# 2015 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season

The 2015 season is the 120th year in the club's history, the 104th season in Clube de Regatas do Flamengo's football existence, and their 45th in the Brazilian Série A, having never been relegated from the top division.
This season Flamengo did not participate in continental competition, failing to qualify for either the Copa Libertadores or Copa Sudamericana based on the previous season's performance.

## Kits

| Home 0 | Home alternate | Away 0 | Away alternate | Third 0 | Third alternate | Goalkeeper 0 | Goalkeeper alternate |

## Club
### First-team squad

As of 7 December 2015
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 |
| 2 | DF | COL | Pablo Armero |
| 3 | DF | BRA | César Martins |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Samir |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Marcelo Cirino |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Márcio Araújo |
| 9 | FW | PER | Paolo Guerrero |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Ederson |
| 11 | FW | QAT | Emerson |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Marcelo (on loan from Cianorte) |
| 14 | DF | BRA | Wallace (captain) |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Luiz Antônio |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Gabriel |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Jonas |
| 19 | MF | BRA | Alan Patrick (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) |
| 20 | MF | ARG | Héctor Canteros |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | BRA | Pará (on loan from Grêmio) |
| 22 | MF | BRA | Éverton |
| 25 | MF | BRA | Matheus Trinidade |
| 26 | FW | BRA | Paulinho |
| 27 | FW | BRA | Kayke |
| 30 | MF | BRA | Matheus Sávio |
| 31 | FW | BRA | Douglas Baggio |
| 32 | DF | BRA | Ayrton (on loan from Palmeiras) |
| 33 | MF | BRA | Ronaldo |
| 34 | DF | BRA | Rafael Dumas |
| 35 | MF | BRA | Jajá |
| 36 | DF | BRA | Jorge |
| 37 | GK | BRA | César |
| 40 | FW | BRA | Thiago Santos |
| 48 | GK | BRA | Paulo Victor |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 January 2015 | DF | Thallyson | ASA | |
| 21 January 2015 | MF | Jonas | Sampaio Corrêa | €330k |
| 16 June 2015 | FW | Emerson | Corinthians | Free |
| 16 June 2015 | FW | Paolo Guerrero | Corinthians | Free |
| 21 July 2015 | MF | Ederson | Lazio | Free |
| 10 August 2015 | FW | Kayke | ABC | €180k |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 January 2015 | DF | Digão | Released | |
| 1 January 2015 | MF | Guilherme Camacho | Guaratinguetá | Free |
| 9 January 2015 | FW | Negueba | Coritiba | Free |
| 16 January 2015 | FW | Chicão | Bahia | Free |
| 27 January 2015 | GK | Felipe | Released | |
| 5 March 2015 | DF | Léo Moura | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Free |
| 1 June 2015 | MF | Val | Released | |
| 10 June 2015 | FW | Alecsandro | Palmeiras | Free |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | João Kuspiosz | São Martinho | Undisclosed |
| 12 July 2015 | FW | Eduardo da Silva | Shakhtar Donetsk | Free |
| 22 August 2015 | MF | Víctor Cáceres | Al-Rayyan | €883k |

### Loans in

| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | From |
| 1 January 2015 | 1 August 2015 | MF | Arthur Maia | Vitória |
| 1 January 2015 | 10 August 2015 | DF | Bressan | Grêmio |
| 5 January 2015 | 23 April 2017 | FW | Marcelo Cirino | Atlético Paranaense |
| 5 January 2015 | 31 December 2015 | DF | Pará | Grêmio |
| 10 April 2015 | 31 December 2015 | DF | Pablo Armero | Udinese |
| 14 April 2015 | 31 December 2015 | MF | Almir | Bangu |
| 11 June 2015 | 31 December 2015 | DF | Ayrton | Palmeiras |
| 17 July 2015 | 30 June 2016 | DF | César Martins | Benfica |

### Loans out

| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | From |
| 1 July 2015 | 30 November 2015 | DF | Thallyson | Fortaleza |
| 6 July 2015 | 30 June 2016 | MF | Lucas Mugni | Newell's Old Boys |
| 31 August 2015 | 30 June 2016 | DF | Anderson Pico | Dnipro |
| 10 September 2015 | 8 December 2015 | DF | Rodrigo Frauches | Macaé |

## Friendlies
### Super Series

Prior to the beginning of the Campeonato Carioca, Flamengo participated in a friendly tournament against São Paulo and Vasco da Gama in the Arena da Amazônia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | Flamengo (C) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Super Series champions |
| 2 | São Paulo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |

### Other friendlies

Aside from the Super Series, Flamengo participated in a number of other friendlies, including a match against Ukrainian club Shahktar Donetsk in Brasília and a send-off match against Nacional for Léo Moura after ten years with Flamengo. The club also played against Icasa just before the start of the Brasileirão season, and two other matches during pauses in the Brasileirão season for 2018 World Cup qualifying matches.
In commemoration of Flamengo's 120th anniversary, they played a friendly in the Maracanã against MLS club Orlando City on 15 November.

### Overall

| 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 % |
| Campeonato Carioca | 31 January 2015 | 19 April 2015 | Matchday 1 | Semi-Finals | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 064.71 |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 10 May 2015 | 6 December 2015 | Matchday 1 | 12th | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 039.47 |
| Copa do Brasil | 25 February 2015 | 26 August 2015 | First stage | Round of 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 057.14 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 62 | 30 | 10 | 22 | 86 | 67 | +19 | 048.39 |
Source: Competitions

## Competitions
### Campeonato Carioca

Like the previous edition, the 2015 Campeonato Carioco was organized as a single table, called the Taça Guanabara, with the top four teams qualifying for the semifinals.

#### Taça Guanabara

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Botafogo | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 36 | Taça GB champions in Semifinals |
| 2 | Flamengo | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 36 | Advanced in Semifinals |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama (C) | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 33 | Advanced in Semifinals |
| 4 | Fluminense | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 31 | Advanced in Semifinals |
| 5 | Madureira | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 30 | |

#### Matches
### Copa do Brasil

Flamengo entered the Copa do Brasil in the First Round via claiming the championship in the 2014 Campeonato Carioca. The draw was held on 16 December 2014. A second draw by CBF for the Round of 16 and onward was held on 4 August.

#### Second round

Flamengo won by at least 2 goals in the stadium of the opposing team, qualifying directly to the next round without the need to play a second leg.

#### Round of 16
### Série A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 10 | Atlético Paranaense | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 51 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 11 | Ponte Preta | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 51 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 12 | Flamengo | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 49 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 13 | Fluminense | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 47 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 14 | Chapecoense | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 47 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
* ↑ Teams will enter in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana if they do not reach the 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16. Also, the 2015 Copa Verde champion (Cuiabá) and the 2016 Copa do Nordeste champion have a guaranteed berth.

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Name | Série A | Série A | Série A | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Carioca | Carioca | Carioca | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Starts | Goals | Apps | Starts | Goals | Apps | Starts | Goals | Apps | Starts | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||||
| 37 | GK | César | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 48 | GK | Paulo Victor | 24 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | César Martins | 20 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Samir | 20 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 27 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | Marcelo | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Wallace | 28 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 48 | 38 | 2 |
| 21 | DF | Pará | 28 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 52 | 40 | 3 |
| 32 | DF | Ayrton | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| 36 | DF | Jorge | 22 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 1 |
| | DF | Pablo Armero | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | Thallyson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | Márcio Araújo | 33 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 56 | 50 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Ederson | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | MF | Luiz Antônio | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Gabriel | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 27 | 4 |
| 18 | MF | Jonas | 19 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 25 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Alan Patrick | 26 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 7 |
| 20 | MF | Héctor Canteros | 34 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 53 | 49 | 3 |
| 22 | MF | Éverton | 33 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 43 | 6 |
| | MF | Almir | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Marcelo Cirino | 21 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 43 | 30 | 11 |
| 9 | FW | Paolo Guerrero | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| 11 | FW | Emerson | 22 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 5 |
| 26 | FW | Paulinho | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 5 |
| 27 | FW | Kayke | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| Players transferred out during the season |||||||||||||||
| | FW | Alecsandro | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 16 | 11 |
| | FW | Eduardo | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 4 |
| | DF | Anderson Pico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| | MF | Arthur Maia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| | DF | Bressan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 1 |
| | MF | Victor Cáceres | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| | MF | Lucas Mugni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | Léo Moura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | Rodrigo Frauches | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Youth players with first-team appearances |||||||||||||||
| 30 | MF | Matheus Sávio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | MF | Ronaldo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Jajá | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | Thiago Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | Nixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |