The 2015 season is the 120th year in the club's history, the 104th season in Clube de Regatas do Flamengo's football existence, and their 45th in the Brazilian Série A, having never been relegated from the top division.
This season Flamengo did not participate in continental competition, failing to qualify for either the Copa Libertadores or Copa Sudamericana based on the previous season's performance.
Kits
Club First-team squad
Transfers
In
DatePos.NameFromFee1 January 2015DF Thallyson ASA21 January 2015MF Jonas Sampaio Corrêa€330k16 June 2015FW Emerson CorinthiansFree16 June 2015FW Paolo Guerrero CorinthiansFree21 July 2015MF Ederson LazioFree10 August 2015FW Kayke ABC€180k
Out
DatePos.NameToFee1 January 2015DF DigãoReleased1 January 2015MF Guilherme Camacho GuaratinguetáFree9 January 2015FW Negueba CoritibaFree16 January 2015FW Chicão BahiaFree27 January 2015GK FelipeReleased5 March 2015DF Léo Moura Fort Lauderdale StrikersFree1 June 2015MF ValReleased10 June 2015FW Alecsandro PalmeirasFree1 July 2015GK João Kuspiosz São MartinhoUndisclosed12 July 2015FW Eduardo da Silva Shakhtar DonetskFree22 August 2015MF Víctor Cáceres Al-Rayyan€883k
Loans in Date fromDate toPos.NameFrom1 January 20151 August 2015MF Arthur Maia Vitória1 January 201510 August 2015DF Bressan Grêmio5 January 201523 April 2017FW Marcelo Cirino Atlético Paranaense5 January 201531 December 2015DF Pará Grêmio10 April 201531 December 2015DF Pablo Armero Udinese14 April 201531 December 2015MF Almir Bangu11 June 201531 December 2015DF Ayrton Palmeiras17 July 201530 June 2016DF César Martins Benfica
Loans out Date fromDate toPos.NameFrom1 July 201530 November 2015DF Thallyson Fortaleza6 July 201530 June 2016MF Lucas Mugni Newell's Old Boys31 August 201530 June 2016DF Anderson Pico Dnipro10 September 20158 December 2015DF Rodrigo Frauches Macaé
Friendlies Super Series Prior to the beginning of the Campeonato Carioca, Flamengo participated in a friendly tournament against São Paulo and Vasco da Gama in the Arena da Amazônia.Futebol Capixaba - Super Series: Fla, Vasco e São Paulo disputam '1ª taça' de 2015, em Manaus - GazetaEsportes.com. GloboEsporte.com. Retrieved on 2019-01-18.
Other friendlies Aside from the Super Series, Flamengo participated in a number of other friendlies, including a match against Ukrainian club Shahktar Donetsk in Brasília and a send-off match against Nacional for Léo Moura after ten years with Flamengo. The club also played against Icasa just before the start of the Brasileirão season, and two other matches during pauses in the Brasileirão season for 2018 World Cup qualifying matches.
In commemoration of Flamengo's 120th anniversary, they played a friendly in the Maracanã against MLS club Orlando City on 15 November.
Overall
Competitions Campeonato Carioca
Like the previous edition, the 2015 Campeonato Carioco was organized as a single table, called the Taça Guanabara, with the top four teams qualifying for the semifinals. Taça Guanabara
Matches
Semifinals
Copa do Brasil
Flamengo entered the Copa do Brasil in the First Round via claiming the championship in the 2014 Campeonato Carioca. The draw was held on 16 December 2014. A second draw by CBF for the Round of 16 and onward was held on 4 August.
First round
Second round
Flamengo won by at least 2 goals in the stadium of the opposing team, qualifying directly to the next round without the need to play a second leg.
Third round
Round of 16
Série A
League table
Matches
Statistics
Appearances and goals No.Pos.NameSérie ACopa do BrasilCariocaTotalAppsStartsGoalsAppsStartsGoalsAppsStartsGoalsAppsStartsGoalsGoalkeepers37GK César141402202201818048GK Paulo Victor242405501515044440Defenders3DF César Martins20180110000211904DF Samir201903206612927113DF Marcelo11802205501815014DF Wallace28281661141404838221DF Pará28171771171615240332DF Ayrton1391000000139136DF Jorge2222044110027261DF Pablo Armero440110000550DF Thallyson000000530530Midfielders8MF Márcio Araújo33300750161505650010MF Ederson823220000104315MF Luiz Antônio146120010402610117MF Gabriel24144220131103927418MF Jonas191505308713225119MF Alan Patrick262270000002622720MF Héctor Canteros34302660131315349322MF Éverton33324440107247436MF Almir720210000930Forwards7FW Marcelo Cirino21101531171794330119FW Paolo Guerrero151433310001817411FW Emerson222253300002525526FW Paulinho251133114013212527FW Kayke11620000001162Players transferred out during the seasonFW Alecsandro4414311599231611FW Eduardo9423119312184DF Anderson Pico4402201313119191MF Arthur Maia5104219511882DF Bressan43033076114121MF Victor Cáceres5503304101290MF Lucas Mugni100100530730DF Léo Moura000110320430DF Rodrigo Frauches100000320420Youth players with first-team appearances30MF Matheus Sávio10010040260233MF Ronaldo10000000010035MF Jajá530100100730FW Thiago Santos100000000100FW Nixon000000540540
References
External links Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)