Brazil · Brazil Serie A

Fluminense

Fluminense FC

Kit impression

Founded

1902

Years standing

124

Home ground

Maracanã

Capacity

78,838 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Nickname: Tricolor Flu Fluzão (Big Flu) Nense Pó de Arroz (Rice Powder) Time de Guerreiros

Adopting Fluminense means Brazil Serie A results start mattering to you, a club going since 1902. Not a novelty, a habit.

You get a nickname
Known as Tricolor Flu Fluzão (Big Flu) Nense Pó de Arroz (Rice Powder) Time de Guerreiros. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Easy weekend
Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) is about 7km from the ground, and Estação Maracanã is 0km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.
The calendar you inherit
Brazil Serie A runs on a rhythm most European fans never see, heat, humidity and kick-off times that will reorganise your weekend. Adopting a club from Brazil is a genuine change of climate.
Old enough to matter
1902 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.

Ground: Maracanã. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)

7 km / 4 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Estação Maracanã

Walkable from the platform

Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.