitória at the Maracanã.

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