2016 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season
Date Pos Name To Fee
30 June 2016 DF Anderson Pico Released Free
30 June 2016 DF Welinton Released Free
30 May 2016 DF Arthur Henrique Released Free
24 May 2016 DF Wallace Grêmio R $ 3.2m
8 March 2016 FW Kayke Yokohama F. Marinos R $ 6m
8 January 2016 DF Samir Udinese R $ 8m
Transfers -- Out
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 (last time playing in the 2014 Copa Libertadores) 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.