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Botafogo

Overview

Botafogo are a football club from Brazil, founded in 1904. Home games are staged at Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro (46,931 capacity). Bruno Lazaroni is the club's current manager.

Botafogo's 2026/27 Serie A record stands at 9 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses from 28 games — 41 goals scored, 45 goals conceded for a goal difference of -4. They have kept 4 clean sheets.

In the recent transfer window, Botafogo signed H. Ziyech from Wydad AC, Arthur Chaves from 1899 Hoffenheim, Tiquinho Soares from Santos and N. Ferraresi from Sao Paulo. On the way out, S. Rodríguez to Columbus Crew, Matheus Martins to Dynamo, Caio Roque to Portuguesa and Patrick de Paula to Sport Recife left the club.

Kaio Pantaleao, Matheus Martins, J. Barrera, K. Barria and N. Ferraresi are currently sidelined.

Club Info

Botafogo

Botafogo

Brazil · Founded 1904

Manager: Bruno Lazaroni

Venue

Estádio Nilton Santos

Rio de Janeiro

Capacity

46,931

Surface

grass

Season Statistics

Played

28

W-D-L

9-8-11

Goals For

41

Goals Against

45

Clean Sheets

4

Avg. Possession

—

Squad

Current Injuries

  • Kaio PantaleaoMissing Fixture · since 2026-09-19
  • Matheus MartinsMissing Fixture · since 2026-09-19
  • J. BarreraMissing Fixture · since 2026-09-19
  • K. BarriaMissing Fixture · since 2026-09-19
  • N. FerraresiMissing Fixture · since 2026-09-16
  • Arthur CabralMissing Fixture · since 2026-09-12
  • PaulinhoMissing Fixture · since 2026-09-06
  • WarlesonMissing Fixture · since 2026-08-24
  • MarcalMissing Fixture · since 2026-08-16
  • G. JustinoMissing Fixture · since 2026-08-16
  • AllanMissing Fixture · since 2026-08-09
  • Junior SantosMissing Fixture · since 2026-08-09
  • HuguinhoMissing Fixture · since 2026-08-09
  • BastosMissing Fixture · since 2026-07-16
  • Danilo SantosMissing Fixture · since 2026-07-16
  • Nathan FernandesMissing Fixture · since 2026-07-16
  • A. MontoroMissing Fixture · since 2026-07-16
  • J. CorreaMissing Fixture · since 2026-05-30
  • M. PonteMissing Fixture · since 2026-05-23
  • C. MedinaMissing Fixture · since 2026-05-23
  • Alex TellesMissing Fixture · since 2026-05-23
  • S. RodriguezMissing Fixture · since 2026-05-10
  • VitinhoMissing Fixture · since 2026-05-10
  • A. BarbozaMissing Fixture · since 2026-05-02
  • L. M. Villalba JaumeMissing Fixture · since 2026-05-02
  • C. RamosMissing Fixture · since 2026-04-25
  • NewtonMissing Fixture · since 2026-04-18

Recent Transfers

  • H. ZiyechIn · Wydad AC
  • H. ZiyechIn · Wydad AC
  • Arthur ChavesIn · 1899 Hoffenheim
  • S. RodríguezOut · Columbus Crew
  • Matheus MartinsOut · Dynamo
  • Tiquinho SoaresIn · Santos
  • Caio RoqueOut · Portuguesa
  • Patrick de PaulaOut · Sport Recife
  • N. FerraresiIn · Sao Paulo
  • N. FerraresiOut · Sao Paulo
  • KawanIn · XV de Piracicaba
  • Patrick de PaulaIn · Remo
  • RaulOut · AVS
  • J. CorreaOut · Estudiantes L.P.
  • Elias ManoelOut · Club Tijuana
  • DaniloIn · Rangers
  • Bartolomeu Jacinto QuissangaOut · Bastos
  • Domingos AndradeIn · FC Porto
  • Léo LinckOut · Estrela
  • Nathan FernandesOut · Ludogorets