| 1997 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Samir Jorge Abdul-Hak | 
| Coach | Vanderlei Luxemburgo[1] | 
| Stadium | Vila Belmiro | 
| Campeonato Brasileiro | 7th | 
| Campeonato Paulista | 3rd | 
| Copa do Brasil | Second round | 
| Supercopa Libertadores | Group stage | 
| Torneio Rio-São Paulo | Winners | 
| Copa dos Campeões | 3rd | 
| Top goalscorer | League: Müller (10) All: Macedo (19) | 
The 1997 season was Santos Futebol Clube's eighty-fifth in existence and the club's third-eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.
Players
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Source: Acervo Santista
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| Pos. | Nat | Name | Brasileiro | Paulista | Copa do Brasil | Rio-São Paulo | Supercopa | Copa dos Campeões | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| GK |  | Edinho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| GK |  | Marcelo | 8 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 
| GK |  | Zetti | 23 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 
| DF |  | Ânderson Lima | 16 (2) | 0 | 24 (1) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 
| DF |  | Baiano | 20 (7) | 0 | 9 (7) | 1 | 2 (3) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 
| DF |  | Cássio | 5 (4) | 1 | 13 (2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 
| DF |  | Daniel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| DF |  | Dutra | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 
| DF |  | Jean | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 
| DF |  | Michel | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 
| DF |  | Rogério Seves | 5 (3) | 0 | 9 (3) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 
| DF |  | Ronaldão | 28 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 4 | 
| DF |  | Ronaldo Marconato | 5 (1) | 0 | 5 (4) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 20 | 1 | 
| DF |  | Sandro | 3 (4) | 0 | 7 (4) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 34 | 1 | 
| MF |  | Alexandre | 8 (10) | 4 | 17 (5) | 4 | 5 (1) | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 9 | 
| MF |  | Arinélson | 15 (11) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 
| MF |  | Caíco | 27 (3) | 4 | 14 (10) | 5 | 3 (2) | 1 | 0 (3) | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 10 | 
| MF |  | Eduardo Marques | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 
| MF |  | Élder | 8 (4) | 0 | 6 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 
| MF |  | Fernando Fumagalli | 0 (2) | 0 | 2 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 7 | 2 | 
| MF |  | João Santos | 20 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 
| MF |  | Marcelo Passos | 0 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 
| MF |  | Marcos Assunção | 14 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 
| MF |  | Marcos Bazílio | 13 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 
| MF |  | Narciso | 27 | 3 | 20 (1) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 
| FW |  | Báez | 0 (5) | 1 | 3 (1) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 18 | 4 | 
| FW |  | Caio | 24 (1) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 
| FW |  | Juari | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 11 | 1 | 
| FW |  | Macedo | 10 (14) | 6 | 22 (1) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 19 | 
| FW |  | Müller | 27 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 
| Players who left the club during the season | ||||||||||||||||
| DF |  | Léo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| MF |  | Carlinhos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| MF |  | Piá | 0 | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 
| MF |  | Robert | 0 | 0 | 15 (3) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 
| MF |  | Vágner | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 
| FW |  | Alessandro | 1 | 1 | 13 (3) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 2 | 28 | 12 | 
| FW |  | Careca | 0 | 0 | 1 (8) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 
| FW |  | João Fumaça | 0 | 0 | 4 (4) | 5 | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Goalscorers
| Ran | Pos | Nat | Name | Brasileiro | Paulistão | Copa do Brasil | Rio-SP | Supercopa | C. Campeões | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW |  | Macedo | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 
| 2 | FW |  | Müller | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 
| 3 | FW |  | Alessandro | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 
| 4 | MF |  | Caíco | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 
| 5 | MF |  | Alexandre | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 
| MF |  | Marcos Assunção | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 6 | MF |  | Arinélson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 
| MF |  | Robert | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 7 | FW |  | Caio | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 
| 8 | MF |  | Vágner | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 
| 9 | FW |  | João Fumaça | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 
| 10 | DF |  | Ronaldão | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 
| FW |  | Báez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 11 | MF |  | Narciso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| 12 | DF |  | Ânderson Lima | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| DF |  | Baiano | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF |  | Jean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF |  | Fernando Fumagalli | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW |  | Careca | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | DF |  | Cássio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| DF |  | Dutra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF |  | Ronaldo Marconato | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF |  | Sandro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF |  | Élder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF |  | João Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF |  | Marcelo Passos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW |  | Juari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF |  | Carlinhos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Name | Moving from | Source | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB |  Dutra | Mogi Mirim | [2] | |
| GK |  Zetti | São Paulo | [3] | |
| CB |  Ronaldão | Flamengo | [4] | |
| FW |  Macedo | Vasco da Gama | [5] | |
| MF |  Caíco | Internacional | [6] | |
| MF |  Alexandre | União São João | [6] | On loan | 
| MF |  Eduardo Marques | Youth system | [7] | Promoted | 
| FW |  João Fumaça | Youth system | [7] | Promoted | 
| GK |  Marcelo | Bragantino | [8] | |
| LB |  Cássio | Vasco da Gama | [9] | On loan | 
| RB |  Michel | Youth system | [10] | Promoted | 
| RB |  Léo | Desportiva | [11] | |
| FW |  Müller |  Perugia | [12] | |
| FW |  Careca |  Kashiwa Reysol | [13] | |
| MF |  Fernando Fumagalli | Ferroviária | [14] | |
| MF |  Arinélson | Iraty | [15] | |
| MF |  Marcelo Passos | Flamengo | [16] | Loan return | 
| LB |  Marcos Adriano | Atlético Mineiro | [16] | Loan return | 
| FW |  Caio |  Inter Milan | [17] | |
| MF |  João Santos | Bragantino | [18] | On loan | 
Out
| Pos. | Name | Moving to | Source | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  Sérgio Guedes | São José | [19] | |
| FW |  Otavio Augusto | Ferroviária | [20] | Loan return | 
| FW |  Jamelli |  Kashiwa Reysol | [21] | |
| MF |  Carlinhos | Guarani | [22] | |
| MF |  Gallo | Guarani | [22] | |
| MF |  Ranielli |  Cruz Azul | [23] | |
| LB |  Marcos Adriano | Atlético Mineiro | [23] | |
| MF |  Marcelo Passos | Flamengo | [24] | On loan | 
| FW |  Andradina | Mogi Mirim | [25] | |
| FW |  Camanducaia | Portuguesa Santista | [26] | On loan | 
| LB |  Gustavo Nery | Coritiba | [27] | On loan | 
| MF |  Piá | Coritiba | [27] | On loan | 
| FW |  Careca | Campinas | [28] | |
| MF |  Robert | Grêmio | [29] | |
| FW |  Alessandro |  Júbilo Iwata | [30] | On loan | 
| MF |  Vágner |  Roma | [30] | |
| FW |  João Fumaça | Remo | [31] | On loan | 
Friendlies
| 29 July Friendly | Rosenborg   | 2 – 2 | Santos | Oslo, Norway | 
| Brattbakk  51' Boateng  74' | Report |  13', 23' Caio | Stadium: Bislett Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bamle Loe Kamben | 
| 1 August Friendly | Barnsley   | 0 – 3 | Santos | Barnsley, England | 
| Report |  16', 35' Arinélson  77' Caio | Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Stephen John Lodge | 
| 3 August Friendly | Wolverhampton   | 1 – 1 | Santos | Wolverhampton, England | 
| Goodman  53' | Report |  77' Macedo | Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Terry Holbrook | 
| 5 August Friendly | Bradford City   | 1 – 3 | Santos | Bradford, England | 
| Murray  34' | Report |  17' Alexandre  65' Caio  85' Arinélson | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Kame Lynch | 
Competitions
Campeonato Brasileiro
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 14 | +24 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 
Source: Acervo Santista
First stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Portuguesa | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 45 | Qualified to Second Phase | 
| 5 | Flamengo | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 42 | |
| 6 | Santos | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 41 | |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 40 | |
| 8 | Juventude | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 37 | 
Matches
| 6 July 1 | Flamengo | 2 – 3 | Santos | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 16:00 | Lúcio  57', 80' | Report |  15' Alessandro  23' Alexandre  90' Macedo | Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 6,014 Referee: Fabiano Gonçalves | 
| 12 July 2 | Paraná | 2 – 0 | Santos | Curitiba | 
| 21:20 | Bira  57', 66' | Report | Stadium: Durival de Brito Attendance: 6,933 Referee: Sidrack Marinho dos Santos | 
| 17 July 3 | Internacional | 2 – 0 | Santos | Porto Alegre | 
| 20:30 | Christian  35', 74' | Report | Stadium: Beira-Rio Attendance: 11,658 Referee: Jorge dos Santos Travassos | 
| 20 July 4 | Santos | 3 – 0 | Goiás | Santos | 
| 16:00 | Arinélson  4', 13' Macedo  35' | Report | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 8,942 Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira | 
| 23 July 5 | Santos | 3 – 0 | Grêmio | Santos | 
| 21:30 | Müller  11' Cássio  48' Caíco  66' | Report | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 11,259 Referee: Francisco Dacildo Mourão | 
| 26 July 6 | Sport Recife | 1 – 1 | Santos | Recife | 
| 21:30 | Alexandre Lopes  16' | Report |  13' Arinélson | Stadium: Ilha do Retiro Attendance: 5,509 Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva | 
| 10 August 7 | Bragantino | 2 – 1 | Santos | Bragança Paulista | 
| 17:00 | Sandro Gaúcho  7' Geraldo  20' | Report |  43' Narciso | Stadium: Marcelo Stéfani Attendance: 3,573 Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira | 
| 20 August 8 | Juventude | 1 – 1 | Santos | Caxias do Sul | 
| 21:30 | Wallace  78' (pen.) | Report |  44' Caio | Stadium: Alfredo Jaconi Attendance: 630 Referee: Ubiraci Damásio de Oliveira | 
| 24 August 9 | Santos | 3 – 1 | Vasco da Gama | Santos | 
| 16:00 | Caio  29', 49' Arinélson  51' | Report |  69' Luiz Cláudio | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 9,461 Referee: Sidrack Marinho dos Santos | 
| 30 August 10 | Fluminense | 1 – 0 | Santos | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 21:40 | Rôni  44' | Report | Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 5,449 Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva | 
| 7 September 11 | Santos | 2 – 0 | Criciúma | Santos | 
| 16:00 | Caio  43' (pen.) Müller  85' | Report | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 7,155 Referee: Édson Esperidião | 
| 11 September 12 | Atlético Mineiro | 2 – 1 | Santos | Belo Horizonte | 
| 21:50 | Sandro  87' Hernani  88' | Report |  36' Caíco | Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 12,349 Referee: Jorge Travassos | 
| 14 September 13 | Santos | 2 – 1 | Coritiba | Santos | 
| 16:00 | Macedo  78' Báez  87' | Report |  45+9' Basílio | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 8,557 Referee: Luciano Almeida | 
| 17 September 14 | Santos | 2 – 1 | São Paulo | Santos | 
| 21:40 | Jean  38' Macedo  55' | Report |  90' Aristizábal | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 19,048 Referee: Ubiraci Damásio | 
| 21 September 15 | Palmeiras | 5 – 0 | Santos | São Paulo | 
| 16:00 | Oséas  16', 42' Alex  45' Viola  54', 86' | Report | Stadium: Palestra Itália Attendance: 14,849 Referee: Sidrack Marinho dos Santos | 
| 27 September 16 | Santos | 1 – 2 | Botafogo | Santos | 
| 21:40 | Müller  12' | Report |  57', 68' Sinval | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 7,291 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon | 
| 1 October 17 | Santos | 3 – 1 | União São João | Santos | 
| 20:30 | Müller  13', 20' Macedo  81' | Report |  55' Helberte | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 3,355 Referee: Valdomito Mathias Silva Filho | 
| 5 October 18 | Portuguesa | 1 – 1 | Santos | São Paulo | 
| 16:00 | Rodrigo Fabri  69' | Report |  88' Müller | Stadium: Canindé Attendance: 15,487 Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira | 
| 11 October 19 | Santos | 3 – 2 | Guarani | Santos | 
| 16:00 | Caio  14' Müller  44', 82' | Report |  65' Paulo Isidoro  79' Dinei | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 8,565 Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva | 
| 14 October 20 | Santos | 1 – 0 | Corinthians | Santos | 
| 21:40 | Jean  74' | Report | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 20,618 Referee: Sidrack Marinho dos Santos | 
| 19 October 21 | Atlético Paranaense | 1 – 1 | Santos | Curitiba | 
| 16:00 | Luizinho Vieira  29' (pen.) | Report |  11' Caíco | Stadium: Vila Olímpica Attendance: 14,557 Referee: Ubiraci Damásio de Oliveira | 
| 25 October 22 | Santos | 3 – 1 | Bahia | Santos | 
| 21:40 | João Santos  34' Arinélson  51' Dutra  90+3' | Report |  20' Róbson Luís | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 5,440 Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva | 
| 1 November 23 | Vitória | 2 – 0 | Santos | Salvador | 
| 21:40 | Kléber  38' Narcizio  90+1' | Report | Stadium: Barradão Attendance: 9,160 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon | 
| 5 November 24 | Santos | 2 – 0 | América de Natal | Santos | 
| 21:40 | Müller  31' Caio  58' | Report | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 7,521 Referee: Francisco Dacildo Mourão | 
| 8 November 25 | Santos | 2 – 2 | Cruzeiro | Santos | 
| 21:40 | Arinélson  39', 63' | Report |  13' Marcelo Ramos  82' Elivélton | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 5,125 Referee: Luciano Almeida | 
Second stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 16 | Qualified for the final | 
| 2 | Santos | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | |
| 3 | Internacional | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | 
Source: 
Matches
| 15 November 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 2 – 0 | Santos | Belo Horizonte | 
| 21:50 | Jorginho  5' Valdir  51' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 45,413 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon | 
| 23 November 2 | Santos | 3 – 3 | Palmeiras | São Paulo | 
| 17:00 | Narciso  45' Alexandre  46' Macedo  73' | Report |  4', 56' Viola  71' Zinho | Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 33,795 Referee: Francisco Dacildo Mourão | 
| 26 November 3 | Santos | 4 – 0 | Internacional | São Paulo | 
| 20:30 | Alexandre  9' Müller  53' Marcos Assunção  72' Caíco  86' | Report | Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 15,271 Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira | 
| 29 November 4 | Internacional | 4 – 1 | Santos | Porto Alegre | 
| 21:40 | Fabiano Souza  42' Christian  53' (pen.) Marcelo Rosa  70' Anderson Luiz  76' | Report |  84' (pen.) Alexandre | Stadium: Beira-Rio Attendance: 15,260 Referee: Ubiraci Damásio de Oliveira | 
Copa do Brasil
Preliminary round
| 20 February First leg | Desportiva | 1 – 1 | Santos | Cariacica | 
| 21:30 | Leo  65' | Report |  37' Caíco | Stadium: Engenheiro Araripe Attendance: 5,803 Referee: Carlos Elias Pimentel | 
| 27 February Second leg | Santos | 5 – 1 (6–2 agg.) | Desportiva | São Paulo | 
| 21:30 | Robert  13', 40' Ronaldão  23', 88' Marcos Assunção  90' (pen.) | Report |  52' (pen.) Leo | Stadium: Palestra Itália Attendance: 1,525 Referee: Lincoln Bojaille | 
First round
| 13 March First leg | Figueirense | 0 – 1 | Santos | Florianópolis | 
| 21:30 | Report |  4' Báez | Stadium: Orlando Scarpelli Attendance: 14,612 Referee: Alexandre José Lourenço Barreto | 
| 18 March Second leg | Santos | 3 – 2 (4–2 agg.) | Figueirense | São Paulo | 
| 18:30 | Alexandre  5' Macedo  46' Vágner  83' | Report |  39' Silva  85' Rafael | Stadium: Palestra Itália Attendance: 2,582 Referee: Wagner Tardelli de Azevedo | 
Second round
| 27 March First leg | Santos | 2 – 0 | Internacional | Santos | 
| 21:30 | Macedo  59' Robert  65' | Report | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva | 
| 3 April Second leg | Internacional | 2 – 0 (2–2 agg.) (3–2 p) | Santos | Porto Alegre | 
| 20:30 | Arílson  25', 43' | Report | Stadium: Beira-Rio Attendance: 28,332 Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Arílson  Fernando  Paulo Roberto  Washington  Gamarra  |  Vágner  Ânderson Lima  Marcos Assunção  Sandro  Robert | |||
Campeonato Paulista
First stage
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 48 | Qualified to Final group | 
| 2 | Santos | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 46 | |
| 3 | Portuguesa | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 43 | |
| 4 | Guarani | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 29 | |
| 5 | Juventus | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 21 | |
| 6 | São José | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 21 | |
| 7 | Botafogo | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 20 | Relegated | 
| 8 | América | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 17 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 1997. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Matches
| 9 February 1 | América–SP | 1 – 3 | Santos | São José do Rio Preto | 
| 16:00 | Marcelo Sergipano  87' | Report |  12' Alessandro  23' Alexandre  59' Robert | Stadium: Benedito Teixeira Attendance: 10,310 Referee: José Mocellin | 
| 16 February 2 | Santos | 1 – 0 | Juventus | São Paulo | 
| 16:00 | Alessandro  50' | Report | Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 9,854 Referee: Carlos Jack Magno | 
| 19 February 3 | Guarani | 3 – 2 | Santos | Campinas | 
| 20:30 | Aílton  40' Cris  86' Ricardo Mendes  89' | Report |  59' Robert  78' Macedo | Stadium: Brinco de Ouro Attendance: 9,539 Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira | 
| 22 February 4 | Santos | 2 – 1 | Portuguesa | Jundiaí | 
| 16:00 | Vágner  35' Robert  85' | Report |  57' Marcelo Miguel | Stadium: Jayme Cintra Attendance: 8,014 Referee: Júlio Matto | 
| 25 February 5 | Santos | 1 – 1 | Botafogo–SP | São Paulo | 
| 20:30 | Macedo  2' | Report |  20' Marco Aurélio | Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 3,355 Referee: Oscar Ruiz | 
| 2 March 6 | Palmeiras | 2 – 0 | Santos | São Paulo | 
| 16:00 | Galeano  33' Marquinhos  89' | Report | Stadium: Palestra Itália Attendance: 15,814 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon | 
| 6 March 7 | São José | 0 – 1 | Santos | São José dos Campos | 
| 20:30 | Report |  22' (pen.) Marcos Assunção | Stadium: Martins Pereira Attendance: 13,799 Referee: Dalmo Bozzano | 
| 9 March 8 | Santos | 5 – 2 | Inter de Limeira | Santos | 
| 15:00 | Marcos Assunção  11' Alexandre  18' Ronaldão  43' João Fumaça  89' Vágner  90+5' (pen.) | Report |  8', 47' Sérgio Araújo | Stadium: Ulrico Mursa Attendance: 7,718 Referee: Edílson Pereira de Carvalho | 
| 16 March 9 | São Paulo | 1 – 1 | Santos | São Paulo | 
| 11:00 | Dodô  49' | Report |  77' (pen.) Marcos Assunção | Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 26,425 Referee: José Mocellin | 
| 20 March 10 | Santos | 0 – 0 | União São João | São José dos Campos | 
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Martins Pereira Attendance: 3,610 Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira | 
| 23 March 11 | Rio Branco | 1 – 1 | Santos | Americana | 
| 16:00 | Marcelinho Paraíba  13' | Report |  24' Robert | Stadium: Décio Vitta Attendance: 13,708 Referee: Francisco Dacildo Mourão Albuquerque | 
| 30 March 12 | Santos | 4 – 2 | Mogi Mirim | Santos | 
| 16:00 | Macedo  5', 59' Vágner  52' Alexandre  79' | Report |  25' Andradina  40' Luís Cláudio | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 12,177 Referee: João Paulo Araújo | 
| 6 April 13 | Corinthians | 3 – 1 | Santos | São Paulo | 
| 16:00 | Henrique  4' Mirandinha  10' Túlio  38' | Report |  68' Baiano | Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 33,422 Referee: Oscar Roberto de Godói | 
| 10 April 14 | Santos | 4 – 1 | Araçatuba | Santos | 
| 20:30 | João Fumaça  2', 47', 88' Vágner  57' (pen.) | Report |  13' Flávio Guarujá | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 6,282 Referee: Flávio de Carvalho | 
| 13 April 15 | Portuguesa Santista | 0 – 2 | Santos | Santos | 
| 15:00 | Report |  25' João Fumaça  45+4' Fernando Fumagalli | Stadium: Ulrico Mursa Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Edílson Pereira de Carvalho | 
| 20 April 16 | Inter de Limeira | 1 – 1 | Santos | Limeira | 
| 16:00 | Dinei  36' | Report |  73' Fernando Fumagalli | Stadium: Limeirão Attendance: 13,189 Referee: Júlio Matto | 
| 23 April 17 | Santos | 2 – 2 | São Paulo | Santos | 
| 20:30 | Ânderson Lima  29' Caíco  42' | Report |  21', 73' Dodô | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 19,815 Referee: Sidrack Marinho | 
| 27 April 18 | União São João | 1 – 1 | Santos | Araras | 
| 16:00 | Souza  41' | Report |  48' Marcos Assunção | Stadium: Hermínio Ometto Attendance: 6,519 Referee: Alfredo dos Santos Loebeling | 
| 1 May 19 | Santos | 3 – 1 | Rio Branco | Santos | 
| 16:00 | Marcos Assunção  15' Macedo  29' Alessandro  35' | Report |  80' Marcelinho Paraíba | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 10,573 Referee: João Paulo Araújo | 
| 3 May 20 | Mogi Mirim | 0 – 2 | Santos | Mogi Mirim | 
| 16:00 | Report |  34' Macedo  77' Caíco | Stadium: Wilson de Barros Attendance: 5,839 Referee: Oscar Roberto de Godói | 
| 10 May 21 | Santos | 2 – 0 | Corinthians | Santos | 
| 21:40 | Caíco  33' Müller  90+2' | Report | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 19,210 Referee: Oscar Ruiz | 
| 14 May 22 | Araçatuba | 0 – 1 | Santos | Araçatuba | 
| 20:30 | Report |  8' Caíco | Stadium: Adhemar de Barros Attendance: 11,614 Referee: Sidrack Marinho dos Santos | 
| 18 May 23 | Santos | 5 – 0 | Portuguesa Santista | Santos | 
| 16:00 | Müller  9' Ronaldão  29' Alessandro  42', 76' Careca  52' | Report | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 13,686 Referee: Alfredo dos Santos Loebeling | 
Final stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Champions | 
| 2 | São Paulo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Santos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 1997. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Best season record
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Best season record
Matches
| 24 May 1 | Corinthians | 4 – 3 | Santos | São Paulo | 
| 21:40 | Marcelinho Carioca  10' Mirandinha  20' Souza  48' Gilmar Fubá  73' | Report |  14' Macedo  39' (pen.) Ronaldo Marconato  85' Müller | Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 30,159 Referee: Julio Matto | 
| 31 May 2 | São Paulo | 1 – 0 | Santos | São Paulo | 
| 21:40 | Dodô  36' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 30,030 Referee: Hellmut Krug | 
| 4 June 3 | Santos | 4 – 0 | Palmeiras | Santos | 
| 20:30 | Alexandre  14' Careca  17' Caíco  85' Alessandro  90' | Report | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 2,471 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon | 
Torneiro Rio-São Paulo
Quarter-finals
| 21 January First leg | Santos | 2 – 2 | Vasco da Gama | São Paulo | 
| 21:30 | Carlinhos  14' Vágner  49' | Report |  6' (pen.), 85' Ramon | Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 6,723 Referee: Léo Feldman | 
| 25 January Second leg | Vasco da Gama | 3 – 3 (5–5 agg.) (3–4 p) | Santos | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 16:00 | Ramon  12', 63' Juninho Pernambucano  78' | Report |  36', 76' Alessandro  46' Macedo | Stadium: São Januário Attendance: 4,199 Referee: Alfredo dos Santos Loebeling | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Juninho Pernambucano  Ramon  Pimentel  Gian  Marquinhos  |  Vágner  Sandro  Robert  Marcos Assunção  Dutra | |||
Semi-finals
| 28 January First leg | Palmeiras | 1 – 3 | Santos | São Paulo | 
| 21:30 | Djalminha  70' | Report |  43' Baiano  88' (pen.) Marcos Assunção  90+2' Robert | Stadium: Palestra Itália Attendance: 10,456 Referee: Oscar Roberto de Godói | 
Finals
| 4 February First leg | Santos | 2 – 1 | Flamengo | São Paulo | 
| 21:30 | Alessandro  6' Macedo  29' | Report |  85' Marcelo Ribeiro | Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 24,236 Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira | 
| 6 February Second leg | Flamengo | 2 – 2 (3–4 agg.) | Santos | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 21:30 | Romário  37', 45' | Report |  33' Ânderson Lima  77' Juari | Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 70,729 Referee: Oscar Roberto de Godói | 
Copa dos Campeões Mundiais
First stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Qualified to Final | 
| 2 | Flamengo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Santos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Grêmio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 26 June 1997. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Matches
| 12 June 1 | Santos | 0 – 0 | Flamengo | Campo Grande | 
| 21:40 | Report | Stadium: Morenão Attendance: 15,296 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon | 
| 17 June 2 | São Paulo | 3 – 0 | Santos | Campo Grande | 
| 21:40 | Dodô  15', 77' Belletti  90+2' | Report | Stadium: Morenão Attendance: 11,958 Referee: Oscar Roberto de Godói | 
| 26 June 3 | Santos | 2 – 1 | Grêmio | Brasília | 
| 16:00 | Alessandro  36', 75' | Report |  66' Luís Carlos Goiano | Stadium: Mané Garrincha Attendance: 192 Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça | 
Supercopa Libertadores
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  River Plate | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 15 | Semifinals | 
| 2 |  Vasco da Gama | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Santos | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Racing | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 2 | 
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Matches
| 28 August 1 | Vasco da Gama   | 2 – 1 |  Santos | Rio de Janeiro | 
| 21:40 | Evair  33' Jean  75' (o.g.) | Report |  88' Marcelo Passos | Stadium: São Januário Attendance: 1,660 Referee: Francisco Dacildo Mourão | 
| 4 September 2 | River Plate   | 3 – 2 |  Santos | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 
| 21:40 | Escudero  41' Rambert  67' Salas  74' | Report |  12' Caio  22' Müller | Stadium: Monumental de Núñez Referee: Epifanio González | 
| 25 September 3 | Racing   | 2 – 2 |  Santos | Avellaneda, Argentina | 
| 20:50 | Centeno  9' Vilallonga  53' | Report |  72' Báez  86' Arinélson | Stadium: Juan Domingo Perón Referee: Jorge Nieves | 
| 16 October 4 | Santos   | 1 – 2 |  Vasco da Gama | Santos | 
| 21:00 | Báez  51' | Report |  1' Odvan  75' Luiz Cláudio | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 3,615 Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça | 
| 22 October 5 | Santos   | 2 – 1 |  River Plate | Santos | 
| 21:55 | Élder  24' Macedo  43' | Report |  40' Borrelli | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 921 Referee: Mário Sánchez | 
| 28 October 6 | Santos   | 3 – 2 |  Racing | Santos | 
| 21:55 | Macedo  22' Sandro  72' Marcos Assunção  73' | Report |  55' Vilallonga  74' Delgado | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 1,593 Referee: Epifanio González | 
References
- ↑ "Agora é oficial: Luxemburgo é o novo treinador do Santos e se apresenta hoje" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 13 December 1996. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ "Diretoria começa a reforçar o time e contrata o lateral-esquerdo Dutra" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 6 December 1996. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ "Zetti será apresentado na vila hoje às 18 horas" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 10 December 1996. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ "Sonho de Ronaldão era voltar ao futebol paulista, após três anos" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 7 January 1997. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ↑ ""No Santos tenho Tranquilidade"" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 10 January 1997. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- 1 2 ""Caíco e Alexandre vêm segunda e Vágner renova por 18 meses"" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 25 January 1997. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- 1 2 "Técnico aceita saída de Carlinhos" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 25 January 1997. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ↑ "Santos veta viagem conjunta com os adversários" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 1 February 1997. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ↑ "Técnico fica impaciente com morosidade no Santos" (in Portuguese). Jornal o Commercio (AM). 14 February 1997. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ↑ "Sem vários titulares, Santos não sai do empate com a Desportiva" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 21 February 1997. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ↑ "Santos surpreende e contrata o lateral Léo, da Desportiva do ES" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 6 March 1997. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ↑ ""Pelé deve ser o apresentador oficial de Müller"" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 25 March 1997. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ↑ ""Careca faz exames médicos na Capital e amanhã vai ser apresentado à Imprensa"" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 1 April 1997. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ↑ "Fernando promete fazer de tudo para seguir as ordens do técnico" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 20 April 1997. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ↑ "Arinélson é o primeiro reforço para o Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 24 June 1997. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- 1 2 "Jogo Aberto - Descartados" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 24 June 1997. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ↑ ""Diretoria confirma a contratação do atacante Caio para o Brasileiro"" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 5 July 1997. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ↑ ""João Santos é contratado por empréstimo"" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 16 July 1997. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ↑ "Jogo aberto - No São José" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 26 December 1996. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ "Diretor aprova 4 contratações" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 29 December 1996. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ "Diretoria concretiza venda de Jamelli ao Japão" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 3 January 1997. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- 1 2 "Carlinhos e Gallo voltam a jogar juntos no Guarani" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 23 January 1997. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- 1 2 "Santos tenta parceria para contratar Edmundo" (in Portuguese). Jornal o Commercio (AM). 5 February 1997. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ↑ "Santistas não terão descanso até sábado" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 19 February 1997. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ↑ "Mogi Mirim enfrenta Rio Branco em Mogi" (in Portuguese). Jornal o Commercio (AM). 26 February 1997. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ↑ "Camanducaia vê boa chance para mostrar seu valor" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 6 March 1997. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- 1 2 "Clodoaldo nega interesse pelo retorno de Giovanni" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 22 March 1997. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ↑ ""Careca se despede do Santos no clássico contra time do Palmeiras"" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 6 June 1997. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ↑ "Zinho confirma conversações" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 13 June 1997. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- 1 2 "Alessandro e Vágner deixam clube" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 10 July 1997. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ↑ "João Fumaça é emprestado ao Clube do remo" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 28 August 1997. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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