2012 Santos FC season explained

Club:	Santos
Season:	2012
Chairman:	Luis Álvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro
Chrtitle:	President
Manager:	Muricy Ramalho
Mgrtitle:	Coach
Stadium:	Vila Belmiro
League:	Campeonato Brasileiro
League Result:	8th
League2:	Campeonato Paulista
League2 Result:	Winners
Cup1:	Copa Libertadores
Cup1 Result:	Semi-finals
Cup2:	Recopa Sudamericana
Cup2 Result:	Winners
League Topscorer:	Neymar (14)
Season Topscorer:	Neymar (43)
Highest Attendance:	53,749 vs Guarani (13 May)
Lowest Attendance:	2,203 vs Ituano (26 January)
Average Attendance:	10,013
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Prevseason:	2011
Nextseason:	2013

The 2012 season was Santos Futebol Clube's 100th season in existence and the club's fifty-third consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.

Santos won the Campeonato Paulista title for the third consecutive time and became the first team in 43 years to win three straight São Paulo state championships.^{[1] [2]} Neymar was the top scorer and the best player.^{[3] [4] [5]}

They also competed in the Libertadores as the defending champions, exiting in the semi-finals after a 1–2 aggregate loss against eventual winners Corinthians.^[6]

On 26 September, Santos beat Universidad de Chile with an aggregate of 2–0 to win the Recopa Sudamericana for the first time.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Santos' youth team won the U20 Campeonato Paulista by beating São Paulo 2–0 on aggregate score.^{[10] [11]}

Santos finished the Campeonato Brasileiro in eighth place after winning their last match 3–1 against Palmeiras on 1 December.

Key events

• 5 January: Santos announce that Nike Inc. will become club's official kit supplier.^[12]
• 9 January: Neymar wins 2011 FIFA Puskás Goal of the Year Award.^[13]
• 19 January: Neymar named best soccer player in South America in 2011.^[14]
• 28 January: Highest scorer in NBA history, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar visits Santos' training ground and plays football with Neymar.^[15]
• 2 February: Léo reaches 400 matches as Santos' player.^[16]
• 3 February: Santos release new kit produced by Nike Inc.^[17]
• 5 February: Neymar scores his 100th goal as professional footballer.^[18]
• 10 February: Uruguayan right back Fucile joins the club from Porto on a one-year loan deal.^[19]
• 24 February: Santos launch centenary' clock at Santos beach.^[20]
• 12 March: Neymar participates a charity dinner with Prince Harry.^[21]
• 27 March: The movie "Santos, 100 years of football art" is released in Brazilians theaters^[22]
• 4 April: Editora Magma Cultural release the book "Santos, 100 years of football art".^[23]
• 14 April: Santos centenary birthday.
• 14 April: Santos release new third kit.^[24]
• 29 April: Neymar scores his 100th goal as Santos' player^[25]
• 10 May: Neymar scores his 105th and 106th career goals with Santos, becoming the team's top scorer in the post-Pele era.^[26]
• 5 July: Rafael, Neymar and Ganso are included in the Brazil squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[27]
• 16 July: Santos' coach, Muricy Ramalho renew his contract until December 2013.^[28]
• 24 July: Konami announces Vila Belmiro as the first Brazilian stadium in Pro Evolution Soccer's history.^[29]
• 19 August: Muricy Ramalho completes 100 matches as Santos' coach.^[30]
• 14 September: Santos release new away kit.^[31]
• 29 October: Neymar shortlisted for FIFA Ballon d’Or 2012.^[32]
• 3 November: Cruzeiro's fans applaud and chant Neymar's name after a hat-trick and an assist at the Estádio Independência.^{[33] [34] [35]}
• 14 November: Neymar nominated for FIFA Puskás Award 2012.^[36]

Players

Appearances and goals

	Name	Campeonato Brasileiro		Campeonato Paulista		Copa Libertadores		Recopa Sudamericana		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MF	Adriano	27(1)	0	8(1)	0	7(1)	0	2	0	47	0
MF	Alan Santos	1(3)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
FW	André	18(1)	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	21	7
GK	Aranha	13	0	9(1)	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
MF	Arouca	31	0	17	1	12	0	2	0	62	1
MF	align=left	Bernardo	5(9)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
FW	Bill	7(9)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	1
DF	Bruno Peres	24(1)	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	27	2
DF	Bruno Rodrigo	31(2)	3	10	1	0(1)	0	2	1	46	5
DF	Crystian	1	0	2(4)	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
DF	David Braz	5(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
DF	Douglas	2(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
DF	Durval	33	1	16	1	12	0	2	0	63	2
DF	Edu Dracena (c)	6	2	13	4	12	1	0	0	31	7
DF	align=left	Emerson Palmieri	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
MF	align=left	Ewerton Páscoa	9(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	12	0
MF	Felipe Anderson	30(5)	6	7(6)	1	1(3)	0	1(1)	0	54	7
DF	align=left	Fucile	0	0	8(1)	0	5	1	0	0	14	1
DF	align=left	Gérson Magrão	15(8)	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	24	0
FW	align=left	Geuvânio	0(4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
DF	align=left	Gustavo Henrique	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF	Henrique	19(3)	0	13	0	11	1	0	0	46	1
MF	João Pedro	1(9)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
DF	align=left	Juan	15(3)	0	12	2	11	0	1	0	42	2
MF	align=left	Leandrinho	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
DF	Léo	17	0	2(2)	0	0(2)	0	1	0	24	0
FW	Miralles	8(8)	6	0	0	0	0	0(2)	0	18	6
FW	Neymar	17	14	16	20	12	8	2	1	47	43
FW	Patricio Rodriguez	14(6)	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	22	2
MF	align=left	Pedro Castro	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF	align=left	Paulo Henrique Soares	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
GK	Rafael	25	0	14	0	12	0	2	0	53	0
DF	Rafael Galhardo	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
FW	align=left	Victor Andrade	10(9)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	3
Players who left the club during the season
MF	Ganso	5	1	16	4	12	3	1	0	34	8
FW	Dimba^1	3(3)	0	3(5)	3	0(2)	0	0	0	16	3
MF	Anderson Carvalho^1	1	0	6(1)	1	0	0	0	0	8	1
MF	Elano	2(1)	0	10(8)	0	6(4)	2	0	0	31	2
DF	Maranhão^1	3(3)	0	9(2)	1	1(1)	1	0	0	19	2
FW	Alan Kardec	4	0	13(7)	7	5(6)	4	0	0	35	11
MF	Breitner^1	0	0	0(5)	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
FW	Borges	3	0	10(1)	5	8(3)	2	0	0	25	7
MF	Ibson	0	0	14(5)	4	5(3)	0	0	0	27	4
DF	Vinicius Simon^1	0(1)	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	8	1
DF	align=left	Pará^1	0	0	3(1)	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
DF	Rafael Caldeira^1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
FW	Rentería	4(1)	1	4(4)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	14	1
FW	align=left	Tiago Alves^1	0	0	2(3)	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
FW	align=left	Tiago Luís^1	0	0	1(1)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

¹Player was loaned

Last updated: 1 December 2012
Source: Match reports in competitive matches, Santos FC, ESPN Soccernet, Soccerway

Goalscorers

	Name	Paulistão	Libertadores	Brasileirão	Sudamericana	Total
rowspan=	1	Neymar	20	8	14	1	43
rowspan=	2	Alan Kardec	7	4	0	0	11
rowspan=	3	Ganso	4	3	1	0	8
4	Borges	5	2	0	0	7
	Edu Dracena	4	1	2	0	7
	André	0	0	7	0	7
	Felipe Anderson	1	0	6	0	7
rowspan=	5	Miralles	0	0	6	0	6
rowspan=	6	Bruno Rodrigo	1	0	3	1	5
rowspan=	7	Ibson	4	0	0	0	4
8	Dimba	3	0	0	0	3
	Victor Andrade	0	0	3	0	3
9	Juan	2	0	0	0	2
	Maranhão	1	1	0	0	2
	Elano	0	2	0	0	2
	Durval	1	0	1	0	2
	Bruno Peres	0	0	2	0	2
	Patricio Rodriguez	0	0	2	0	2
10	Vinicius Simon	1	0	0	0	1
	Anderson Carvalho	1	0	0	0	1
	Arouca	1	0	0	0	1
	Rafael Caldeira	1	0	0	0	1
	Henrique	0	1	0	0	1
	Fucile	0	1	0	0	1
	Rentería	0	0	1	0	1
	Bill	0	0	1	0	1
	Bernardo	0	0	1	0	1
rowspan=		Own Goal	1	0	0	0	1
Total	–	58	23	50	2	133

Last updated: 1 December 2012
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Copa Libertadores squad

As of 14 February 2012, according to combined sources on the official website.^[37]
In Conmebol competitions players must be assigned numbers between 1 and 25.

¹Pará, Ibson and Vinicius Simon left the club during the competition, and for their places, Maranhão, Gérson Magrão and Ewerton Páscoa were entered.^{[38] [39] [40]}

Recopa Sudamericana squad

As of 20 August 2012, according to combined sources on the official website.^[41]
In Conmebol competitions players must be assigned numbers between 1 and 25.

Club

Kit

The previous season kit was used until April due an agreement that Santos had with Umbro.^[42]

The home kit was released on 3 February 2012.^[43] Later, on 14 April 2012, Santos' centenary birthday, the third kit was released with the "sea color".^[44] The third kit was used as away kit until 14 October 2012, when the traditional away kit with black and white stripes was released in the match against Vasco valid for the 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro.^[45]

Official sponsorship

• Banco BMG^[46]
• Seara^[47]
• Netshoes^[48]
• CSU CardSystem^[49]
• Marabraz.^[50]

Transfers

In

P		Name		Moving from			Source
GK		Felipe	24	Avaí	Loan Return	2013	Terra Esporte
GK		Fábio Costa	34	Atlético Mineiro	Loan Return	2013	Terra Esporte
DF		Rafael Caldeira	20	ABC	Loan Return	2014	Ademir Quintino
DF		Maranhão	26	Coritiba	Loan Return	2013	Santos FC
MF		Madson	26	Atlético Paranaense	Loan Return	2012	UOL Esporte
FW		Tiago Luís	22	Ponte Preta	Loan Return	2013	Santos FC
DF		Juan	30	São Paulo	Loaned	2012	Globo Esporte
DF		Fucile	27		Loaned	2012	R7 Esportes
MF		Bernardo	22	Vasco	Loaned	2012	Terra Esportes
DF		Gérson Magrão	27	Primavera	Loaned	2013	UOL Esporte
FW		Tiago Luís	23	XV de Piracicaba	Loan Return	2013	Globo Esporte
DF		David Braz	25	Flamengo	Signed	2014	Santos FC
DF		Rafael Galhardo	20	Flamengo	Signed	2015	Santos FC
DF		Ewerton Páscoa	23	Audax	Loaned	2012	Santos FC
DF		Bruno Peres	22	Audax	Loaned	2013	Santos FC
MF		João Pedro	20	Palermo	Signed	2014	Santos FC
FW		Miralles	28	Grêmio	Signed	2014	Globo Esporte
MF		Patricio Rodríguez	22	Independiente	Signed	2016	Santos FC
FW		Bill	28	Corinthians	Signed	2014	Placar
FW		André	21	Atlético Mineiro	Loaned	2013	Globo Esporte
FW		Tiago Alves	19	Boa Esporte	Loan Return	2014	Globo Esporte

Out

P		Name		Moving to		Source
DF		Danilo	20		Transferred	Globo Esporte
FW		Diogo	24		Loan expiration
DF		Leandro Silva	22	Atlético Sorocaba	Loan expiration	Futebol Interior
MF		Rodrigo Possebon	23	Unattached	Contract terminated	Santos FC
MF		Rodrigo Mancha	25	Vitória	Contract terminated	Santos FC
DF		Domingos	26	Guarani	End of contract	Terra Esportes
DF		Bruno Aguiar	26	Sport	Transferred	Lancenet
MF		Ibson	28	Flamengo	Swapped^1	Estadão
FW		Wason Rentería	26	Caxias	Loan Expiration	Globo Esporte
FW		Alan Kardec	23		Loan Expiration	Globo Esporte
FW		Borges	31	Cruzeiro	Contract terminated	Globo Esporte
MF		Elano	31	Grêmio	Swapped^2	Globo Esporte
MF		Ganso	22	São Paulo	Transferred	Globo Esporte

• 1: Included in David Braz and Rafael Galhardo transfers.
• 2: Included in Ezequiel Miralles transfer.

Out on loan

P		Name		Loaned to	Until	Source
MF		Madson	25	Al-Khor	15 May 2012	Globo Esporte
FW		Tiago Luís	22	XV de Piracicaba	13 May 2012	Santos FC
GK		Felipe	24	Náutico	End of the season	Santos FC
DF		Pará	25	Grêmio	End of the season	Santos FC
DF		Rafael Caldeira	25	Bragantino	30 November 2012	Santos FC
FW		Tiago Alves	19	Boa Esporte	30 November 2012
MF		Breitner	22	Náutico	End of the season	Globo Esporte
DF		Vinicius Simon	25	América Mineiro	15 May 2013	Lancenet
DF		Maranhão	26	Atlético Paranaense	End of the season	Futebol Interior
MF		Anderson Carvalho	20	Vissel Kobe	End of the season	Globo Esporte
FW		Tiago Luís	23	Bragantino	1 December 2012	Extra
FW		Dimba	19	Naútico	End of the season	Globo Esporte

Competitions

Detailed overall summary

	Total	Home	Away
Games played	75	38	37
Games won	36	24	12
Games drawn	20	10	10
Games lost	19	4	15
Biggest win			4–0 v Cruzeiro
Biggest loss			0–3 Náutico
Clean sheets	27	18	9
Goals scored	133	84	49
Goals conceded	75	32	43
Goal difference	+58	+52	+6
Average per game
Average per game
Yellow cards	169	78	91
Red cards	5	2	3
Most appearances	Durval (63)	Durval (37)	Arouca (27)
Top scorer	Neymar (43)	Neymar (24)	Neymar (19)
Worst discipline	Juan (12) (2)	Adriano (8)	Juan (8) (2)
Points	128/225 (%)	82/114 (%)	46/111 (%)
Winning rate	(%)	(%)	(%)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Santos win the Paulista state championship for the third consecutive time. Sambafoot.
2. News: Neymar's Santos wins 3rd straight Sao Paulo title. The Times of India.
3. Web site: Neymar domina premiações na festa de encerramento do Paulistão 2012. Lancenet.
4. Web site: Neymar domina noite de premiação dos melhores do Paulistão Chevrolet. Futebol Interior.
5. Web site: Neymar brilha na festa de premiação do Campeonato Paulista 2012. Estadão.
6. Web site: Libertadores: Corinthians beat Santos in semi. Brazil Footy.
7. Web site: Neymar thrilled to add Recopa Sudamericana to Santos' trophy case. Goal.
8. Web site: Neymar delighted with Santos' Recopa Sudamericana trophy win. Sambafoot.
9. News: Brazil's Santos beats Universidad de Chile 2-0 to win Recopa Sudamericana title. https://web.archive.org/web/20181215123537/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/brazils-santos-beats-universidad-de-chile-2-0-to-win-recopa-sudamericana-title/2012/09/26/dd8cd75c-0839-11e2-9eea-333857f6a7bd_story.html. dead. 2018-12-15. The Washington Post.
10. Web site: Santos FC faz novo 1 a 0 no São Paulo e conquista o Paulista Sub-20 depois de quatro anos. Santos FC Official web site. 1 December 2012. https://archive.today/20130115061549/http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=27913. 15 January 2013. dead.
11. Web site: No Pacaembu, Santos vence o São Paulo e leva título do Paulista Sub-20. Globo Esporte.
12. Web site: Santos Futebol Clube terá novo fornecedor de material esportivo em 2012. https://archive.today/20121231145235/http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=26004%23.T4wbf7NSRe4. dead. SantosFC Official web site. 31 December 2012.
13. Web site: Neymar vence Prêmio Puskás da Fifa por golaço contra o Flamengo e fecha temporada com seis títulos individuais. https://archive.today/20121231154513/http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=26014%23.UJn5Hm_A_ON. dead. SantosFC Official web site. 31 December 2012.
14. Web site: No Uruguai, Neymar recebe título de melhor jogador das Américas em 2011. https://archive.today/20120914034002/http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=26066%23.T4weHLNSRe4. dead. SantosFC Official web site. 14 September 2012.
15. Web site: www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=26119#.UJn56W_A_ON. https://archive.today/20120910170653/http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=26119%23.T4wfJLNSRe4. dead. SantosFC Official web site. 10 September 2012.
16. Web site: Léo completa 400 jogos diante do Oeste e iguala marca de um dos maiores ídolos do Clube antes da Era Pelé. https://archive.today/20121231144606/http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=26142%23.T5G8i7NSRe4. dead. SantosFC Official web site. 31 December 2012.
17. Web site: Com capitão Edu Dracena como modelo, Santos FC apresenta novo 'manto sagrado' produzido pela Nike. SantosFC Official web site. 16 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120207051223/http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=26151#.T4wgA7NSRe4. 7 February 2012. dead.
18. Web site: www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=26162#.UJn7IW_A_ON. https://archive.today/20120914100421/http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=26162%23.T4wgh7NSRe4. dead. SantosFC Official web site. 14 September 2012.
19. Web site: Esbanjando bom humor, Fucile é apresentado oficialmente e afirma que é um sonho atuar no Santos FC. https://archive.today/20120913064301/http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=26200%23.T4whabNSRe4. dead. SantosFC Official web site. 13 September 2012.
20. Web site: Clube lança relógio do Centenário nesta sexta-feira, na praia de Santos. SantosFC Official web site.
21. Web site: Neymar participa de jantar beneficente com o Príncipe Harry. SantosFC Official web site.
22. Web site: "Santos, 100 anos de Futebol Arte" é lançado nesta terça-feira (27) em São Paulo (SP). SantosFC Official web site.
23. Web site: Com presença de Pelé, Peixe e editora Magma Cultural lançam livro "Santos FC – 100 Anos de Futebol Arte". SantosFC Official web site.
24. Web site: Santos FC lança uniforme 3 produzido pela Nike para a temporada 2012. SantosFC Official web site. 16 April 2012. https://archive.today/20120909090238/http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=26596. 9 September 2012. dead.
25. Web site: Com 20º de pênalti, Neymar chega ao 100º gol com a camisa do Santos; veja especial. https://archive.today/20120711115842/http://espn.estadao.com.br/santos/noticia/254231_VIDEO+COM+20+DE+PENALTI+NEYMAR+CHEGA+AO+CENTESIMO+GOL+COM+A+CAMISA+DO+SANTOS. dead. 2012-07-11. ESPN Brasil.
26. Web site: Neymar faz dois, chega a 106 gols e é o maior artilheiro do Santos pós-Era Pelé. ESPN Brasil. 7 November 2012. https://archive.today/20121231231555/http://espn.estadao.com.br/noticia/256187_audio-neymar-faz-dois-chega-a-106-gols-e-e-o-maior-artilheiro-do-santos-pos-era-pele. 31 December 2012. dead.
27. Web site: Neymar and Hulk in Olympics squad. https://archive.today/20130103015351/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1123068/neymar-and-hulk-in-brazil-olympics-squad?cc=3888. dead. 3 January 2013. ESPN Soccernet.
28. Web site: Muricy renova com Santos até 2013. FIFA. 20 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121001140403/http://pt.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1664392.html. 1 October 2012. dead.
29. Web site: Vila Belmiro é o primeiro estádio brasileiro no PES 2013. SantosFC Official web site.
30. Web site: Muricy comemora 100 jogos no Santos FC e elogia time na vitória contra o Corinthians. SantosFC Official web site.
31. Web site: Santos lança nova camisa listrada e Neymar, na Polônia, veste novidade. Globo Esporte.
32. Web site: Santos star Neymar shortlisted for FIFA Ballon d'Or 2012. Sambafoot.
33. Web site: Rival fans chant Neymar's name after hat-trick. https://archive.today/20130129211532/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/item/198837-rival-fans-chant-neymars-name-after-hat-trick. dead. 2013-01-29. NDTV Sports.
34. Web site: Neymar is so good that even the Cruzeiro fans felt bound to applaud him. 101 Great Goals.
35. Web site: Opposition fans chant Neymar's name. Sports Direct News.
36. Web site: FIFA Puskás Award: Ten best goals of the year announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20121118061255/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/media/newsid=1900258/?intcmp=newsreader_news_caption. dead. 18 November 2012. FIFA.
37. http://www.conmebol.com/pages/estadisticas_copa_santander_libertadores.html Copa Santander Libertadores 2012: listas de jugadores
38. Web site: Gerson Magrão é inscrito para as quartas de final da Copa Libertadores. SantosFC Official web site.
39. Web site: Lateral direito Maranhão é inscrito para a fase de mata-mata da Copa Libertadores. SantosFC Official web site.
40. Web site: Ewerton Páscoa é inscrito na Liberadores e aumenta opções de Muricy. https://archive.today/20121231100510/http://espn.estadao.com.br/santos/noticia/262108_EVERTON+PASCOA+E+INSCRITO+NA+LIBERADORES+E+AUMENTA+OPCOES+DE+MURICY. dead. 2012-12-31. ESPN Brasil.
41. https://archive.today/20121231183329/http://www.lancenet.com.br/santos/Meninos-Vila-Santos-inscritos-Recopa_0_758924193.html Recopa Sudamericana 2012
42. Web site: Com atraso, Santos deve estrear camisa da Nike após centenário. Folha.
43. Web site: No Rio de Janeiro, Santos apresenta novo uniforme e prepara surpresas. Globo Esporte.
44. Web site: No dia do centenário, Santos apresenta 3º uniforme azul, 'da cor do mar'. ESPN Brasil. 16 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120417035357/http://espn.estadao.com.br/santos/noticia/251507_NO+DIA+DO+CENTENARIO+SANTOS+APRESENTA+3+UNIFORME+AZUL+DA+COR+DO+MAR. 17 April 2012. dead.
45. Web site: Santos lança nova camisa listrada e Neymar, na Polônia, veste novidade. Globo Esporte.
46. Web site: Santos fecha com banco e anuncia novo patrocinador master. Terra Brasil.
47. Web site: SANTOS RENOVA PATROCÍNIO COM A SEARA PELO 3º ANO CONSECUTIVO. Sempre Peixe. 13 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131212224546/http://www.semprepeixe.com.br/acordo_santos_renova_patrocinio_com_a_seara_pelo_3_ano_consecutivo-noticias_do_santos_f_c-ispyp-307113.htm. 12 December 2013. dead.
48. Web site: Santos vende manga a Netshoes e consegue o 1º patrocínio por R$5,5 milhões. UOL Esporte.
49. Web site: Santos acerta com CSU CardSystem como o seu novo patrocinador. Futebol Interior.
50. Web site: Com 'patrocínio atrasado', Santos se diz 'top 3' de uniformes do país. Globo Esporte.