2016 Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas season
The 2016 season saw the return of Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, after spending 2015 in Série B.
2016 season | |
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Head coach | Ricardo Gomes |
Stadiums | various |
Campeonato Brasileiro | 5th |
Campeonato Carioca | 2nd |
Copa do Brasil | Round of 16 |
Top goalscorer | League: Sassá (12) All: Sassá (14) |
Highest home attendance | 53,634 (vs Vasco da Gama, 8 May 2016) |
Lowest home attendance | 211 (vs Coruripe, 28 April 2016) |
All statistics correct as of 21 October 2016. |
Background
After a poor 2014 season saw Botafogo relegated for only the second time in their history, Botafogo comfortably won the 2015 Série B.[1][2]
Match results
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
Preseason
Date | Opponents | H/A | Result[3] | Scorers | Attendance |
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23 January 2016 | Desportiva Ferroviária | A | 1–2 | Gegê | 2,479 |
Campeonato Carioca
Group stage
Date | Opponents | H/A | Result[3] | Scorers | Attendance |
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30 January 2016 | Bangu | A | 2–0 | Gervasio Núñez, Renan Fonseca | 1,647 |
2 February 2016 | Portuguesa | H | 2–1 | Damián Lizio | 1,273 |
10 February 2016 | Macaé | H | 1–0 | Gervasio Núñez | 1,112 |
13 February 2016 | Resende | A | 1–0 | Luís Henrique | 2,507 |
21 February 2016 | Cabofriense | H | 2–1 | Luís Henrique, Neílton | 2,398 |
24 February 2016 | Fluminense | H | 2–0 | Gegê, Ribamar | 9,838 |
28 February 2016 | Vasco da Gama | A | 1–1 | Emerson | 7,921 |
6 March 2016 | Boavista | A | 1–0 | Fernandes | 1,128 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Botafogo | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 22 | Taça Guanabara |
2 | Flamengo | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 19 | |
3 | Volta Redonda | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 | |
4 | Madureira | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
5 | America | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | Taça Rio |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Taça Guanabara
Date | Opponents | H/A | Result[3] | Scorers | Attendance |
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13 March 2016 | Fluminense | A | 1–1 | Ribamar | 4,378 |
20 March 2016 | Madureira | H | 1–0 | Bruno Silva | 996 |
27 March 2016 | Vasco da Gama | A | 0–1 | 6,483 | |
30 March 2016 | Volta Redonda | H | 2–0 | Rodrigo Lindoso, Joel Carli | 905 |
2 April 2016 | Flamengo | H | 2–2 | Joel Carli, Rodrigo Lindoso | 16,150 |
10 April 2016 | Bangu | H | 1–0 | Rodrigo Lindoso | 1,509 |
17 April 2016 | Boavista | A | 1–0 | Leandro | 2,700 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Vasco da Gama | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 17 | Taça GB champions and Semifinals |
2 | Fluminense | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 14 | Advanced in Semifinals |
3 | Botafogo | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 14 | |
4 | Flamengo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | |
5 | Volta Redonda | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | Taça Rio |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Final stage
Match | Date | Opponents | H/A | Result[3] | Scorers | Attendance |
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Semifinal | 24 April 2016 | Fluminense | A | 1–0 | Ribamar | 3,562 |
Final - first leg | 1 May 2016 | Vasco da Gama | H | 0–1 | 37,207 | |
Final - second leg | 8 May 2016 | Vasco da Gama | H | 1–1[a] | Leandro | 53,634 |
a - Vasco da Gama won the final 2–1 on aggregate
Copa do Brasil
Round | Date | Opponents | H/A | Result[3] | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 5 April 2016 | Coruripe | A | 1–0 | Luís Henrique | 1,077 |
First round | 28 April 2016 | Coruripe | H | 1–1 | Sassá | 211 |
Second round | 12 May 2016 | Juazeirense | A | 2–1 | Neílton, Emerson Silva | 2,763 |
Second round | 19 May 2016 | Juazeirense | H | 1–0 | Neílton | 377 |
Third round | 13 July 2016 | Bragantino | A | 2–2 | Dierson, Gervasio Núñez | 1,434 |
Third round | 27 July 2016 | Bragantino | H | 1–0 | Vinícius Tanquinho | 4,314 |
Round of 16 | 1 September 2016 | Cruzeiro | H | 2–5 | Sassá, Neílton | 4,491 |
Round of 16 | 21 September 2016 | Cruzeiro | A | 0–1 | 10,604 |
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Week | Date | Opponents | H/A | Result[3] | Scorers | Attendance |
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1 | 15 May 2016 | São Paulo | H | 0–1 | 5,465 | |
2 | 22 May 2016 | Sport | A | 1–1 | Fernandes | 6,117 |
3 | 25 May 2016 | Atlético Paranaense | H | 2–1 | Ribamar, Neílton | 4,445 |
4 | 29 May 2016 | Fluminense | A | 0–1 | 4,550 | |
5 | 1 June 2016 | Cruzeiro | H | 0–1 | 7,057 | |
6 | 5 June 2016 | Santos | A | 0–3 | 16,530 | |
7 | 12 June 2016 | Vitória | H | 1–1 | Sassá | 2,208 |
8 | 15 June 2016 | América | H | 3–1 | Sassá (3) | 1,255 |
9 | 19 June 2016 | Corinthians | A | 1–3 | Leandro | 34,747 |
10 | 22 June 2016 | Figueirense | H | 0–0 | 3,012 | |
11 | 26 June 2016 | Internacional | A | 3–2 | Fernandes, Neilton, Camilo | 21,562 |
12 | 30 June 2016 | Atlético Mineiro | A | 3–5 | Sassá, Gervasio Núñez, Bruno Silva | 36,129 |
13 | 3 July 2016 | Santa Cruz | H | 2–1 | Sassá, Neilton | 5,423 |
14 | 9 July 2016 | Coritiba | A | 0–0 | 10,922 | |
15 | 16 July 2016 | Flamengo | H | 3–3 | Diogo Goiano, Neilton, Juan Manuel Salgueiro | 11,692 |
16 | 24 July 2016 | Chapecoense | A | 1–2 | Camilo | 7,013 |
17 | 31 July 2016 | Palmeiras | H | 3–1 | Neilton (2), Camilo | 8,477 |
18 | 4 August 2016 | Ponte Preta | A | 0–2 | 5,050 | |
20 | 14 August 2016 | São Paulo | A | 1–0 | Sassá | 14,399 |
21 | 20 August 2016 | Sport | H | 3–0 | Sassá (2), Camilo | 4,771 |
22 | 29 August 2016 | Atlético Paranaense | A | 0–1 | 11,453 | |
19 | 4 September 2016 | Grêmio | H | 2–1 | Camilo, Sassá | 5,199 |
23 | 7 September 2016 | Fluminense | H | 1–0 | Neílton | 10,156 |
24 | 11 September 2016 | Cruzeiro | A | 2–0 | Canales, Camilo | 26,611 |
25 | 14 September 2016 | Santos | H | 0–1 | 11,883 | |
26 | 18 September 2016 | Vitória | A | 1–0 | Rodrigo Pimpão | 9,900 |
27 | 24 September 2016 | América | A | 0–1 | 1,789 | |
28 | 1 October 2016 | Corinthians | H | 2–0 | Neílton, Diogo Goiano | 9,123 |
29 | 9 October 2016 | Figueirense | A | 1–0 | Bruno Silva | 12,325 |
30 | 12 October 2016 | Internacional | H | 1–0 | Sassá | 10,176 |
31 | 16 October 2016 | Atlético Mineiro | H | 3–2 | Bruno Silva, Rodrigo Pimpão, Dudu Cearense | 14,595 |
32 | 19 October 2016 | Santa Cruz | A | 1–0 | Rodrigo Pimpão | 3,480 |
33 | 29 October 2016 | Coritiba | H | 0–0 | 15,170 | |
34 | 5 November 2016 | Flamengo | A | 0–0 | 49,382 | |
35 | 16 November 2016 | Chapecoense | H | 0–2 | 10,170 | |
36 | 20 November 2016 | Palmeiras | A | 0–1 | 39,690 | |
37 | 26 November 2016 | Ponte Preta | H | 1–1 | Sassá | 12,069 |
38 | 11 December 2016 | Grêmio | A | 1–0 | Bruno Silva | 14,101 |
Squad statistics
Statistics accurate as at the end of the 2016 season[4]
Kits
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Botafogo began the year wearing uniforms manufactured by Puma. With the Puma deal expiring in April, the club announced in February that a three-year deal had been agreed with Topper with a value believed to be worth over R$40m.[5][6][7]
Venues
As a result of the 2016 Summer Olympics being held in Rio de Janeiro, Botafogo was not able to access their regular home of Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (known as the Estádio Nilton Santos for Botafogo games) during 2016. During the Rio State Championship, Botafogo hosted games at the Estádio São Januário in Rio de Janeiro city; the Estádio de Los Larios in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro; the Estádio Kléber Andrade in Cariacica, Espírito Santo; the Estádio Mário Helênio in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais; and the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro city. Botafogo's home matches in the first two rounds of the Copa do Brasil were hosted at the Estádio de Los Larios.
Prior to the commencement of the Campeonato Brasileiro, Botafogo and Associação Atlética Portuguesa agreed a deal to play at the Estádio Luso Brasileiro in Ilha do Governador in Rio de Janeiro city with the stadium being known as "Arena Botafogo". Prior to matches being played at the stadium, temporary seating and improvements to the pitch were required. While these renovations took place, matches were played at the Estádio Raulino de Oliveira in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro; the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha in Brasília; and the Estádio Mário Helênio in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais.[9][10][11][12]
References
- "Botafogo relegated in Brazilian league". USA Today. AP. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- "Botafogo vence ABC em Brasília e é campeão da Série B". Terra. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- Botafogo's score mentioned first
- "Botafogo FR - Squad". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- Lima, Thiago (30 March 2016). "Botafogo programa o lançamento de sua nova camisa para dia 12 de maio". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- "Botafogo anuncia a Topper de forma oficial e revela valor de R$ 40 milhões". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). 12 February 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- Dudley, George (16 February 2016). "Topper deal for Botafogo". SportsPro. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "Nenê é eleito o 'craque', e campeão Vasco domina seleção ideal do Carioca". ESPN.com.br (in Portuguese).
- Gentile, Bernardo (28 April 2016). "Botafogo faz parceria e terá arena no Rio para 18 mil pessoas no Brasileiro". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- "CBF marca jogo Botafogo x Cruzeiro para Mané Garrincha, em Brasília". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). 24 May 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- Rocha, Felippe (4 June 2016). "E a Arena? CBF marca Botafogo x Vitória para o Raulino de Oliveira". Terra (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- "Sem a Arena, de novo: Botafogo x Figueirense será em Juiz de Fora (MG)". Terra (in Portuguese). 14 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.