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2025 Botafogo FR season

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Botafogo
2025 season
SAF OwnerJohn Textor (100%)
PresidentDurcesio Mello
ManagerRenato Paiva
(28 February–29 June)
Davide Ancelotti
(from 9 July)
StadiumEstádio Nilton Santos
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A5th
Campeonato Carioca9th
Copa do BrasilRound of 16
Supercopa do BrasilRunner-up
Copa LibertadoresRound of 16
Recopa SudamericanaRunner-up
FIFA Club World CupRound of 16
← 2024
2026 →

The 2025 season will be the 101st year of competition for Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, a Brazilian football club based in Rio de Janeiro. The team is set to compete in the Série A, Campeonato Carioca, Copa do Brasil, Copa Libertadores, Recopa Sudamericana, and, for the first time, the Supercopa do Brasil and FIFA Club World Cup. Botafogo are the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores.

Squad

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First team squad

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As of 27 July 2025.[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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Raul
2 DF Brazil BRA Vitinho
4 DF Uruguay URU Mateo Ponte
5 MF Brazil BRA Danilo Barbosa
6 MF Brazil BRA Patrick de Paula
7 FW Brazil BRA Artur
8 MF Argentina ARG Álvaro Montoro
9 FW Brazil BRA Rwan Cruz
10 MF Venezuela VEN Jefferson Savarino
11 FW Brazil BRA Matheus Martins
12 GK Brazil BRA John
13 DF Brazil BRA Alex Telles
14 MF Colombia COL Jordan Barrera
15 DF Angola ANG Bastos
16 FW Brazil BRA Nathan Fernandes
17 MF Brazil BRA Marlon Freitas (captain)
18 MF Brazil BRA Kauê
19 FW Brazil BRA Kayke
20 DF Argentina ARG Alexander Barboza
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Brazil BRA Marçal
23 MF Uruguay URU Santiago Rodríguez
24 GK Brazil BRA Léo Linck
25 MF Brazil BRA Allan
28 MF Brazil BRA Newton
30 FW Argentina ARG Joaquín Correa
31 DF Brazil BRA Kaio Pantaleão
35 MF Brazil BRA Danilo
39 FW Uruguay URU Gonzalo Mastriani (on loan from Athletico-PR)
40 GK Ecuador ECU Cristhian Loor
42 GK Brazil BRA Cristiano
47 FW Brazil BRA Jeffinho
57 DF Brazil BRA David Ricardo
63 DF Brazil BRA Serafim
66 DF Brazil BRA Cuiabano
67 FW Brazil BRA Yarlen
69 FW Brazil BRA Rafael Lobato
77 MF Brazil BRA Kauan Lindes
98 FW Brazil BRA Arthur Cabral

Transfers In

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Brazil Luís Oyama Brazil Juventude Loan return 31 December 2024
DF Ecuador Luis Segovia Brazil CRB Loan return 31 December 2024
MF Brazil Patrick de Paula Brazil Criciúma Loan return 31 December 2024
MF Brazil Raí Brazil CRB Loan return 31 December 2024
MF Brazil Breno Brazil São Bernardo Loan return 31 December 2024
MF Brazil Emerson Urso Brazil Vila Nova Loan return 31 December 2024
MF Brazil Chay Brazil CRB Loan return 31 December 2024
MF Uruguay Diego Hernández Mexico León Loan return 31 December 2024
DF Brazil Philipe Sampaio Brazil Atlético Goianiense Loan return 31 December 2024
DF Brazil Daniel Borges Brazil América Mineiro Loan return 31 December 2024
FW Uruguay Valentín Adamo Chile Unión Española Loan return 31 December 2024
MF Brazil Newton Brazil Criciúma Loan return 31 December 2024
MF Brazil Gustavo Sauer Brazil Cuiabá Loan return 31 December 2024
MF Brazil Jeffinho France Lyon €5,300,000 3 January 2025 [2]
FW Brazil Artur Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg €10,000,000 19 January 2025 [3]
GK Brazil Léo Linck Brazil Athletico Paranaense €1,700,000 29 January 2025
DF Brazil Jair Brazil Santos €10,000,000 10 February 2025 [4]
FW Brazil Nathan Fernandes Brazil Grêmio Undisclosed 14 February 2025 [5]
MF Uruguay Santiago Rodríguez United States New York City FC Undisclosed 22 February 2025 [6]
DF Brazil Marçal Unattached 26 March 2025 [7]
FW Uruguay Gonzalo Mastriani Brazil Athletico Paranaense Loan 31 March 2025 [8]
MF Brazil Raí Brazil Boavista Loan return 10 April 2025
MF Argentina Álvaro Montoro Argentina Vélez Sarsfield US€9,000,000 3 June 2025 [9]
DF Brazil Kaio Fernando Russia Krasnodar €2,000,000 5 June 2025 [10]
GK Ecuador Cristhian Loor Ecuador Independiente del Valle Undisclosed 7 June 2025 [11]
FW Brazil Arthur Cabral Portugal Benfica €15,000,000 8 June 2025 [12]
FW Argentina Joaquín Correa Italy Inter Milan Free 10 June 2025 [13]
MF Paraguay Matías Segovia United Arab Emirates Al Ain Loan return 30 June 2025
MF Argentina Thiago Almada France Olympique Lyonnais Loan return 30 June 2025
MF Colombia Jordan Barrera Colombia Junior Barranquilla US$4,000,000 17 July 2025 [14]
MF Brazil Danilo England Nottingham Forest €22,000,000 18 July 2025 [15]

Transfers Out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Brazil Pablo Brazil Flamengo End of loan 31 December 2024 [16]
MF Paraguay Óscar Romero Brazil Internacional Released 31 December 2024 [17]
GK Brazil Gabriel Toebe Studt Brazil Avenida 31 December 2024
MF Brazil Emerson Urso Brazil Vila Nova Released 31 December 2024 [18]
MF Brazil Chay Brazil Volta Redonda Released 31 December 2024 [19]
DF Brazil Rafael Retired End of contract 31 December 2024
DF Brazil Marçal End of contract 31 December 2024 [20]
GK Paraguay Gatito Fernández Paraguay Cerro Porteño End of contract 31 December 2024
MF Brazil Tchê Tchê Brazil Vasco da Gama End of contract 31 December 2024 [21]
MF Brazil Eduardo Brazil Cruzeiro End of contract 31 December 2024 [22]
DF Brazil Daniel Borges Brazil Mirassol Free 3 January 2025
DF Brazil Hugo Brazil Vitória Loan 7 January 2025 [23]
MF Brazil Raí Brazil Boavista Loan 10 January 2025
MF Argentina Thiago Almada France Olympique Lyonnais Loan 15 January 2025 [24]
MF Brazil Luiz Henrique Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg €33,000,000 20 January 2025 [25]
FW Brazil Tiquinho Soares Brazil Santos Undisclosed 24 January 2025 [26]
FW Uruguay Valentín Adamo Uruguay Boston River Loan 30 January 2025
FW Brazil Matheus Nascimento United States LA Galaxy Loan 19 February 2025 [27]
MF Brazil Raí Brazil Volta Redonda Loan 11 April 2025
DF Brazil Hugo United Arab Emirates Al Wasl Undisclosed 1 July 2025
FW Brazil Igor Jesus England Nottingham Forest £10,000,000 5 July 2025 [28]
DF Brazil Jair England Nottingham Forest €12,000,000 11 July 2025 [29]
MF Argentina Thiago Almada Spain Atlético Madrid €21,000,000 17 July 2025 [30]
MF Uruguay Diego Hernández Brazil Remo Loan 22 July 2025 [31]
FW Brazil Elias Manoel Portugal Santa Clara Loan 26 July 2025 [32]
MF Brazil Yarlen Portugal Tondela Loan 28 July 2025 [33]
MF Brazil Patrick de Paula Portugal Estoril Loan 29 July 2025 [34]

Friendlies

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22 March 2025 Friendly Botafogo Brazil 3–1 Brazil Novorizontino

Competitions

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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 30 March 2025 21 December 2025 Matchday 1 15 7 5 3 18 8 +10 046.67
Campeonato Carioca 11 January 2025 Taça Guanabara 9th 11 4 1 6 11 12 −1 036.36
Copa do Brasil 29 April – 1 May 2025 Third round 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 050.00
Supercopa do Brasil 2 February 2025 Final Runner-up 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Copa Libertadores 2 April 2025 Group stage 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 066.67
Recopa Sudamericana 20 February 2025 27 February 2025 Final Runner-up 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 000.00
FIFA Club World Cup 15 June 2025 28 June 2025 Group stage Round of 16 4 2 0 2 3 3 +0 050.00
Total 41 18 6 17 45 36 +9 043.90

Last updated: 26 July 2025
Source: Competitions

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Bahia 15 8 4 3 20 14 +6 28 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
5 Red Bull Bragantino 17 8 3 6 20 20 0 27 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
6 Botafogo 15 7 5 3 18 8 +10 26
7 Mirassol 15 6 7 2 24 14 +10 25 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
8 São Paulo 17 5 7 5 18 19 −1 22
Updated to match(es) played on 29 July 2025. 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.[35]

Matches

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30 March 2025 1 Palmeiras 0–0 Botafogo São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 30,347
Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel (Santa Catarina)
5 April 2025 2 Botafogo 2–0 Juventude Rio de Janeiro
21:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima
12 April 2025 3 Red Bull Bragantino 1–0 Botafogo Bragança Paulista
17:00 UTC−3 Sasha 5' Report Stadium: Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid
17 April 2025 4 Botafogo 2–2 São Paulo Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Referee: Davi de Oliveira Lacerda
20 April 2025 5 Atlético Mineiro 1–0 Botafogo Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Mineirão
Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel
26 April 2025 6 Botafogo 2–0 Fluminense Rio de Janeiro
21:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
3 May 2025 7 Bahia 1–0 Botafogo Salvador
21:00 (UTC-3) Cauly 39' Report Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova
11 May 2025 8 Botafogo 4–0 Internacional Rio de Janeiro
20:00 Report Stadium: Nilton Santos
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan
18 May 2025 9 Flamengo 0–0 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 54,238
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo
1 June 2025 11 Santos 0–1 Botafogo Santos
16:00 UTC-03:00 Report
Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 13,787
Referee: Davi de Oliveira Lacerda
4 June 2025 10 Botafogo 3–2 Ceará Rio de Janeiro
20:00 UTC-03:00 Report
Stadium: Nilton Santos
Attendance: 22,800
Referee: Edina Alves Batista
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 24 May, was postponed owing to security concerns.[36]
12 July 2025 13 Vasco da Gama 0–2 Botafogo Brasília
18:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 31,468
Referee: Anderson Daronco
16 July 2025 14 Botafogo 0–0 Vitória Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC-03:00 Report Stadium: Nilton Santos
Attendance: 19,733
Referee: Lucas Casagrande
20 July 2025 15 Sport 0–1 Botafogo Recife
17:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Ilha do Retiro
Attendance: 11,609
Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza
26 July 2025 17 Botafogo 1–1 Corinthians Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC-03:00
Report
Stadium: Nilton Santos
Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima

Campeonato Carioca

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Taça Guanabara

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Taça Guanabara table
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Madureira 11 4 3 4 11 8 +3 15 Advance to Taça Rio semifinals
8 Boavista 11 2 8 1 10 8 +2 14
9 Botafogo 11 4 1 6 11 12 −1 13
10 Maricá 11 3 3 5 11 17 −6 12
11 Portuguesa 11 3 1 7 12 24 −12 10
Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) disciplinary record; 7) random draw.
Results by round
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Round1234
GroundHHAH
ResultLWL
Position9
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
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11 January 2025 1 Botafogo 1–2 Maricá Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Referee: Bruno Mota Correia
14 January 2025 2 Botafogo 2–0 Portuguesa Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
18 January 2025 3 Sampaio Corrêa 2–1 Botafogo Saquarema
16:30 UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Lourival Gomes de Almeida
Referee: Lucas Neves Borja de Almeida
22 January 2025 4 Botafogo 1–2 Volta Redonda Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
26 January 2025 5 Botafogo 2–0 Bangu Rio de Janeiro
17:00 UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
29 January 2025 6 Botafogo 2–1 Fluminense Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
6 February 2025 8 Nova Iguaçu 0–1 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
20:45 UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Moça Bonita
9 February 2025 9 Botafogo 0–2 Madureira Rio de Janeiro
15:00 UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
12 February 2025 7 Clássico da Rivalidade Flamengo 1–0 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 33,465
Referee: Bruno Mota Correia
15 February 2025 10 Boavista 1–1 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
18:00 UTC−3 Stadium: Estadio Elcyr Resende de Mendonca
23 February 2025 11 Vasco da Gama 1–0 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
17:30 UTC−3 Stadium: São Januário

Copa do Brasil

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Third round

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30 April 2025 First leg Botafogo 4–0 Capital Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Referee: Lucas Casagrande
22 May 2025 Second leg Capital 1–0
(1–4 agg.)
Botafogo Brasília
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Referee: Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos

Round of 16

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29 July 2025 First leg Botafogo 2–0 Red Bull Bragantino Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Referee: Anderson Daronco
6 August 2025 Second leg Red Bull Bragantino v Botafogo Bragança Paulista
19:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Cícero de Souza Marques

Supercopa do Brasil

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2 February 2025 Final Botafogo 1–3 Flamengo Belém[37]
16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mangueirão
Attendance: 44,952[38]
Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel (Santa Catarina)

Copa Libertadores

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Group Stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST BOT UCH CBO
1 Argentina Estudiantes 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 Advance to round of 16 1–0 1–2 2–0
2 Brazil Botafogo 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 12 3–2 1–0 2–0
3 Chile Universidad de Chile 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 Transfer to Copa Sudamericana 0–3 1–0 4–0
4 Venezuela Carabobo 6 0 1 5 2 13 −11 1 0–2 1–2 1–1
Source: CONMEBOL
2 April 2025 (2025-04-02) 1 Universidad de Chile Chile 1–0 Brazil Botafogo Santiago, Chile
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Attendance: 43,316[39]
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
8 April 2025 (2025-04-08) 2 Botafogo Brazil 2–0 Venezuela Carabobo Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)
23 April 2025 (2025-04-23) 3 Estudiantes Argentina 1–0 Brazil Botafogo La Plata, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
6 May 2025 (2025-05-06) 4 Carabobo Venezuela 1–2 Brazil Botafogo Valencia, Venezuela
18:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado
Referee: Carlos Benítez (Paraguay)
14 May 2025 (2025-05-14) 5 Botafogo Brazil 3–2 Argentina Estudiantes Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)
27 May 2025 (2025-05-27) 6 Botafogo Brazil 1–0 Chile Universidad de Chile Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Final stages

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The draw for the round of 16 will be held on 2 June 2025, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3) at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[40]

Round of 16

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14 August 2025 (2025-08-14) First leg Botafogo Brazil v Ecuador LDU Quito Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
21 August 2025 (2025-08-21) Second leg LDU Quito Ecuador v Brazil Botafogo Quito, Ecuador
17:00 UTC−5 Report Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado

Recopa Sudamericana

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20 February 2025 First leg Racing Club Argentina 2–0 Brazil Botafogo Avellaneda, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: El Cilindro
Referee: Felipe González (Chile)
27 February 2025 Second leg Botafogo Brazil 0–2 Argentina Racing Club Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

FIFA Club World Cup

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 France Paris Saint-Germain 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6[a] Advance to knockout stage
2 Brazil Botafogo 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6[a]
3 Spain Atlético Madrid 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6[a]
4 United States Seattle Sounders FC 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Paris Saint-Germain +3, Botafogo 0, Atlético Madrid –3.
15 June 2025 1 Botafogo Brazil 2–1 United States Seattle Sounders FC Seattle, United States
19:00 UTC−7
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 30,151
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
19 June 2025 2 Paris Saint-Germain France 0–1 Brazil Botafogo Pasadena, United States
18:00 UTC−7 Report
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 53,699
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
23 June 2025 3 Atlético Madrid Spain 1–0 Brazil Botafogo Pasadena, United States
12:00 UTC−7 Report
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 22,992
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Knockout stage

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28 June 2025 Round of 16 Palmeiras Brazil 1–0 (a.e.t.) Brazil Botafogo Philadelphia, United States
12:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field
Attendance: 33,657
Referee: François Letexier (France)

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