The 2012 season was

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's 100th season in existence and the club's fifty-third consecutive season in the top flight of

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. Santos won the

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title for the third consecutive time and became the first team in 43 years to win three straight São Paulo state championships.

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was the top scorer and the best player. They also competed in the

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as the defending champions, exiting in the

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after a 1–2 aggregate loss against eventual winners

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. On 26 September, Santos beat

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with an aggregate of 2–0 to win the

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for the first time. Santos' youth team won the U20 Campeonato Paulista by beating

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2–0 on aggregate score. Santos finished the Campeonato Brasileiro in eighth place after winning their last match 3–1 against

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on 1 December.

Key events

*5 January: Santos announce that

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will become club's official kit supplier. *9 January:

wins 2011 FIFA Puskás Goal of the Year Award. *19 January:

named best soccer player in South America in 2011. *28 January: Highest scorer in

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history,

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visits Santos' training ground and plays football with

. *2 February:

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reaches 400 matches as Santos' player. *3 February: Santos release new kit produced by

*5 February:

scores his 100th goal as professional footballer. *10 February: Uruguayan right back Fucile joins the club from

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on a one-year loan deal. *24 February: Santos launch centenary' clock at Santos beach. *12 March: Neymar participates a charity dinner with

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. *27 March: The movie "Santos, 100 years of football art" is released in Brazilians theaters *4 April: ''Editora Magma Cultural'' release the book "Santos, 100 years of football art". *14 April: Santos centenary birthday. *14 April: Santos release new third kit. *29 April:

scores his 100th goal as Santos' player *10 May:

scores his 105th and 106th career goals with Santos, becoming the team's top scorer in the post-Pele era. *5 July:

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and Ganso are included in the Brazil squad for the

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. *16 July: Santos' coach,

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renew his contract until December 2013. *24 July:

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announces Vila Belmiro as the first Brazilian stadium in

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's history. *19 August:

completes 100 matches as Santos' coach. *14 September: Santos release new away kit. *29 October:

shortlisted for FIFA Ballon d’Or 2012. *3 November: Cruzeiro's fans applaud and chant

's name after a hat-trick and an assist at the Estádio Independência. *14 November:

nominated for

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2012.

Players

Squad information

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

Last updated: 1 December 2012
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

Copa Libertadores squad

As of 14 February 2012, according to combined sources on the official website.
In

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competitions players must be assigned numbers between 1 and 25. ¹

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and Vinicius Simon left the club during the competition, and for their places,

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and

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were entered.

Recopa Sudamericana squad

As of 20 August 2012, according to combined sources on the official website.
In

competitions players must be assigned numbers between 1 and 25.

Club

Coaching staff

Other staff

Club officials

Kit

The previous season kit was used until April due an agreement that Santos had with

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. The home kit was released on 3 February 2012. Later, on 14 April 2012, Santos' centenary birthday, the third kit was released with the "sea color". The third kit was used as away kit until 14 October 2012, when the traditional away kit with black and white stripes was released in the match against

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valid for the 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro.

Official sponsorship

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* Netshoes * CSU CardSystem * Marabraz.

Transfers

In

Out

* 1: Included in David Braz and Rafael Galhardo transfers. * 2: Included in Ezequiel Miralles transfer.

Out on loan

Competitions

Overall summary

Detailed overall summary

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Recopa Sudamericana

Campeonato Brasileiro

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Campeonato Paulista

Results summary

First stage

=League table

=Results by round

=Matches

Knockout stage

=Quarter-final

=Semi-final

=Finals

Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Knockout stage

=Round of 16

=Quarter-finals

=Semi-finals

Notes

References

External links

Official Site

Official Youtube Channel
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