| 2025 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Artur Jorge |
| Stadium | Estádio Nilton Santos |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | Pre-season |
| Campeonato Carioca | Taça Guanabara |
| Copa do Brasil | Pre-season |
| Supercopa do Brasil | Final |
| Copa Libertadores | Group stage |
| Recopa Sudamericana | Pre-season |
| FIFA Club World Cup | Group stage |
| ← 20242026 → | |
The 2025 season will be the 101st year of competition for Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, a Brazilian football club based in Rio de Janeiro. The team is set to compete 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 are the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores.
Squad
Transfers In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Jeffinho
|
 Lyon
|
€5,300,000 | 3 January 2025 |
Transfers Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Pablo
|
Flamengo
|
End of loan | 31 December 2024 | |
| MF |  Óscar Romero
|
Released | 31 December 2024 | ||
| GK | Gabriel Toebe Studt
|
Avenida
|
31 December 2024 | ||
| MF | Emerson Urso
|
Vila Nova
|
Released | 31 December 2024 | |
| MF | Chay
|
Volta Redonda
|
Released | 31 December 2024 | |
| DF | Rafael
|
Retired | End of contract | 31 December 2024 | |
| DF | Marçal
|
End of contract | 31 December 2024 | ||
| GK | Gatito Fernández
|
Cerro Porteño
|
End of contract | 31 December 2024 | |
| MF | Tchê Tchê
|
Vasco da Gama
|
End of contract | 31 December 2024 | |
| MF | Eduardo
|
Cruzeiro
|
End of contract | 31 December 2024 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 29 March 2025 | 21 December 2025 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Campeonato Carioca | 11 January 2025 | Taça Guanabara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |
| Copa do Brasil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |||
| Supercopa do Brasil | 2–3 February 2025 | Final | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |
| Copa Libertadores | 2 April 2025 | Group stage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |
| Recopa Sudamericana | 20 February 2025 | First leg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 15 June 2025 | Group stage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |||
Source: Competitions
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Main article: 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série ACampeonato Carioca
Main article: 2025 Campeonato CariocaTaça Guanabara
Results by round
| Round | 1 |
|---|---|
| Ground | H |
| Result | |
| Position |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss Botafogo v Maricá
| 11 January 2025 1 | Botafogo | v | Maricá | Rio de Janeiro |
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos |
Copa do Brasil
Main article: 2025 Copa do BrasilSupercopa do Brasil
Main article: 2025 Supercopa do Brasil Botafogo v Flamengo| 2–3 February 2025 Final | Botafogo | v | Flamengo | Belém |
| Stadium: Mangueirão |
Copa Libertadores
Main article: 2025 Copa LibertadoresRecopa Sudamericana
Main article: 2025 Recopa Sudamericana Racing Club
v Botafogo
| 20 February 2025 First leg | Racing Club | v | Botafogo |
v Racing Club
| 27 February 2025 Second leg | Botafogo | v | Racing Club | Rio de Janeiro |
| Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos |
FIFA Club World Cup
Main article: 2025 FIFA Club World CupGroup stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Atlético Madrid
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Botafogo
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Seattle Sounders FC
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
v Botafogo
| 15 June 2025 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | v | Botafogo | Seattle, United States |
| 19:00 UTC−7 | Stadium: Lumen Field |
v Paris Saint-Germain
| 19 June 2025 2 | Botafogo | v | Paris Saint-Germain | Pasadena, United States |
| 18:00 UTC−7 | Stadium: Rose Bowl |
v Atlético Madrid
| 23 June 2025 3 | Botafogo | v | Atlético Madrid | Pasadena, United States |
| 12:00 UTC−7 | Stadium: Rose Bowl |
References
- "Lyon: Jeffinho Completes Permanent Move to Botafogo". www.footboom1.com.
- "Botafogo se despidió oficialmente de Óscar Romero". OneFootball. December 29, 2024.
- "Botafogo libera Emerson Urso para o Vila Nova em definitivo e mantém percentual". FogãoNET. December 10, 2024.
- "Chay se despede do Botafogo: 'Nem nos meus melhores sonhos eu conseguiria imaginar que tudo seria tão mágico'". FogãoNET. December 30, 2024.
- "Marçal se despede do Botafogo: "Estará sempre no coração"". ge. December 30, 2024.
- "Em fim de contrato com o Botafogo, Tchê Tchê acerta com o Vasco para 2025". O Globo. December 19, 2024.
- "Eduardo se despede do Botafogo: "Para sempre na minha vida"". ge. December 28, 2024.
- Martins, Leonardo. "Supercopa do Brasil 2025: quando e onde será o torneio que abre a temporada". CNN Brasil.
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