2016 Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas season

The 2016 season saw the return of Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, after spending 2015 in Série B.

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas

2016 season
Head coach	Ricardo Gomes
Stadiums	various
Campeonato Brasileiro	5th
Campeonato Carioca	2nd
Copa do Brasil	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Sassá (12) All: Sassá (14)
Highest home attendance	53,634 (vs Vasco da Gama, 8 May 2016)
Lowest home attendance	211 (vs Coruripe, 28 April 2016)
All statistics correct as of 21 October 2016.

Background

After a poor 2014 season saw Botafogo relegated for only the second time in their history, Botafogo comfortably won the 2015 Série B.[1][2]

Match results

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Preseason

Date	Opponents	H/A	Result[3]	Scorers	Attendance
23 January 2016	Desportiva Ferroviária	A	1–2	Gegê	2,479

Group stage

Date	Opponents	H/A	Result[3]	Scorers	Attendance
30 January 2016	Bangu	A	2–0	Gervasio Núñez, Renan Fonseca	1,647
2 February 2016	Portuguesa	H	2–1	Damián Lizio	1,273
10 February 2016	Macaé	H	1–0	Gervasio Núñez	1,112
13 February 2016	Resende	A	1–0	Luís Henrique	2,507
21 February 2016	Cabofriense	H	2–1	Luís Henrique, Neílton	2,398
24 February 2016	Fluminense	H	2–0	Gegê, Ribamar	9,838
28 February 2016	Vasco da Gama	A	1–1	Emerson	7,921
6 March 2016	Boavista	A	1–0	Fernandes	1,128

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Botafogo	8	7	1	0	12	3	+9	22	Taça Guanabara
2	Flamengo	8	6	1	1	19	4	+15	19
3	Volta Redonda	8	3	4	1	13	10	+3	13
4	Madureira	8	3	3	2	12	12	0	12
5	America	8	3	2	3	9	9	0	11	Taça Rio

Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2016. Source: Group B Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Taça Guanabara

Date	Opponents	H/A	Result[3]	Scorers	Attendance
13 March 2016	Fluminense	A	1–1	Ribamar	4,378
20 March 2016	Madureira	H	1–0	Bruno Silva	996
27 March 2016	Vasco da Gama	A	0–1		6,483
30 March 2016	Volta Redonda	H	2–0	Rodrigo Lindoso, Joel Carli	905
2 April 2016	Flamengo	H	2–2	Joel Carli, Rodrigo Lindoso	16,150
10 April 2016	Bangu	H	1–0	Rodrigo Lindoso	1,509
17 April 2016	Boavista	A	1–0	Leandro	2,700

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vasco da Gama	7	5	2	0	8	2	+6	17	Taça GB champions and Semifinals
2	Fluminense	7	4	2	1	10	3	+7	14	Advanced in Semifinals
3	Botafogo	7	4	2	1	8	4	+4	14
4	Flamengo	7	3	3	1	10	4	+6	12
5	Volta Redonda	7	2	2	3	6	8	−2	8	Taça Rio

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Final stage

Match	Date	Opponents	H/A	Result[3]	Scorers	Attendance
Semifinal	24 April 2016	Fluminense	A	1–0	Ribamar	3,562
Final - first leg	1 May 2016	Vasco da Gama	H	0–1		37,207
Final - second leg	8 May 2016	Vasco da Gama	H	1–1^[a]	Leandro	53,634

^{a - Vasco da Gama won the final 2–1 on aggregate}

Copa do Brasil

Round	Date	Opponents	H/A	Result[3]	Scorers	Attendance
First round	5 April 2016	Coruripe	A	1–0	Luís Henrique	1,077
First round	28 April 2016	Coruripe	H	1–1	Sassá	211
Second round	12 May 2016	Juazeirense	A	2–1	Neílton, Emerson Silva	2,763
Second round	19 May 2016	Juazeirense	H	1–0	Neílton	377
Third round	13 July 2016	Bragantino	A	2–2	Dierson, Gervasio Núñez	1,434
Third round	27 July 2016	Bragantino	H	1–0	Vinícius Tanquinho	4,314
Round of 16	1 September 2016	Cruzeiro	H	2–5	Sassá, Neílton	4,491
Round of 16	21 September 2016	Cruzeiro	A	0–1		10,604

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Week	Date	Opponents	H/A	Result[3]	Scorers	Attendance
1	15 May 2016	São Paulo	H	0–1		5,465
2	22 May 2016	Sport	A	1–1	Fernandes	6,117
3	25 May 2016	Atlético Paranaense	H	2–1	Ribamar, Neílton	4,445
4	29 May 2016	Fluminense	A	0–1		4,550
5	1 June 2016	Cruzeiro	H	0–1		7,057
6	5 June 2016	Santos	A	0–3		16,530
7	12 June 2016	Vitória	H	1–1	Sassá	2,208
8	15 June 2016	América	H	3–1	Sassá (3)	1,255
9	19 June 2016	Corinthians	A	1–3	Leandro	34,747
10	22 June 2016	Figueirense	H	0–0		3,012
11	26 June 2016	Internacional	A	3–2	Fernandes, Neilton, Camilo	21,562
12	30 June 2016	Atlético Mineiro	A	3–5	Sassá, Gervasio Núñez, Bruno Silva	36,129
13	3 July 2016	Santa Cruz	H	2–1	Sassá, Neilton	5,423
14	9 July 2016	Coritiba	A	0–0		10,922
15	16 July 2016	Flamengo	H	3–3	Diogo Goiano, Neilton, Juan Manuel Salgueiro	11,692
16	24 July 2016	Chapecoense	A	1–2	Camilo	7,013
17	31 July 2016	Palmeiras	H	3–1	Neilton (2), Camilo	8,477
18	4 August 2016	Ponte Preta	A	0–2		5,050
20	14 August 2016	São Paulo	A	1–0	Sassá	14,399
21	20 August 2016	Sport	H	3–0	Sassá (2), Camilo	4,771
22	29 August 2016	Atlético Paranaense	A	0–1		11,453
19	4 September 2016	Grêmio	H	2–1	Camilo, Sassá	5,199
23	7 September 2016	Fluminense	H	1–0	Neílton	10,156
24	11 September 2016	Cruzeiro	A	2–0	Canales, Camilo	26,611
25	14 September 2016	Santos	H	0–1		11,883
26	18 September 2016	Vitória	A	1–0	Rodrigo Pimpão	9,900
27	24 September 2016	América	A	0–1		1,789
28	1 October 2016	Corinthians	H	2–0	Neílton, Diogo Goiano	9,123
29	9 October 2016	Figueirense	A	1–0	Bruno Silva	12,325
30	12 October 2016	Internacional	H	1–0	Sassá	10,176
31	16 October 2016	Atlético Mineiro	H	3–2	Bruno Silva, Rodrigo Pimpão, Dudu Cearense	14,595
32	19 October 2016	Santa Cruz	A	1–0	Rodrigo Pimpão	3,480
33	29 October 2016	Coritiba	H	0–0		15,170
34	5 November 2016	Flamengo	A	0–0		49,382
35	16 November 2016	Chapecoense	H	0–2		10,170
36	20 November 2016	Palmeiras	A	0–1		39,690
37	26 November 2016	Ponte Preta	H	1–1	Sassá	12,069
38	11 December 2016	Grêmio	A	1–0	Bruno Silva	14,101

Squad statistics

Statistics accurate as at the end of the 2016 season[4]

Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total		Série A		Campeonato Carioca		Copa do Brasil
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
G		Helton Leite	11	0	6	0	0	0	5	0
G		Sidão	35	0	32	0	0	0	3	0
G		Jefferson	19	0	0	0	18	0	1	0
D		Diego	16	0	3	0	7	0	6	0
D		Diogo Goiano	45	2	26	2	17	0	2	0
D		Emerson	43	1	30	0	10	1	3	0
D		Emerson Santos	31	1	21	0	6	0	4	1
D		J. Carli	30	2	16	0	12	2	2	0
D		Luis Ricardo	38	0	20	0	15	0	3	0
D		Marcelo Conceição	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
D		Marcinho	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
D		Renan Fonseca	34	1	17	0	11	1	6	0
D		Victor Luis	26	0	22	0	0	0	4	0
D		Igor Rabello	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
D		Jean	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
M		Airton	33	0	21	0	10	0	2	0
M		Alemão	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0
M		Bruno Silva	51	5	31	4	13	1	7	0
M		Camilo	30	6	28	6	0	0	2	0
M		D. Lizio	7	1	0	0	5	1	2	0
M		Dierson	10	1	3	0	3	0	4	1
M		Dudu Cearense	16	1	16	1	0	0	0	0
M		Fernandes	32	3	19	2	9	1	4	0
M		G. Núñez	33	4	20	1	9	2	4	1
M		Gegé	22	2	4	0	17	2	1	0
M		Leandro	30	3	18	1	8	2	4	0
M		Marquinho	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
M		Octávio	4	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
M		Rodrigo Lindoso	47	3	25	0	17	3	5	0
M		Lucas Zen	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
A		Anderson Aquino	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
A		G. Canales	11	1	9	1	0	0	2	0
A		Geovane Maranhão	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
A		J. Salgueiro	29	1	11	1	13	0	5	0
A		Luis Henrique	23	3	5	0	12	2	6	1
A		Neilton	54	12	35	8	13	1	6	3
A		Pachu	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
A		Ribamar	32	4	12	1	18	3	2	0
A		Rodrigo Pimpão	25	3	23	3	0	0	2	0
A		Sassá	31	14	26	12	1	0	4	2
A		Vinícius Tanque	15	1	12	0	0	0	3	1

Kits

Home kit for Campeonato Carioca season

Away kit for Campeonato Carioca season

Third kit for Campeonato Carioca season

Home kit for Campeonato Brasileiro season

Away kit for Campeonato Brasileiro season

Third kit for Campeonato Brasileiro season

Botafogo began the year wearing uniforms manufactured by Puma. With the Puma deal expiring in April, the club announced in February that a three-year deal had been agreed with Topper with a value believed to be worth over R$40m .[5][6][7]

Awards

• Campeonato Carioca Revelação [Young Player of the Year]: Ribamar[8]

Venues

As a result of the 2016 Summer Olympics being held in Rio de Janeiro, Botafogo was not able to access their regular home of Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (known as the Estádio Nilton Santos for Botafogo games) during 2016. During the Rio State Championship, Botafogo hosted games at the Estádio São Januário in Rio de Janeiro city; the Estádio de Los Larios in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro; the Estádio Kléber Andrade in Cariacica, Espírito Santo; the Estádio Mário Helênio in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais; and the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro city. Botafogo's home matches in the first two rounds of the Copa do Brasil were hosted at the Estádio de Los Larios.

Prior to the commencement of the Campeonato Brasileiro, Botafogo and Associação Atlética Portuguesa agreed a deal to play at the Estádio Luso Brasileiro in Ilha do Governador in Rio de Janeiro city with the stadium being known as "Arena Botafogo". Prior to matches being played at the stadium, temporary seating and improvements to the pitch were required. While these renovations took place, matches were played at the Estádio Raulino de Oliveira in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro; the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha in Brasília; and the Estádio Mário Helênio in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais.[9][10][11][12]

References

1. "Botafogo relegated in Brazilian league". USA Today. AP. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
2. "Botafogo vence ABC em Brasília e é campeão da Série B". Terra. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
3. Botafogo's score mentioned first
4. "Botafogo FR - Squad". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
5. Lima, Thiago (30 March 2016). "Botafogo programa o lançamento de sua nova camisa para dia 12 de maio". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 June 2016.
6. "Botafogo anuncia a Topper de forma oficial e revela valor de R$ 40 milhões". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). 12 February 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
7. Dudley, George (16 February 2016). "Topper deal for Botafogo". SportsPro. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
8. "Nenê é eleito o 'craque', e campeão Vasco domina seleção ideal do Carioca". ESPN.com.br (in Portuguese).
9. Gentile, Bernardo (28 April 2016). "Botafogo faz parceria e terá arena no Rio para 18 mil pessoas no Brasileiro". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2016.
10. "CBF marca jogo Botafogo x Cruzeiro para Mané Garrincha, em Brasília". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). 24 May 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
11. Rocha, Felippe (4 June 2016). "E a Arena? CBF marca Botafogo x Vitória para o Raulino de Oliveira". Terra (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2016.
12. "Sem a Arena, de novo: Botafogo x Figueirense será em Juiz de Fora (MG)". Terra (in Portuguese). 14 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

Sources

• Botafogo FR on Soccerway