Botafogo
Lineups & starting XIs
Last 8 matches
Squad
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Common questions
Who starts for Botafogo in the latest lineup?
Against Flamengo, Botafogo started Batista, Ferraresi, Justino, Marçal, Vitinho, Huguinho, Santos, Telles, Edenílson, Montoro and Cabral, in a 3-4-2-1. The sheet above shows the same eleven with shirt numbers.
What formation does Botafogo play?
Botafogo lined up in a 3-4-2-1 most recently, and has also used 4-2-3-1 and 4-4-2 in recent matches.
Who captains Botafogo?
Telles wears the armband in the current Botafogo squad.
Can I build my own Botafogo lineup?
Yes. The free web builder opens with Botafogo loaded — pick the eleven, set the formation and export the image. The iOS and Android app adds ratings, goals, cards and up to 100 saved lineups.
Are the Botafogo lineups up to date?
Every Brasileirão matchday is published within hours of full time, and this page is rebuilt with it — lineups, results and the table.
About Botafogo
Botafogo are a football club from Brazil, playing in the Brasileirão 2026. They are 12th in the table with 30 points from 24 matches, having won 8, drawn 6 and lost 10.
Their most recent lineup was a 3-4-2-1, a 0–3 away loss to Flamengo on August 30, 2026. That XI read Batista, Ferraresi, Justino, Marçal, Vitinho, Huguinho, Santos, Telles, Edenílson, Montoro and Cabral, the eleven Bellão picked. Recent sheets also show a 4-2-3-1 and a 4-4-2. Form over the last 5 matches, newest first, reads L-L-L-D-W, with 4 goals scored and 8 conceded.
The 50-player squad lists 5 goalkeepers, 16 defenders, 18 midfielders and 11 attackers. Eight nationalities are in it: 38 players from Brazil, and the rest from Uruguay, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, Venezuela and Angola and elsewhere. Botafogo play Palmeiras next, on Sunday, September 6, 2026. This page is rebuilt after every Brasileirão matchday, with the newest starting XI as an image, the result and the updated table.
Every player on this page is in the app, photos and ratings included. Build your XI, export the image, share it.