Botafogo
BOT1904- Country
- Brazil
- Venue
- Estádio Nilton Santos • Rio de Janeiro
- Capacity
- 46,831
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Where the club stands among the world's teams on current strength. Moves after every match: beating a stronger side counts more.
Key players
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The season's most-used players; the rating breaks ties on minutes.
Vitinho2090′ · 26 apps · 1 g · 3 a · 4 CS6.92
Alex Telles 1947′ · 25 apps · 3 g · 5 a · 3 CS6.90
Arthur Cabral1856′ · 23 apps · 7 g · 1 a · 4 CS6.95
Danilo1764′ · 21 apps · 9 g · 2 a · 4 CS7.24
Nahuel Ferraresi1728′ · 21 apps · 1 g · 2 CS6.96
Álvaro Montoro1690′ · 25 apps · 1 g · 5 a · 4 CS6.91
Cristian Medina1467′ · 20 apps · 1 g · 3 CS6.80
Matheus Martins 1135′ · 21 apps · 4 g · 3 CS6.84Club Profile
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Basic facts from the provider: code, founding year, country, ground.
- Team
- Botafogo
- Short code
- BOT
- Founded
- 1904
- Country
- Brazil
- Stadium
- Estádio Nilton Santos
- City
- Rio de Janeiro
Stadium
Staff
Achievements
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Wins and podium places per competition; a card opens the competition.
Season Cycle
1 activei
Everything the club is in now, then the last finished seasons; a row opens the competition.
Active seasons
Season timeline
Serie AMar 2025 – Dec 2025 · finished2025Serie AApr 2024 – Dec 2024 · finished2024Serie AApr 2023 – Dec 2023 · finished2023Serie AApr 2022 – Nov 2022 · finished2022Serie AAug 2020 – Feb 2021 · finished2020Serie AApr 2019 – Dec 2019 · finished2019Serie AApr 2018 – Dec 2018 · finished2018Serie AMay 2017 – Dec 2017 · finished2017Serie AMay 2016 – Dec 2016 · finished2016Serie AApr 2014 – Dec 2014 · finished2014Goalkeepers
3
Defenders
13
Midfielders
8
Forwards
11
Staff
Former coaches
Franclim Pereira da Silva Maia CarvalhoCoach · 2026
Martin AnselmiCoach · 2026Davide AncelottiCoach · 2025Renato Alves PaivaCoach · 2025
Bruno NascimentoCoach · 2023Luís Ribeiro de CastroCoach · 2022–2023Absentees
6
Transfers
1How the current squad arrived, from SportMonks' transfer records.
Expiring contracts
8Contracts that run out within the next 12 months.
Season statistics
Serie A 2026- Played
- 28
- Wins
- 9 (H 5 · A 4) · 32%
- Draws
- 8 (H 6 · A 2)
- Losses
- 11 (H 3 · A 8)
- Goals scored
- 41 (H 24 · A 17) · 1.46/match
- Goals conceded
- 45 (H 20 · A 25) · 1.61/match
- Clean sheets
- 4 · 14%
- Both teams scored
- 68%
- Failed to score
- 25%
- Possession (avg)
- 47%
- Shots / match
- 14.0
- Corners / match
- 4.4
- Attacks / match
- 88.9
- Dangerous attacks / match
- 39.9
- Offsides / match
- 0.9
- Fouls / match
- 13.4
- Tackles / match
- 15.6
- Yellow cards
- 80
- Red cards
- 4
- Average rating
- 6.80
When the goals come
Goals scored (purple) and conceded (blue) in 15-minute bands.
- Season's best rated
- Léo Linck · 7.96
Elo strength
World rankingWhat is Elo?
Elo moves after every match by the gap between the expected and the actual result: an underdog's win is worth a lot, a favourite's little. The number is projected onto a 100 scale; the world ranking puts the club at #419 right now with 60.1 points. The 181 days shown are the window the provider gives.
Elo score over the window the provider gives; it moves after every match by the gap between the expected and the actual result.
Brasileirão Série A · Regular Season
currentRound 1 · 2026-01-28
Round 2 · 2026-02-04
Round 3 · 2026-02-11
Round 4 · 2026-02-25
Round 5 · 2026-03-11
Round 6 · 2026-03-14
Round 7 · 2026-03-18
Round 8 · 2026-03-21
Round 9 · 2026-04-01
Round 10 · 2026-04-04
Round 11 · 2026-04-11
Round 12 · 2026-04-18
Round 13 · 2026-04-25
Round 14 · 2026-05-02
Round 15 · 2026-05-09
Round 16 · 2026-05-16
Round 17 · 2026-05-23
Round 18 · 2026-05-30
Round 19 · 2026-07-16
Round 20 · 2026-07-25
Round 21 · 2026-07-29
Round 22 · 2026-08-08
Round 23 · 2026-08-15
Round 24 · 2026-08-22
Round 25 · 2026-08-29
Round 26 · 2026-09-05
Round 27 · 2026-09-12
Round 28 · 2026-09-19
Round 29 · 2026-10-07
Round 30 · 2026-10-10
Round 31 · 2026-10-17
Round 32 · 2026-10-24
Round 33 · 2026-10-28
Round 34 · 2026-11-04
Round 35 · 2026-11-18
Round 36 · 2026-11-21
Round 37 · 2026-11-28
Round 38 · 2026-12-02
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