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| nickname = ''Peixe'' (Fish)<br />''Alvinegro'' (Black-and-White)<br />''Alvinegro Praiano'' (Black-and-White from the Beach)<br />''Santástico'' (Fantastic Santos)
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'''Santos Futebol Clube''' ({{IPA|pt-BR|ˈsɐ̃tus futʃiˈbɔw ˈklubi|lang|Santos-futebol-clube-pronunciation-ptbr.ogg}}; [[English language|English]]: ''Saints Football Club'') is a Brazilian [[sports club]] based in Vila Belmiro, a ''[[bairro]]'' in the city of [[Santos, São Paulo|Santos]]. It plays in the [[Campeonato Paulista]], the [[São Paulo (state)|state of São Paulo]]'s premier [[State football leagues in Brazil|state league]], as well as the [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]], the top flight of the [[Brazilian football league system]], after winning the [[2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|2024 Série B]] title.

The club was founded in 1912 by three sports enthusiasts from Santos: Raimundo Marques, Mário Ferraz de Campos, and Argemiro de Souza Júnior. The initiative was a response to the lack of representation the city had in football. Since then, Santos has become one of Brazil's most successful clubs, becoming a symbol of ''[[The Beautiful Game|Joga Bonito]]'' (English: The Beautiful Game) in [[Association football culture|football culture]], hence the motto ''"Técnica e Disciplina"'' (technique and discipline). This was largely thanks to the club's [[Golden Generation|golden generation]] of the 1960s, with players like [[Gylmar dos Santos Neves|Gilmar]], [[Mauro Ramos]], [[Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró|Mengálvio]], [[Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório|Coutinho]], [[José Macia|Pepe]], and most notable of all, [[Pelé]], named the "Athlete of the Century" by the [[International Olympic Committee]],<ref name="sportsillustrated1">{{cite news |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/2002/world_cup/news/2002/05/29/pele_icon/ |title=Pelé still in global demand |publisher=[[CNN Sports Illustrated]] |date=29 May 2002 |access-date=30 May 2008 |archive-date=21 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421234635/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/2002/world_cup/news/2002/05/29/pele_icon/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and widely regarded as the best and most accomplished footballer in the game's history. ''[[Os Santásticos]]'', considered by some the best club team of all times,<ref name="CO 2003">{{cite book |last=Cunha |first=Odir |title=Time dos Sonhos |trans-title=Dream Teams |year=2003 |isbn=978-85-7594-020-4 |language=pt}}</ref> won a total of 24 titles during that decade including five consecutive league titles, a feat that remains unequaled today. ''Os Santásticos'' won four competitions in 1962, thus completing [[List of association football teams to have won four or more trophies in one season|a quadruple]], comprising the [[Campeonato Paulista]], the [[1962 Taça Brasil|Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]], the [[1962 Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores]], and the [[1962 Intercontinental Cup|European/South American Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/intconclub62.html |title=Intercontinental Club Cup 1962 |access-date=16 March 2010 |archive-date=14 February 2019 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214104048/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/intconclub62.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Santos Futebol Clube is one of the most successful clubs in the ''Brasileirão'', becoming national champions on eight occasions. It has also won 22 ''Paulistão'' titles, three Copa Libertadores, two [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cups]], one [[Supercopa de Campeones Intercontinentales]], one [[Copa CONMEBOL]] (the precursor of current [[Copa Sudamericana]]),<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/torre-sac-best.html Rsssf.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201210855/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/torre-sac-best.html |date=2010-02-01 }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181027225723/http://www.edicionnacional.com/edicion/2005/8/18/articulo/7266 Diario On Line "Edición Nacional"]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pan.segundosfuera.com/copa_sudamericana/153540.html|title=Copa Sudamericana|access-date=21 July 2015|archive-date=6 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006085755/http://pan.segundosfuera.com/copa_sudamericana/153540.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infofutbolonline.com/torneos/copa_conmebol.htm|title=Fútbol: Copa CONMEBOL, Resumen y Datos|access-date=21 July 2015|archive-date=24 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124144823/http://infofutbolonline.com/torneos/copa_conmebol.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/ESP/Noticia/Futebol/Santos/0,,MUL210981-4404,00.html|title=GloboEsporte.com > Futebol > Santos - NOTÍCIAS - Libertadores 2008 tem novidades 'históricas'|access-date=21 July 2015|archive-date=12 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512175348/http://globoesporte.globo.com/ESP/Noticia/Futebol/Santos/0,,MUL210981-4404,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://esportes.terra.com.br/sao-paulo/em-94-expressinho-salvou-temporada-com-precursora-da-sul-americana,bd60c563e456b310VgnCLD2000000ec6eb0aRCRD.html|title=Em 94, Expressinho salvou temporada com precursora da Sul-Americana|work=Terra|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930175038/http://esportes.terra.com.br/sao-paulo/em-94-expressinho-salvou-temporada-com-precursora-da-sul-americana,bd60c563e456b310VgnCLD2000000ec6eb0aRCRD.html|archive-date=30 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.futbolsantander.com/es/actualidad/noticias/?noticia=625|title=Comienza la Copa Sudamericana... - Fútbol Santander - Noticias|access-date=21 July 2015|archive-date=21 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021065404/http://www.futbolsantander.com/es/actualidad/noticias/?noticia=625|url-status=live}}</ref> one [[Copa do Brasil]], and one [[Recopa Sudamericana]]. On 20 January 1998, Santos became the first team, in any category in the world, to reach the milestone of 10,000 goals in the entire history of football<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=25043#.TltysV1m2-A |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130615225645/http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=25043#.TltysV1m2-A |archive-date= 15 June 2013 |url-status= dead|title= Santos: 100 anos |date= 14 April 2007 |access-date= 15 July 2011 |publisher= Papo de Bola |language= pt }}</ref> and was voted by [[FIFA]] as one of the most successful [[FIFA Club of the Century|clubs of the 20th century]].

The team plays their home games at the [[Estádio Vila Belmiro|Vila Belmiro]], which currently holds up to 20,120 spectators. Santos' regular [[Kit (association football)|kit]] is white shirts, with white shorts, accompanied by white socks. Santos is nicknamed the '''''Peixe''''' ({{IPA|pt|ˈpejʃi|pron}}; "fish"), in reference to significance of the city's port. The most recognized Santista anthem is the "[[Leão do Mar]]" written by Mangeri Neto. In 2013, the club is the 2nd most valuable club in Brazil and South America, and 38th most valuable club in the world according to Brand Finance, worth over [[Dollar|$]]65 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brandirectory.com/league_tables/table/the-brand-finance---football-50-2013|title=Football 50 2013 &#124; the Annual Brand Value Ranking &#124; Brandirectory|access-date=24 June 2013|archive-date=5 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805172254/http://brandirectory.com/league_tables/table/the-brand-finance---football-50-2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In terms of revenue, Santos is Brazil's fourth-richest sports club and one of the biggest football clubs in the world, generating an annual turnover of over [[Dollar|$]]114 million in 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://blogdobg.com.br/confira-quais-sao-os-10-clubes-mais-ricos-do-brasil/ | title=Confira quais são os 10 clubes mais ricos do Brasil | date=12 April 2013 | access-date=11 June 2013 | archive-date=1 June 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601123429/http://blogdobg.com.br/confira-quais-sao-os-10-clubes-mais-ricos-do-brasil/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Santos has many long-standing rivalries, most notably against [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]], [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]], and [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]].

==History==
===Birth of Santos FC: 1912===
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In the beginning of the 20th century, the city of Santos grew to become of great importance to Brazil. Its [[Port of Santos|port]] became one of the largest in the world with coffee, a major product in those times, being the most exported product.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.novomilenio.inf.br/porto/portoh00.htm |title=História do Porto de Santos |publisher=Novo Milenio |date=22 August 2011 |access-date=22 August 2011 |language=pt |archive-date=22 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822020447/http://www.novomilenio.inf.br/porto/portoh00.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> With the influx of income, the wealthy socialites of the city became increasingly interested in having the city represented in sports. Being a port, water sports such as [[Rowing (sport)|rowing]] were generally the most practiced activity by the city's youth,  but the city had teams strong enough to compete in the Campeonatos Paulista or ''Paulistão'', with [[Clube Atlético Internacional]] and [[Sport Club Americano]] being the two strongest representatives. Football was introduced to Santos in 1902 via the ''Instituto Presbiteriano Mackenzie'', and the students created the two aforementioned clubs as a result.<ref name="Foundation">{{cite web|url=http://www.santosfc.com.br/historia/default.asp?c=Hist%F3ria&st=A%20Trajet%F3ria|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525204517/http://www.santosfc.com.br/historia/default.asp?c=Hist%F3ria&st=A+Trajet%F3ria|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 May 2010|title=História: A Trajetória|publisher=Santos FC|access-date=13 July 2011|language=pt}}</ref>

However, Atlético Internacional dissolved in 1910 and Americano moved to [[São Paulo]] in 1911. With the city students dissatisfied at this turn of events, a meeting was held at the headquarters of the Concordia Club (located in Rosario Street No. 18, at the top of the old bakery and Switzerland confectionery, currently Avenida João Pessoa), with the aim of creating a football team.<ref name="Foundation" /> The conference, which lasted 14 hours, was spearheaded by three sportsmen from the city: Raymundo Marques Francisco, Mário Ferraz de Campos and Argemiro de Souza Junior.<ref name="Foundation" /> During the meeting, there was doubt as to the name that should be given to the club. Several suggestions emerged: África Futebol Clube, Associação Esportiva Brasil, Concórdia Futebol Clube, among others. But the participants unanimously approved the proposal of Edmundo Jorge de Araujo: '''Santos Foot-Ball Club'''.<ref name="Foundation" /> Thus, the club was formally born on 14 April 1912, hours before the [[RMS Titanic]] [[Sinking of the Titanic|sank into the Atlantic Ocean]]. As is commonly said, " One Giant sank into the ocean, and on the same day Another One was born". The club's first president was [[Sizino Patuska]] (who had participated in the founding of Atlético Internacional and was the founder of Americano).

===Early years: 1912–1935===
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[[File:Santos1913.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Santos FC of 1913]]

The club's first practice match took place on 23 June 1912 at the Villa Macuco field, against a local club called Thereza. Santos won 2–1. The first ''Santista'' goal was scored by Anacleto Ferramenta da Silva, with Geraule Moreira Ribeiro adding another one later on. The first official match took place on 15 September of that same year, beating Santos Athletic Club 3–2. Arnaldo Silveira, one of the original founders of Santos, scored the first official goal of the club. The ''Alvinegro Praiano'' [pt:''Black & White Beach''] took part in their first Campeonato Paulista in [[1913 Campeonato Paulista|1913]], being thrashed 8–2 by [[Esporte Clube Pinheiros|Germânia]] on 1 June. Although Santos earned their first victory against [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]], a 3–6 away win at the [[Estádio Palestra Itália|Parque Antárctica]] (now known as the Estádio Palestra Itália), the 5–1 and 6–1 thumpings that Santos suffered at the hands of [[Sport Club Internacional (SP)|SC Internacional]] and Americano, respectively, and the high cost of travel, forced the team to abandon the tournament and make much needed improvements.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp1913.htm |title=Campeonato Paulista 1913 APEA |publisher=RSSSF: Brazil |date=22 August 2011 |access-date=22 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823102317/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp1913.htm |archive-date=23 August 2012 }}</ref>

However, in 1913 the Campeonato Santista was first played, with the ''Alvinegro'' earning their first ever title after winning all six matches, scoring 35 goals and conceding only seven.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.campeoesdofutebol.com.br/hist_santos.html |title=História do Santos |publisher=Campeões do Futebol |date=22 August 2011 |access-date=22 August 2011 |language=pt |archive-date=14 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814075611/http://www.campeoesdofutebol.com.br/hist_santos.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1914, due to an internal financial crisis, Santos only played friendly matches, winning all seven of them. In 1915, Santos changed their name temporarily to '''União Futebol Clube''' in order to compete in another city tournament due to budgeting reasons. Even so, Santos still went on to earn another title, their second in three years. With economic stability on hand, the [[Estádio Urbano Caldeira|Vila Belmiro]] sports park was inaugurated on 12 October 1916.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.campeoesdofutebol.com.br/hist_santos2.html |title=Linha do tempo |publisher=Campeoes do Futebol |date=22 August 2011 |access-date=22 August 2011 |language=pt |archive-date=20 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920022042/http://www.campeoesdofutebol.com.br/hist_santos2.html |url-status=live }}</ref> That same [[1916 Campeonato Paulista|year]], Santos returned to compete in another Campeonato Paulista finishing in a much-improved 5th place.

[[File:Araken Patusca (1933).jpg|thumb|left|160px|[[Araken Patusca]] (1923–29, 1935–37) is regarded as one of Santos' most iconic figures.]]
Between the 1917 and 1926 seasons, Santos was recognized as a solid and talented team, but one that could not offer a true challenge for the state title, finishing no higher than fourth place.<ref name="Paulista">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/spcamp.htm |title=São Paulo State – List of Champions |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323023407/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/spcamp.htm |archive-date=23 March 2010 }}</ref> That changed in [[1927 Campeonato Paulista|1927]] when the tradition of the ''Alvinegro'' became defined during the 1920s: the discovery and creation of young talent. The team, known as ''O ataque dos 100 gols'' (English: The 100-goal attackers), was led by the first major club idol, [[Abraham Patusca da Silveira|Araken Patusca]], son of the first president of Santos. With the Araken Patusca was the first ''Santista'' to participate in a World Cup, as a member of the [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian national team]] in the [[1930 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup in 1930]], the first World Cup. He played one match against [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]].<ref>according to most sources, including the [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/30full.html RSSSF] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223202338/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/30full.html%20#grb |date=23 December 2018 }}, the [https://web.archive.org/web/20060618180121/http://www.santosfc.com.br/copa2006/nacopa.php?cod=7103 Santos Futebol Clube official web site], and [http://www.sambafoot.com/pt/jogadores/188_Araken.html Sambafoot.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709112233/http://www.sambafoot.com/pt/jogadores/188_Araken.html |date=9 July 2011 }}. FIFA does not list him in the starting lineup or as reserve in the [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/pwc/mr_1093.html official match report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311110124/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/pwc/mr_1093.html |date=11 March 2007 }}, but contemporary newspapers do: they criticized the performance of Araken against Yugoslavia, saying "Araken played like a dancer".</ref> Santos finished as runners-up in 1927, [[1928 Campeonato Paulista|1928]] and [[1929 Campeonato Paulista|1929]], scoring 100 goals in 16 games in the 1927 season, resulting in an incredible rate of 6.25 goals per match. The milestone of 100 goals was a result of work characteristics that later would become an excerpt in the official anthem of the club: ''Técnica e Disciplina'' (English: Technique and Discipline). Santos entered a period of irregular campaigns, coinciding with the club's transition to professionalism; in 1933 the president of Santos publicly declared Santos a professional side for the first time. 
This was followed by the club's first great success in [[1935 Campeonato Paulista|1935]].<ref name="Foundation" /> During that season, the club prepared heavily for the ''Paulistão'' with 14 friendlies, winning seven, losing four and drawing three matches. The 10–1 thrashing of [[Jabaquara Atlético Clube|Espanha]] at the hands of Santos provided the highlight of its preseason preparations. On the last match of the state competition, Santos defeated Corinthians 2–0 at the [[Estádio Parque São Jorge]], Corinthians' home ground at the time, to win their first state title ever, thanks to goals by Raul and an experienced Araken Patusca. This historic consecration sealed Santos' first major title and paved the way for future generations to follow.<ref name="Foundation" />

Although Santos failed to retain the state title next season, the club remained undefeated in international matches during the 1930s, with seven wins and one draw. The most overwhelming win occurred against the [[France national football team]], who arrived at Santos on 30 July after the FIFA World Cup in Uruguay and decided to use the stop to play against a local team, handidly losing 6–1 with four goals from [[Luís Matoso|Feitiço]]. Claiming they faced the ''[[Brazil national football team|Seleção]]'' rather than the club, the suspicious French were invited to the clubhouse to prove that the team that had just faced them was not the Brazilian team in disguise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acervosantista.com.br/amistosos/1930/07/30071930-santos-6-x-1-franca-amistoso/ |title=30/07/1930 – Santos 6 x 1 França – Amistoso - Acervo Santista |access-date=2013-06-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608011958/http://www.acervosantista.com.br/amistosos/1930/07/30071930-santos-6-x-1-franca-amistoso/ |archive-date=2011-06-08 }}</ref>

===The road towards the second ''Paulistão'': 1936–1955===
Following their triumph in the 1935 ''Paulistão'', many key players of the winning squad left or retired soon afterwards, depleting the club of its veterans. Santos would finish in 4th place in their failed attempt to defend the state title in 1936. Patusca's departure in 1937 proved to be the closing chapter of his generation and the beginning of dismal campaigns in the Paulista tournament for the following 10 years, finishing no higher than 5th place.

[[File:Lula - A 1962.jpg|thumb|left|160px|[[Luís Alonso Pérez|Lula]] managed Santos from 1954 to 1966]]

However, Santos' fortunes changed when former goalkeeper Athié Jorge Cury became club president in 1946 and immediately sought out to reconquer the state title. After getting the club's finances in order, he sanctioned a tour into the Brazilian [[Northern Brazil|northern]] and [[Northeast Brazil|northeastern]] regions to face the top teams in [[Belém]], [[Fortaleza]], [[Natal, Rio Grande do Norte|Natal]] and [[Recife]], among other cities, and give the upcoming generation much needed experience. Santos soundly defeated many of the regions' top clubs such as [[Paysandu Sport Club|Paysandu]], [[Fortaleza Esporte Clube|Fortaleza EC]], [[ABC Futebol Clube|ABC]], [[Santa Cruz Futebol Clube|Santa Cruz]], etc. Led by the club's second chronological idol [[Antoninho (footballer, born 1921)|Antoninho]], the club went on undefeated in what was, until then, the longest football trip any Brazilian club has taken. It lasted from 29 November 1946 to 2 February 1947 with Santos obtaining 12 wins and three draws. The leading goal-scorers of the tour were Caxambu, with 19 goals, and Adolfrise, scoring 18.

The club managed to finish in 2nd place in the 1948 edition of the ''Paulistão'', thanks to Antoninho, [[Christopher Claudio Pinho|Pinho]] and [[Odair dos Santos]]. Odair become the club's season topscorer with 20 goals; he will repeat this feat for the following three seasons. Odair and Antoninho would also help the club finish 3rd in the 1950 edition of the state competition. This was the first time Santos had two top-three finishes in three seasons in the ''Paulistão'' since the ''O ataque dos 100 gols'' generation. Santos also participated in the [[Torneio Rio – São Paulo]] for the first time in 1952, finishing in third place overall. The arrivals of younger prospects such as [[Chico Formiga|Formiga]], [[Agenor Gomes|Manga]], [[Augusto Vieira de Oliveira|Tite]], [[Zito (footballer, born 1932)|Zito]] and [[Válter Vasconcelos Fernandes|Vasconcelos]] coincided with the retirements of Odair and Antoninho in 1952 and 1953 respectively, ensuring the club had the quality to maintain its pursuit on the State championship. Antoninho would become the club's assistant manager in 1954 with [[Luís Alonso Pérez|Lula]] becoming the club's manager that same year.

[[File:1955 - santos f.c..jpg|thumb|right|250px|Santos' 1955 State Champion squad established the philosophy of the club's playing style]]
It was in 1955 when Santos finished building its base and establishments that would make it a success in the future. Despite starting that year's ''Paulistão'' with a mediocre 0–0 draw against [[Esporte Clube Noroeste|Noroeste]], the club would go on to remain undefeated for the first 11 matches in the competition which included a 7–1 victory over [[Jabaquara Atlético Clube|Jabaquara]], the heaviest defeat they would inflict in that competition's edition. A 4–2 defeat to [[Guarani Futebol Clube|Guarani]] and an 8–0 drumming by [[Associação Portuguesa de Desportos|Portuguesa]] brought setbacks and instability. A 3–1 loss to São Paulo and consecutive losses to [[Esporte Clube São Bento|São Bento]] and Corinthians put the club's aspirations to the state title in danger. However, the club's strong team spirit, the goals of [[Emanuele Del Vecchio]], its relatively stable campaign and the 2–1 victory over [[Esporte Clube Taubaté|Taubaté]], Santos' last match in the competition, ensured the club would win their second state title ever, the first in 20 years. Del Vecchio's 38 goals were the club's highest season tally since Patusca's 53 in 1927. He was also the ''Paulistãos''' top scorer with 23 goals. An infamous club anthem, "[[Leão do Mar]]", was created in order to commemorate this triumph.

In order to build upon the moment and provide a capable defense of the state title, Cury set in motion a series of plans and contracts after predicting that several of its veterans might opt to leave the club in a repeat of the aftermath in 1935. He  secured the services of several established players such as Zito. Cury also invested to keep several young potentials like [[José Macia|Pepe]] and the upcoming [[Paulo César Araújo|Pagão]]. The club president also gave Lula leeway to scout talented individuals who were trying out for the club. Perhaps the greatest signing Cury approved of was that of a 15-year-old boy brought over to Vila Belmiro by [[Waldemar de Brito]]. De Brito, who was a manager of [[Bauru Atlético Clube]]'s junior squad, won three consecutive São Paulo state youth championships between 1954 and 1956 with the child. The boy, called Edson Arantes do Nascimento and who would be better known as ''[[Pelé]]'' in the near future, was the main driving force behind those victories. The contract between Santos and the young Pelé was finalized in June 1956.

===Golden Era - ''Os Santásticos'': 1956–1974===
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====The first Continental Treble in the world and the ''Pentacampeonato''====
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| GK_nat  = BRA|  GK = [[Gylmar dos Santos Neves|Gilmar]]
| RB_nat  = BRA|  RB = [[Antônio Lima dos Santos|Lima]]
| RCB_nat = BRA| RCB = [[Mauro Ramos]]
| LCB_nat = BRA| LCB = [[Raul Donazar Calvet|Calvet]]
| LB_nat  = BRA|  LB = [[Dalmo Gaspar|Dalmo]]
| LSS_nat = BRA| LSS = [[Pelé]]
| RSS_nat = BRA| RSS = [[Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró|Mengálvio]]|RSS_shift=-1
| DM_nat  = BRA|  DM = [[Zito (footballer, born 1932)|Zito]]
| RW_nat  = BRA|  RW = [[Dorval Rodrigues|Dorval]]
| CF_nat  = BRA|  CF = [[Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório|Coutinho]]
| LW_nat  = BRA|  LW = [[José Macia|Pepe]]
| caption = Santos' ''[[Os Santásticos]]'' starting line-up of 1962 that managed to become the first team in the world to win [[Treble (association football)#Continental trebles|the Continental Treble]], winning the ''[[1962 Campeonato Paulista|Paulistão]]'', the ''[[1962 Taça Brasil|Brasileirão]]'', and the [[1962 Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores]].
}}

After 50 years Santos began to be seen as the best team in the world. When [[Pelé]] made his debut in the Campeonato Paulista in 1957, the team was already twice state champion (1955/56). Pelé had as fellow players [[Zito (footballer, born 1932)|Zito]], [[Paulo César Araújo|Pagão]], [[Chico Formiga|Formiga]], Hélvio, [[Jair da Rosa Pinto]], [[Urubatão Calvo Nunes|Urubatão]], [[Augusto Vieira de Oliveira|Tite]] and [[José Macia|Pepe]]. Santos won the third state title in 50 years, the magical year of 1958 – in which Brazil won the [[1958 FIFA World Cup|World Cup in Sweden]], with Zito Santos, Pelé and Pepe, and won in spectacular fashion. Santos scored 143 goals in 38 games, averaging 3.76 per game, and conceded only 40 goals. Pelé set a record that has never been equaled in any state competition in the country: he scored no less than 58 goals. Santos' traditional rivals were heavily beaten in 1958, particularly a 10–0 win against the [[Nacional Atlético Clube (SP)|Nacional]]. In addition to state titles, Santos won the [[Torneio Rio – São Paulo|Rio-São Paulo]] in 1959, beating [[Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama|Vasco]] in the final by 3–0 with two goals by [[Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório|Coutinho]], who was only 16 years old. Coutinho also scored five goals against [[Associação Atlética Ponte Preta|Ponte Preta]], and Santos won the game by 12–1 even without Pelé.
[[File:PELÉ - 1963.jpg|upright|thumb|[[Pelé]], known throughout the world as "The King of [[Association football|Football]]".]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Pelé: A career full of records|url=https://www.squawka.com/en/pele-legendary-career-in-numbers/|publisher=www.squawka.com|date=30 December 2022|author=Ben Green|access-date=25 May 2023|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206135520/https://www.squawka.com/en/pele-legendary-career-in-numbers/|url-status=live}}</ref>

No other team had a dominance in Brazilian football as great as Santos in the 1960s. The club won eight titles: six Brazilian Championships (five Taça Brasil and one Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa), two [[Copa Libertadores|Copas Libertadores]], two [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cups]], three Rio-São Paulo, a [[Recopa Sudamericana|South American Recopa]], a World and numerous international tournaments.
A poll in the magazine El Gráfico saw dozens of experts from [[South America]] and [[Europe]] choose the Santos side of 1962/63 as the best team of all time.

====Reprioritization, Rejuvenation and Renaissance of the ''Globetrotters''====
In demand worldwide, Santos became the first globetrotting football team and played exhibition matches in dozens of countries. The [[Biafra War]] was stopped so that the two sides could see Pelé's team play. Under pressure from the CBD (Brazilian Sport Confederation), which the team did not want to risk their star players in unsafe stadiums in South America, Santos did not participate in the editions of the Libertadores 1966, 1967 and 1969.
Players from Santos and Botafogo formed the basis of the Brazilian World Cup sides in Chile (1962) and Mexico (1970). On two occasions – against Germany and England – the national team had eight Santos players in the team. In six games of qualifying for the 1970 World Cup "The beasts of the Saldanha" played with six Santos players : [[Carlos Alberto Torres|Carlos Alberto]], [[Djalma Dias]], [[Joel Camargo]], [[Rildo da Costa Menezes|Rildo]], Pelé and Edu. The influence of Santos was so great that the defense played with the national team the same numbers that were used at Santos: right-back with the shirt 4, right center-back with the second, left center-back with the sixth and left-back with three.
Finally, left-winger Antônio Simões, Benfica and Portugal said: "I compare the Santos 62 team with the national team of Brazil in 70. These are the two best football teams I have ever seen. The 70 side is the confirmation of a game model that Santos already demonstrated long ago."{{Quote without source|date=October 2014}}

==== Epilogue: ''Os Santásticos''' legacy ====
Santos was champion in 1973, still with Pelé in the team, and again in 1978, driven by the amazing ''Meninos da Vila'', [[Pita (footballer)|Pita]], [[Juary]], João Paulo and Nilton Batata, the Santos of the 1970s were no longer just appreciated for the refinement of their football and became a symbol of passion and rapture. Their fans, who for a long time could not compete with the teams of the capital, steadily grew in number and started to compete with the massive Morumbi crowd, and significantly passed São Paulo and Palmeiras.{{citation needed|date = November 2012}}

===Intermittency: 1974–1994===
When it seemed that the fate of the club would be hopelessly compromised by debt made millions for the purchase of the luxurious Spa Park, Santos came back to be only eleven shirts who fought and drew crowds. In one of the worst moments of its history, which resulted in the loss of the Spa Park and all that was invested in him, Santos rose a charismatic worship, which had its greatest asset in his legions of fans.

The period began with Santos becoming the vice-champion of the São Paulo state championship of 1980, and the executioner of this final Santos – São Paulo fan striker [[Serginho Chulapa|Serginho]] – is who would become the idol of the decade Santos.
Passionate team Belmiro since childhood, the irascible Sérgio Bernardino only felt at home when he was hired by President Milton Teixeira to the team that would compete in the [[1993 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1993 Brazilian Championship]]. Opportunist, kicking strong and big stamina, Serginho was the terror of the defenses that the Brazilian Championship and became the top scorer with 22 goals. The team took the runner-up slot, to win in São Paulo, Rio lose and be overtaken on goal for Flamengo.
The following year the team became  São Paulo state champions in a rally-point competition, ending Corinthians' dream of reaching the championship for the third straight year. In the decisive game of ecstasy to Santos, the team defeated Corinthians 1–0 with a Serginho goal in the second half. Santos' striker was again the top scorer, this time tied with Chiquinho of Botafogo, with 16 goals.

===The 90s and little success: 1995–2002===
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In the 1990s Santos won only two tiles: the [[Torneio Rio – São Paulo|Rio – São Paulo Tournament]] in 1997 and the [[CONMEBOL Cup|Copa CONMEBOL]] in 1998. In the final of the national Championship of 1995, Santos faced Botafogo, but could not beat the team from Rio de Janeiro.

The new chairman Marcelo Teixeira, son of former chairman Milton Teixeira, tried to prepare Santos for domination in the 21st century. No expense was spared to build a complete squad, with names as [[Freddy Rincón]], [[Marcelinho Carioca]], [[Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto|Edmundo]], [[Márcio Roberto dos Santos|Márcio Santos]], [[Carlos Germano]], [[Valdo Filho|Valdo]] and [[Carlos Galván]]. Those big names could not translate their reputation into excellence on the pitch, resulting in a runner-up and a semi-final loss in the state championships of 2000 and 2001. In the national league Santos performed sub-par, with an 18th place in 2000 and a 15th in 2001.

===The renewed ''Peixe'': 2002–2008===
In 2002, after being in a severe financial crisis, Santos let go of high-profile players and focused at their youth squads for reinforcements, aiming to avoid relegation. Bringing in low cost players like [[André Luís Garcia|André Luís]] (loan return from [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]]), [[Mauro Sérgio Viriato Mendes|Maurinho]] ([[Paulista Futebol Clube|Etti-Jundiaí]]), [[Júlio Sérgio]] ([[Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto)|Comercial-SP]]), [[Alberto Luiz de Souza|Alberto]] ([[Rio Branco Esporte Clube|Rio Branco]]), and promoting [[Alex (footballer, born June 1982)|Alex]], [[Robinho]] and [[Diego (footballer, born 1985)|Diego]] from the youth setup, all of those seven players would become starters under new head coach [[Emerson Leão]], along [[Elano]], [[Paulo Almeida]], [[Léo (footballer, born 1975)|Léo]] and [[Renato (footballer, born 1979)|Renato]].

In a more than reasonable campaign Santos finished eighth in the regular season and thus qualified for the play-offs. Eliminating [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] (and its young duo [[Kaká]] and [[Luís Fabiano]]) in the quarter-finals, the club faced [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]] in the semi-finals. After a 3–0 victory at the Vila Belmiro, they went through the final even after a 0–1 away loss.

With Robinho and Diego as the most important of '''Meninos da Vila''', [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] was beaten in both of the final legs and thus Santos conquered its seventh national championship. The ''[[pedalada]]'', one of the most disseminated tricks nowadays, was popularized by Robinho in the final match.

In 2003, Santos finished in second position in the first ever Brazilian national championship without a post-season play-off to determine the champion. The next year, however Santos returned to glory. In a year where fans felt their team was being intentionally hampered by referees, lost the right to play in its own stadium on various occasions and the kidnapping of Robinho's mother, Santos had an impressive campaign. Only two matches before the end of the competition, Santos was able to surpass Atlético Paranaense, who had been on top of the table for the majority of the season. In the last match Santos did not crumble and beat Vasco da Gama 2–1 for its eighth title.

With Robinho, Léo, Deivid and manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo leaving Santos in 2005, the team was unable to win more titles that year. Despite leading figures leaving, Santos was headed for a sixth-place finish until the ''Zveitão''. Upon discovery that referee Edilson Pereira de Carvalho participated in manipulating results, all matches he led were played over again. Santos' 4–2 win against Corinthians thus became a 2–3 loss, which meant Santos dropped to the 11th place and gave its rival, Corinthians, the championship at cost of Internacional.

In 2006, Santos was fourth in Brazil, securing itself a spot in the Copa Libertadores, and won the Paulista Championship for the first time since 1984. In 2007 Santos lost its first match only in the first leg of the final yet winning the title through a second leg victory nonetheless. In the national championship Santos led the team to second place, 15 points behind champion São Paulo.

With again various big names leaving, 2008 proved to be a troublesome year for Santos. Only thanks to a comeback in the last few games was relegation avoided. In 2008 Santos played Copa Libertadores again. They endured until quarter-finals, when they were beaten by America (Mexico).

===The Second Santástico: 2009–2013===
With a recurrence of financial problems, Santos recruited young players. In 2009, [[Neymar]] and [[Paulo Henrique Ganso]] joined the professional team; Neymar signed with the team when he was 13, while Ganso came from Paysandu, a northern team, when he was 15. They started to play together and developed a very strong bond. In 2010, they led a great team, which is the base of the actual squad. The team that won Campeonato Paulista this year was formed by: [[Felipe Garcia (footballer, born 1988)|Felipe]]; [[Pará (footballer, born 1986)|Pará]], [[Edu Dracena]], [[Durval]] and Léo; [[Wesley Lopes Beltrame|Wesley]], [[Arouca (footballer)|Arouca]] and Ganso; [[Neymar]], [[André Felipe Ribeiro de Souza|André]], and the repatriated Robinho. They also won Copa do Brasil 2010, beating Vitória in the finals, but with an overwhelming campaign. For example, they beat Naviraiense 10–0, which gave them the status of Santástico (Santos + Fantastic) again. This team is also known for the irreverent game style and the dancing celebrations.

[[File:Peñarol vs Santos 2011-06-22 - 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Santos FC v. [[Peñarol]], [[2011 Copa Libertadores Finals|2011 Copa Libertadores Final]]]]
2011 was also a good year for the club. It raised its revenue with marketing and rights, mainly because of Neymar's success. Santos traded away some players from the previous year's team, but maintained some of the main players. Also, some other named players came from Europe to Peixe's squad, like [[Elano]], [[Alan Kardec]] and [[Ibson]]. This year Santos won the Campeonato Paulista, beating two of its biggest rivals, São Paulo and Corinthians. The main team was formed by: [[Rafael Cabral]]; [[Danilo (footballer, born July 1991)|Danilo]], Edu Dracena, Durval, Léo; Arouca, [[Adriano Bispo|Adriano]], Elano, Ganso; [[Neymar]] and [[Humberlito Borges|Borges]]. This team also won the Copa Libertadores, beating [[Peñarol]] (Uruguay) in the finals. In December, Santos traveled to Japan and finished in the second position in the FIFA Club World Cup, beaten by Barcelona.<ref name="Aula do Barça é a maior oportunidade de aprendizado do futebol brasileiro">{{cite web |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/platb/olhotatico/2011/12/18/aula-do-barca-e-a-maior-oportunidade-de-aprendizado-do-futebol-brasileiro |title=Aula do Barça é a maior oportunidade de aprendizado do futebol brasileiro |trans-title=Barça's lesson is the best learning opportunity for Brazilian football |publisher=Globo Esporte |date=18 December 2011 |access-date=18 December 2011 |language=pt |archive-date=11 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111114510/http://globoesporte.globo.com/platb/olhotatico/2011/12/18/aula-do-barca-e-a-maior-oportunidade-de-aprendizado-do-futebol-brasileiro |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2012, Santos kept the two title per year ratio, winning the State Championships (Paulistão) against [[Guarani FC|Guarani]] and the Recopa against [[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]. The team started to fragment, and saw the departures of Ganso (São Paulo), Borges ([[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]), Elano (Grêmio) and other key players.

2013 marked the end of the latest Santástico era. Without achieving the fourth Paulistão in a row (runner-up), the eventual negotiations and departure of Neymar (negotiated with [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]), the coach [[Muricy Ramalho]] and the goalkeeper Rafael Cabral ([[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]]) ended up leaving Santos as a shadow of its latest victorious installment. Santos ended the 2013 season in seventh place and had the best finish of any team from the state of São Paulo. At the end of the season, interim manager [[Claudinei Oliveira]] was let go of by the club on mutual terms and Santos hired [[Oswaldo de Oliveira]] to begin in 2014.

===Financial problems and mid-table campaigns: 2014–2020===
In 2014, Santos began the year competing in the [[2014 Campeonato Paulista|Paulistão]] and completing several signings, including the most expensive player ever bought by Santos, [[Leandro Damião]]. On 1 February, [[Gabriel Barbosa|Gabriel]] (another player who came through the youth setup) scored Santos' 12,000th goal in a 5–1 routing over [[Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP)|Botafogo-SP]]. Despite playing an enthusiastic football during the tournament (also being the most effective attack), Santos was defeated in the final round by [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série D|fourth division]] side [[Ituano FC|Ituano]] on [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]]s, eventually finishing runner-up. On 2 September 2014, Oswaldo de Oliveira was released by the Santos board and replaced the next day by [[Enderson Moreira]].<ref name="Enderson Moreira é novo técnico do Santos FC">{{cite web |url=http://santosfc.com.br/2014/09/enderson-moreira-e-novo-tecnico-santos-fc/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905064553/http://santosfc.com.br/2014/09/enderson-moreira-e-novo-tecnico-santos-fc/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 September 2014 |title=Enderson Moreira é novo técnico do Santos FC |publisher=Santos FC |date=3 September 2014 |access-date=3 September 2014 |language=pt }}</ref>

Santos finished 9th in the year's Brasileirão, and on 13 December 2014, [[Modesto Roma Júnior]] was elected the new president, after winning by 1,329 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/santos-e-regiao/noticia/2014/12/modesto-roma-junior-e-eleito-o-novo-presidente-do-santos.html|title=Sócios do Santos elegem Modesto Roma Júnior o novo presidente|trans-title=Santos' associates elect Modesto Roma Júnior as the new president|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=13 December 2014|access-date=15 December 2014|archive-date=30 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930020250/http://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/santos-e-regiao/noticia/2014/12/modesto-roma-junior-e-eleito-o-novo-presidente-do-santos.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The club also suffered with several financial troubles from the previous management, led by Odílio Rodrigues, and saw Damião, Arouca, [[Aranha (footballer)|Aranha]] and [[Eugenio Mena]] take legal actions against the club due to unpaid wages.

In 2015, due to the club's financial problems, free agents Elano and Ricardo Oliveira returned to Santos with a low wage, and the club also loaned out Damião (the most expensive player of the previous campaign). On 5 March, despite the club's unbeaten status, Enderson Moreira was sacked.

[[Marcelo Fernandes]] was appointed manager shortly after, winning [[2015 Campeonato Paulista|the year]]'s ''Paulistão''. After a poor start in the ''Brasileirão'', [[Dorival Júnior]] returned to the club after five years, taking it to the finals of [[2015 Copa do Brasil]] and returning to ''G-4'' after more than 130 rounds.

Dorival remained in charge of the club for the 2016 campaign, winning [[2016 Campeonato Paulista|the year's ''Paulistão'']] (22nd) and achieving a first place in [[2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|''Brasileirão'']] for one week after eight years. During the 2017 campaign, the club sacked Dorival and subsequently appointed [[Levir Culpi]]; however, after the club's elimination of the [[Copa Libertadores]] and due to poor form, Levir was himself dismissed.

On 9 December 2017, José Carlos Peres was elected as the new president.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/749156_jose-carlos-peres-supera-urnas-suspeitas-derrota-modesto-e-vence-eleicao-conturbada-no-santos|title=José Carlos Peres supera urnas 'suspeitas', derrota Modesto e vence eleição conturbada no Santos|trans-title=José Carlos Peres overcomes 'suspect' booths, defeats Modesto and wins troubled election at Santos|publisher=ESPN Brasil|language=pt|date=9 December 2017|access-date=10 December 2017|archive-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210031516/http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/749156_jose-carlos-peres-supera-urnas-suspeitas-derrota-modesto-e-vence-eleicao-conturbada-no-santos|url-status=live}}</ref> The first manager of his tenure was [[Jair Ventura]], who left the club in July 2018 after being in the relegation zone; [[Cuca (footballer)|Cuca]] (who already worked at the team in 2008) later took over and led the club to a 10th position.

[[File:Santos FC 6x1 Goiás EC - 2019.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Santos playing against [[Goiás Esporte Clube|Goiás]] in August 2019]]
For the 2019 season, Santos hired widely known manager [[Jorge Sampaoli]] to take over the first team, and he led the club to a second position in the league; in the cups and in the state league, however, the club failed to repeat the same success after being knocked out in the first round of the [[Copa Sudamericana]], in the round of 16 in the Copa do Brasil and in the semifinals of the ''Paulistão''.

Sampaoli later resigned, and [[Jesualdo Ferreira]] was signed on his place for the 2020 campaign. Jesualdo was sacked in August, with the team having the worst campaign of a Série A side in the year's ''Paulistão'', and Cuca returned to the club after being named manager in his place. Shortly after, president José Carlos Peres was removed from his role, and vice-president Orlando Rollo (who was also out from the club for more than a year after having public altercations with Peres) took over in an interim manner.

Santos also suffered various bans from FIFA during the 2020 season, after failing to pay the debts of [[Cléber Reis]], [[Yeferson Soteldo]] and [[Felipe Aguilar (footballer)|Felipe Aguilar]]. These bans led to debuts of several youth prospects in the first team, the most notable being [[Ângelo Gabriel|Ângelo]] with just 15 years of age. On 12 December 2020, Andrés Rueda was elected as president of the club for the 2021–2023 three-year term, in which was the first online voting of the club's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.santosfc.com.br/em-votacao-historica-andres-rueda-e-eleito-o-novo-presidente-do-santos-fc/|title=Em votação histórica, Andrés Rueda é eleito o novo presidente do Santos FC|trans-title=In historical voting, Andrés Rueda is elected new president of Santos FC|publisher=Santos FC|language=pt-BR|date=12 December 2020|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=24 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224171930/https://www.santosfc.com.br/em-votacao-historica-andres-rueda-e-eleito-o-novo-presidente-do-santos-fc/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Downfall and relegation to Série B: 2021–2024===
In January 2021, Santos reached the Final of the [[2020 Copa Libertadores]], but lost to local rivals Palmeiras after a goal in the stoppage time. In the following month, Cuca announced his departure from the club, and Argentine [[Ariel Holan]] was hired on his place for the 2021 campaign.

Holan resigned in April 2021, after a poor campaign in the Campeonato Paulista, and [[Fernando Diniz]] was appointed manager in May; he was himself dismissed in September, as the club was threatened with relegation in the Série A, and [[Fábio Carille]] finished the season as manager, leading the club to a 10th place. Carille was sacked in February 2022, with Argentine manager [[Fabián Bustos]] being appointed in his place.

Following a 2–1 home defeat against [[Fortaleza Esporte Clube|Fortaleza]] on the final matchday of the [[2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2023 season]], Santos finished 17th to be relegated to the [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B]] for the first time in their 111-year history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67648006 |title=Santos relegated for first time in 111-year history |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 December 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grez |first=Matias |date=2023-12-12 |title='It's almost as if it's not real': How Santos, Pelé's club, suffered relegation for the first time in its 111-year history |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/12/sport/santos-relegation-pele-brazil-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Jonathan |date=2023-12-07 |title=Brazilian club Santos relegated for first time in 111-year history; irate fans force players to run for safety |url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/brazilian-club-santos-relegated-for-first-time-in-111-year-history-irate-fans-force-players-to-run-for-safety/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lang |first=Jack |title='At least Pele is not around to see this': How Santos were relegated for the first time |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5122772/2023/12/09/santos-pele-brazil-relegation/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-09 |title=Fans of Brazilian club Santos riot in streets after first relegation in their 111-year history; Police fire tear gas |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/fans-of-brazilian-club-santos-riot-in-streets-after-first-relegation-in-their-111-year-history-police-fire-tear-gas-9060860/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> On 9 December 2023, Marcelo Teixeira was elected the new president, returning to the role after 14 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/santos-e-regiao/futebol/times/santos/noticia/2023/12/09/marcelo-teixeira-e-eleito-presidente-do-santos.ghtml|title=Marcelo Teixeira é eleito presidente do Santos|trans-title=Marcelo Teixeira is elected Santos' president|publisher=[[Grupo Globo|ge]]|language=pt-BR|date=9 December 2023|accessdate=10 December 2023}}</ref>

For the 2024 season, the club's first-ever in the second division, Carille returned as head coach and led the side to the [[2024 Campeonato Paulista]] finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.santosfc.com.br/santos-fc-acerta-retorno-de-tecnico-fabio-carille/|title=Santos FC acerta retorno de técnico Fábio Carille|trans-title=Santos FC agree the return of head coach Fábio Carille|publisher=Santos FC|language=pt-BR|date=19 December 2023|accessdate=19 December 2023}}</ref> The club also won the [[2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|Série B title]] with two rounds to go, but Carille was sacked on 18 November, before the campaign's final match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.santosfc.com.br/nota-oficial-79/|title=Nota oficial|trans-title=Official announcement|publisher=Santos FC|language=pt-BR|date=18 November 2024|accessdate=19 November 2024}}</ref>

===Back to Série A and Neymar's return: 2025–present===
Ahead of the 2025 season, [[Pedro Caixinha]] was hired as the club's new head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/santos-e-regiao/futebol/times/santos/noticia/2024/12/23/pedro-caixinha-e-o-novo-treinador-do-santos.ghtml|title=Santos anuncia Pedro Caixinha como novo técnico|trans-title=Santos announce Pedro Caixinha as new head coach|publisher=Globo Esporte|first=Bruno|last=Gutierrez|language=pt|date=23 December 2024|access-date=23 December 2024}}</ref> On 31 January of that year, the club announced the return of [[Neymar]] on a five-month contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/santos-e-regiao/futebol/times/santos/noticia/2025/01/31/santos-anuncia-a-contratacao-de-neymar.ghtml|title=Santos anuncia a contratação de Neymar: "Vai ser uma honra vestir esse manto sagrado"|trans-title=Santos announce the signing of Neymar: "It will be an honor to wear this holy shirt"|publisher=[[Grupo Globo|ge]]|language=pt-BR|date=31 January 2025|accessdate=31 January 2025}}</ref>

==Crest and colors==
{{Football kit box
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The first colors chosen for the new club were white, [[azure (color)|azure blue]] and golden [[lemon (color)|lemon]] as an homage to Concórdia Club.<ref name="colors1">{{cite web |url=http://www.campeoesdofutebol.com.br/hist_santos.html |title=O primeiro uniforme as cores do clube |publisher=Campeões do Futebol |access-date=16 March 2010 |language=pt |archive-date=1 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301052250/http://www.campeoesdofutebol.com.br/hist_santos.html |url-status=live }}</ref> But the difficulty to fabricate the colors on the uniform during those times forced a board meeting a year after the club's foundation.<ref name="colors1" /> Pelúcio Paul suggested switching the official colors to white and black. According to Paul, the color white represents [[peace]] and black represents nobility. It received wide approval from the club members and the president of Santos, Raymundo Marques, based the club on the new colors.<ref name="colors1" />

[[File:Santos_fc_firstlogo.png|thumb|left|130px|The first Santos FC emblem, 1912]]

Since the club's foundation, Santos have had eight main crests, though all underwent minor variations.<ref name="colors2">{{cite web |url=http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/colunas/conteudo.asp?id=70591 |title=Há 98 anos, começava o mais bonito de todos os sonhos |publisher=Santos Futebol Clube |access-date=16 March 2010 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231155608/http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/colunas/conteudo.asp?id=70591 |archive-date=31 December 2012 }}</ref> In 1912, Santos adopted a black and white striped shield, with one of the early [[Football (association football)|leather footballs]] in the middle and a diagonal band with the letters "SFBC".<ref name="colors3">{{cite web |url=http://www.microeducacao.com.br/Futebol/SantosFCSimbolos.htm |title=Escudo |publisher=Micro Educação |access-date=16 March 2010 |language=pt |archive-date=26 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226113826/http://www.microeducacao.com.br/Futebol/SantosFCSimbolos.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In order to pay homage to Concórdia Club (who let Santos use their headquarters to plan its foundation), the club used a crest that incorporated three golden lemon letters, the letters S, F and C, in the center of an azure blue circle.<ref name="colors3" /> At the end of 1912, the crest was remade with a white band around the circle.<ref name="colors3" /> The white band was surrounded by a golden lemon border.<ref name="colors3" /> The letters were colored white with golden lemon serving as its outside borders.<ref name="colors3" /> Due to the difficulty of creating these colors consistently, the crest was rebranded to a white [[badge]] with black borders and the letters 'SFC' colored black.<ref name="colors3" />

Later in 1913, the crest was redesigned as a badge inside a globe showing [[longitude]] and [[latitude]] lines as well as the [[equator]].<ref name="colors3" /> The badge had a black, diagonal band with "S.F.C." in white text. The top half above the band was white with a leather ball at the top left corner.<ref name="colors3" /> The bottom half was a black and white striped background.<ref name="colors3" /> Above the badge was a [[Crown (headgear)|crown]].<ref name="colors3" /> During 1915, the club temporarily changed its name to União Futebol Clube and were forced to create a temporary crest for that year.<ref name="colors3" /> The crest was an [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]] with a white band that read 'União F.C.' and a black background.<ref name="colors3" /> In 1925, the globe and crown were removed from the crest and it took its future form, only going through a remodelling in 2005.<ref name="colors3" />

On December 27, 2022, the club added a crown to the crest in honor of [[Pelé]] (who would later pass away two days after), the honor is positioned above the crest, between the two stars referring to the [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]] titles in [[1962 Intercontinental Cup|1962]] and [[1963 Intercontinental Cup|1963]]. The honor was proposed in the new statute, which was approved in November. Article 103 of the text says that "Santos will use in professional, amateur and futsal football games, both in the men's and women's categories, in all of its shirts, a crown over the existing stars of world titles, by way of permanent homage to Edson Arantes do Nascimento, ''O Rei'' Pelé".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/santos-e-regiao/futebol/times/santos/noticia/2022/12/27/santos-divulga-escudo-com-coroa-em-homenagem-a-pele-honraria-estara-presente-ja-na-copinha.ghtml|title=Santos divulga escudo com coroa em homenagem a Pelé; honraria estará presente já na Copinha|access-date=February 27, 2023|date=December 27, 2022|publisher=Globo Esporte.com|language=pt-BR|archive-date=20 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120135929/https://ge.globo.com/sp/santos-e-regiao/futebol/times/santos/noticia/2022/12/27/santos-divulga-escudo-com-coroa-em-homenagem-a-pele-honraria-estara-presente-ja-na-copinha.ghtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Sponsorship==
{{Main|List of Santos FC sponsors}}
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|[[Umbro]]
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|Bet7K
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|Canção Alimentos
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|Farmácias Nissei
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|Havan
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|Kicaldo
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|Loovi Seguros
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|Next10 Nutrition
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|Pague Safe
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|Placo
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|UNIASSELVI
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|Viva Sorte
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Since 1979, Santos has had 38 different sponsors, with Rainha being the club's first kit manufacturer. [[Casas Bahia]], a [[Brazil]]ian retail chain which specializes in furniture and [[home appliance]]s, became the first sponsor for the ''Peixe''. The club is currently primarily sponsored by kit manufacturers [[Umbro]].

The team has also many sponsors that invest in the club as well. The current sponsors are [[Caixa Econômica Federal|Caixa]] (a Brazilian bank), [[Brahma (beer)|Brahma]] (the second best-selling beer in Brazil), Semp and [[Algar Telecom]] (a Brazilian telecommunications company).

==Stadiums==
{{Main|Estádio Urbano Caldeira|CT Rei Pelé|Memorial das Conquistas}}
[[File:Vila Belmiro SantosFC.jpg|thumb|right|Estádio Urbano Caldeira]]
Soon after its foundation, Santos held their training in a field located in the district of Macuco.<ref name="history10">{{cite web |url=http://www.santosfc.com.br/historia/default.asp?c=Hist%F3ria&st=A%20Trajet%F3ria |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525204517/http://www.santosfc.com.br/historia/default.asp?c=Hist%F3ria&st=A+Trajet%F3ria |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 May 2010 |title=A Trajetória |publisher=Santos Futebol Clube |access-date=10 August 2011 |language=pt }}</ref><ref name="foundation10">{{cite web |url=http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/colunas/conteudo.asp?id=70617 |title=Vila Belmiro- 92 anos de fundação |publisher=Santos Futebol Clube |access-date=10 August 2011 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231170905/http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/colunas/conteudo.asp?id=70617 |archive-date=31 December 2012 }}</ref> As the pitch did not meet the minimum size standards to host official matches, Santos played on the "Igreja Coração de Maria" pitch in Ana Costa Avenue.<ref name="history10" /><ref name="foundation10" /> The field, however, was also used by other clubs in town.<ref name="history10" /><ref name="foundation10" /> In 1915, the situation reached its breaking point, when Santos had constant conflicts with other city clubs on when the field could be used, forcing the club to reject several requests for international friendlies.<ref name="history10" /><ref name="foundation10" /> To solve the problem, the leaders began searching for land in the city.<ref name="history10" /><ref name="foundation10" /> On 31 May 1916, a general assembly approved the purchase of an area of 16,500 square meters, in the neighborhood of Vila Belmiro.<ref name="history10" /><ref name="foundation10" /> On 12 October of that year, the inauguration of the ''Vila Belmiro'' sports park. The first game was held 10 days later, against [[Clube Atlético Ypiranga|Ypiranga]] for the [[1916 Campeonato Paulista]] which Santos won 2–1.<ref name="history10" /><ref name="foundation10" /> [[Adolpho Millon Jr.]] scored the first ever goal on that stadium.<ref name="history10" /><ref name="foundation10" />

The capacity has changed frequently, peaking at 32,989 in a 0–0 draw between Santos and Corinthians for the [[1964 Campeonato Paulista]].<ref name="templosdofutebol">{{cite web|url=http://classicoeclassico.sites.uol.com.br/templos/sp/Santos1.htm|title=Estádio Urbano Caldeira|publisher=Templos do Futebol|access-date=10 August 2008|language=pt|archive-date=6 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706154937/http://classicoeclassico.sites.uol.com.br/templos/sp/Santos1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Since then, there have been a number of reductions due to modernizations. The last change was a new illumination system being installed on 27 January 1998, with an illumnination level of 1200 lux, more than the FIFA minimum recommendation.<ref name="history10" /><ref name="foundation10" /> The Vila Belmiro was one of the venues of the [[1949 South American Championship|1949 Copa América]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/49safull.html |title=Southamerican Championship 1949 |access-date=10 August 2011 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327093532/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/49safull.html |archive-date=27 March 2009 }}</ref> hosted the [[1962 Copa Libertadores]] final and the [[1998 Copa CONMEBOL]] final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa62.html |title=Copa Libertadores de América 1962 |access-date=10 August 2011 |archive-date=14 July 2012 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714005326/http://rsssf.com/sacups/copa62.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/conmebol98.html |title=Copa Conmebol 1998 |access-date=10 August 2011 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112145241/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/conmebol98.html |archive-date=12 January 2016 }}</ref> It has also hosted a [[Copa do Brasil]] final in [[2010 Copa do Brasil|2010]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/cbr2010.htm |title=Brazil 2010 Cup |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=10 August 2011 |language=pt |archive-date=24 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824182531/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/cbr2010.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to its relative-low capacity, Santos has used other stadiums for high-profile matches such as the [[Estádio Palestra Itália]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/supcopa68.html |title=Recopa Sudamericana 1968 |access-date=10 August 2011 |archive-date=8 February 2011 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208171933/http://rsssf.com/sacups/supcopa68.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/supcopa69.html |title=Recopa Sudamericana 1969 |access-date=10 August 2011 |archive-date=23 September 2011 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923005428/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/supcopa69.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Estádio do Pacaembu|Pacaembu]] and [[Estádio do Morumbi|Morumbi]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/colunas/conteudo.asp?id=70611 |title=O Santos FC e o Pacaembu |publisher=Santos Futebol Clube |access-date=10 August 2011 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909221306/http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/colunas/conteudo.asp?id=70611 |archive-date=9 September 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa2011.html |title=Copa Libertadores de América 2011 |access-date=10 August 2011 |archive-date=4 August 2011 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804233422/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/copa2011.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa03.html |title=Copa Libertadores de América 2003 |access-date=10 August 2011 |archive-date=8 July 2006 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060708221053/http://rsssf.com/sacups/copa03.html |url-status=live }}</ref> all located in [[São Paulo]], and the [[Maracanã (stadium)|Maracanã]] in Rio de Janeiro.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa63.html |title=Copa Libertadores de América 1963 |access-date=10 August 2011 |archive-date=4 August 2011 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804233243/http://rsssf.com/sacups/copa63.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Current Santos President Luis Alvaro Ribeiro and other club directors are agreeing on building a stadium in a city nearby Santos called Cubatao, a stadium for 40,000 people which would become Santos' home field for almost 70% of the games during the season which would increase the team's profit.

In October 2005, the [[CT Rei Pelé|Centro de Treinamento Rei Pelé]] was inaugurated. Located in the Jabaquara neighborhood, the training ground, one of the most modern in Brazil, includes medical and training facilities for the first team and a hotel, Recanto dos Alvinegros.

The ''Centro de Treinamento Meninos da Vila'', located in the Saboó neighborhood, constitutes two fields of equal size to the ''Vila Belmiro'' and it is intended for the training and development of players. The two fields are named in homage to the revelation of players Diego and [[Robinho]]. It was inaugurated in August 2006.

==Brand==
{{See also|Supporters of Santos FC|Santos TV|Rádio Santos|Revista Santástico|Torcida Jovem}}

The core strength of Santos's global brand is often attributed to Lula's success in leading ''Os Santasticos'', which drew worldwide acclaim.<ref>{{cite book| author1 = Arnaud, Pierre; Riordan, James| author2 = Pierre Arnaud, James Riordan| title = Sport and international politics| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=i3Nrwr1QPDcC| year = 1998| publisher = Taylor & Francis| isbn = 978-0-419-21440-3| access-date = 24 November 2020| archive-date = 1 May 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210501213308/https://books.google.com/books?id=i3Nrwr1QPDcC| url-status = live}}</ref> The iconic team included [[Gylmar dos Santos Neves|Gilmar]], [[Mauro Ramos|Mauro]], [[Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró|Mengálvio]], [[Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório|Coutinho]], [[José Macia|Pepe]] and [[Pelé]].<ref>{{Cite book|first=Fernando|last=Calazans|title=O Nosso Futebol|trans-title=Our Football|publisher=Mauad Editora Ltda|year=1998|isbn=978-85-85756-66-6|language=pt|url=https://archive.org/details/onossofutebolemc00cala}}</ref> This attention often generates greater interest in off-the-field, with the popularity of the club and brand spanning five [[continent]]s across the globe.<ref>{{Cite book|first=Elio|last=Carravetta|title=Modernização da Gestão no Futebol Brasileiro|trans-title=Modernization in Brazilian Football Management|year=2006|isbn=978-85-7497-287-9|language=pt}}</ref> Many domestic and international clubs were founded in homage to Santos.<ref>{{Cite book|first=Antonio|last=Cruz|title=Futebol Brasileiro|trans-title=Brazilian Football |year=2003 |isbn=978-85-87293-31-2 |language=pt}}</ref> In [[Macapá]], [[Santos Futebol Clube (AP)|Santos Futebol Clube do Macapá]] was founded in 1973.<ref name="Escudos">{{cite book|title=Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro|publisher=Panda Books|last=Rodrigues|first=Rodolfo|year=2009|page=40}}</ref> In [[João Pessoa, Paraíba|João Pessoa]], [[Santos Futebol Clube (PB)|Santos Futebol Clube do João Pessoa]] was founded in 1949.<ref name="Escudos" /> In [[Viana, Angola|Viana]], Angola, [[Santos Futebol Clube de Angola]] was founded in 2002.<ref name="Escudos" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://santosfcdeangola-ao.com/ |title=Santos Futebol Clube de Angola: Official Website |publisher=[[Santos Futebol Clube de Angola]] |date=9 August 2011 |access-date=9 August 2011 |archive-date=16 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716004604/http://santosfcdeangola-ao.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[Porto Alegre]], [[Santos Futebol Clube de Alegrete]] also took after its ''Paulista'' model.<ref name="Escudos" /> [[Santos F.C. (Georgetown)|Santos F.C.]] from [[Providence, Guyana|Providence]], Guyana is another example of the popularity of the infamous brand of the club.<ref name="Escudos" /> [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]'s [[Santos F.C. (Jamaica)|Santos Football Club]], four times [[National Premier League|national champions]] of [[Jamaica]], pays tribute not only to the club, by using its name and crest, but also to the Brazilian national team by replacing the white color on the badge with yellow.<ref name="Escudos" /> The "Santos FC Academy" in [[Oak Park, California|Oak Park]], California is a youth soccer academy in the United States that uses the club's name in tribute.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eteamz.com/santosfc1/ |title=Santos FC Academy: Welcome |publisher=Santos FC Academy |date=9 August 2011 |access-date=9 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824034716/http://www.eteamz.com/santosfc1/ |archive-date=24 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In [[Iwata, Shizuoka|Iwata]], Japan, "Santos FC Soccer Academy Japan" has grown in popularity since ts creation in 1993, having categories from the ages of six to nineteen while the club expanded its brand to [[Cairo]], Egypt in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.santosacademyjapan.com/ |title=Santos FC Soccer Academy Japan |publisher=Santos FC Soccer Academy Japan |date=9 August 2011 |access-date=9 August 2011 |archive-date=7 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107000728/http://www.santosacademyjapan.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brazzilmag.com/component/content/article/62/9623-santos-soccer-club-takes-its-football-expertise-to-egypt.html |title=Santos Soccer Club Takes its Football Expertise to Egypt |publisher=Brazzil Mag |date=9 August 2011 |access-date=9 August 2011 |archive-date=1 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201115708/http://www.brazzilmag.com/component/content/article/62/9623-santos-soccer-club-takes-its-football-expertise-to-egypt.html |url-status=live }}</ref> "Santos FC's Soccer Academy" in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], Florida is another one of the club's international branches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.santosacademyorlando.com/ingles/paginas/home.html |title=To be inside of the best soccer club in the world |publisher=Santos FC's Soccer Academy |date=9 August 2011 |access-date=9 August 2011 |archive-date=10 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110230534/http://www.santosacademyorlando.com/ingles/paginas/home.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In Hong Kong, Nene Leung created the group ''Nene & The Santos Boys'', a group of Chinese and [[Hong Konger]]s who dedicate themselves to watch Santos' matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=19484#.TluRkV1m2-A |title=Santos FC conquista grupo de crianças chinesas, que comp§em torcida do Peixe em Hong Kong |publisher=Santos Futebol Clube |date=9 August 2011 |access-date=9 August 2011 |language=pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917005438/http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=19484#.TluRkV1m2-A |archive-date=2011-09-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Santos is one of Brazil's most economically powerful and richest football clubs; it had an annual turnover of US$45.1m (€31.5m) in 2011 and became one of the most valuable clubs, worth over $86.7m (€60.6m).<ref name="rich">{{cite web |url=http://www.areadetreino.com.br/?p=4178# |title=Clubes mais ricos do Brasil 2011 |publisher=Area de Treino |date=22 August 2011 |access-date=22 August 2011 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106130413/http://www.areadetreino.com.br/?p=4178 |archive-date=6 January 2012 }}</ref> That same year, Santos' squad became the most valued in South America, being worth over €82m, surpassing every club in the Dutch ''[[Eredivisie]]'' and the English [[Football League Championship]], most of the clubs in [[Portugal]]'s [[Primeira Liga]], Ukraine's ''[[Ukrainian Premier League|Premyer-Liha]]'', [[Turkey]]'s ''[[Süper Lig]]'', [[Russian Premier League|Russia's Premier League]] and France's ''[[Ligue 1]]'', as well as over half the clubs in Germany's ''[[Bundesliga]]'', [[Italy]]'s ''[[Serie A]]'', Spain's ''[[La Liga]]'' and England's [[Premier League]]. [[Konami]]'s [[Pro Evolution Soccer (series)|Pro Evolution Soccer]], a secondary sponsor of the official Copa Libertadores video game, featured Santos in the video game [[Pro Evolution Soccer 2012]]. This is the first time that the club is being featured on a video game.<ref name="Konami">{{cite web |url=http://www.cronista.com/tecnologia/FIFA-2012-vs-PES-2012-la-esperada-pelea-de-todos-los-aos-20110606-0117.html |title=FIFA 2012 vs PES 2012: la 'esperada' pelea de todos los años |publisher=El Cronista |date=9 August 2011 |access-date=9 August 2011 |archive-date=12 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812092240/http://www.cronista.com/tecnologia/FIFA-2012-vs-PES-2012-la-esperada-pelea-de-todos-los-aos-20110606-0117.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The flamboyant, attacking style of play adopted by this team (in contrast to the physical-minded approach favoured by European, Uruguayan and Argentinian teams of the era) was a constant, worldwide exhibition that saw Santos travel in over 50 countries on every continent (except [[Antarctica]]).<ref>{{cite book| last = Farred| first = Grant| title = Long distance love: a passion for football| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=u7wazHtK28oC| date = 28 February 2008| publisher = Temple University Press| isbn = 978-1-59213-374-1| access-date = 24 November 2020| archive-date = 1 May 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210501213531/https://books.google.com/books?id=u7wazHtK28oC| url-status = live}}</ref> The club's focus on commercial and sporting success brought significant profits in an industry often characterised by chronic losses.<ref>{{cite book| last1= Dobson| first1= Stephen |author2=John A. Goddard| title = The economics of football| url = https://archive.org/details/economicsoffootb0000dobs| url-access= registration| date = 1 September 2001| publisher=Cambridge University Press| isbn = 978-0-521-66158-4}}</ref> The strength of the Santos' brand was bolstered by its [[FIFA World Cup]] winners, especially Pelé. Pelé is hailed as a national hero.<ref>Harris, Harry (2002), Pelé: his life and times. p.190. Welcome Rain Publishers. Retrieved 27 June 2011.</ref> He is known for his accomplishments and contributions to the game of football.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/Pele.html |title=Pelé, King of Futbol |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=1 October 2006 |archive-date=5 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605121930/http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Pele.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He is also acknowledged for his vocal support of policies to improve the social conditions of the poor (when he scored his 1,000th goal with Santos he dedicated it to the poor children of Brazil).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/almanaque/futebol/pele_1000gols/abertura.htm | title=Dedico este gol às criancinhas |publisher=Gazeta Esportiva| access-date=30 May 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071218203103/http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/almanaque/futebol/pele_1000gols/abertura.htm  |archive-date = 18 December 2007}}</ref> During his career, he became known as "The King of Football" (''O Rei do Futebol''), "The King Pelé" (''O Rei Pelé'') or simply "The King" (''O Rei'').<ref name="citationsources">{{cite book| last1 = Brown| first1 = Monica| last2 = Gutierrez| first2 = Rudy| title = Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El Rey Del Futbol| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=hEne8ZlnMnAC| date = 15 December 2008| publisher = Rayo| isbn = 978-0-06-122779-0| access-date = 24 November 2020| archive-date = 1 May 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210501213132/https://books.google.com/books?id=hEne8ZlnMnAC| url-status = live}}</ref> In 2013, Santos signed Pelé to a contract agreeing to make him its global ambassador, extending it to a lifetime contract in 2014, and will continue to use his image in its marketing campaigns.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/league-name/story/2180683/headline |title=Brazil great Pele signs lifetime image contract with former club Santos |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=5 December 2014 |access-date=26 July 2021 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606133609/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/league-name/story/2180683/headline |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Supporters==
Santos is one of the most popular clubs in Brazil. Santos has fans in all states of Brazil and fans in several different countries around the world. According to a survey conducted by the research firm Institute [[DataFolha]] in early 2006, Santos is the fourth most popular football club in Brazil.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://datafolha.folha.uol.com.br/po/ver_po.php?session=274 |title=Survey of fans Datafolha, Instituto Datafolha |publisher=[[Datafolha]] |access-date=1 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114172302/http://datafolha.folha.uol.com.br/po/ver_po.php?session=274 |archive-date=14 January 2012 }}</ref> According to the results, Santos was preferred by 4% of the Brazilian population, which represents approximately 10 million fans in Brazil. It is estimated that Santos FC has nearly 20 million fans worldwide and admirers scattered throughout [[Africa]], [[Europe]], [[North America]] and [[Latin America]]n countries.
There are also several Santos organized fan clubs of football factories, among them [[Torcida Jovem |Torcida Jovem do Santos]], Sangue Jovem, and Força Jovem Santos.
Santos is one of the clubs with the largest number of members in Brazil, currently has over 70,000 members.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=26658#.T7qVp9yJeVo |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910172453/http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=26658%23.T7qVp9yJeVo |archive-date=10 September 2012 |url-status=dead|title=Santos has more than 70,000 members |publisher=Santos Futebol Clube Official Webpage |access-date=1 May 2012 }}</ref>

==Rivalries==
As Santos have no close rival within its own city, historical rivalries have been with [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]], [[São Paulo Futebol Clube|São Paulo]],  and [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]], clubs from nearby São Paulo city. The derby between Santos and São Paulo is known as "[[San–São]]", is one of the biggest Brazilian derbies because both teams are the biggest world champions and three times Copa Libertadores champions. The rivalry with Palmeiras is known as "[[Clássico da Saudade]]" (Nostalgia Derby) because in the 1960s, the two teams had great names in Brazilian football and were constant presences in championship decisions. The rivalry with Corinthians is known as "[[Clássico Alvinegro]]" (the Black and White Derby) because of the colors of both teams.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-18 |title=5 maiores rivais do Santos |url=https://revistasantista.com.br/os-grandes-rivais-do-santos/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

==Popular culture==
The club has been featured in several documentary and semi-documentary films such as ''Guadalajara 70,''<ref>Felipe Nepomuceno, ''Guadalajara 70,'' 2002.</ref> ''Uma história de futebol,''<ref>Paulo Machline, ''Uma história de futebol,'' 1998.</ref> ''Dogão calabresa,''<ref>Pedro Asbeg, ''Dogão calabresa,'' 2002.</ref> and ''Boleiros.''<ref>Ugo Giorgetti, ''Boleiros,'' 1998.</ref> Former players have also been published, most notably Pelé,<ref>Aníbal Massaini Neto, ''[[Pele Eterno|Pelé Eterno]],'' 2004.</ref><ref>Carlos Hugo Christensen, ''O Rei Pelé,'' 1963.</ref><ref>Eduardo Escorel and Luiz Carlos Barreto, ''Isto é Pelé,'' 1974.</ref> but others have appeared in films such as ''Ginga.''<ref>Hank Levine, Marcelo Machado and Tocha Alves, ''Ginga,'' 2004.</ref> Santos was the featured club in the film ''Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro,'' a story of a modest but talented soccer player for Santos who reaches stardom.<ref>Djalma Limongi Batista, ''Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro,'' 1981.</ref> Pelé appeared, alongside other footballers of the 1960s and 1970s, with [[Michael Caine]], and [[Sylvester Stallone]], in the 1981 film ''[[Escape to Victory]],'' about an attempted escape from a [[World War II]] German [[POW Camp]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.escapetovictory.spodrum.co.uk/ |title=Escape to Victory is the greatest football film ever made. |publisher=The [[Escape to Victory]] Website |date=22 August 2011 |access-date=22 August 2011 |archive-date=16 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816002243/http://www.escapetovictory.spodrum.co.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hyperhistory.org/index.php?option=displaypage&Itemid=714&op=page |title=The Game of Death: playing soccer with the Nazis |publisher=Hyper History |date=22 August 2011 |access-date=22 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726163720/http://www.hyperhistory.org/index.php?option=displaypage&Itemid=714&op=page |archive-date=26 July 2011 }}</ref> The club has become a symbol of ''O Jogo Bonito'' (English: [[The Beautiful Game]]) in [[Association football culture|football culture]]. This was largely thanks to the ''Peixe's'' [[Golden Generation|golden generation]] of the 1960s, the ''[[Os Santásticos|Santásticos]],'' considered by some the best club team of all times.<ref name="CO 2003" />

The club has many local celebrities in its fan group, such as Brazilian singer [[Mariana Belém]], current governor of São Paulo [[Geraldo Alckmin]], current governor of Federal District ([[Brasília]]) [[Agnelo Queiroz]], [[prosecutor]] [[Luiz Antônio Marrey]], director, writer, actor and television hoster [[Marcelo Tas]] and [[Danielle Zangrando]], gold and bronze judo medalist at the [[Judo at the 2007 Pan American Games#Lightweight (– 57 kg)|2007 Pan American Games]] and [[1995 World Judo Championships#56 kg|1995 World Judo Championships]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.santosfc.com.br/interatividade/torcedores/torcedor.asp?c=PEIXES%20FAMOSOS |title=Peixes Famosos |publisher=Santos Futebol Clube |year=2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827010101/http://www.santosfc.com.br/interatividade/torcedores/torcedor.asp?c=PEIXES+FAMOSOS |archive-date=2011-08-27 }}</ref> [[Bob Marley]], a famous [[Jamaica]]n singer-songwriter and musician and the most widely known and revered performer of reggae music, played a practice match with Santos in 1980 along with the [[ska]], [[rocksteady]] and [[reggae]] band [[Bob Marley & The Wailers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empsfm.org/education/index.asp?categoryID=26&ccID=127&xPopConfBioID=784&year=2007|title=2007 Pop Conference Bios/Abstracts|publisher=[[Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame]]|year=2007|access-date=5 August 2011|archive-date=20 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620081247/http://empsfm.org/education/index.asp?categoryID=26&ccID=127&xPopConfBioID=784&year=2007|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.futepoca.com.br/2007/07/o-dia-em-que-bob-marley-jogou-bola-no.html|title=O dia em que Bob Marley jogou bola no Brasil|publisher=Futepoca|year=2007|access-date=5 August 2011|archive-date=7 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107002620/http://www.futepoca.com.br/2007/07/o-dia-em-que-bob-marley-jogou-bola-no.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Bob Marley even wore the Santos uniform.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/392/bobmarley1979sfc442xu1.jpg/ |title=Bob Marley wearing Santos' jersey |publisher=[[Image Shack]] |date=22 August 2011 |access-date=22 August 2011 |archive-date=7 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907155327/http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/392/bobmarley1979sfc442xu1.jpg/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Brazilian classical composer [[Gilberto Mendes]], who was born and lived in the city of Santos, wrote in 1969 an oeuvre called ''Santos Football Music,'' with audience interaction and a radio broadcast, previously recorded, of a [[sports commentator]] narrating a football game of Santos FC, all forming a [[tone cluster|cluster]] with the orchestra.

''Santos 100 Anos de Futebol Arte'' was a film released in 2012, year of the centenary of Santos FC, documenting the trajectory of the club during its 100 years of history.<ref>Lina Chamie, ''Santos 100 Anos de Futebol Arte,'' 2012.</ref>

==Players==
{{Main|List of Santos FC players}}
{{For|a list of all former and current Santos players with a Wikipedia article|Category:Santos Futebol Clube players}}
Brazilian teams are limited to five players without [[Brazil]]ian citizenship per match. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; some players on the squad may have dual citizenship with another country.

===Current squad===
{{updated|29 September 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.santosfc.com.br/categoria_do_elenco/profissional/|title=Categoria: Profissional|trans-title=Category: Professional|publisher=Santos FC|access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=20 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920053711/http://www.santosfc.com.br/categoria_do_elenco/profissional/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Mayke]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[João Basso]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[João Schmidt]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Zé Rafael]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name=[[Robinho Júnior]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=Venezuela|pos=MF|name=[[Tomás Rincón]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name=[[Tiquinho Soares]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Neymar]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name=[[Guilherme (footballer, born 1995)|Guilherme]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=Brazil|pos=GK|name=[[Diógenes Vinicius da Silva|Diógenes]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Luan Peres]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Willian Arão]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Thaciano]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Paraguay|pos=FW|name=[[Gustavo Caballero]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Igor Vinícius]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Argentina|pos=FW|name=[[Lautaro Díaz]]|other=on loan from [[Cruzeiro EC|Cruzeiro]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Hyan (footballer)|Hyan]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=Algeria|pos=FW|name=[[Billal Brahimi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Argentina|pos=FW|name=[[Álvaro Barreal]]|other=on loan from [[FC Cincinnati]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=Paraguay|pos=DF|name=[[Alexis Duarte]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Luisão (footballer, born 2003)|Luisão]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Zé Ivaldo]]|other=on loan from [[Cruzeiro EC|Cruzeiro]]}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Victor Hugo (footballer, born 11 May 2004)|Victor Hugo]]|other=on loan from [[CR Flamengo|Flamengo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Vinicius Lira]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=Argentina|pos=DF|name=[[Gonzalo Escobar (footballer)|Gonzalo Escobar]]}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=Argentina|pos=MF|name=[[Benjamín Rollheiser]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Souza (footballer, born 2006)|Souza]]}}
{{Fs player|no=41|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name=[[Mateus Xavier]]}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[JP Chermont]]}}
{{Fs player|no=49|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Gabriel Bontempo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=Brazil|pos=GK|name=[[Gabriel Brazão]]}}
{{Fs player|no=82|nat=Brazil|pos=GK|name=[[João Victor Pereira Fernandes|João Fernandes]]}}
{{Fs player|no=98|nat=Argentina|pos=DF|name=[[Adonis Frías]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===Youth team===
{{main|Santos FC (youth)}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[João Paulo Ananias Bento|João Ananias]]}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name=[[Pedro Padula Tobias de Aguiar|Pedro Padula]]}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Kenay Henrique Garcia Martins|Kenay]]}}
{{Fs player|no=42|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[João Alencar Santos Paes da Costa|João Alencar]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=45|nat=Brazil|pos=GK|name=[[João Pedro Lucio da Silva|João Pedro]]}}
{{Fs player|no=47|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Enzo Duscov Boer|Enzo Boer]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Gustavo Henrique Pereira|Gustavo Henrique]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=GK|name=[[João Paulo (footballer, born 1995)|João Paulo]]|other=to [[Esporte Clube Bahia|Bahia]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Alex (footballer, born 1999)|Alex]]|other=to [[Athletic Club (MG)|Athletic-MG]] until 30 November 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Hayner]]|other=to [[Clube de Regatas Brasil|CRB]] until 30 November 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Luiz Felipe (footballer, born 1993)|Luiz Felipe]]|other=to [[Goiás Esporte Clube|Goiás]] until 30 November 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Kevyson]]|other=to [[Sport Club do Recife|Sport Recife]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Matheus Matias Benedito|Matheus Matias]]|other=to [[Figueirense FC|Figueirense]] until 30 November 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Messias (footballer)|Messias]]|other=to [[Goiás Esporte Clube|Goiás]] until 30 November 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Nathan Santos]]|other=at [[Clube do Remo|Remo]] until 30 November 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Ed Carlos]]|other=at [[Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB)|Botafogo-PB]] until 30 November 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Nonato (footballer, born 1998)|Nonato]]|other=at [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Patrick (footballer, born 1992)|Patrick]]|other=at [[Club Athletico Paranaense|Athletico Paranaense]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Uruguay|pos=MF|name=[[Rodrigo Fernández (footballer)|Rodrigo Fernández]]|other=at [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Sandry]]|other=at [[Athletic Club (MG)|Athletic-MG]] until 30 November 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Bolivia|pos=MF|name=[[Miguel Terceros]]|other=at [[América Futebol Clube (MG)|América Mineiro]] until 30 November 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Vinicius Balieiro]]|other=at [[Associação Chapecoense de Futebol|Chapecoense]] until 30 November 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Vinicius Zanocelo]]|other=at [[Ceará Sporting Club|Ceará]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Colombia|pos=FW|name=[[Alejandro Villarreal]]|other=at [[Club Atlético Aldosivi|Aldosivi]] until 31 January 2027}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Colombia|pos=FW|name=[[Alfredo Morelos]]|other=at [[Atlético Nacional]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Bolivia|pos=FW|name=[[Enzo Monteiro]]|other=at [[FK Auda|Auda]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{Fs end}}

==Personnel==

===Current technical staff===
{{see also|List of Santos FC managers}}
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{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=[[Coach (sport)|Head coach]] |s={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Juan Pablo Vojvoda]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=  |p=[[Coach (sport)|Assistant coach]] |s={{flagicon|BRA}} [[Matheus Bachi]]<br/>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gastón Liendo]]<br/>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Nahuel Martínez]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Fitness coach |s={{flagicon|ARG}} Luis Aspiazu}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=  |p=[[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper coach]] |s={{flagicon|BRA}} Rogério Maia<br/>{{flagicon|BRA}} Denis Gago<br/>{{flagicon|ARG}} Santiago Piccinini}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Performance analyst |s={{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Lopes<br/>{{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Soares<br/>{{flagicon|BRA}} Raphael Barletta}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=  |p=Physioterapist |s={{flagicon|BRA}} Adonai Silva<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} João Nobre<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} Kesley Andrade<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} Luis Alberto Rosan<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelo Amâncio<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Martini}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Physiologist |s={{flagicon|BRA}} Alef Pinheiro<br/>{{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Galvão}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=  |p=Doctor |s={{flagicon|BRA}} Leandro Masni<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} Maurício Zenaide<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Nobre}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Nutritionist |s={{flagicon|BRA}} Alessandra Favano}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=  |p=Psychologist |s={{flagicon|ARG}} Christian Rodriguez}}
{{Fb cs footer|u=22 August 2025 |s=[http://www.santosfc.com.br/categoria_do_elenco/profissional/ Santos FC]|date=July 2011}}

===Board and other staff===
{{See also|List of Santos FC presidents}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Office
!Name
|-
|President
|{{ill|Marcelo Teixeira|pt|Marcelo Teixeira (dirigente esportivo)}}
|-
|Vice president
|Fernando Bonavides
|-
|Football executive
|{{ill|Alexandre Mattos|pt}}
|-
|Football manager
|Gustavo Ferreira
|-
|Technical coordinator
|[[César Sampaio]]
|-
|Performance coordinator
|Fábio Mahseredjian
|-
|Youth football director
|José Renato Quaresma
|-
{{Fb cs footer|u=22 August 2025 |s=[http://www.santosfc.com.br/comite-de-gestao/ Santos FC]|date=July 2011}}

==Honours==
Historically, Santos is [[Football records in Brazil|Brazil's fourth most successful team]], having won nine domestic trophies, and one of the most recognized football clubs in the world, having won eight international trophies, making them the [[List of CONMEBOL club competition winners#By club|seventh most successful team in South America]] (along with [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]] for official international competitions won, all recognized by [[CONMEBOL]]); and the [[Intercontinental Champions' Supercup]] title.
[[File:Memorial SantosFC.JPG|thumb|[[Memorial das Conquistas]]]]

===Official tournaments===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="3" |Worldwide
|-
! style="width:260px" |Competitions
! style="width:80px" |Titles
! style="width:380px" |Seasons
|-
![[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]
!2
|[[1962 Intercontinental Cup|1962]], [[1963 Intercontinental Cup|1963]]
|-
! colspan="3" |Intercontinental
|-
! style="width:260px" |Competitions
! style="width:80px" |Titles
! style="width:380px" |Seasons
|-
![[Intercontinental Champions' Supercup]]
| bgcolor="gold" style="text-align:center"| '''1'''{{sup|s}}
|[[1968 Intercontinental Supercup|1968]]<ref name="Recopa Intercontinental">{{cite web |title=Recopa Intercontinental |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/recopa-int.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208164044/http://rsssf.com/tablesr/recopa-int.html |archive-date=8 February 2011 |access-date=16 March 2010 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="3" |Continental
|-
! style="width:260px" |Competitions
! style="width:80px" |Titles
! style="width:380px" |Seasons
|-
![[Copa Libertadores]]
!3
|[[1962 Copa Libertadores|1962]], [[1963 Copa Libertadores|1963]], [[2011 Copa Libertadores|2011]]
|-
![[Recopa Sudamericana]]
!1
|[[2012 Recopa Sudamericana|2012]]
|-
![[Copa CONMEBOL]]
!1
|[[1998 Copa CONMEBOL|1998]]
|-
! colspan="3" |National
|-
! style="width:260px" |Competitions
! style="width:80px" |Titles
! style="width:380px" |Seasons
|-
![[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]]
!8
|[[1961 Taça Brasil|1961]], [[1962 Taça Brasil|1962]], [[1963 Taça Brasil|1963]], [[1964 Taça Brasil|1964]], [[1965 Taça Brasil|1965]], [[1968 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa|1968]], [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2002|2002]], [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2004|2004]]
|-
![[Copa do Brasil]]
!1
|[[Copa do Brasil 2010|2010]]
|-
![[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B]]
!1
|[[2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|2024]]
|-
! colspan="3" |Inter-state
|-
!Competitions
!Titles
!Seasons
|-
![[Torneio Rio–São Paulo]]
| bgcolor="gold" style="text-align:center"| '''5'''{{sup|s}}
|[[1959 Torneio Rio-São Paulo|1959]], [[1963 Torneio Rio-São Paulo|1963]], [[1964 Torneio Rio-São Paulo|1964]], [[1966 Torneio Rio-São Paulo|1966]], [[1997 Torneio Rio-São Paulo|1997]]
|-
! colspan="3" |State
|-
! style="width:260px" |Competitions
! style="width:80px" |Titles
! style="width:380px" |Seasons
|-
![[Campeonato Paulista de Futebol|Campeonato Paulista]]
!22
|[[1935 Campeonato Paulista|1935]], [[1955 Campeonato Paulista|1955]], [[1956 Campeonato Paulista|1956]], [[1958 Campeonato Paulista|1958]], [[1960 Campeonato Paulista|1960]], [[1961 Campeonato Paulista|1961]], [[1962 Campeonato Paulista|1962]], [[1964 Campeonato Paulista|1964]], [[1965 Campeonato Paulista|1965]], [[1967 Campeonato Paulista|1967]], [[1968 Campeonato Paulista|1968]], [[1969 Campeonato Paulista|1969]], [[1973 Campeonato Paulista|1973]], [[1978 Campeonato Paulista|1978]], [[1984 Campeonato Paulista|1984]], [[2006 Campeonato Paulista|2006]], [[2007 Campeonato Paulista|2007]], [[2010 Campeonato Paulista|2010]], [[2011 Campeonato Paulista|2011]], [[2012 Campeonato Paulista|2012]], [[2015 Campeonato Paulista|2015]], [[2016 Campeonato Paulista|2016]]
|-
![[Copa Paulista]]
!1
|2004
|}
* {{legend|gold|record}}
* {{sup|s}} shared record

===Others tournaments===

====International====
* Torneio Internacional da FPF (1): 1956
* Dr. Mario Echandi Trophy (1): 1959
* Mexico City International Tournament (1): 1959
* [[Orange Trophy]] (1): 1959
* [[Teresa Herrera Trophy]] (1): 1959
* Gialorosso Trophy (1): 1960
* [[Tournoi de Paris]] (2): 1960, 1961
* Italy Tournament (1): 1961
* Pentagonal Tournament of Guadalajara (1): 1961
* Costa Rica Triangular Tournament (1): 1961
* [[1965 Copa Confraternidad Iberoamericana|Copa Iberoamericana]] (1): [[1965 Copa Confraternidad Iberoamericana|1965]]
* Caracas Tournament (1): 1965
* Santiago International Tournament (4): 1965, 1968, 1970, 1977
* New York Tournament (1): 1966
* Florence Triangular Tournament (1): 1967
* Chile Octagonal Tournament (1): 1968
* Buenos Aires Pentagonal Tournament (1): 1968
* Guatemala Triangular Tournament (1): 1970
* Kingston Triangular Tournament (1): 1971
* Governor Luis Ducoing Cup (1): 1977
* City of Seville Trophy (1): 1980
* [[:es:Trofeo Reyno de Navarra|Trofeo Reyno de Navarra]] (1): 1983
* Winners of America Tournament (1): 1983
* [[Kirin Cup Soccer|Kirin Cup]] (1): 1985
* Marseille City Tournament (1): 1987
* American Super Cup (1): 1990

====National and Inter-state====
* Torneio Quadrangular de Belo Horizonte (1): 1951
* [[Taça dos Campeões Estaduais Rio – São Paulo|Taça dos Campeões Estaduais Rio–São Paulo]] (1): 1956
* Torneio Amazônia (1): 1968
* Torneio de Cuiabá (1): 1969
* Torneio Governador da Bahia (1): 1975
* [[:pt:Copa Dener|Copa Dener]] (1): 1994
* [[:pt:Torneio de Verão de 1996|Torneio de Verão]] (1): 1996
*[[Troféu Osmar Santos]] (1): 2004
*[[Troféu João Saldanha]] (1): 2004

====State====
* [[Taça Cidade de São Paulo]] (1): 1949
* [[:pt:Taça Cidade de São Paulo|Taça Cidade de São Paulo]] (1): 1970
* [[:pt:Torneio Laudo Natel|Torneio Laudo Natel]] (1): 1975
* [[Torneio Início Paulista|Torneio Início]] (5): 1926 Extra {{small|(APEA)}}, 1928 {{small|(APEA)}}, 1937, 1952, 1984

====City====
* Campeonato Santista (ASEA) (3): 1913, 1915, 1929 (aspiring team)
* Taça Cidade de Santos (5): 1926, 1948, 1955, 1995, 1997
* Torneio Início Santista (1): 1930 (aspiring team)
* Taça Santos (1): 1952
* Trofeu Rubens Ulhoa Cintra (1): 1967

===Runners-up===
* [[FIFA Club World Cup]] (1): 2011
* [[Copa Libertadores]] (2): 2003, 2020
* [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]] (8): 1959, 1966, 1983, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2016, 2019
* [[Copa do Brasil]] (1): 2015
* [[Torneio dos Campeões da CBD]] (1): 1969
* [[Torneio Rio–São Paulo]] (1): 1999
* [[Campeonato Paulista]] (13): 1927, 1928, 1929, 1948, 1950, 1957, 1959, 1980, 2000, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2024
* [[Copa Paulista]] (1): 1962

===Youth team===
*[[Copa do Brasil Sub-20]] (1): 2013
*[[Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior]] (3): 1984, 2013, 2014
*[[Copa Votorantim Sub-15]] (1): 2023

===Awards===
*[[:pt:Fita Azul (futebol)|Fita Azul]] (2): 1967, 1972

Fita Azul do Futebol Brasileiro (Brazilian Football Blue Ribbon) was an award given for the club which succeeds in an excursion out of the country.

[[File:Trofeu Copa Brasil.jpg|thumb|[[2010 Copa do Brasil]]]]

===Doubles and trebles===
* [[Double (association football)|The Double]]
:''[[Double (association football)|Domestic Double]]''
::''[[Campeonato Paulista|State]] and [[Copa do Brasil|Cup]]'': 2010<ref name="São Paulo 2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp2010.htm |title=São Paulo 2010 – First Level (Série A-1) |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513130430/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp2010.htm |archive-date=13 May 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Brazil 2010 Cup">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/cbr2010.htm |title=Brazil 2010 Cup |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 March 2010 |archive-date=9 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409113120/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/cbr2010.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
::''[[Campeonato Paulista|State]] and [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|League]]'': 1961,<ref name="São Paulo 1961">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp1961.htm |title=Campeonato Paulista 1961 – Divisão Especial (First Level) |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327093259/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp1961.htm |archive-date=27 March 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Brazil Cup 1961">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/cbr1961.htm |title=Brazil Cup 1961 |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 March 2010 |archive-date=23 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123215645/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/cbr1961.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> 1964,<ref name="São Paulo 1964">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp1964.htm |title=Campeonato Paulista 1964 – Divisão Especial (First Level) |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323020918/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp1964.htm |archive-date=23 March 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Brazil Cup 1964">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/cbr1964.htm |title=Brazil Cup 1964 |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 March 2010 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112150150/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/cbr1964.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> 1965,<ref name="São Paulo 1965">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp1965.htm |title=Campeonato Paulista 1965 – Divisão Especial (First Level) |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323224107/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp1965.htm |archive-date=23 March 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Brazil Cup 1965">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/cbr1965.htm |title=Brazil Cup 1965 |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 March 2010 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112150151/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/cbr1965.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> 1968<ref name="São Paulo 1968">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp1968.htm |title=Campeonato Paulista 1968 – Divisão Especial (First Level) |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316233613/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp1968.htm |archive-date=16 March 2010 }}</ref><ref name="1968 Taça de Prata">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/rgp1968.htm |title=Brazil 1968 Taça de Prata (Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa) |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323235558/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/rgp1968.htm |archive-date=23 March 2010 }}</ref>
:''[[Double (association football)|Continental Double]]''
::''[[Campeonato Paulista|State]] and [[Copa Libertadores]]'': 2011<ref name="São Paulo 2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp2011.htm |title=São Paulo 2011 – First Level (Série A-1) |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116013201/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp2011.htm |archive-date=16 January 2011 }}</ref><ref name="2011 Copa Libertadores">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa2011.html |title=Copa Libertadores de América 2011 |access-date=16 March 2010 |archive-date=4 August 2011 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804233422/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/copa2011.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
::''[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|League]] and [[Copa Libertadores]]'': 1963<ref name="São Paulo 1963">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp1963.htm |title=São Paulo Championship 1963 – Divisão Especial (First Level) |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323020908/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp1963.htm |archive-date=23 March 2010 }}</ref><ref name="1963 Copa Libertadores">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa63.html |title=Copa Libertadores de América 1963 |access-date=16 March 2010 |archive-date=3 November 2020 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103180213/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/copa63.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Treble (association football)|The Treble]]
:''[[Treble (association football)#Continental trebles|Continental Treble]]''
::''[[Campeonato Paulista|State]], [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|League]] and [[Copa Libertadores]]'': 1962<ref name="rsssfbrasil">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/cbr1962.htm |title=Brazil Cup 1962 |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=16 March 2010 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112141148/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/cbr1962.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="São Paulo 1962">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp1962.htm |title=São Paulo Championship 1962 – Divisão Especial (First Level) |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323020840/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sp1962.htm |archive-date=23 March 2010 }}</ref><ref name="1962 Copa Libertadores">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa62.html |title=Copa Libertadores de América 1962 |access-date=16 March 2010 |archive-date=30 June 2020 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630070752/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/copa62.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Especially short competitions such as the [[Recopa Sudamericana]], [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]] (now defunct), or [[FIFA Club World Cup]] are not generally considered to contribute towards a Double or Treble.

==Statistics and records==
{{Main|List of Santos FC records and statistics}}
[[File:Pelé Mar del Plata 1965.PNG|thumb|upright|[[Pelé]] is Santos's all-time top goalscorer and top appearance record holder.]]
[[Pelé]] holds the record for most Santos appearances, having played 1106&nbsp;first-team matches from 1956 to 1974.<ref name="Atletas">{{cite web |url=http://www.santosfc.com.br/historia/default.asp?c=Hist%F3ria&id=28153 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231185722/http://www.santosfc.com.br/historia/default.asp?c=Hist%F3ria&id=28153 |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 December 2012 |title=História: Atletas com mais de 200 jogos pelo Santos FC |language=pt |publisher=Santos Futebol Clube |access-date=16 March 2010 }}</ref> [[Pepe (footballer, born 1935)|Pepe]] is second, having played 750&nbsp;times.<ref name="Atletas" /> The record for a goalkeeper is held by [[Agenor Gomes|Agenor "Manga" Gomes]], with 404 appearances.<ref name="Goleiros">{{cite web |url=http://www.santosfc.com.br/historia/default.asp?c=Hist%F3ria&id=27769 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910060125/http://www.santosfc.com.br/historia/default.asp?c=Hist%F3ria&id=27769 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 September 2012 |title=Goleiros |publisher=Santos Futebol Clube |language=pt |access-date=16 March 2010 }}</ref> Five other players also have more than 500 appearances: [[Zito (footballer, born 1932)|Zito]] (727), [[Antônio Lima dos Santos|Lima]] (696), [[Dorval Rodrigues|Dorval]] (612), [[Jonas Eduardo Américo|Edú]] (584) and [[Clodoaldo]] (510).<ref name="Atletas" /> Pelé is also Santos's all-time top goalscorer, with 1091 goals.<ref name="Artilheiros">{{cite web |url=http://www.santosfc.com.br/historia/default.asp?c=Hist%F3ria&id=19784 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231220912/http://www.santosfc.com.br/historia/default.asp?c=Hist%F3ria&id=19784 |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 December 2012 |title=História: Artilheiros |language=pt |publisher=Santos Futebol Clube |access-date=16 March 2010 }}</ref> Four other players have also scored over 200 goals for Santos: Pepe (405), [[Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório|Coutinho]] (370), [[Toninho Guerreiro]] (283) and [[Luís Matoso|Feitiço]] (216).<ref name="Artilheiros" />

[[Humberlito Borges|Borges]] holds the record for the most ''Brasileirão'' goals scored in one season for the club (23 in 2011).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/brtops.htm |title=Brazilian Championship – Topscorers |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 March 2010 |archive-date=15 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915011954/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/brtops.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Feitiço's 31&nbsp;goals in the [[1931 Campeonato Paulista]] was the one-season record in the Campeonato Paulista, until it was surpassed by Pelé's 58 goals in 1958, whose record still stands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sptops.htm |title=São Paulo State – List of Topscorers |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323024025/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/sptops.htm |archive-date=23 March 2010 }}</ref> Officially, the highest home attendance for a Santos match is 132,728, in the [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]], in 1963.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.santosfc.com.br/historia/default.asp?c=Hist%F3ria&id=27857 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912125750/http://www.santosfc.com.br/historia/default.asp?c=Hist%F3ria&id=27857 |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 September 2012 |title=Maiores públicos do Santos FC como mandante |language=pt |publisher=Santos Futebol Clube |access-date=16 March 2010 }}</ref> Santos has also set records in Brazilian football, most notably the most domestic titles (8 as of 2011) and the most seasons won in a row (5, from 1961 to 1965).<ref name="Brasileirão">{{cite web |title=Pele six-time Brazilian title winner...40 years on |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/pele-world-cup-brazil-title-winner-santos/20101223.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224183616/http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/pele-world-cup-brazil-title-winner-santos/20101223.htm |archive-date=24 December 2010 |access-date=23 December 2010 |publisher=Rediff}}</ref>

Santos is the joint-most successful Brazilian team in the Copa Libertadores, winning the 1962, 1963 and 2011 editions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/miscellaneous/brpartlib.htm |title=Brazilian clubs in Copa Libertadores da América |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 March 2010 |archive-date=25 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125191726/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/miscellaneous/brpartlib.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Santos is Brazil's joint-second in Copa Libertadores semifinal appearances with seven in total. The club is also the first Brazilian side to win the Copa Libertadores without losing a single match, which it did in the 1963 season. In 1962, Santos won the [[Campeonato Paulista|Paulista]], [[1962 Taça Brasil|Taça Brasil]], and the [[1962 Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.santosfc.com.br/rei-pele-1-091-gols-pelo-santos-fc/ |title=Rei Pelé – 1.091 gols pelo Santos FC |trans-title=King Pelé – 1,091 goals for Santos FC |language=pt |publisher=Santos Futebol Clube |access-date=14 April 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226192145/http://www.santosfc.com.br/rei-pele-1-091-gols-pelo-santos-fc/ |archive-date=26 December 2020 }}</ref>

==Sections in other sports==
* [[Santos FC (women)]]
* [[Santos FC Caratê]]
* [[Santos FC Futebol de mesa]]
* [[Santos FC Futsal]] (defunct)
* [[Santos FC Golbol]]
* [[Santos FC Judô]]
* [[Santos FC Taekwondo]]
* [[Santos FC Tênis de mesa]]
* [[Santos FC Tsunami]]
* [[Santos FC Voleibol]]
* [[Santos Dexterity]] ([[eSports]])

==See also==
{{Portal bar|Brazil|Association football}}
* [[Santos FC and the Brazil national football team]]
* [[Santos FC (women)]]
* [[Santos FC (youth)]]
* [[Santos FC (beach soccer)]]
* [[Santos FC Futsal]]
* [[Santos FC Futebol de mesa]]
* [[Santos FC Judô]]
* [[Santos FC Caratê]]
* [[Torcida Jovem]]
* [[List of world champion football clubs]]

== Notes ==
{{Reflist|group=nb}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{refbegin|30em}}
* {{cite book| author1 = Arnaud, Pierre; Riordan, James| title = Sport and international politics| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=i3Nrwr1QPDcC| year = 1998| publisher = Taylor & Francis| isbn = 978-0-419-21440-3| access-date = 24 November 2020| archive-date = 1 May 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210501213308/https://books.google.com/books?id=i3Nrwr1QPDcC| url-status = live}}
* {{Cite book|first=Fernando|last=Calazans|title=O Nosso Futebol|trans-title=Our Football|publisher=Mauad Editora Ltda|year=1998|isbn=978-85-85756-66-6|language=pt|url=https://archive.org/details/onossofutebolemc00cala}}
* {{Cite book|first=Elio|last=Carravetta|title=Modernização da Gestão no Futebol Brasileiro|trans-title=Modernization in Brazilian Football Management|year=2006|isbn=978-85-7497-287-9|language=pt}}
* {{Cite book|first=Antonio|last=Cruz|title=Futebol Brasileiro|trans-title=Brazilian Football |year=2003 |isbn=978-85-87293-31-2 |language=pt}}
* {{Cite book|title=Donos da Terra – A História do Primeiro Título Intercontinental do Santos |first=Odir |last=Cunha |publisher=Realejo Edições |year=2006}}
* {{Cite book|first=Odir|last=Cunha|title=Na Raça! – Como o Santos Se Tornou o Primeiro Bicampeão Mundial |trans-title=97-8859990-517-3 |year=2008 |language=pt}}
* {{Cite book|author1=Cunha, Odir |author2=Unzelte, Celso |title=O Grande Jogo – Corinthians X Santos – O maior duelo alvinegro do futebol contado por dois historiadores fanáticos |year=2009 |isbn=9788576792222|language=pt}}
* {{Cite book|first=Odir|last=Cunha|title=Pedrinho Escolheu um Time |year=2003 |isbn=978-85-87306-19-7 |language=pt}}
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* {{cite book| last = Desbordes| first = Michael| title = Marketing and football: an international perspective| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=__l7cAMlNJwC| year = 2007| publisher = Butterworth-Heinemann| isbn = 978-0-7506-8204-6| access-date = 24 November 2020| archive-date = 1 May 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210501212926/https://books.google.com/books?id=__l7cAMlNJwC| url-status = live}}
* {{cite book| last1 = Dobson| first1 = Stephen| author2 = John A. Goddard| title = The economics of football| url = https://archive.org/details/economicsoffootb0000dobs| url-access = registration| date = 1 September 2001| publisher = Cambridge University Press| isbn = 978-0-521-66158-4}}
* {{cite book| last = Farred| first = Grant| title = Long distance love: a passion for football| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=u7wazHtK28oC| date = 28 February 2008| publisher = Temple University Press| isbn = 978-1-59213-374-1| access-date = 24 November 2020| archive-date = 1 May 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210501213531/https://books.google.com/books?id=u7wazHtK28oC| url-status = live}}
* {{cite book| last1 = Ferrand| first1 = Alain| last2 = McCarthy| first2 = Scott| title = Marketing the Sports Organisation: Building Networks and Relationships| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=SHCnWd9RNDUC| date = 20 October 2008| publisher = Taylor & Francis| isbn = 978-0-415-45329-5| access-date = 24 November 2020| archive-date = 1 May 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210501212726/https://books.google.com/books?id=SHCnWd9RNDUC| url-status = live}}
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* {{cite book| author = Ghemawat, Pankaj| title = Redefining global strategy: crossing borders in a world where differences still matter| url = https://archive.org/details/redefiningglobal0000ghem| url-access = registration| date = 1 September 2007| publisher = Harvard Business Press| isbn = 978-1-59139-866-0| page = [https://archive.org/details/redefiningglobal0000ghem/page/2 2]}}
* {{Cite book|first=Guilherme Gomez |last=Guarche |title=Santos FC – O Melhor do Século nas Américas |year=2003 |isbn=978-85-901925-1-0 |language=pt}}
* {{Cite book|author1=Helal, Ronaldo |author2=Jorge, Antônio |author3=Soares, Gonçalves |author4=Lovisolo, Hugo |title=Invenção do país futebol|trans-title=The invention of a football nation|publisher=Mauad Editora Ltda|year=2001|isbn=978-85-7478-046-7|language=pt}}
* {{Cite book|title=Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro |publisher=[[Lance!]] |year=2001}}
* {{Cite book|first=Vladir |last=Lemos |title=O Dia Em Que Me Tornei Santista |year=2007 |isbn=978-85-87537-84-3 |language=pt}}
* {{Cite book|author1=Luxemburgo, Vanderlei |author2=Ostrovsky, Ingo |title=Profissão Campeão – Como o Santos ganhou o Campeonato Brasileiro de 2004 |year=2003 |language=pt|author1-link=Vanderlei Luxemburgo }}
* {{cite book| last1 = Macia (Pepe)| first1 = José| title = Bombas de Alegria| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=y6OHPgAACAAJ| year = 2006| publisher = Realejo Edições| isbn = 978-85-99905-01-2| access-date = 24 November 2020| archive-date = 1 May 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210501213617/https://books.google.com/books?id=y6OHPgAACAAJ| url-status = live}}
* {{Cite book|first=Norberto |last=Moreira da Silva|title=Santos FC 95 anos – Passado de Glórias|trans-title=Santos FC 95 years – Glorious past|publisher=Santos FC|year=2007 |language=pt}}
* {{cite book| author1 = Murray, Bill| author2 = William J. Murray| title = The world's game: a history of soccer| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=CRkIAcCB_0EC| date = 1 January 1998| publisher = University of Illinois Press| isbn = 978-0-252-06718-1| access-date = 24 November 2020| archive-date = 27 July 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200727083635/https://books.google.com/books?id=CRkIAcCB_0EC| url-status = live}}
* {{Cite book|first=Antonio Carlos|last=Napoleão|title=O Brasil na Taça Libertadores da América|trans-title=Brazil in the Copa Libertadores|year=1999|publisher=Mauad Editora Ltda |isbn=978-85-7478-001-6|language=pt}}
* {{Cite book|author=Pelé |title=Pelé – A Autobiografia |year=2006 |isbn=978-85-7542-224-3|language=pt|author-link=Pelé }}
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* {{cite book| last = Snyder| first = John| title = Soccer's most wanted: the top 10 book of clumsy keepers, clever crosses, and outlandish oddities| url = https://archive.org/details/soccersmostwante00john_0| url-access = registration| date = 15 October 2001| publisher = Brassey's| isbn = 978-1-57488-365-7}}
* {{Cite book|first=José Roberto|last=Torero|title=Santos: Dicionário Santista|trans-title=Santos: Santista Dictionary |isbn=978-85-00-01601-1|language=pt}}
* {{Cite book|author1=Torero, José Roberto |author2=Pimenta, Marcus Aurelius |title=Santos: um time dos céus|trans-title=Santos, a team from heaven|year=1998|isbn=978-85-06-02745-5|language=pt}}
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{{refend}}

==Filmography==
{{refbegin}}
* Aníbal Massaini Neto, ''Pelé Eterno,'' 2004.
* Carlos Hugo Christensen, ''O Rei Pelé,'' 1963.
* Djalma Limongi Batista, ''Asa Branca: um sonho brasileiro,'' 1981.
* Eduardo Escorel and Luiz Carlos Barreto, ''Isto é Pelé,'' 1974.
* Felipe Nepomuceno, ''Guadalajara 70,'' 2002.
* Hank Levine, Marcelo Machado and Tocha Alves, ''Ginga,'' 2004.
* Lina Chamie, ''Santos 100 Anos de Futebol Arte,'' 2012.
* Mercado Livre, ''Santos, Especial,'' 2011.
* Paulo Machline, ''Uma história de futebol,'' 1998.
* Pedro Asbeg, ''Dogão calabresa,'' 2002.
* Ugo Giorgetti, ''Boleiros,'' 1998.
{{refend}}

== External links ==
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* [http://brasileirao.cbf.com.br Santos FC] at [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Brasileirão League]]
* [http://www.futebolpaulista.com.br/Clubes/OClube.aspx?IdClube=3383 Santos FC] at [[Federação Paulista de Futebol|FPF]] (in Portuguese)
* [http://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/tags/clube-santos-sp Santos FC] at [[Brazilian Football Confederation|CBF]] (in Portuguese)
* [http://www.conmebol.com/es/panorama-sudamericano/brasil Santos FC] at [[CONMEBOL]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190504021618/https://es.fifa.com/photos/galleries/santos-100-anos-1614970#botafogo-garrincha-and-pele-santos-share-joke-ahead-game-1963-1322395 Santos FC] at [[FIFA]] {{in lang|en|fr|de|pt|es}} (archived 4 May 2019)
* [http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/santos-team Santos FC] at [[Fox Sports]] {{in lang|en}}
* [http://www.espn.com/soccer/team/_/id/2674/santos Santos FC] at [[ESPN Soccernet]] {{in lang|en}}

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