The 2012 season was Santos Futebol Clube's 100th season in existence and the club's fifty-third consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.
Santos won the Campeonato Paulista title for the third consecutive time and became the first team in 43 years to win three straight São Paulo state championships. Neymar was the top scorer and the best player.
They also competed in the Libertadores as the defending champions, exiting in the semi-finals after a 1–2 aggregate loss against eventual winners Corinthians.
On 26 September, Santos beat Universidad de Chile with an aggregate of 2–0 to win the Recopa Sudamericana for the first time.
Santos' youth team won the U20 Campeonato Paulista by beating São Paulo 2–0 on aggregate score.
Santos finished the Campeonato Brasileiro in eighth place after winning their last match 3–1 against Palmeiras on 1 December.
Key events
5 January: Santos announce that Nike Inc. will become club's official kit supplier. 9 January: Neymar wins 2011 FIFA Puskás Goal of the Year Award. 19 January: Neymar named best footballer in South America in 2011. 28 January: Highest scorer in NBA history, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar visits Santos' training ground and plays football with Neymar. 2 February: Léo reaches 400 matches as Santos' player. 3 February: Santos release new kit produced by Nike Inc. 5 February: Neymar scores his 100th goal as professional footballer. 10 February: Uruguayan right back Fucile joins the club from Porto on a one-year loan deal. 24 February: Santos launch centenary' clock at Santos beach. 12 March: Neymar participates a charity dinner with Prince Harry. 27 March: The movie "Santos, 100 years of football art" is released in Brazilians theaters 4 April: Editora Magma Cultural release the book "Santos, 100 years of football art". 14 April: Santos centenary birthday. 14 April: Santos release new third kit. 29 April: Neymar scores his 100th goal as Santos' player 10 May: Neymar scores his 105th and 106th career goals with Santos, becoming the team's top scorer in the post-Pele era. 5 July: Rafael, Neymar and Ganso are included in the Brazil squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics. 16 July: Santos' coach, Muricy Ramalho renew his contract until December 2013. 24 July: Konami announces Vila Belmiro as the first Brazilian stadium in Pro Evolution Soccer's history. 19 August: Muricy Ramalho completes 100 matches as Santos' coach. 14 September: Santos release new away kit. 29 October: Neymar shortlisted for FIFA Ballon d’Or 2012. 3 November: Cruzeiro's fans applaud and chant Neymar's name after a hat-trick and an assist at the Estádio Independência. 14 November: Neymar nominated for FIFA Puskás Award 2012.
Players
Squad information
Appearances and goals NameCampeonato BrasileiroCampeonato PaulistaCopa LibertadoresRecopa SudamericanaTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMF Adriano27(1)08(1)07(1)020470MF Alan Santos1(3)00(1)0000050FW André18(1)7000020217GK Aranha1309(1)00000230MF Arouca31017112020621MF Bernardo5(9)1000000141FW Bill7(9)1000000161DF Bruno Peres24(1)2000020272DF Bruno Rodrigo31(2)31010(1)021465DF Crystian102(4)0000070DF David Braz5(2)000000070DF Douglas2(1)000000030DF Durval33116112020632DF Edu Dracena (c)6213412100317DF Emerson Palmieri1030000040MF Ewerton Páscoa9(2)000000(1)0120MF Felipe Anderson30(5)67(6)11(3)01(1)0547DF Fucile008(1)05100141DF Gérson Magrão15(8)000000(1)0240FW Geuvânio0(4)000000040DF Gustavo Henrique1000000010MF Henrique19(3)013011100461MF João Pedro1(9)0000000100DF Juan15(3)012211010422MF Leandrinho3000000030DF Léo1702(2)00(2)010240FW Miralles8(8)600000(2)0186FW Neymar17141620128214743FW Patricio Rodriguez14(6)2000020222MF Pedro Castro1000000010DF Paulo Henrique Soares0050000050GK Rafael25014012020530DF Rafael Galhardo5000000050FW Victor Andrade10(9)3000000193 Players who left the club during the seasonMF Ganso5116412310348FW Dimba13(3)03(5)30(2)000163MF Anderson Carvalho1106(1)1000081MF Elano2(1)010(8)06(4)200312DF Maranhão13(3)09(2)11(1)100192FW Alan Kardec4013(7)75(6)4003511MF Breitner1000(5)0000050FW Borges3010(1)58(3)200257MF Ibson0014(5)45(3)000274DF Vinicius Simon10(1)071000081DF Pará1003(1)0100050DF Rafael Caldeira10021000021FW Rentería4(1)14(4)00(1)000141FW Tiago Alves1002(3)0000050FW Tiago Luís1001(1)0000020
1Player was loaned
Last updated: 1 December 2012Source: Match reports in competitive matches, Santos FC, , Soccerway
Goalscorers NamePaulistãoLibertadoresBrasileirãoSudamericanaTotal1 Neymar 20 8 14 1 432 Alan Kardec 7 4 0 0 113 Ganso 4 3 1 0 84 Borges 5 2 0 0 7 Edu Dracena 4 1 2 0 7 André 0 0 7 0 7 Felipe Anderson 1 0 6 0 75 Miralles 0 0 6 0 66 Bruno Rodrigo 1 0 3 1 57 Ibson 4 0 0 0 48 Dimba 3 0 0 0 3 Victor Andrade 0 0 3 0 39 Juan 2 0 0 0 2 Maranhão 1 1 0 0 2 Elano 0 2 0 0 2 Durval 1 0 1 0 2 Bruno Peres 0 0 2 0 2 Patricio Rodriguez 0 0 2 0 210 Vinicius Simon 1 0 0 0 1 Anderson Carvalho 1 0 0 0 1 Arouca 1 0 0 0 1 Rafael Caldeira 1 0 0 0 1 Henrique 0 1 0 0 1 Fucile 0 1 0 0 1 Rentería 0 0 1 0 1 Bill 0 0 1 0 1 Bernardo 0 0 1 0 1Own goal 1 0 0 0 1Total – 58 23 50 2 133
Last updated: 1 December 2012 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Disciplinary record
Copa Libertadores squad As of 14 February 2012, according to combined sources on the official website.Copa Santander Libertadores 2012: listas de jugadores (in Spanish) In Conmebol competitions players must be assigned numbers between 1 and 25.
1Pará, Ibson and Vinicius Simon left the club during the competition, and for their places, Maranhão, Gérson Magrão and Ewerton Páscoa were entered.
Recopa Sudamericana squad As of 20 August 2012, according to combined sources on the official website. In Conmebol competitions players must be assigned numbers between 1 and 25.
Club
Coaching staff
Other staff
Club officials
Kit The previous season kit was used until April due an agreement that Santos had with Umbro.
The home kit was released on 3 February 2012. Later, on 14 April 2012, Santos' centenary birthday, the third kit was released with the "sea color". The third kit was used as away kit until 14 October 2012, when the traditional away kit with black and white stripes was released in the match against Vasco valid for the 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro.
Official sponsorship
Banco BMG Seara Netshoes CSU CardSystem Marabraz.
Transfers
In
PNameMoving fromSourceGKFelipe24AvaíLoan Return2013Terra EsporteGKFábio Costa34Atlético MineiroLoan Return2013Terra EsporteDFRafael Caldeira20 ABCLoan Return2014Ademir QuintinoDFMaranhão26 CoritibaLoan Return2013MFMadson26 Atlético ParanaenseLoan Return2012UOL EsporteFWTiago Luís22 Ponte PretaLoan Return2013Santos FCDFJuan30 São PauloLoaned2012Globo EsporteDFFucile27 Porto Loaned2012R7 EsportesMFBernardo22VascoLoaned2012DFGérson Magrão27PrimaveraLoaned2013UOL EsporteFWTiago Luís23XV de PiracicabaLoan Return2013Globo EsporteDFDavid Braz25FlamengoSigned2014Santos FCDFRafael Galhardo20FlamengoSigned2015Santos FCDFEwerton Páscoa23AudaxLoaned2012Santos FCDFBruno Peres22AudaxLoaned2013MFJoão Pedro20Palermo Signed2014FWMiralles28GrêmioSigned2014Globo EsporteMFPatricio Rodríguez22 Independiente Signed2016Santos FCFWBill28CorinthiansSigned2014PlacarFWAndré21Atlético MineiroLoaned2013Globo EsporteFWTiago Alves19Boa EsporteLoan Return2014Globo Esporte
Out PNameMoving toSourceDFDanilo20Porto TransferredGlobo EsporteFWDiogo24Olympiacos Loan expirationDFLeandro Silva22Atlético SorocabaLoan expirationFutebol InteriorMFRodrigo Possebon23UnattachedContract terminatedSantos FCMFRodrigo Mancha25VitóriaContract terminatedSantos FCDFDomingos26GuaraniEnd of contractTerra EsportesDFBruno Aguiar26SportTransferredMFIbson28FlamengoSwapped1EstadãoFWWason Rentería26CaxiasLoan ExpirationGlobo EsporteFWAlan Kardec23 Benfica Loan ExpirationGlobo EsporteFWBorges31 CruzeiroContract terminatedGlobo EsporteMFElano31GrêmioSwapped2Globo EsporteMFGanso22São PauloTransferredGlobo Esporte
1: Included in David Braz and Rafael Galhardo transfers. 2: Included in Ezequiel Miralles transfer.
Out on loan
PNameLoaned toUntilSourceMFMadson25Al-Khor 15 May 2012Globo EsporteFWTiago Luís22XV de Piracicaba13 May 2012Santos FCGKFelipe24NáuticoEnd of the seasonSantos FCDFPará25GrêmioEnd of the seasonSantos FCDFRafael Caldeira25Bragantino30 November 2012FWTiago Alves19Boa Esporte30 November 2012MFBreitner22NáuticoEnd of the seasonGlobo EsporteDFVinicius Simon25América Mineiro15 May 2013DFMaranhão26Atlético ParanaenseEnd of the seasonFutebol InteriorMFAnderson Carvalho20Vissel Kobe End of the seasonGlobo EsporteFWTiago Luís23Bragantino1 December 2012ExtraFWDimba19NaúticoEnd of the seasonGlobo Esporte
Competitions
Overall summary
Detailed overall summary
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! !Total ! Home ! Away |- |align=left| Games played || 75 || 38 || 37 |- |align=left| Games won || 36 || 24 || 12 |- |align=left| Games drawn || 20 || 10 || 10 |- |align=left| Games lost || 19 || 4 || 15 |- |align=left| Biggest win || 8–0 v Bolívar || 8–0 v Bolívar || 4–0 v Cruzeiro |- |align=left| Biggest loss || 0–3 v Náutico || 1–3 v Bahia1–3 v Portuguesa || 0–3 Náutico |- |align=left| Clean sheets || 27 || 18 || 9 |- |align=left| Goals scored || 133 || 84 || 49 |- |align=left| Goals conceded || 75 || 32 || 43 |- |align=left| Goal difference || +58 || +52 || +6 |- |align=left| Average per game || || || |- |align=left| Average per game || || || |- |align=left| Yellow cards || 169 || 78 || 91 |- |align=left| Red cards || 5 || 2 || 3 |- |align=left| Most appearances || align=center| Durval (63) ||align=center|Durval (37) ||align=center|Arouca (27) |- |align=left| Top scorer || align=center| Neymar (43) || align=center| Neymar (24) || align=center| Neymar (19) |- |align=left|Worst discipline ||align=center| Juan (12) (2) ||align=center| Adriano (8) ||align=center| Juan (8) (2) |- |align=left| Points || 128/225 (%) || 82/114 (%) || 46/111 (%) |- |align=left| Winning rate || (%) || (%) || (%)
Recopa Sudamericana
Campeonato Brasileiro
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Campeonato Paulista
Results summary
First stage League table
Results by round
Matches
Knockout stage
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Finals
Copa Libertadores
Group stage
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Notes
References
External links Official Site Official Youtube Channel