2008 Santos FC season

Santos FC

2008 season
President	Marcelo Teixeira
Coach	Emerson Leão (until 27 May) Cuca (until 7 August) Márcio Fernandes (caretaker)
Campeonato Brasileiro	15th
Campeonato Paulista	7th
Copa Libertadores	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Kléber Pereira (21) All: Kléber Pereira (40)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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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.

On 15 December 2007, Santos appointed Emerson Leão to coach the team for the third time. ^[1] This was after the dismissal of Vanderlei Luxemburgo at the end of 2007 season. ^[2] Later, Leão was fired due to bad results and for his place Cuca was signed. ^[3] 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. ^[4] Their Campeonato Brasileiro campaign was the worst of history, where they were almost relegated, ending in the 15th position, out of 20 teams. ^[5] Santos advanced to quarter-finals of Copa Libertadores, but were eliminated by Mexican side Club América after a 1–2 aggregate loss.

Players

Squad information

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 Fábio Costa — GK   BRA Felipe — GK   BRA Douglas — DF   BRA Fabiano Eller — DF   BRA Adaílton — DF   BRA Domingos — DF   BRA Anderson Salles — DF   BRA Fabão — DF   BRA Kléber — DF   BRA Fábio Santos — DF   BRA Thiago Carleto — MF   BRA Wendel — MF   BRA Filipi Souza — DF   BRA Pará — MF   BRA Luiz Henrique — MF   BRA Patrik — MF   COL Molina — MF   ECU Michael Quiñónez

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   BRA Ganso — MF   BRA Bida — MF   BRA Róbson — FW   BRA Wesley — MF   BRA Roberto Brum — MF   BRA Rodrigo Souto — MF   BRA Adriano — MF   BRA Díonísio — MF   BRA Hudson — MF   BRA Adoniran — MF   BRA Michael — FW   PAR Nelson Cuevas — FW   BRA Tiago Luís — FW   BRA Fabiano — FW   BRA Reginaldo — FW   BRA Maikon Leite — FW   BRA Lima — FW   BRA Kléber Pereira

Appearances and goals

Pos.	Name	Campeonato Brasileiro		Campeonato Paulista		Copa Libertadores		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	Douglas	17	0	1	0	0	0	18	0
GK	Fabio Costa	18	0	17	0	10	0	45	0
GK	Felipe	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
DF	Adaílton	7	0	8	0	1	0	16	0
DF	Anderson Salles	0(1)	0	2(3)	0	0(2)	0	8	0
DF	Domingos	27	0	10(2)	0	6	1	45	1
DF	Fabão	14(2)	0	1(2)	0	6(1)	0	26	0
DF	Fabiano	1(2)	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
DF	Fabiano Eller	19	1	0	0	0	0	19	1
DF	Fábio Santos	3(2)	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
DF	Kléber	31	1	8	1	8	1	47	3
DF	Pará	4(8)	1	0	0	0	0	12	1
MF	Adriano	16(5)	0	11(2)	0	5(1)	0	40	0
MF	Adoniran	3(3)	0	7	0	0	0	13	0
MF	Bida	16	2	0	0	0	0	16	2
MF	Dionísio	7(2)	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
MF	Ganso	2(1)	0	1(2)	0	0	0	6	0
MF	Hudson	2(2)	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
MF	Michael	15(4)	1	0	0	0	0	19	1
MF	Molina	23(10)	6	10	1	10	6	53	13
MF	Patrik	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF	Roberto Brum	17(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	Róbson	6(3)	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
MF	Rodrigo Souto	25	1	14	1	9(1)	0	49	2
MF	Wendel	16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
FW	Fabiano	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Kléber Pereira	33(1)	21	16	13	10	6	60	40
FW	Lima	8(14)	0	0	0	4	2	26	2
FW	Maikon Leite	7(3)	2	0	0	0	0	10	2
FW	Cuevas	14(3)	2	0	0	0	0	17	2
FW	Quiñónez	3(5)	0	11	0	1(4)	1	15	1
FW	Reginaldo	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Tiago Luís	3(10)	1	5(2)	1	0(3)	0	23	2
FW	Wesley	6(13)	0	10(1)	1	8(1)	0	39	1
Players who left the club during the season
DF	Apodi	9(2)	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
DF	Betão	5	0	17	2	10	0	32	2
DF	Carlinhos	2	0	3	0	0	0	5	0
DF	Dênis	0	0	6	0	2	0	8	0
DF	Evaldo	0(1)	0	6	0	0(2)	0	9	0
DF	Filipi Souza	3	0	4	0	0	0	7	0
DF	Marcelo	16	0	3(3)	0	4	0	26	0
DF	Thiago Carleto	4(5)	0	10	0	2	0	21	0
DF	Vinicius Simon	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF	Alex William	0	0	1(2)	0	0	0	3	0
MF	Luiz Henrique	0	0	1(1)	0	0	0	2	0
MF	Marcinho Guerreiro	5	0	11(3)	3	10	0	29	3
MF	Rodrigo Tabata	3(3)	0	6(5)	1	2(2)	0	21	1
MF	Vitor Júnior	0(1)	0	1(5)	0	0	0	7	0
FW	Alemão	0	0	2(2)	1	0	0	4	1
FW	Moraes	0(1)	1	1(3)	0	0	0	5	1
FW	Renatinho	0	0	5(7)	2	0	0	12	2
FW	Sebastián Pinto	0	0	6	1	0	0	6	1
FW	Tripodí	0(2)	0	3(2)	0	1(5)	1	13	1

Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Top scorers

R	Name	Brasileirão	Paulistão	Libertadores	Total
1	Kleber Pereira	21	13	6	40
2	Molina	6	1	6	13
3	Kléber	1	1	1	3
	Marcinho Guerreiro	0	3	0	3
4	Maikon Leite	2	0	0	2
	Nelson Cuevas	2	0	0	2
	Bida	2	0	0	2
	Betão	0	2	0	2
	Renatinho	0	2	0	2
	Lima	0	0	2	2
	Tiago Luís	1	1	0	2
	Rodrigo Souto	1	1	0	2

Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

Nat.	P	Name	Brasileirão		Libertadores		Paulistão		Total
	GK	Douglas	2						2
	GK	Fábio Costa	3				1		4
	DF	Adaílton	2				3		5
	DF	Betão	2		1		2		5
	DF	Domingos	11		2	1	4	2	17	3
	DF	Evaldo			1		1	1	2	1
	DF	Fabão	3		1				4
	DF	Fabiano Eller	4	1					4	1
	DF	Marcelo	4				1		5
	DF	Apodi	4						4
	DF	Anderson Salles			1		1		2
	DF	Dênis					1		1
	DF	Fabiano	1						1
	DF	Pará	1						1
	DF	Kléber	4		1		3		8
	DF	Fábio Santos	1				1		2
	DF	Thiago Carleto	2				2		4
	MF	Adoniran	2						2
	MF	Adriano	4		1		1	1	6	1
	MF	Bida	3						3
	MF	Dionísio	4						4
	MF	Hudson	1				1		2
	MF	Molina	2		2		1		5
	MF	Michael	6						6
	MF	Marcinho Guerreiro	5		1		5		11
	MF	Quiñónez	2		1				3
	MF	Roberto Brum	5						5
	MF	Rodrigo Souto	6		1		3		10
	MF	Rodrigo Tabata					1	1	1	1
	MF	Wendel	2						2
	FW	Alemão					1		1
	FW	Kléber Pereira	6		2		3		11
	FW	Maikon Leite	3						3
	FW	Mariano Trípodi			1				1
	FW	Nelson Cuevas	1						1
	FW	Tiago Luís	1		1				2
	FW	Vítor Júnior					1		1
	FW	Wesley	3	1	2	1	3		6	2

Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Kit

The kits for the 2008 season were revealed on 3 March 2008 ^[6] 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.

Home

Away

Third

Transfers

In

P	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Source
DF	Betão	24	Corinthians	Signed	[7]
MF	Marcinho Guerreiro	27	Metalurh Donetsk	Loaned	[8]
FW	Trípodi	20	San Martín	Signed	[9]
FW	Sebastian Pinto	24	Universidad de Chile	Signed	[10]
FW	Lima	24	Astral	Loaned	[11]
MF	Molina	28	Red Star Belgrade	Signed	[12]
MF	Quiñónez	23	ESPOLI	Signed	[12]
DF	Evaldo	25	FC Tokyo	Loaned	[13]
GK	Douglas	25	Sertãozinho	Signed	[14]
MF	Luiz Henrique	22	Paulista	Signed	[15]
DF	Fabão	31	Kashima Antlers	Signed	[16]
DF	Fabiano	26	Itabaiana	Signed	[17]
FW	Fabiano	23	Sport	Loan Return
MF	Bida	23	Vitória	Loaned	[18]
MF	Robinho	20	Mogi Mirim	Signed	[19]
DF	Apodi	21	Cruzeiro	Loaned	[20]
DF	Fabiano Eller	30	Atlético Madrid	Signed	[21]
FW	Maikon Leite	19	Santo André	Signed	[22]
MF	Michael	25	Dynamo Kiev	Loaned	[23]
MF	Roberto Brum	29	Braga	Signed	[24]
DF	Fábio Santos	22	AS Monaco	Loaned	[25]
DF	Pará	22	Santo André	Signed	[25]
FW	Nelson Cuevas	28	Libertad	Signed	[26]
DF	Wendel	26	Palmeiras	Loaned	[27]
FW	Reginaldo	26	Sport	Signed	[28]

Out

P	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Source
FW	Geílson	23	Atlético–PR	Contract terminated
FW	Luciano Henrique	28	Sport	End of contract	[29]
DF	Baiano	29	Free Agent	End of contract	[30]
MF	Petković	35	Free Agent	End of contract	[30]
DF	Leonardo	22	Shakhtar Donetsk	Loan expiration	[30]
DF	Antônio Carlos	38		Retirement	[31]
FW	Marcos Aurélio	24	Shimizu S-Pulse	End of contract	[32]
MF	Alex William	20	Free Agent	End of contract	[33]
MF	Pedrinho	30	Al Ain FC	End of contract	[34]
DF	Dênis	24	Free Agent	Contract terminated	[35]
MF	Maldonado	28	Fenerbahçe	Transferred	[36]
FW	Alemão	19	Udinese	End of contract	[37]
DF	Alessandro	29	Corinthians	End of contract	[38]
DF	Betão	24	Dynamo Kyiv	Swapped	[39]
FW	Renatinho	20	Rentistas	Contract terminated	[40]
FW	Sebastián Pinto	22	Free Agent	Contract terminated	[41]
MF	Rodrigo Tabata	27	Gaziantepspor	Transferred	[42]
MF	Luiz Henrique	22	Free Agent	Contract terminated
DF	Evaldo	25	Coritiba	Contract terminated	[43]
MF	Marcinho Guerreiro	27	Metalurh Donetsk	Loan expiration	[44]
DF	Marcelo	20	Wisła Kraków	End of contract	[45]
DF	Apodi	21	São Caetano	Contract terminated	[46]
DF	Thiago Carleto	19	Valencia	Transferred	[47]
FW	Moraes	21	Santo André	End of contract	[48]

Out on loan

P	Name	Age	Moving to	Source
FW	Moraes	19	Ponte Preta	[49]
DF	Carlinhos	21	Cruzeiro	[50]
FW	Vitor Júnior	21	Kawasaki Frontale	[51]
DF	Vinicius Simon	21	Boavista	[52]
FW	Mariano Trípodi	20	Vitória	[53]
DF	Filipi Souza	21	Oeste	[54]

Competitions

Overall summary

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Campeonato Brasileiro	—	15th	11 May	7 December
Campeonato Paulista	First stage	7th	16 January	6 April
Copa Libertadores	Group stage	Quarter-finals	13 February	22 May

Updated to match played 7 December 2008
Source: Competitions

Detailed overall summary

	Total	Home	Away
Games played	67	34	33
Games won	26	21	5
Games drawn	17	8	9
Games lost	24	5	19
Biggest win	7–0 v San José	7–0 v San José	2–0 v Cúcuta
Biggest loss	1–5 v Coritiba	0–4 v Goiás	1–5 v Coritiba
Clean sheets	25	15	10
Goals scored	90	67	23
Goals conceded	84	32	52
Goal difference	+6	+35	-29
Average GF per game	1.34	1.97	0.7
Average GA per game	1.25	0.94	1.58
Most appearances	Kléber Pereira (60)	–	–
Top scorer	Kléber Pereira (40)	–	–
Worst discipline	Domingos (17) (3)	–	–
Points	95/201 (47.26%)	71/102 (69.61%)	24/99 (24.24%)
Winning rate	(38.81%)	(61.76%)	(15.15%)

Last updated: 7 December 2008
Source: Competitive matches

Campeonato Brasileiro

Main article: 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	Atlético Paranaense	38	12	9	17	45	54	−9	45	Copa Sudamericana 2009
14	Fluminense	38	11	12	15	49	48	+1	45
15	Santos	38	11	12	15	44	53	−9	45
16	Náutico	38	11	11	16	44	54	−10	44
17	Figueirense	38	11	11	16	49	72	−23	44	Relegation to Série B

Source: rsssfbrasil.com ^[55]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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
38	11	12	15	44	53	−9	45	9	6	4	34	21	+13	2	6	11	10	32	−22

Last updated: 7 December 2008.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	L	D	L	D	L	D	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	D
Position	17	7	14	14	17	17	18	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	16	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	15

Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2008. Source: Futpédia
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Flamengo v Santos

11 May1	Flamengo	3 – 1	Santos	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−03:00	Marcinho 28' Ibson 30' Juan 75'	Report	90+1' (pen.) Moraes	Stadium: Maracanã Referee: Heber Roberto Lopes

Santos v Ipatinga

18 May2	Santos	4 – 0	Ipatinga	Santos
18:30 UTC−03:00	Kléber 60' Kléber Pereira 66', 69', 80' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 2,396 Referee: Evandro Rogério Roman

Cruzeiro v Santos

25 May3	Cruzeiro	4 – 0	Santos	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−03:00	Guilherme 18', 73' Wágner 69' Maicosuel 78'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 19,291 Referee: Sérgio da Silva Carvalho

Santos v São Paulo

1 June4	Santos	0 – 0	São Paulo	Santos
16:00 UTC−03:00		Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 7,298 Referee: Leonardo Gaciba

Vitória v Santos

8 June5	Vitória	1 – 0	Santos	Salvador
18:30 UTC−03:00	Dinei 25'	Report		Stadium: Barradão Attendance: 14,657 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Fluminense v Santos

12 June6	Fluminense	1 – 1	Santos	Rio de Janeiro
20:30 UTC−03:00	Washington 6'	Report	90+1' Tiago Luís	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 6,539 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

Santos v Goiás

22 June7	Santos	0 – 4	Goiás	Santos
16:00 UTC−03:00		Report	7' Alex Terra 29', 72' (pen.) Iarley 88' (pen.) Romerito	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 3,848 Referee: Claudio Luciano Mercante Junior

Portuguesa v Santos

28 June8	Portuguesa	0 – 0	Santos	São Paulo
18:20 UTC−03:00		Report		Stadium: Canindé Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

Atlético–PR v Santos

5 July9	Atlético–PR	1 – 0	Santos	Curitiba
18:20 UTC−03:00	Alan Bahia 78'	Report		Stadium: Arena da Baixada Attendance: 18,180 Referee: Sérgio da Silva Carvalho

Santos v Grêmio

9 July10	Santos	1 – 1	Grêmio	Santos
16:00 UTC−03:00	Michael 45'	Report	25' Rodrigo Mendes	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 5,739 Referee: Gutemberg de Paula Fonseca

Santos v Botafogo

13 July11	Santos	2 – 2	Botafogo	Santos
16:00 UTC−03:00	Kléber Pereira 79', 87'	Report	4' Zé Carlos 17' Wellington Paulista	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 10,088 Referee: Alicio Pena Júnior

Figueirense v Santos

16 July12	Figueirense	3 – 0	Santos	Florianópolis
20:30 UTC−03:00	Edu Sales 27', 44' Tadeu 57'	Report		Stadium: Orlando Scarpelli Attendance: 9,230 Referee: Jaílson Freitas

Santos v Sport

20 July13	Santos	1 – 0	Sport	Santos
16:00 UTC−03:00	Kléber Pereira 44'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 13,918 Referee: Luiz Alberto Sardinha

Palmeiras v Santos

24 July14	Palmeiras	4 – 2	Santos	São Paulo
20:30 UTC−03:00	Leandro 13', 28' Alex Mineiro 15' Gladstone 44'	Report	33' Kléber Pereira 37' Apodi	Stadium: Parque Antártica Attendance: 21,339 Referee: José Henrique de Carvalho

Santos v Vasco

27 July15	Santos	5 – 2	Vasco	Santos
16:00 UTC−03:00	Molina 17', 89' Kléber Pereira 31' (pen.), 38' (pen.), 45+3' (pen.)	Report	36' Leandro Amaral 82' Madson	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 10,738 Referee: Giuliano Bozanno

Internacional v Santos

30 July16	Internacional	0 – 1	Santos	Porto Alegre
21:45 UTC−03:00		Report	67' Maikon Leite	Stadium: Beira Rio Attendance: 19,952 Referee: Djalma Beltrami

Santos v Coritiba

3 August17	Santos	1 – 3	Coritiba	Santos
18:10 UTC−03:00	Maikon Leite 70'	Report	14', 67', 80' Keirrison	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 10,261 Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves

Santos v Atlético Mineiro

6 August18	Santos	2 – 3	Atlético Mineiro	Santos
21:45 UTC−03:00	Kléber Pereira 2' Vinícius 28' (o.g.)	Report	29' Jael 56' Márcio Araújo 74' Raphael Aguiar	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 6,657 Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha

Náutico v Santos

10 August19	Náutico	1 – 0	Santos	Recife
18:10 UTC−03:00	Negretti 65'	Report		Stadium: Aflitos Attendance: 13,711 Referee: Djalma Beltrami

Santos v Flamengo

17 August20	Santos	2 – 2	Flamengo	Santos
16:00 UTC−03:00	Kléber Pereira 37', 51'	Report	6', 77' (pen.) Leonardo Moura	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 15,359 Referee: Heber Roberto Lopes

Ipatinga v Santos

20 August21	Ipatinga	1 – 1	Santos	Ipatinga
22:00 UTC−03:00	Henrique 84'	Report	82' Cuevas	Stadium: Ipatingão Attendance: 1,066 Referee: Wagner Tardelli Azevedo

Santos v Cruzeiro

24 August22	Santos	2 – 0	Cruzeiro	Santos
16:00 UTC−03:00	Kléber Pereira 41', 79'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 8,563 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

São Paulo v Santos

31 August23	São Paulo	0 – 0	Santos	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−03:00		Report		Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 14,547 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

Santos v Vitória

3 September24	Santos	2 – 0	Vitória	Santos
22:00 UTC−03:00	Kléber Pereira 4', 75'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 10,061 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

Santos v Fluminense

14 September25	Santos	2 – 1	Fluminense	Santos
18:10 UTC−03:00	Kléber Pereira 45+1' Bida 79'	Report	90' Romeu	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 11,085 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

Goiás v Santos

20 September26	Goiás	4 – 1	Santos	Goiânia
18:20 UTC−03:00	Paulo Baier 1' Anderson Gomes 3' Iarley 14' (pen.) Rafael Marques 53'	Report	75' Pará	Stadium: Serra Dourada Attendance: 9,469 Referee: Leonardo Gaciba

Santos v Portuguesa

28 September27	Santos	1 – 1	Portuguesa	Santos
18:10 UTC−03:00	Kléber Pereira 58'	Report	60' Athirson	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 7,552 Referee: Ednilson Corona

Santos v Atlético–PR

4 October28	Santos	4 – 0	Atlético–PR	Santos
18:20 UTC−03:00	Cuevas 1' Molina 32' Kléber Pereira 47' (pen.) Fabiano Eller 68'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 10,053 Referee: Djalma Beltrami

Grêmio v Santos

8 October29	Grêmio	2 – 0	Santos	Porto Alegre
22:00 UTC−03:00	Morales 2' Soares 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Olímpico Attendance: 30,469 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Botafogo v Santos

18 October30	Botafogo	0 – 1	Santos	Rio de Janeiro
18:20 UTC−03:00		Report	71' Molina	Stadium: Engenhão Attendance: 20,634 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

Santos v Figueirense

25 October31	Santos	3 – 0	Figueirense	Santos
18:20 UTC−02:00	Molina 38' Bida 40' Rodrigo Souto 63'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 12,573 Referee: Alício Pena Júnior

Sport v Santos

30 October32	Sport	1 – 1	Santos	Recife
20:30 UTC−02:00	Fumagalli 30' (pen.)	Report	45' Kléber Pereira	Stadium: Ilha do Retiro Referee: Leonardo Gaciba

Santos v Palmeiras

2 November33	Santos	1 – 2	Palmeiras	Santos
17:00 UTC−02:00	Bruno 46' (o.g.)	Report	1' Kléber 90' Léo Lima	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 14,214 Referee: Wilson Seneme

Vasco v Santos

8 November34	Vasco	1 – 0	Santos	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−02:00	Edmundo 72' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: São Januário Attendance: 21,310 Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha

Santos v Internacional

16 November35	Santos	1 – 0	Internacional	Santos
19:10 UTC−02:00	Gustavo Nery 69' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 11,731 Referee: Heber Roberto Lopes

Coritiba v Santos

22 November36	Coritiba	5 – 1	Santos	Curitiba
18:30 UTC−02:00	Keirrison 26', 47', 76' (pen.), 80' Ariel 69'	Report	55' Molina	Stadium: Couto Pereira Attendance: 11,455 Referee: Giulliano Bozzano

Atlético Mineiro v Santos

30 November37	Atlético Mineiro	0 – 0	Santos	Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−02:00		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 57,391 Referee: Wagner Tardelli

Santos v Náutico

7 December38	Santos	0 – 0	Náutico	Santos
17:00 UTC−02:00		Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 14,121 Referee: Sérgio da Silva Carvalho

Campeonato Paulista

Main article: 2008 Campeonato Paulista

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
19	9	4	6	28	23	+5	31	7	2	1	20	10	+10	2	2	5	8	13	−5

Last updated: 6 April 2008.
Source: Competitive matches

First stage

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Corinthians	19	9	6	4	24	15	+9	33
6	Barueri	19	10	2	7	34	24	+10	32	Qualification for Campeonato do Interior
7	Santos	19	9	4	6	28	23	+5	31
8	Mirassol	19	9	2	8	29	28	+1	29	Qualification for Campeonato do Interior
9	Noroeste	19	8	5	6	29	23	+6	29

Updated to match(es) played on April 6, 2008. Source: RSSSF Brazil
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored

Matches

Portuguesa v Santos

16 January1	Portuguesa	2 – 0	Santos	São Paulo
21:45 UTC−02:00	Christian 12' Marcelo 83'	Report		Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 11,904 Referee: Rodrigo Braghetto

Santos v Palmeiras

20 January2	Santos	0 – 0	Palmeiras	Santos
16:00 UTC−02:00		Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 11,407 Referee: José Henrique de Carvalho

Juventus v Santos

24 January3	Juventus	3 – 1	Santos	Santo André
19:30 UTC−02:00	João Paulo 6', 48' Lima 63'	Report	89' Marcinho Guerreiro	Stadium: Bruno José Daniel Attendance: 4,582 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues Guerra

Santos v Bragantino

27 January4	Santos	2 – 0	Bragantino	Santos
18:10 UTC−02:00	Tiago Luís 34' Kléber 82'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 4,716 Referee: Rodrigo Martins Cintra

Santos v Grêmio Barueri

30 January5	Santos	1 – 2	Grêmio Barueri	Santos
20:30 UTC−02:00	Rodrigo Tabata 84'	Report	25' Alex Maranhão 88' Thiago Humberto	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 4,329 Referee: Otávio Corrêa da Silva

Paulista v Santos

3 February6	Paulista	1 – 1	Santos	Jundiaí
18:10 UTC−02:00	Thiago 37'	Report	33' Alemão	Stadium: Jayme Cintra Attendance: 5,720 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido de Souza

Santos v Marília

7 February7	Santos	1 – 0	Marília	Santos
20:30 UTC−02:00	Kléber Pereira 82'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 3,263 Referee: Milton Ballerini

São Paulo v Santos

10 February8	São Paulo	3 – 2	Santos	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−02:00	Fábio Santos 19' Juninho 48' Carlos Alberto 86'	Report	15' Kléber Pereira 57' Rodrigo Souto	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 17,595 Referee: Antonio Rogério Batista do Prado

Rio Preto v Santos

17 February9	Rio Preto	2 – 1	Santos	São José do Rio Preto
18:10 UTC−02:00	Rafael Lomas 51' Ricardinho 60'	Report	68' Renatinho	Stadium: Anísio Haddad Attendance: 6,042 Referee: Wilson Seneme

Santos v Guarani

21 February10	Santos	3 – 1	Guarani	Santos
20:30 UTC−03:00	Kléber Pereira 16', 74' Wesley 44'	Report	55' (pen.) Paulo Santos	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 3,469 Referee: Rodrigo Guarizo Ferreira do Amaral

Santos v Ituano

24 February11	Santos	4 – 1	Ituano	Santos
18:10 UTC−03:00	Molina 8' Kleber Pereira 53', 87' Betão 66'	Report	17' Alex Afonso	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 3,293 Referee: José Henrique de Carvalho

Setãozinho v Santos

1 March12	Setãozinho	1 – 0	Santos	Sertãozinho
18:10 UTC−03:00	Hugo 42'	Report		Stadium: Fredericão Attendance: 8,584 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Santos v Noroeste

9 March13	Santos	3 – 2	Noroeste	Santos
18:10 UTC−03:00	Betão 3' Kleber Pereira 20', 65' (pen.)	Report	34' Edno 55' Leandrinho	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 12,537 Referee: Guilherme Cereta de Lima

Santos v Mirassol

13 March14	Santos	2 – 1	Mirassol	Santos
20:30 UTC−03:00	Marcinho Guerreiro 83' Kleber Pereira 87' (pen.)	Report	81' Léo Mineiro	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 3,841 Referee: Antônio Rogério Batista do Prado

São Caetano v Santos

16 March15	São Caetano	0 – 1	Santos	Santo André
16:00 UTC−03:00		Report	29' Kleber Pereira	Stadium: Bruno José Daniel Attendance: 4,589 Referee: Marco Antonio de Oliveira Sá

Guaratinguetá v Santos

23 March16	Guaratinguetá	0 – 1	Santos	Guaratinguetá
18:10 UTC−03:00		Report	85' Marcinho Guerreiro	Stadium: Ninho da Garça Attendance: 7,957 Referee: Milton Etsuo Ballerini

Santos v Corinthians

26 March17	Santos	2 – 1	Corinthians	Santos
21:45 UTC−03:00	Sebastian Pinto 15' Kleber Pereira 82'	Report	47' Carlão	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 15,270 Referee: Sálvio Spínola Fagundes Filho

Rio Claro v Santos

29 March18	Rio Claro	1 – 1	Santos	Rio Claro
18:10 UTC−03:00	Mirandinha 41'	Report	11' Kleber Pereira	Stadium: Schmidtão Attendance: 5,663 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues Guerra

Santos v Ponte Preta

6 April19	Santos	2 – 2	Ponte Preta	Santos
16:00 UTC−03:00	Kleber Pereira 10' Renatinho 88'	Report	35' Luis Ricardo 58' Renato Cajá	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 4,449 Referee: Eduardo César Coronado Coelho

Copa Libertadores

Main article: 2008 Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Main article: 2008 Copa Libertadores Second Stage § Group 6

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cúcuta Deportivo	6	3	2	1	7	4	+3	11
2	Santos	6	3	1	2	13	6	+7	10
3	Guadalajara	6	3	0	3	8	5	+3	9
4	San José	6	1	1	4	4	17	−13	4

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Cúcuta Deportivo v Santos

13 February1	Cúcuta Deportivo	0 – 0	Santos	Cúcuta
21:10 UTC−05:00		Report		Stadium: General Santander

Santos v Guadalajara

4 March2	Santos	1 – 0	Guadalajara	Santos
21:50 UTC−03:00	Molina 22'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro

San José v Santos

19 March3	San José	2 – 1	Santos	Oruro
20:50 UTC−04:00	Cerutti 12' García 61'	Report	7' Kléber Pereira	Stadium: Jesús Bermúdez

Santos v San José

1 April4	Santos	7 – 0	San José	Santos
20:30 UTC−03:00	Domingos 18' Molina 23', 33', 64', 86' Kléber Pereira 79' Quiñónez 81'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro

Guadalajara v Santos

9 April5	Guadalajara	3 – 2	Santos	Zapopan
18:50 UTC−06:00	Arellano 13' Rodríguez 34' Santana 46'	Report	39' Kléber Pereira 55' Kléber	Stadium: Omnilife

Santos v Cúcuta

16 April6	Santos	2 – 1	Cúcuta	Santos
21:50 UTC−03:00	Kléber Pereira 69' Trípodi 89'	Report	22' Henry	Stadium: Vila Belmiro

Knockout stage

Main article: 2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stages

Round of 16

Santos v Cúcuta

1 May1st Leg	Santos	2 – 0	Cúcuta	Santos
20:45 UTC−03:00	Lima 18' Molina 71'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 17,282 Referee: Marco Rodríguez (México)

Cúcuta v Santos

8 May2nd Leg	Cúcuta	0 – 2 (0 – 4 agg.)	Santos	Cúcuta
21:15 UTC−05:00		Report	40' Kléber Pereira 53' Lima	Stadium: General Santander Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

Quarter-finals

América v Santos

15 May1st Leg	América	2 – 0	Santos	México DF
18:20 UTC−06:00	Cabañas 25', 62'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 105,000 Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

Santos v América

22 May2nd Leg	Santos	1 – 0 (1 – 2 agg.)	América	Santos
21:50 UTC−03:00	Kléber Pereira 62'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 19,539 Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

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