President Marcelo Teixeira Campeonato Paulista 7th | Campeonato Brasileiro 15th Copa Libertadores Quarter-finals | |
Coach Emerson Leão
(until 27 May)
Cuca
(until 7 August)
Márcio Fernandes
(caretaker) Top goalscorer League:
Kléber Pereira (21)
All:
Kléber Pereira (40) | ||
The 2008 season was Santos Futebol Clube's ninety-sixth in existence and the club's forty-ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.
Contents
- Squad information
- Appearances and goals
- Top scorers
- Disciplinary record
- Kit
- Overall summary
- League table
- Results summary
- Results by round
- First stage
- Knockout stage
- References
On 15 December 2007, Santos appointed Emerson Leão to coach the team for the third time. This was after the dismissal of Vanderlei Luxemburgo at the end of 2007 season. Later, Leão was fired due to bad results and for his place Cuca was signed. Cuca also didn't get good results and was fired on 7 August, replaced by Márcio Fernandes, who assumed the team as caretaker until the end of season.
Unlike the last two seasons, Santos did not get the Campeonato Paulista title, reaching the 7th position. Their Campeonato Brasileiro campaign was the worst of history, where they were almost relegated, ending in the 15th position, out of 20 teams. Santos advanced to quarter-finals of Copa Libertadores, but were eliminated by Mexican side Club América after a 1–2 aggregate loss.
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Appearances and goals
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Top scorers
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Disciplinary record
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Kit
The kits for the 2008 season were revealed on 3 March 2008 bearing the Semp Toshiba logo. The main novelty was the third shirt, with navy blue, based on the first model used by the club in 1912.
Overall summary
Last updated: 7 December 2008
Source: Competitions
League table
Updated to games played on 7 December 2008.
Source: UOL Esporte
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd most wins; 3rd most number of goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th least number of red cards received; 6th least number of yellow cards received; 7th raffle
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results summary
Last updated: 7 December 2008.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Last updated: 7 December 2008.
Source: Futpédia
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Results summary
Last updated: 6 April 2008.
Source: Competitive matches
First stage
League table
Updated to games played on 6 April 2008.
Source: UOL Esporte
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.