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

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. 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

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Players

Squad information

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

Reserve team

Appearances and goals

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

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

Disciplinary record

''As of 21 November 2016''
Source
Campeonato BrasileiroCampeonato PaulistaCopa 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

Suspensions served

Injuries

Squad number changes

Managers

Transfers

Transfers in

Loans in

Transfers out

Loans out

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

Pre-season and Friendlies

Sources:

Competitions

Overall

Detailed overall summary

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Campeonato Brasileiro

Results summary

Results by round

League table

Matches

Source:

Copa do Brasil

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Campeonato Paulista

Results summary

Group stage

Matches

Knockout stage

=Quarter-final

=Semi-final

=Finals

References

Notes

External links

Official Site

Official YouTube Channel
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Santos F.C. Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a '' bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals i ...