Why is it called Botafogo?

Named after the Botafogo neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro where the club was founded.

Who is the Botafogo biggest rival?

Fluminense is mentioned as Botafogo's rival in Rio de Janeiro.

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Botafogo

Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro

1904

Botafogo

Brazil

Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro

Team Info

Squad size69

Foreign players16

Local players53

Average age24.8

Recent Form

CONMEBOL SudamericanaSouth America

Apr 28
22:00

Botafogo

Independiente Petrolero

Apr 9
22:00

Botafogo

Caracas FC

Serie ABrazil

Apr 25
21:30

Botafogo

Internacional

Apr 18
21:30

Chapecoense-sc

Botafogo

Mar 29
22:30

Atletico Paranaense

Botafogo

Copa Do BrasilBrazil

Apr 21
20:00

Botafogo

Chapecoense-sc

Carioca - 1Brazil

Feb 22
00:00

Boavista SC

Botafogo

Feb 15
20:30

Botafogo

Flamengo

CONMEBOL LibertadoresSouth America

Feb 19
00:30

Nacional Potosí

Botafogo

Standings

Carioca, Serie A 2026, Relegation round

#	Team	P	W	D	L	PTS	DIFF	GLS	LAST 5
1	Portuguesa RJ	6	3	2	1	11	+6	13:7	W W D W L
2	Sampaio Corrêa RJ	6	3	1	2	10	+2	10:8	L L W D W
3	Nova Iguaçu	6	1	4	1	7	+1	7:6	W D D D L
4	CFRJ / Maricá	6	1	1	4	4	-9	6:15	L D L L W

Carioca, Serie A 2026, Taca Guanabara, Group A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	PTS	DIFF	GLS	LAST 5
1	Fluminense	6	5	0	1	15	+4	9:5	L D W W W
2	Vasco DA Gama	6	3	2	1	11	+6	9:3	D L W W D
3	Volta Redonda	6	3	2	1	11	+4	9:5	D L L D W
4	Bangu	6	3	1	2	10	0	7:7	L D W L D
5	Portuguesa RJ	6	2	1	3	7	-1	6:7	W W D W L
6	Sampaio Corrêa RJ	6	2	1	3	7	-7	7:14	L L W D W

Carioca, Serie A 2026, Taca Guanabara, Group B

#	Team	P	W	D	L	PTS	DIFF	GLS	LAST 5
1	Botafogo	6	3	0	3	9	+1	6:5	W D W L L
2	Madureira	6	2	2	2	8	-1	5:6	L L W D D
3	Boavista SC	6	2	2	2	8	-2	6:8	D L L D D
4	Flamengo	6	2	1	3	7	+2	11:9	W W W W W
5	Nova Iguaçu	6	1	2	3	5	-1	8:9	W D D D L
6	CFRJ / Maricá	6	1	0	5	3	-5	5:10	L D L L W

Rules

Win

Draw

Lose

P - Matches played

W - Wins

D - Draws

L - Losses

DIFF - Difference

GLS - Goals

Pts - Points

About Botafogo

At Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, you can watch Botafogo's home matches. This club is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Botafogo's record over the past 10 matches: 4 wins and 15 goals scored.

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Black and white stripes, inspired by Juventus Turin.