Botafogo
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Atletico-MG1–0L29 OctA
Remo2–1L24 OctA
Internacional3–0W17 OctH
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Botafogo in brief
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas took its present form on 8 December 1942, when two Rio de Janeiro clubs merged: Club de Regatas Botafogo, a rowing club founded on 1 July 1894, and Botafogo Football Club, founded in 1904. The merger followed the sudden death of basketball player Armando Albano during a game between the two. Both clubs already played in black and white, and the rowing club brought its lone star, hence the nickname Estrela Solitaria. Home since 2007 has been the Estadio Nilton Santos, known as the Engenhao.
The CBF counts three Brasileirao titles for Botafogo: the 1968 Taca Brasil, 1995 and 2024. In 2024 they won the league by six points from Palmeiras and took their first Copa Libertadores, beating Atletico Mineiro 3-1 in the final in Buenos Aires despite having Gregore sent off early in the match. The club also won the 1993 Copa Conmebol and four Torneio Rio-Sao Paulo titles, and in June 2025 beat European champions Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at the Club World Cup.
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Garrincha scored more than 240 goals in over 600 games for Botafogo between 1953 and 1965, and Nilton Santos, Didi, Jairzinho, Zagallo and Gerson also starred for the club. Heleno de Freitas scored more than 200 goals in the 1940s, and Tulio Maravilha and Dodo are among later idols. Botafogo have won 21 Campeonato Carioca titles. Their rivals are the other three big Rio clubs, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama; the Classico Vovo against Fluminense has been played since 1905.
On this page you can follow Botafogo's fixtures, results, squad, team and player stats, match analysis and video highlights.
Botafogo are 11th in the Brasileirão Série A in 2026 with 42 points from 34 games (11W 9D 14L). They have won 2 of their last 5.
Danilo Santos is Botafogo's top scorer this season with 10 goals.
Recent results
- Botafogo 1–0 Atletico-MG — Brasileirão Série A
- Remo 2–1 Botafogo — Brasileirão Série A
- Internacional 3–0 Botafogo — Brasileirão Série A
- Botafogo 1–0 Chapecoense-sc — Brasileirão Série A
- Coritiba 1–1 Botafogo — Brasileirão Série A
- Botafogo 1–2 Vasco DA Gama — Brasileirão Série A
- Mirassol 2–0 Botafogo — Brasileirão Série A
- Botafogo 3–2 Gremio — Brasileirão Série A
- Botafogo 1–1 RB Bragantino — Brasileirão Série A
- Botafogo 0–0 Palmeiras — Brasileirão Série A
- Flamengo 3–0 Botafogo — Brasileirão Série A
- Botafogo 2–3 Atletico Paranaense — Brasileirão Série A
- Vitoria 1–0 Botafogo — Brasileirão Série A
- Botafogo 1–1 Fluminense — Brasileirão Série A
- Cruzeiro 0–1 Botafogo — Brasileirão Série A
Next fixture
Corinthians vs Botafogo — Brasileirão Série A, 19 Nov 2026
Upcoming fixtures
- Botafogo vs Sao Paulo — Brasileirão Série A, 23 Nov 2026
- Botafogo vs Bahia — Brasileirão Série A, 29 Nov 2026
- Santos vs Botafogo — Brasileirão Série A, 2 Dec 2026