2026 Botafogo FR season

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The 2026 season is the 102nd year of competition for Botafogo FR, a Brazilian football club based in Rio de Janeiro. The team competes in the Série A, Campeonato Carioca, Copa do Brasil, and Copa Libertadores.

SAF OwnerEagle Football Holdings (90%)
PresidentJoão Paulo Magalhães Lins
ManagerMartín Anselmi
StadiumEstádio Nilton Santos
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Botafogo
2026 season
SAF OwnerEagle Football Holdings (90%)
PresidentJoão Paulo Magalhães Lins
ManagerMartín Anselmi
StadiumEstádio Nilton Santos
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A11th
Campeonato CariocaTaça Rio winners
Copa do BrasilFifth round
Copa LibertadoresThird stage
Copa SudamericanaGroup stage
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Squad

First team squad

As of 13 February 2026.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Transfers In

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Brazil Ythallo Canada Toronto FC II Undisclosed 4 January 2026 [2]
FW Uruguay Lucas Villalba Uruguay Nacional Undisclosed 5 January 2026 [3]
DF Brazil Riquelme Brazil Sport Undisclosed 14 January 2026 [4]
MF Brazil Edenilson Brazil Grêmio Undisclosed 18 February 2026
FW Brazil Júnior Santos Brazil Atlético Mineiro Loan 6 March 2026 [5]
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Transfers Out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Brazil Marlon Freitas Brazil Palmeiras €5,500,000 4 January 2026 [6]
MF Venezuela Jefferson Savarino Brazil Fluminense Undisclosed 22 January 2026 [7]
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Competitions

Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 29 January Matchday 1 12 5 2 5 24 24 +0 041.67
Campeonato Carioca 15 January 7 March Taça Guanabara Taça Rio winners 10 5 1 4 12 8 +4 050.00
Copa do Brasil 21 April Fifth round 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
Copa Libertadores 18 February 10 March Second stage Third stage 4 1 1 2 3 3 +0 025.00
Copa Sudamericana 9 April Group stage 2 1 1 0 0 0 +0 050.00
Total 29 13 5 11 40 35 +5 044.83
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Last updated: 2 April 2026
Source: Competitions

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Main article: 2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Red Bull Bragantino 20 9 4 7 26 20 +6 31 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
7 Cruzeiro 21 8 6 7 27 30 −3 30
8 Botafogo 20 8 5 7 34 32 +2 29
9 Corinthians 21 7 8 6 22 20 +2 29
10 Atlético Mineiro 20 8 4 8 25 25 0 28
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Updated to match(es) played on 30 July 2026. Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.[8]

Matches

29 January 2026 1 Botafogo 4–0 Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Nilton Santos
Attendance: 16,901
Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan
4 February 2026 2 Grêmio 5–3 Botafogo Porto Alegre
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Arena do Grêmio
Attendance: 18,573
Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima
12 February 2026 3 Fluminense 1–0 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 30,397
Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein
25 February 2026 4 Botafogo v Vitória Rio de Janeiro
--:-- UTC−3 Stadium: Nilton Santos
14 March 2026 6 Botafogo 0–3 Flamengo Rio de Janeiro
20:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Nilton Santos
Attendance: 16,176
Referee: Anderson Daronco
18 March 2026 7 Palmeiras 2–1 Botafogo São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 29,450
Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein
21 March 2026 8 Red Bull Bragantino 1–2 Botafogo Bragança Paulista
16:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques
Attendance: 4,080
Referee: Lucas Casagrande
29 March 2026 5 Athletico Paranaense 4–1 Botafogo Curitiba
19:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Arena da Baixada
Referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva
1 April 2026 9 Botafogo 3–2 Mirassol Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Nilton Santos
Attendance: 6,781
Referee: Wilton Sampaio
4 April 2026 10 Vasco da Gama v Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
21:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: São Januário

Campeonato Carioca

Main article: 2026 Campeonato Carioca

Taça Guanabara

Group B table
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Botafogo 6 3 0 3 6 5 +1 9 Qualified for the Quarter-final
2 Madureira 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
3 Boavista 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8
4 Flamengo 6 2 1 3 11 9 +2 7
5 Nova Iguaçu 6 1 2 3 8 9 −1 5 Relegation stage
6 Maricá 6 1 0 5 5 10 −5 3
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Source: FERJ
Matches
15 January 2026 1 Portuguesa 0–2 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
19:00 Report
  • Caio Valle 53' (pen.)
  • Lucas Camilo 90+2'
 Stadium: Estádio Luso Brasileiro
Attendance: 2,135
Referee: Lucas Coelho Santos
18 January 2026 2 Sampaio Corrêa 2–1 Botafogo Saquarema
20:30
Report
Stadium: Estádio Lourival Gomes
Attendance: 1,517
Referee: Júlio César de Oliveira
21 January 2026 3 Botafogo 1–0 Volta Redonda Rio de Janeiro
19:00
Report Stadium: Nilton Santos
Attendance: 5,910
Referee: Bruno Mota Correia
24 January 2026 4 Botafogo 2–0 Bangu Rio de Janeiro
21:00
Report Stadium: Nilton Santos
Attendance: 5,630
Referee: Tarcizo Pinheiro Caetano
1 February 2026 5 Botafogo 0–1 Fluminense Rio de Janeiro
21:00 Report
Stadium: Nilton Santos
Attendance: 8,596
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães
8 February 2026 6 Vasco da Gama 2–0 Botafogo Saquarema
18:00
Report Stadium: Estádio Lourival Gomes
Attendance: 15,049
Referee: Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz
Final stage
15 February 2026 Quarter-finals Botafogo 1–2 Flamengo Rio de Janeiro
17:30
Report
Stadium: Nilton Santos
Attendance: 10,987
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo

Taça Rio

Semi-finals
21 February 2026 First leg Boavista 0–2 Botafogo Saquarema
21:00 Report
Stadium: Elcyr Resende
28 February 2026 Second leg Botafogo 0–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Boavista Rio de Janeiro
19:30 Report Stadium: Nilton Santos
Final
7 March 2026 Botafogo 3–1 Bangu Rio de Janeiro
18:00
Report
  • Luizinho 74'
 Stadium: Nilton Santos

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2026 Copa do Brasil

Fifth round

21 April 2026 First leg Botafogo 1–0 Chapecoense Rio de Janeiro
17:00 (UTC-3)
Report Stadium: Nilton Santos
Attendance: 26,001
Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima
14 May 2026 Second leg Chapecoense 2–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Botafogo Chapecó
18:00 (UTC-3)
Report Stadium: Arena Condá
Attendance: 9,897
Referee: Davi de Oliveira Lacerda

Copa Libertadores

Main article: 2026 Copa Libertadores

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2026 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages
Second stage
18 February 2026 (2026-02-18) First leg Nacional Potosí Bolivia 1–0 Brazil Botafogo Potosí, Bolivia
20:30 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte
Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)
25 February 2026 (2026-02-25) Second leg Botafogo Brazil 2–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Bolivia Nacional Potosí Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Nilton Santos,
Attendance: 28,318
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Third stage
3 March 2026 (2026-03-03) First leg Barcelona Ecuador 1–1 Brazil Botafogo Guayaquil, Ecuador
19:30 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
10 March 2026 (2026-03-10) Second leg Botafogo Brazil 0–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Ecuador Barcelona Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Nilton Santos
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Copa Sudamericana

Main article: 2026 Copa Sudamericana

Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Botafogo 6 5 1 0 15 5 +10 16 Advance to round of 16
2 Venezuela Caracas 6 2 3 1 9 9 0 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs
3 Argentina Racing 6 2 2 2 11 9 +2 8
4 Bolivia Independiente Petrolero 6 0 0 6 3 15 −12 0
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Source: CONMEBOL
9 April 2026 (2026-04-09) 1 Botafogo Brazil 1–1 Venezuela Caracas Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3
Report
  • Correa 43'
 Stadium: Nilton Santos
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
15 April 2026 (2026-04-15) 2 Racing Argentina 2–3 Brazil Botafogo Avellaneda, Argentina
19:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: El Cilindro
Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)
28 April 2026 (2026-04-28) 3 Botafogo Brazil 3–0 Bolivia Independiente Petrolero Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Nilton Santos
Referee: Fernando Véjar (Chile)
6 May 2026 (2026-05-06) 4 Botafogo Brazil 2–1 Argentina Racing Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Nilton Santos
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
20 May 2026 (2026-05-20) 5 Independiente Petrolero Bolivia 0–3 Brazil Botafogo Asunción, Paraguay[note 1]
20:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: Estadio La Huerta
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)
27 May 2026 (2026-05-27) 6 Caracas Venezuela 1–3 Brazil Botafogo Caracas, Venezuela
18:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la UCV
Referee: Carlos Betancur (Colombia)

Final stages

Main article: 2026 Copa Sudamericana final stages
Round of 16
11–13 August 2026 (2026-08) First leg TBD v Brazil Botafogo
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18–20 August 2026 (2026-08) Second leg Botafogo Brazil v TBD Rio de Janeiro
--:-- UTC−3 Stadium: Nilton Santos

Notes

  1. [1]
    The Independiente Petrolero v Botafogo match was moved to Estadio La Huerta in Asunción (Paraguay) due to civil unrest in Bolivia.[9][10]

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