2025 Botafogo FR season

Botafogo

2025 season
SAF Owner	John Textor (100%)
President	Durcesio Mello
Manager	Renato Paiva (28 February–29 June) Davide Ancelotti (from 9 July)
Stadium	Estádio Nilton Santos
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	6th
Campeonato Carioca	9th
Copa do Brasil	Quarter-finals
Supercopa do Brasil	Runner-up
Copa Libertadores	Round of 16
Recopa Sudamericana	Runner-up
FIFA Club World Cup	Round of 16
Average home league attendance	16,398[1]
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2025 season was the 101st year of competition for Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, a Brazilian football club based in Rio de Janeiro. The team competed in the Série A, Campeonato Carioca, Copa do Brasil, Copa Libertadores, Recopa Sudamericana, and, for the first time, the Supercopa do Brasil and FIFA Club World Cup. Botafogo were the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores.

Squad

First team squad

As of 27 July 2025.^[2]

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 4 DF  URU Mateo Ponte 5 MF  BRA Danilo Barbosa 6 MF  BRA Patrick de Paula 7 FW  BRA Artur 8 MF  ARG Álvaro Montoro 9 FW  BRA Rwan Cruz 10 MF  VEN Jefferson Savarino 11 FW  BRA Matheus Martins 12 GK  BRA John 13 DF  BRA Alex Telles 14 MF  COL Jordan Barrera 15 DF  ANG Bastos 16 FW  BRA Nathan Fernandes 17 MF  BRA Marlon Freitas (captain) 18 MF  BRA Kauê 19 FW  BRA Kayke 20 DF  ARG Alexander Barboza

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  BRA Marçal 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 35 MF  BRA Danilo 39 FW  URU Gonzalo Mastriani (on loan from Athletico-PR) 40 GK  ECU Cristhian Loor 42 GK  BRA Cristiano 47 FW  BRA Jeffinho 57 DF  BRA David Ricardo 63 DF  BRA Serafim 66 DF  BRA Cuiabano 67 FW  BRA Yarlen 69 FW  BRA Rafael Lobato 77 MF  BRA Kauan Lindes 98 FW  BRA Arthur Cabral

Transfers In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Luís Oyama	Juventude	Loan return	31 December 2024
DF	Luis Segovia	CRB	Loan return	31 December 2024
MF	Patrick de Paula	Criciúma	Loan return	31 December 2024
MF	Raí	CRB	Loan return	31 December 2024
MF	Breno	São Bernardo	Loan return	31 December 2024
MF	Emerson Urso	Vila Nova	Loan return	31 December 2024
MF	Chay	CRB	Loan return	31 December 2024
MF	Diego Hernández	León	Loan return	31 December 2024
DF	Philipe Sampaio	Atlético Goianiense	Loan return	31 December 2024
DF	Daniel Borges	América Mineiro	Loan return	31 December 2024
FW	Valentín Adamo	Unión Española	Loan return	31 December 2024
MF	Newton	Criciúma	Loan return	31 December 2024
MF	Gustavo Sauer	Cuiabá	Loan return	31 December 2024
MF	Jeffinho	Lyon	€5,300,000	3 January 2025	[3]
FW	Artur	Zenit Saint Petersburg	€10,000,000	19 January 2025	[4]
GK	Léo Linck	Athletico Paranaense	€1,700,000	29 January 2025
DF	Jair	Santos	€10,000,000	10 February 2025	[5]
FW	Nathan Fernandes	Grêmio	Undisclosed	14 February 2025	[6]
MF	Santiago Rodríguez	New York City FC	Undisclosed	22 February 2025	[7]
DF	Marçal	Unattached	Free	26 March 2025	[8]
FW	Gonzalo Mastriani	Athletico Paranaense	Loan	31 March 2025	[9]
MF	Raí	Boavista	Loan return	10 April 2025
MF	Álvaro Montoro	Vélez Sarsfield	US€9,000,000	3 June 2025	[10]
DF	Kaio Fernando	Krasnodar	€2,000,000	5 June 2025	[11]
GK	Cristhian Loor	Independiente del Valle	Undisclosed	7 June 2025	[12]
FW	Arthur Cabral	Benfica	€15,000,000	8 June 2025	[13]
FW	Joaquín Correa	Inter Milan	Free	10 June 2025	[14]
MF	Matías Segovia	Al Ain	Loan return	30 June 2025
MF	Thiago Almada	Olympique Lyonnais	Loan return	30 June 2025
MF	Jordan Barrera	Junior Barranquilla	US$4,000,000	17 July 2025	[15]
MF	Danilo	Nottingham Forest	€22,000,000	18 July 2025	[16]
GK	Neto	Bournemouth	Undisclosed	8 August 2025	[17]
FW	Chris Ramos	Cádiz	Loan	15 August 2025	[18]
DF	Gabriel Bahia	Volta Redonda	Loan	26 August 2025	[19]

Transfers Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Pablo	Flamengo	End of loan	31 December 2024	[20]
MF	Óscar Romero	Internacional	Released	31 December 2024	[21]
GK	Gabriel Toebe Studt	Avenida		31 December 2024
MF	Emerson Urso	Vila Nova	Released	31 December 2024	[22]
MF	Chay	Volta Redonda	Released	31 December 2024	[23]
DF	Rafael	Retired	End of contract	31 December 2024
DF	Marçal		End of contract	31 December 2024	[24]
GK	Gatito Fernández	Cerro Porteño	End of contract	31 December 2024
MF	Tchê Tchê	Vasco da Gama	End of contract	31 December 2024	[25]
MF	Eduardo	Cruzeiro	End of contract	31 December 2024	[26]
DF	Daniel Borges	Mirassol	Free	3 January 2025
DF	Hugo	Vitória	Loan	7 January 2025	[27]
MF	Raí	Boavista	Loan	10 January 2025
MF	Thiago Almada	Olympique Lyonnais	Loan	15 January 2025	[28]
MF	Luiz Henrique	Zenit Saint Petersburg	€33,000,000	20 January 2025	[29]
FW	Tiquinho Soares	Santos	Undisclosed	24 January 2025	[30]
FW	Valentín Adamo	Boston River	Loan	30 January 2025
FW	Matheus Nascimento	LA Galaxy	Loan	19 February 2025	[31]
MF	Raí	Volta Redonda	Loan	11 April 2025
DF	Hugo	Al Wasl	Undisclosed	1 July 2025
FW	Igor Jesus	Nottingham Forest	£10,000,000	5 July 2025	[32]
DF	Jair	Nottingham Forest	€12,000,000	11 July 2025	[33]
MF	Thiago Almada	Atlético Madrid	€21,000,000	17 July 2025	[34]
MF	Diego Hernández	Remo	Loan	22 July 2025	[35]
FW	Elias Manoel	Santa Clara	Loan	26 July 2025	[36]
MF	Yarlen	Tondela	Loan	28 July 2025	[37]
MF	Patrick de Paula	Estoril	Loan	29 July 2025	[38]
MF	Matías Segovia	RWDM Brussels	Loan	30 July 2025
FW	Rwan Cruz	Real Salt Lake	Loan	1 August 2025	[39]
MF	Danilo Barbosa	Al-Ula	Undisclosed	2 August 2025
FW	Kayke	Fortaleza	Loan	29 August 2025
GK	John	Nottingham Forest	€9,000,000	31 August 2025	[40]
DF	Cuiabano	Nottingham Forest	€6,000,000	1 September 2025	[41]

Friendlies

Botafogo v Novorizontino

22 March 2025 Friendly

Botafogo

3–1

Novorizontino

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	30 March 2025	7 December 2025	Matchday 1	6th	38	17	12	9	58	38	+20	044.74
Campeonato Carioca	11 January 2025	23 February 2025	Taça Guanabara	9th	11	4	1	6	11	12	−1	036.36
Copa do Brasil	30 April 2025	11 September 2025	Third round	Quarter-finals	6	3	2	1	9	3	+6	050.00
Supercopa do Brasil	2 February 2025		Final	Runner-up	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Copa Libertadores	2 April 2025	21 August 2025	Group stage	Round of 16	8	5	0	3	9	7	+2	062.50
Recopa Sudamericana	20 February 2025	27 February 2025	Final	Runner-up	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	000.00
FIFA Club World Cup	15 June 2025	28 June 2025	Group stage	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	3	3	+0	050.00
Total					70	31	15	24	91	70	+21	044.29

Source: Competitions

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Mirassol	38	18	13	7	63	39	+24	67	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a]
5	Fluminense	38	19	7	12	50	39	+11	64
6	Botafogo	38	17	12	9	58	38	+20	63	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
7	Bahia	38	17	9	12	50	47	+3	60
8	São Paulo	38	14	9	15	43	47	−4	51	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage

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.^[42]
Notes:

1. Flamengo qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2025 Copa Libertadores.

Matches

Palmeiras v Botafogo

30 March 2025 1	Palmeiras	0–0	Botafogo	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 30,347 Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel (Santa Catarina)

Botafogo v Juventude

5 April 2025 2	Botafogo	2–0	Juventude	Rio de Janeiro
21:00 UTC−3	Igor Jesus 24' Ponte 62'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima

Red Bull Bragantino v Botafogo

12 April 2025 3	Red Bull Bragantino	1–0	Botafogo	Bragança Paulista
17:00 UTC−3	Sasha 5'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid

Botafogo v São Paulo

17 April 2025 4	Botafogo	2–2	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3	Savarino 24' Igor Jesus 84'	Report	Ferreira 21' André Silva 45+13'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Referee: Davi de Oliveira Lacerda

Atlético Mineiro v Botafogo

20 April 2025 5	Atlético Mineiro	1–0	Botafogo	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Cuello 48'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel

Botafogo v Fluminense

26 April 2025 6	Botafogo	2–0	Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro
21:00 UTC−3	Vitinho 37' Savarino 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Bahia v Botafogo

3 May 2025 7	Bahia	1–0	Botafogo	Salvador
21:00 (UTC-3)	Cauly 39'	Report		Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova

Botafogo v Internacional

11 May 2025 8	Botafogo	4–0	Internacional	Rio de Janeiro
20:00	Igor Jesus 9' Artur 44' Cuiabano 54' Alex Telles 69'	Report		Stadium: Nilton Santos Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan

Flamengo v Botafogo

18 May 2025 9	Flamengo	0–0	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 54,238 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo

Santos v Botafogo

1 June 2025 11	Santos	0–1	Botafogo	Santos
16:00 UTC-03:00		Report	86' Artur	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 13,787 Referee: Davi de Oliveira Lacerda

Botafogo v Ceará

4 June 2025 10	Botafogo	3–2	Ceará	Rio de Janeiro
20:00 UTC-03:00	Mastriani 45' Alex Telles 72' (pen.) Marlon Freitas 87'	Report	Pedro Raul 57', 87'	Stadium: Nilton Santos Attendance: 22,800 Referee: Edina Alves Batista
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 24 May, was postponed owing to security concerns.[43]

Vasco da Gama v Botafogo

12 July 2025 13	Vasco da Gama	0–2	Botafogo	Brasília
18:30 UTC−3		Report	Cabral 48' Fernandes 78'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 31,468 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Botafogo v Vitória

16 July 2025 14	Botafogo	0–0	Vitória	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC-03:00		Report		Stadium: Nilton Santos Attendance: 19,733 Referee: Lucas Casagrande

Sport v Botafogo

20 July 2025 15	Sport	0–1	Botafogo	Recife
17:30 UTC−3			Cuiabano 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Ilha do Retiro Attendance: 11,609 Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza

Botafogo v Corinthians

26 July 2025 17	Botafogo	1–1	Corinthians	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC-03:00	Cabral 24'	Report	Depay 83'	Stadium: Nilton Santos Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima

Botafogo v Cruzeiro

3 August 2025 18	Botafogo	0–2	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3		Report	Christian 23' Matheus Pereira 41'	Stadium: Nilton Santos Attendance: 35,126 Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan

Fortaleza v Botafogo

9 August 2025 19	Fortaleza	0–5	Botafogo	Fortaleza
20:30 (UTC-3)		Report	Marçal 14', 48' Cabral 45+5' David Ricardo 53' Matheus Martins 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão)

Botafogo v Palmeiras

17 August 2025 20	Botafogo	0–1	Palmeiras	Rio de Janeiro
20:30 UTC−3		Report	Felipe Anderson 45'	Stadium: Nilton Santos Attendance: 16,469 Referee: Davi de Oliveira Lacerda

Juventude v Botafogo

24 August 2025 21	Juventude	1–3	Botafogo	Caxias do Sul
18:30 UTC−3	Batalla 30'	Report	Alex Telles 39' (pen.) Ramos 83', 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza

Botafogo v Red Bull Bragantino

30 August 2025 22	Botafogo	4–1	Red Bull Bragantino	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3	Danilo 6' Newton 33' Savarino 45+2' Montoro 90+2'	Report	Jhon Jhon 15'	Stadium: Nilton Santos Attendance: 13,168

São Paulo v Botafogo

14 September 2025 23	São Paulo	1–0	Botafogo	São Paulo
17:30 UTC−3	Dinenno 7'	Report		Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 38,713 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Botafogo v Mirassol

17 September 2025 12	Botafogo	3–3	Mirassol	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−3	Savarino 12' Ramos 31' Montoro 40'	Report	Chico 46' Jemmes 58' Lucas Ramon 61'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 6,724

Botafogo v Atlético Mineiro

20 September 2025 24	Botafogo	1–0	Atlético Mineiro	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3	Santiago Rodríguez 48'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 11,816 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Grêmio v Botafogo

24 September 2025 16	Grêmio	1–1	Botafogo	Porto Alegre
19:30 UTC−3	Volpi 90' (pen.)	Report	Cuiabano 53'	Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 18,551 Referee: Lucas Paulo Torezin

Fluminense v Botafogo

28 September 2025 25	Fluminense	2–0	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3	Cano 33' Lucas Lima 89'	Report		Stadium: Maracanã

Botafogo v Bahia

1 October 2025 26	Botafogo	2–1	Bahia	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 (UTC-3)	Rodríguez 27' Jeffinho 46'	Report	Rodrigo Nestor 55'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos (Engenhão)

Internacional v Botafogo

4 October 2025 27	Internacional	2–0	Botafogo	Porto Alegre
18:30	Alan Patrick 9' Vitinho 50'	Report		Stadium: Beira-Rio Attendance: 20,805 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Botafogo v Flamengo

15 October 2025 28	Botafogo	0–3	Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−3		Report	Pedro 40' L. Araújo 70' Plata 80'	Stadium: Nilton Santos Attendance: 22,635 Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano

Ceará v Botafogo

19 October 2025 29	Ceará	0–2	Botafogo	Fortaleza
18:30		Report	Ramos 39' Jeffinho 78'	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 30,021 Referee: Davi de Oliveira Lacerda

Botafogo v Santos

26 October 2025 30	Botafogo	2–2	Santos	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC-03:00	Correa 1', 39'	Report	Souza 26' Barreal 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 20,533 Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima

Mirassol v Botafogo

1 November 2025 31	Mirassol	0–0	Botafogo	Mirassol
18:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia Attendance: 5,145

Botafogo v Vasco da Gama

5 November 2025 32	Botafogo	3–0	Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC-03:00	Alex Telles 45+2' (pen.) Artur 72' Jardim 77' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Vitória v Botafogo

9 November 2025 33	Vitória	0–0	Botafogo	Salvador
19:00 (UTC-3)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Manoel Barradas (Barradão) Attendance: 28,264 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Botafogo v Sport

18 November 2025 34	Botafogo	3–2	Sport	Rio de Janeiro
20:30 (UTC-3)	Artur 30' Barría 58', 90+5'	Report	Léo Pereira 14' Rafael Thyere 28'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos (Engenhão) Attendance: 12,120 Referee: Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos

Botafogo v Grêmio

22 November 2025 35	Botafogo	3–2	Grêmio	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−3	Cuiabano 15' Artur 19' Marçal 83'	Report	André 49' Carlos Vinícius 90'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 16,755 Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima

Corinthians v Botafogo

30 November 2025 36	Corinthians	2–2	Botafogo	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3	Raniele 7' Gustavo Henrique 82'	Report	Cuiabano 60' Barrera 66'	Stadium: Neo Química Arena Attendance: 37,959 Referee: Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro

Cruzeiro v Botafogo

4 December 2025 37	Cruzeiro	2–2	Botafogo	Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3	Christian 15' Matheus Pereira 50'	Report	Marçal 57' Alex Telles 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 34,649 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Botafogo v Fortaleza

7 December 2025 38	Botafogo	4–2	Fortaleza	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 (UTC-3)	Montoro 45+5' Arthur Cabral 48' Marçal 84' Ponte 90+5'	Report	Breno Lopes 17' Bareiro 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos (Engenhão) Attendance: 26,032

Campeonato Carioca

Taça Guanabara

Taça Guanabara table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
7	Madureira	11	4	3	4	11	8	+3	15	Advance to Taça Rio semifinals
8	Boavista	11	2	8	1	10	8	+2	14
9	Botafogo	11	4	1	6	11	12	−1	13
10	Maricá	11	3	3	5	11	17	−6	12
11	Portuguesa	11	3	1	7	12	24	−12	10

Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) disciplinary record; 7) random draw.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4
Ground	H	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L
Position	9

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Botafogo v Maricá

11 January 2025 1	Botafogo	1–2	Maricá	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Referee: Bruno Mota Correia

Botafogo v Portuguesa

14 January 2025 2	Botafogo	2–0	Portuguesa	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Sampaio Corrêa v Botafogo

18 January 2025 3	Sampaio Corrêa	2–1	Botafogo	Saquarema
16:30 UTC−3	Rafael de Souza Rodolfo 32' Guilherme dos Santos Souza 74' Ryan Silva de Andrade Viana Toledo  88' Zé Carlos  90+8'		Vinicius Lima Serafim 88'	Stadium: Estádio Lourival Gomes de Almeida Referee: Lucas Neves Borja de Almeida

Botafogo v Volta Redonda

22 January 2025 4	Botafogo	1–2	Volta Redonda	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Botafogo v Bangu

26 January 2025 5	Botafogo	2–0	Bangu	Rio de Janeiro
17:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Botafogo v Fluminense

29 January 2025 6	Botafogo	2–1	Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Nova Iguaçu v Botafogo

6 February 2025 8	Nova Iguaçu	0–1	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro
20:45 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Moça Bonita

Botafogo v Madureira

9 February 2025 9	Botafogo	0–2	Madureira	Rio de Janeiro
15:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Flamengo v Botafogo

12 February 2025 7 Clássico da Rivalidade	Flamengo	1–0	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3	Ortiz 55'	Report		Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 33,465 Referee: Bruno Mota Correia

Boavista v Botafogo

15 February 2025 10	Boavista	1–1	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro
18:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estadio Elcyr Resende de Mendonca

Vasco da Gama v Botafogo

23 February 2025 11	Vasco da Gama	1–0	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro
17:30 UTC−3				Stadium: São Januário

Copa do Brasil

Third round

Botafogo v Capital

30 April 2025 First leg	Botafogo	4–0	Capital	Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3	Alex Telles 11' (pen.) Igor Jesus 72' (pen.) Artur 75' Rwan 90'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Referee: Lucas Casagrande

Capital v Botafogo

22 May 2025 Second leg	Capital	1–0 (1–4 agg.)	Botafogo	Brasília
21:30 UTC−3	Rodriguinho 30'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Referee: Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos

Round of 16

Botafogo v Red Bull Bragantino

29 July 2025 First leg	Botafogo	2–0	Red Bull Bragantino	Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3	Montoro 16' Barboza 32'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Referee: Anderson Daronco

Red Bull Bragantino v Botafogo

6 August 2025 Second leg	Red Bull Bragantino	0–1 (0–3 agg.)	Botafogo	Bragança Paulista
19:00 UTC−3		Report	Savarino 54'	Stadium: Cícero de Souza Marques Attendance: 3,876 Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima

Quarter-finals

Vasco da Gama v Botafogo

27 August 2025 First leg	Vasco da Gama	1–1	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro
21:30	Jair 17'	Report	Arthur Cabral 8'	Stadium: São Januário Attendance: 20,358 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Botafogo v Vasco da Gama

11 September 2025 Second leg	Botafogo	1–1 (2–2 agg.) (3–5 p)	Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro
21:30	Alex Telles 42' (pen.)	Report	Nuno Moreira 20'	Stadium: Nilton Santos Attendance: 40,649 Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima (Pernambuco)
	Penalties
	Alex Telles Marlon Freitas Matheus Martins Savarino		Vegetti Rayan Rodríguez Matheus França Robert Renan

Supercopa do Brasil

Botafogo v Flamengo

2 February 2025 Final	Botafogo	1–3	Flamengo	Belém[44]
16:00 UTC−3	Patrick de Paula 87'	Report	Bruno Henrique 13' (pen.), 20' Luiz Araújo 83'	Stadium: Mangueirão Attendance: 44,952[45] Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel (Santa Catarina)

Copa Libertadores

Group Stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		EST	BOT	UCH	CBO
1	Estudiantes	6	4	0	2	11	5	+6	12	Advance to round of 16		—	1–0	1–2	2–0
2	Botafogo	6	4	0	2	8	5	+3	12			3–2	—	1–0	2–0
3	Universidad de Chile	6	3	1	2	8	6	+2	10	Transfer to Copa Sudamericana		0–3	1–0	—	4–0
4	Carabobo	6	0	1	5	2	13	−11	1			0–2	1–2	1–1	—

Source: CONMEBOL

Universidad de Chile v Botafogo

2 April 2025 (2025-04-02) 1	Universidad de Chile	1–0	Botafogo	Santiago, Chile
21:30 UTC−3	Di Yorio 59'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Attendance: 43,316[46] Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Botafogo v Carabobo

8 April 2025 (2025-04-08) 2	Botafogo	2–0	Carabobo	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3	Patrick 88' Martins 90+8'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)

Estudiantes v Botafogo

23 April 2025 (2025-04-23) 3	Estudiantes	1–0	Botafogo	La Plata, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3	Carrillo 38'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

Carabobo v Botafogo

6 May 2025 (2025-05-06) 4	Carabobo	1–2	Botafogo	Valencia, Venezuela
18:00 UTC−4	Aponte 76'	Report	Vitinho 22' Cuiabano 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado Referee: Carlos Benítez (Paraguay)

Botafogo v Estudiantes

14 May 2025 (2025-05-14) 5	Botafogo	3–2	Estudiantes	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Rwan 42' Igor Jesus 52' Artur 85'	Report	Palacios 64' (pen.), 77'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)

Botafogo v Universidad de Chile

27 May 2025 (2025-05-27) 6	Botafogo	1–0	Universidad de Chile	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Igor Jesus 38'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Final stages

The draw for the round of 16 will be held on 2 June 2025, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3) at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.^[47]

Round of 16

Botafogo v LDU Quito

14 August 2025 (2025-08-14) First leg	Botafogo	1–0	LDU Quito	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3	Artur 1'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos Attendance: 37,131[48] Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

LDU Quito v Botafogo

21 August 2025 (2025-08-21) Second leg	LDU Quito	2–0 (2–1 agg.)	Botafogo	Quito, Ecuador
17:00 UTC−5	Villamíl 7' Alzugaray 60' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 32,854[49] Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

Recopa Sudamericana

Racing Club v Botafogo

20 February 2025 First leg	Racing Club	2–0	Botafogo	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3	Vietto 31' (pen.) Martínez 63'	Report		Stadium: El Cilindro Referee: Felipe González (Chile)

Botafogo v Racing Club

27 February 2025 Second leg	Botafogo	0–2	Racing Club	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3		Report	Zaracho 50' Zuculini 69'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

FIFA Club World Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Paris Saint-Germain	3	2	0	1	6	1	+5	6[a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	Botafogo	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6[a]
3	Atlético Madrid	3	2	0	1	4	5	−1	6[a]
4	Seattle Sounders FC	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: FIFA
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Paris Saint-Germain +3, Botafogo 0, Atlético Madrid –3.

Botafogo v Seattle Sounders FC

15 June 2025 1	Botafogo	2–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Seattle, United States
19:00 UTC−7	Cunha 28' Igor Jesus 44' Barboza  61' Correa  64'	Report	Nouhou  36' C. Roldan 75' Ragen  87'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 30,151 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Paris Saint-Germain v Botafogo

19 June 2025 2	Paris Saint-Germain	0–1	Botafogo	Pasadena, United States
18:00 UTC−7		Report	Igor Jesus 36' Gregore  57' Cuiabano  89'	Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 53,699 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Atlético Madrid v Botafogo

23 June 2025 3	Atlético Madrid	1–0	Botafogo	Pasadena, United States
12:00 UTC−7	Griezmann 87'	Report	Gregore  90+5'	Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 22,992 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Knockout stage

Palmeiras v Botafogo

28 June 2025 Round of 16	Palmeiras	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Botafogo	Philadelphia, United States
12:00 UTC−4	Gómez  40'  116' Piquerez  86' Paulinho 100' Estêvão  105' Moreno  120+1' Weverton  120+5'	Report	Barboza  3' Alex Telles  35' Artur  65' Newton  90+4' Marçal  104' Montoro  105+3'	Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field Attendance: 33,657 Referee: François Letexier (France)

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