the first trophy in its history, the Caxambu Cup, the first football competition in Rio de Janeiro, disputed by secondary teams. In the same year, it also participated in the first edition of the Carioca Championship, finishing in 4th place. Its first victory in the competition was against Bangu, 1–0, with a goal by Gilbert Hime at the Estádio das Laranjeiras. The following year, the club was involved in the first controversy in its history. At the end of the Carioca Championship, Botafogo was tied in points with Fluminense, but had less scored goals. While the rival declared itself the champion of that year, Botafogo contested the result because of its last game, against Internacional: The team from the north zone of the city did not show up for the match and the black-and-whites won by W.O., without having their goal difference counted. Feeling aggrieved at not having had the opportunity to score goals, the club asked for an extra match against Fluminense. The opponent did not accept the offer, since it declared itself champion based on the Metropolitan Football League's statute, which provided goal average as the tie-breaker. However, the statute had no value as a regulation and the championship decision dragged on for 89 years when finally, in 1996, both Botafogo and Fluminense were declared 1907 champions. In the 1909 Carioca Championship, the team finished as runner-up but went down in history by inflicting the biggest score ever in Brazilian football: 24–0 over Mangueira, a team from Tijuca. In the first half of the match, Botafogo scored 9–0 and, in the second half, 15–0. Since in those days each half of the match was 40 minutes long, Botafogo averaged one goal every 3.3 minutes. Gilbert Hime was the top scorer of the match, with nine goals, followed by Flávio Ramos, with seven. Monk and Lulu Rocha had two goals each and Raul Rodrigues, Dinorah, Henrique Teixeira, and Emmanuel Sodré completed the scoring. The memorable result is highlighted in the "Numbers Room" at the football Museum in the Pacaembu Stadium. In 1910, Botafogo won the Carioca Championship, scoring 66 goals in 10 games. After opening the season with a 4–1 loss to America, Botafogo recovered and scored several goals against their opponents throughout the competition: 9–1 and 15–1 against Riachuelo, 7–0 against Haddock Lobo, and 6–0 against Rio Cricket. In the quarter finals, against rival Fluminense, Botafogo secured the