Santos Football Club is a Jamaican football club, which currently plays in the second level
KSAFA Super League
The KSAFA Championship League also known for sponsorship purposes as the 'Campari/KSAFA Championship League'' , is a men's third division football league, it’s sanctioned by the Jamaican Football Federation. The league is contested between 12 ...
.
The team is based in
Kingston,
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
.
History
Founded on April 16, 1964 by former Jamaica national team coach,
Winston Chung Fah, the name and symbol of the team are a tribute to
Pelé
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, ...
's
Santos FC
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 ...
of
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. Also, the team colors are in honor of the Brazilian national team.
The team has won the
Jamaica National Premier League on 5 separate occasions: in the 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77 and 1979–80 seasons.
Jamaica – List of Champions
– RSSSF
References
External links
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* http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090505/sports/sports5.html
Football clubs in Jamaica
Association football clubs established in 1964
1964 establishments in Jamaica
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