2016 Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas season
| 2016 season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ricardo Gomes |
| Stadiums | various |
| Campeonato Brasileiro | 5th |
| Campeonato Carioca | 2nd |
| Copa do Brasil | Round of 16 |
| Top goalscorer |
League: Sassá (12) All: Sassá (14) |
| Highest home attendance | 53,634 (vs Vasco da Gama, 8 May 2016) |
| Lowest home attendance | 211 (vs Coruripe, 28 April 2016) |
| All statistics correct as of 21 October 2016. | |
The 2016 season saw the return of Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, after spending 2015 in Série B.
After a poor 2014 season saw Botafogo relegated for only the second time in their history, Botafogo comfortably won the 2015 Série B.
a - Vasco da Gama won the final 2–1 on aggregate
Statistics accurate as at the end of the 2016 season
Botafogo began the year wearing uniforms manufactured by Puma. With the Puma deal expiring in April, the club announced in February that a three-year deal had been agreed with Topper with a value believed to be worth over R$40m.
As a result of the 2016 Summer Olympics being held in Rio de Janeiro, Botafogo was not able to access their regular home of Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (known as the Estádio Nilton Santos for Botafogo games) during 2016. During the Rio State Championship, Botafogo hosted games at the Estádio São Januário in Rio de Janeiro city; the Estádio de Los Larios in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro; the Estádio Kléber Andrade in Cariacica, Espírito Santo; the Estádio Mário Helênio in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais; and the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro city. Botafogo's home matches in the first two rounds of the Copa do Brasil were hosted at the Estádio de Los Larios.
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