Santos vs Flamengo: Two Winning Runs, Different Tests
Santos and Flamengo take five-game winning runs into Thursday's 8 October 2026 Serie A round-29 meeting at Vila Belmiro. The confirmed kickoff is (…)
Flamengo is one of Brazil’s most prominent football institutions, rooted in Rio de Janeiro and recognised worldwide by its red-and-black colours. This team page brings together the club’s recorded 2026 playing group, coaching chronology, recent squad movement and competition footprint. It also places those details within Flamengo’s longer story, from its 1895 foundation as a rowing club to the growth of its football department and enduring connection with the Maracanã. The result is a concise portrait of a major Brazilian sporting institution.
Xtra rating
1832
Conservative: 1475
Rank club
41
Updated: 26 October 2026
Flamengo Upcoming matches by league
Serie A
-
- Regular Season - 34
Fluminense
Flamengo
-
- Regular Season - 35
Flamengo
RB Bragantino
-
- Regular Season - 36
Atletico-MG
Flamengo
Arena MRV -
- Regular Season - 37
Flamengo
Ceara
Flamengo Last matches by league
Serie A
-
- Regular Season - 32
Flamengo3 - 2Atletico-MG
Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
-
- Regular Season - 31
Bahia0 - 3Flamengo
Arena Fonte Nova -
- Regular Season - 30
Flamengo1 - 0Fluminense
Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
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- Regular Season - 29
Santos2 - 2Flamengo
Estádio Urbano Caldeira
CONMEBOL Libertadores
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- Semi-finals
Flamengo0 - 0Estudiantes L.P.
Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) -
- Semi-finals
Estudiantes L.P.0 - 0Flamengo
Friendlies Clubs
Copa Do Brasil
Carioca - 1
CONMEBOL Recopa
Supercopa do Brasil
FIFA Intercontinental Cup
Flamengo Team Roster
Flamengo’s recorded squad contains 37 players: six attackers, 12 defenders, three goalkeepers and 16 midfielders. Pedro, Bruno Henrique and Everton headline the attacking group, while Alex Sandro, Danilo, Emerson Royal, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Vitão add experience across the back line. A. Rossi, Andrew and Dyogo form the goalkeeper unit. Midfield options include G. De Arrascaeta, Lucas Paquetá, Jorginho, N. De la Cruz, Luiz Araújo, J. Carrascal and Saúl. Together, these entries show depth across all four positional groups. The group therefore covers every listed position with substantial midfield depth.
position Goalkeeper
1
Agustín Daniel Rossi
GK
Argentina
42
Andrew da Silva Ventura
GK
Brazil
49
Francisco Dyogo Bento Alves
GK
Brazil
position Defender
2
Guillermo Varela Olivera
DEF
Uruguay
3
Leonardo Rech Ortiz
DEF
Brazil
4
Leonardo Pereira
DEF
Brazil
6
Ayrton Lucas Dantas de Medeiros
DEF
Brazil
13
Danilo Luiz da Silva
DEF
Brazil
22
Emerson Aparecido Leite de Souza Júnior
DEF
Brazil
26
Alex Sandro Lobo Silva
DEF
Brazil
44
Vitor Eduardo da Silva Matos
DEF
Brazil
51
Daniel dos Santos Sales
DEF
Brazil
61
João Victor de Souza Cunha
DEF
Brazil
77
Johnny Monteiro Góes
DEF
Brazil
87
Daniel Carvalho
DEF
position Midfielder
5
Erick Antonio Pulgar Farfán
MID
Chile
8
Saúl Ñíguez Esclapez
MID
Spain
10
Giorgian Daniel de Arrascaeta Benedetti
MID
Uruguay
11
Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima
MID
Brazil
15
Jorge Andrés Carrascal Guardo
MID
Colombia
16
Samuel Dias Lino
MID
Brazil
18
Diego Nicolás de la Cruz Arcosa
MID
Uruguay
19
Gonzalo Jordy Plata Jiménez
MID
Ecuador
21
Jorge Luiz Frello Filho
MID
Brazil
52
Evertton Gustavo Fernandes Araújo
MID
Brazil
75
L. Mariano
MID
79
Joshua
MID
position Attacker
7
Luiz de Araújo Guimarães Neto
FWD
Brazil
9
Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos
FWD
Brazil
14
Anthony Lenín Valencia Bajaña
FWD
Ecuador
27
Bruno Henrique Pinto
FWD
Brazil
30
J. Freitas
FWD
39
J. S. Miranda
FWD
59
Alan
FWD
Last Flamengo Coachs
Filipe Luís is the most recent recorded appointment, beginning on 1 September 2024; the available chronology does not establish him as the current holder of the role. He followed Tite, whose spell ran from 1 October 2023 to 1 October 2024, with J. Sampaoli recorded from April to September 2023. Vítor Pereira and Dorival Júnior appear earlier in the sequence, beginning in December 2022 and June 2022 respectively. The timeline reflects a succession of domestic and international coaching appointments without asserting a present incumbent.
Filipe Luís Kasmirski
Brazil
Coach since
1 September 2024
Coach until
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filipe Luís Kasmirski | Brazil | 1 September 2024 | |
| Adenor Leonardo Bacchi | Brazil | 1 October 2023 | 1 October 2024 |
| Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya | Argentina | 1 April 2023 | 1 September 2023 |
| Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira | Portugal | 1 December 2022 | 1 April 2023 |
| Fábio Henrique Matias | Brazil | 1 January 2022 | 1 February 2022 |
| Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa | Portugal | 1 December 2021 | 1 June 2022 |
| Renato Portaluppi | Brazil | 1 July 2021 | 1 November 2021 |
| Rogério Mücke Ceni | Brazil | 1 November 2020 | 1 July 2021 |
| Domènec Torrent Font | Spain | 1 August 2020 | 1 November 2020 |
| Maurício Ferreira de Souza | Brazil | 1 January 2020 | 1 February 2020 |
| Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus | Portugal | 1 June 2019 | 1 July 2020 |
| Luiz Marcelo de Castro Salles | Brazil | 29 May 2019 | |
| Abel Carlos da Silva Braga | Brazil | 1 December 2018 | 1 May 2019 |
| 1 September 2018 | 1 December 2018 | ||
| Maurício Nogueira Barbieri | Brazil | 1 April 2018 | 1 September 2018 |
| Paulo César Carpegiani | Brazil | 1 January 2018 | 1 March 2018 |
| Jayme de Almeida Filho | Brazil | 8 August 2017 | |
| Reinaldo Rueda Rivera | Colombia | 1 August 2017 | 1 January 2018 |
| Jayme de Almeida Filho | Brazil | 18 May 2016 | 28 May 2016 |
| José Ricardo Mannarino | Brazil | 1 May 2016 | 1 August 2017 |
| Jayme de Almeida Filho | Brazil | 29 November 2015 | 1 January 2016 |
| Oswaldo de Oliveira Filho | Brazil | 1 August 2015 | 1 November 2015 |
| Jayme de Almeida Filho | Brazil | 26 May 2015 | 29 May 2015 |
| Cristóvão Borges dos Santos | Brazil | 1 May 2015 | 1 August 2015 |
| Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva | Brazil | 1 July 2014 | 1 May 2015 |
| Ney Franco da Silveira Júnior | Brazil | 1 May 2014 | 1 July 2014 |
| Jayme de Almeida Filho | Brazil | 21 September 2013 | 12 May 2014 |
| Jayme de Almeida Filho | Brazil | 8 June 2013 | 14 June 2013 |
| Luiz Antônio Venker de Menezes | Brazil | 1 June 2013 | 1 September 2013 |
| Jorge José de Amorim Campos | Brazil | 1 March 2013 | 1 June 2013 |
| Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva | Brazil | 1 October 2010 | 1 February 2012 |
| Paulo Silas do Prado Pereira | Brazil | 29 August 2010 | 4 October 2010 |
Flamengo Transfers
Recent recorded arrivals show a mixture of recruitment and squad returns. Carlinhos, Rayan, Arafat Al Haj and Caio Garcia are listed as returning from loans, while D. Reyes arrived on loan from Club America. Lucas Paquetá, Andrew and Vitão are recorded as transfers, and Jorginho and Saúl as free-agent additions. The earlier 2025 sequence also includes J. Carrascal, Samuel Lino and Emerson Royal as transfers. These entries describe documented movement in the available period and are not an exhaustive count of every arrival.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Viña |
River Plate
|
Return from loan | 9 September 2026 |
| A. Valencia |
Antwerp
|
Transfer | 31 August 2026 |
| J. Freitas |
River Plate
|
Transfer | 31 August 2026 |
| Carlinhos |
Remo
|
Return from loan | 13 July 2026 |
| Arafat Al Haj |
Pisa
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Rayan |
Sporting CP
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Caio Garcia |
Botafogo PB
|
Return from loan | 30 March 2026 |
| D. Reyes |
Club America
|
Loan | 3 March 2026 |
| J. S. Miranda |
Avai
|
Free agent | 17 February 2026 |
| Lucas Paquetá |
West Ham
|
Transfer | 26 January 2026 |
| Lucas Paquetá |
West Ham
|
Transfer | 25 January 2026 |
| Andrew |
GIL Vicente
|
Transfer | 14 January 2026 |
| Ryan Roberto |
Flamengo RJ U17
|
- | 31 December 2025 |
| Vitão |
Internacional
|
Transfer | 31 December 2025 |
| Petterson |
Paysandu
|
Return from loan | 30 December 2025 |
Recent recorded departures include loans for Carlinhos to Athletic Club, Allan to Corinthians and M. Viña to River Plate. Transfers are listed for Da Mata to Konyaspor, Ryan Roberto to Shakhtar Donetsk, João Victor Schlickmann Carbone to FC Lugano, Iago to Orlando City SC and Victor Hugo to Atlético-MG. Michael, Pedro Leao and Petterson are recorded as free-agent departures. Other entries place players with Brazilian under-20 teams, while some destinations are recorded without a formal movement type. The listed departures are a partial period record rather than a complete total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arafat Al Haj |
Sharjah FC
|
Transfer | 17 September 2026 |
| M. Viña |
Cruzeiro
|
Loan | 10 September 2026 |
| Everton |
Santos
|
Free agent | 8 September 2026 |
| Guilherme |
GIL Vicente
|
Transfer | 3 September 2026 |
| Wallace |
RB Bragantino
|
Transfer | 1 September 2026 |
| Carlinhos |
Athletic Club
|
Loan | 14 July 2026 |
| Da Mata |
Konyaspor
|
Transfer | 13 July 2026 |
| Da Mata |
Konyaspor
|
Transfer | 13 July 2026 |
Al Ain
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 | |
| Ryan Roberto |
Shakhtar Donetsk
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| Ryan Roberto |
Shakhtar Donetsk
|
Transfer | 29 June 2026 |
| Johnny Góes |
Flamengo U20
|
- | 15 June 2026 |
| Caio Garcia |
Botafogo PB
|
- | 31 March 2026 |
| Pedro Fachinetti |
Atlético Mineiro U20
|
- | 29 March 2026 |
| Wanderson |
Atlético Mineiro U20
|
- | 1 March 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Flamengo’s recorded movement between June 2025 and July 2026 combines club recruitment with active circulation of players through loans and returns. The arrival list includes transfers such as Lucas Paquetá, Andrew, Vitão, J. Carrascal, Samuel Lino and Emerson Royal, alongside free-agent additions including Jorginho and Saúl. It also records players returning from temporary spells, with further loan activity represented by D. Reyes. Departures show the same variety: loans to Athletic Club, Corinthians and River Plate sit alongside transfers to European, North American and Middle Eastern destinations, plus free-agent exits. Several movements involve under-20 sides, indicating that the recorded pathway also covers development transitions. Because both lists present selected recent entries rather than exhaustive totals, they describe the shape of documented squad movement, not a complete accounting of Flamengo’s business or a definitive balance of arrivals and departures.
Leagues Flamengo has participated in
Flamengo’s recent recorded programme includes Carioca - 1, Serie A, CONMEBOL Libertadores and Copa Do Brasil, alongside the Supercopa do Brasil. The club also has recent participation in the FIFA Club World Cup, FIFA Intercontinental Cup and Friendlies Clubs, with these records running through 2025. CONMEBOL Recopa is recorded from 2020 to 2023 and is therefore historical within the available timeline. Serie A has the longest listed span, beginning in 2010, while Copa Do Brasil reaches back to 2016 and Libertadores to 2019. Together, the entries place Flamengo across state, national, continental and global competitions, without assigning an unrecorded 2026 campaign.
More about Flamengo
Flamengo, formally Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, is a Rio de Janeiro institution in Brazil founded in 1895. It began as a rowing club before establishing its football department in 1911, and has since developed into a major multisport organisation with one of the largest support bases in world football. Its identity is strongly associated with red-and-black colours, the intertwined CRF monogram and the Turkey Vulture mascot, a symbol that supporters embraced after it had been used as a taunt in the 1960s.
The club’s best-known home is Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, widely known as Maracanã, in Rio’s Maracanã neighbourhood. The stadium belongs to the state government, while Flamengo shares a historic managerial agreement for its use as an iconic primary venue. Matches are also played at other regional and national grounds, giving the club a wider matchday footprint without diminishing Maracanã’s cultural importance.
On the field, Flamengo belongs to Brazil’s top-flight football landscape and is recorded as a Série A club that has never been relegated to the second tier. Its competition identity extends through the Carioca - 1, Copa Do Brasil, Supercopa do Brasil, CONMEBOL Libertadores and other continental and global tournaments. Flamengo’s history includes repeated prominence in CONMEBOL competitions, helping make the club a familiar presence beyond Brazil.
Flamengo remains structured as a traditional social and multisport club. An elected president and deliberative council govern it, while ownership is collective among members and supporter-members. The Ninho do Urubu youth system forms an important part of the club ecosystem, alongside a senior football culture that values proactive, attacking play. That blend of institutional continuity, local symbolism, academy development and international ambition defines Flamengo’s enduring place in Brazilian football.
Last matches statistics for Flamengo
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Independiente del Valle
0 - 2
Flamengo
|
2 / 4 |
|
0% | 7 | 1 | 3 |
|
Flamengo
2 - 1
Corinthians
|
10 / 32 |
|
0% | 14 | 4 | 0 |
|
Flamengo
1 - 1
Independiente del Valle
|
3 / 10 |
|
0% | 13 | 3 1 | 3 |
|
Flamengo
2 - 1
RB Bragantino
|
6 / 11 |
|
0% | 9 | 3 | 5 |
|
Santos
2 - 2
Flamengo
|
6 / 12 |
|
0% | 15 | 4 1 | 2 |
|
Flamengo
1 - 0
Fluminense
|
6 / 17 |
|
89 | 21 | 3 | 3 |
|
Estudiantes L.P.
0 - 0
Flamengo
|
0 / 5 |
|
0% | 14 | 3 | 6 |
|
Bahia
0 - 3
Flamengo
|
15 / 21 |
|
0% | 9 | 2 | 3 |
|
Flamengo
0 - 0
Estudiantes L.P.
|
3 / 13 |
|
0% | 10 | - | 3 |
|
Flamengo
3 - 2
Atletico-MG
|
9 / 29 |
|
0% | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Detailed statistics Flamengo
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Flamengo vs Atletico-MG
Serie A 2026 - 1492423
Flamengo vs Estudiantes L.P.
CONMEBOL Libertadores 2026 - 1640556
Bahia vs Flamengo
Serie A 2026 - 1492412
Estudiantes L.P. vs Flamengo
CONMEBOL Libertadores 2026 - 1640555
Flamengo vs Fluminense
Serie A 2026 - 1492405
Santos vs Flamengo
Serie A 2026 - 1492398
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