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The 2012 season was Santos Futebol Clube's hundredth season in existence and the club's fifty-third consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.
Contents
- Key events
- Appearances and goals
- Goalscorers
- Disciplinary record
- Copa Libertadores squad
- Recopa Sudamericana squad
- Kit
- Official sponsorship
- Out
- Overall summary
- Detailed overall summary
- League table
- Results summary
- Results by round
- First stage
- Knockout stage
- References
Santos won the Campeonato Paulista title for the third consecutive time and became the first team in 43 years to win three straight São Paulo state championships. Neymar was the top scorer and the best player.
They also competed in the Libertadores as the defending champions, exiting in the semi-finals after a 1–2 aggregate loss against eventual winners Corinthians.
On 26 September, Santos beat Universidad de Chile with an aggregate of 2–0 to win the Recopa Sudamericana for the first time.
Santos' youth team won the U20 Campeonato Paulista by beating São Paulo 2–0 on aggregate score.
Santos finished the Campeonato Brasileiro in eighth place after winning their last match 3–1 against Palmeiras on 1 December.
Key events
Appearances and goals
1Player was loaned
Last updated: 1 December 2012
Source: Match reports in competitive matches, Santos FC, ESPN Soccernet, Soccerway
Goalscorers
Last updated: 1 December 2012
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Disciplinary record
Last updated: 1 December 2012
Source: Campeonato Paulista, Copa Libertadores, Campeonato Brasileiro
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Copa Libertadores squad
As of 14 February 2012, according to combined sources on the official website.
In Conmebol competitions players must be assigned numbers between 1 and 25.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
1Pará, Ibson and Vinicius Simon left the club during the competition, and for their places, Maranhão, Gérson Magrão and Ewerton Páscoa were entered.
Recopa Sudamericana squad
As of 20 August 2012, according to combined sources on the official website.
In Conmebol competitions players must be assigned numbers between 1 and 25.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Kit
The previous season kit was used until April due an agreement that Santos had with Umbro.
The home kit was released on 3 February 2012. Later, on 14 April 2012, Santos' centenary birthday, the third kit was released with the "sea color". The third kit was used as away kit until 14 October 2012, when the traditional away kit with black and white stripes was released in the match against Vasco valid for the 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro.
Official sponsorship
Out
Overall summary
Last updated: 2 December 2012
Source: Competitions
Detailed overall summary
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League table
Updated to games played on 2 December 2012.
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: 1 December 2012.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
Last updated: 2 December 2012.
Source: Futpédia
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Results summary
Last updated: 13 May 2012.
Source: Soccerway
First stage
League table
Updated to games played on 15 April 2012.
Source: Futebol Paulista
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of 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.
Results by round
Last updated: 15 April 2012.
Source: Futpédia
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.