2024 Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas season

The 2024 season is Botafogo's 120th in existence and the third year in the top flight. They are playing in the Série A and the Campeonato Carioca and the Copa Libertadores.

Botafogo
2024 season
ManagerTiago Nunes
(until 22 February)
Fábio Matias
(interim, from 23 February to 10 April)
Artur Jorge
(from 11 April)[1]
StadiumEstádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Série A2nd
Campeonato CariocaTaça Rio winners
Copa do BrasilRound of 16
Copa LibertadoresRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Danilo Barbosa
Júnior Santos
(3 each)

All:
Júnior Santos (18)

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2024[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  PAR Gatito Fernández (vice-captain)
2 DF  BRA Rafael
3 DF  BRA Lucas Halter
4 DF  URU Mateo Ponte
5 MF  BRA Danilo Barbosa
6 MF  BRA Tchê Tchê (captain)
7 FW  BRA Victor Sá
8 MF  BRA Patrick de Paula
9 FW  BRA Tiquinho Soares
10 MF  VEN Jefferson Savarino
11 FW  BRA Júnior Santos
12 GK  BRA John
16 DF  BRA Hugo
17 MF  BRA Marlon Freitas
20 DF  ARG Alexander Barboza
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  BRA Marçal
23 DF  BRA Pablo (on loan from Flamengo)
28 MF  BRA Newton
32 MF  NCA Jacob Montes
33 MF  BRA Eduardo
39 FW  BRA Janderson
47 FW  BRA Jeffinho (on loan from Lyon)
52 GK  BRA Igo Gabriel
75 MF  BRA Raí
77 FW  URU Diego Hernández
90 FW  BRA Matheus Nascimento
DF  ANG Bastos
DF  ECU Luis Segovia
MF  BRA Kayque
99 FW  BRA Luiz Henrique

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Jeffinho Lyon Loan 5 January 2024 [3]
MF Luiz Henrique Real Betis €16,000,000 1 February 2024
DF Damián Suárez Unattatched Free 9 February 2024 [4]
MF Óscar Romero Unattached Free 18 March 2024 [5]
GK João Fernando Boavista Loan return 16 April 2024
DF Cuiabano Grêmio €1,400,000 19 April 2024 [6]
GK Gabriel Toebe Studt Avenida Loan return 1 May 2024

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
GK João Fernando Boavista Loan 1 January 2024
GK Gabriel Toebe Studt Avenida Loan 1 January 2024

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Série A 14 April 2024 December 2024 Matchday 1 13 7 3 3 21 13 +8 053.85
Campeonato Carioca 17 January 2024 31 March 2024 Taça Guanabara Taça Rio 15 10 2 3 29 13 +16 066.67
Copa do Brasil 2 May 2024 Third round 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Copa Libertadores 22 February 2024 Second stage 10 5 3 2 17 9 +8 050.00
Total 40 24 8 8 70 36 +34 060.00

Last updated: 29 June 2024
Source: Soccerway

Série A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flamengo 12 7 3 2 20 11 +9 24 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Botafogo 13 7 3 3 21 13 +8 24
3 Bahia 12 7 3 2 20 13 +7 24
4 Palmeiras 12 7 2 3 16 9 +7 23
5 Cruzeiro 11 6 2 3 15 14 +1 20 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
Updated to match(es) played on 29 June 2024. 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.[7]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
13 7 3 3 21 13  +8 24 4 1 1 11 5  +6 3 2 2 10 8  +2

Last updated: 29 June 2024.
Source:

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAA
ResultLWWWLDWWWDLWD
Position14
Updated to match(es) played on 29 June 2024. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 29 February.[8]

14 April 2024 1 Cruzeiro 3–2 Botafogo Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 20,701
Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan
18 April 2024 2 Botafogo 1–0 Atlético Goianiense Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 8,508
Referee: Luiz Flavio de Oliveira
21 April 2024 3 Botafogo 5–1 Juventude Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 13,273
Referee: Arthur Gomes Rabelo
28 April 2024 4 Flamengo 0–2 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
11:00 UTC−3 Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 53,683
Referee: Raphael Claus
5 May 2024 5 Botafogo 1–2 Bahia Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 22,685
Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein
12 May 2024 6 Fortaleza 1–1 Botafogo Fortaleza
16:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Castelão
Attendance: 15,914
Referee: Wilton Sampaio
2 June 2024 7 Corinthians 0–1 Botafogo São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Neo Química Arena
Attendance: 41,281
Referee: Anderson Daronco
12 June 2024 8 Botafogo 1–0 Fluminense Rio de Janeiro
20:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 27,239
Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza
16 June 2024 9 Grêmio 1–2 Botafogo Cariacica
18:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Kléber Andrade
Attendance: 15,811
Referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva
19 June 2024 10 Botafogo 1–1 Athletico Paranaense Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 19,589
Referee: Ramon Abatti
22 June 2024 11 Criciúma 2–1 Botafogo Criciúma
16:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Heriberto Hülse
Attendance: 16,256
Referee: Luiz Flávio
26 June 2024 12 Botafogo 2–1 Red Bull Bragantino Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Referee: Gustavo Ervino Bauermann
29 June 2024 13 Vasco da Gama 1–1 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3
Stadium: São Januário
Referee: Ramon Abatti
3 July 2024 14 Cuiabá v Botafogo Cuiabá
18:00 UTC−4 Stadium: Arena Pantanal

Campeonato Carioca

Taça Guanabara

17 January 2024 1 Botafogo 1–0 Madureira Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3
  • Arthur Lourenço  88'
  • Wagninho  90+3'
  • Fábio Matos  90+8'
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Referee: Alexandre Vargas Tavares de Jesus
20 January 2024 2 Botafogo 2–0 Bangu Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Referee: Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz
24 January 2024 3 Boavista 1–0 Botafogo Saquarema
21:30 UTC−3
  • Leonardo Sheldon Martins 35'
Stadium: Estádio Elcyr Resende de Mendonça
Referee: Alex Gomes
27 January 2024 4 Botafogo 2–0 Sampaio Corrêa Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Referee: Lucas Coelho Santos
30 January 2024 5 Botafogo 1–1 Portuguesa RJ Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
  • Anderson Indalêncio da Rosa 55'
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Referee: Bruno Mota Correia
3 February 2024 6 Botafogo 2–2 Nova Iguaçu Gama
16:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Walmir Campelo Bezerra
Referee: Alexandre Vargas Tavares de Jesus
7 February 2024 7 Flamengo 1–0 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 46,798
Referee: Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz
14 February 2024 8 Volta Redonda 0–3 Botafogo Volta Redonda
19:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Raulino de Oliveira
Attendance: 5,289
Referee: André Rodrigo Rocha
18 February 2024 9 Botafogo 2–4 Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 25,673
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhaes
24 February 2024 10 Audax Rio 0–2 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3
  • Arlen  45+4'
  • Miticov  55'
  • Paulo Victor  90'
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 1,446
Referee: Bruno Mota Correia
3 March 2024 11 Fluminense 2–4 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 21,492
Referee: Felipe da Silva Gonçalves

Copa do Brasil

Third round

3 May 2024 First leg Botafogo 1–0 Vitória Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Referee: Luiz Flávio
23 May 2024 Second leg Vitória 1–2
(1–3 agg.)
Botafogo Salvador
19:00 UTC−3 Stadium: Barradão
Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima

Copa Libertadores

Second stage

21 February 2024 First leg Aurora 1–1 Botafogo Cochabamba, Bolivia
20:30 UTC−4
  • Torrico 90+6'
Stadium: Estadio Félix Capriles
Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)
28 February 2024 Second leg Botafogo 6–0
(7–1 agg.)
Aurora Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Third stage

6 March 2024 First leg Botafogo 2–1 Red Bull Bragantino Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 33,433
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
13 March 2024 Second leg Red Bull Bragantino 1–1
(3–2 agg.)
Botafogo Bragança Paulista
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid
Attendance: 8,300
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Group stage

The draw was held on 18 March 2024.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUN BOT LDQ UNI
1 Junior 6 2 4 0 7 4 +3 10 Advance to round of 16 0–0 1–1 1–1
2 Botafogo 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 1–3 2–1 3–1
3 LDU Quito 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 Transfer to Copa Sudamericana 0–1 1–0 2–0
4 Universitario 6 1 2 3 5 9 4 5 1–1 0–1 2–1
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.
3 April 2024 1 Botafogo 1–3 Junior Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 39,039
Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)
11 April 2024 2 LDU Quito 1–0 Botafogo Quito, Ecuador
17:00 UTC−5 Report Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Attendance: 16,008
Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
24 April 2024 3 Botafogo 3–1 Universitario Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 23,800
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
8 May 2024 4 Botafogo 2–1 LDU Quito Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 26,464
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
16 May 2024 5 Universitario 0–1 Botafogo Lima, Peru
21:00 UTC−5 Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 53,242
Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)
28 May 2024 6 Junior 0–0 Botafogo Barranquilla, Colombia
17:00 UTC−5 Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Attendance: 16,189
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Round of 16
14 August 2024 First leg Botafogo v Palmeiras Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
21 August 2024 Second leg Palmeiras v Botafogo São Paulo
21:30 UTC−3 Stadium: Allianz Parque

Statistics

Goalscorers

PositionPlayersSérie ACampeonato CariocaCopa do BrasilCopa LibertadoresTotal
FW Júnior Santos351918
MF Carlos Eduardo23128
MF Tiquinho Soares23016
FW Jeffinho13015
MF Jefferson Savarino22015
DF Bastos31004
MF Danilo Barbosa30003
FW Luiz Henrique10113
DF Hugo00022
MF Marlon Freitas02002
DF Lucas Halter11002
FW Yarlen02002
DF Cuiabano10001
FW Emerson Urso01001
FW Diego Hernández01001
FW Janderson01001
MF Kauê01001
MF Jacob Montes10001
DF Mateo Ponte10001
MF Raí01001
FW Sapata01001
MF Tchê Tchê01001

References

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