Santos Futebol Clube, commonly known as Santos or Sereias da Vila, is a Brazilian women's

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club, based in the city of Santos,

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. They won the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino once, the

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twice and the Copa Libertadores Femenina twice.

History

The club was created in 1997 as part of Santos, in a partnership with Fundação Pró-Esportes de Santos (Fupes). They won two national competitions, which are the Liga Nacional in 2007, the

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. The club won the Copa Mercosul in 2006, and the

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in 2007. The Campeonato Paulista organized by LINAF was won by Santos in 2009, beating Corinthians in the final. Santos competed in the

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, winning the competition after beating Universidad Autónoma of Paraguay 9–0 in the final, played on 18 October. They won the 2009 Copa do Brasil on 1 December 2009, after beating

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3–0 in the final, played at Estádio do Pacaembu. In 2010, they won again the

, after beating Everton 1–0 in

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, and in 2011 they won the Campeonato Paulista again, after they beat Centro Olímpico in the final.

Closure 2012

The women's section was closed in 2012. The club's president Luis Álvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro closed down the women's team and the men's

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team because an alleged lack of sponsorship meant they were not self-sustaining. It was attributed to the effort of holding male star player

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at Santos.

2015 Reestablishment

In 2015 incoming Santos president Modesto Roma Júnior reinstated the women's team, as part of wider reforms aimed at repairing the previous regime's financial mismanagement.

Players

Current squad

Youth team

Out on loan

Stadium

Santos play their home games at Estádio Vila Belmiro, hence the club's nickname Sereias da Vila, meaning Vila's Mermaids. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 16,798 people. They also play occasionally at neighbouring Estádio Ulrico Mursa, which is owned by

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Honours

Official tournaments

* * shared record

Youth team

* Campeonato Paulista Sub-17 (1): 2020

References

External links

Official website
{{Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 Santos FC Women's football clubs in Brazil Association football clubs established in 1997 1997 establishments in Brazil

History

Closure 2012

2015 Reestablishment

Players

Current squad

Youth team

Out on loan

Stadium

Honours

Official tournaments

Youth team

See also

References

External links