2016 Santos FC season

Santos

2016 season
President	Modesto Roma Júnior
Coach	Dorival Júnior
Stadium	Vila Belmiro
Campeonato Brasileiro	2nd
Campeonato Paulista	Winners
Copa do Brasil	Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer	League: Ricardo Oliveira (11) All: Ricardo Oliveira (22)
Highest home attendance	24,647 vs São Paulo (26 June)
Lowest home attendance	4,208 vs Ferroviária (31 March)
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The 2016 season is Santos Futebol Clube's 104th season in existence and the club's fifty-seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football. As well as the Campeonato Brasileiro, the club competes in the Copa do Brasil and the Campeonato Paulista.

On 8 May, Santos won their 22nd Campeonato Paulista title beating Audax 2–1 on aggregate in the final. On 6 November, after a 2–1 win against Ponte Preta, the club ensured their qualification to 2017 Copa Libertadores; fourteen days later, in a 2–2 draw against Cruzeiro, the club granted his place in the group stage of the competition. Santos ended the Campeonato Brasileiro in the 2nd position, 9 points behind leaders Palmeiras. ^[1]

Players

Squad information

As of 12 December 2016

No.	Name	Pos.	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Club caps	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Vanderlei	GK		Porecatu	(1984-02-01)1 February 1984 (aged 32)	113	0	–	–	Coritiba	23 January 2015	Undisc.	31 December 2017
12	Vladimir	GK		Ipiaú	(1989-07-16)16 July 1989 (aged 27)	47	0	–	–	Youth System	1 January 2009	Free	31 December 2018
33	John	GK		Diadema	(1996-02-13)13 February 1996 (aged 20)	1	0	–	–	Youth System	11 January 2016	Free	31 January 2021
34	João Paulo	GK		Dourados	(1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 21)	1	0	–	–	Youth System	26 February 2014	Free	31 December 2018
Defenders
2	Luiz Felipe	CB		Tubarão	(1993-10-09)9 October 1993 (aged 23)	38	2	–	–	Paraná	17 February 2016	R$ 1M	14 February 2020
3	Caju	LB		Irecê	(1995-07-17)17 July 1995 (aged 21)	38	0	–	–	Youth System	21 September 2014	Free	31 December 2019
4	Victor Ferraz	RB		João Pessoa	(1988-01-14)14 January 1988 (aged 28)	124	3	–	–	Coritiba	18 June 2014	Free	31 December 2019
6	Gustavo Henrique	CB		São Paulo	(1993-03-24)24 March 1993 (aged 23)	122	6	–	–	Youth System	10 January 2013	Free	31 January 2020
14	David Braz	CB		Guarulhos	(1987-05-21)21 May 1987 (aged 29)	139	11	–	–	Flamengo	15 May 2012	Free	31 August 2019
28	Lucas Veríssimo	CB		Jundiaí	(1995-07-02)2 July 1995 (aged 21)	21	0	–	–	Youth System	28 November 2015	Free	31 December 2019
32	Fabián Noguera	CB/LB		Ramos Mejía	(1993-03-20)20 March 1993 (aged 23)	8	2	–	–	Banfield	5 July 2016	Free	30 June 2021
37	Zeca	LB/RB		Paranavaí	(1994-05-16)16 May 1994 (aged 22)	108	4	–	–	Youth System	18 November 2016	Free	31 December 2020
38	Daniel Guedes	RB		João Ramalho	(1994-04-02)2 April 1994 (aged 22)	29	0	–	–	Youth System	19 February 2014	Free	17 February 2019
Midfielders
5	Alison	DM		Cubatão	(1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 23)	87	1	–	–	Youth System	9 September 2011	Free	31 December 2017
8	Renato	DM		Santa Mercedes	(1979-05-15)15 May 1979 (aged 37)	350	30	28	0	Botafogo	9 January 2015	Free	31 December 2017
10	Lucas Lima	AM		Marília	(1990-07-09)9 July 1990 (aged 26)	157	16	13	2	Internacional	7 February 2014	R$ 5M	31 December 2017
11	Elano	CM/AM		Iracemápolis	(1981-06-14)14 June 1981 (aged 35)	322	68	50	9	Free agent	13 January 2015	Free	31 December 2016
16	Fernando Medeiros	DM		Santos	(1996-02-10)10 February 1996 (aged 20)	5	1	–	–	Youth System	29 September 2015	Free	31 December 2018
17	Rafael Longuine	AM		Paranavaí	(1990-05-30)30 May 1990 (aged 26)	35	4	–	–	Audax	14 April 2015	Free	31 May 2017
18	Vitor Bueno	AM		Monte Alto	(1994-09-05)5 September 1994 (aged 22)	53	14	–	–	Botafogo-SP	26 May 2015	Undisc.	31 May 2020
20	Emiliano Vecchio	AM		Rosario	(1988-11-16)16 November 1988 (aged 28)	10	0	–	–	Qatar SC	13 June 2016	Free	31 December 2019
25	Yuri	DM/CB		São Paulo	(1994-08-05)5 August 1994 (aged 22)	24	1	–	–	Audax	7 June 2016	Loan	31 December 2017
27	Léo Cittadini	AM		Rio Claro	(1994-02-27)27 February 1994 (aged 22)	40	2	–	–	Youth System	3 June 2013	Free	31 December 2018
29	Thiago Maia	CM		Boa Vista	(1997-03-13)13 March 1997 (aged 19)	92	2	–	–	Youth System	20 October 2014	Free	30 June 2019
39	Jean Mota	AM/LB		São Paulo	(1993-10-15)15 October 1993 (aged 23)	24	2	–	–	Fortaleza	9 June 2016	Free	30 May 2020
Forwards
9	Ricardo Oliveira	ST		São Paulo	(1980-05-06)6 May 1980 (aged 36)	133	80	16	5	Free agent	12 January 2015	Free	31 December 2017
22	Rodrigão	ST		Belmonte	(1993-10-13)13 October 1993 (aged 23)	20	4	–	–	Campinense	30 May 2016	R$1.5M	28 May 2021
26	Paulinho	SS/AM		Guarulhos	(1988-06-14)14 June 1988 (aged 28)	32	5	–	–	Flamengo	4 January 2016	Loan	31 December 2016
30	Joel	ST/SS		Nkongsamba	(1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 23)	37	7	–	–	Cruzeiro	11 January 2016	Loan	31 December 2016
31	Arthur Gomes	SS		Uberlândia	(1998-07-03)3 July 1998 (aged 18)	2	0	–	–	Youth System	16 January 2015	Free	31 December 2017
36	Jonathan Copete	LW/SS		Cali	(1988-01-23)23 January 1988 (aged 28)	32	12	1	0	Atlético Nacional	23 June 2016	R$5M	19 June 2020
45	Walterson	SS/ST		São Gotardo	(1994-12-28)28 December 1994 (aged 21)	3	0	–	–	São Bernardo	4 May 2016	Loan	31 December 2016

Source: SantosFC.com.br (for appearances and goals), Wikipedia players' articles (for international appearances and goals), FPF (for contracts)

Reserve team

Main article: Santos FC Reserves and Academy

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 DF   BRA Igor 19 FW   BRA Matheus Nolasco 34 MF   BRA Danillo Ribeiro 46 DF   BRA Cassius 47 DF   BRA Orinho — GK   BRA Gabriel Gasparotto — DF   BRA Bruno Leonardo

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   BRA Diego Silva (on loan from Náutico) — MF   BRA Gregore — MF   BRA Rafael Oller — FW   BRA Diego Cardoso — FW   BRA Diogo Vitor — FW   BRA Stéfano Yuri

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Nat	Name	Campeonato Brasileiro		Campeonato Paulista		Copa do Brasil		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
33	GK		John Victor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	GK		Vanderlei	37	0	19	0	7	0	63	0
12	GK		Vladimir	1+1	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
3	DF		Caju	7+4	0	1+1	0	5	0	18	0
38	DF		Daniel Guedes	1+1	0	0	0	2+1	0	5	0
13	DF		Igor [1]	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	2	0
4	DF		Victor Ferraz	37	1	18	1	5	0	60	2
37	DF		Zeca	31	3	18	1	4	0	53	4
14	DF		David Braz	19+2	0	6	0	2+1	0	30	0
32	DF		Fabián Noguera	4+3	1	0	0	0	0	7	1
6	DF		Gustavo Henrique	24	1	18	2	4	0	46	3
28	DF		Lucas Veríssimo	0+3	0	13	0	3	0	19	0
2	DF		Luiz Felipe	25+1	1	1+1	0	9	1	37	2
5	MF		Alison	0+1	0	2+4	0	2	0	9	0
11	MF		Elano	1+6	0	0+4	0	1+2	0	14	0
16	MF		Fernando Medeiros	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	1	3	1
—	MF		Gregore [1]	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
39	MF		Jean Mota	10+13	2	0	0	0	0	23	2
27	MF		Léo Cittadini	12+4	0	2+2	1	3+1	0	24	1
10	MF		Lucas Lima	23+2	2	16+1	2	5	1	47	5
17	MF		Rafael Longuine	2+4	0	5+4	1	3+2	1	20	2
8	MF		Renato	38	2	16	0	5	1	59	3
29	MF		Thiago Maia	31	0	17	0	4	0	52	0
20	MF		Emiliano Vecchio	3+3	0	0	0	2+1	0	9	0
18	MF		Vitor Bueno	32+1	10	7+4	3	4	0	48	13
25	MF		Yuri	5+17	1	0	0	1	0	23	1
—	FW		Diogo Vitor [1]	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
31	FW		Arthur Gomes	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
30	FW		Joel	7+9	2	4+8	3	2+5	2	35	7
36	FW		Jonathan Copete	22+3	10	0	0	5+1	2	31	12
19	FW		Matheus Nolasco [1]	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
26	FW		Paulinho	5+6	2	6+7	2	4+2	1	30	5
9	FW		Ricardo Oliveira	20	11	15	7	3	4	38	22
22	FW		Rodrigão	9+6	3	0	0	3+1	1	19	4
45	FW		Walterson	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Players who left the club during the season
10	FW		Gabriel	10+1	5	16+1	7	1	0	29	12
15	MF		Edwin Valencia	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	2	0
21	MF		Leandrinho	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
23	MF		Ronaldo Mendes	1+3	0	0+6	2	1+1	1	12	3
41	MF		Serginho	1+4	0	7+4	0	2	0	18	0
35	FW		Lucas Crispim	0+1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	4	0
31	FW		Maxi Rolón	0+2	0	0	0	0+3	0	5	0
40	FW		Neto Berola	0	0	0+5	0	0	0	5	0
22	FW		Patito Rodríguez	0	0	2+4	0	0	0	6	0

Last updated: 12 December 2016
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches, Soccerway, Campeonato Brasileiro, Campeonato Paulista, Copa do Brasil

Goalscorers

Ran	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Brasileirão	Paulistão	Copa do Brasil	Total
1	9	FW		Ricardo Oliveira	11	7	4	22
2	18	MF		Vitor Bueno	10	3	0	13
3	10	FW		Gabriel	5	7	0	12
	36	FW		Copete	10	0	2	12
4	30	FW		Joel	2	3	2	7
5	26	FW		Paulinho	2	2	1	5
	10	MF		Lucas Lima	2	2	1	5
6	37	DF		Zeca	3	1	0	4
	22	FW		Rodrigão	3	0	1	4
7	23	MF		Ronaldo Mendes	0	2	1	3
	6	DF		Gustavo Henrique	1	2	0	3
	8	MF		Renato	2	0	1	3
8	17	MF		Rafael Longuine	0	1	1	2
	2	DF		Luiz Felipe	1	0	1	2
	4	DF		Victor Ferraz	1	1	0	2
	39	MF		Jean Mota	2	0	0	2
9	27	MF		Léo Cittadini	0	1	0	1
	16	MF		Fernando Medeiros	0	0	1	1
	25	MF		Yuri	1	0	0	1
	32	DF		Noguera	1	0	0	1
Own goals					2	2	1	5
Total					59	34	17	110

Last updated: 12 December 2016
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

N	Nat	Pos	Name	Brasileirão			Copa do Brasil			Paulista			Total
10		MF	Lucas Lima	8	1	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	15	1	0
6		DF	Gustavo Henrique	7	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	13	0	1
37		DF	Zeca	8	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	11	0	0
11		MF	Elano	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	6	1	0
29		MF	Thiago Maia	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	9	0	0
10		FW	Gabriel	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	8	0	0
4		DF	Victor Ferraz	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	8	0	0
2		DF	Luiz Felipe	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
26		MF	Paulinho	2	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
1		GK	Vanderlei	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1
36		FW	Jonathan Copete	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
9		FW	Ricardo Oliveira	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
5		MF	Alison	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1
28		DF	Lucas Veríssimo	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0
18		MF	Vitor Bueno	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0
14		DF	David Braz	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
25		MF	Yuri	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
39		MF	Jean Mota	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
23		MF	Ronaldo Mendes	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
27		MF	Léo Cittadini	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
8		MF	Renato	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
40		FW	Neto Berola	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
19		FW	Matheus Nolasco	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
17		MF	Rafael Longuine	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3		DF	Caju	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20		MF	Emiliano Vecchio	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
22		FW	Rodrigão	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
32		DF	Fabián Noguera	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTALS				76	2	2	17	0	1	40	0	0	133	2	3

As of 21 November 2016
Source: Campeonato Brasileiro, Campeonato Paulista, Copa do Brasil = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

National team call-ups

N	Nat	Pos	Player	National team	Competition	Date
9		FW	Ricardo Oliveira	Brazil	WC Qualifying against Uruguay and Paraguay [2]	25 to 29 March
20		MF	Lucas Lima	Brazil	WC Qualifying against Uruguay and Paraguay [2]	25 to 29 March
10		FW	Gabriel	Brazil U23	Friendlies against Nigeria U23 and South Africa U23 [3]	24 to 27 March
37		DF	Zeca	Brazil U23	Friendlies against Nigeria U23 and South Africa U23 [3]	24 to 27 March
29		MF	Thiago Maia	Brazil U23	Friendlies against Nigeria U23 and South Africa U23 [3]	24 to 27 March
10		FW	Gabriel	Brazil	WC Qualifying against Paraguay [4]	29 March
10		FW	Gabriel	Brazil	Copa América Centenario [5]	3 to 26 June
9		FW	Ricardo Oliveira	Brazil	Copa América Centenario [6]	3 to 26 June
20		MF	Lucas Lima	Brazil	Copa América Centenario [7]	3 to 26 June
10		FW	Gabriel	Brazil U23	2016 Summer Olympics [8]	19 July to 21 August
37		DF	Zeca	Brazil U23	2016 Summer Olympics [8]	19 July to 21 August
29		MF	Thiago Maia	Brazil U23	2016 Summer Olympics [8]	19 July to 21 August
10		FW	Gabriel	Brazil	WC Qualifying against Ecuador and Colombia [9]	28 August to 6 September
20		MF	Lucas Lima	Brazil	WC Qualifying against Ecuador and Colombia [9]	28 August to 6 September
10		MF	Lucas Lima	Brazil	WC Qualifying against Bolivia and Ecuador [10]	6 to 11 October
10		MF	Lucas Lima	Brazil	WC Qualifying against Argentina and Peru [11]	10 to 16 November
29		MF	Thiago Maia	Brazil U20	Friendlies against Mexico U20 [12]	7 to 15 November
36		FW	Copete	Colombia	WC Qualifying against Chile and Argentina [13]	10 to 15 November

Suspensions served

Date	Matches Missed	Player	Reason	Opponents Missed	Competition	Source
6 March	1	Lucas Lima	3x	Água Santa (H)	Campeonato Paulista
15 March	1	Victor Ferraz	3x	Rio Claro (A)	Campeonato Paulista
3 April	1	Gustavo Henrique	3x	Audax (H)	Campeonato Paulista
3 April	1	Thiago Maia	3x	Audax (H)	Campeonato Paulista
3 April	1	Elano	3x	Audax (H)	Campeonato Paulista
3 April	1	Gabriel	3x	Audax (H)	Campeonato Paulista
29 April	1	Alison	vs Santos-AP	Galvez (A)	Copa do Brasil	Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
25 May	1	Gustavo Henrique	vs Figueirense	Internacional (H)	Campeonato Brasileiro
12 June	1	Zeca	3x	Sport (H)	Campeonato Brasileiro
15 June	1	Gustavo Henrique	3x	Atlético Paranaense (A)	Campeonato Brasileiro
16 July	1	Zeca	3x	Vitória (A)	Campeonato Brasileiro
16 July	1	Gabriel	3x	Vitória (A)	Campeonato Brasileiro
20 July	1	Paulinho	3x	Gama (H)	Copa do Brasil
3 August	1	Luiz Felipe	3x	América Mineiro (A)	Campeonato Brasileiro
7 August	1	Lucas Lima	3x	Atlético Mineiro (H)	Campeonato Brasileiro
7 August	1	Vanderlei	vs América Mineiro	Atlético Mineiro (H)	Campeonato Brasileiro
21 August	1	Gustavo Henrique	3x	Figueirense (H)	Campeonato Brasileiro
28 August	1	Thiago Maia	3x	Internacional (A)	Campeonato Brasileiro
8 September	1	Lucas Lima	vs Internacional	Corinthians (H)	Campeonato Brasileiro
8 September	1	Ricardo Oliveira	3x	Corinthians (H)	Campeonato Brasileiro
8 September	1	Victor Ferraz	3x	Corinthians (H)	Campeonato Brasileiro
11 September	1	Jonathan Copete	3x	Botafogo (A)	Campeonato Brasileiro
24 September	1	Elano	vs Sport	Atlético Paranaense (H)	Campeonato Brasileiro
13 October	1	Luiz Felipe	3x	Grêmio (H)	Campeonato Brasileiro
29 October	1	Lucas Lima	3x	Ponte Preta (A)	Campeonato Brasileiro
6 November	1	David Braz	3x	Vitória (H)	Campeonato Brasileiro
17 November	1	Yuri	3x	Cruzeiro (A)	Campeonato Brasileiro
20 November	1	Jean Mota	3x	Flamengo (A)	Campeonato Brasileiro

Injuries

Date	Pos.	Name	Injury	Note	Recovery time
11 February	DF	Daniel Guedes	Tendinitis [14]		3 months [15]
12 February	DF	Paulo Ricardo	Low back pain [16]		3 months [17]
23 February	MF	Elano	Sprained ankle [18]	During training	3 weeks
27 March	MF	Renato	Broken nose [19]	Match against São Paulo	15 days [20]
2 April	FW	Marquinhos	Appendicitis [21]	N/A	3 weeks
19 April	MF	Elano	Back injury [22]	During training	1 week
24 April	MF	Léo Cittadini	Sprained ankle [23]	Match against Palmeiras	1 month [17]
1 May	MF	Lucas Lima	Sprained ankle [24]	Match against Audax	2 weeks [25]
8 May	FW	Ricardo Oliveira	Tendinitis [26]	N/A	2 months [27]
10 May	FW	Joel	Mumps [28]	N/A	6 days [29]
4 June	FW	Rodrigão	Sprained ankle [30]	During training	2 weeks [31]
8 June	DF	David Braz	Thigh injury [32]	During training	1 month [27]
10 June	GK	Vladimir	Calf strain [33]	During training	18 days [34]
10 June	DF	Lucas Veríssimo	Thigh injury [33]	During training	1 month [35]
10 June	FW	Maxi Rolón	Muscle discomfort [33]	During training	1 week [36]
17 June	MF	Lucas Lima	Muscle reconditioning [36]	N/A	5 days [37]
11 July	MF	Alison	Sprained knee [38]	During training	2 months [39]
24 July	MF	Lucas Lima	Thigh injury [40]	Match against Vitória	2 weeks [41]
2 August	FW	Jonathan Copete	Thigh injury [42]	During training	5 days [43]
13 September	DF	Luiz Felipe	Calf injury [44]	During training	5 days [45]
18 September	FW	Ricardo Oliveira	Thigh injury [46]	Match against Santa Cruz	11 days [47]
24 September	DF	Gustavo Henrique	Sprained knee [48]	Match against Sport	10 months [49]
24 September	MF	Vitor Bueno	Thigh injury [48]	Match against Sport	3 weeks [50]
30 September	GK	Vladimir	Sprained finger [51]	During training	5 weeks [52]
15 October	MF	Emiliano Vecchio	Thigh injury [50]	During training	3 days [53]
18 October	MF	Vitor Bueno	Thigh injury [54]	During training	19 days [52]
29 October	DF	Luiz Felipe	Sprained knee [55]	Match against Palmeiras	10 months [49]

Squad number changes

Player	Position	Old n.	New n.	Prev. to wear	Notes	Source
Elano	MF	22	11	Geuvânio		[56]
Ronaldo Mendes	MF	35	23	Unassigned
Lucas Crispim	FW	49	35	Unassigned
Jean Mota	MF	—	39	Gregore
Jonathan Copete	FW	—	36	Diogo Vitor
Fabián Noguera	DF	—	32	Paulo Ricardo
Lucas Lima	MF	20	10	Gabriel		[57]
Emiliano Vecchio	MF	40	20	Lucas Lima		[58]

Managers

Name	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Date signed	Role	Departure	Manner	Contract End
Dorival Júnior		Araraquara	(1962-04-25) 25 April 1962 (age 63)	Free agent	9 July 2015	Permanent			31 December 2017

Transfers

Transfers in

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Fee	Source
35	SS	Lucas Crispim	21	Joinville	Free [2]
11	AM	Elano	34	Chennaiyin	Free [2]
—	ST	Stéfano Yuri	21	Náutico	Free [2]
—	SS	Diego Cardoso	21	Bragantino	Free [2]
22	AM	Patito Rodríguez	25	Johor	Free [2]
—	AM	Pedro Castro	22	Santa Cruz	Free [2]
—	CB	Jubal	21	Avaí	Free [2]
28	CB	Lucas Veríssimo	20	Youth system	Free [3]
33	GK	John Victor	19	Youth system	Free [3]
31	LW	Maxi Rolón	21	Barcelona B	Free
2	CB	Luiz Felipe	22	Paraná Clube	R$1M [4]
32	CB	Fabián Noguera	22	Banfield	Free [5]
—	FW	Thiago Ribeiro	30	Atlético Mineiro	Free [2]
22	ST	Rodrigão	22	Campinense	R$1,5M [6]
40	AM	Emiliano Vecchio	27	Qatar SC	Free [7]
36	LW	Jonathan Copete	28	Atlético Nacional	R$5M
—	GK	Gabriel Gasparotto	22	Capivariano	Free [2]
—	FW	Stéfano Yuri	22	Botafogo–SP	Free [2]
39	AM	Jean Mota	22	Fortaleza	R$ 800K
—	SS	Diego Cardoso	22	Vila Nova	Free [2]
—	DF	Emerson Palmieri	22	Roma	Free [2]

Loans in

N.	P	Name	Age	Loaned from	Loan expires	Source	Fee
26	SS	Paulinho	27	Flamengo	December 2016		R$ 300K
30	ST	Joel	22	Cruzeiro	December 2016		Free
—	CB	Diego Silva	22	Náutico	December 2016		Free [8]
23	AM	Ronaldo Mendes	23	Comercial Viçosa	December 2016		Free [8]
19	ST	Matheus Nolasco	20	Penapolense	December 2017		Free [8]
45	LW	Walterson	21	São Bernardo	December 2016	[ permanent dead link ]	Free [8]
25	MF	Yuri	21	Audax	December 2017		Free

Transfers out

N.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Fee	Source
23	LB	Chiquinho	26	Coimbra	Loan return	Free
7	SS	Leandro	22	Palmeiras	Loan return	Free
39	ST	Nilson	24	Cianorte	Loan return	Free
2	CB	Werley	27	Grêmio	Loan return	Free
31	AM	Marquinhos Gabriel	25	Al-Nassr	Loan return	Free
—	RB	Crystian	23	Paysandu	End of contract	Free
24	DM	Cristian Ledesma	33	Free agent	Contract terminated	Free
44	CB	Leonardo	29	Santa Cruz	Contract terminated	Free
—	RB	Rafael Galhardo	24	Anderlecht	Transfer	R$4.4M [9]
11	SS	Geuvânio	23	Tianjin Quanjian	Transfer	R$48M [10]
—	CB	Jubal	22	Arouca	Contract terminated	Free
40	SS	Neto Berola	28	Atlético Mineiro	Loan return	Free
31	SS	Maxi Rolón	21	Free agent	Contract terminated	Free
23	MF	Ronaldo Mendes	23	Al-Wasl	Contract terminated	R$1M	Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
21	MF	Leandrinho	22	Rio Ave	Transfer	undisclosed
22	MF	Patito Rodríguez	26	AEK	End of Contract	Free
10	ST	Gabriel	19	Internazionale	Transfer	R$98M [11]
15	MF	Edwin Valencia	31	Free agent	Rescinded	Free

Loans out

N.	P	Name	Age	Loaned to	Loan expires	Source
33	GK	Gabriel Gasparotto	22	Capivariano	May 2016
—	SS	Diego Cardoso	21	Vila Nova	December 2016
—	ST	Stéfano Yuri	21	Botafogo–SP	May 2016
—	MF	Pedro Castro	23	Botafogo–PB	December 2016
—	ST	Leandro Damião	26	Real Betis	July 2016
25	MF	Lucas Otávio	21	Paraná	December 2016
–	FW	Thiago Ribeiro	30	Bahia	December 2016
19	MF	Marquinhos	26	Oeste	May 2017
32	DF	Paulo Ricardo	22	Sion	June 2017
41	MF	Serginho	21	Vitória	December 2016
—	DF	Emerson Palmieri	22	Roma	June 2017
—	FW	Leandro Damião	26	Flamengo	June 2017
35	FW	Lucas Crispim	22	Atlético Goianiense	December 2016

Overall transfer activity

Spending Transfers in: (~ R$8,300,000) Loans in: (~ R$300,000) Total: (~ R$8,600,000)

Income Transfers out: (~ R$86,600,000) Loans out: (~ R$0,000,000) Total: (~ R$86,600,000)

Balance Profit/Loss: (~ R$78,000,000)

Contracts

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Status	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
15	DM		Edwin Valencia	30	Signed	7 months	July 2016	Globo Esporte
19	AM		Marquinhos	26	Signed	1 year	December 2016	Santos FC
41	AM		Serginho	20	Signed	3 years	December 2018	Terra
4	RB		Victor Ferraz	27	Signed	4 years	December 2019	Glono Esporte
33	GK		Gabriel Gasparotto	22	Signed	2 years	December 2017	Santos FC
33	GK		John Victor	19	Signed	5 years	January 2021	Terra
11	MF		Elano	34	Signed	6 Months	December 2016	Globo Esporte
6	DF		Gustavo Henrique	22	Signed	4 years	January 2020	Santos FC
28	DF		Lucas Veríssimo	20	Signed	3 years	December 2019	Globo Esporte
8	MF		Renato	36	Signed	1 year	December 2017	Globo Esporte
18	MF		Vitor Bueno	21	Signed	4 years	May 2020	Globo Esporte
19	AM		Marquinhos	26	Signed	1 year	December 2017	Globo Esporte
15	DM		Edwin Valencia	31	Signed	5 months	December 2016	Globo Esporte
12	GK		Vladimir	27	Signed	2 years	December 2018	Ademir Quintino
37	LB		Zeca	22	Signed	4 years	December 2020	Glono Esporte

Last updated: 18 November 2016

Pre-season and Friendlies

Bahia v Santos

23 January Pre-season friendly	Bahia	2 – 2	Santos	Salvador
18:30 UTC-03:00	Paulo Roberto  15' Hernane 48', 55' (pen.) Gustavo  68' Hayner  90+3'	Report	24' Gabriel  28' Lucas Lima  30' Victor Ferraz  43' Alison  54'  90+3' Caju 90+1' Serginho	Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 10,429 Referee: Diego Pombo Lopez

Santos v Benfica

8 October Friendly	Santos	1 – 1	Benfica	Santos
16:15 UTC-03:00	Luiz Filipe  30' Noguera 88'	Report	27' Cervi 47' (pen.) Salvio	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 10,149 Referee: Raphael Claus

Sources: ^{[59] [60]}

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Campeonato Brasileiro	—	2nd	14 May	11 December
Copa do Brasil	First round	Quarterfinals	21 April	19 October
Campeonato Paulista	Group stage	Winners	31 January	8 May

Updated to match played 12 December 2016
Source: Competitions

Detailed overall summary

	Total	Home	Away
Games played	66	34	32
Games won	38	27	11
Games drawn	15	5	10
Games lost	13	2	11
Biggest win	4–1 v Mogi Mirim 4–1 v Ferroviária	4–1 v Mogi Mirim 4–1 v Ferroviária	3–0 v Galvez
Biggest loss	0–2 v Red Bull Brasil 0–2 v Internacional 0–2 v Flamengo	0–1 v Internacional 0–1 v Figueirense	0–2 v Red Bull Brasil 0–2 v Internacional 0–2 v Flamengo
Clean sheets	26	17	9
Goals scored	110	70	40
Goals conceded	59	21	38
Goal difference	+51	+49	+2
Average GF per game	1.67	2.06	1.25
Average GA per game	0.89	0.62	1.19
Yellow cards	133	63	70
Red cards	5	1	4
Most appearances	Vanderlei (63)	Vanderlei (33)	Vanderlei (30)
Top scorer	Ricardo Oliveira (22)	Ricardo Oliveira (14)	Ricardo Oliveira (8)
Worst discipline	Lucas Lima (1) (15)	Lucas Lima (8)	Gustavo Henrique (1) (8)
Points	129/198 (65.15%)	86/102 (84.31%)	43/96 (44.79%)
Winning rate	57.58%	79.41%	34.38%

Last updated: 12 December 2016
Source: Competitive matches

Campeonato Brasileiro

Main article: 2016 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
38	22	5	11	59	35	+24	71	15	2	2	36	11	+25	7	3	9	23	24	−1

Last updated: 12 December 2016.
Source: Soccerway

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	W
Position	17	9	7	12	15	11	5	4	8	5	3	6	4	4	4	4	2	1	5	2	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	2

Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2016. Source: Globo Esporte
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Palmeiras (C)	38	24	8	6	62	32	+30	80	Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage
2	Santos	38	22	5	11	59	35	+24	71
3	Flamengo	38	20	11	7	52	35	+17	71
4	Atlético Mineiro	38	17	11	10	61	53	+8	62 [a]
5	Botafogo	38	17	8	13	43	39	+4	59	Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores first stage

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. The matchday 38 game between Chapecoense and Atlético Mineiro was cancelled after both teams declined to play following the Chapecoense team plane crash. ^[61] Both teams received a double walkover (3–0 loss for each team). ^[62]

Matches

Atlético Mineiro v Santos

14 May1	Atlético Mineiro	1 – 0	Santos	Belo Horizonte
18:30 UTC-03:00	Cazares 15' 34' Carlos Eduardo  56'	Report	51' David Braz  62' Gustavo Henrique	Stadium: Estádio Independência Attendance: 5,403 Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas

Santos v Coritiba

22 May2	Santos	2 – 1	Coritiba	Santos
11:00 UTC-03:00	Victor Ferraz  22' Zeca  24' Vitor Bueno  30'62' Gustavo Henrique  53' Ronaldo Mendes  90+6' Renato 90+7'	Report	18' Alan Santos 20' 25' Kléber	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 7,472 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

Figueirense v Santos

25 May3	Figueirense	2 – 2	Santos	Florianópolis
19:30 UTC-03:00	Elicarlos  24' Jaime  34' Rafael Moura 38' Gustavo Ermel 90+2'	Report	42' (pen.) Vitor Bueno 57' (pen.) Joel  61' Rafael Longuine  68' Gustavo Henrique  72' Matheus Nolasco  86' Paulinho	Stadium: Orlando Scarpelli Attendance: 5,849 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

Santos v Internacional

29 May4	Santos	0 – 1	Internacional	Santos
18:30 UTC-03:00	Luiz Felipe  64'	Report	35' William 84' Aylon	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 4,468 Referee: André Luiz de Freitas Castro

Corinthians v Santos

1 June5	Corinthians	1 – 0	Santos	São Paulo
21:00 UTC-03:00	Giovanni Augusto 82'	Report	74' Zeca  83' Vitor Bueno	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 30,187 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

Santos v Botafogo

5 June6	Santos	3 – 0	Botafogo	São Paulo
11:00 UTC-03:00	Vitor Bueno 11' Paulinho 35' Thiago Maia  61' Bruno Silva 70' (o.g.)	Report	30' Leandro	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 16,530 Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci

Santa Cruz v Santos

12 June7	Santa Cruz	0 – 2	Santos	Recife
19:00 UTC-03:00	Wallyson  70'	Report	43' Paulinho 45' 55' Zeca 65' Joel	Stadium: Estádio do Arruda Attendance: 16,464 Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha

Santos v Sport

15 June8	Santos	2 – 0	Sport	Santos
21:00 UTC-03:00	Gustavo Henrique  59' Gabriel 66' Vitor Bueno 88'	Report	48' Luiz Antônio  68' Edmílson  89' Oswaldo	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 4,937 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

Atlético Paranaense v Santos

18 June9	Atlético Paranaense	1 – 0	Santos	Curitiba
18:00 UTC-03:00	Giovanny  47' Sidcley  66' Paulo André 88'	Report	82' Renato	Stadium: Arena da Baixada Attendance: 15,359 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Fluminense v Santos

22 June10	Fluminense	2 – 4	Santos	Cariacica
21:45 UTC-03:00	Marcos Júnior 14', 66' Giovanni  83'	Report	39' Rodrigão 45+3', 51' Gabriel 73' 87' Luiz Felipe	Stadium: Kléber Andrade Attendance: 5,310 Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques

Santos v São Paulo

26 June11	Santos	3 – 0	São Paulo	São Paulo
16:00 UTC-03:00	Vitor Bueno 1' Rodrigão 39' Gabriel  60' Lucas Lima  71'90'	Report	17' Calleri  71' Hudson  88' 90'  Lugano	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 24,647 Referee: Raphael Claus

Grêmio v Santos

29 June12	Grêmio	3 – 2	Santos	Porto Alegre
19:30 UTC-03:00	Giuliano 3' Edílson  34' Douglas 45' 75' Marcelo Hermes 89' Walace  90+4'	Report	34' Lucas Lima  62'83' Zeca 65' Copete  84' Yuri	Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 13,088 Referee: Eduardo Tomaz De Aquino Valadão

Santos v Chapecoense

3 July13	Santos	3 – 0	Chapecoense	Santos
16:00 UTC-03:00	Rodrigão 61' Copete 65' 66' Yuri 87'	Report	70' Josimar	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 10,322 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo

Palmeiras v Santos

12 July14	Palmeiras	1 – 1	Santos	São Paulo
20:30 UTC-03:00	Mina 6' Moisés  10' Erik  18' Arouca  85'	Report	10'56' Gabriel  65' Zeca	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 40,035 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Santos v Ponte Preta

16 July15	Santos	3 – 1	Ponte Preta	Santos
18:30 UTC-03:00	Victor Ferraz 22' Thiago Maia  38' Vitor Bueno 56' Gabriel 72' 78' Zeca  90+4'	Report	24' William Pottker  83' Wendel 84' Roger	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 11,979 Referee: Marielson Alves Silva

Vitória v Santos

24 July16	Vitória	2 – 3	Santos	Salvador
18:30 UTC-03:00	Kanu 30' José Welison  31' Willian Farias  45+3' Dagoberto  45+3' Vander 71'	Report	20' Vitor Bueno 32' Copete  44' Ricardo Oliveira 82' Jean Mota  85' Gustavo Henrique	Stadium: Barradão Attendance: 9,244 Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques

Santos v Cruzeiro

31 July17	Santos	2 – 0	Cruzeiro	Santos
16:00 UTC-03:00	Ricardo Oliveira  28' Vitor Bueno 61' Lucas 74' (o.g.)	Report	37' Willian	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 13,830 Referee: Wagner Reway

Santos v Flamengo

3 August18	Santos	0 – 0	Flamengo	Cuiabá
21:45 UTC-03:00	Caju  82' Luiz Felipe  90+1'	Report	83' Éverton  88' Rafael Vaz	Stadium: Arena Pantanal Attendance: 21,799 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas

América Mineiro v Santos

7 August19	América Mineiro	1 – 0	Santos	Belo Horizonte
11:00 UTC-03:00	Gilson  38' Leandro Guerreiro  61' Juninho 90'	Report	44' Lucas Lima  79' Vanderlei	Stadium: Estádio Independência Attendance: 2,893 Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves

Santos v Atlético Mineiro

14 August20	Santos	3 – 0	Atlético Mineiro	Santos
16:00 UTC-03:00	Gustavo Henrique 12' 70' Luiz Felipe  50' Victor Ferraz  55' Ricardo Oliveira 69', 90+4' Yuri  90+3'	Report	50' Fred  70' Victor  74' Rafael Carioca  79' Fábio Santos	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 10,250 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

Coritiba v Santos

21 August21	Coritiba	2 – 1	Santos	Curitiba
18:00 UTC-03:00	Neto Berola  39' Kléber 73' Iago 86'	Report	42' Léo Cittadini  51' Gustavo Henrique 59' Ricardo Oliveira  90+3' Jean Mota	Stadium: Couto Pereira Attendance: 7,972 Referee: Claudio Francisco Lima Silva

Santos v Figueirense

28 August22	Santos	0 – 1	Figueirense	Santos
11:00 UTC-03:00	Copete  17' Thiago Maia  47' Renato  60'	Report	24' Ferrugem 48' (pen.) Rafael Moura  90+3' Werley	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 11,456 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araujo

Internacional v Santos

8 September23	Internacional	2 – 1	Santos	Porto Alegre
21:00 UTC-03:00	Anselmo  18' Seijas 43' 90+2' Fabinho  60' Aylon 62' Eduardo  89'	Report	19'  Lucas Lima  26' Victor Ferraz 28' 30' Ricardo Oliveira  45+1' Gustavo Henrique	Stadium: Beira-Rio Attendance: 29,996 Referee: Rodrigo Raposo

Santos v Corinthians

11 September24	Santos	2 – 1	Corinthians	Santos
16:00 UTC-03:00	Copete  30' Vitor Bueno 71' (pen.) Renato 85' Vecchio  88'	Report	27' Fagner 37' Marlone	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 8,610 Referee: Raphael Claus

Botafogo v Santos

14 September25	Botafogo	0 – 1	Santos	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC-03:00	Bruno Silva  42' Rodrigo Pimpão  80'	Report	4' Zeca  36' Jean Mota	Stadium: Arena Botafogo Attendance: 11,422 Referee: Paulo Henrique Schleich Vollkopf

Santos v Santa Cruz

18 September26	Santos	3 – 2	Santa Cruz	São Paulo
18:30 UTC-03:00	Copete 5' Luiz Felipe  67' Jean Mota 72' Vitor Bueno 86'	Report	40', 85' Keno  74' Wellington Cézar	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 24,586 Referee: Francisco Carlos do Nascimento

Sport v Santos

24 September27	Sport	1 – 0	Santos	Recife
18:30 UTC-03:00	Rogério 11' Matheus Ferraz  26' Neto Moura  41' Vinícius Araújo  90'	Report	15' Copete  74'  74' Elano	Stadium: Ilha do Retiro Attendance: 7,934 Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha

Santos v Atlético Paranaense

1 October28	Santos	2 – 0	Atlético Paranaense	Santos
21:00 UTC-03:00	Ricardo Oliveira 31' (pen.) Lucas Lima  47' David Braz  67' Paulinho 83'	Report	45+1' Weverton	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 5,764 Referee: Pericles Bassols

Santos v Fluminense

5 October29	Santos	2 – 1	Fluminense	Santos
21:00 UTC-03:00	Copete 48' Ricardo Oliveira 80'	Report	64' Wellington Silva	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 5,253 Referee: Igor Junior Benevenuto

São Paulo v Santos

13 October30	São Paulo	0 – 1	Santos	São Paulo
21:00 UTC-03:00	Mena  45+2' Robson  90+3'	Report	46' 61' Copete  48' Zeca  89' Luiz Felipe	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 28,321 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Santos v Grêmio

16 October31	Santos	1 – 1	Grêmio	Santos
19:30 UTC-02:00	Noguera 21' Lucas Lima  52'	Report	10' Everton  34' Lincoln  50' Guilherme  51' Bruno Grassi  74' Kannemann  78' Maicon  89' Rafael Thyere  89' Wallace Oliveira	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 7,969 Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves

Chapecoense v Santos

23 October32	Chapecoense	0 – 1	Santos	Chapecó
19:30 UTC-02:00	Gimenez  29' Thiego  52'	Report	4' Lucas Lima  38' Victor Ferraz  52' Luiz Felipe  88' Vanderlei	Stadium: Arena Condá Attendance: 7,459 Referee: Nielson Nogueira Dias

Santos v Palmeiras

29 October33	Santos	1 – 0	Palmeiras	Santos
19:30 UTC-02:00	Copete 67' Lucas Lima  70' Zeca  74' Ricardo Oliveira  81' Noguera  84'	Report	45+2' Mina  87' Moisés  90+4' Gabriel Jesus	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 13,574 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva

Ponte Preta v Santos

5 November34	Ponte Preta	1 – 2	Santos	Campinas
21:00 UTC-02:00	William Pottker 22' (pen.) Abuda  64'	Report	24' David Braz 67' Ricardo Oliveira 89' Copete	Stadium: Moisés Lucarelli Attendance: 10,208 Referee: Braulio da Silva Machado

Santos v Vitória

17 November35	Santos	3 – 2	Vitória	Santos
19:30 UTC-02:00	Yuri  27' Copete 35', 84' Thiago Maia  45+3' Ricardo Oliveira  45+3'68' (pen.)	Report	62' (pen.) Marinho  66' Diogo Mateus 90+3' Serginho	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 9,258 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Cruzeiro v Santos

20 November36	Cruzeiro	2 – 2	Santos	Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC-02:00	De Arrascaeta 22' 81' Romero  61' Henrique  69' Alisson  77' Manoel 89'	Report	38' Lucas Lima 48', 62' (pen.) Ricardo Oliveira  70' Vanderlei  90+2' Jean Mota	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 11,442 Referee: Heber Roberto Lopes

Flamengo v Santos

27 November37	Flamengo	2 – 0	Santos	Rio de Janeiro
17:00 UTC-02:00	Guerrero 5' Diego 87' 87'	Report		Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 33,924 Referee: Eduardo Tomaz de Aquino Valadão

Santos v América Mineiro

11 December38	Santos	1 – 0	América Mineiro	Santos
17:00 UTC-02:00	Ricardo Oliveira 49'	Report	15' Juninho	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

Source: ^[63]

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2016 Copa do Brasil

First round

Santos–AP v Santos

21 April1st leg	Santos–AP	1 – 1	Santos	Macapá
21:30 UTC-03:00	Rafinha 45' Armando  56' Cavalo  70' Fabinho  79'	Report	58' Luiz Felipe  74' Paulinho 78' Joel  88' Alison	Stadium: Zerão Attendance: 503 Referee: Joelson Ferreira

Santos v Santos–AP

28 April2nd leg	Santos	3 – 0 (4–1 agg.)	Santos–AP	Santos
19:30 UTC-03:00	Elano  30' Luiz Felipe 45+1' Lucas Veríssimo  47' Ronaldo Mendes 66' Alison  71' 71' Joel 82'	Report	47' 71' Lessandro  59' Rafinha  65' Cavalo  71' Pretão	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 5,712 Referee: William Machado Steffen

Second round

Galvez v Santos

11 May1st leg	Galvez	0 – 3	Santos	Rio Branco
17:30 UTC-05:00	Gato  53' Araújo Jordão  73' Chumbo  84'	Report	35' Rafael Longuine 45' 56' Paulinho  46' Lucas Veríssimo 59' Fernando Medeiros	Stadium: Arena da Floresta Attendance: 1,572 Referee: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá

Third round

Gama v Santos

20 July1st leg	Gama	0 – 0	Santos	Gama
21:45 UTC-03:00		Report	41' Gustavo Henrique  83' Paulinho  90+2' Lucas Lima	Stadium: Bezerrão Attendance: 12,066 Referee: Adriano Milczvski

Santos v Gama

27 July2nd leg	Santos	3 – 0 (3–0 agg.)	Gama	Santos
21:45 UTC-03:00	Ricardo Oliveira 26', 44' (pen.), 57' (pen.) Copete  65'	Report	36' Murilo  43' David  45' Michel  56' Adilson Maringá  79' Pedrão  80' Eduardo	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 9,883 Referee: Diego Pombo Lopez

Round of 16

Santos v Vasco

24 August1st leg	Santos	3 – 1	Vasco	Santos
19:30 UTC-03:00	Lucas Lima  15'65' Renato 30' Ricardo Oliveira 37'	Report	19' Mádson  36' Diguinho 90+6' Éder Luís	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 6,130 Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes

Vasco v Santos

21 September2nd leg	Vasco	2 – 2 (3–5 agg.)	Santos	Rio de Janeiro
21:45 UTC-03:00	Nenê 25' Diguinho  45+1' Douglas Luiz  67' Éderson 70' Andrezinho  87' Rodrigo  90+5'	Report	11' Copete  41' Rodrigão 83' (o.g.) Rodrigo  86' Thiago Maia  87' Zeca	Stadium: São Januário Attendance: 17,393 Referee: Jean Pierre Goncalves Lima

Quarter-finals

Santos v Internacional

28 September1st leg	Santos	2 – 1	Internacional	Santos
19:30 UTC−03:00	Copete 49' Rodrigão 56' Paulinho  90+1'	Report	58' Artur 72' Seijas  90+1' Fernando Bob	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 6,592 Referee: Gilberto Rodrigues Castro Júnior

Internacional v Santos

19 October2nd leg	Internacional	2 – 0 (3–2 agg.)	Santos	Porto Alegre
19:30 UTC−02:00	Aylon 10' Andrigo  27' Eduardo Sasha 88'	Report		Stadium: Beira Rio Attendance: 15,065 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro)

Campeonato Paulista

Main article: 2016 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	11	7	1	34	17	+17	40	8	3	0	22	8	+14	3	4	1	12	9	+3

Last updated: 8 May 2016.
Source: Globo Esporte

Group stage

Main article: 2016 Campeonato Paulista § Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Santos (Q)	15	9	5	1	28	14	+14	32	Advance to the quarter-finals
2	São Bento (Q)	15	7	6	2	21	11	+10	27
3	Linense (E)	15	4	8	3	21	19	+2	20
4	Botafogo-SP (E)	15	4	7	4	15	14	+1	19
5	Oeste (R)	15	3	4	8	13	20	−7	13	Relegated

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Matches

Santos v São Bernardo

30 January1	Santos	1 – 1	São Bernardo	Santos
17:00 UTC-02:00	Gabriel  57'81'	Report	10' Luciano Castán  29' Léo Veloso  66' Paulo Marcelo	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 9,341 Referee: José Claudio Rocha Filho

Ponte Preta v Santos

3 February2	Ponte Preta	0 – 2	Santos	Campinas
21:45 UTC-02:00	Eurico  22' Rhayner  70' Alexandro  71' Jeferson  77' Ferron  85'	Report	10' Ricardo Oliveira 38' (pen.) Gabriel  45' Paulinho  56' Lucas Lima  85' Lucas Veríssimo	Stadium: Moisés Lucarelli Attendance: 7,004 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro

Santos v Ituano

6 February3	Santos	2 – 1	Ituano	Santos
11:00 UTC-02:00	Gustavo Henrique 45+3' Elano  89' Ricardo Oliveira 90+7' (pen.) Lucas Lima  90+9'	Report	21' 90+6' Raul Prata  38' Luiz Felipe  38' Claudinho  45+2' Peri 82' 90+2' Naylhor	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 5,501 Referee: Douglas Marques das Flores

Novorizontino v Santos

13 February4	Novorizontino	3 – 3	Santos	Novo Horizonte
21:00 UTC-02:00	Pereira 53' Fagner 68' Lima 72' 82'	Report	40' Gabriel 58' Lucas Lima 85' Victor Ferraz	Stadium: Jorjão Attendance: 8,505 Referee: Luiz Vanderlei Martinucho

Palmeiras v Santos

20 February5	Palmeiras	0 – 0	Santos	São Paulo
17:00 UTC-02:00	Matheus Sales  48' Gabriel Jesus  63' Alecsandro  90+3'	Report	34' Victor Ferraz  73' Ricardo Oliveira  80' Elano  83' Zeca  84' Léo Cittadini  88' Gustavo Henrique	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 23,181 Referee: Raphael Claus

Santos v Mogi Mirim

25 February6	Santos	4 – 1	Mogi Mirim	São Paulo
19:30 UTC-03:00	Bruno Costa 26' (o.g.) Joel 51', 74' Gustavo Henrique  60' Lucas Lima 90+1' (pen.)	Report	35' Renato Santos  51' Gabriel Dias  65' Bruno Teles 83' Wendel  90+3' Lulinha	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 11,371 Referee: Alessandro Darcie

RB Brasil v Santos

28 February7	RB Brasil	2 – 0	Santos	São José dos Campos [64]
19:30 UTC-03:00	Everton Silva  25' Thiago Galhardo 38' Luan  48' Dráusio  70' Breno Lopes  78' Roger 88'	Report		Stadium: Martins Pereira Attendance: 6,191 Referee: Vinícius Gonçalves Dias Araújo

Santos v Corinthians

6 March8	Santos	2 – 0	Corinthians	Santos
16:00 UTC-03:00	Ricardo Oliveira 9', 85' Victor Ferraz  71' Lucas Lima  83'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 9,635 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues Souza

Santos v Água Santa

12 March9	Santos	1 – 0	Água Santa	São Paulo
18:30 UTC-03:00	Rafael Longuine 30' Thiago Maia  31' Ronaldo Mendes  90+1'	Report	17' Rafael Santiago  27' 56' André Rocha  48' Jonathan	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 16,035 Referee: Vinícius Furlan

XV de Piracicaba v Santos

15 March [65] 11	XV de Piracicaba	0 – 1	Santos	Piracicaba
19:30 UTC-03:00	Henrique Santos  53' Clayton  68'	Report	22' Lucas Veríssimo 41' Gustavo Henrique  71' Victor Ferraz	Stadium: Barão da Serra Negra Attendance: 5,919 Referee: Alessandro Darcie

Rio Claro v Santos

20 March10	Rio Claro	0 – 0	Santos	Rio Claro
18:30 UTC-03:00	Rodrigo Celeste  31' João Paulo  46' Léo Coelho  71'	Report	58' Thiago Maia	Stadium: Schmidtão Attendance: 2,323 Referee: Rafael Gomes Felix da Silva

Santos v São Paulo

27 March12	Santos	1 – 1	São Paulo	Santos
18:30 UTC-03:00	Joel 59' Neto Berola  90+2'	Report	83' Alan Kardec  90' Lucas Fernandes	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 6,239 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza

Santos v Ferroviária

31 March13	Santos	4 – 1	Ferroviária	Santos
19:30 UTC-03:00	Gabriel  23'90+3' (pen.) Zeca 63' Paulinho 72', 76' Lucas Lima  75'	Report	33' Tiago Marques  50' Thallyson  61' Fernando Gabriel	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 4,208 Referee: Luiz Vanderlei Martinucho

Capivariano v Santos

3 April14	Capivariano	3 – 5	Santos	Capivari
18:30 UTC-03:00	Bruno Maia 23', 45+3' Wigor  75' Jacio  81' Kleiton Domingues 90+2'	Report	27' (o.g.) Fabrício 31', 59' Ricardo Oliveira  50' Gustavo Henrique  64'67' Vitor Bueno  72' Vanderlei  84' Thiago Maia  86' Elano  87'88' Gabriel	Stadium: Arena Capivari Attendance: 2,541 Referee: Rodrigo Guarizo do Amaral

Santos v Audax

10 April15	Santos	2 – 1	Audax	Santos
16:00 UTC-03:00	Léo Cittadini 59' Zeca  67' Ronaldo Mendes 88'	Report	44' Wellington  45+2' Sidão  54' Gabriel Nunes  90+2' Tchê Tchê	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 12,368 Referee: Rafael Gomes Felix da Silva

Knockout stage

Main article: 2016 Campeonato Paulista knockout stage

Quarter-final

Santos v São Bento

16 AprilQuarter-final	Santos	2 – 0	São Bento	Santos
18:30 UTC-03:00	Vitor Bueno 9', 41' David Braz  75'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 12,051 Referee: Vinícius Gonçalves Dias Araújo

Semi-final

Santos v Palmeiras

24 AprilSemi-final	Santos	2 – 2 (3–2 p)	Palmeiras	Santos
16:00 UTC-03:00	Gabriel 40', 74' 45+4' Elano  45+1' Vitor Bueno  75'	Report	17' Egídio  45+3' Alecsandro  55' Gabriel  57' Thiago Martins  61' Matheus Sales 88', 89' Rafael Marques  90' Vagner  90+4' Vitor Hugo	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 13,690 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido de Souza
	Penalties
	Lucas Lima David Braz Zeca Victor Ferraz		Cleiton Xavier Barrios Jean Rafael Marques Fernando Prass

Finals

Audax v Santos

1 May1st leg	Audax	1 – 1	Santos	Osasco
16:00 UTC-03:00	André Castro  40' Mike 58' Wellington  75'	Report	60' Lucas Lima 80' Ronaldo Mendes  86' Gustavo Henrique	Stadium: José Liberatti Attendance: 12,269 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Santos v Audax

8 May2nd leg	Santos	1 – 0 (2–1 agg.)	Audax	Santos
16:00 UTC-03:00	Victor Ferraz  3' Ricardo Oliveira 45' Gustavo Henrique  51' Thiago Maia  54' Gabriel  69'	Report	69' Velicka  80' Bruno Paulo	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 16,018 Referee: Raphael Claus

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18. Lesionado, De contrato renovado, Elano será desfalque para o Santos por até três semanas
19. Renato fratura o nariz no San-São, passará por cirurgia e vira desfalque
20. Com máscara, Renato volta a treinar em campo após fratura no nariz
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23. Léo Cittadini sofre entorse e está fora das finais do Paulistão
24. Exame aponta lesão, e Lucas Lima faz tratamento no CT: "Focado dia e noite"
25. Com Lucas Lima, Santos relaciona 23 jogadores para enfrentar o Coritiba
26. Lucas Lima e Ricardo Oliveira fora da estreia santista no Brasileirão
27. Recuperados, Ricardo Oliveira e David Braz dão novas opções a Dorival
28. Com caxumba, Joel desfalca o Santos contra o Galvez, pela Copa do Brasil
29. Recuperado, Joel volta a trabalhar no CT Rei Pelé
30. Rodrigão se lesiona durante treino no CT e adia estreia pelo Santos
31. Dorival testa Yuri e Rodrigão no time titular do Santos contra o Fluminense
32. Com lesão na coxa, David Braz desfalca Santos por duas semanas
33. Com reforços, Santos relaciona 23 jogadores para enfrentar o Santa Cruz
34. Com Copete, Santos relaciona 23 jogadores para enfrentar o Grêmio
35. Santos poupa Ricardo Oliveira contra o Gama e relaciona 23 jogadores
36. Sem Lucas Lima, Santos relaciona 23 jogadores para enfrentar o Atlético-PR
37. Lucas Lima volta, e Santos relaciona 23 jogadores para enfrentar o Fluminense
38. Volante Alison passa por artroscopia no joelho direito
39. Alison volta a treinar com bola e se aproxima de retorno ao Santos
40. Com edema na coxa, Lucas Lima desfalca Santos contra o Gama
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Notes

1. Player from Santos B with first team experience
2. Loan return
3. Promoted from the youth setup
4. Santos retained 55% of the federative rights
5. The deal will be effective only in May when his contract with Banfield ends
6. The deal will be effective only in May when Campeonato Paraibano and Copa do Nordeste ends
7. The deal will be effective only in July when his contract with Qatar SC ends
8. Originally signed for Santos B
9. Santos received R$ 3.6M (70%)
10. Santos received R$ 17M (35%)
11. Santos received R$ 65M

External links

• Official Site (in Portuguese)
• Official YouTube Channel (in Portuguese)