2025 Fluminense FC season
| 2025 season | ||||
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| President | Mário Bittencourt | |||
| Manager | Mano Menezes (until 30 March) Renato Gaúcho (from 3 April) | |||
| Stadium | Maracanã | |||
| Série A | 5th | |||
| Campeonato Carioca | Taça Guanabara: 3rd Final stage: Runners-up | |||
| Copa do Brasil | Round of 16 | |||
| Copa Sudamericana | Round of 16 | |||
| FIFA Club World Cup | Semi-finals | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 15 January 2025. | ||||
The 2025 season will be the 123rd in the history of Fluminense Football Club and their 23rd consecutive season in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The club will also compete in the Campeonato Carioca, Copa do Brasil, Copa Sudamericana, and FIFA Club World Cup.
Squad
First team
- As of 5 February 2025[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.
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Transfers In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Joaquín Lavega | River Plate | Free | 1 January 2025 | [2] |
| MF | Hércules | Fortaleza | €4,600,000 | 1 January 2025 | [3] |
| DF | Juan Pablo Freytes | Alianza Lima | €2,200,000 | 2 January 2025 | |
| GK | Marcelo Pitaluga | Liverpool | Free | 6 January 2025 | [4] |
| DF | Renê | Internacional | Free | 9 January 2025 | [5] |
| MF | Agustín Canobbio | Athletico Paranaense | Undisclosed | 10 January 2025 | [6] |
| MF | Otávio | Atlético Mineiro | Undisclosed | 19 February 2025 | [7] |
| FW | Everaldo | Bahia | €700,000 | 19 February 2025 | [8] |
| MF | Rubén Lezcano | Libertad | Undisclosed | 28 February 2025 | [9] |
Transfers out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Gabriel Pires | Panserraikos | Free | 1 January 2025 | |
| DF | Diogo Barbosa | Fortaleza | Free | 1 January 2025 | |
| DF | Felipe Melo | End of contract | 1 January 2025 | [10] | |
| FW | John Kennedy | Pachuca | Loan | 7 January 2025 | [11] |
| DF | Antônio Carlos | Sport Recife | Undisclosed | 9 January 2025 | [12] |
| FW | Isaac | Athletico Paranaense | Undisclosed | 13 January 2025 | |
| MF | David Terans | Peñarol | Loan | 17 January 2025 | [13] |
| DF | Jhonny | Volta Redonda FC | Loan | 20 February 2025 | |
| DF | Felipe Andrade | Houston Dynamo | Loan | 26 February 2025 | [14] |
| FW | Lelê | Ceará | Loan | 27 March 2025 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Série A | 29 March 2025 | 1 June 2025 | Matchday 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 54.55 | |
| Campeonato Carioca | 12 January 2025 | 16 March 2025 | Taça Guanabara | Runners-up | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 33.33 |
| Copa do Brasil | 26 February 2025 | First Round | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 100.00 | ||
| Copa Sudamericana | 2 April 2025 | Group stage | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 66.67 | ||
| FIFA Club World Cup | 17 June 2025 | 8 July 2025 | Group stage | Semi-finals | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 50.00 |
| Total | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 52.38 | ||||
Last updated: 8 July 2025
Source: Competitions
Série A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Palmeiras | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 22 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 5 | Bahia | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 21 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 6 | Fluminense | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 20 | |
| 7 | Atlético Mineiro | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 20 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage |
| 8 | Botafogo | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 18 |
Updated to match(es) played on 12 June 2025. Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.[15]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.[15]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 |
Last updated: 1 June 2025.
Source:
Matches
| 29 March 2025 1 | Fortaleza | 2–0 | Fluminense | Fortaleza |
| 18:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 19,484 Referee: Rodrigo Jose Pereira De Lima |
| 6 April 2025 2 | Fluminense | 2–1 | Red Bull Bragantino | Rio de Janeiro |
| 16:00 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 19,729 Referee: Wilton Sampaio |
| 13 April 2025 3 | Fluminense | 1–0 | Santos | Rio de Janeiro |
| 19:30 UTC-03:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 46,172 Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima |
| 16 April 2025 4 | Corinthians | 0–2 | Fluminense | São Paulo |
| 19:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Neo Química Arena Attendance: 41,355 Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima |
| 20 April 2025 5 | Fluminense | 1–1 | Vitória | Rio de Janeiro |
| 18:30 UTC-03:00 |
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Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 29,065 Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan |
| 26 April 2025 6 | Botafogo | 2–0 | Fluminense | Rio de Janeiro |
| 21:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 12,943 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araujo |
| 3 May 2025 7 | Fluminense | 2–1 | Sport Recife | Rio de Janeiro |
| 18:30 UTC-03:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 18,754 Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein |
| 11 May 2025 8 | Atlético Mineiro | 3–2 | Fluminense | Belo Horizonte |
| 17:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Arena MRV Attendance: 25,018 Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel |
| 18 May 2025 9 | Juventude | 1–1 | Fluminense | Caxias do Sul |
| 16:00 UTC−3 |
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Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi Attendance: 8,115 Referee: Wilton Sampaio |
| 24 May 2025 10 | Fluminense | 2–1 | Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro |
| 18:30 UTC-03:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 46,177 Referee: Rodrigo Jose Pereira De Lima |
| 1 June 2025 11 | Internacional | 0–2 | Fluminense | Porto Alegre |
| 20:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio Attendance: 13,502 Referee: Lucas Paulo Torezin |
Campeonato Carioca
Taça Guanabara
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2025. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamengo (C) | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 23 | Taça Guanabara Champion and advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Volta Redonda | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 20 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Fluminense | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 17 | |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 17 | |
| 5 | Sampaio Corrêa | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 16 | Advance to Taça Rio semifinals |
Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) disciplinary record; 7) random draw.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) disciplinary record; 7) random draw.
(C) Champions
Matches
| 12 January 2025 1 | Fluminense | 0–0 | Sampaio Corrêa | Bangu |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Moça Bonita Referee: Lucas Coelho Santos |
| 15 January 2025 2 | Volta Redonda | 1–0 | Fluminense | Volta Redonda |
| 21:30 UTC−3 |
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Stadium: Estádio Raulino de Oliveira Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano |
| 18 January 2025 2 | Fluminense | 1–1 | Maricá | Bangu |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Moça Bonita Referee: Thiago da Silva Ludugério |
| 23 January 2025 4 | Portuguesa | 1–3 | Fluminense | |
| 21:30 UTC−3 |
| 5 February 2025 8 | Vasco da Gama | 1–2 | Fluminense | |
| 21:30 UTC−3 |
| 8 February 2025 9 Fla–Flu | Fluminense | 0–0 | Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro |
| 16:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 37,838 Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano |
| 16 February 2025 10 | Fluminense | 2–0 | Nova Iguaçu | |
| 16:00 UTC−3 |
Semi-finals
| 2 March 2025 First Leg | Fluminense | 4–0 | Volta Redonda | Rio de Janeiro |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Marcanã Attendance: 17,877 Referee: Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz |
| 9 March 2025 Second Leg | Volta Redonda | 0-0 | Fluminense | Volta Redonda |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Estádio Raulino de Oliveira Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano |
Finals
| 12 March 2025 First leg Fla–Flu | Fluminense | 1–2 | Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 39,120 Referee: Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz |
| 16 March 2025 Second leg Fla–Flu | Flamengo | 0-0 (2-1 agg.) | Fluminense | Rio de Janeiro |
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Maracanã Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo |
Copa do Brasil
| 26 February 2025 First Round | Águia de Marabá | 0–8 | Fluminense | Belém |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Mangueirão Attendance: 4,455 Referee: Davi de Oliveira Lacerda (Espírito Santo) |
| 5 March 2025 Second Round | Caxias | 1–2 | Fluminense | Caxias do Sul |
| 19:00 |
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Stadium: Estádio Centenário Attendance: 4,870 Referee: Raphael Claus (São Paulo) |
Third round
The draw was held on 9 April 2025.[16]
| 29 April 2025 First leg | Fluminense | 1–0 | Aparecidense | Rio de Janeiro |
| 21:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Maracanã Referee: Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro |
| 21 May 2025 Second leg | Aparecidense | 1–4 (1–5 agg.) | Fluminense | Brasília |
| 19:30 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Mané Garrincha Attendance: 10,113 Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima |
Round of 16
| 30 July 2025 First leg | Internacional | v | Fluminense | Porto Alegre |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Beira-Rio |
| 7 August 2025 Second leg | Fluminense | v | Internacional | Rio de Janeiro |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Maracanã |
Copa Sudamericana
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FLU | ONC | UES | GVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fluminense | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 13 | Round of 16 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Once Caldas | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 12 | Knockout round play-offs | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Unión Española | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | GV San José | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — |
Source: CONMEBOL
| 1 April 2025 1 | Once Caldas | 0–1 | Fluminense | Manizales, Colombia |
| 19:30 UTC−5 | Report | 31' Cano | Stadium: Estadio Palogrande Attendance: 20,937[17] Referee: Nicolás Ramírez (Argentina) |
| 10 April 2025 2 | Fluminense | 5–0 | GV San José | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: 20,307[18] Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru) |
| 23 April 2025 3 | Unión Española | 1–1 | Fluminense | Santiago, Chile |
| 18:00 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida[note 1] Attendance: 3,862[20] Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay) |
| 8 May 2025 4 | GV San José | 1–0 | Fluminense | La Paz, Bolivia |
| 20:30 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles[note 2] Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) |
| 14 May 2025 5 | Fluminense | 2–0 | Unión Española | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 19:00 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina) |
| 29 May 2025 6 | Fluminense | 2–0 | Once Caldas | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã |
Round of 16
| 12–14 August 2025 First leg | Bahia / América de Cali | v | Fluminense | Salvador, Brazil / Cali, Colombia |
| --:-- - | Report | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova / Estadio Pascual Guerrero |
| 19–21 August 2025 Second leg | Fluminense | v | América de Cali / Bahia | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| --:-- UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã |
FIFA Club World Cup
Group Stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Fluminense | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ulsan HD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
| 17 June 2025 1 | Fluminense | 0–0 | Borussia Dortmund | East Rutherford, United States |
| 12:00 EDT (UTC−4) |
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Report |
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Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 34,736[21] Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) |
| 21 June 2025 2 | Fluminense | 4–2 | Ulsan HD | East Rutherford, United States |
| 18:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Report |
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Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 29,321 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
| 25 June 2025 3 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 0–0 | Fluminense | Miami Gardens, United States |
| 15:00 EDT (UTC−4) |
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Report | Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium Attendance: 14,312[22] Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
Knock-out stage
| 30 June 2025 Round of 16 | Inter Milan | 0–2 | Fluminense | Charlotte, United States |
| 3:00 pm EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 20,030[23] Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador) |
| 4 July 2025 Quarter-finals | Fluminense | 2–1 | Al-Hilal | Orlando, United States |
| 3:00 pm EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 43,091[24] Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
| 8 July 2025 Semi-finals | Fluminense | 0–2 | Chelsea | East Rutherford, United States |
| 3:00 pm EDT | Report |
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Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 70,556[25] Referee: François Letexier (France) |
Notes
- ^ Unión Española played their home match against Fluminense at Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, Santiago (originally scheduled at Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua) instead of their regular stadium Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK, Santiago which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.[19]
- ^ GV San José played their home matches at Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz instead of their regular stadium Estadio Jesús Bermúdez, Oruro which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
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