2026 Botafogo FR season

Botafogo
2026 season
SAF Owner	Eagle Football Holdings (90%)
President	João Paulo Magalhães Lins
Manager	Martín Anselmi
Stadium	Estádio Nilton Santos
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	11th
Campeonato Carioca	Taça Rio winners
Copa do Brasil	Fifth round
Copa Libertadores	Third stage

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.

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BRA	Raul
2	DF	BRA	Vitinho
3	DF	BRA	Ythallo
4	DF	URU	Mateo Ponte
7	FW	BRA	Artur
8	MF	BRA	Danilo
9	FW	ESP	Chris Ramos (on loan from Cádiz)
10	MF	ARG	Álvaro Montoro
11	FW	BRA	Matheus Martins
13	DF	BRA	Alex Telles
14	MF	COL	Jordan Barrera
15	DF	ANG	Bastos
16	FW	BRA	Nathan Fernandes
19	FW	BRA	Arthur Cabral


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	ARG	Alexander Barboza
21	DF	BRA	Marçal
22	GK	BRA	Neto
23	MF	URU	Santiago Rodríguez
24	GK	BRA	Léo Linck
25	MF	BRA	Allan
28	MF	BRA	Newton
30	FW	ARG	Joaquín Correa
31	DF	BRA	Kaio Pantaleão
37	FW	PAN	Kadir Barría
40	GK	ECU	Cristhian Loor
55	MF	BRA	Wallace Davi
77	FW	URU	Lucas Villalba
—	DF	BRA	Riquelme

Transfers In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Ythallo	Toronto FC II	Undisclosed	4 January 2026	^[2]
FW	Lucas Villalba	Nacional	Undisclosed	5 January 2026	^[3]
DF	Riquelme	Sport	Undisclosed	14 January 2026	^[4]

Transfers Out

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

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	29 January		Matchday 1		3	1	0	2	7	6	+1	033.33
Campeonato Carioca	15 January	7 March	Taça Guanabara	Taça Rio winners	10	5	1	4	12	8	+4	050.00
Copa do Brasil			Fifth round		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Copa Libertadores	18 February	10 March	Second stage	Third stage	4	1	1	2	3	3	+0	025.00
Total					17	7	2	8	22	17	+5	041.18

Last updated: 12 March 2026
Source: Competitions

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Chapecoense	7	1	4	2	9	11	−2	7
16	Santos	8	1	4	3	10	13	−3	7
17	Botafogo	6	2	0	4	10	12	−2	6	Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18	Mirassol	7	1	3	3	8	10	−2	6
19	Remo	8	1	3	4	10	15	−5	6

Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 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.^[7]

Matches

29 January 2026 1	Botafogo	4–0	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3	Danilo 48', 85' Matheus Martins 76' Artur 90+1'	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	Carlos Vinícius 26', 50', 57' (pen.) Tetê 60' Edenilson 79'	Report	Arthur Cabral 17' Danilo 36', 86'	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	Acosta 55'	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

Campeonato Carioca

Taça Guanabara

Group B table

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	Relegation stage

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	Rodrigo 39' Lucas Marreta 51'	Report	Kauan Toledo 5'	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	Montoro 66'	Report		Stadium: Nilton Santos Attendance: 5,910 Referee: Bruno Mota Correia

24 January 2026 4	Botafogo	2–0	Bangu	Rio de Janeiro
21:00	Rodríguez 55' Alex Telles 75' (pen.)	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	John Kennedy 69'	Stadium: Nilton Santos Attendance: 8,596 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

8 February 2026 6	Vasco da Gama	2–0	Botafogo	Saquarema
18:00	Brenner 49' Coutinho 63' (pen.)	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	Barboza 54'	Report	Paquetá 19' Pulgar 84'	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	Gabriel Justino 44' Artur 47'	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	Edenilson 17' Caio Valle 51' Correa 58' (pen.)	Report	Luizinho 74'	Stadium: Nilton Santos

Copa do Brasil

Copa Libertadores

Qualifying rounds

Second stage

18 February 2026 (2026-02-18) First leg	Nacional Potosí	1–0	Botafogo	Potosí, Bolivia
20:30 UTC−4	Baldomar 47'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)

25 February 2026 (2026-02-25) Second leg	Botafogo	2–0 (2–0 agg.)	Nacional Potosí	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3	Alex Telles 5' Danilo 45+6'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Attendance: 28,318 Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Third stage

3 March 2026 (2026-03-03) First leg	Barcelona	1–1	Botafogo	Guayaquil, Ecuador
19:30 UTC−5	Villalba 22'	Report	Matheus Martins 66'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

10 March 2026 (2026-03-10) Second leg	Botafogo	0–1 (1–2 agg.)	Barcelona	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3		Report	Céliz 8'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

References

^ "Elenco" [Squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FR. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
^ Santana, Sergio (4 January 2026). "Botafogo acerta contratação do zagueiro Ythallo, ex-São Paulo" [Botafogo finalizes the signing of defender Ythallo, formerly of São Paulo]. TV Globo (in Portuguese).
^ "Bienvenido, Lucas Villalba" [Welcome, Lucas Villalba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FR. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
^ "Bem-vindo, Riquelme" [Welcome, Riquelme] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FR. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
^ "Palmeiras anuncia a contratação de Marlon Freitas, ex-Botafogo; contrato vai até 2028". ESPN.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
^ "Fluminense acerta a contratação de Jefferson Savarino" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 January 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2026" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 15 December 2025.

[1] "Elenco" [Squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FR. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

[2] Santana, Sergio (4 January 2026). "Botafogo acerta contratação do zagueiro Ythallo, ex-São Paulo" [Botafogo finalizes the signing of defender Ythallo, formerly of São Paulo]. TV Globo (in Portuguese).

[3] "Bienvenido, Lucas Villalba" [Welcome, Lucas Villalba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FR. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.

[4] "Bem-vindo, Riquelme" [Welcome, Riquelme] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FR. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.

[5] "Palmeiras anuncia a contratação de Marlon Freitas, ex-Botafogo; contrato vai até 2028". ESPN.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.

[6] "Fluminense acerta a contratação de Jefferson Savarino" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 January 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.

[7] "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2026" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 15 December 2025.

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