 Santos's trophy room, including its eight international titles | |
| Club | Santos |
|---|---|
| First entry | 1962 Copa Libertadores |
| Latest entry | 2020 Copa Libertadores |
| Titles | |
| Intercontinental Cup | |
| Copa Libertadores | |
| Copa CONMEBOL | 1 |
| Recopa Sudamericana | 1 |
| Recopa Intercontinental | 1 |
Santos FC is a football club based in Santos,[1] that competes in the Campeonato Paulista, [2] São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B or B,[3] Brazil's national league. The club was founded in 1912 by the initiative of three sports enthusiasts from Santos by the names of Raimundo Marques, Mário Ferraz de Campos, and Argemiro de Souza Júnior, and played its first friendly match on June 23, 1914.[4] Initially Santos played against other local clubs in the city and state championships, but in 1959 the club became one of the founding members of the Taça Brasil, Brazil's first truly national league.[5] Up until 2023, Santos was one of only five clubs never to have been relegated from the top level of Brazilian football, the others being São Paulo and Flamengo. [6]
The club first participated in an international competition in 1956. The first international cup they took part in was the Torneio Internacional da FPF. Santos is the most successful club in the Brasileirão, alongside Palmeiras, and was voted by FIFA as the 5th most successful football club of the 20th century. The Santista club is the most successful club, alongside São Paulo, in Brazilian football in terms of overall trophies, having won 19 state titles, a record 8 national titles, 3 Copa Libertadores, 2 Intercontinental Cups, 1 Recopa Sudamericana, 1 Intercontinental Supercup, 1 Copa CONMEBOL and 1 Copa do Brasil.[7] In 1962, Santos became the first club in the world to win the continental treble consisting of the Paulista, Taça Brasil, and the Copa Libertadores.[8][9][10]
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- ^ "Principais Troféus" [Major Trophies] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
- ^ "São Paulo Championship 1962 - Divisão Especial (First Level)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Brazil Cup 1962". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Copa Libertadores de América 1962 - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 March 2010.