2021 Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas season

Botafogo
2021 season
ManagerMarcelo Chamusca
(until 13 July)
Ricardo Resende
(caretaker, from 16 July)
StadiumEstádio Nilton Santos
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B1st (promoted)
Campeonato CariocaCampeonato Carioca
Copa do BrasilCopa do Brasil
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rafael Navarro (15)

All:
Rafael Navarro (16)

The 2021 season was the 117th in the history of Botafogo Football and Rowing Club and the second in a row in the second division of Brazilian football. It participated in the Série B, the Campeonato Carioca and the Copa do Brasil.

Players

First-team squad

As of 16 September 2021[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  PAR Gatito Fernández (vice-captain)
2 DF  BRA Kanu
3 DF  ARG Joel Carli (captain)
4 DF  BRA Gilvan
5 MF  BRA Luís Oyama (on loan from Mirassol)
6 DF  BRA Jonathan Silva (on loan from Almería)
7 DF  BRA Rafael
8 MF  BRA Ricardinho
9 FW  BRA Rafael Moura
11 FW  BRA Diego Gonçalves (on loan from Mirassol)
13 DF  BRA Jonathan
14 FW  BRA Chay
16 DF  BRA Hugo
17 MF  BRA Felipe Ferreira (on loan from Ferroviária)
20 DF  BRA Daniel Borges (on loan from Mirassol)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  BRA Romildo
22 GK  BRA Douglas Borges
23 MF  BRA Barreto (on loan from Criciúma)
25 DF  BRA Warley
29 GK  BRA Diego Loureiro
31 FW  BRA Ronald
33 MF  BRA Pedro Castro (on loan from Tombense)
34 MF  BRA Cesinha (on loan from Três Passos)
36 MF  BRA Ênio
45 MF  BRA Matheus Frizzo (on loan from Grêmio)
49 MF  BRA Kayque
70 MF  BRA Marco Antônio (on loan from Bahia)
88 DF  BRA Guilherme Santos
90 FW  BRA Matheus Nascimento
99 FW  BRA Rafael Navarro

Reserve team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
35 MF  BRA Wendel
37 FW  BRA Gabriel
38 DF  URU Federico Barrandeguy
40 DF  BRA Lucas Mezenga (on loan from Nova Iguaçu)
43 DF  BRA Ewerton
No. Pos. Nation Player
44 MF  BRA Henrique
47 MF  BRA Juninho
52 GK  BRA Igo Gabriel (on loan from CSA)
FW  PER Alexander Lecaros

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  BRA David Sousa (to Cercle Brugge until 31 December 2022)
DF  BRA Marcelo Benevenuto (to Fortaleza until 31 December 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  BRA Rafael Forster (to Juventude until 31 December 2021)
FW  BRA Luiz Fernando (to Grêmio until 31 December 2021)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Série B 28 May 2021 28 November 2021 Matchday 1 Winners 38 20 10 8 56 31 +25 052.63
Total 38 20 10 8 56 31 +25 052.63

Source: Competitions

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Botafogo (C, P) 38 20 10 8 56 31 +25 70 Promotion to 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2 Goiás (P) 38 17 14 7 48 31 +17 65
3 Coritiba (P) 38 18 10 10 49 35 +14 64
4 Avaí (P) 38 18 10 10 44 35 +9 64
5 CSA 38 18 8 12 48 33 +15 62
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.[2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted


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
38 20 10 8 56 31  +25 70 15 2 2 39 13  +26 5 8 6 17 18  −1

Source:

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHAH
ResultDWWDLWLWDLDLLWWWLWDWWWWWLWDLWDWDWWDWWD
Position8433426558101111119810886443332232222211111
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

28 May 2021 1 Vila Nova 1–1 Botafogo Goiânia
--:-- UTC−3
5 June 2021 2 Botafogo 2–0 Coritiba Rio de Janeiro
--:-- UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
13 June 2021 3 Botafogo 3–0 Remo Rio de Janeiro
--:-- UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
17 June 2021 4 Londrina 2–2 Botafogo Londrina
--:-- UTC−3
20 June 2021 5 Náutico 3–1 Botafogo Recife
--:-- UTC−3
26 June 2021 7 Sampaio Corrêa 2–0 Botafogo São Luís
--:-- UTC−3
30 June 2021 8 Botafogo 1–0 Vitória Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
3 July 2021 9 Avaí 1–1 Botafogo Florianópolis
--:-- UTC−3
6 July 2021 10 CRB 2–1 Botafogo Maceió
--:-- UTC−3
10 July 2021 11 Botafogo 3–3 Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
18 July 2021 12 Brusque 2–1 Botafogo Brusque
--:-- UTC−3
21 July 2021 13 Botafogo 0–2 Goiás Rio de Janeiro
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
24 July 2021 14 Confiança 0–1 Botafogo Aracaju
--:-- UTC−3
27 July 2021 6 Botafogo 2–0 CSA Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Campeonato Carioca

Copa do Brasil

References

  1. ^ "Elenco" [Squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FR. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição - Campeonato Brasileiro Série B - 2021" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 29 March 2021.