Santos Futebol Clube, also known as Santos-AP () or simply Santos, is a Brazilian professional

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club based in

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Amapá Amapá () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northern region of Brazil. It is the second least populous state and the eighteenth largest by area. Located in the far northern part of the country, Amapá is bordered clockwise by Fr ...

. The team competes in the

Campeonato Amapaense The Campeonato Amapaense, commonly known simply as Amapazão, is the football league of the State of Amapá, Brazil. It is organized by the Amapá State Football Federation. Format First Stage *Standard round-robin, in which all teams play each ...

, the top division in the Amapá state football league system. Founded in 1973, they are located in the

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of Coração and play their home matches at the state-owned

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. They are the fourth most successful club in Amapá (alongside Trem and

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) in terms of league trophies won, with seven Amapazão titles. Santos has also won the Amapaense Second Division once, in 2007. The club reached the Amapaense finals in seven consecutive seasons between 2013 and 2019, taking the title six times during that period. Santos is the top-ranked team from Amapá in CBF's national club ranking, being placed 100th overall.

History

In Amapá, precisely in 1973, Otávio Nogueira and Delson Furtado, mobilized a group of friends to found the Santos Futebol Clube in Macapá. The historic meeting took place exactly on 11 May 1973.

Stadium

Like other clubs in the state, Santos does not have its own stadium. Since 2017, all football matches in Amapá are held at

. Up until 2014, the team also played at Glicerão, which is currently undergoing renovation.

Rivalries

Santos rivals are Oratório and Trem.

Honours

State

** Champions (7): 2000, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 ** Runners-up (3): 2011, 2018, 2021 * Campeonato Amapaense Segunda Divisão ** Champions: 2007

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External links

* Football clubs in Amapá Association football clubs established in 1973 1973 establishments in Brazil Macapá {{Brazil-footyclub-stub