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Associação de Futebol de Lisboa - Brazil 1913



Some team photographs of the Portuguese XI taken during their visit to Brazil. 

In 1913 Botafogo moved into their new ground, Estádio General Severiano. The first game at the stadium was played on 13.05.13, a 1-0 win over Flamengo with a goal from Mimi Sodre.
Botafogo were keen to celebrate the acquisition of their new home with a special eve. This is what prompted them (in 1912) to invite the Football Association of Lisbon to send a touring party to Rio. The arrangements were handled by journalist Duarte Rodrigues of Lisbon's Tiro e Sport magazine.
Football in Portugal was amatuer and the trip required a large commitment in terms of time and expense. 
Several players who would have featured on merit were unavailable. The Football Association of Lisbon assembled the following squad for the tour: 


GK
Eduardo Luís Pinto Basto (secretary)
Internacional
HB
Boaventura Belo
Internacional
F
João Bentes
Sporting
D
Henrique Costa
Benfica
D
Amadeu Cruz
Sporting
HB
Cosme Damião  (captain)
Benfica
F
José Domingos Fernandes
Benfica
D/HB
Carlos Figueiredo
Benfica
F/ HB
Álvaro Gaspar
Benfica
F
Artur José Pereira
Benfica
F
Cândido Rosa Rodrigues
Sporting
GK
Augusto Paiva Simões
Benfica
F
Carlos Sobral
Internacional
F
António Stromp
Sporting
F
Francisco Stromp
Sporting
F
Luís Vieira
Benfica


Cosme Damião 

Liga Metropolitana XI ('Brazil') 17.07.13


Botafogo 1913

13.07.13
British XI
(Rio Cricket/ Paysandu)
3
1
Portugal XI
Estádio General Severiano, Rio de Janeiro
14.07.13
Combinado Carioca
1
0
Portugal XI
17.07.13
Brazil XI
(Liga Metropolitana de Sports Atléticos)
0
0
Portugal XI
20.07.13
Botafogo
0
1
Portugal XI
24.07.13
Palmeiras
2
2
Portugal XI
Velódromo de São Paulo
25.07.13
Mackenzie
5
1
Portugal XI
27.07.13
Paulistano
0
1
Portugal XI



P
W
D
L
F
A
7
2
2
3
6
11
Goals: Artur José Pereira (3), Carlos Sobral (2) , António Stromp (1) 

Botafogo vs Portuguese XI


Paulistano 27.07.13



Vieira
Benfica's Luis Vieira stayed on in Rio and  played for Botafogo, their first overseas player.

He remained in Brazil until 1916.