2024 Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas season explained

Club:Botafogo
Season:2024
Manager:Tiago Nunes
(until 22 February)
Fábio Matias
(interim, from 23 February to 10 April)
Artur Jorge
(from 11 April)[1]
Stadium:Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
League:Série A
League Result:1st
Cup1:Campeonato Carioca
Cup1 Result:Taça Rio winners
Cup2:Copa do Brasil
Cup2 Result:Round of 16
Cup3:Copa Libertadores
Cup3 Result:Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:
Jefferson Savarino
Tiquinho Soares
(4 each)
Season Topscorer:
Júnior Santos (18)
Highest Attendance:39,570 vs Palmeiras
Largest Win:Botafogo 6–0 Aurora
Largest Loss:Botafogo 0–3 Cruzeiro
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Updated:18 August 2024
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025

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

Transfers

In

PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource
Carlos Alberto América MineiroR$5 million[2]
LyonLoan[3]
Real Betis€16,000,000
UnattatchedFree[4]
Gregore Inter Miami€2,500,000[5]
UnattachedFree[6]
BoavistaLoan return
Grêmio€1,400,000[7]
AvenidaLoan return
Carlos Alberto RWD MolenbeekLoan return
Al WahdaFree[8]
Shabab Al AhliFree[9]
Atlanta United FC$21,000,000[10]
Matheus Martins Udinese€10,000,000[11]
Mohamed El Arouch LyonUndisclosed[12]

Out

PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource
Diego Costa GrêmioEnd of contract[13]
João Fernando BoavistaLoan
Gabriel Toebe Studt AvenidaLoan
Carlos Alberto RWD MolenbeekLoan
Diego Hernández Club LeónLoan[14]

Competitions

Série A

See main article: 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Matches

The match schedule was released on 29 February.[15]

Campeonato Carioca

See main article: 2024 Campeonato Carioca.

Taca Rio

Final

Copa do Brasil

See main article: 2024 Copa do Brasil.

Round of 16

Copa Libertadores

See main article: 2024 Copa Libertadores.

Group stage

The draw was held on 18 March 2024.

Final stages

See main article: 2024 Copa Libertadores final stages.

Quarter-finals

Statistics

Goalscorers

Position Players Série A Campeonato Carioca Copa do Brasil Copa Libertadores Total
FW 3 5 1 9 18
MF 2 3 1 2 8
MF 4 2 0 2 8
MF 4 3 0 1 8
FW 4 0 1 2 7
FW 1 3 0 1 5
DF 3 1 0 0 4
DF 4 0 0 0 4
FW 2 0 0 2 4
MF 3 0 0 0 3
DF 3 0 0 0 3
MF 1 0 1 0 2
DF 0 0 0 2 2
MF 1 1 0 0 2
MF 0 2 0 0 2
MF 2 0 0 0 2
DF 1 1 0 0 2
FW 0 2 0 0 2
FW 0 1 0 0 1
FW 0 1 0 0 1
FW 0 1 0 0 1
DF 0 1 0 0 1
MF 1 0 0 0 1
MF 0 1 0 0 1
FW 1 0 0 0 1
FW 0 1 0 0 1
MF 0 1 0 0 1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artur Jorge, técnico do Botafogo, é regularizado e pode fazer estreia pelo clube. 11 April 2024. ESPN.com.
  2. Web site: Adquirido pelo Botafogo, Carlos Alberto será emprestado a time belga até o meio do ano. 1 January 2024. ge.
  3. Web site: Botafogo - de volta para casa .
  4. Web site: Botafogo confirma a contratação do lateral Damián Suárez, ex-Getafe . 3 March 2024 .
  5. Web site: Botafogo anuncia a contratação do volante Gregore. 19 February 2024. ge.
  6. Web site: Botafogo anuncia a contratação do meia Óscar Romero. 18 March 2024. ge.
  7. Web site: Quanto o Botafogo pagou pela contratação de Cuiabano?. Wilson. Pimentel. 20 April 2024. RTI Esporte.
  8. https://tntsports.com.br/futebolbrasileiro/Botafogo-anuncia-a-contratacao-de-Allan-20240701-0003.html
  9. Web site: Botafogo apresenta reforços à torcida; saiba quando poderão estrear. Ricardo. Oliveira. 7 July 2024. RTI Esporte.
  10. Web site: Atlanta United transfers midfielder Thiago Almada to Botafogo for MLS-record fee. 6 July 2024. Cochrane Eagle.
  11. Web site: Botafogo anuncia a contratação de Matheus Martins . 30 July 2024 .
  12. Web site: Botafogo anuncia a contratação do meia francês El Arouch. 21 August 2024. ge.
  13. Web site: Chelsea favourite Costa joins another new club eight months after Wolves stint . . 9 February 2024 .
  14. Web site: Diego Hernández deja Botafogo para jugar en el León de Jorge Bava. 29 July 2024. ESPN.com.mx.
  15. Web site: Tabela do Brasileirão 2024: CBF divulga jogos da Série A. 29 February 2024. ge.globo.com.