2016 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season
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The 2016 season is the 121st year in the club's history, the 105th season in Clube de Regatas do Flamengo's football existence, and their 46th in the Brazilian Série A, having never been relegated from the top division.
2016 season | ||||
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Chairman | Eduardo Bandeira de Mello | |||
Manager | Muricy Ramalho (until 26 May), Zé Ricardo (since 27 May) | |||
Brazilian Série A | 3rd | |||
Rio de Janeiro State League | Semi-finals | |||
Copa do Brasil | Second round | |||
Primeira Liga | Semi-finals | |||
Copa Sudamericana | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Paolo Guerrero (9 goals) All: Paolo Guerrero (18 goals) | |||
Highest home attendance | 65,743 (vs. Corinthians in the Estádio do Maracanã) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 2,705 (vs. Chapecoense in the Estádio Raulino de Oliveira) | |||
Average home league attendance | 25,462 | |||
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This season Flamengo returned to the continental scenario after two years (last time playing in the 2014 Copa Libertadores) participating in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana, the last time Flamengo played in this competition was in 2011. The club also competed in the first edition of the Primeira Liga losing in the semi-finals to Atlético Paranaense. At Copa do Brasil the early elimination to Fortaleza in the second round gave the club a spot to play the Copa Sudamericana reaching the round of 16 being eliminated by Chilean club Palestino.