2022 Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas season

The 2022 season was Botafogo's 118th in existence and the first one back in the top flight. They are playing in the Série A and the Campeonato Carioca.

Botafogo

2022 season
Manager	Luís Castro (from 29 March)
Stadium	Estádio Nilton Santos
Série A	11th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Squad

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	PAR	Gatito Fernández (vice-captain)
2	DF	ARG	Renzo Saravia
3	DF	ARG	Joel Carli (captain)
4	DF	BRA	Kanu
5	MF	BRA	Danilo
6	MF	BRA	Tchê Tchê
7	DF	BRA	Rafael
8	MF	BRA	Patrick de Paula
9	FW	BRA	Tiquinho
10	FW	BRA	Gustavo Sauer
11	FW	BRA	Diego Gonçalves (on loan from Mirassol)
12	GK	BRA	Lucas Perri
14	MF	BRA	Gabriel (on loan from Benfica)
15	DF	ARG	Víctor Cuesta (on loan from Internacional)
16	DF	BRA	Hugo
18	MF	BRA	Lucas Fernandes (on loan from Portimonense)
20	DF	BRA	Daniel Borges

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	BRA	Marçal
22	GK	BRA	Douglas Borges
23	MF	BRA	Romildo Del Piage
29	FW	BRA	Victor Sá
30	DF	BRA	Carlinhos
32	MF	USA	Jacob Montes
33	MF	BRA	Carlos Eduardo
34	DF	BRA	Diego Loureiro
37	FW	BRA	Júnior Santos (on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
40	DF	BRA	Lucas Mezenga
43	MF	BRA	Lucas Piazon (on loan from Braga)
47	MF	BRA	Jeffinho
52	GK	BRA	Igo Gabriel (on loan from CSA)
62	MF	BRA	Kayque (on loan from Nova Iguaçu)
90	FW	BRA	Matheus Nascimento
94	DF	BRA	Philipe Sampaio
99	FW	BRA	Luis Henrique (on loan from Marseille)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Série A	10 April 2022	13 November 2022	Matchday 1	11th	38	15	8	15	41	43	−2	039.47
Campeonato Carioca	25 January 2022	27 March 2022	Taça Guanabara	Semi-finals	13	7	2	4	26	18	+8	053.85
Copa do Brasil	20 April 2022	14 July 2022	Third round	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	050.00
Total					55	24	10	21	73	66	+7	043.64

Source: Competitions

Série A

Main article: 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
9	São Paulo	38	13	15	10	55	42	+13	54	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
10	América Mineiro	38	15	8	15	40	40	0	53
11	Botafogo	38	15	8	15	41	43	−2	53
12	Santos	38	12	11	15	44	41	+3	47
13	Goiás	38	11	13	14	40	53	−13	46

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.

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	15	8	15	41	43	−2	53	6	4	9	18	19	−1	9	4	6	23	24	−1

Source:

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A
Result	L	W	D	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	L
Position	17	10	13	14	7	3	4	6	10	15	17	14	7	10	9	10

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The first round dates was announced on 30 March 2022.

Botafogo v Corinthians

10 April 2022 1	Botafogo	1–3	Corinthians	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Ceará v Botafogo

17 April 2022 2	Ceará	1–3	Botafogo	Fortaleza
19:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Castelão

Atlético Goianiense v Botafogo

24 April 2022 3	Atlético Goianiense	1–1	Botafogo	Goiânia
18:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Antônio Accioly

Botafogo v Juventude

1 May 2022 4	Botafogo	1–1	Juventude	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Flamengo v Botafogo

8 May 2022 5	Flamengo	0–1	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro
11:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Maracanã Stadium

Botafogo v Fortaleza

15 May 2022 6	Botafogo	3–1	Fortaleza	Rio de Janeiro
18:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

América Mineiro v Botafogo

22 May 2022 7	América Mineiro	1–1	Botafogo	Belo Horizonte
				Stadium: Mineirão

Coritiba v Botafogo

29 May 2022 8

Coritiba

1–0

Botafogo

Curitiba

Botafogo v Goiás

7 June 2022 9	Botafogo	1–2	Goiás	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Palmeiras v Botafogo

10 June 2022 10

Palmeiras

4–0

Botafogo

São Paulo

Botafogo v Avaí

13 June 2022 11	Botafogo	0–1	Avaí	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Botafogo v São Paulo

16 June 2022 12	Botafogo	1–0	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Internacional v Botafogo

19 June 2022 13	Internacional	2–3	Botafogo	Porto Alegre
				Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio

Botafogo v Fluminense

26 June 2022 14	Botafogo	0–1	Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Red Bull Bragantino v Botafogo

5 July 2022 15	Red Bull Bragantino	0–1	Botafogo	Bragança Paulista
				Stadium: Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid

Cuiabá v Botafogo

11 July 2022 16	Cuiabá	2–0	Botafogo	Cuiabá
				Stadium: Arena Pantanal

Botafogo v Atlético Mineiro

17 July 2022 17	Botafogo	0–1	Atlético Mineiro	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Santos v Botafogo

21 July 2022 18	Santos	2–0	Botafogo	Santos
				Stadium: Vila Belmiro

Botafogo v Athletico Paranaense

24 July 2022 19	Botafogo	2–0	Athletico Paranaense	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Corinthians v Botafogo

31 July 2022 20	Corinthians	1–0	Botafogo	São Paulo
				Stadium: Neo Quimica Arena

Botafogo v Ceará

6 August 2022 21	Botafogo	1–1	Ceará	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Botafogo v Atlético Goianiense

14 August 2022 22	Botafogo	0–0	Atlético Goianiense	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Juventude v Botafogo

21 August 2022 23	Juventude	2–2	Botafogo	Caxias do Sul
				Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi

Botafogo v Flamengo

28 August 2022 24	Botafogo	0–1	Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Fortaleza v Botafogo

4 September 2022 25	Fortaleza	1–3	Botafogo	Fortaleza
				Stadium: Castelão

Botafogo v América Mineiro

11 September 2022 26	Botafogo	0–0	América Mineiro	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Botafogo v Coritiba

18 September 2022 27	Botafogo	2–0	Coritiba	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Goiás v Botafogo

29 September 2022 28	Goiás	0–1	Botafogo
11:00 UTC−3

Botafogo v Palmeiras

4 October 2022 29	Botafogo	1–3	Palmeiras	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Avaí v Botafogo

7 October 2022 30	Avaí	1–2	Botafogo
11:00 UTC−3

São Paulo v Botafogo

10 October 2022 31	São Paulo	0–1	Botafogo
11:00 UTC−3

Botafogo v Internacional

16 October 2022 32	Botafogo	0–1	Internacional	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Fluminense v Botafogo

23 October 2022 33	Fluminense	2–2	Botafogo
11:00 UTC−3

Botafogo v Red Bull Bragantino

27 October 2022 34	Botafogo	2–1	Red Bull Bragantino	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Botafogo v Cuiabá

1 November 2022 35	Botafogo	0–2	Cuiabá	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Atlético Mineiro v Botafogo

7 November 2022 36	Atlético Mineiro	0–2	Botafogo
11:00 UTC−3

Botafogo v Santos

10 November 2022 37	Botafogo	3–0	Santos	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Athletico Paranaense v Botafogo

13 November 2022 38	Athletico Paranaense	3–0	Botafogo
11:00 UTC−3

Campeonato Carioca

Main article: 2022 Campeonato Carioca

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2022 Copa do Brasil

Third round

Ceilândia v Botafogo

21 April 2022 First leg

Ceilândia

0–3

Botafogo

Botafogo v Ceilândia

13 May 2022 Second leg

Botafogo

3–0 (6–0 agg.)

Ceilândia

Round of 16

América Mineiro v Botafogo

1 July 2022 First leg

América Mineiro

3–0

Botafogo

Botafogo v América Mineiro

15 July 2022 Second leg

Botafogo

0–2 (0–5 agg.)

América Mineiro