2016 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season


The 2016 season is the 121st year in the club's history, the 105th season in Clube de Regatas do Flamengo's football existence, and their 46th in the Brazilian Série A, having never been relegated from the top division.
This season Flamengo returned to the continental scenario after two years participating in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana, the last time Flamengo played in this competition was in 2011. The club also competed in the first edition of the Primeira Liga losing in the semi-finals to Atlético Paranaense. At Copa do Brasil the early elimination to Fortaleza in the second round gave the club a spot to play the Copa Sudamericana reaching the round of 16 being eliminated by Chilean club Palestino.

Club

First-team staff

PositionName
Head CoachZé Ricardo
General ManagerRodrigo Caetano
Executive DirectorCarlos Mozer
Assistant CoachJayme de Almeida
Goalkeeping CoachVictor Hugo
Fitness CoachesMarcelo Martorelli
Fitness CoachesCarlito Macedo
Medical Staff ManagerMarcio Tannure
DoctorsMarcelo Soares
DoctorsGuilherme Runco
DoctorsLuiz Claudio Baldi
DoctorsSerafim Borges
PhysiotherapistsMario Peixoto
PhysiotherapistsWalteriano da Silva

Other information

Uniform kits

For the first time in the club's history the football team have four different uniform kits for the season. The traditionals striped home kit and white away kit, and two alternate kits.

First-team squad

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In

DatePos.NameFromFee
19 July 2016MF Diego FenerbahçeFree
14 July 2016DF Alejandro Donatti Rosario Central€1,8m
8 June 2016DF Rafael Vaz Vasco da GamaFree
20 January 2016MF Gustavo Cuéllar Deportivo CaliR$8m
6 January 2016DF Chiquinho SantosFree
4 January 2016MF Federico Mancuello IndependienteR$12m
22 December 2015GK Alex Muralha FigueirenseR$4m
14 December 2015MF Willian Arão BotafogoFree
10 December 2015DF Rodinei Ponte PretaUndisclosed
8 December 2015DF Juan InternacionalFree

Out

DatePos.NameToFee
30 June 2016DF Anderson PicoReleasedFree
30 June 2016DF WelintonReleasedFree
30 May 2016DF Arthur HenriqueReleasedFree
24 May 2016DF Wallace GrêmioR$3.2m
8 March 2016FW Kayke Yokohama F. MarinosR$6m
8 January 2016DF Samir UdineseR$8m

Loan in

Date fromDate toPos.NameFrom
12 July 201631 March 2017FW Leandro Damião Santos
9 June 201631 March 2017DF Réver Internacional
30 April 201630 June 2017DF Igor Joinville
7 April 201631 December 2016FW Fernandinho Grêmio
31 December 201513 July 2016DF Arthur Henrique América

Loan out

Date fromDate toPos.NameTo
29 August 201631 July 2017GK Daniel Maccabi Tel Aviv
27 August 201631 December 2016DF Rafael Dumas FC Goa
30 July 201631 July 2017MF Héctor Canteros Vélez Sarsfield
19 July 201631 December 2016FW Nixon América
12 July 201631 December 2016MF Luiz Antônio Bahia
23 June 201630 June 2017MF Jonas Dinamo Zagreb
9 June 201631 December 2017MF Muralha Pohang Steelers
30 March 201631 December 2016MF Jajá Avaí
23 February 201631 December 2016MF Douglas Baggio Luverdense
11 February 201631 December 2016GK César Ponte Preta
11 January 201631 December 2016MF Thomás Joinville
1 January 201612 July 2016MF Luiz Antônio Sport Recife
1 January 201631 December 2016FW Paulinho Santos
1 January 201631 December 2016DF Léo Atlético Paranaense

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitive matches

Disciplinary record

Overall

Competitions in bold are still ongoing.

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Rio State League (Campeonato Carioca)

Group stage

Matches

For their last match in the group stage, each team played a team from the other group.

Taça Guanabara

Matches

Final stage

Matches

Copa do Brasil

Matches

Flamengo wins 3-1 on aggregate and advances to the second round.
Fortaleza wins 4-2 on aggregate and advances to the third round.

Average attendances

Includes all home matches in the 2016 Copa do Brasil.
StadiumMatchesAverageHighest attendanceLowest attendance
Estádio Raulino de Oliveira25,1235,1935,053
Total25,1235,1935,053

Série A

The fixtures for the 2016 season were announced on 25 April 2016. Flamengo began their league campaign with a 1–0 win at home against Sport Recife on 14 May 2016, with Éverton scoring the only goal of the match. This was also the only match in the league with coach Muricy Ramalho commanding the team, later in the same week the veteran head coach had heart problems–he was quickly hospitalized and resigned from the job weeks later. After few matches as interim, Zé Ricardo took charge as the new head coach.

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Average attendances

Includes all home matches in the 2016 Série A.

Matches

Goals and red cards are shown.

Primeira Liga

The 2016 Primeira Liga is the first edition of this competition. Featuring 12 of 14 founding members, Minas Gerais and Santa Catarina leagues provided three entrants, while Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná provide two each.

Group stage

Matches

Average attendances

Includes all matches in the 2016 Primeira Liga.
StadiumMatchesAttendance
Estádio Kléber Andrade117,167
Estádio Nacional17,219
Estádio Mário Helênio112,917
Total337,067

Copa Sudamericana

As 12th place in the 2015 Série A, and being one of the best teams eliminated before 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16, Flamengo will enter the Copa Sudamericana in the second stage. The draw has been made on 12 July 2016 with the first stage taking place on 9 August 2016.

Matches

Tied 5–5 on aggregate, Flamengo won on away goals and advanced to the Round of 16.
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Palestino won on away goals and advanced to the Quarterfinals.

Honors

Individuals

Club ranking

position on the Club World Ranking during the 2016 season, according to clubworldranking.com.
MonthPositionMovement
January99–
February104 5
March103 1
April104 1
May90 14
June78 12
July79 1
August79–
September59 20
October47 12
November42 5
December40 2