Flamengo makes its debut in the 2022 Carioca Championship this Wednesday, in the match against Portuguesa, at 21:35 pm, at the Luso-Brasileiro Stadium. We take this opportunity to remember the undefeated achievements of the Most Beloved in this tournament. They took place in 1915, 1920, 1979, 1996, 2011 and 2017.

1915

The 1915 Campeonato Carioca was Flamengo's first undefeated season and was decided in the final match of the championship. After Flamengo's final match, the result of the match between Fluminense and América had to be awaited. If Fluminense had won, there would have been an extra match. Their rivals lost the match, and the title went to Mengão.

Flamengo's campaign: 8 wins, 4 draws, and 0 losses. 35 goals for and 11 goals against.

First round:

1st Round - 02/05/1915 - Flamengo 2 x 2 Rio Cricket (Flamengo won the points because Rio Cricket used an ineligible player)

2nd Round - 09/05/1915 - Flamengo 5 x 0 Fluminense

3rd Round - 23/05/1915 - Flamengo 5 x 0 São Cristóvão

4th Round - 30/05/1915 - Flamengo 2 x 1 Botafogo

5th Round - 11/07/1915 - Flamengo 4 x 2 América

6th Round - 25/07/1915 - Flamengo 4 x 0 Bangu

Second shift:

1st Round - 01/08/1915 - Flamengo 5 x 2 Rio Cricket

2nd Round - 22/08/1915 - Flamengo 1 x 1 Fluminense

3rd Round - 05/09/1915 - Flamengo 0 x 0 São Cristóvão

4th Round - 19/09/1915 - Flamengo 0 x 0 Botafogo

5th Round - 10/10/1915 - Flamengo 2 x 2 América

6th Round - 31/10/1915 - Flamengo 5 x 1 Bangu 

Flamengo's Artillery: Riemer (15), Sidney Pullen (6), Borgerth (4), Paulo Buarque (3), Raul (2), Arnaldo (1), Baiano (1), Curiol (1), Gumercindo (1) and 1 own goal.

Curiosities

Controversial championship

In the very first round of the championship, a controversy arose. Flamengo drew 2-2 with Rio Cricket. However, Mengão rightly claimed that their opponent used player E. Calvert, who was not registered with the League, and took the match points. Still in the first round, another issue was taken off the field. Fluminense was leading América 2-1 when referee W. Tulk (from Rio Cricket) disallowed a legitimate goal by América. The American fans invaded the field, and the referee awarded the goal. Following protests and questions from the press, the League decided to cancel the match and hold a rematch. The rematch ended up being the last of the championship, after the second-round matches. In effect, (Fluminense and América) decided the champion of that year. At the end of the championship, Flamengo and Fluminense were tied with 18 points from 11 matches. Flamengo was scheduled to face Bangu on Paysandu Street, and Fluminense, the following day, would face América in this postponed first-round match. If both clubs won, there would be an extra match. On October 31st, Flamengo, opening the Paysandu Street Stadium, beat Bangu 5-1. The following day, Fluminense couldn't resist and lost to América 5-3. 

1920

After five years without being Rio de Janeiro champion, the last one having been the 1915 title (undefeated), Flamengo became champion again without any defeats in 1920. 

Flamengo's campaign: 18 games, 13 wins, 5 draws, 0 losses, 44 goals for and 19 goals against.

First round:

1st Round - 18/04/1920 - Flamengo 3 x 1 Vila Isabel

2nd Round - 25/04/1920 - Flamengo 6 x 2 Mangueira

3nd Round - 23/05/1920 - Flamengo 2 x 1 Fluminense

4th Round - 30/05/1920 - Flamengo 0 x 0 América

5rd Round - 13/06/1920 - Flamengo 4 x 3 São Cristóvão

6th Round - 27/06/1920 - Flamengo 5 x 0 Palmeiras (RJ)

7th Round - 11/07/1920 - Flamengo 2 x 1 Botafogo

8th Round - 18/07/1920 - Flamengo 2 x 1 Andarahy

9th Round - 08/08/1920 - Flamengo 2 x 0 Bangu

Second shift:

1st Round - 01/08/1920 - Flamengo 1 x 1 Vila Isabel

2th Round - 15/08/1920 - Flamengo 3 x 1 Botafogo

3rd Round - 31/10/1920 - Flamengo 4 x 1 São Cristóvão

4nd Round - 07/11/1920 - Flamengo 2 x 1 Mangueira

5th Round - 14/11/1920 - Flamengo 1 x 1 Palmeiras (RJ)

6th Round - 21/11/1920 - Flamengo 3 x 2 Bangu

7th Round - 28/11/1920 - Flamengo 2 x 1 Andarahy

8th Round - 05/12/1920 - Flamengo 0 x 0 América

9nd Round - 19/12/1920 - Flamengo 2 x 2 Fluminense

Flamengo's Artillery: Junqueira (15), Candiota (10), Sidney Pullen (6), Sisson (5), Eustace Pullen (3), Carregal (1), Geraldo (1), Japanese (1), Telephone (1) and Valdemar (1)

Curiosities

- Land and Sea Champion for the first time. In addition to being the undefeated Rio de Janeiro football champion, Flamengo, on August 15, 1920, was crowned Rio de Janeiro rowing champion for the third time, with the victory of the “Aymoré” team.

- Defender Pindaro de Carvalho had to come out of retirement to play for Flamengo in the match against Palmeiras (RJ). At the time, he was a public health doctor and helped fight the Spanish flu of 1919.

- Sidney Pullen is another important player in the Red-Black universe who was instrumental in this achievement. Pullen has incredible stories. In 1917, he even fought in World War I in the Allied Army against the German Empire. He participated in the historic Battle of Amiens in France, which marked the beginning of the Hundred Days Offensive that ended the conflict.

- Sidney Pullen's brother Eustace Pullen was also part of this campaign.

- Four days after the championship, the red-and-black uniform used since 1916 was definitively approved by the club.

- The champion Flamengo team provided 5 players to the Brazilian team that played in the South American in Chile: Kuntz, Telefone, Japonês, Sisson and Junqueira.

-  During this championship, on the Club's anniversary, the Flamengo Anthem, written by Paulo Magalhães, was sung for the first time in the Ring at the Paysandu Street Headquarters. 

- It was a championship without any major controversies. Flamengo had the same lineup as the previous year and was one of the favorites to win the title. But the real favorite was Fluminense, who could have won four consecutive titles.

- In the first clash between the teams, on 23/05/1920, Flamengo beat Fluminense 2-1, breaking the Tricolor's unbeaten streak that had lasted since 1916 (11 games without a win, 6 defeats and 5 draws).

- The title came very smoothly, with Flamengo becoming champions with two games to spare after a 2-1 victory over Andaraí, with goals from Junqueira and Sidney Pullen.

1979 (Special)

Flamengo's third undefeated championship came after 59 years. With a core team comprised of players who had heroically won the 1978 Rio de Janeiro State Championship, with Rondinelli's famous goal that defined an entire generation, the team began to demonstrate its prominence in Rio de Janeiro and Brazilian football in 1979, a position that would last until the mid-1980s. 

Flamengo's campaign: 18 games, 13 wins, 5 draws, 0 losses, 51 goals for and 12 goals against.

First round: 

1th Round - 01/02/1979 - Flamengo 4 x 0 América

2nd Round - 08/02/1979 - Flamengo 2 x 0 Volta Redonda

3rd Round - 18/02/1979 - Flamengo 5 x 1 Fluminense de Friburgo

4th Round - 21/02/1979 - Flamengo 1 x 0 Goytacaz

5th Round - 04/03/1979 - Flamengo 1 x 1 Vasco

6rd Round - 08/03/1979 - Flamengo 2 x 0 São Cristóvão

7nd Round - 11/03/1979 - Flamengo 1 x 1 Fluminense

8th Round - 14/03/1979 - Flamengo 6 x 1 Americano

9th Round - 18/03/1979 - Flamengo 3 x 0 Botafogo

Second shift:

1rd Round - 24/03/1979 - Flamengo 6 x 1 São Cristóvão

2th Round - 29/03/1979 - Flamengo 7 x 1 Goytacaz

3th Round - 01/04/1979 - Flamengo 1 x 1 América

4nd Round - 08/04/1979 - Flamengo 1 x 0 Volta Redonda

5th Round - 11/04/1979 - Flamengo 2 x 1 Americano

6th Round - 14/04/1979 - Flamengo 2 x 1 Vasco

7rd Round - 18/04/1979 - Flamengo 4 x 0 Fluminense de Friburgo

8nd Round - 22/04/1979 - Flamengo 1 x 1 Fluminense

9th Round - 29/04/1979 - Flamengo 2 x 2 Botafogo

Flamengo's Artillery: Zico (26) (Top scorer of the championship), Luisinho of Arabia (6), Claudio Adam (5), Tita (3), Reinaldo (3), Adílio (3), Junior (1), Andrade (1), Carpegiani (1), Julio Cesar (1) and Rondinelli (1). 

Curiosities:

- In 1979, two Rio de Janeiro championships were held, with Flamengo winning both competitions and thus becoming State Champion for the third time. The confusion (of two championships) arose from a demand from the Brazilian Sports Confederation, which in August 1978 demanded the merger of the championships of the former states of Rio de Janeiro and Guanabara. The Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation convened an arbitration panel that determined that the merger of the Rio and Guanabara championships would occur in 1979. Defining the championship format, the number of participating clubs, etc., became a major dispute, and continued into early 1979. On one side, there was a proposal from Flamengo, Fluminense, Vasco, and some smaller clubs, who wanted a championship with 10 clubs (6 from Rio and 4 from the interior). Meanwhile, the bloc of smaller clubs, led by América, wanted 18 clubs in three rounds (3 from Rio and 12 from the interior). After much discussion, the solution was reached, until then-Vasco president Agathyrno da Silva Gomes offered the solution: two championships in the same season.

- By winning the 1979 Campeonato Carioca Especial, Flamengo became the first undefeated champion of the Maracanã Era.

- This year, João Nogueira released a new version of “Samba Rubro-negro”, now mentioning the players Zico, Adílio and Claudio Adão.

- Flamengo was again Land and Sea Champion in 1979.

- During the championship, Flamengo took a break in the second half of the season for a historic friendly against Atlético-MG at the Maracanã stadium, in favor of the victims of the Minas Gerais rains. It was the match in which Pelé played for Flamengo.

- Flamengo, the 1978 Rio de Janeiro champion, begins the Campeonato Carioca Especial as the favorite to win. The team was based on the generation formed by Zico, Adílio, Junior, Tita, etc.

- Flamengo won the title with a match to spare, thanks to a 0-0 draw between Vasco and Fluminense. The final match against Botafogo remained to determine whether they would be undefeated champions. The result: 2-2, and Mengão was undefeated.

1996

After the disappointment of a lack of titles in 1995, several reinforcements were brought in, including Djair, Marcio Costa, Mancuso, Zé Mária, Amoroso, and Marques. Coach Joel Santana, who had won the previous year's championship with Fluminense, also arrived. Flamengo's fourth undefeated title came with relative ease.

Flamengo's campaign: 22 games, 18 wins, 4 draws, 0 losses, 57 goals for and 15 goals against.

First round (Guanabara Cup):

1nd Round - 14/03/1996 - Flamengo 2 x 1 Volta Redonda

2th Round - 20/03/1996 - Flamengo 2 x 1 Bangu

3rd Round - 24/03/1996 - Flamengo 3 x 0 Barreira

4th Round - 31/03/1996 - Flamengo 6 x 2 Olaria

5th Round - 07/04/1996 - Flamengo 2 x 0 Botafogo

6th Round - 10/04/1996 - Flamengo 2 x 1 Itaperuna

7th Round - 14/04/1996 - Flamengo 3 x 0 Madureira

8nd Round - 21/04/1996 - Flamengo 2 x 2 Fluminense

9th Round - 24/04/1996 - Flamengo 2 x 0 Americano

10th Round - 28/04/1996 - Flamengo 4 x 1 América

11th Round - 05/05/1996 - Flamengo 2 x 0 Vasco

Second round (Rio Cup):

1nd Round - 12/05/1996 - Flamengo 1 x 0 Volta Redonda

2th Round - 19/05/1996 - Flamengo 3 x 0 Itaperuna

3th Round - 22/05/1996 - Flamengo 2 x 2 Bangu

4rd Round - 25/05/1996 - Flamengo 4 x 0 Barreira

5th Round - 30/05/1996 - Flamengo 4 x 1 Olaria

6th Round - 02/06/1996 - Flamengo 2 x 2 Botafogo

7th Round - 10/06/1996 - Flamengo 5 x 1 Madureira

8nd Round - 16/06/1996 - Flamengo 1 x 0 Fluminense

9th Round - 19/06/1996 - Flamengo 1 x 0 Americano

10th Round - 23/06/1996 - Flamengo 4 x 1 América

11th Round - 30/06/1996 - Flamengo 0 x 0 Vasco

Flamengo's Artillery: Romário (26) (top scorer of the championship), Sávio (8), Nélio (5), Marques (4), Amoroso (4), Jorge Luís (3), Gláucio (2), Iranildo (2), Gilberto (1), Mancuso (1) and 1 own goal.

Curiosities:

- The championship was played in a home-and-away format (Taça Guanabara) and a home-and-away format (Taça Rio). The winners of each home-and-away would face each other. However, Flamengo won both home and away, taking the title.

- The last match of the Guanabara Cup involved the two teams that scored the most points in the first half: Flamengo and Vasco (05/05/1996). Flamengo was playing for a draw, but secured a 2-0 victory with goals from Romário and Sávio.

- In the Rio Cup, the scenario repeated itself. Flamengo and Vasco in the final (July 16, 07). Flamengo was in a draw; if Vasco won, there would be an extra game, in which Flamengo would have a one-point advantage (the draw advantage). However, a new match was not necessary. The 1996-0 draw gave Flamengo the title, undefeated. 

2011

With a team packed with key reinforcements, such as Ronaldinho Gaúcho and Thiago Neves, Flamengo became undefeated champions for the fifth time in their history.

Flamengo's campaign: 19 games, 12 wins, 7 draws, 30 goals for and 13 goals against.

Guanabara Cup: 

1nd Round - 19/01/2011 - Flamengo 2 x 0 Volta Redonda

2th Round - 22/01/2011 - Flamengo 3 x 1 América

3th Round - 26/01/2011 - Flamengo 2 x 0 Americano

4th Round - 30/01/2011 - Flamengo 2 x 1 Vasco

5th Round - 02/02/2011 - Flamengo 1 x 0 Nova Iguaçu

6th Round - 06/02/2011 - Flamengo 3 x 2 Boavista

7th Round - 13/02/2011 - Flamengo 1 x 0 Resende

Semifinal - 20/02/2011 - Flamengo 1 x 1 Botafogo (pen: 3 x 1)

End - 27/02/2011 - Flamengo 1 x 0 Boavista

Rio Cup:

1th Round - 04/03/2011 - Flamengo 3 x 2 Olaria

2th Round - 10/03/2011 - Flamengo 2 x 1 Bangu

3nd Round - 13/03/2011 - Flamengo 0 x 0 Fluminense

4th Round - 20/03/2011 - Flamengo 0 x 0 Cabofriense

5th Round - 27/03/2011 - Flamengo 3 x 3 Madureira

6th Round - 02/04/2011 - Flamengo 2 x 0 Duque de Caxias

7th Round - 10/04/2011 - Flamengo 2 x 0 Botafogo

8th Round - 17/04/2011 - Flamengo 1 x 1 Macaé

Semifinal - 24/04/2011 - Flamengo 1 x 1 Fluminense (pen: 5 x 4) 

End - 01/05/2011 - Flamengo 0 x 0 Vasco (pen: 3 x 1)

Flamengo's Artillery: Thiago Neves (7), Deivid (5), Ronaldinho Gaucho (4), Wanderley (4), Renato Abreu (2), Vander (1), David Braz (1), Negueba (1), Ronaldo Angelim (1), Diego Maurício (1), Leonardo Moura (1), Jean (1) and 1 own goal.

Curiosities:

- Maracanã was undergoing renovations for the World Cup, and therefore the championship did not have games at the stadium.

- This championship marked Ronaldinho Gaúcho's debut for Flamengo. Considered one of the greatest signings in Brazilian football history, the star made his debut on February 02, 02, in Flamengo's 2011-1 victory over Nova Iguaçu at Nilton Santos Stadium – Engenhão.

- During the championship the hit "Bonde do Mengão sem Freio" was released.

- Flamengo was once again the Land and Sea Champion.

- In the first round, Flamengo finished first in Group A and faced Botafogo, who finished second in Group B, in the semifinals. Flamengo opened the scoring with a Ronaldo Angelim goal in the 14th minute of the first half, and the club from General Severiano equalized with a Loco Abreu goal in the 1rd minute of the second half. The match went to penalties. Goalkeeper Felipe excelled, saving two penalties (Éverton and Somália), and Botafogo would miss a third penalty, which Renato Cajá shot wide. The result: Flamengo, in the final, won on penalties 3-2. In the other match, Boavista defeated Fluminense 3-1 on penalties after a 4-2 draw in regulation time. The Guanabara Cup final was then played between Flamengo and Boavista. Flamengo won with a Ronaldinho Gaúcho free kick goal in the 2th minute of the second half. Mengão champion, party at Engenhão, with the right to choreography of the Bonde do Mengão Sem Freio performed by the players.

- Flamengo finished second in Group A and faced Fluminense, first in Group B, in the Taça Rio semifinal. The red-and-black team was without Ronaldinho Gaúcho and Léo Moura. Regulation time ended 1-1 (Rafael Moura in the 21st minute for Fluminense and Thiago Neves in the 22nd minute for Fluminense). In the penalty shootout, it was 5-4 for Mengão. Goalkeeper Felipe once again shone with two saves (Araújo and Tartá). In total, Fluminense missed three penalties and Flamengo missed two. A spot in the final went to the Gávea club. In the other match, Vasco, first in Group A, faced Olaria, second in Group B. The Vasco team won 2-3 and secured a spot in the final. In the grand final of the Rio Cup (2/1/0) another draw: 01-05. The game went to penalties, this time goalkeeper Felipe didn't need to shine. Vasco's players hit 2011 penalties wide and Flamengo won 0-0.

2017

The 2017 Campeonato Carioca was the sixth championship that Flamengo won undefeated in its history. 

Flamengo's campaign: 17 games, 12 wins, 5 draws, 0 losses, 39 goals for and 12 goals against.

Guanabara Cup:

1th Round - 28/01/2017 - Flamengo 4 x 1 Boavista

2th Round - 01/02/2017 - Flamengo 3 x 0 Macaé

3th Round - 04/02/2017 - Flamengo 4 x 0 Nova Iguaçu

4th Round - 12/02/2017 - Flamengo 2 x 1 Botafogo

5th Round - 19/02/2017 - Flamengo 4 x 0 Madureira

Guanabara Cup Semifinal - 25/02/2017 - Flamengo 1 x 0 Vasco

Guanabara Cup Final - 05/03/2017 - Flamengo 3 x 3 Fluminense (pen: 2 x 4)

Rio Cup:

1st Round - 11/03/2017 - Flamengo 5 x 1 Portuguesa

2th Round - 18/03/2017 - Flamengo 1 x 0 Resende

3th Round - 22/03/2017 - Flamengo 3 x 0 Bangu

4th Round - 26/03/2017 - Flamengo 2 x 2 Vasco

5nd Round - 29/03/2017 - Flamengo 1 x 1 Volta Redonda

6nd Round - 02/04/2017 - Flamengo 1 x 1 Fluminense

Rio Cup Semifinal - 08/04/2017 - Flamengo 0 x 0 Vasco

Championship Semifinal - 23/04/2017 - Flamengo 2 x 1 Botafogo

Championship final

Game 1 - April 30, 04 - Flamengo 2017 x 1 Fluminense

Game 2 - April 07, 05 - Flamengo 2017 x 2 Fluminense

Flamengo's top scorers: Guerrero (10) (top scorer of the championship), Diego (4), Willian Arão (4), Leandro Damião (4), Mancuello (3), Éverton (3), Lucas Paquetá (2), Felipe Vizeu (2), Trauco (1), Juan (1), Renê (1), Matheus Sávio (1), Berrío (1), Rodinei (1) and 1 own goal. 

Curiosities: 

- Flamengo was undefeated champion without winning a single round in the championship

- Flamengo qualified for the championship semifinals thanks to its better record. They faced Botafogo. Mengão had the advantage of a draw, but they didn't need it. They won 2-1 (two goals from Guerrero for Flamengo – in the 4th minute and 20th minute of the second half, with Sassá pulling one back for Botafogo in the 42nd minute). On the other hand, Fluminense defeated Vasco 3-0 and also advanced to the final.

- The final was played over two legs. Neither team had an advantage. In the first leg (April 30, 04), Flamengo defeated Fluminense 2017-1, with a goal by Éverton in the 0th minute of the first half. In the second leg, Flamengo again won 34-2. Fluminense took a 1-1 lead and was winning until the 0th minute of the second half, when Guerrero equalized. In the 39th minute, Rodinei's counterattack gave Mengão the victory.