2024 Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas season

Botafogo
2024 season
President	Durcesio Mello
Manager	Tiago Nunes; (until 22 February); Fábio Matias; (interim, from 23 February to 3 April); Artur Jorge; (from 5 April)
Stadium	Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos (main); Maracanã
Série A	1st
Campeonato Carioca	Taça Guanabara 5th; Taça Rio Winners
Copa do Brasil	Round of 16
Copa Libertadores	Final
Top goalscorer	League: ; Luiz Henrique (7); All: ; Júnior Santos (19)
Highest home attendance	64,727 vs Criciúma
Biggest win	Botafogo 6–0 Aurora
Biggest defeat	Botafogo 0–3 Cruzeiro
	← 2023 2025 →
	All statistics correct as of 5 November 2024.

The 2024 season is Botafogo's 120th in existence and the third year in the top flight. They are playing in the Série A and the Campeonato Carioca and the Copa Libertadores.

Players

First-team squad

As of 20 September 2024^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	PAR	Gatito Fernández (vice-captain)
2	DF	BRA	Rafael
3	DF	BRA	Lucas Halter
4	DF	URU	Mateo Ponte
5	MF	BRA	Danilo Barbosa
6	MF	BRA	Tchê Tchê (captain)
7	FW	BRA	Luiz Henrique
9	FW	BRA	Tiquinho Soares
10	FW	VEN	Jefferson Savarino
11	FW	BRA	Júnior Santos
12	GK	BRA	John
13	DF	BRA	Alex Telles
15	DF	ANG	Bastos
16	DF	BRA	Hugo
17	MF	BRA	Marlon Freitas
20	DF	ARG	Alexander Barboza
21	DF	BRA	Marçal
22	DF	BRA	Vitinho
23	MF	ARG	Thiago Almada


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	MF	BRA	Kauê
26	MF	BRA	Gregore
27	FW	BRA	Carlos Alberto
28	MF	BRA	Allan
30	GK	BRA	Lucas Barreto
33	MF	BRA	Eduardo
34	DF	BRA	Adryelson (on loan from Lyon)
37	FW	BRA	Matheus Martins
38	DF	BRA	Jefferson Maciel
47	FW	BRA	Jeffinho (on loan from Lyon)
66	DF	BRA	Cuiabano
67	FW	BRA	Yarlen
70	MF	PAR	Óscar Romero
79	FW	BRA	Fabiano
90	FW	BRA	Matheus Nascimento
91	DF	BRA	Pablo (on loan from Flamengo)
97	GK	BRA	Raul
99	FW	BRA	Igor Jesus

Botafogo B and Youth Academy

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
48	MF	BRA	Rhuan
49	FW	BRA	Sapata
63	DF	BRA	Serafim
72	DF	BRA	Luís Octávio
76	DF	BRA	Devid


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	USA	Esteban Espinosa
—	MF	BRA	Bernardo Valim
—	MF	BRA	JP Galvão
—	FW	TRI	Darius Lewis

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	BRA	Igo Gabriel (to Confiança until 30 November 2024)
—	GK	BRA	João Fernando (to São Bento until 31 October 2024)
—	DF	BRA	Daniel Borges (to América Mineiro until 31 December 2024)
—	DF	BRA	Henrique Vermudt (to Ferroviário until 30 November 2024)
—	DF	BRA	Kawan (to Estrela da Amadora until 30 June 2025)
—	DF	ECU	Luis Segovia (to CRB until 30 November 2024)
—	DF	BRA	Philipe Sampaio (to Atlético Goianiense until 31 December 2024)
—	DF	BRA	Vitor Marinho (to ABC until 30 November 2024)
—	MF	BRA	Breno (to São Bernardo until 30 November 2024)
—	MF	URU	Diego Hernández (to León until 30 June 2025)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	BRA	Luís Oyama (to Juventude until 31 December 2024)
—	MF	BRA	Newton (to Criciúma until 31 December 2024)
—	MF	BRA	Patrick de Paula (at Criciúma until 31 December 2024)
—	MF	BRA	Raí (to CRB until 30 November 2024)
—	FW	BRA	Chay (to CRB until 30 November 2024)
—	FW	BRA	Emerson Urso (to Vila Nova until 30 November 2024)
—	FW	BRA	Gustavo Sauer (to Cuiabá until 31 December 2024)
—	FW	PAR	Matías Segovia (to Al-Ain until 30 June 2025)
—	FW	URU	Valentín Adamo (to Union Española until 31 December 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Carlos Alberto	América Mineiro	R$5 million	1 January 2024	^[4]
MF	Jeffinho	Lyon	Loan	5 January 2024	^[5]
MF	Luiz Henrique	Real Betis	€16,000,000	1 February 2024
DF	Damián Suárez	Unattatched	Free	9 February 2024	^[6]
MF	Gregore	Inter Miami	€2,500,000	19 February 2024	^[7]
MF	Óscar Romero	Unattached	Free	18 March 2024	^[8]
GK	João Fernando	Boavista	Loan return	16 April 2024
DF	Cuiabano	Grêmio	€1,400,000	19 April 2024	^[9]
GK	Gabriel Toebe Studt	Avenida	Loan return	1 May 2024
FW	Carlos Alberto	RWD Molenbeek	Loan return	30 June 2024
MF	Allan	Al Wahda	Free	10 July 2024	^[10]
FW	Igor Jesus	Shabab Al Ahli	Free	10 July 2024	^[11]
MF	Thiago Almada	Atlanta United FC	$21,000,000	10 July 2024	^[12]
MF	Matheus Martins	Udinese	€10,000,000	30 July 2024	^[13]
MF	Mohamed El Arouch	Lyon	Undisclosed	21 August 2024	^[14]
DF	Vitinho	Burnley	Undisclosed	30 August 2024
DF	Adryelson	Lyon	Loan	2 September 2024	^[15]
DF	Alex Telles	Unattached	Free	3 September 2024	^[16]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Diego Costa	Grêmio	End of contract	1 January 2024	^[17]
GK	João Fernando	Boavista	Loan	1 January 2024
GK	Gabriel Toebe Studt	Avenida	Loan	1 January 2024
FW	Carlos Alberto	RWD Molenbeek	Loan	10 January 2024
MF	Diego Hernández	Club León	Loan	29 July 2024	^[18]
MF	Jacob Montes	RWD Molenbeek	Free	30 July 2024	^[19]
MF	Patrick de Paula	Criciúma	Loan	22 August 2024	^[20]
DF	Jefferson Maciel	Portimonense	Undisclosed	24 August 2024	^[21]
DF	Luis Segovia	CRB	Loan	29 August 2024	^[22]
DF	Damián Suárez	Peñarol	Contract termination	2 September 2024	^[23]
MF	Mohamed El Arouch		Released	20 September 2024	^[24]

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 %
Série A	14 April 2024	December 2024	Matchday 1		33	20	8	5	52	26	+26	060.61
Campeonato Carioca	17 January 2024	31 March 2024	Taça Guanabara	Taça Rio winners	15	10	2	3	29	13	+16	066.67
Copa do Brasil	2 May 2024	7 August 2024	Third round	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	050.00
Copa Libertadores	22 February 2024		Second stage		16	7	6	3	28	16	+12	043.75
Total					68	39	17	12	113	58	+55	057.35

Last updated: 9 November 2024
Source: Soccerway

Série A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Botafogo (T)	33	20	8	5	52	26	+26	68	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2	Palmeiras (T)	33	19	7	7	54	27	+27	64
3	Fortaleza (T)	33	18	9	6	47	32	+15	63
4	Internacional (X)	33	16	11	6	46	28	+18	59
5	Flamengo (X)	32	17	7	8	51	37	+14	58	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage

Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. 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.^[25]
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; (X) Assured of Copa Sudamericana, but may still qualify for Copa Libertadores

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
33	20	8	5	52	26	+26	68	11	4	2	28	11	+17	9	4	3	24	15	+9

Last updated: 9 November 2024.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D
Position	14	9	3	1	3	4	3	3	1	2	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 29 February.^[26]

14 April 2024 1	Cruzeiro	3–2	Botafogo	Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−3	Lucas Silva 20' Arthur 31' Zé Ivaldo 36' Rafael Silva 64', 66' Rafael Elias 90+1', 90+2'		Tiquinho 5' Gregore 27' Júnior Santos 36' Barboza 72' Danilo 83', 84'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 20,701 Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan

18 April 2024 2	Botafogo	1–0	Atlético Goianiense	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3	Halter 15' Tiquinho 30' Ponte 32' Patrick 90'		Pedro Henrique 2' Luiz Felipe 21' Bruno Tubarão 43' Rhaldney 63'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 8,508 Referee: Luiz Flavio de Oliveira

21 April 2024 3	Botafogo	5–1	Juventude	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3	Júnior Santos 5' Tiquinho 9' (pen.) Jeffinho 35' Danilo 53' Savarino 61' Marlon Freitas 77' Montes 80' Hernández 90+1'		Lucas Freitas 8' 38' Gabriel Inocêncio 18' Gabriel 38' Danilo Boza 85'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 13,273 Referee: Arthur Gomes Rabelo

28 April 2024 4	Flamengo	0–2	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro
11:00 UTC−3	De la Cruz 59'		Savarino 15' Danilo Barbosa 43' Luiz Henrique 53', 57' Jeffinho 79' Savarino 90+3'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 53,683 Referee: Raphael Claus

5 May 2024 5	Botafogo	1–2	Bahia	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3	Jeffinho 63'		Everaldo 45+3' (pen.) Ratão 86'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 22,685 Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein

12 May 2024 6	Fortaleza	1–1	Botafogo	Fortaleza
16:00 UTC−3	Pochettino 10' Titi 24' Hércules 49' Brítez 90+4' Lucero 90+5'		John 1' Danilo 41' Romero 54' Ponte 60' Cuiabano 74' Hernández 81' Barboza 88'	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 15,914 Referee: Wilton Sampaio

2 June 2024 7	Corinthians	0–1	Botafogo	São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3	Wesley 34' Félix Torres 40'		Luiz Henrique 29' Júnior Santos 59' Romero 64' Danilo 71' Marlon Freitas 79'	Stadium: Neo Química Arena Attendance: 41,281 Referee: Anderson Daronco

12 June 2024 8	Botafogo	1–0	Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro
20:00 UTC−3	Tiquinho 15' Tchê Tchê 45+5' Bastos 66' Suárez 74'		Martinelli 11' Ganso 45+5' Marcelo 74'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 27,239 Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza

16 June 2024 9	Grêmio	1–2	Botafogo	Cariacica
18:30 UTC−3	Gustavo Nunes 21', 39' Carballo 78' Everton 81'		Cuiabano 10' Gregore 45' Júnior Santos 57' Suárez 81' Yarlen 83'	Stadium: Estádio Kléber Andrade Attendance: 15,811 Referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva

19 June 2024 10	Botafogo	1–1	Athletico Paranaense	Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3	Bastos 90+8'		Erick 42' Mastriani 53' Christian 76' Lucas Esquivel 77' Pablo 85' Alex Santana 90'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 19,589 Referee: Ramon Abatti

22 June 2024 11	Criciúma	2–1	Botafogo	Criciúma
16:00 UTC−3	Barreto 10' Tobias Figueiredo 43' Claudinho 79' Arthur 84' Allano 90+4' Gustavo 90+7'		Barboza 21' Halter 55' Gregore 64' Romero 70'	Stadium: Estádio Heriberto Hülse Attendance: 16,256 Referee: Luiz Flávio

26 June 2024 12	Botafogo	2–1	Red Bull Bragantino	Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3	Carlos Eduardo 21', 52' Fernando Marçal 45' Halter 68'		Evangelista 6' Helinho 45' Lincoln 52' Pedro Henrique 76'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 13,333 Referee: Gustavo Ervino Bauermann

29 June 2024 13	Vasco da Gama	1–1	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3	Victor Luis 34' Hugo Moura 40' João Victor 77' Vegetti 84'		Bastos 45+1', 73' Gatito 45+3' Júnior Santos 59' Patrick 90+4'	Stadium: São Januário Attendance: 16,121 Referee: Ramon Abatti

3 July 2024 14	Cuiabá	1–2	Botafogo	Cuiabá
18:00 UTC−4	Empereur 26' Pitta 45' (pen.) Filipe Augusto 54' André Luis 85' Railan 90'		Kauê 5' Romero 72' Ponte 75'	Stadium: Arena Pantanal Attendance: 7,849 Referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva

7 July 2024 15	Botafogo	3–0	Atlético Mineiro	Rio de Janeiro
20:30 UTC−3	Luiz Henrique 13' Bastos 17' Tiquinho 20' Cuiabano 79' Savarino 90+4'		Palacios 17' Rabello 24'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 21,582 Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein

11 July 2024 16	Vitória	0–1	Botafogo	Salvador
21:30 UTC−3	Muriel 90+6' Janderson 90+10'		Carlos Eduardo 37', 56' Savarino 62' Gregore 76' Hernández 90+7'	Stadium: Barradão Attendance: 16,549 Referee: Ramon Abatti

17 July 2024 17	Botafogo	1–0	Palmeiras	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3	Barboza 4' Tiquinho 56' Suárez 73'			Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 39,570 Referee: Anderson Daronco

20 July 2024 18	Botafogo	1–0	Internacional	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3	Cuiabano 33' Luiz Henrique 38' Suárez 51' Savarino 78'		Rômulo 51' Igor Gomes 78'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 31,344 Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza

24 July 2024 19	São Paulo	2–2	Botafogo	São Paulo
19:30 UTC−3	Lucas Moura 6' (pen.), 51' Rafinha 24' Welington 45+5' Alan Franco 59' Ferreira 60' Luciano 76'		Tiquinho Soares 11' (pen.) Gregore 39' Marlon Freitas 62' Cuiabano 22', 63'	Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi Attendance: 53,244 Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima

27 July 2024 20	Botafogo	0–3	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3	Marçal 4' Allan 74'		William 13', 31' Díaz 37' Matheus Henrique 45+6' Cássio 72' Barreal 77' Xavier 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 24,057 Referee: Wilton Sampaio

3 August 2024 21	Atlético Goianiense	1–4	Botafogo	Goiânia
20:00 UTC−3	Campbell 43' (pen.), 90+1' Romão 53' Adriano Martins 60' Janderson 90+3'		Carlos Alberto 21' Igor Jesus 44', 68' Allan 65' Luiz Henrique 79', 88' (pen.) Romero 81' (pen.) Tchê Tchê 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio Antônio Accioly Attendance: 8,618 Referee: Felipe Fernandes De Lima

11 August 2024 22	Juventude	3–2	Botafogo	Caxias do Sul
11:00 UTC−3	Danilo Boza 9' Davi Goes 14' Erick 41' Carrillo 45+4' Marcelinho 48' Mateus Claus 85'		Romero 29' Barboza 42' Cuiabano 69' Marlon Freitas 73' Marçal 81', 82' Halter 90+7'	Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi Attendance: 5,288 Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza

18 August 2024 23	Botafogo	4–1	Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3	Ponte 3', 52' Cuiabano 33' Igor Jesus 54' Barboza 56' Almada 67' Matheus Martins 84', 90+4' Savarino 86'		Bruno Henrique 24' Ayrton 63' Carlinhos 70'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 25,888 Referee: Bruno Arleu De Araújo

25 August 2024 24	Bahia	0–0	Botafogo	Salvador
16:00 UTC−3	Jean Lucas 25' Caio Alexandre 35' Marcos Felipe 41' Arias 71'		Gregore 32' Marlon Freitas 35' Halter 54' Marçal 84'	Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 39,625 Referee: Ramon Abatti

31 August 2024 25	Botafogo	2–0	Fortaleza	Rio de Janeiro
21:00 UTC−3	Gregore 44' Bastos 72' Igor Jesus 73', 90+1' Marçal 90+1'		Cardona 40' Brítez 49' Pedro Augusto 90' Andrade 90+4'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 32,564 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

14 September 2024 26	Botafogo	2–1	Corinthians	Rio de Janeiro
21:00 UTC−3	Luiz Henrique 39' Almada 67'		Romero 44' Garro 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 32,691 Referee: Anderson Daronco

21 September 2024 27	Fluminense	0–1	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3	Felipe Melo 82'		Tchê Tchê 90+4' Luiz Henrique 90+5'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 29,710 Referee: Wilton Sampaio

28 September 2024 28	Botafogo	0–0	Grêmio	Brasília
21:00 UTC−3	Bastos 12' Luiz Henrique 87' Igor Jesus 90+5' Marlon Freitas 90+10'		Villasanti 66' Kannemann 83' Marchesín 87' Monsalve 89'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 30,735 Referee: Maguielson Lima Barbosa

5 October 2024 29	Athletico Paranaense	0–1	Botafogo	Curitiba
16:30 UTC−3	Madson 75' Kaique Rocha 76'		Igor Jesus 14' Gregore 43' Danilo Barbosa 84' Tiquinho 90' Matheus Martins 90+3'	Stadium: Ligga Arena Attendance: 22,726 Referee: Flavio Rodrigues De Souza

18 October 2024 30	Botafogo	1–1	Criciúma	Rio de Janeiro
20:00 UTC−3	Tiquinho 90+1' Barboza 90+14'		Allano 56' Felipe Vizeu 90+4', 90+5'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 64,727 Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan

26 October 2024 31	Red Bull Bragantino	0–1	Botafogo	Bragança Paulista
19:00 UTC−3	Jadsom 58'		Gregore 86' Bastos 90+4'	Stadium: Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid Attendance: 7,303 Referee: Anderson Daronco

5 November 2024 32	Botafogo	3–0	Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3	Savarino 9' Luiz Henrique 12' Júnior Santos 71'		João Victor 38' 43' Paulo Henrique 76'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 32,007 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo

9 November 2024 33	Botafogo	0–0	Cuiabá	Rio de Janeiro
16:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima

20 November 2024 34	Atlético Mineiro	v	Botafogo	Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Arena MRV

Campeonato Carioca

Taça Guanabara

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Vasco da Gama	11	6	4	1	20	10	+10	22	Advance to semifinals
4	Fluminense	11	6	3	2	17	11	+6	21	Advance to semifinals
5	Botafogo	11	6	2	3	19	11	+8	20	Advance to Taça Rio semifinals
6	Boavista	11	5	3	3	18	21	−3	18
7	Portuguesa	11	3	5	3	9	12	−3	14

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.

17 January 2024 1	Botafogo	1–0	Madureira	Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3	Barboza 23' Jeffinho 39' Halter 55' Tchê Tchê 82' Newton 90+2'		Arthur Lourenço 88' Wagninho 90+3' Fábio Matos 90+8'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 7,874 Referee: Alexandre Vargas Tavares de Jesus

20 January 2024 2	Botafogo	2–0	Bangu	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3	Júnior Santos 3' Jeffinho 90+7'			Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 6,474 Referee: Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz

24 January 2024 3	Boavista	1–0	Botafogo	Saquarema
21:30 UTC−3	Leonardo Sheldon Martins 35'			Stadium: Estádio Elcyr Resende de Mendonça Attendance: 2,588 Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano

27 January 2024 4	Botafogo	2–0	Sampaio Corrêa	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3	Júnior Santos 55' Jeffinho 90+6'			Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 6,104 Referee: Lucas Coelho Santos

30 January 2024 5	Botafogo	1–1	Portuguesa RJ	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3	Tiquinho Soares 21'		Anderson Indalêncio da Rosa 55'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 4,241 Referee: Bruno Mota Correia

3 February 2024 6	Botafogo	2–2	Nova Iguaçu	Gama
16:00 UTC−3	Halter 46' Carlos Eduardo 67' (pen.)		Carlinhos 69', 89'	Stadium: Estádio Walmir Campelo Bezerra Attendance: 5,710 Referee: Alexandre Vargas Tavares de Jesus

7 February 2024 7	Flamengo	1–0	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3	Everton 45+3' Pulgar 90+7' Léo Pereira 90+9'		Júnior Santos 45+2' Halter 50' Barboza 73'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 46,798 Referee: Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz

14 February 2024 8	Volta Redonda	0–3	Botafogo	Volta Redonda
19:00 UTC−3	Danrley 15' Wellington Silva 45+3' Bruno Barra 62' 90+8' Paulo Henrique 72'		Bastos 9' Jefferson Savarino 22' Tiquinho Soares 25' Júnior Santos 90' Janderson 90+4' Gatito 90+9'	Stadium: Estádio Raulino de Oliveira Attendance: 5,289 Referee: André Rodrigo Rocha

18 February 2024 9	Botafogo	2–4	Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3	Carlos Eduardo 21', 88' Danilo 51' Júnior Santos 76' Tchê Tchê 89' Emerson Urso 90+7'		Galdames 31', 45' Piton 46' Paulo 64' Vegetti 68' (pen.) Gatito 85' (o.g.) Robert Rojas 90+8'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 25,673 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhaes

24 February 2024 10	Audax Rio	0–2	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3	Arlen 45+4' Miticov 55' Paulo Victor 90'		Hernández 3' Marçal 44' Janderson 48' Gregore 76' Matheus Nascimento 90'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 1,446 Referee: Bruno Mota Correia

3 March 2024 11	Fluminense	2–4	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3	Lelê 26', 55' John Kennedy 42', 86' (pen.) André 88' Felipe Alves 90+11'		Marlon Freitas 3', 90' (pen.) Raí 15' Gregore 42' Halter 45+2' Marçal 53' Ponte 57' Emerson Urso 78', 90+13' Suárez 83' Gatito 84'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 21,492 Referee: Felipe da Silva Gonçalves

Taca Rio

Semi-finals

10 March 2024 First leg	Sampaio Corrêa	1–2	Botafogo	Saquarema
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Elcyr Resende de Mendonça Referee: André Rodrigo Rocha

17 March 2024 Second leg	Botafogo	2–1 (4–2 agg.)	Sampaio Corrêa	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Referee: Felipe da Silva Gonçalves

Final

27 March 2024 First leg	Boavista	0–4	Botafogo	Saquarema
19:30 UTC−3			Tiquinho Soares 15', 70' Júnior Santos 89' Yarlen 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Elcyr Resende de Mendonça Referee: Alexandre Vargas Tavares de Jesus

31 March 2024 Second leg	Botafogo	2–0 (6–0 agg.)	Boavista	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−3	Tchê Tchê 49' (pen.) Kauê 57'			Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Referee: Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz

Copa do Brasil

Third round

3 May 2024 First leg	Botafogo	1–0	Vitória	Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3	Carlos Eduardo 65'			Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Referee: Luiz Flávio

23 May 2024 Second leg	Vitória	1–2 (1–3 agg.)	Botafogo	Salvador
19:00 UTC−3	Daniel Júnior 78'		Luiz Henrique 45+2' Júnior Santos 62'	Stadium: Barradão Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima

Round of 16

30 July 2024 First leg	Botafogo	1–1	Bahia	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3	Carlos Alberto 8'		Cauly 45+1' Everaldo 69'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 19,121 Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza

7 August 2024 Second leg	Bahia	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Botafogo	Salvador
19:00 UTC−3	Caio Alexandre 81' Rodríguez 87', 88' Ribeiro 90+3' Rafael Ratão 90+5'		Almada 17' Gregore 45+3' Barboza 77' Bastos 90+4'	Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein

Copa Libertadores

Second stage

21 February 2024 First leg	Aurora	1–1	Botafogo	Cochabamba, Bolivia
20:30 UTC−4	Torrico 90+6'		Tiquinho Soares 22' Júnior Santos 27'	Stadium: Estadio Félix Capriles Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)

28 February 2024 Second leg	Botafogo	6–0 (7–1 agg.)	Aurora	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3	Júnior Santos 3', 52', 69', 81' Tiquinho Soares 15' Savarino 45+2'			Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 21,917 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Third stage

6 March 2024 First leg	Botafogo	2–1	Red Bull Bragantino	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3	Júnior Santos 44', 73'	Report	Juninho Capixaba 45+2'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 33,433 Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

13 March 2024 Second leg	Red Bull Bragantino	1–1 (3–2 agg.)	Botafogo	Bragança Paulista
21:30 UTC−3	Talisson 86'	Report	Júnior Santos 76'	Stadium: Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid Attendance: 8,300 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Group stage

The draw was held on 18 March 2024.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	JUN	BOT	LDQ	UNI
1	Junior	6	2	4	0	7	4	+3	10	Advance to round of 16	—	0–0	1–1	1–1
2	Botafogo	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10	Advance to round of 16	1–3	—	2–1	3–1
3	LDU Quito	6	2	1	3	6	6	0	7	Transfer to Copa Sudamericana	0–1	1–0	—	2–0
4	Universitario	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	5		1–1	0–1	2–1	—

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.

3 April 2024 1	Botafogo	1–3	Junior	Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3	Hugo 43'	Report	Bacca 13' (pen.), 41' Fuentes 28'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 39,039 Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)

11 April 2024 2	LDU Quito	1–0	Botafogo	Quito, Ecuador
17:00 UTC−5	Alzugaray 4'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 16,008 Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

24 April 2024 3	Botafogo	3–1	Universitario	Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3	Carlos Eduardo 47', 90+2' Luiz Henrique 57'	Report	Olivares 90+4'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 23,800 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

8 May 2024 4	Botafogo	2–1	LDU Quito	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3	Hugo 31' Júnior Santos 69'	Report	Estrada 45+1'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 26,464 Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

16 May 2024 5	Universitario	0–1	Botafogo	Lima, Peru
21:00 UTC−5			Jeffinho 77'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Attendance: 53,242 Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)

28 May 2024 6	Junior	0–0	Botafogo	Barranquilla, Colombia
17:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Attendance: 16,189 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Final stages

Round of 16

14 August 2024 First leg	Botafogo	2–1	Palmeiras	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3	Luiz Henrique 22' Igor Jesus 39', 49' Cuiabano 64' Tiquinho Soares 90'		López 29' Maurício 33' Veiga 37' Estêvão Willian 90'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 38,848 Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

21 August 2024 Second leg	Palmeiras	2–2 (3–4 agg.)	Botafogo	São Paulo
21:30 UTC−3	Ríos 35' López 86' Rony 90'		Barboza 35' Gregore 45+3' Igor Jesus 56' Savarino 64' John 81' Ponte 89' Tchê Tchê 90+10'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 40,269 Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

Quarter-finals

18 September 2024 First leg	Botafogo	0–0	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3	Luiz Henrique 30' Bastos 72'		Rafinha 82' Arboleda 90+4'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 40,089 Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

25 September 2024 Second leg	São Paulo	1–1 (1–1 agg.) (4–5 p)	Botafogo	São Paulo
21:30 UTC−3	Moura 45+5' Bobadilla 53' Nestor 79' Calleri 87' Rafinha 90+2' 90+2' Igor Vinícius 90+7'		Almada 15' Barboza 45+2' John 49' Fernández 90+2' Marçal 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi Attendance: 61,329 Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
	Penalties
	Calleri Luiz Gustavo Moura Igor Vinícius Luciano Nestor		Tchê Tchê Danilo Marçal Vitinho Almada Matheus Martins

Semi-finals

23 October 2024 First leg	Botafogo	5–0	Peñarol	Rio de Janeiro
21:45 UTC−3	Luiz Henrique 13', 73' Igor Jesus 36', 79' Savarino 51', 59' Barboza 55' Gregore 61'		Pérez Casada 36'	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 42,982 Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Note: The start of the match was pushed back by 15 minutes because the Peñarol team arrived at the stadium late.^[27]

30 October 2024 Second leg	Peñarol	3–1 (3–6 agg.)	Botafogo	Montevideo, Uruguay
21:30 UTC−3	Báez 31', 66' Aguerre 45+5' Sosa 86' Batista 89'		Bastos 28' Matheus Martins 45+4' Vitinho 49' Ponte 69' 69' Almada 71', 88'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 33,034 Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Note: The match was moved from the Estadio Campeón del Siglo due to safety concerns.^[28]

Final

30 November 2024 Final	Atlético Mineiro	v	Botafogo	Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estadio Monumental

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 5 November 2024^[update]

Position	Players	Série A	Campeonato Carioca	Copa do Brasil	Copa Libertadores	Total
FW	Júnior Santos	4	5	1	9	19
FW	Luiz Henrique	7	0	1	3	11
MF	Jefferson Savarino	5	2	0	4	11
MF	Tiquinho Soares	5	3	0	1	9
MF	Carlos Eduardo	2	3	1	2	8
FW	Igor Jesus	5	0	0	3	8
FW	Jeffinho	1	3	0	1	5
DF	Bastos	3	1	0	0	4
DF	Cuiabano	4	0	0	0	4
MF	Thiago Almada	1	0	0	2	3
MF	Danilo Barbosa	3	0	0	0	3
DF	Mateo Ponte	3	0	0	0	3
MF	Carlos Alberto	1	0	1	0	2
DF	Hugo	0	0	0	2	2
MF	Kauê	1	1	0	0	2
MF	Marlon Freitas	0	2	0	0	2
MF	Matheus Martins	2	0	0	0	2
DF	Lucas Halter	1	1	0	0	2
FW	Yarlen	0	2	0	0	2
DF	Alexander Barboza	0	0	0	1	1
FW	Emerson Urso	0	1	0	0	1
MF	Gregore	1	0	0	0	1
FW	Diego Hernández	0	1	0	0	1
FW	Janderson	0	1	0	0	1
DF	Fernando Marçal	0	1	0	0	1
MF	Jacob Montes	1	0	0	0	1
MF	Raí	0	1	0	0	1
FW	Óscar Romero	1	0	0	0	1
FW	Sapata	0	1	0	0	1
MF	Tchê Tchê	0	1	0	0	1

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

[4] "Adquirido pelo Botafogo, Carlos Alberto será emprestado a time belga até o meio do ano". ge. 1 January 2024.

[5] "Botafogo - de volta para casa".

[6] "Botafogo confirma a contratação do lateral Damián Suárez, ex-Getafe". 3 March 2024.

[7] "Botafogo anuncia a contratação do volante Gregore". ge. 19 February 2024.

[8] "Botafogo anuncia a contratação do meia Óscar Romero". ge. 18 March 2024.

[9] Pimentel, Wilson (20 April 2024). "Quanto o Botafogo pagou pela contratação de Cuiabano?". RTI Esporte.

[10] "Botafogo anuncia a contratação de Allan". tntsports.com.br. 1 July 2024.

[11] Oliveira, Ricardo (7 July 2024). "Botafogo apresenta reforços à torcida; saiba quando poderão estrear". RTI Esporte.

[12] "Atlanta United transfers midfielder Thiago Almada to Botafogo for MLS-record fee". Cochrane Eagle. 6 July 2024.

[13] "Botafogo anuncia a contratação de Matheus Martins". 30 July 2024.

[14] "Botafogo anuncia a contratação do meia francês El Arouch". ge. 21 August 2024.

[15] "O XERIFE VOLTOU! | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas".

[16] "Botafogo anuncia a contratação do lateral-esquerdo Alex Telles". Terra.

[17] "Chelsea favourite Costa joins another new club eight months after Wolves stint". Daily Mirror. 9 February 2024.

[18] "Diego Hernández deja Botafogo para jugar en el León de Jorge Bava". ESPN.com.mx. 29 July 2024.

[19] "Botafogo libera em definitivo Jacob Montes e mais um para clube de John Textor na BÃ©lgica". 21 July 2024.

[20] "Criciúma anuncia contratação do meio-campista Patrick de Paula". 22 August 2024.

[21] "Jefferson Ã© reforÃ§o para a defesa".

[22] "CRB traz reforço do Botafogo: conheça o novo zagueiro Luís Segovia". Blog do CRB. 29 August 2024.

[23] "Damián Suárez rescinde contrato com o Botafogo e vai reforçar o Peñarol". FogãoNET. 2 September 2024.

[24] "El Arouch deixa o Botafogo após um mês por "motivos familiares"". 20 September 2024.

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