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2015 Santos FC season

Santos
2015 season
President Modesto Roma Júnior
Coach Dorival Júnior
Stadium Vila Belmiro
Campeonato Brasileiro 7th
Campeonato Paulista Winners
Copa do Brasil Runners-up
Top goalscorer League: Ricardo Oliveira (20)
All: Ricardo Oliveira (37)
Highest home attendance 25,939 vs Figueirense (1 October)
Lowest home attendance 3,836 vs Atlético Paranaense (6 December)

The 2015 season is Santos Futebol Clube's hundredth third season in existence and the club's fifty-sixth 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 13 December 2014, Modesto Roma Júnior was elected the new president, after winning by 1,329 votes. On 5 March 2015 manager Enderson Moreira was sacked, and the assistant Marcelo Fernandes was appointed as interim; the latter was definitely appointed as manager seven days later.

On 3 May 2015, Santos was crowned champions of Campeonato Paulista after a three-year absence, after defeating Palmeiras by 2–1 in the finals (2–2 aggregate score, 4–2 on penalties). On 9 July, with the team in the relegation zone, Fernandes was replaced by Dorival Júnior, who returned to the club after nearly five years.

In October, Santos entered in Campeonato Brasileiro's G-4 after a five-year "drought" (precisely 187 rounds). The club also reached the year's Copa do Brasil finals, again facing Palmeiras in a two-legged tie; it was also the first final of the tournament disputed by two clubs from the São Paulo state.

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

Last updated: 7 December 2015
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches, Soccerway, Campeonato Brasileiro, Campeonato Paulista, Copa do Brasil


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