2025 Esporte Clube Vitória season

Esporte Clube Vitória
2025 season
Manager	Thiago Carpini
Stadium	Barradão
Série A	Pre-season
Campeonato Baiano	Runners-up
Copa do Brasil	Second Round
Copa Sudamericana	Group stage
Copa do Nordeste	Group stage
	← 2024

The 2025 season will be Esporte Clube Vitória's 126th overall and 1st consecutive in Brazil's top division. The club will also compete in the Campeonato Baiano, Copa do Brasil, and Copa Sudamericana.

Squad

Current Squad

As of 21 March 2025.^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BRA	Lucas Arcanjo
2	DF	BRA	Claudinho
3	DF	BRA	Zé Marcos
5	DF	BRA	Lucas Halter (on loan from Botafogo)
6	MF	BRA	Pepê
7	FW	BRA	Gustavo Silva
8	MF	BRA	Ronald Lopes
10	MF	BRA	Wellington Rato
11	FW	BRA	Osvaldo
13	DF	BRA	Camutanga
14	MF	BRA	Dionísio
16	DF	BRA	Hugo (on loan from Botafogo)
17	MF	BRA	Thiaguinho
21	GK	BRA	Gabriel
22	FW	BRA	Lucas Braga
23	FW	BRA	Fabrício
27	DF	PAR	Raúl Cáceres


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
28	MF	BRA	Ricardo Ryller
29	MF	BRA	Willian Oliveira
30	FW	BRA	Matheuzinho
35	GK	BRA	Fintelman
37	MF	BRA	Bruno Xavier
39	FW	BRA	Janderson
43	DF	BRA	Edu
44	MF	BRA	Gabriel Baralhas (on loan from Internacional)
62	MF	BRA	Pablo
77	DF	BRA	Neris
83	DF	BRA	Jamerson (on loan from Coritiba)
96	FW	BRA	Carlos Eduardo
97	MF	BRA	Val Soares
99	FW	BRA	Carlinhos (on loan from Flamengo)
—	MF	BRA	Felipe Cardoso (on loan from Atlético de Alagoinhas)
—	FW	BRA	Fábio Soares

Transfers In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Wellington Rato	São Paulo	€785,000	3 January 2025
MF	Ronald	Fortaleza	Free	5 January 2025	^[3]
DF	Hugo	Botafogo	Loan	7 January 2025	^[4]
FW	Fabrício	Levante	€500,000	11 January 2025	^[5]
GK	Gabriel Vasconcelos	Coritiba	Undisclosed	13 January 2025	^[6]

Transfers Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Yuri Sena	Azuriz	Loan	7 January 2025	^[7]
FW	Erick Castillo	Alianza Lima	Free	7 January 2025
FW	Dudu	Ponte Preta	Loan	8 January 2025
MF	Everaldo	Coritiba	Undisclosed	14 January 2025
GK	Maycon Cleiton	Portimonense	Contract terminated	16 January 2025	^[8]
MF	João Pedro	Kyoto Sanga	Loan	20 January 2025

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Série A	29 March 2025	21 December 2025	Matchday 1		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Campeonato Baiano	11 January 2025	23 March 2025	First Stage	Runners-up	13	8	4	1	26	7	+19	061.54
Copa do Brasil	25 February 2025	12 March 2025	First Round	Second Round	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	050.00
Copa do Nordeste	22 January 2025				6	4	2	0	9	5	+4	066.67
Copa Sudamericana	2 April 2025				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					21	13	6	2	36	14	+22	061.90

Last updated: 24 March 2025
Source: Competitions

Série A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Atlético Mineiro	1	1	1	2	−1	0^[a]
17	Santos	1	1	1	2	−1	0^[a]	Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18	Mirassol	1	1	1	2	−1	0^[a]
19	Fluminense	1	1	0	2	−2	0^[b]
20	Vitória	1	1	0	2	−2	0^[b]

Updated to match(es) played on 5 April 2025. Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.^[9]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Yellow cards: Atlético Mineiro 0, Santos 1, Mirassol 3.
^ ^a ^b Yellow cards: Fluminense 0, Vitória 4.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	−2

Last updated: 30 March 2025.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

29 March 2025 1	Juventude	2–0	Vitória	Caxias do Sul
18:30 (UTC-3)	Taliari 8', 52'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi Attendance: 6,547 Referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli

Campeonato Baiano

Results by round

Round	1	2	3
Ground	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2025. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

11 January 2025 1	Vitória	0–0	Barcelona de Ilhéus	Salvador
16:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Barradão Attendance: 8,955 Referee: Emerson Souza Silva

15 January 2025 2	Juazeirense	1–4	Vitória	Juazeiro
21:30 UTC−3	Patrick Carvalho 90'	Report	Bruno Xavier 10' Wesley 55' (o.g.) Janderson 69' Osvaldo 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Adauto Moraes Attendance: 1,633 Referee: Emerson Ricardo de Almeida Andrade

19 January 2025 3	Vitória	1–1	Jacuipense	Salvador
16:00 UTC−3	Fabrício 90+8'	Report	Flavinho 49'	Stadium: Barradão Referee: Wagner Francisco Silva Souza

25 January 2025 4	Colo Colo	1–4	Vitória	Salvador
18:30 UTC−3	Wesley 61'	Report	Gustavo Mosquito 18' Janderson 41' Wellington Rato 50' Fabrício 90+3'	Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Referee: Diego Pombo Lopez

29 January 2025 5	Vitória	4–0	Jacobina	Salvador
21:30 UTC−3	Bruno Xavier 14' Fabrício 59' Claudinho 89' Matheuzinho 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Barradão Referee: Bruno Nogueira Prado

1 February 2025 6	Bahia	0–0	Vitória	Salvador
16:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Referee: Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos

8 February 2025 7	Vitória	2–1	Porto	Salvador
18:30 UTC−3	Fabrício 12' Carlinhos 90'	Report	Adriano 20'	Stadium: Barradão Attendance: 11,248 Referee: Emerson Ricardo de Almeida Andrade

16 February 2025 8	Vitória	2–0	Jequié	Salvador
16:00 UTC−3	Willian Oliveira 40' Janderson 44'	Report		Stadium: Barradão Attendance: 10,399 Referee: Reinaldo Silva de Santana

22 February 2025 9	Atlético de Alagoinhas	0–1	Vitória	Alagoinhas
18:30 UTC−3		Report	Val Soares 9'	Stadium: Estádio Antônio Carneiro Referee: Josué Reis de Jesus Júnior

Semi-finals

1 March 2025 First Leg	Atlético de Alagoinhas	0–4	Vitória	Alagoinhas
18:30		Report	Lucas Halter 14' Lucas Braga 45+5' Jamerson 67' Gustavo Silva 78'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Antônio de Figueiredo Referee: Wagner Francisco Silva Souza

8 March 2025 Second Leg	Vitória	3–0 (7–0 agg.)	Atlético de Alagoinhas	Salvador
18:00	Janderson 53' Thiaguinho 59' Carlinhos 70'	Report		Stadium: Barradão

Finals

16 March 2025 First Leg	Bahia	2–0	Vitória	Salvador
	Xavier 7' Pulga 45+2'	Report		Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein

23 March 2025 Second Leg	Vitória	1–1 (1–3 agg.)	Bahia	Salvador
	Claudinho 84'	Report	Kayky 90+18'	Stadium: Barradão Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Copa do Brasil

25 February 2025 First Round	Maranhão	0–1	Vitória	São Luís
19:00		Report	Gabriel Baralhas 80'	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 673 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Rio de Janeiro)

12 March 2025 Second Round	Vitória	0–2	Náutico	Salvador
19:00		Report	Borges 27' Buiú 36'	Stadium: Barradão Referee: Paulo César Zanovelli da Silva (Minas Gerais)

Copa do Nordeste

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vitória	7	4	3	0	10	6	+4	15	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Sport	7	4	0	3	11	7	+4	12
3	Ferroviário	7	3	1	3	8	10	−2	10
4	Fortaleza	7	3	0	4	11	7	+4	9
5	CRB	7	2	3	2	12	10	+2	9

Source: CBF

Copa Sudamericana

Group Stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	D	GF	GA	Pts	Qualification	UCA	VIT	DYJ	CRL
1	Universidad Católica	1	1	1	1	1^[a]	Advance to round of 16	—	28 May	24 Apr	10 Apr
2	Vitória	1	1	1	1	1^[a]	Advance to knockout round play-offs	1–1	—	6 May	23 Apr
3	Defensa y Justicia	1	1	0	0	1^[b]		14 May	10 Apr	—	28 May
4	Cerro Largo	1	1	0	0	1^[b]		7 May	14 May	0–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2025. Source: CONMEBOL
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Away goals scored: Universidad Católica 1, Vitória 0.
^ ^a ^b CONMEBOL ranking: Defensa y Justicia 33, Cerro Largo 192.

2 April 2025 (2025-4-2) 1	Vitória	1–1	Universidad Católica	Salvador, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Matheuzinho 76' (pen.)	Report	Londoño 54'	Stadium: Barradão Referee: José Cabero (Chile)

10 April 2025 (2025-4-10) 2	Defensa y Justicia	v	Vitória	Gobernador Costa, Argentina
19:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Estadio Norberto Tomaghello

23 April 2025 (2025-4-23) 3	Vitória	v	Cerro Largo	Salvador, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Barradão

6 May 2025 (2025-5-6) 4	Vitória	v	Defensa y Justicia	Salvador, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Barradão

14 May 2025 (2025-5-14) 5	Cerro Largo	v	Vitória	Montevideo, Uruguay
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Estadio Centenario

28 May 2025 (2025-5-28) 6	Universidad Católica	v	Vitória	Quito, Ecuador
19:30 UTC−5				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa

References

^ "Vitória Prepares for Copa Sudamericana 2025: Challenges, Opponents, and Expectations". azscore.com.
^ Vitória Official Website (in Portuguese)
^ [1]
^ "Vitória anuncia a contratação do lateral Hugo, ex-Botafogo". ge. January 7, 2025.
^ "Vitória anuncia contratação do atacante Fabrício Santos, ex-Levante e Grêmio". ge. January 11, 2025.
^ "Vitória anuncia a contratação do goleiro Gabriel, ex-Coritiba e Juventude". ge. January 13, 2025.
^ Amaral, Fellipe (January 7, 2025). "Goleiro do Vitória é anunciado como novo reforço do Azuriz-PR".
^ "Goleiro rescinde contrato com o Vitória para reforçar time europeu". OneFootball. January 16, 2025.
^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2025" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 12 February 2025.

[table_hth_CAM0.89526381618123-9] Yellow cards: Atlético Mineiro 0, Santos 1, Mirassol 3.

[table_hth_FLU0.89526381618123-10] Yellow cards: Fluminense 0, Vitória 4.

[table_hth_UCA0.25146055466098-12] Away goals scored: Universidad Católica 1, Vitória 0.

[table_hth_DYJ0.25146055466098-13] CONMEBOL ranking: Defensa y Justicia 33, Cerro Largo 192.

[1] "Vitória Prepares for Copa Sudamericana 2025: Challenges, Opponents, and Expectations". azscore.com.

[2] Vitória Official Website (in Portuguese)

[3] [1]

[4] "Vitória anuncia a contratação do lateral Hugo, ex-Botafogo". ge. January 7, 2025.

[5] "Vitória anuncia contratação do atacante Fabrício Santos, ex-Levante e Grêmio". ge. January 11, 2025.

[6] "Vitória anuncia a contratação do goleiro Gabriel, ex-Coritiba e Juventude". ge. January 13, 2025.

[7] Amaral, Fellipe (January 7, 2025). "Goleiro do Vitória é anunciado como novo reforço do Azuriz-PR".

[8] "Goleiro rescinde contrato com o Vitória para reforçar time europeu". OneFootball. January 16, 2025.

[11] "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2025" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 12 February 2025.

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