2016 Santos FC season

The 2016 season is Santos Futebol Clube's 104th season in existence and the club's fifty-seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football. As well as the Campeonato Brasileiro, the club competes in the Copa do Brasil and the Campeonato Paulista.

On 8 May, Santos won their 22nd Campeonato Paulista title beating Audax 2–1 on aggregate in the final. On 6 November, after a 2–1 win against Ponte Preta, the club ensured their qualification to 2017 Copa Libertadores; fourteen days later, in a 2–2 draw against Cruzeiro, the club granted his place in the group stage of the competition. Santos ended the Campeonato Brasileiro in the 2nd position, 9 points behind leaders Palmeiras.

Squad information
Source: SantosFC.com.br (for appearances and goals), Wikipedia players' articles (for international appearances and goals), FPF (for contracts)

Appearances and goals
Last updated: 12 December 2016

Source: Match reports in Competitive matches, Soccerway, Campeonato Brasileiro, Campeonato Paulista, Copa do Brasil

Goalscorers
Last updated: 12 December 2016

Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Disciplinary record
As of 21 November 2016

Source: Campeonato Brasileiro, Campeonato Paulista, Copa do Brasil = Number of bookings; sent off: = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; sent off:  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Overall transfer activity
Spending

Transfers in: (~ R$8,300,000)

Loans in: (~ R$300,000)

Total: (~ R$8,600,000)

Income

Transfers out:  (~ R$86,600,000)

Loans out:  (~ R$0,000,000)

Total:  (~ R$86,600,000)

Balance

Profit/Loss:  (~ R$78,000,000)

Pre-season and Friendlies
Sources:

Detailed overall summary
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" ! !Total ! Home ! Away 4–1 v Ferroviária || 4–1 v Mogi Mirim 4–1 v Ferroviária || 3–0 v Galvez 0–2 v Internacional 0–2 v Flamengo || 0–1 v Internacional 0–1 v Figueirense || 0–2 v Red Bull Brasil 0–2 v Internacional 0–2 v Flamengo
 * align=left| Games played         || 66 || 34 || 32
 * align=left| Games won            || 38 || 27 || 11
 * align=left| Games drawn          || 15 || 5 || 10
 * align=left| Games lost           || 13 || 2 || 11
 * align=left| Biggest win          || 4–1 v Mogi Mirim
 * align=left| Games drawn          || 15 || 5 || 10
 * align=left| Games lost           || 13 || 2 || 11
 * align=left| Biggest win          || 4–1 v Mogi Mirim
 * align=left| Biggest win          || 4–1 v Mogi Mirim
 * align=left| Biggest win          || 4–1 v Mogi Mirim
 * align=left| Biggest loss         || 0–2 v Red Bull Brasil
 * align=left| Biggest loss         || 0–2 v Red Bull Brasil
 * align=left| Clean sheets         || 26 || 17 || 9
 * align=left| Goals scored         || 110 || 70 || 40
 * align=left| Goals conceded       || 59 || 21 || 38
 * align=left| Goal difference      || +51 || +49 || +2
 * align=left| Average GF per game    ||  ||  ||
 * align=left| Average GA per game || ||  ||
 * align=left| Yellow cards        || 133 || 63 || 70
 * align=left| Red cards sent off:      || 5 || 1 || 4
 * align=left| Most appearances    || align=center| Vanderlei (63) ||align=center| Vanderlei (33) ||align=center| Vanderlei (30)
 * align=left| Top scorer ⚽  || align=center| Ricardo Oliveira (22) ||align=center| Ricardo Oliveira (14) ||align=center| Ricardo Oliveira (8)
 * align=left|Worst discipline     || align=center| Lucas Lima sent off:  (1)  (15) ||align=center|Lucas Lima  (8)||align=center| Gustavo Henrique sent off:  (1)  (8)
 * align=left| Points              || 129/198 (%) || 86/102 (%) || 43/96 (%)
 * align=left| Winning rate        || % || % || %
 * align=left| Yellow cards        || 133 || 63 || 70
 * align=left| Red cards sent off:      || 5 || 1 || 4
 * align=left| Most appearances    || align=center| Vanderlei (63) ||align=center| Vanderlei (33) ||align=center| Vanderlei (30)
 * align=left| Top scorer ⚽  || align=center| Ricardo Oliveira (22) ||align=center| Ricardo Oliveira (14) ||align=center| Ricardo Oliveira (8)
 * align=left|Worst discipline     || align=center| Lucas Lima sent off:  (1)  (15) ||align=center|Lucas Lima  (8)||align=center| Gustavo Henrique sent off:  (1)  (8)
 * align=left| Points              || 129/198 (%) || 86/102 (%) || 43/96 (%)
 * align=left| Winning rate        || % || % || %
 * align=left|Worst discipline     || align=center| Lucas Lima sent off:  (1)  (15) ||align=center|Lucas Lima  (8)||align=center| Gustavo Henrique sent off:  (1)  (8)
 * align=left| Points              || 129/198 (%) || 86/102 (%) || 43/96 (%)
 * align=left| Winning rate        || % || % || %
 * align=left| Points              || 129/198 (%) || 86/102 (%) || 43/96 (%)
 * align=left| Winning rate        || % || % || %
 * align=left| Winning rate        || % || % || %

Matches
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