a - Vasco da Gama won the final 2–1 on aggregate Statistics accurate as at the end of the 2016 season[4] Botafogo began the year wearing uniforms manufactured by Puma.
[5][6][7] 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.
Botafogo's home matches in the first two rounds of the Copa do Brasil were hosted at the Estádio de Los Larios.
Prior to the commencement of the Campeonato Brasileiro, Botafogo and Associação Atlética Portuguesa agreed a deal to play at the Estádio Luso Brasileiro in Ilha do Governador in Rio de Janeiro city with the stadium being known as "Arena Botafogo".
Prior to matches being played at the stadium, temporary seating and improvements to the pitch were required.