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League Position
5

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Established
1894 (131 years old)

Sport
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Soccer

Venue

Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
(45,217 Capacity)

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Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Nicknames
Glorioso

Competitions
Brazilian Serie A
Copa do Brasil
Copa Libertadores
FIFA Club World Cup

Last Edit
AndyIgnacio: 07/Mar/25

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Upcoming
12 Apr	Bragantino	-	Botafogo	7:00pm
16 Apr	Botafogo	-	São Paulo	9:30pm
20 Apr	Atlético Mi	-	Botafogo	7:00pm
24 Apr	Estudiantes	-	Botafogo	12:30am
27 Apr	Botafogo	-	Fluminense	12:00am
Results
08 Apr	Botafogo	2 - 0	Carabobo
06 Apr	Botafogo	2 - 0	Juventude
03 Apr	Universidad	1 - 0	Botafogo
30 Mar	Palmeiras	0 - 0	Botafogo
22 Mar	Botafogo	3 - 1	Novorizontin

Description

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (Portuguese pronunciation: ; Botafogo Football and Rowing), also known as Botafogo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Botafogo is mostly known for its association football team. It plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of the Brazilian football league system, and in the state of Rio de Janeiro's premier state league. In 2000, Botafogo finished 12th in a vote by subscribers of FIFA Magazine for the FIFA Club of the Century.

In addition, the club has some of Brazilian football's most notable records, as the largest number of unbeaten matches: 52 games between 1977 and 1978; the most unbeaten matches record in the Brazilian Championship games: 42, also between 1977 and 1978; the largest number of player participations in total matches of the Brazil national football team (considering official and unofficial games): 1,094 participations and the largest number of players assigned to the Brazilian national team for World Cup. The club is still responsible for the greatest victory ever recorded in Brazilian football: 24-0 against Sport Club Mangueira in 1909.