Santos FC in South America
Santos FC is a football club based in Santos,[1] that competes in the Campeonato Paulista, [2] São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B or B,[3] Brazil's national league. The club was founded in 1912 by the initiative of three sports enthusiasts from Santos by the names of Raimundo Marques, Mário Ferraz de Campos, and Argemiro de Souza Júnior, and played its first friendly match on June 23, 1914.[4] Initially Santos played against other local clubs in the city and state championships, but in 1959 the club became one of the founding members of the Taça Brasil, Brazil's first truly national league.[5] Up until 2023, Santos was one of only five clubs never to have been relegated from the top level of Brazilian football, the others being São Paulo and Flamengo. [6]
Santos's trophy room, including its eight international titles | |
| Club | Santos |
|---|---|
| First entry | 1962 Copa Libertadores |
| Latest entry | 2020 Copa Libertadores |
| Titles | |
| Intercontinental Cup | |
| Copa Libertadores | |
| Copa CONMEBOL | 1 |
| Recopa Sudamericana | 1 |
| Recopa Intercontinental | 1 |
The club first participated in an international competition in 1956. The first international cup they took part in was the Torneio Internacional da FPF. Santos is the most successful club in the Brasileirão, alongside Palmeiras, and was voted by FIFA as the 5th most successful football club of the 20th century. The Santista club is the most successful club, alongside São Paulo, in Brazilian football in terms of overall trophies, having won 19 state titles, a record 8 national titles, 3 Copa Libertadores, 2 Intercontinental Cups, 1 Recopa Sudamericana, 1 Intercontinental Supercup, 1 Copa CONMEBOL and 1 Copa do Brasil.[7] In 1962, Santos became the first club in the world to win the continental treble consisting of the Paulista, Taça Brasil, and the Copa Libertadores.[8][9][10]
Flag legend edit
- Acre
- Alagoas
- Algeria
- Antwerp
- / Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahia
- Bahrain
- Bangkok
- Bavaria
- Belgium
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- / / Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Ceará
- Chile
- China
- Cochabamba
- Colombia
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Czechoslovakia
- Distrito Federal
- East Germany
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- England
- Enschede
- France
- Gabon
- Genoa
- Goiás
- Greece
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Hamburg
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- João Monlevade
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
- Maranhão
- Marseille
- Martinique
- Mato Grosso do Sul
- Mexico
- Minas Gerais
- Netherlands
- Netherlands Antilles
- Niedersachsen
- Nigeria
- Pará
- / Paraguay
- Paraná
- Pernambuco
- Peru
- Piracicaba
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Rio de Janeiro
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Romania
- San Marino
- Saarland
- São Paulo
- Scotland
- Senegal
- Santa Catarina
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Sergipe
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Soviet Union
- Suriname
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- West Berlin
- West Germany / Germany
International seasons edit
Copa Libertadores edit
The Copa Libertadores, originally known as the Copa Campeones de América, is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960.[11][12] It is the most prestigious club competition in South American football and one of the most watched events in the world, broadcast in 135 nations worldwide.[13] The tournament is named in honor of the Libertadores (Portuguese and Spanish for Liberators), the main leaders of the South American wars of independence.[14] The competition has had several different formats over its lifetime. Initially, only the champions of the South American leagues participated. In 1966, the runners-up of the South American leagues began to join; in 1998, Mexican teams were invited to compete. Today at least three clubs per country compete in the tournament, while Argentina and Brazil each have five clubs participating. Traditionally, a group stage has always been used but the number of teams per group has varied several times.[14][15]
The tournament consists of six stages. In the present format, it begins in early February with the first stage. The six surviving teams from the first stage join 26 teams in the second stage, in which there are eight groups consisting of four teams each. The eight group winners and eight runners-up enter the final four stages, better known as the knockout stages, which ends with the finals anywhere between June and August. The winner of the Copa Libertadores becomes eligible to play in two extra tournaments: the FIFA Club World Cup and the Recopa Sudamericana.[16] The reigning champion of the competition is Santos FC.[17] This is the club's third title and the first in 49 years. Santos have participated in the Copa Libertadores 15 times, reaching the semifinals nine times and the final five times.
- ^ Awarded a 0–3 loss due to Carlos Sánchez's illegal lineup
Supercopa Sudamericana edit
The Supercopa Sudamericana was a club competition contested annually by the past winners of the Copa Libertadores. The cup is one of the many inter–South American club competitions that have been organised by CONMEBOL. The first competition was held in the 1988 season, and the last in 1997. Prior to its abolition, the Supercopa Sudamericana was regarded as the second most prestigious South American club competition out of the three major tournaments, behind the Copa Libertadores and ahead of the Copa CONMEBOL.
Recopa Sudamericana de Campeones Intercontinentales edit
The Recopa Sudamericana de Campeones Intercontinentales was a club competition contested annually by the past South American winners of the Intercontinental Cup. The first competition was held in the 1968 season, and the last in 1969.
| Year | Match | Opposing team | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Match 2 | Racing Club | 2–0 | Estádio Palestra Itália, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Match 3 | Peñarol | 1–0 | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Match 4 | Racing Club | 3–2 | Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón, Avellaneda, Argentina | |
| Match 5 | Peñarol | 0–3 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 1969 | Match 4 | Racing Club | 1–2 | Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón, Avellaneda, Argentina |
| Match 5 | Peñarol | 1–2 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| Match 6 | Estudiantes | 1–3 | Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, La Plata, Argentina | |
| Match 7 | Racing Club | 0–2 | Estádio Vila Belmiro, Santos, Brazil | |
| Match 8 | Peñarol | 2–0 | Estádio Palestra Itália, São Paulo, Brazil | |
Copa CONMEBOL / Copa Sudamericana edit
The Copa CONMEBOL was an annual cup competition played between 1992 and 1999 for eligible South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was the third most prestigious South American club football contest after the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Sudamericana. Teams that were not able to qualify for the Copa Libertadores played in this tournament. The tournament was played as a knockout cup. The tournament ended in 1999, following the expansion of Copa Libertadores to 32 teams.
The Copa Sudamericana is a competition contested since 2002 after the discontinuation of the Copa Merconorte and Copa Mercosur.[18][19] Since its introduction, the competition has been a pure elimination tournament with the number of rounds and teams varying from year to year. The Copa Sudamericana is considered a merger of defunct tournaments such as the Copa CONMEBOL, Copa Mercosur and Copa Merconorte.[20][21][22][23][24]
Recopa Sudamericana edit
The Recopa Sudamericana was inaugurated in 1988 as a way of determining an ultimate South American winner, by pitting the holders of the Copa Libertadores against the winners of the Supercopa Sudamericana. After the latter's abolishment, the Copa Sudamericana winner participated against the Copa Libertadores champions.
| Year | Opposing team | Match | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Universidad de Chile | 1st leg | 0–0 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile |
| 2nd leg | 2–0 | Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil |
Intercontinental Cup / FIFA Club World Cup edit
In 1960, CONMEBOL and their European equivalent, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), created the Intercontinental Cup as a way of determining the best team in the world, by pitting the winners of the Copa Libertadores and the European Champions' Cup, now known as the UEFA Champions League, against each other. In 2000, FIFA launched their international club competition called the FIFA Club World Cup, featuring teams from all of its member associations. In the second edition of the Club World Cup, in 2005, FIFA took over the Intercontinental Cup, subsuming it into its own competition.[25][26][27]
| Year | Competition | Stage | Match | Opposing team | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Intercontinental Cup | Final | 1st leg | Benfica | 3–2 | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2nd leg | 5–2 | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal | ||||
| 1963 | Intercontinental Cup | Final | 1st leg | Milan | 2–4 | San Siro, Milan, Italy |
| 2nd leg | 4–2 | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||
| Playoff | 1–0 | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||
| 2011 | FIFA Club World Cup | Semifinal | Kashiwa Reysol | 3–1 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan | |
| Final | Barcelona | 0–4 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan | |||
Intercontinental Supercup edit
The Intercontinental Supercup was a competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Intercontinental winner's group and the South American Recopa Sudamericana de Campeones Intercontinentales.
| Year | Match | Opposing team | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1st leg | Internazionale | 1–0 | San Siro, Milan, Italy |
| 2nd leg | Not disputed | |||
Overall record edit
- As of 8 December 2023
| Competition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win% | App |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copa Libertadores[28] | 145 | 80 | 30 | 35 | 281 | 166 | +115 | 55.17 | 16 |
| Supercopa Libertadores[29] | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 21.88 | 10 |
| Recopa Sudamericana de Campeones Intercontinentales | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 44.44 | 2 |
| Copa Sudamericana[30] | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 33.33 | 9 |
| Copa CONMEBOL | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 50.00 | 1 |
| Recopa Sudamericana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50.00 | 1 |
| Intercontinental Cup | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 80.00 | 2 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 50.00 | 1 |
| Intercontinental Supercup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | 1 |
| Total | 246 | 116 | 61 | 69 | 403 | 286 | +117 | 47.15 | — |
Competitive record edit
Against national clubs edit
Below is a list of all matches Santos have played against other clubs around Brazil:[31]
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América do Natal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 72% |
| América-SP | 72 | 41 | 15 | 16 | 134 | 67 | 63% |
| América do Santos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 100% |
| Americana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% |
| Atlético Goianiense | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 100% |
| Atlético Mineiro | 82 | 30 | 22 | 30 | 121 | 124 | 45% |
| Atlético Paranaense | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 50 | 52% |
| Atlético Santista | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 100% |
| Avaí | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 62% |
| Bahia | 49 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 109 | 72 | 55% |
| Botafogo | 95 | 34 | 27 | 34 | 163 | 144 | 45% |
| Botafogo-SP | 87 | 52 | 20 | 15 | 194 | 92 | 67% |
| Bragantino | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 37 | 60% |
| Brasil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
| Brasiliense | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 41% |
| Ceará | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 44% |
| Chantecler | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| Corinthians | 298 | 94 | 82 | 122 | 467 | 554 | 40% |
| Coritiba | 37 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 70 | 45 | 64% |
| Criciúma | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 76% |
| Cruzeiro | 60 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 105 | 95 | 46% |
| CSA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 58% |
| Escola Estadual Rosa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| Ferroviária | 70 | 38 | 14 | 18 | 130 | 72 | 60% |
| Figueirense | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 58% |
| Flamengo | 106 | 41 | 28 | 37 | 163 | 145 | 47% |
| Fluminense | 81 | 31 | 18 | 32 | 132 | 138 | 45% |
| Fortaleza | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 68% |
| Goiás | 45 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 74 | 68 | 42% |
| Grêmio | 67 | 31 | 15 | 21 | 99 | 72 | 53% |
| Grêmio Barueri | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 57% |
| Guarani | 176 | 94 | 38 | 44 | 364 | 224 | 60% |
| Guaratinguetá | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| Internacional | 57 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 74 | 72 | 48% |
| Ipatinga | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 50% |
| Ituano | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 71% |
| Juventude | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 59% |
| Juventus | 131 | 87 | 27 | 17 | 328 | 139 | 73% |
| Marília | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 30 | 67% |
| Mirassol | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 83% |
| Mogi Mirim | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 28 | 61% |
| Monte Azul | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| Náutico | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 53% |
| Naviraiense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 100% |
| Noroeste | 60 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 143 | 63 | 72% |
| Oeste | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| Palmeiras | 294 | 90 | 78 | 126 | 433 | 522 | 39% |
| Paraná | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 57% |
| Paysandu | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 14 | 80% |
| Ponte Preta | 114 | 64 | 23 | 27 | 221 | 129 | 62% |
| Paulista | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 29 | 61% |
| Portuguesa | 231 | 109 | 58 | 64 | 454 | 329 | 55% |
| Portuguesa Santista | 107 | 69 | 23 | 15 | 249 | 114 | 71% |
| Rio Branco | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| Rio Branco | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 24 | 66% |
| Rio Claro | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 60% |
| Rio Preto | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 50% |
| Sampaio Corrêa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 66% |
| Santa Cruz | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 22 | 55% |
| Santo André | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 33 | 53% |
| Santos AC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% |
| São Bernardo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33% |
| São Caetano | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 62% |
| São Paulo | 266 | 91 | 62 | 113 | 379 | 434 | 41% |
| São Paulo Railway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
| Sergipe | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 88% |
| Sertãozinho | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 77% |
| Sport Recife | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 54 | 31 | 63% |
| Thereza Team | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| União Barbarense | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 58% |
| União São João | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 66% |
| URT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| Vasco da Gama | 106 | 36 | 32 | 38 | 175 | 171 | 44% |
| Vitória | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 39 | 55% |
| Total | 3279 | 1489 | 816 | 974 | 5835 | 4482 | 53% |
Against AFC clubs edit
Below is a list of all matches Santos have played against clubs from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC):[31]
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Nassr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| Al-Riyadh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| Caroline Hill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| National | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| National | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 66% |
| South China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Syu Fong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| Tosu Futures | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33% |
| Total | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 87% |
Against CAF clubs edit
Below is a list of all matches Santos have played against clubs from the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF):[31]
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stade d'Abidjan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
Against CONCACAF clubs edit
Below is a list of all matches Santos have played against clubs from the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF):[31]
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0% |
| Atlanta Chiefs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 100% |
| Atlante | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33% |
| Atlas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 66% |
| Baltimore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 100% |
| Baltimore Bays | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| Boston Astros | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| Boston Beacons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| Chivas | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 69% |
| Chivas USA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 100% |
| Club América | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 59% |
| Comunicaciones | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 66% |
| Herediano | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| Kansas City Spurs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| León | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| Miami Toros | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| Monterrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33% |
| Necaxa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 33% |
| New York Cosmos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11% |
| New York Red Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0% |
| Oakland Clippers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| Rochester Lancers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Santos Laguna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0% |
| Saprissa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 100% |
| St. Louis Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% |
| SV Transvaal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| Toluca | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33% |
| Toronto Metros | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| UNAM Pumas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| Washington Darts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 100% |
| Total | 67 | 43 | 10 | 14 | 184 | 105 | 69% |
Against CONMEBOL clubs edit
Below is a list of all matches Santos have played against clubs from the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL):[31]