2007 Santos FC season

The 2007 season was Santos Futebol Clube's ninety-fifth season in existence and the club's forty-eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football. Santos won the Campeonato Paulista for the second consecutive year and the 18th in history.[1] Santos' Copa Libertadores campaign was very well, exiting in the semi-finals with a defeat on aggregate score against Grêmio.[2] Santos ended the Campeonato Brasileiro in the 2nd position, 13 points behind leaders São Paulo.[3]

Santos
2007 season
PresidentMarcelo Teixeira
CoachVanderlei Luxemburgo
StadiumVila Belmiro
Campeonato Brasileiro2nd
Campeonato PaulistaWinners
Copa LibertadoresSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kléber Pereira (16)

All:
Marcos Aurélio (17)
Highest home attendance58,953 vs São Caetano
(6 May)
Lowest home attendance2,784 vs Atlético Paranaense
(30 August)
← 2006
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Players

Squad information

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
MF  SRBPetković
FW  BRAWesley
MF  BRARodrigo Souto
MF  CHIMaldonado
MF  BRADíonísio
MF  BRAAdriano
MF  BRAHudson
MF  BRAAdoniran
MF  BRAVitor Júnior
FW  BRAMarcos Aurélio
FW  BRAMoraes
FW  BRAKléber Pereira
MF  BRARenatinho

Source:[4]

Appearances and goals

TotalCampeonato BrasileiroCampeonato PaulistaCopa Libertadores
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Sts
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
GK Fábio Costa6767 31 22 14
GK Felipe22 2
DF Adaílton55553251171131
DF Alessandro21271231 4
DF Antônio Carlos212211 1417
DF Baiano1111 11
DF Carlinhos1926317 8211
DF Dênis1415 9 6
DF Domingos37372311412
DF Kléber55555263161131
DF Leonardo79 1 7 1
DF Marcelo33393252717
DF Thiago Carleto12 1 1
MF Adoniran58 8
MF Adriano2430 24 6
MF Dionísio1622 17 3 2
MF Maldonado4343114 17 121
MF Pedrinho3761123110181121
MF Petkovic14211211
MF Rodrigo Souto5964333218 131
MF Rodrigo Tabata336812377204111
FW Kléber Pereira2526162616
FW Marcos Aurélio516317337166144
FW Moraes6213151422
FW Renatinho92862333122
FW Vítor Júnior5241241
FW Wesley24 4
Players who left the club during the season
GK Roger66 5 1
DF Ávalos142012 919
DF Neto23 1 2
DF Pedro16183 13251
DF Vinícius33 2 1
MF Cléber Santana364015612011143
MF Júnior 2 2
MF Zé Roberto2934101 193147
FW Fabiano682 721
FW Jonas183355 20481
FW Rodrigo Tiuí15226 15373
Last updated: 2 December 2007
Source: Match reports in competitive matches
Ordered by Starting XI, game starts and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
0 shown as blank

Top scorers

RNamePBrasileirãoPaulistãoLibertadoresTotal
1 Marcos AurélioFW76417
2 Kleber PereiraFW160016
3 Cléber SantanaMF111315
4 Rodrigo TabataMF74112
PedrinhoMF101112
5 Zé RobertoMF03710

Disciplinary record

Nat.Pos.NameBrasileirãoLibertadoresPaulistãoTotal
GKFábio Costa1236
GKRoger11
DFAdaílton63219174
DFAntônio Carlos213
DFÁvalos112
DFDomingos111113
DFLeonardo112
DFMarcelo4228
DFAlessandro44
DFBaiano2121
DFDênis112
DFNeto11
DFPedro5510
DFCarlinhos415
DFKléber6511
MFAdriano7310
MFCléber Santana1134
MFDionísio611181
MFPedrinho61310
MFPetkovic22
MFRodrigo Tabata5139
MFRodrigo Souto63716
MFVinícius11
MFVítor Júnior22
MFZé Roberto2810
FWJonas134
FWKléber Pereira33
FWMarcos Aurélio213
FWMoraes11
FWRenatinho11
FWRodrigo Tiuí246
FWWesley11

Copa Libertadores squad

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
14DF  BRADomingos
15DF  BRADênis
16DF  BRACarlinhos
17FW  BRAMarcos Aurélio
18MF  BRAPedrinho
19DF  BRAMarcelo
20MF  BRARodrigo Tabata
21MF  BRAJúnior
22MF  BRARenatinho
23DF  BRAAdriano
24GK  BRAFelipe
25MF  BRADíonísio

Source:[5]

Transfers

In

Pos.PlayerAgeMoving fromTypeSource
MF Petkovic35GoiásSignedUOL Esporte
DF Alessandro28Dinamo Kyiv SignedGlobo Esporte
DF Antônio Carlos37JuventudeSignedFolha
DF Baiano29Rubin Kazan LoanedEstadao
MF Pedrinho29FluminenseSignedUOL Esporte
MF Rodrigo Souto23Atlético ParanaenseSignedUOL Esporte
DF Adaílton23Rennes SignedUOL Esporte
FW Marcos Aurélio22BragantinoSignedParana Online
DF Pedro25IratyLoanedSantosFC.com.br
DF Vinícius23IratyLoanedSantosFC.com.br
DF Leonardo20Shakhtar Donetsk LoanedShakhtar.com
DF Neto27FluminenseLoan return
FW Vítor Júnior21SportSignedEstadao
MF Adoniran21ItuanoSignedFolha
FW Kléber Pereira32Club América SignedUOL Esporte

Out

Pos.PlayerAgeMoving toSource
MF André Oliveira22Free Agent[6]
FW Leandro Rodrigues25Free Agent[6]
DF Jardel20Free Agent[6]
FW Reinaldo28Kashiwa Reysol [7]
GK Saulo22Free Agent[8]
GK Roger35Botafogo[9]
FW Wellington Paulista23Alavés [10]
DF Manzur26Free Agent[11]
DF Luiz Alberto30Fluminense[12]
DF Ronaldo Guiaro33Aris
FW Rodrigo Tiuí22Fluminense[13]
DF Ávalos30São Caetano[14]
MF Vinícius24Iraty[15]
DF Pedro26Free Agent[16]
FW Jonas23Grêmio[17]
MF Heleno29Sport[18]
MF André Luiz33Chiapas
DF Paulo20Tigres do Brasil
DF Neto26Aris [19]
MF Cléber Santana26Atlético Madrid [20]
MF Zé Roberto33Bayern München [21]

Out on loan

PNameAgeMoving toSource
DF Paulo20Santa CruzSantosFC.com.br
FW Luciano Henrique27SportSantosFC.com.br
FW Geílson22Al Hazm Folha
FW Luciano Henrique27InternacionalGlobo Esporte
FW Júnior20ItumbiaraTerra Esporte
FW Vinicius Simon20ItumbiaraTerra Esporte
FW Geílson22Atlético–PRO Globo
FW Fabiano23SportGlobo Esporte

Competitions

Overall summary

CompetitionStarted roundFinal
position / round
First matchLast match
Campeonato Brasileiro2nd13 May2 December
Campeonato PaulistaFirst stageWinner17 January6 May
Copa LibertadoresGroup stageSemi-finals22 February6 June

Updated to match played 2 December 2007
Source: Competitions

Detailed overall summary

TotalHomeAway
Games played753837
Games won472720
Games drawn1165
Games lost17512
Biggest win5–0 v Blooming5–0 v Blooming4–1 v América-RN
4–1 v Noroeste
Biggest loss0–4 v Vasco da Gama2–4 v Fluminense0–4 v Vasco da Gama
Clean sheets271710
Goals scored1327953
Goals conceded773146
Goal difference+55+48+7
Average GF per game1.762.071.43
Average GC per game1.020.811.24
Yellow cards18279103
Red cards624
Most appearancesRodrigo Tabata (68)Fábio Costa (33)Rodrigo Tabata (36)
Top scorerMarcos Aurélio (17)Marcos Aurélio (11)Rodrigo Tabata (9)
Worst disciplineAdaílton (18) (4)Adaílton (9) (1)Adaílton (9) (3)
Points152/225 (67.55%)87/114 (76.31%)65/111 (58.55%)
Winning rate62.66%71.05%54.05%

Campeonato Brasileiro

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1São Paulo3823875519+3677Qualified for both Copa Libertadores 2008 and Copa Sudamericana 2008
2Santos38195145747+1062Qualified for the Copa Libertadores 2008
3Flamengo381710115549+661
4Fluminense38161395739+1861Qualified for the Copa Libertadores 2008 by winning the Copa do Brasil 2007
5Cruzeiro38186147359+1460Qualified for the Copa Libertadores 2008
Source: [citation needed]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38195145747 +106211443619 +1781102128 −7

Last updated: 2 December 2007.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHAAH
ResultLLWDLWLDLWWDWLLWWWLWWWLWWLLWWWDLWWDLWL
Position1919171619141717171713171214151410797655333643334222222
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2007. Source: Futpédia
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

13 May 1 Sport 4–1 Santos Recife
Weldon 10'
Fumagalli 36'
Durval 40'
Washington 90+1'
Report 2' PedrinhoStadium: Ilha do Retiro
Attendance: 24,736
19 May 2 Santos 2–3 América–RN Santos
Marcelo 2'
Marcos Aurélio 67'
Report 42', 47', 54' Edson BorgesStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 3,093
3 June 4 Santos 1–1 Corinthians Santos
Marcelo 77'Report 22' ZelãoStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 10,736
24 June 7 Santos 0–2 São Paulo Santos
Report 20' Aloísio
40' Dagoberto
Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 8,703
30 June 8 Santos 0–0 Grêmio Santos
ReportStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 3,597
4 July 9 Vasco 4–0 Santos Rio de Janeiro
Conca 21', 25'
Wagner Diniz 81'
Ernane 86'
ReportStadium: São Januário
Attendance: 2,379
7 July 10 Santos 4–1 Cruzeiro Santos
Marcos Aurélio 7'
Rodrigo Tabata 31'
Pedrinho 45', 67'
Report 8' FernandinhoStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 3,414
14 July 11 Santos 3–0 Botafogo Santos
Marcos Aurélio 60'
Rodrigo Tabata 64'
Moraes 90'
ReportStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 12,554
19 July 12 Palmeiras 2–2 Santos São Paulo
Nen 18'
Rodrigo Souto 90+2' (o.g.)
Report 10' Kléber
45+1' Pedrinho
Stadium: Parque Antártica
Attendance: 18,662
22 July 13 Santos 3–1 Figueirense Santos
Kléber Pereira 33', 38'
Pedrinho 84'
Report 55' Victor SimõesStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 4,984
25 July 14 Goiás 1–0 Santos Goiânia
Welliton 61'ReportStadium: Serra Dourada
Attendance: 7,498
28 July 15 Santos 1–2 Náutico Santos
Kléber Pereira 87'Report 39' Elicarlos
65' Acosta
Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 8,321
5 August 17 Santos 3–0 Flamengo Santos
Pedrinho 21'
Marcos Aurélio 32'
Kléber 50'
ReportStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 6,835
12 August 19 Fluminense 3–0 Santos Rio de Janeiro
Luiz Alberto 36'
Thiago Neves 64', 71'
ReportStadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 6,002
18 August 20 Santos 2–0 Sport Santos
Kléber Pereira 25'
Pedrinho 54'
ReportStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 10,446
26 August 21 América–RN 1–4 Santos Natal
Ney Santos 83'Report 20' Petkovic
25', 46' Kleber Pereira
85' Rodrigo Tabata
Stadium: Machadão
Attendance: 5,043
2 September 23 Corinthians 2–0 Santos São Paulo
Nílton 9'
Arce 52'
ReportStadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 10,438
5 September 24 Santos 2–1 Internacional Santos
Kléber Pereira 27'
Kléber 34'
Report 11' AdrianoStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 3,233
8 September 25 Santos 1–0 Juventude Santos
Renatinho 84'ReportStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 16,105
15 September 26 São Paulo 2–1 Santos São Paulo
Breno 49'
Borges 53'
Report 90+2' Rodrigo TabataStadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 33,865
22 September 27 Grêmio 1–0 Santos Porto Alegre
Marcel 55'ReportStadium: Olímpico
Attendance: 20,917
30 September 28 Santos 1–0 Vasco Santos
Rodrigo Souto 22'ReportStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 9,158
3 October 29 Cruzeiro 0–1 Santos Belo Horizonte
Report 90+4' AdaíltonStadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 8,110
6 October 30 Botafogo 1–2 Santos Rio de Janeiro
Dodô 66'Report 51' Rodrigo Tabata
89' Renatinho
Stadium: Engenhão
Attendance: 7,918
13 October 31 Santos 1–1 Palmeiras Santos
Renatinho 58'Report 30' CaioStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 15,978
21 October 32 Figueirense 1–0 Santos Florianópolis
Kléber 45' (o.g.)ReportStadium: Orlando Scarpelli
Attendance: 9,517
27 October 33 Santos 3–0 Goiás Santos
Pedrinho 47'
Rodrigo Tabata 74'
Vitor Júnior 76'
ReportStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 13,058
31 October 34 Náutico 1–2 Santos Recife
Felipe 15'Report 45' Kléber Pereira
86' Pedrinho
Stadium: Aflitos
Attendance: 15,252
4 November 35 Santos 2–2 Atlético Mineiro Santos
Kléber Pereira 51' (pen.), 76'Report 8' (o.g.) Marcelo
78' Eduardo
Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 7,063
11 November 36 Flamengo 1–0 Santos Rio de Janeiro
Souza 75'ReportStadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 81,844
25 November 37 Paraná Clube 2–3 Santos Curitiba
Jumar 30'
Paulo Rodrigues 70'
Report 61', 76', 83' Kléber PereiraStadium: Vila Capanema
Attendance: 15,406

Campeonato Paulista

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2317424721 +2655921238 +158212413 +11

Last updated: 6 May 2007.
Source: Competitive matches

First stage

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Santos1916214519+2650Advanced to the Semi-finals
2São Paulo1913514114+2744
3São Caetano1911353222+1036
4Bragantino1910543517+1835
5Palmeiras1910543925+1435
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2007. Source: UOL Esporte
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored
Matches
17 January 1 Grêmio Barueri 1–2 Santos São Paulo
21:45 UTC-02:00Marcos Dias 35'Report 25' Zé Roberto
88' Antônio Carlos
Stadium: Parque Antarctica
Attendance: 9,469
Referee: Antonio Rogério Batista do Prado
20 January 2 Santos 3–0 São Caetano Santos
18:10 UTC-02:00Pedro 18'
Fabiano 22'
Cléber Santana 63'
ReportStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 10,037
Referee: Wilson Seneme
22 January 5 Santos 4–1 Sertãozinho Santos
20:00 UTC-02:00Jonas 20'
Fabiano 45'
Cléber Santana 57' (pen.), 68'
Report 23' Paulo SantosStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 8,157
Referee: Christian Lopes de Oliveira
25 January 3 Bragantino 2–3 Santos Bragança Paulista
20:30 UTC-02:00Alex Afonso 36'
Zelão 73'
Report 14', 36' (pen.) Cléber Santana
65' Rodrigo Tiuí
Stadium: Marcelo Stéfani
Attendance: 4,051
Referee: Phillipe Lombard
28 January 4 Santos 1–0 Guaratinguetá Santos
18:10 UTC-02:00Zé Roberto 75'ReportStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 7,404
Referee: Rodrigo Cintra
4 February 6 Palmeiras 3–3 Santos São Paulo
18:10 UTC-02:00Osmar 27', 38'
Edmundo 24' (pen.)
Report 9' Pedrinho
77' Kléber
78' Jonas
Stadium: Parque Antarctica
Attendance: 18,676
Referee: Wilson Seneme
11 February 8 Santo André 1–2 Santos Santo André
18:10 UTC-02:00Léo Costa 41'Report 25', 53' (pen.) Cléber SantanaStadium: Bruno José Daniel
Attendance: 6,382
Referee: Wilson Seneme
14 February 7 Santos 4–1 América–SP Santos
20:30 UTC-02:00Cléber Santana 34'
Pedro 50'
Marcos Aurélio 73', 83'
Report 47' (pen.) Márcio BarrosStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 6,283
Referee: Anselmo da Costa
17 February 9 Santos 0–2 São Bento Santos
18:10 UTC-02:00Report 88' Roberto Santos
90+2' Sérgio Júnior
Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 9,721
Referee: Claudinei Forati Silva
25 February 10 Marília 0–1 Santos Marília
18:10 UTC-02:00Report 88' ÁvalosStadium: Bento de Abreu
Attendance: 10,404
Referee: Eduardo César Coronado Coelho
4 March 11 Santos 2–1 Paulista Santos
18:10 UTC-03:00Marcos Aurélio 38'
Rodrigo Tiuí 61'
Report 53' Victor SantanaStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 5,948
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira
8 March 12 Rio Branco–SP 0–3 Santos Americana
20:30 UTC-03:00Report 45' (pen.) Cléber Santana
67', 82' Rodrigo Tabata
Stadium: Décio Vitta
Referee: Rodrigo Amaral
11 March 13 Santos 1–1 São Paulo Santos
16:00 UTC-03:00Carlinhos 90+1'Report 30' IlsinhoStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 16,811
Referee: Antônio Rogério Batista do Prado
18 March 14 Ituano 1–2 Santos Itu
16:00 UTC-03:00Márcio Goiano 16'Report 40' Carlinhos
61' Marcos Aurélio
Stadium: Novelli Júnior
Attendance: 4,799
Referee: Philippe Lombard
25 March 15 Santos 2–1 Rio Claro São Paulo
18:10 UTC-03:00Marcos Aurélio 11'
Rodrigo Tiuí 59'
Report 50' WagnãoStadium: Parque Antarctica
Attendance: 13,853
Referee: Anselmo da Costa
28 March 16 Santos 2–1 Corinthians Santos
21:45 UTC-03:00Zé Roberto 10'
Jonas 80'
Report 22' (o.g.) AdaíltonStadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 14,110
Referee: José Henrique de Carvalho
1 April 17 Ponte Preta 2–4 Santos Campinas
18:10 UTC-03:00Gabriel 40'
Finazzi 66'
Report 12' Rodrigo Tabata
59' Marcelo
80' (pen.) Cléber Santana
87' Moraes
Stadium: Moisés Lucarelli
Attendance: 8,992
Referee: Milton Etsuo Bellerini
8 April 18 Noroeste 1–4 Santos Bauru
16:00 UTC-03:00Edno 62'Report 6' (pen.) Cléber Santana
78' Rodrigo Tabata
82' Marcos Aurélio
88' Jonas
Stadium: Alfredo de Castilho
Attendance: 3,107
Referee: Claudinei Forati Silva
11 April 19 Santos 2–0 Juventus São José dos Campos
21:45 UTC-03:00Domingos 31'
Renatinho 66'
ReportStadium: Martins Pereira
Attendance: 9,360
Referee: Roger Arias da Cunha

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
14 April 1st Leg Bragantino 0–0 Santos São Paulo
16:00 UTC-03:00ReportStadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 27,895
Referee: Sálvio Spínola
22 April 2nd Leg Santos 0–0
(0–0 agg.)
Bragantino São Paulo
18:10 UTC-03:00ReportStadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 35,145
Referee: Wilson Seneme
Finals
29 April 1st Leg São Caetano 2–0 Santos São Paulo
16:00 UTC-03:00Luiz Henrique 8'
Somalia 81' (pen.)
ReportStadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 32,136
Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira
6 May 2nd Leg Santos 2–0
(2–2 agg.)
São Caetano São Paulo
16:00 UTC-03:00Adaílton 24'
Moraes 81'
ReportStadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 58,953
Referee: José Henrique de Carvalho

Copa Libertadores

First stage

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Santos (A)6600121+1118
2 Defensor Sporting (A)630387+19
3 Gimnasia y Esgrima6303910−19
4 Deportivo Pasto6006314−110
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advanced to the round of 16

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals

References