2006 Santos FC season

The 2006 season was Santos Futebol Clube's ninety-fourth season in existence and the club's forty-seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.

Santos

2006 season
President	Marcelo Teixeira
Manager	Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Stadium	Vila Belmiro
Campeonato Brasileiro	4th
Campeonato Paulista	Winners
Copa do Brasil	Quarter-finals
Copa Sudamericana	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Wellington Paulista (9) All: Reinaldo (11)
Home colours Away colours
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This season, Santos announced the return of the manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo,^[1] who had left the club in the last season and failed at Real Madrid. On 9 April 2006, Santos won the Campeonato Paulista for sixteenth time in history, by beating Portuguesa 2–0 in the last match.^[2] On 31 August, they signed Brazilian midfielder Zé Roberto who was free agent since he left FC Bayern Munich, until June 2007.^[3] In the Campeonato Brasileiro, Santos ended in the 4th place, securing a place in the 2007 Copa Libertadores.^[4] In the Copa do Brasil, Santos were knocked out by Ipatinga in the quarter-finals.^[5] Santos also competed in the Copa Sudamericana, being eliminated in the round of 16 after a 1–3 loss on aggregate to San Lorenzo.^[6]

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  BRA Fábio Costa — GK  BRA Felipe — GK  BRA Roger — DF  BRA Carlinhos — DF  BRA Ávalos — DF  BRA Dênis — DF  BRA Domingos — DF  PAR Manzur — DF  BRA Kléber — DF  BRA Luiz Alberto — DF  BRA Paulo — DF  BRA Ronaldo Guiaro — MF  BRA André — MF  BRA André Luiz — MF  CHI Maldonado — MF  BRA Cléber Santana

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Fabinho — MF  BRA Heleno — MF  BRA Rodrigo Tabata — MF  BRA Zé Roberto — FW  BRA Geílson — FW  BRA Jonas — FW  BRA Leandro Rodrigues — FW  BRA Reinaldo — FW  BRA Renatinho — FW  BRA Rodrigo Tiuí — FW  BRA Wellington Paulista

Source:^[7]

Appearances and goals

				Total			Campeonato Brasileiro		Campeonato Paulista		Copa do Brasil		Copa Sudamericana
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Sts	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls
	GK		Fábio Costa	59	59		33		18		7		1
	GK		Felipe	8	9		6						3
	GK		Roger		1				1
	DF		Dênis	23	26	2	23	2					3
	DF		Paulo	4	4		1						3
	DF		Ávalos	10	12		11		1
	DF		Domingos	25	31	2	21	2	5		2		3
	DF		Julio Manzur	47	50	2	24		16	2	7		3
	DF		Luiz Alberto	55	55	7	29	3	17	4	7		2
	DF		Ronaldo Guiaro	35	37		21		9		5		2
	DF		Carlinhos	8	17	1	13	1	1				3
	DF		Kléber	59	62	5	34	4	18		7	1	3
	MF		Adriano		1		1
	MF		André	16	28	2	24	1					4	1
	MF		André Luiz	9	15		13						2
	MF		Heleno	23	31		19		4		4		4
	MF		Maldonado	40	40		19		18		3
	MF		Cléber Santana	53	56	8	29	2	17	3	7	3	3
	MF		Rodrigo Tabata	44	63	10	36	8	18	2	5		4
	MF		Zé Roberto	12	13	3	12	3					1
	FW		Fabiano	2	4	3	4	3
	FW		Geílson	16	24	2	4		14	2	6
	FW		Jonas	18	25	5	15	1	6	4			4
	FW		Júnior		1	1	1	1
	FW		Leandro	4	12	1	10	1					2
	FW		Reinaldo	27	32	11	17	5	11	3	4	3
	FW		Renatinho		4		3		1
	FW		Rodrigo Tiuí	16	31	6	30	6					1
	FW		Wellington Paulista	27	35	10	30	9			1		4	1
Players who left the club during the season
	DF		Fabinho	32	33	2	8		18	2	6		1
	DF		Neto	14	19		6		10		3
	MF		Gilmar		6		1		5
	MF		Giovanni	1	1				1
	MF		Léo Lima	12	27	8	5		15	5	7	3
	MF		Luciano Henrique	2	3	1			3	1
	MF		Magnum	7	23	4	5		11	3	7	1
	MF		Wendel	26	39	4	18	2	16	1	5	1
	FW		Cláudio Pitbull	1	1				1
	FW		De Nigris	2	5	1	2	1			3
	FW		Galvão	4	9		1		6		2
	FW		Luizão	1	1				1

Last updated: 3 December 2006
Source: Match reports in competitive matches
Ordered by start team, game starts and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
0 shown as blank

Transfers

In

P	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Source
DF		Domingos	20	Grêmio	Loan return
DF		Neto	23	Paraná Clube	Signed	[8]
FW		Jonas	21	Guarani	Signed	[8]
GK		Fábio Costa	28	Corinthians	Signed	[9]
GK		Roger	33	São Paulo	Signed	[9]
MF		Maldonado	26	Cruzeiro	Signed	[10]
MF		Fabinho	26	Cerezo Osaka	Signed	[11]
DF		Julio Manzur	25	Guaraní	Signed	[12]
FW		Galvão	23	Iraty	Loaned	[13]
FW		Reinaldo	26	Kashiwa Reysol	Signed	[14]
FW		Gilmar	21	Vitória	Loaned	[15]
MF		Cléber Santana	24	Kashiwa Reysol	Signed	[16]
DF		Ronaldo Guiaro	31	Besiktas	Signed	[17]
MF		Magnum	23	Iraty	Loaned	[18]
MF		Rodrigo Tabata	25	Goiás	Signed	[19]
FW		Antonio de Nigris	27	Monterrey	Signed	[20]
FW		Rodrigo Tiuí	20	Noroeste	Signed	[21]
FW		Wellington Paulista	23	Juventus	Loaned	[21]
DF		Dênis	22	Ipatinga	Signed	[22]
MF		André	21	Iraty	Loaned	[23]
FW		Leandro	24	Iraty	Loaned	[24]
MF		André Luiz	32	Ajaccio	Signed	[25]
MF		Zé Roberto	32	Bayern München	Signed	[26]
FW		Fabiano	21	Guarani	Loan return	[27]

Out

P	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Source
GK		Mauro	29	Noroeste	Contract terminated	[28]
FW		Frontini	24	Marília	Loan expiration	[29]
MF		Fabinho	29	Internacional	End of contract	[30]
DF		Flávio	25	Unattached	Contract terminated	[31]
MF		Ricardo Bóvio	23	Málaga	Contract terminated	[31]
GK		Henao	34	Unattached	Contract terminated	[31]
MF		Zé Elias	29	Metalurh Donetsk	Transferred	[32]
FW		Basílio	33	Tokyo Verdy	Contract terminated	[33]
FW		William	22	Boavista	End of contract
MF		Élton	25	Alavés	Transferred	[34]
MF		Ricardinho	29	Corinthians	End of contract	[35]
FW		Fabiano	21	Guarani	Loaned	[36]
FW		Cláudio Pitbull	24	Unattached	Contract terminated	[37]
FW		Luizão	30	Unattached	Contract terminated	[38]
MF		Giovanni	33	Al-Hilal	Contract terminated	[39]
DF		Fabinho	26	Toulouse	Transferred	[40]
FW		Diego	22	Internacional	Contract terminated	[41]
DF		Neto	25	Fluminense	Loaned	[42]
MF		Wendel	24	Bordeaux	Contract terminated	[43]
MF		Gilmar	22	Unattached	Contract terminated	[44]
MF		Léo Lima	26	Grêmio	Contract terminated	[45]
MF		Luciano Henrique	27	Pohang Steelers	Loaned	[46]
MF		Magnum	24	Unattached	End of contract	[47]
FW		Antonio de Nigris	24	Unattached	Contract terminated	[48]
FW		Galvão	23	Atlético Mineiro	Contract terminated	[49]

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Assistant coach	Serginho Chulapa, Nei Pandolfo
Fitness trainer	Antônio Mello, Claudio Pavanelli
Goalkeeping coach	Marco Antônio (Mocóca)
Doctors	Carlos Braga, Joaquim Grava

Source: Acervo Santista

Competitions

Overall summary

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Campeonato Brasileiro	—	4th	16 April 2006	3 December 2006
Campeonato Paulista	—	Winners	12 January 2006	9 April 2006
Copa do Brasil	First round	Quarter-finals	15 February 2006	3 May 2006
Copa Sudamericana	Second round	Round of 16	12 January 2006	9 April 2006

Updated to match played 3 December 2006
Source: Competitions

Detailed overall summary

	Total	Home	Away
Games played	68	34	34
Games won	37	29	8
Games drawn	15	3	12
Games lost	16	2	14
Biggest win	5–1 v Palmeiras	5–1 v Palmeiras	4–0 São Paulo
Biggest loss	0–3 v San Lorenzo	0–2 v Vasco da Gama	0–3 v San Lorenzo
Clean sheets	26	20	6
Goals scored	103	61	42
Goals conceded	64	18	46
Goal difference	+39	+43	-4
Average GF per game	1.51	1.79	1.23
Average GC per game	0.94	0.53	1.35
Most appearances	Rodrigo Tabata (63)	Rodrigo Tabata (34)	Kléber (31)
Top scorer	Rodrigo Tabata and Wellington Paulista (10)	Rodrigo Tabata and Wellington Paulista (8)	Reinaldo (5)
Points	126/204 (61.76%)	90/102 (88.23%)	36/102 (35.29%)
Winning rate	54.41%	85.29%	23.53%

Campeonato Brasileiro

Main article: 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Internacional	38	20	9	9	52	36	+16	69	Qualified for the 2007 Copa Libertadores
3	Grêmio	38	20	7	11	64	45	+19	67
4	Santos	38	18	10	10	57	36	+21	64
5	Paraná	38	18	6	14	56	49	+7	60
6	Vasco	38	15	14	9	57	50	+7	59	Qualified for the 2007 Copa Sudamericana

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	18	10	10	57	36	+21	64	15	2	2	34	11	+23	3	8	8	23	25	−2

Last updated: 3 December 2006.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	D	D	W
Position	10	3	1	1	1	2	5	3	5	5	6	6	7	6	3	4	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	5	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2006. Source: Futpédia
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Goiás v Santos

16 April 1	Goiás	0 – 0	Santos	Goiânia
		Report		Stadium: Serra Dourada Referee: Wagner Tardelli

Santos v Atlético–PR

23 April 2	Santos	2 – 0	Atlético–PR	Mogi Mirim
	De Nigris 11' Reinaldo 72'	Report		Stadium: João Paulo II Referee: Clever Assunção Gonçalves

Palmeiras v Santos

30 April 3	Palmeiras	1 – 2	Santos	São Paulo
	Gamarra 65'	Report	67' (o.g.) Paulo Baier 86' Reinaldo	Stadium: Parque Antártica Referee: Alício Pena Júnior

Santos v Fortaleza

6 May 4	Santos	2 – 0	Fortaleza	Santo André
	Rodrigo Tabata 39' Rodrigo Tiuí 45'	Report		Stadium: Bruno José Daniel Referee: Luiz Antonio Silva Santos

Santos v Ponte Preta

13 May 5	Santos	3 – 1	Ponte Preta	Santos
	Preto 2' (o.g.) Da Silva 25' (o.g.) Rodrigo Tiuí 45+2'	Report	49' Iran	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Leonardo Gaciba

Fluminense v Santos

21 May 6	Fluminense	1 – 0	Santos	Rio de Janeiro
	Luiz Alberto 69' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Maracanã Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

Flamengo v Santos

24 May 7	Flamengo	2 – 2	Santos	Rio de Janeiro
	Renato Silva 31' Renato 59'	Report	18' Rodrigo Tiuí 20' Luiz Alberto	Stadium: Maracanã Referee: Luiz Alberto Bites

Santos v Corinthians

28 May 8	Santos	2 – 0	Corinthians	Santos
	Cléber Santana 20' Rodrigo Tabata 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Alício Pena Júnior

Grêmio v Santos

31 May 9	Grêmio	1 – 0	Santos	Porto Alegre
	Hugo 34'	Report		Stadium: Olímpico Referee: Paulo Henrique de Godoy Bezerra

Santos v Botafogo

4 June 10	Santos	0 – 0	Botafogo	Santos
		Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Clever Assunção Gonçalves

Figueirense v Santos

12 July 11	Figueirense	2 – 1	Santos	Florianópolis
	Soares 23' Cícero 64'	Report	58' Rodrigo Tiuí	Stadium: Orlando Scarpelli Referee: Djalma José Beltrami

São Caetano v Santos

16 July 12	São Caetano	2 – 0	Santos	São Caetano do Sul
	Anderson Lima 74' (pen.), 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Anacleto Campanella Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça

Santos v Juventude

23 July 13	Santos	3 – 2	Juventude	Santos
	Fabiano 51' Reinaldo 67' (pen.), 72'	Report	61', 69' Éder Ceccon	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Heber Roberto Lopes

São Paulo v Santos

30 July 14	São Paulo	0 – 4	Santos	São Paulo
		Report	41', 43' Fabiano 54' Dênis 72' Rodrigo Tiuí	Stadium: Morumbi Referee: Leonardo Gaciba

Santos v Internacional

6 August 15	Santos	2 – 1	Internacional	Santos
	Wendel 84', 90+1' (pen.)	Report	10' Iarley	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Wagner Tardelli

Paraná Clube v Santos

13 August 16	Paraná Clube	1 – 1	Santos	Curitiba
	Maicosuel 13'	Report	5' Wellington Paulista	Stadium: Pinheirão Referee: Antônio Hora Filho

Santos v Cruzeiro

17 August 17	Santos	2 – 0	Cruzeiro	Santos
	Wellington Paulista 18' Rodrigo Tabata 81'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

Santos v Vasco

20 August 18	Santos	0 – 2	Vasco	Santos
		Report	62' Abedi 78' (pen.) Morais	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Giuliano Bozzano

Santa Cruz v Santos

23 August 19	Santa Cruz	1 – 1	Santos	Recife
	Júnior Maranhão 53'	Report	44' André	Stadium: Arruda Referee: Wallace Nascimento Valente

Santos v Goiás

26 August 20	Santos	2 – 1	Goiás	Santos
	Kléber 55' Carlinhos 62'	Report	37' Souza	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Sérgio da Silva Carvalho

Atlético–PR v Santos

30 August 21	Atlético–PR	2 – 1	Santos	Curitiba
	Marcos Aurélio 50' Willian 85'	Report	90+2' Rodrigo Tiuí	Stadium: Arena da Baixada Referee: Djalma José Beltrami

Santos v Palmeiras

3 September 22	Santos	5 – 1	Palmeiras	Santos
	Luiz Alberto 13', 24' Wellington Paulista 60', 67' Jonas 70'	Report	23' Juninho Paulista	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Leonardo Gaciba

Fortaleza v Santos

10 September 23	Fortaleza	1 – 1	Santos	Fortaleza
	Rinaldo 58'	Report	38' Dênis	Stadium: Presidente Vargas Referee: Lourival Dias Lima Filho

Ponte Preta v Santos

17 September 24	Ponte Preta	1 – 0	Santos	Campinas
	Tuto 72' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Moisés Lucarelli Referee: Alício Pena Júnior

Santos v Fluminense

20 September 25	Santos	1 – 1	Fluminense	Santos
	Cléber Santana 78' (pen.)	Report	85' (o.g.) Luiz Alberto	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Leonardo Gaciba

Santos v Flamengo

24 September 26	Santos	3 – 0	Flamengo	Santos
	Wellington Paulista 59' Zé Roberto 72' Rodrigo Tabata 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça

Corinthians v Santos

5 October 27	Corinthians	0 – 3	Santos	São Paulo
		Report	40' Kléber 78' Leandro 80' Zé Roberto	Stadium: Pacaembu Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme

Santos v Grêmio

8 October 28	Santos	1 – 0	Grêmio	Santos
	Domingos 35'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Clever Assunção Gonçalves

Botafogo v Santos

14 October 29	Botafogo	4 – 3	Santos	Rio de Janeiro
	Asprilla 19' Reinaldo 43' Zé Roberto 83' Juca 85'	Report	33' Kléber 51' Wellington Paulista 78' Reinaldo	Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

Santos v Figueirense

21 October 30	Santos	2 – 1	Figueirense	Santos
	Rodrigo Tabata 22' Wellington Paulista 48'	Report	67' Soares	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Wagner Tardelli

Santos v São Caetano

28 October 31	Santos	1 – 0	São Caetano	Santos
	Rodrigo Tabata 65'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Wagner Tardelli

Juventude v Santos

1 November 32	Juventude	3 – 2	Santos	Caxias do Sul
	Christian 16' Alexandre 57' Raullen 70'	Report	40' Rodrigo Tabata 54' (o.g.) Igor	Stadium: Alfredo Jaconi Referee: Alício Pena Júnior

Santos v São Paulo

5 November 33	Santos	0 – 1	São Paulo	Santos
		Report	29' Mineiro	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira

Internacional v Santos

8 November 34	Internacional	0 – 0	Santos	Porto Alegre
		Report		Stadium: Beira Rio Referee: Clever Assunção Gonçalves

Santos v Paraná Clube

11 November 35	Santos	1 – 0	Paraná Clube	Santos
	Rodrigo Tabata 43'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

Cruzeiro v Santos

19 November 36	Cruzeiro	1 – 1	Santos	Belo Horizonte
	Gladstone 87'	Report	69' Kléber	Stadium: Mineirão Referee: Sérgio da Silva Carvalho

Vasco v Santos

26 November 37	Vasco	1 – 1	Santos	Rio de Janeiro
	Leandro Amaral 38'	Report	21' Domingos	Stadium: São Januário Referee: Leonardo Gaciba

Santos v Santa Cruz

3 December 38	Santos	3 – 1	Santa Cruz	Santos
	Wellington Paulista 20', 79' Júnior 27'	Report	12' Osmar	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Antônio Hora Filho

Campeonato Paulista

Main article: 2006 Campeonato Paulista

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Santos (C)	19	14	1	4	33	19	+14	43
2	São Paulo	19	13	3	3	46	21	+25	42
3	Palmeiras	19	11	3	5	37	28	+9	36
4	Noroeste	19	10	4	5	34	26	+8	34
5	São Caetano	19	9	5	5	26	23	+3	32

Source: ^[50]
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
19	14	1	4	33	19	+14	43	10	0	0	19	3	+16	4	1	4	14	16	−2

Last updated: 9 April 2006.
Source: Competitive matches

Matches

São Bento v Santos

12 January 1	São Bento	1 – 1	Santos	Sorocaba
	Genílson 73'	Report	71' Luciano Henrique	Stadium: Walter Ribeiro Referee: Philippe Lombard

Santos v Mogi Mirim

15 January 2	Santos	2 – 0	Mogi Mirim	Santos
	Wendel 15' Luiz Alberto 52'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Marco Antônio de Oliveira de Sá

Paulista v Santos

19 January 3	Paulista	3 – 1	Santos	Sorocaba
	Wilson 30' Luiz Fernando 60' Abraão 90+4' (pen.)	Report	42' Fabinho	Stadium: Walter Ribeiro Referee: Carlos Roberto dos Santos

Santos v Marília

22 January 4	Santos	3 – 2	Marília	Santos
	Rodrigo Tabata 6' Jonas 44' Manzur 71'	Report	35', 56' Sandro Gaúcho	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Rodrigo Martins Cintra

América–SP v Santos

29 January 5	América–SP	2 – 3	Santos	São José do Rio Preto
	Dú 26' Danilinho 42'	Report	25' Luiz Alberto 34', 90+2' Jonas	Stadium: Teixeirão Referee: Otávio Corrêa da Silva

Santos v Santo André

2 February 6	Santos	3 – 0	Santo André	Santos
	Léo Lima 70' Jonas 80' Magnum 86'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Kléber José de Melo

Portuguesa Santista v Santos

5 February 7	Portuguesa Santista	2 – 1	Santos	São Caetano do Sul
	Léo Mineiro 14' Júlio César 61'	Report	69' Luiz Alberto	Stadium: Anacleto Campanella Referee: Anselmo da Costa

Santos v Noroeste

8 February 8	Santos	1 – 0	Noroeste	Santos
	Reinaldo 54'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Rodrigo Guarizo Ferreira do Amaral

Corinthians v Santos

12 February 9	Corinthians	0 – 1	Santos	São Paulo
		Report	78' Geílson	Stadium: Morumbi Referee: José Henrique de Carvalho

Santos v Ponte Preta

19 February 10	Santos	1 – 0	Ponte Preta	Santos
	Cléber Santana 59'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Salvio Spinola Fagundes Filho

Santos v Rio Branco–SP

25 February 11	Santos	1 – 0	Rio Branco–SP	Santos
	Geílson 17'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Cleber Wellington Abade

São Caetano v Santos

1 March 12	São Caetano	2 – 3	Santos	São Caetano do Sul
	Marabá 36' Marcelinho 80'	Report	22' Rodrigo Tabata 31' Fabinho 68' Léo Lima	Stadium: Anacleto Campanella Referee: Élcio Paschoal Borborema

Santos v Palmeiras

5 March 13	Santos	1 – 0	Palmeiras	Santos
	Léo Lima 85' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Luis Marcelo Vicentin Cansian

Guarani v Santos

12 March 14	Guarani	2 – 1	Santos	Campinas
	Edmílson 32' (pen.) Goeber 35'	Report	72' Reinaldo	Stadium: Brinco de Ouro Referee: Rodrigo Guarizo Ferreira do Amaral

Santos v Ituano

19 March 15	Santos	2 – 0	Ituano	Santos
	Luiz Alberto 4' Léo Lima 22'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Alex Sander da Rosa Lefeu

Juventus v Santos

25 March 16	Juventus	1 – 2	Santos	São Paulo
	Manu 13'	Report	17' Cléber Santana 80' Reinaldo	Stadium: Pacaembu Referee: Rodrigo Braghetto

Santos v Bragantino

30 March 17	Santos	3 – 1	Bragantino	Santos
	Manzur 35' Magnum 45+1', 75'	Report	26' Davi	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Antonio Rogério Batista do Prado

São Paulo v Santos

2 April 18	São Paulo	3 – 1	Santos	São Paulo
	Rogério Ceni 45' (pen.) Thiago Ribeiro 72' Alex Dias 90+2'	Report	25' (pen.) Léo Lima	Stadium: Morumbi Referee: Rodrigo Martins Cintra

Santos v Portuguesa

9 April 19	Santos	2 – 0	Portuguesa	Santos
	Cléber Santana 23' Leonardo 28' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme

Copa do Brasil

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First round

Sergipe v Santos

15 February 1st Leg	Sergipe	0 – 0	Santos	Aracaju
		Report		Stadium: Batistão Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas

Santos v Sergipe

22 February 2nd Leg	Santos	3 – 0 (3 – 0 agg.)	Sergipe	Santos
	Cléber Santana 10' Magnum 46' Léo Lima 60' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Luiz Carlos da Silva

Second round

URT v Santos

22 March	URT	1 – 3	Santos	Patos de Minas
	Ditinho 48'	Report	21', 76' Reinaldo 75' Léo Lima	Stadium: Zama Maciel Referee: Sérgio da Silva Carvalho

Round of 16

Santos v Brasiliense

12 April 1st Leg	Santos	2 – 1	Brasiliense	Santos
	Wendel 10' Cléber Santana 39' (pen.)	Report	8' Carlos Alberto	Stadium: Vila Belmiro

Brasiliense v Santos

19 April 2nd Leg	Brasiliense	1 – 1 (2 – 3 agg.)	Santos	Taguatinga
	Joãozinho 23'	Report	79' Reinaldo	Stadium: Boca do Jacaré

Quarter-finals

Santos v Ipatinga

26 April 1st Leg	Santos	1 – 1	Ipatinga	Santos
	Cléber Santana 84'	Report	37' André	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça

Ipatinga v Santos

3 May 2nd Leg	Ipatinga	1 – 1 (2 – 2 agg.) (5 – 3 p)	Santos	Ipatinga
	Henrique 42'	Report	23' Kléber	Stadium: Ipatingão Referee: Heber Roberto Lopes
	Penalties
	Márcio Guerreiro André Henrique Jaílton Marinho Donizete		Léo Lima Cléber Santana Kléber Wellington Paulista

Copa Sudamericana

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Second round

Santos v Cruzeiro

6 September 1st Leg	Santos	1 – 0	Cruzeiro	São Paulo, Brazil
	André 82'	Report		Stadium: Pacaembu Referee: Leonardo Gaciba

Cruzeiro v Santos

13 September 2nd Leg	Cruzeiro	1 – 0 (1 – 1 agg.) (3 – 4 p)	Santos	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
	Wágner 50'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça
	Penalties
	Gabriel Élson Sandro Gladstone Thiago Heleno		Cléber Santana Kléber Jonas Carlinhos Wellington Paulista

Round of 16

San Lorenzo v Santos

27 September 1st Leg	San Lorenzo	3 – 0	Santos	Buenos Aires, Argentina
	González 7' Jiménez 60' Lavezzi 67'	Report		Stadium: Pedro Bidegain Referee: Carlos Chandía

Santos v San Lorenzo

11 October 2nd Leg	Santos	1 – 0 (1 – 3 agg.)	San Lorenzo	São Paulo, Brazil
	Wellington Paulista 37'	Report		Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 6,284 Referee: Jorge Larrionda