# 2021 Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas season

The 2021 season was the 117th in the history of Botafogo Football and Rowing Club and the second in a row in the second division of Brazilian football. It participated in the Série B, the Campeonato Carioca and the Copa do Brasil.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 16 September 2021
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 | BRA | Kanu |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Joel Carli (captain) |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Gilvan |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Luís Oyama (on loan from Mirassol) |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Jonathan Silva (on loan from Almería) |
| 7 | DF | BRA | Rafael |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Ricardinho |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Rafael Moura |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Diego Gonçalves (on loan from Mirassol) |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Jonathan |
| 14 | FW | BRA | Chay |
| 16 | DF | BRA | Hugo |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Felipe Ferreira (on loan from Ferroviária) |
| 20 | DF | BRA | Daniel Borges (on loan from Mirassol) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Romildo |
| 22 | GK | BRA | Douglas Borges |
| 23 | MF | BRA | Barreto (on loan from Criciúma) |
| 25 | DF | BRA | Warley |
| 29 | GK | BRA | Diego Loureiro |
| 31 | FW | BRA | Ronald |
| 33 | MF | BRA | Pedro Castro (on loan from Tombense) |
| 34 | MF | BRA | Cesinha (on loan from Três Passos) |
| 36 | MF | BRA | Ênio |
| 45 | MF | BRA | Matheus Frizzo (on loan from Grêmio) |
| 49 | MF | BRA | Kayque |
| 70 | MF | BRA | Marco Antônio (on loan from Bahia) |
| 88 | DF | BRA | Guilherme Santos |
| 90 | FW | BRA | Matheus Nascimento |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Rafael Navarro |

### Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 35 | MF | BRA | Wendel |
| 37 | FW | BRA | Gabriel |
| 38 | DF | URU | Federico Barrandeguy |
| 40 | DF | BRA | Lucas Mezenga (on loan from Nova Iguaçu) |
| 43 | DF | BRA | Ewerton |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 44 | MF | BRA | Henrique |
| 47 | MF | BRA | Juninho |
| 52 | GK | BRA | Igo Gabriel (on loan from CSA) |
| — | FW | PER | Alexander Lecaros |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | BRA | David Sousa (to Cercle Brugge until 31 December 2022) |
| — | DF | BRA | Marcelo Benevenuto (to Fortaleza until 31 December 2021) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | BRA | Rafael Forster (to Juventude until 31 December 2021) |
| — | FW | BRA | Luiz Fernando (to Grêmio until 31 December 2021) |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Série B | 28 May 2021 | 28 November 2021 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 052.63 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 052.63 |
Source: Competitions

### Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Botafogo (C, P) | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 70 | Promotion to 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| 2 | Goiás (P) | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 65 | Promotion to 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| 3 | Coritiba (P) | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 64 | Promotion to 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| 4 | Avaí (P) | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 64 | Promotion to 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| 5 | CSA | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 62 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source:

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D |
| Position | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |