1996 Santos FC season

Santos

1996 season
President	Samir Jorge Abdul-Hak
Coach	Candinho [1] Orlando Pereira [2] José Teixeira [3]
Stadium	Vila Belmiro
Campeonato Brasileiro	20th
Campeonato Paulista	5th
Copa do Brasil	First round
Supercopa Libertadores	Semi-finals
Torneio de Verão	Winners
Copa dos Campeões	3rd
Top goalscorer	League: Alessandro (6) All: Giovanni (25)
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The 1996 season was Santos Futebol Clube's eighty-fourth in existence and the club's third-seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   BRA Edinho — GK   BRA Sérgio Guedes — GK   BRA Nando — DF   BRA Ânderson Lima — DF   BRA Daniel — DF   BRA Gustavo Nery — DF   BRA Jean — DF   BRA Marcos Adriano — DF   BRA Narciso — DF   BRA Rogério Seves — DF   BRA Ronaldo Marconato — DF   BRA Sandro — DF   BRA Valdir — MF   BRA Baiano — MF   BRA Carlinhos — MF   BRA Cuca

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   BRA Élder — MF   BRA Jamelli — MF   ZIM Kennedy — MF   BRA Marcos Assunção — MF   BRA Marcos Basílio — MF   BRA Piá — MF   BRA Robert — MF   BRA Vágner — FW   COL Albeiro Usuriaga — FW   BRA Alessandro — FW   BRA Alexandre Bortolato — FW   BRA Andradina — FW   BRA Camanducaia — FW   PAR Edgar Báez — FW   BRA Juari — FW   BRA Otávio Augusto

Source: Acervo Santista

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Pos.	Nat	Name	Brasileiro		Paulista		Copa do Brasil		Torneio de Verão		Supercopa		Copa dos Campeões		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK		Edinho	18	0	24	0	1	0	2	0	4	0	3	0	52	0
GK		Nando	0	0	1 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
GK		Sérgio Guedes	5 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
DF		Ânderson Lima	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0 (1)	0	23	3
DF		Daniel	6 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
DF		Gustavo Nery	6 (2)	1	3 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1
DF		Jean	10 (3)	0	5	0	0	0	1 (1)	1	4 (1)	1	2	0	27	2
DF		Marcos Adriano	14	0	21	1	1	0	2	0	6	0	3	0	47	1
DF		Narciso	14	0	18	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	38	0
DF		Rogério Seves	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
DF		Ronaldo Marconato	5 (1)	1	8 (6)	4	1	0	2	0	2 (2)	0	0	0	27	5
DF		Sandro	16	0	25	3	2	0	1	0	3	1	3	1	49	5
DF		Valdir	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF		Baiano	3 (4)	0	14 (5)	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	32	1
MF		Carlinhos	19	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	5 (1)	0	0	0	29	1
MF		Cuca	2 (6)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
MF		Élder	7 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
MF		Jamelli	19	5	21	5	1	0	0	0	6	2	3	2	50	14
MF		Kennedy	0	0	5 (5)	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	12	2
MF		Marcos Assunção	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	25	2
MF		Piá	7 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 (1)	0	0	0	13	0
MF		Robert	16 (3)	1	24 (3)	6	2	0	0	0	1 (4)	2	3	0	56	9
MF		Vágner	11 (1)	1	19 (1)	1	1	0	0	0	5	1	0 (1)	0	39	3
FW		Alessandro	15 (4)	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	25	8
FW		Alexandre Bortolato	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
FW		Andradina	5 (9)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	15	0
FW		Camanducaia	14 (9)	4	7 (8)	3	0	0	2	1	3 (3)	1	0 (3)	0	49	9
FW		Edgar Báez	2 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
FW		Juari	0 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
FW		Otávio Augusto	1 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Players who left the club during the season
GK		Gilberto	0	0	5 (1)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
DF		Claudemir	0	0	1 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
DF		Cláudio	0	0	23	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	28	1
DF		Luiz Carlos	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF		Marcos Paulo	0	0	10 (2)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
MF		Arthur	0	0	1 (3)	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
MF		Batista	0	0	6 (5)	0	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	16	0
MF		Cerezo	0	0	4 (5)	0	0 (1)	0	0 (2)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	13	0
MF		Gallo	0	0	24	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	31	1
MF		Giovanni	0	0	26	24	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	28	25
MF		Kiko	0	0	4 (1)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
MF		Marcelo Passos	0	0	9 (10)	2	1 (1)	0	2	0	0	0	0 (3)	0	26	2
FW		Albeiro Usuriaga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW		Clóvis	0	0	4 (7)	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	4
FW		Macedo	0	0	16 (9)	9	2	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	31	11
FW		Whelliton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Goalscorers

Ran	Pos	Nat	Name	Brasileiro	Paulistão	Copa do Brasil	Torneio de Verão	Supercopa	C. Campeões	Total
1	MF		Giovanni	0	24	0	1	0	0	25
2	MF		Jamelli	5	5	0	0	2	2	14
3	FW		Macedo	0	9	1	1	0	0	11
4	FW		Camanducaia	4	3	0	1	1	0	9
	MF		Robert	1	6	0	0	2	0	9
5	FW		Alessandro	6	0	0	0	2	0	8
6	DF		Ronaldo Marconato	1	4	0	0	0	0	5
	DF		Sandro	0	3	0	0	1	1	5
7	FW		Clóvis	0	4	0	0	0	0	4
8	DF		Ânderson Lima	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
	MF		Vágner	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
9	DF		Jean	0	0	0	1	1	0	2
	MF		Kennedy	0	1	0	1	0	0	2
	MF		Marcelo Passos	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
	MF		Marcos Assunção	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
10	MF		Baiano	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		Carlinhos	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		Cláudio	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		Gallo	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		Gustavo Nery	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		Marcos Adriano	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		Marcos Paulo	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Transfers

In

Pos.	Name	Moving from	Source	Notes
DF	Sandro	Sport	[4]
DF	Cláudio	São Paulo	[5]	On loan
FW	Clóvis	Benfica	[6]	On loan
MF	Baiano	Youth system	[7]	Promoted
DF	Claudemir	Noroeste	[8]
DF	Luiz Carlos	Youth system	[9]	Promoted
FW	Juari	Ferroviária	[10]
FW	Otávio Augusto	Ferroviária	[10]
DF	Rogério Seves	Ferroviária	[10]
DF	Ânderson Lima	Juventus	[11]
MF	Marcos Assunção	Rio Branco	[12]
FW	Andradina	Mirassol	[13]
FW	Alexandre Bortolato	Sãocarlense	[13]
FW	Albeiro Usuriaga	Barcelona	[14]
DF	Ronaldo	Internacional	[15]	Loan return
GK	Sérgio Guedes	Lousano Paulista	[16]
MF	Piá	Inter de Limeira	[17]
MF	Élder	Novorizontino	[18]
FW	Alessandro	Novorizontino	[18]	On loan
DF	Valdir	Grêmio Maringá	[19]
DF	Daniel	Matonense	[20]
FW	Edgar Báez	Guaraní	[21]

Out

Pos.	Name	Moving to	Source	Notes
DF	Marcelo Moura	Free agent	[22]
MF	Pintado	Cruz Azul	[23]	Loan return
DF	Maurício Copertino	Caxias	[24]	On loan
MF	Zé Renato	Caxias	[24]	On loan
DF	Marquinhos Capixaba	São Paulo	[25]	Contract terminated
MF	Serginho Fraldinha	América–SP	[26]	On loan
DF	Camilo	XV de Jaú	[26]
MF	Neto	Araçatuba	[27]	On loan
DF	Marcelo Silva	Remo	[28]	Loan return
FW	Whelliton	Vila Nova	[29]
MF	Ranielli	Botafogo–SP	[30]	On loan
DF	Marcelo Fernandes	Botafogo–SP	[30]	On loan
FW	Neizinho	XV de Jaú	[30]	On loan
GK	Robson	Remo	[8]	On loan
FW	Demétrius	Madureira	[31]	On loan
MF	Giovanni	Barcelona	[32]
FW	Neizinho	Aris Thessaloniki	[33]
FW	Clóvis	Benfica	[34]	Loan return
DF	Cláudio	São Paulo	[35]	Loan return
GK	Gilberto	Free agent	[36]
MF	Arthur	Free agent	[36]
MF	Cerezo	Free agent	[36]
MF	Kiko	Free agent	[36]
DF	Luiz Carlos	Free agent	[36]
DF	Marcos Paulo	Free agent	[36]
DF	Camilo	Free agent	[36]
MF	Batista	Free agent	[36]
FW	Macedo	Vasco da Gama	[37]
MF	Gallo	Portuguesa	[37]	On loan
MF	Ranielli	Vasco da Gama	[37]	On loan
MF	Marcelo Passos	Goiás	[37]	On loan
MF	Zé Renato	Juventude	[38]	On loan
FW	Albeiro Usuriaga	Independiente	[39]
MF	Neto	Corinthians	[40]

Friendlies

Santos v Real Madrid

20 June Friendly	Santos	2 – 0	Real Madrid	Santos
	Camanducaia 45+4' Jamelli 90+1' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 2,120 Referee: Óscar Roberto de Godói

Inter de Limeira v Santos

10 August Friendly	Inter de Limeira	2 – 2	Santos	Limeira
	Paulinho 3', 59'	Report	44' Usuriaga 83' (pen.) Jamelli	Stadium: Limeirão Attendance: 1,264 Referee: Ricardo Luís de Camargo

Comercial v Santos

14 August Friendly	Comercial	1 – 3	Santos	Bebedouro
	Carlinhos 65'	Report	17' Camanducaia 20' Ânderson Lima 33' Robert	Stadium: Sócrates Stamato

Competitions

Campeonato Brasileiro

Main article: 1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
23	7	6	10	26	31	−5	27	4	2	6	14	17	−3	3	4	4	12	14	−2

Source: Acervo Santista

First stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
18	Vasco da Gama	23	8	3	12	37	43	−6	27
19	Juventude	23	8	3	12	31	37	−6	27
20	Santos	23	7	6	10	26	31	−5	27
21	Criciúma	23	6	5	12	31	39	−8	23
22	Bahia	23	5	8	10	25	35	−10	23

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Matches

Guarani v Santos

17 August1	Guarani	1 – 1	Santos	Campinas
15:30	Aílton 79'	Report	13' Camanducaia	Stadium: Brinco de Ouro Attendance: 7,957 Referee: Alexandre Barreto

Santos v Fluminense

22 August2	Santos	1 – 0	Fluminense	São Paulo
20:30	Ânderson Lima 83'	Report		Stadium: Ibirapuera Attendance: 5,838 Referee: Fabiano Gonçalves

São Paulo v Santos

25 August3	São Paulo	2 – 1	Santos	São Paulo
19:00	Müller 56' Serginho 77' (pen.)	Report	50' Ânderson Lima	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 9,520 Referee: João Paulo Araújo

Botafogo v Santos

29 August4	Botafogo	0 – 2	Santos	Rio de Janeiro
21:00		Report	27' Camanducaia 72' (pen.) Jamelli	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 6,586 Referee: Sidrack Marinho

Coritiba v Santos

1 September5	Coritiba	1 – 3	Santos	Curitiba
16:00	Alberto 45+3' (pen.)	Report	22' (pen.) Jamelli 75' Gustavo Nery 88' (o.g.) Zambiasi	Stadium: Couto Pereira Attendance: 16,045 Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira

Santos v Juventude

4 September6	Santos	1 – 1	Juventude	São Paulo
20:30	Alessandro 10'	Report	72' Zé Renato	Stadium: Ibirapuera Attendance: 6,704 Referee: Jorge Travassos

Santos v Palmeiras

8 September7	Santos	1 – 2	Palmeiras	São Paulo
16:00	Alessandro 79'	Report	57' Rincón 67' Fernando Diniz	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 13,332 Referee: João Paulo Araújo

Goiás v Santos

15 September8	Goiás	2 – 0	Santos	Goiânia
17:00	Índio 45' (pen.) Marcelo Passos 81'	Report		Stadium: Serra Dourada Attendance: 10,154 Referee: José Carlos Marcondes

Santos v Portuguesa

18 September9	Santos	2 – 0	Portuguesa	São Paulo
20:30	Jamelli 77' Camanducaia 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Ibirapuera Attendance: 3,232 Referee: Marco Paulo Spironelli

Santos v Atlético Mineiro

21 September10	Santos	0 – 1	Atlético Mineiro	Bebedouro
15:30		Report	82' Euller	Stadium: Sócrates Stamato Attendance: 5,886 Referee: Léo Feldman

Santos v Internacional

28 September11	Santos	1 – 2	Internacional	São Bernardo do Campo
15:30	Jamelli 80'	Report	35' Fabinho 71' Leandro Machado	Stadium: Primeiro de Maio Attendance: 8,900 Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira

Bahia v Santos

6 October12	Bahia	1 – 1	Santos	Salvador
17:00	Wladimir 44'	Report	55' Vágner	Stadium: Fonte Nova Attendance: 9,373 Referee: Carlos Elias Pimentel

Santos v Sport Recife

9 October13	Santos	1 – 2	Sport Recife	São Paulo
20:30	Carlinhos 76' (pen.)	Report	48' Dedé 50' Chiquinho	Stadium: Ibirapuera Attendance: 4,779 Referee: Sidrack Marinho

Criciúma v Santos

13 October14	Criciúma	1 – 1	Santos	Criciúma
17:00	Marcão 28'	Report	45' Marcos Assunção	Stadium: Heriberto Hulse Attendance: 4,506 Referee: Fabiano Gonçalves

Santos v Flamengo

19 October15	Santos	1 – 2	Flamengo	São José do Rio Preto
16:30	Robert 8'	Report	42' Aloísio 90' William	Stadium: Teixeirão Attendance: 7,828 Referee: Antônio Vidal da Silva

Corinthians v Santos

27 October16	Corinthians	0 – 0	Santos	São Paulo
17:00		Report		Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 9,099 Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira

Santos v Bragantino

3 November17	Santos	2 – 2	Bragantino	São Paulo
17:00	Camanducaia 86' Alessandro 90+2'	Report	37', 61' Kelly	Stadium: Ibirapuera Attendance: 1,740 Referee: Carlos Elias Pimentel

Vasco da Gama v Santos

7 November18	Vasco da Gama	1 – 2	Santos	Rio de Janeiro
21:15	Ranielli 56'	Report	5' Alessandro 51' Jamelli	Stadium: São Januário Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça

Santos v Vitória

10 November19	Santos	1 – 0	Vitória	São Paulo
17:00	Ânderson Lima 65'	Report		Stadium: Ibirapuera Attendance: 3,095 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

Grêmio v Santos

12 November20	Grêmio	3 – 0	Santos	Porto Alegre
20:30	Paulo Nunes 28' Dinho 35' (pen.) Zé Alcino 67'	Report		Stadium: Olímpico Attendance: 11,079 Referee: Léo Feldman

Santos v Atlético Paranaense

17 November21	Santos	3 – 2	Atlético Paranaense	São Paulo
17:00	Alessandro 19', 90' Ronaldo Marconato 41'	Report	10' Piekarski 35' Paulo Rink	Stadium: Ibirapuera Attendance: 1,843 Referee: Ubiraci Damásio de Oliveira

Santos v Paraná

20 November22	Santos	0 – 3	Paraná	São Paulo
20:30		Report	37' Osmar 60' (pen.) Régis 78' Claudinho	Stadium: Ibirapuera Attendance: 464 Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva

Cruzeiro v Santos

24 November23	Cruzeiro	2 – 1	Santos	Belo Horizonte
17:00	Paulinho McLaren 12' Aílton 23'	Report	67' Marcos Assunção	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 18,520 Referee: Wagner Azevedo

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 1996 Copa do Brasil

First round

Atlético Paranaense v Santos

5 MarchFirst leg	Atlético Paranaense	3 – 0	Santos	Curitiba
21:00	Oséas 17', 72' Paulo Rink 54'	Report		Stadium: Joaquim Américo Attendance: 16,702 Referee: Jorge dos Santos Travassos

Santos v Atlético Paranaense

12 MarchSecond leg	Santos	1 – 1 (1–4 agg.)	Atlético Paranaense	Santos
21:00	Macedo 33'	Report	66' Paulo Rink	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 3,361 Referee: Marques Dias da Fonseca

Campeonato Paulista

Main article: 1996 Campeonato Paulista

First round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	União São João	15	6	5	4	25	19	+6	23
7	América	15	6	3	6	23	30	−7	21
8	Santos	15	6	2	7	24	27	−3	20
9	Araçatuba	15	5	3	7	15	24	−9	18
10	Rio Branco	15	5	2	8	20	24	−4	17

Updated to match(es) played on 30 March 1996. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Matches

Santos v União São João

28 January1	Santos	1 – 0	União São João	Santos
17:00	Giovanni 59'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 8,538 Referee: Dionisio Roberto Domingos

Juventus v Santos

31 January2	Juventus	2 – 3	Santos	São Paulo
17:00	Raudnei 60', 85'	Report	45' Jamelli 55' Marcos Adriano 62' Gallo	Stadium: Palestra Itália Attendance: 7,261 Referee: Nélson Aparecido Sônego

Santos v São Paulo

3 February3	Santos	1 – 2	São Paulo	Santos
21:30	Giovanni 27' (pen.)	Report	32' Guilherme 35' Almir	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 12,984 Referee: Lincoln Afonso Bicalho

Portuguesa v Santos

7 February4	Portuguesa	3 – 2	Santos	São Paulo
17:00	Ayupe 21' Tiba 75' (pen.), 82' (pen.)	Report	11' Camanducaia 27' Sandro	Stadium: Canindé Attendance: 4,949 Referee: Léo Feldman

Santos v Corinthians

11 February5	Santos	2 – 2	Corinthians	Santos
16:00	Marcos Paulo 35' Sandro 77'	Report	42' Edmundo 67' Marcelinho Carioca	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 13,087 Referee: Flávio de Carvalho

Ferroviária v Santos

17 February6	Ferroviária	0 – 3	Santos	Araraquara
16:00		Report	21' (o.g.) Dedé 32', 55' Giovanni	Stadium: Fonte Luminosa Attendance: 4,101 Referee: Oscar Roberto de Godói

Santos v Novorizontino

25 February7	Santos	1 – 1	Novorizontino	Santos
16:00	Macedo 36'	Report	30' Ricardo	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 4,473 Referee: Francisco Dacildo Mourão

Mogi Mirim v Santos

2 March8	Mogi Mirim	2 – 0	Santos	Mogi Mirim
16:00	Rodrigo 19' Samuel 57'	Report		Stadium: Wilson de Barros Attendance: 6,467 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

Santos v Rio Branco

7 March9	Santos	4 – 2	Rio Branco	Santos
21:30	Macedo 1' Giovanni 31', 53' Robert 57'	Report	25' Curê 70' Marcelinho Paraíba	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 1,020 Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira

América–SP v Santos

9 March10	América–SP	1 – 0	Santos	São José do Rio Preto
16:00	Adriano 78'	Report		Stadium: Teixeirão Attendance: 6,500 Referee: José Mocellin

Guarani v Santos

14 March11	Guarani	2 – 0	Santos	Campinas
21:30	Índio 46' Fabinho 74'	Report		Stadium: Brinco de Ouro Attendance: 3,366 Referee: João Paulo Araújo

Santos v XV de Jaú

17 March12	Santos	2 – 1	XV de Jaú	Santos
16:00	Clóvis 79' Giovanni 80'	Report	90' Marquinhos	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 2,441 Referee: Edílson Pereira de Carvalho

Araçatuba v Santos

21 March13	Araçatuba	2 – 0	Santos	Araçatuba
21:30	Garrinchinha 20' Gil 72'	Report		Stadium: Adhemar de Barros Attendance: 9,508 Referee: Oscar Roberto de Godói

Santos v Palmeiras

24 March14	Santos	0 – 6	Palmeiras	Santos
16:00		Report	5', 87' Rivaldo 17', 24' Cléber 59' Cafu 83' (pen.) Djalminha	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 14,687 Referee: Dalmo Bozzano

Santos v Botafogo–SP

31 March15	Santos	5 – 1	Botafogo–SP	Santos
16:00	Ronaldo Marconato 29', 54' Fonseca 76' (o.g.) Clóvis 86', 90+1'	Report	51' Jajá	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 2,312 Referee: Antônio Cláudio Perin

Second round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Palmeiras	15	13	1	1	41	11	+30	40	Qualified to finals
2	Santos	15	10	1	4	45	27	+18	31
3	São Paulo	15	9	3	3	28	14	+14	30
4	Botafogo	15	9	2	4	24	21	+3	29
5	Guarani	15	7	4	4	17	14	+3	25

Updated to match(es) played on 10 June 1996. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Matches

União São João v Santos

6 April1	União São João	2 – 8	Santos	Araras
16:00	Cleomar 58', 81' (pen.)	Report	2', 9', 32', 56' (pen.) Giovanni 36' Clóvis 79' Vágner 89' Cláudio 90+1' Jamelli	Stadium: Hermínio Ometto Attendance: 3,566 Referee: Óscar Roberto de Godói

Santos v Juventus

11 April2	Santos	2 – 1	Juventus	Santo André
20:30	Kennedy 65' Jamelli 68'	Report	23' Sangaletti	Stadium: Bruno José Daniel Attendance: 6,856 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

São Paulo v Santos

14 April3	São Paulo	2 – 1	Santos	São Paulo
17:00	Almir 40', 72'	Report	43' (pen.) Giovanni	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Javier Castrilli

Santos v Portuguesa

18 April4	Santos	2 – 2	Portuguesa	São Paulo
20:30	Jamelli 23' Macedo 85'	Report	24' Zé Roberto 75' Tiba	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 4,156 Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira

Corinthians v Santos

21 April5	Corinthians	2 – 3	Santos	São Paulo
15:45	Edmundo 42' Marcelinho Carioca 85'	Report	41', 71' Giovanni 51' Macedo	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 25,329 Referee: João Paulo Araújo

Santos v Ferroviária

28 April6	Santos	6 – 2	Ferroviária	Santos
16:00	Sandro 6' Robert 28' Marcelo Passos 38' Giovanni 47', 53' (pen.), 75' (pen.)	Report	84' Marco Antônio 89' Otávio Augusto	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 5,470 Referee: Marcos Fábio Spironelli

Novorizontino v Santos

2 May7	Novorizontino	2 – 1	Santos	Novo Horizonte
21:35	Nei Júnior 31' Élder 87'	Report	6' Baiano	Stadium: Jorge Ismael de Biasi Attendance: 5,755 Referee: Dionísio Roberto Domingos

Santos v Mogi Mirim

5 May8	Santos	3 – 1	Mogi Mirim	Santos
16:00	Giovanni 76' Marcelo Passos 83' Camanducaia 89'	Report	65' (pen.) Dirceu	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 3,221 Referee: Roberto Ruscio

Rio Branco v Santos

8 May9	Rio Branco	2 – 5	Santos	Americana
20:30	Nélson Bertolazzi 40', 78'	Report	54' Macedo 59', 90' Robert 72', 75' Ronaldo Marconato	Stadium: Décio Vitta Attendance: 4,502 Referee: Flávio de Carvalho

Santos v América–SP

11 May10	Santos	5 – 3	América–SP	Santos
16:00	Macedo 6', 73' Giovanni 16' Robert 22', 38'	Report	12' Adriano 87' (pen.) Édson 90+1' Bira	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 8,477 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

Santos v Guarani

16 May11	Santos	2 – 1	Guarani	Santos
20:30	Camanducaia 51' Macedo 69'	Report	61' Cairo	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 3,894 Referee: Epifanio González

XV de Jaú v Santos

19 May12	XV de Jaú	2 – 0	Santos	Jaú
16:00	Auecione 66' Esquerdinha 78'	Report		Stadium: Zezinho Magalhães Attendance: 6,299 Referee: Óscar Roberto de Godói

Santos v Araçatuba

26 May13	Santos	5 – 2	Araçatuba	Santos
16:00	Macedo 4' Giovanni 40', 41', 53' Jamelli 56'	Report	52', 63' Tuta	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 3,147 Referee: Romildo Corrêa

Palmeiras v Santos

2 June14	Palmeiras	2 – 0	Santos	São Paulo
19:00	Luizão 6' Cléber 78'	Report		Stadium: Palestra Itália Referee: Oscar Ruiz

Botafogo–SP v Santos

6 June15	Botafogo–SP	1 – 2	Santos	Ribeirão Preto
16:00	Lucas 74'	Report	56', 79' Giovanni	Stadium: Santa Cruz Referee: Almir Teófilo Lima

Torneiro de Verão

Semi-finals

Santos v Grêmio

22 January	Santos	2 – 2 (3–0 p)	Grêmio	Santos
21:00	Macedo 7' Jean 81'	Report	25', 59' Sílvio	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 3,686 Referee: José Paulo Araújo
	Penalties
	Gallo Ronaldo Marconato Carlinhos		Negretti Paulo Nunes Dinho

Finals

Santos v Corinthians

24 January	Santos	3 – 1	Corinthians	Santos
21:00	Giovanni 9' Kennedy 18' Camanducaia 66'	Report	28' Jorginho	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Léo Feldman

Copa dos Campeões Mundiais

First stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Flamengo	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Qualified to Final
2	São Paulo	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	5
3	Santos	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Grêmio	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0

Updated to match(es) played on 16 July 1996. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Matches

São Paulo v Santos

28 June1	São Paulo	1 – 1	Santos	Cuiabá
21:30	Müller 30'	Report	9' Jamelli	Stadium: José Fragelli Attendance: 6,779 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

Santos v Grêmio

5 July2	Santos	1 – 0	Grêmio	Cuiabá
21:30	Jamelli 89'	Report		Stadium: José Fragelli Referee: Antonio Ferreira Silva

Flamengo v Santos

16 July3	Flamengo	2 – 1	Santos	Brasília
21:30	Marques 21' Nélio 57'	Report	39' Sandro	Stadium: Mané Garrincha Attendance: 18,143 Referee: Luciano de Almeida

Supercopa Libertadores

Main article: 1996 Supercopa Libertadores

Round of 16

Peñarol v Santos

10 SeptemberFirst leg	Peñarol	1 – 2	Santos	Rivera
21:00	Aguirregaray 45'	Report	57' Jamelli 89' Robert	Stadium: Atilio Paiva Olivera Attendance: 16,670 Referee: Daniel Giménez

Santos v Peñarol

26 SeptemberSecond leg	Santos	3 – 0 (5–1 agg.)	Peñarol	São Paulo
20:30	Sandro 53' Vágner 64' Alessandro 77'	Report		Stadium: Ibirapuera Attendance: 2,603 Referee: Javier Castrilli

Quarter-finals

Santos v Atlético Nacional

16 OctoberFirst leg	Santos	2 – 0	Atlético Nacional	São José do Rio Preto
20:30	Jean 26' Jamelli 41'	Report		Stadium: Teixeirão Attendance: 3,350 Referee: Horacio Marcelo Elizondo

Atlético Nacional v Santos

23 OctoberSecond leg	Atlético Nacional	3 – 1 (3–3 agg.) (6–7 p)	Santos	Medellín
23:30	Gaviria 38' Tréllez 54' Serna 66' (pen.)	Report	64' Camanducaia	Stadium: Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 33,730 Referee: Javier Castrilli
	Penalties
	Serna García Perea Mosquera Ospina Morantes Ángel Tuberquia		Jamelli Sandro Marcos Assunção Ânderson Lima Carlinhos Edinho Piá Camanducaia

Semi-finals

Santos v Vélez Sarsfield

30 OctoberFirst leg	Santos	1 – 2	Vélez Sarsfield	Uberlândia
22:00	Alessandro 22'	Report	12' Posse 90' (pen.) Chilavert	Stadium: Parque do Sabiá Attendance: 2,534 Referee: José Luiz da Rosa

Vélez Sarsfield v Santos

14 NovemberSecond leg	Vélez Sarsfield	1 – 1 (3–2 agg.)	Santos	Buenos Aires
22:10	Posse 25'	Report	77' Robert	Stadium: José Amalfinati Referee: Oscar Velázquez

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