List of Santos FC seasons explained

See also: Santos FC in South America. Santos FC is a football club based in Santos,[1] that competes in the Campeonato Paulista,[2] São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão,[3] Brazil's national league. The club was founded in 1912 by the initiative of three sports enthusiasts from Santos by the names of Raimundo Marques, Mário Ferraz de Campos, and Argemiro de Souza Júnior, and played its first friendly match on 23 June 1912.[4] Initially Santos played against other local clubs in the city and state championships, but in 1959 the club became one of the founding members of the Taça Brasil, Brazil's first truly national league.[5] As of 2022, Santos was one of only three clubs never to have been relegated from the top level of Brazilian football, the others being São Paulo, Flamengo.[6] Until 2023, where they suffered their first relegation of its history.

Santos enjoyed a successful start in the Brasileirão, finishing runners-up in the competition's first season. In the period from 1956 to 1974, the "Peixe" team won the Brasileirão six times, including a record-consecutive five titles from 1961 to 1965, and the Campeonato Paulista 11 times.[7] [8] The club did not win the league again until 2002.[9] In 1978 Santos had finished 23rd, which remains, as of 2010, the club's lowest finishing position.[10] Santos became the first club in the world to win the continental treble during the 1962 season consisting of the Paulista, Taça Brasil, and the Copa Libertadores.[11] [12] [13] In 1955, Lula was appointed manager and assembled what would later be known as the Os Santásticos. In 1961 he led the club to its first league title and repeated the feat the following four seasons when the club also won the Copa Libertadores for the first time and successfully defended the trophy once.[14]

Newly elected president Luis Álvaro Ribeiro's appointment of Muricy Ramalho as coach and the rise of stars such as Neymar and Ganso in 2010 marked the beginning of another spell of sustained success. In 2010 Santos won the Copa do Brasil for the first time.[15] In May 2011 Santos defeated Peñarol in the Copa Libertadores final 2–1 to win the Copa Libertadores for the first time in 49 years.[16] The club has won the Brasileirão championship a record eight times, the Campeonato Paulista 19 times, the Copa do Brasil once, the Torneio Rio – São Paulo five times, the Copa Paulista once, the Copa Libertadores three times, the Copa CONMEBOL once, the Recopa Sudamericana once, the Intercontinental Cup twice and the Intercontinental Supercup one time.[17]

The table details the club's achievements in the early regional championships and in all national and international first-team competitions for each completed season since the club's formation in 1912. Note that the "three points for a win" system was used for the first time in Brazil during the 1995 season.[18] Every season from 1994 and before used a system that awarded 2 points for a win and 1-point for a draw.

Key

Especially short competitions such as the Recopa Sudamericana, Intercontinental Cup (now defunct), or FIFA Club World Cup are not generally considered to contribute towards a Double or Treble. Dashes (—) signify that the club did not qualify for the mentioned competition(s) in a season. The term "N/A", which stands for "non-available" signify that the tournament(s) did not exist during that time.

+KeyFPwidth=28%Final positionWwidth=28%Champion1stFirst place
PldPlayedRURunner-up2ndSecond place
WWonSFSemifinalists3rdThird place
DDrawnQFQuarterfinalists Promoted
LLostR16Eliminated at the round of 16 Relegated
GSGoals scoredR32Eliminated at the round of 32Achieved the Double
GAGoals againstGSEliminated at the Group stageAchieved the Continental Double
Pts.Points3REliminated in the third round§Achieved the Treble
2Rwidth=28%Eliminated in the second round
1REliminated in the first round

Seasons

Pre-Brasileirão era

During this period Brazil did not have a national football league. Santos competed in the championship of the São Paulo region, and competed in the Campeonato Santista twice.

SeasonDomestic leagues[19] Other competitions[20] Season top scorer[21]
TournamentFPPld.WDLGSGAPts.NameGoals
1912No competitive football was played during Santos' inaugural year Arnaldo Patusca2
1913Santista1st660035712 Paul7
Paulista6th
[22]
410310222
1914No competitive football was played due to financial crisis Arnaldo Patusca
Adolpho Millon
4
1915Santista1st10100042420 Araken Patusca16
1916Paulista5th1141623319 Araken Patusca14
1917Paulista4th16826443618 Araken Patusca23
1918Paulista4th13742422618 Araken Patusca32
1919Paulista6th186111364313 Haroldo14
1920Paulista10th
710613332 Castelhano14
1921Paulista10th225314266113 Constantino Mollitsas12
1922Paulista11th1121817315 Constantino Mollitsas12
1923Paulista9th1023512197 Constantino Mollitsas9
1924Paulista4th17935442921 Araken Patusca
Siciri
19
1925Paulista4th10613191513 Araken Patusca22
1926Paulista4th9513241711 Araken Patusca25
1927Paulista2nd1614021003328 Araken Patusca53
1928Paulista2nd12912421219 Araken Patusca19
1929Paulista2nd7511301311 Feitiço39
1930Paulista4th261844803840 Feitiço48
1931Paulista3rd251861792842 Feitiço49
1932Paulista8th11506263110 Feitiço13
1933Paulista5th14617413813Torneio Rio – São Paulo9th Vítor Gonçalves18
1934Paulista6th14536222713 Mendes11
1935Paulista1st12921311120 Saci14
1936Paulista4th211326703728 Raul36
1937Paulista5th14545272024 Gradim19
1938Paulista6th1041522189 Gradim20
1939Paulista6th20848353320 Raul22
1940Paulista7th20749514918 Molina
Raul
13
1941Paulista5th20848596020 Carabina30
1942Paulista7th20749595128 Rui19
1943Paulista6th201019453921 Rui19
1944Paulista6th20848394120 Antoninho12
1945Paulista6th208210344618 Jorginho17
1946Paulista4th20947373222 Caxambu26
1947Paulista6th20677332719 Adolfrises16
1948Paulista2nd201523543132 Odair20
1949Paulista4th221147514026 Odair20
1950Paulista3rd221354473431 Odair25
1951Paulista5th281657694037 Odair36
1952Paulista5th301389624634Torneio Rio – São Paulo3rd Nicácio16
1953Paulista7th2812313605227Torneio Rio – São Paulo9th Vasconcelos25
1954Paulista4th261628704334Torneio Rio – São Paulo6th Vasconcelos25
1955Paulista1st261925714040Torneio Rio – São Paulo5th Del Vecchio38
1956Paulista1st362943983662 Pagão34
1957Paulista2nd3726471446556Torneio Rio – São Paulo4th Pelé57
1958Paulista1st3829631434064Torneio Rio – São Paulo7th Pelé80

Brasileirão era

In 1959, the Taça Brasil, Brazil's first national football league, was formed, with Santos among the founder members.[23] The club continue to participate in the Paulista championship which continued alongside the Brasileirão. Clubs qualified to the Taça Brasil based on their placings in the regional championships until 1967, when it became open to all teams through the Robertão.

SeasonDomestic leagues[24] Cup
[25]
South America
[26] [27] [28]
Other competitions
[29] [30] [31] [32] [33]
Season top scorer
TournamentFPPld.WDLGSGAPts.NameGoals
1959Paulista2nd4130561555865N/AN/ATorneio Rio – São Paulo1st Pelé100
Taça Brasil2nd5212975
1960Paulista1st3422661004448N/ATorneio Rio – São Paulo8th Pelé61
1961 Paulista1st3025321133353N/ATorneio Rio – São Paulo5th Pelé110
Taça Brasil1st53111867
1962 §Paulista1st3024511052853N/ACopa LibertadoresWIntercontinental CupW Pelé62
Taça Brasil1st531115710
1963 Paulista3rd301488695236N/ACopa LibertadoresWTorneio Rio – São Paulo1st Pelé67
Taça Brasil1st44001548Intercontinental CupW
1964 Paulista1st302046954744N/ACopa LibertadoresSFTorneio Rio – São Paulo1st Pelé58
Taça Brasil1st651020511
1965 Paulista1st302532932853N/ACopa LibertadoresSFTorneio Rio – São Paulo4th Pelé96
Taça Brasil1st43101147
1966Paulista3rd281666704238N/ATorneio Rio – São Paulo1st Toninho Guerreiro60
Taça Brasil2nd520313154
1967Paulista1st261691613241N/A Pelé55
Robertão6th14554211615
1968 Paulista1st262213712245N/ARecopa Sudamericana (CI)1st Toninho Guerreiro76
Robertão1st191243442028Intercontinental SupercupW
1969Paulista1st291946663142N/ARecopa Sudamericana (CI)4th Pelé57
Robertão8th16556272415
1970Paulista4th18855342121N/A Pelé47
Robertão10th16565202016
1971Paulista4th221084292328N/A Pelé29
Brasileirão9th25997241627
1972Paulista3rd221417312129N/A Pelé50
Brasileirão8th281297342233
1973Paulista1st
[34]
231283281132N/A Pelé52
Brasileirão6th3717128562949
1974Paulista3rd2612113352235N/A Pelé20
Brasileirão3rd271386412534
1975Paulista5th3215611362536N/A Cláudio Adão29
Brasileirão26th
[35]
16646201820
1976Paulista13th17656151617N/A Toinzinho9
Brasileirão20th
[36]
13652141018
1977Paulista6th
[37]
43171214474349N/A Juary22
Brasileirão21st
18567212220
1978Paulista1st54261614804868N/A Juary33
Brasileirão23rd
[38]
267109322529
1979Paulista7th43161611554548N/A Juary38
1980Paulista2nd3816166483248N/A Rubens Feijão
Nilton Batata
16
Brasileirão7th181134291225
1981Paulista4th50181517585351N/A João Paulo19
Brasileirão9th17863271222
1982Paulista9th38101711373537N/A João Paulo16
Brasileirão7th18954271623
1983Paulista3rd4620188644058N/A Serginho Chulapa45
Brasileirão2nd2613103452836
1984Paulista1st3822133541957N/ACopa Libertadores1R Serginho Chulapa29
Brasileirão9th201163391628
1985Paulista6th38141212353440N/A Lima23
Brasileirão21st20767232520
1986Paulista4th4015817444838N/A Serginho Chulapa23
Brasileirão19th269116251629
1987Paulista3rd4016177493249N/A Mendonça15
1988Paulista7th251087251928N/ASupercopa Sudamericana1R Mendonça15
Brasileirão18th
[39]
23779192521
1989Paulista6th257144201628Supercopa Sudamericana1R Juninho
Sócrates
11
Brasileirão12th18567131616
1990Paulista5th3512167292540Supercopa Sudamericana1R Paulinho Mclaren13
Brasileirão7th21795201523
1991Paulista7th267136211527Supercopa SudamericanaQF Paulinho Mclaren23
Brasileirão8th191757232039
1992Paulista7th3211129443534Supercopa Sudamericana1R Guga20
Brasileirão7th258107302726
1993Paulista6th3618810655644Supercopa Sudamericana1RTorneio Rio – São Paulo2nd Guga30
Brasileirão5th20974242625
1994Paulista4th3011127373434Supercopa Sudamericana1R Guga25
Brasileirão9th251357362231
1995Paulista6th3614139594455Supercopa Sudamericana1R Giovanni40
Brasileirão2nd271557524050
1996Paulista5th30163116954512RSupercopa SudamericanaSF Giovanni25
Brasileirão20th237910263130
1997Paulista3rd2614755228492RSupercopa SudamericanaGSTorneio Rio – São Paulo1st Macedo18
Brasileirão7th3114611484348
1998Paulista6th10424231414SFCopa CONMEBOLWTorneio Rio – São Paulo3rd Viola34
Brasileirão3rd291496553751
1999Paulista3rd1810444025342RTorneio Rio – São Paulo2nd Viola18
Brasileirão11th21867252630
2000Paulista2nd20974342434SFTorneio Rio – São Paulo7th Dodô27
Brasileirão14th24969383133
2001Paulista3rd179263927292RTorneio Rio – São Paulo3rd Dodô14
Brasileirão15th27999373236
2002Brasileirão1st3116695941542RTorneio Rio – São Paulo9th Diego13
2003Paulista8th631212910Copa LibertadoresRU Ricardo Oliveira20
Brasileirão2nd4625129936087Copa SudamericanaQF
2004Paulista3rd13742312027Copa LibertadoresQFCopa PaulistaW Robinho32
Brasileirão1st46278111035889Copa SudamericanaQF
2005Paulista3rd191072382137Copa LibertadoresQFCopa Paulista1R Robinho24
Brasileirão10th42161115687159Copa Sudamericana1R
2006Paulista1st191414331943QFCopa SudamericanaR16 Reinaldo11
Brasileirão4th38181010583664
2007Paulista1st231743472155Copa LibertadoresSF Marcos Aurélio18
Brasileirão2nd3819514574762
2008Paulista7th19946282331Copa LibertadoresQF Kléber Pereira41
Brasileirão15th38111215445345
2009Paulista2nd2313553423442R Kléber Pereira24
Brasileirão12th38121313585849
2010 Paulista1st231823723156WCopa Sudamericana2R Neymar43
Brasileirão8th38151112635056
2011 Paulista1st231463452148Copa LibertadoresWFIFA Club World CupRU24
Brasileirão10th3815815555553
2012 Paulista1st231634582151Copa LibertadoresSFRecopa SudamericanaW43
Brasileirão8th38131411504453
2013Paulista2nd231193392642R16 Cícero24
Brasileirão7th38151211513857
2014Paulista2nd191432471945SF21
Brasileirão9th3815815423553
2015Paulista1st1913423615432nd37
Brasileirão7th38161012594158
2016Paulista1st191261341742QF Ricardo Oliveira22
Brasileirão2nd3822511593571
2017Paulista5th14815241425QFCopa LibertadoresQF Bruno Henrique18
Brasileirão3rd3817129423263
2018Paulista4th16655191523QFCopa LibertadoresR16 Gabriel27
Brasileirão10th38131114464050
2019Paulista4th16934231530R16Copa Sudamericana1R Carlos Sánchez19
Brasileirão2nd382288603374
2020Paulista8th13445141516R16Copa LibertadoresRU Marinho24
Brasileirão8th38141212525154
2021Paulista13th12345121913QFCopa LibertadoresGS Marinho9
Brasileirão10th38121412354050Copa SudamericanaQF
2022Paulista13th12354161914R16Copa SudamericanaR16 Marcos Leonardo21
Brasileirão12th38121115444147
2023Paulista12th12354141714R16Copa SudamericanaGS Marcos Leonardo21
Brasileirão17th38111017396443
2024Paulista2nd161024221332
Série B

References

General
Notes
Specific

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Santos Futebol Clube . . 16 March 2010 . pt . 3 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101103145113/http://futebolpaulista.com.br/clube.php?cod=5&ref=1 . live .
  2. Web site: F.P.F.: Série A1 . . 16 March 2010 . pt . 27 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101027224323/http://futebolpaulista.com.br/clubes.php?ref=1 . live .
  3. Web site: Campeonato Brasileiro Série A . . 16 March 2010 . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110516234123/http://www.cbf.com.br/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro/serie-a/2011 . 16 May 2011 .
  4. Web site: Santos FC: A Trajetória . . 16 March 2010 . pt .
  5. Web site: Brazil Cup 1959 . . 16 March 2010 . 12 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160112151815/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/cbr1959.htm . live .
  6. Web site: Brazilian Championship Participations . . 16 March 2010 . 23 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120823102451/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/miscellaneous/brparticpnt.htm . live .
  7. Web site: São Paulo State – List of Champions . . 16 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100323023407/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/spcamp.htm . 23 March 2010 .
  8. Web site: Brazil – List of Winners Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa . . 16 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100216133939/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/rgpcamp.htm . 16 February 2010 .
  9. Web site: Brazil 2002 Championship – First Level (Série A) . . 16 March 2010 . 12 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161112210717/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/br2002.htm . live .
  10. Web site: IV COPA BRASIL – 1978 [Brazilian Championship] ]. . 16 March 2010 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924131015/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/br1978.htm . live .
  11. Web site: São Paulo Championship 1962 – Divisão Especial (First Level) . . 16 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100323020840/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp1962.htm . 23 March 2010 .
  12. Web site: Brazil Cup 1962 . . 16 March 2010 . 12 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160112141148/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/cbr1962.htm . live .
  13. Web site: Copa Libertadores de América 1962 – Details . . 16 March 2010 . 14 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230114231137/https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa62det.html . live .
  14. Web site: Copa Libertadores de América . . 16 March 2010 . 24 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150524152408/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/copalib.html . live .
  15. Web site: Meninos do Brasil: Santos perde do Vitória, mas levanta caneco inédito . . 16 March 2010 . pt . 9 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210309124432/http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/copa-do-brasil/noticia/2010/08/meninos-do-brasil-santos-perde-do-vitoria-mas-levanta-caneco-inedito.html . live .
  16. Web site: Baixe o wallpaper do Santos, tricampeão da Libertadores . . 16 March 2010 . pt . 26 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110626101657/http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/santos/noticia/2011/06/baixe-o-wallpaper-do-santos-tricampeao-da-libertadores.html . live .
  17. Web site: Principais Troféus . https://archive.today/20120913112005/http://www.santosfc.com.br/historia/default.asp?id=18033&c=Hist%F3ria&st=T%EDtulos . dead . 13 September 2012 . Major Trophies . . 21 May 2010 . pt .
  18. News: Mawhinney's big idea has as much appeal as American cheese . 18 March 2007 . 2008-02-13 . . Paul . Wilson . [...] three points for a win and one for a draw is the best football has yet come up with and has already produced a dramatic increase in positive, attacking play. . 20 March 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070320213214/http://football.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,,2036542,00.html . live .
  19. Web site: Campeonato Citadino de Santos . . 16 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100323023831/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/spsancamp.htm . 23 March 2010 .
  20. Web site: Torneio Rio – São Paulo – List of Champions . . 16 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100306040418/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/rjspcamp.htm . 6 March 2010 .
  21. Web site: Santos FC season top scorers per year . https://archive.today/20121231215523/http://www.santosfc.com.br/historia/default.asp?c=Hist%F3ria&id=27772 . dead . 31 December 2012 . . 16 March 2010 . pt .
  22. Santos abandoned the tournament due to lack of funds.
  23. Web site: Brazil Cup History . . 14 June 2007 . Miguel Angel . Hemzo . 22 April 2010 . 7 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100407040012/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/brcuphst.htm . live .
  24. Web site: Brazil – List of Champions . . 16 March 2010 . 10 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120610220955/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/brcamp.htm . live .
  25. Web site: Copa do Brasil since 1989 . . 16 March 2010 . 16 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120716034051/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/cbrcamp.htm . live .
  26. Web site: Copa Sudamericana . . 16 March 2010 . 14 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220714213050/https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/sudamcup.html . live .
  27. Web site: Supercopa Libertadores (Supercopa João Havelange) . . 16 March 2010 . 30 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220730011151/https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/sasup.html . live .
  28. Web site: Copa Conmebol . 16 March 2010 . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20151031102621/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/conmebol.html . 31 October 2015 .
  29. Web site: São Paulo State Cup – List of Champions . . 16 March 2010 . 22 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100322195331/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/cspcamp.htm . live .
  30. Web site: Recopa . 16 March 2010 . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100407141844/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/recopa.html . 7 April 2010 .
  31. Web site: Recopa Sudamericana 1968 . . 16 March 2010 . 8 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110208171933/http://rsssf.com/sacups/supcopa68.html . live .
  32. Web site: Recopa Intercontinental . . 16 March 2010 . 8 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110208164044/http://rsssf.com/tablesr/recopa-int.html . live .
  33. Web site: Supercopa 1969 . . 16 March 2010 . 23 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110923005428/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/supcopa69.html . live .
  34. Title shared with Portuguesa.
  35. For each 2+ goal-margin victory, Santos earned an extra point; Santos earned four this season.
  36. For each 2+ goal-margin victory, Santos earned an extra point; Santos earned one this season.
  37. Each 3+ goal-margin victory was worth 3 points; Santos earned three wins of this type this season.
  38. For each 3+ goal-margin victory, Santos earned an extra point; Santos earned five this season.
  39. Each draw was followed by a penalty-shootout with the winner earning one extra point; Santos won three.