2022 Botafogo FR season
| 2022 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Luís Castro (from 29 March)  | |||
| Stadium | Estádio Nilton Santos | |||
| Série A | 11th | |||
| Campeonato Carioca | Semi-finals | |||
| Copa do Brasil | Round of 16 | |||
|   | ||||
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.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Loan | 13 April 2022 | |||
| MF | €1,000,000 | 12 August 2022 | [1] | ||
| MF | Undisclosed | 12 August 2022 | [2] | ||
| MF | €300,000 | 26 August 2022 | 
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Loan return | 25 August 2022 | 
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 | 39.47 | 
| Campeonato Carioca | 25 January 2022 | 27 March 2022 | Taça Guanabara | Semi-finals | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 53.85 | 
| Copa do Brasil | 20 April 2022 | 14 July 2022 | Third round | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 50.00 | 
| Total | 55 | 24 | 10 | 21 | 73 | 66 | +7 | 43.64 | ||||
Source: Competitions
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.
 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
Source: 
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
 A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The first round dates was announced on 30 March 2022.[3]
| 10 April 2022 1 | Botafogo | 1–3 | Corinthians | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos | 
| 24 April 2022 3 | Atlético Goianiense | 1–1 | Botafogo | Goiânia | 
| 18:30 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Antônio Accioly | 
| 1 May 2022 4 | Botafogo | 1–1 | Juventude | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos | 
| 8 May 2022 5 | Flamengo | 0–1 | Botafogo | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 11:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Maracanã Stadium | 
| 15 May 2022 6 | Botafogo | 3–1 | Fortaleza | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 18:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos | 
| 22 May 2022 7 | América Mineiro | 1–1 | Botafogo | Belo Horizonte | 
| Stadium: Mineirão | 
| 29 May 2022 8 | Coritiba | 1–0 | Botafogo | Curitiba | 
| Stadium: Estádio Couto Pereira | 
| 7 June 2022 9 | Botafogo | 1–2 | Goiás | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos | 
| 13 June 2022 11 | Botafogo | 0–1 | Avaí | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos | 
| 16 June 2022 12 | Botafogo | 1–0 | São Paulo | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos | 
| 19 June 2022 13 | Internacional | 2–3 | Botafogo | Porto Alegre | 
| Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio | 
| 26 June 2022 14 | Botafogo | 0–1 | Fluminense | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos | 
| 5 July 2022 15 | Red Bull Bragantino | 0–1 | Botafogo | Bragança Paulista | 
| Stadium: Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid | 
| 11 July 2022 16 | Cuiabá | 2–0 | Botafogo | Cuiabá | 
| Stadium: Arena Pantanal | 
| 17 July 2022 17 | Botafogo | 0–1 | Atlético Mineiro | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos | 
| 21 July 2022 18 | Santos | 2–0 | Botafogo | Santos | 
| Stadium: Vila Belmiro | 
| 24 July 2022 19 | Botafogo | 2–0 | Athletico Paranaense | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos | 
| 31 July 2022 20 | Corinthians | 1–0 | Botafogo | São Paulo | 
| Stadium: Neo Quimica Arena | 
| 6 August 2022 21 | Botafogo | 1–1 | Ceará | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos | 
| 14 August 2022 22 | Botafogo | 0–0 | Atlético Goianiense | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos | 
| 21 August 2022 23 | Juventude | 2–2 | Botafogo | Caxias do Sul | 
| Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi | 
| 28 August 2022 24 | Botafogo | 0–1 | Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos | 
| 11 September 2022 26 | Botafogo | 0–0 | América Mineiro | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos | 
| 18 September 2022 27 | Botafogo | 2–0 | Coritiba | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos | 
| 29 September 2022 28 | Goiás | 0–1 | Botafogo | |
| 11:00 UTC−3 | 
| 4 October 2022 29 | Botafogo | 1–3 | Palmeiras | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos | 
| 7 October 2022 30 | Avaí | 1–2 | Botafogo | |
| 11:00 UTC−3 | 
| 10 October 2022 31 | São Paulo | 0–1 | Botafogo | |
| 11:00 UTC−3 | 
| 16 October 2022 32 | Botafogo | 0–1 | Internacional | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos | 
| 23 October 2022 33 | Fluminense | 2–2 | Botafogo | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 11:00 UTC−3 | 
| 26 October 2022 34 | Botafogo | 2–1 | Red Bull Bragantino | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 16:00 UTC−3 | 
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  |  Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 11,093 Referee: Dyorgines José Padovani de Andrade  | 
| 1 November 2022 35 | Botafogo | 0–2 | Cuiabá | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 19:00 UTC−3 | 
  |  Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 16,365 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima  | 
| 7 November 2022 36 | Atlético Mineiro | 0–2 | Botafogo | Belo Horizonte | 
| 20:00 UTC−3 | 
  |  Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 31,160 Referee: Leandro Vuaden  | 
| 10 November 2022 37 | Botafogo | 3–0 | Santos | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 20:00 UTC−3 | 
  |  
  |  Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 28,130 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado  | 
| 13 November 2022 38 | Athletico Paranaense | 3–0 | Botafogo | Curitiba | 
| 16:00 UTC−3 | 
  |  Stadium: Arena da Baixada Attendance: 19,336 Referee: Anderson Daronco  | 
Campeonato Carioca
| 26 January 2022 1 | Boavista | 1–1 | Botafogo | 
| 30 January 2022 2 | Botafogo | 2–0 | Bangu | 
| 3 February 2022 3 | Botafogo | 4–2 | Madureira | 
| 8 February 2022 4 | Botafogo | 2–0 | Nova Iguaçu | 
| 11 February 2022 5 | Fluminense | 2–1 | Botafogo | 
| 14 February 2022 6 | Vasco da Gama | 0–1 | Botafogo | 
| 17 February 2022 7 | Botafogo | 2–1 | Resende | 
| 24 February 2022 8 | Botafogo | 1–3 | Flamengo | 
| 27 February 2022 9 | Portuguesa | 5–3 | Botafogo | 
| 7 March 2022 10 | Botafogo | 5–0 | Volta Redonda | 
| 13 March 2022 11 | Audax Rio | 2–2 | Botafogo | 
Semi-finals
| 22 March 2022 First leg | Botafogo | 0–1 | Fluminense | Rio de Janeiro | 
| Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Referee: Grazianni Maciel Rocha  | 
| 27 March 2022 Second leg | Fluminense | 1–2 | Botafogo | Rio de Janeiro | 
| Stadium: Maracanã Referee: Paulo Moreira  | 
Copa do Brasil
Third round
| 20 April 2022 First leg | Ceilândia | 0–3 | Botafogo | Brasília | 
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 28,110 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado  | 
| 12 May 2022 Second leg | Botafogo | 3–0 (6–0 agg.)  | Ceilândia | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 18,648 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro  | 
Round of 16
| 30 June 2022 First leg | América Mineiro | 3–0 | Botafogo | Belo Horizonte | 
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Arena Independência Attendance: 3,861 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima  | 
| 14 July 2022 Second leg | Botafogo | 0–2 (0–5 agg.)  | América Mineiro | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 21:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 13,862 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado  |