2024 Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) season

Not to be confused with 2024 Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas season.

Botafogo Futebol Clube

2024 season
Manager	Paulo Gomes
Stadium	Estádio Santa Cruz
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B	17th
Copa do Brasil	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Alex Sandro (2) All: Alex Sandro (8)

In the 2024 season, Botafogo Futebol Clube will participate in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B and the Copa do Brasil.

Players

As of 16 May 2024[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 — GK  BRA Brenno — GK  BRA João Carlos — GK  BRA Michael Fracaro — GK  BRA Victor Souza — DF  BRA Bernardo Schappo (on loan from Fortaleza) — DF  BRA Ericson — DF  BRA Fábio Sanches — DF  BRA João Maranini — DF  BRA Lucas Dias — DF  BRA Matheus Costa — DF  BRA Jean Victor — DF  BRA Patrick Brey — DF  BRA Rafinha — DF  BRA Thassio — DF  BRA Wallison — MF  BRA Arthur Mosca

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Carlos Manuel — MF  BRA Fillipe Soutto — MF  BRA Gustavo Bochecha — MF  BRA João Costa — MF  ARG Leandro Maciel — MF  BRA Matheus Barbosa — FW  BRA Alex Sandro — FW  BRA Carlos Eduardo — FW  BRA Douglas Baggio — FW  BRA Emerson Negueba (on loan from Cuiabá) — FW  BRA Gustavo — FW  BRA Jonas Toró (on loan from Panathinaikos) — FW  BRA Leandro Pereira — FW  BRA Robinho — FW  BRA Thalles — FW  BRA Willian

Youth 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 — MF  BRA Pedro Tortello — MF  BRA Rafael Castro

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 Luis Felipe (to Santa Cruz until 30 April 2024)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Série B	20 April 2024	November 2024	Matchday 1		37	10	12	15	33	50	−17	027.03
Campeonato Paulista	20 January 2024	9 March 2024	Regular season	Regular season	12	3	3	6	8	16	−8	025.00
Copa do Brasil	20 February 2024	23 May 2024	First round	Third round	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	050.00
Total					53	15	16	22	46	70	−24	028.30

Last updated: 25 July 2024
Source: Soccerway

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Coritiba	38	14	8	16	41	44	−3	50
13	Paysandu	38	12	14	12	41	43	−2	50
14	Botafogo-SP	38	11	12	15	36	51	−15	45
15	Chapecoense	38	11	11	16	34	45	−11	44
16	CRB	38	11	10	17	38	45	−7	43

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]

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
14	4	5	5	11	15	−4	17	2	4	2	5	4	+1	2	1	3	6	11	−5

Last updated: 17 July 2024.
Source: ^[citation needed]

Results by round

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

Updated to match(es) played on 17 July 2024. Source: ^[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Botafogo-SP v América Mineiro

19 April 2024 1	Botafogo-SP	0–0	América Mineiro	Ribeirão Preto
				Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz

Paysandu v Botafogo-SP

27 April 2024 2	Paysandu	1–1	Botafogo-SP	Belém
				Stadium: Mangueirão

Botafogo-SP v Mirassol

7 May 2024 3	Botafogo-SP	0–0	Mirassol	Ribeirão Preto
				Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz

Guarani v Botafogo-SP

11 May 2024 4	Guarani	2–0	Botafogo-SP	Campinas
				Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro

Botafogo-SP v Chapecoense

14 May 2024 5	Botafogo-SP	0–0	Chapecoense	Ribeirão Preto
				Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz

Goiás v Botafogo-SP

18 May 2024 6	Goiás	4–0	Botafogo-SP	Goiânia
				Stadium: Estádio da Serrinha

Botafogo-SP v Novorizontino

27 May 2024 7	Botafogo-SP	0–1	Novorizontino	Ribeirão Preto
				Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz

Santos v Botafogo-SP

3 June 2024 8	Santos	1–2	Botafogo-SP	Londrina
20:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio do Café

Botafogo-SP v Vila Nova

16 June 2024 10	Botafogo-SP	1–0	Vila Nova	Ribeirão Preto
				Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz

Botafogo-SP v Ponte Preta

19 June 2024 11	Botafogo-SP	2–0	Ponte Preta	Ribeirão Preto
				Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz

Operário Ferroviário v Botafogo-SP

22 June 2024 12	Operário Ferroviário	0–1	Botafogo-SP	Ponta Grossa
17:00 UTC−3			Lucas Vinicius Dias Costa  52'  87' Bochecha 90+5'	Stadium: Estádio Germano Krüger Attendance: 2,642 Referee: Fabio Augusto Santos Junior

Botafogo-SP v Sport Recife

29 June 2024 13	Botafogo-SP	1–1	Sport Recife	Ribeirão Preto
17:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz Referee: Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz

Ituano v Botafogo-SP

7 July 2024 14	Ituano	3–2	Botafogo-SP	Itu
16:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Novelli Júnior Referee: Lucas Canetto

Botafogo-SP v Amazonas

12 July 2024 15	Botafogo-SP	0–1	Amazonas	Ribeirão Preto
21:00 UTC−3			Cauan Barros 20'	Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz Referee: Anderson Ribeiro Goncalves

CRB v Botafogo-SP

17 July 2024 9	CRB	4–1	Botafogo-SP	Ribeirão Preto
20:30 UTC−3	Hereda 20' Kleiton 44' Tormen  66'  80' Ramon 73' (pen.) Labandeira 90+6'		Wallison 1'	Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz Referee: Hieger Tulio Cardoso

Botafogo-SP v Brusuqe

21 July 2024 16	Botafogo-SP	2–2	Brusuqe	Ribeirão Preto
18:30 UTC−3	Alex Sandro 8' João Costa 71'		Mateus Pivô 56' Cristovam 88'	Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz Attendance: 2,444 Referee: Luciano Da Silva Miranda Filho

Ceará v Botafogo-SP

25 July 2024 17	Ceará	4–1	Botafogo-SP	Fortaleza
21:30 UTC−3	Erick Pulga 22' Saulo Mineiro 24' Aylon 32' Lourenço 55'		Alexandre de Jesus 43'	Stadium: Castelão Referee: Bruno Mota Correia

Avaí v Botafogo-SP

30 July 2024 18	Avaí	v	Botafogo-SP	Florianópolis
21:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio da Ressacada

Campeonato Paulista

Main article: 2024 Campeonato Paulista

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	São Paulo	12	6	4	2	20	12	+8	22	Knockout stage
2	Novorizontino	12	6	4	2	16	10	+6	22
3	São Bernardo	12	6	3	3	14	9	+5	21
4	Botafogo-SP	12	3	3	6	8	16	−8	12

Source: Soccerway

Botafogo-SP v Santos

20 January 2024 1

Botafogo-SP

0–1

Santos

Água Santa v Botafogo-SP

23 January 2024 2

Água Santa

0–1

Botafogo-SP

Red Bull Bragantino v Botafogo-SP

27 January 2024 3	Red Bull Bragantino	1–1	Botafogo-SP	Bragança Paulista
17:15 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid

Botafogo-SP v Santo André

1 February 2024 4	Botafogo-SP	1–0	Santo André
19:00 UTC−3

Ituano v Botafogo-SP

4 February 2024 5	Ituano	0–0	Botafogo-SP
18:00 UTC−3

Botafogo-SP v Ponte Preta

7 February 2024 6	Botafogo-SP	0–3	Ponte Preta
19:00 UTC−3

Inter de Limeira v Botafogo-SP

11 February 2024 7	Inter de Limeira	2–0	Botafogo-SP
16:00 UTC−3

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2024 Copa do Brasil

Nova Venécia v Botafogo-SP

20 February 2024 First round	Nova Venécia	1–2	Botafogo-SP	Águia Branca
20:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio José Olímpio da Rocha

Botafogo-SP v Anápolis

14 March 2024 Second round	Botafogo-SP	2–1	Anápolis	Ribeirão Preto
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz

Palmeiras v Botafogo-SP

2 May 2024 Third round First leg	Palmeiras	2–1	Botafogo-SP	São Paulo
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Allianz Parque

Botafogo-SP v Palmeiras

23 May 2024 Third round Second leg	Botafogo-SP	0–0 (1–2 agg.)	Palmeiras	Ribeirão Preto
19:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz Referee: Anderson Daronco

References

1. "Elenco" (in Portuguese). Botafogo FC. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
2. "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série B 2024" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 6 March 2024.