# 2018 Santos FC season

The 2018 season is Santos Futebol Clube's 106th season in existence and the club's fifty-ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football. As well as the Campeonato Brasileiro, the club competes in the Copa do Brasil, the Campeonato Paulista and also in Copa Libertadores.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 4 December 2018
| No. | Name | Pos. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Club caps | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Vanderlei | GK | Porecatu | (1984-02-01)1 February 1984 (aged 34) | 234 | 0 | – | – | Coritiba | 23 January 2015 | Undisc. | 31 December 2020 |
| 12 | Vladimir | GK | Ipiaú | (1989-07-16)16 July 1989 (aged 29) | 61 | 0 | – | – | Youth System | 1 January 2009 | Free | 31 December 2020 |
| 33 | John Victor | GK | Diadema | (1996-02-13)13 February 1996 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | – | – | Youth System | 11 January 2016 | Free | 12 January 2021 |
| 34 | João Paulo | GK | Dourados | (1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 | – | – | Youth System | 26 February 2014 | Free | 30 September 2021 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Luiz Felipe | CB | Tubarão | (1993-10-09)9 October 1993 (aged 25) | 69 | 2 | – | – | Paraná | 17 February 2016 | R$ 1M | 30 September 2022 |
| 4 | Victor Ferraz | RB | João Pessoa | (1988-01-14)14 January 1988 (aged 30) | 216 | 9 | – | – | Coritiba | 18 June 2014 | Free | 31 December 2019 |
| 6 | Gustavo Henrique | CB | São Paulo | (1993-03-24)24 March 1993 (aged 25) | 166 | 8 | – | – | Youth System | 10 January 2013 | Free | 31 January 2020 |
| 13 | Kaique Rocha | CB | Taboão da Serra | (2001-02-28)28 February 2001 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | – | – | Youth System | 9 November 2018 | Free | 29 February 2020 |
| 16 | Dodô | LB | Campinas | (1992-02-06)6 February 1992 (aged 26) | 51 | 1 | – | – | Sampdoria | 22 February 2018 | Loan | 31 December 2018 |
| 28 | Lucas Veríssimo | CB | Jundiaí | (1995-07-02)2 July 1995 (aged 23) | 114 | 3 | – | – | Youth System | 28 November 2015 | Free | 30 June 2022 |
| 35 | Robson Bambu | CB/RB | São Vicente | (1997-11-12)12 November 1997 (aged 21) | 13 | 0 | – | – | Youth System | 13 January 2018 | Free | 10 November 2018 |
| 38 | Daniel Guedes | RB | João Ramalho | (1994-04-02)2 April 1994 (aged 24) | 74 | 1 | – | – | Youth System | 19 February 2014 | Free | 30 June 2022 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jean Mota | AM/LB | São Paulo | (1993-10-15)15 October 1993 (aged 25) | 113 | 5 | – | – | Fortaleza | 9 June 2016 | Free | 30 June 2022 |
| 5 | Alison | DM | Cubatão | (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 25) | 165 | 3 | – | – | Youth System | 9 September 2011 | Free | 31 December 2022 |
| 7 | Pato Sánchez | CM/AM | Montevideo | (1984-12-02)2 December 1984 (aged 34) | 18 | 4 | 38 | 1 | Monterrey | 23 July 2018 | Free | 31 December 2021 |
| 8 | Renato | DM | Santa Mercedes | (1979-05-15)15 May 1979 (aged 39) | 424 | 33 | 28 | 0 | Botafogo | 9 January 2015 | Free | 31 December 2018 |
| 18 | Guilherme Nunes | DM | Novo Hamburgo | (1998-02-12)12 February 1998 (aged 20) | 5 | 0 | – | – | Youth System | 5 February 2018 | Free | 1 May 2023 |
| 19 | Léo Cittadini | CM/AM | Rio Claro | (1994-02-27)27 February 1994 (aged 24) | 81 | 2 | – | – | Youth System | 3 June 2013 | Free | 31 December 2018 |
| 21 | Diego Pituca | CM/DM | Mogi Guaçu | (1992-08-01)1 August 1992 (aged 26) | 42 | 1 | – | – | Botafogo-SP | 29 May 2017 | Undisc. | 31 May 2021 |
| 22 | Bryan Ruiz | AM/SS | San José | (1985-08-18)18 August 1985 (aged 33) | 14 | 0 | 112 | 24 | Sporting | 11 July 2018 | Free | 31 December 2020 |
| 25 | Yuri | DM/CB | São Paulo | (1994-08-05)5 August 1994 (aged 24) | 58 | 1 | – | – | Audax | 1 January 2018 | R$ 800K | 31 December 2020 |
| 32 | Gabriel Calabres | CM/AM | Matão | (1998-03-08)8 March 1998 (aged 20) | 4 | 0 | – | – | Youth System | 5 February 2018 | Free | 31 October 2019 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Rodrygo | SS/AM | Osasco | (2001-01-09)9 January 2001 (aged 17) | 62 | 12 | – | – | Youth System | 21 July 2017 | Free | 31 December 2022 |
| 10 | Gabriel | SS/ST | São Bernardo | (1996-08-30)30 August 1996 (aged 22) | 210 | 84 | 4 | 2 | Internazionale | 25 January 2018 | Loan | 31 December 2018 |
| 11 | Bruno Henrique | SS | Belo Horizonte | (1990-12-30)30 December 1990 (aged 27) | 87 | 20 | – | – | VfL Wolfsburg | 23 January 2017 | R$ 13.5M | 31 January 2021 |
| 17 | Derlis González | SS | Mariano Roque Alonso | (1994-03-20)20 March 1994 (aged 24) | 18 | 1 | 29 | 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 31 July 2018 | Loan | 30 June 2020 |
| 20 | Felippe Cardoso | ST | São Paulo | (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 20) | 4 | 1 | – | – | Ponte Preta | 4 September 2018 | Loan | 31 December 2023 |
| 23 | Arthur Gomes | SS | Uberlândia | (1998-07-03)3 July 1998 (aged 20) | 57 | 7 | – | – | Youth System | 2 September 2016 | Free | 30 December 2021 |
| 27 | Eduardo Sasha | SS/ST | Porto Alegre | (1992-02-24)24 February 1992 (aged 26) | 48 | 7 | – | – | Internacional | 9 January 2018 | R$ 2.4M | 31 December 2022 |
| 29 | Yuri Alberto | ST | S. J. dos Campos | (2001-03-18)18 March 2001 (aged 17) | 19 | 2 | – | – | Youth System | 28 July 2017 | Free | 31 December 2022 |
| 36 | Jonathan Copete | LW/SS | Cali | (1988-01-23)23 January 1988 (aged 30) | 120 | 25 | 2 | 0 | Atlético Nacional | 23 June 2016 | R$ 5M | 30 June 2021 |
| 40 | Diogo Vitor | SS/AM | Coqueiral | (1997-02-11)11 February 1997 (aged 21) | 10 | 1 | – | – | Youth System | 4 June 2016 | Free | 31 December 2021 |
Source: SantosFC.com.br (for appearances and goals), Wikipedia players' articles (for international appearances and goals), FPF (for contracts). Players in italic are not registered for the Campeonato Paulista

### Reserve players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | MF | BRA | Victor Yan |
| 37 | DF | BRA | Emerson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Lucas Lourenço |
| — | FW | BRA | Kaio Jorge |

### Copa Libertadores squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BRA | Vanderlei |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Luiz Felipe |
| 3 | MF | BRA | Jean Mota |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Victor Ferraz |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Alison |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Gustavo Henrique |
| 7 | MF | URU | Carlos Sánchez $^1$ |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Renato |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Rodrygo |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Gabriel |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Bruno Henrique |
| 12 | GK | BRA | Vladimir |
| 13 | FW | BRA | Rodrigão |
| 14 | DF | BRA | David Braz |
| 15 | FW | COL | Jonathan Copete |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | BRA | Dodô |
| 17 | DF | BRA | Daniel Guedes |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Guilherme Nunes |
| 19 | MF | BRA | Léo Cittadini |
| 20 | MF | BRA | Gabriel Calabres $^1$ |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Diego Pituca |
| 22 | MF | CRC | Bryan Ruiz $^1$ |
| 23 | FW | BRA | Arthur Gomes |
| 24 | GK | BRA | João Paulo |
| 25 | MF | BRA | Yuri $^1$ |
| 26 | DF | BRA | Robson Bambu |
| 27 | FW | BRA | Eduardo Sasha |
| 28 | DF | BRA | Lucas Veríssimo |
| 29 | FW | BRA | Yuri Alberto |
| 30 | FW | PAR | Derlis González $^1$ |
* 1: Vitor Bueno, Emiliano Vecchio, Caju, Diogo Vitor and Matheus Jesus were unregistered, with Carlos Sánchez, Gabriel Calabres, Bryan Ruiz, Yuri and Derlis González being registered in their places, respectively.

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Nat | Name | Campeonato Brasileiro | Campeonato Brasileiro | Campeonato Paulista | Campeonato Paulista | Copa Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Vanderlei | 37 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | | Vladimir | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Caju | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | | Daniel Guedes | 6+2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Dodô | 36 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Romário | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Victor Ferraz | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| 14 | DF | | David Braz | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Gustavo Henrique | 27+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 40 | 2 |
| 28 | DF | | Lucas Veríssimo | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | | Luiz Felipe | 11+2 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | | Robson Bambu | 8+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | Alison | 28 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | | Anderson Ceará | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Bryan Ruiz | 3+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Emiliano Vecchio | 0+2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Diego Pituca | 29+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| 32 | MF | | Gabriel Calabres | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Guilherme Nunes | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | | Jean Mota | 16+4 | 2 | 7+5 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| 30 | MF | | Leandro Donizete | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Léo Cittadini | 4+8 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Lucas Lourenço | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | | Matheus Jesus | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Pato Sánchez | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | | Renato | 8+9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| 26 | MF | | Victor Yan | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Vitor Bueno | 2+3 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Yuri | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Arthur Gomes | 4+9 | 0 | 10+6 | 3 | 1+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| 11 | FW | | Bruno Henrique | 19+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| 17 | FW | | Derlis González | 8+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 40 | FW | | Diogo Vitor | 0 | 0 | 2+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 27 | FW | | Eduardo Sasha | 19+6 | 1 | 10+4 | 4 | 4+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 46 | 7 |
| 20 | FW | | Felippe Cardoso | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | | Gabriel | 34+1 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 27 |
| 36 | FW | | Jonathan Copete | 3+15 | 1 | 8+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | | Kaio Jorge | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | | Rodrigão | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Rodrygo | 30+5 | 8 | 5+7 | 3 | 6+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 12 |
| 29 | FW | | Yuri Alberto | 1+7 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
Last updated: 3 December 2018 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches, Soccerway

### Goalscorers

| Ran | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Brasileirão | Paulistão | Copa Libertadores | Copa do Brasil | Total |
| 1 | 10 | FW | | Gabriel | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | | Rodrygo | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | 27 | FW | | Eduardo Sasha | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 23 | FW | | Arthur Gomes | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | MF | | Pato Sánchez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | DF | | Victor Ferraz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 11 | FW | | Bruno Henrique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | DF | | Gustavo Henrique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | MF | | Jean Mota | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 28 | DF | | Lucas Veríssimo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | MF | | Renato | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 29 | FW | | Yuri Alberto | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 17 | FW | | Derlis González | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 21 | MF | | Diego Pituca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 40 | FW | | Diogo Vitor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | DF | | Dodô | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 20 | FW | | Felippe Cardoso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 36 | FW | | Jonathan Copete | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 13 | FW | | Rodrigão | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 46 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 79 |
Last updated: 3 December 2018 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

### Disciplinary record

| N | Nat | Pos | Name | Brasileirão | Brasileirão | Brasileirão | Paulista | Paulista | Paulista | Libertadores | Libertadores | Libertadores | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Total | Total | Total |
| 5 | | MF | Alison | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | | FW | Gabriel | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | | DF | Lucas Veríssimo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | | DF | Dodô | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | | DF | Gustavo Henrique | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | | MF | Diego Pituca | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | | DF | David Braz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | MF | Léo Cittadini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | | MF | Jean Mota | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | | FW | Bruno Henrique | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Pato Sánchez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | | DF | Daniel Guedes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | | FW | Derlis González | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | | DF | Luiz Felipe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Victor Ferraz | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | | GK | Vladimir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | | FW | Jonathan Copete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | | MF | Yuri | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | | FW | Arthur Gomes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | | MF | Emiliano Vecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | | DF | Robson Bambu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Rodrygo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | | FW | Eduardo Sasha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Renato | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | | GK | Vanderlei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | | DF | Caju | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | | FW | Diogo Vitor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | | MF | Matheus Jesus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Romário | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Vitor Bueno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | | FW | Yuri Alberto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 89 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 5 | 2 |
As of 3 December 2018 Source: Campeonato Paulista = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Suspensions served

| Date | Matches Missed | Player | Reason | Opponents Missed | Competition |
| 30 December 2017 | 5 | Bruno Henrique | vs Barcelona | Real Garcilaso (A) Nacional (H) Estudiantes (A) Estudiantes (H) Nacional (A) | Copa Libertadores |
| 4 February | 1 | Alison | 3x | Ferroviária (A) | Campeonato Paulista |
| 4 February | 1 | Jonathan Copete | 3x | Ferroviária (A) | Campeonato Paulista |
| 14 February | 1 | David Braz | 3x | São Paulo (A) | Campeonato Paulista |
| 25 February | 1 | Gabriel | 3x | Corinthians (H) | Campeonato Paulista |
| 7 March | 1 | Alison | 3x | São Bento (H) | Campeonato Paulista |
| 15 March | 1 | Gabriel | vs Nacional | Estudiantes (A) | Copa Libertadores |
| 24 April | 1 | Lucas Veríssimo | 3x | Nacional (A) | Copa Libertadores |
| 1 May | 1 | Léo Cittadini | vs Nacional | Real Garcilaso (H) | Copa Libertadores |
| 10 June | 1 | Lucas Veríssimo | vs Internacional | Fluminense (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 13 June | 1 | Diego Pituca | 3x | Palmeiras (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 19 July | 1 | Alison | 3x | Chapecoense (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 22 July | 1 | Jean Mota | 3x | Flamengo (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 22 July | 1 | David Braz | 3x | Flamengo (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 4 August | 1 | Dodô | 3x | Ceará (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 18 August | 1 | Alison | 3x | Bahia (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 18 August | 1 | Victor Ferraz | 3x | Bahia (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 21 August | 1 | Dodô | vs Independiente | Independiente (H) | Copa Libertadores |
| 25 August | 1 | Bruno Henrique | 3x | Vasco da Gama (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 16 September | 1 | Derlis González | 3x | Cruzeiro (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 16 September | 1 | Gustavo Henrique | 3x | Cruzeiro (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 27 September | 1 | Gabriel | 3x | Atlético Paranaense (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 5 October | 1 | Alison | 3x | Corinthians (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 22 October | 1 | Gustavo Henrique | 3x | Fluminense (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 22 October | 1 | Luiz Felipe | 3x | Fluminense (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 27 October | 1 | Robson Bambu | 3x | Palmeiras (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 3 November | 1 | Gabriel | 3x | Chapecoense (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 3 November | 1 | Victor Ferraz | 3x | Chapecoense (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 3 November | 1 | Diego Pituca | vs Palmeiras | Chapecoense (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 15 November | 1 | Yuri | 3x | América Mineiro (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 21 November | 1 | Bruno Henrique | 3x | Botafogo (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 24 November | 1 | Gabriel | 3x | Sport (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 24 November | 1 | Dodô | 3x | Sport (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 24 November | 1 | Alison | 3x | Sport (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro |
| 24 November | 1 | Pato Sánchez | vs Atlético Mineiro | Sport (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro |

### Injuries

| Date | Pos. | Name | Injury | Note | Recovery time |
| 17 January | FW | Bruno Henrique | Retina injury | Match against Linense | 3 months |
| 17 January | DF | Lucas Veríssimo | Thigh injury | Match against Linense | 1 month |
| 25 January | MF | Yuri | Toe fractury | During training | 11 weeks |
| 28 January | DF | Cléber Reis | Thigh injury | During training | 1 month |
| 28 January | DF | Victor Ferraz | Shoulder strain | Match against Ituano | 2 months |
| 4 February | DF | Luiz Felipe | Thigh edema | Match against Palmeiras | 12 days |
| 4 February | FW | Eduardo Sasha | Concussion | Match against Palmeiras | 1 day |
| 24 March | MF | Léo Cittadini | Thigh injury | During training | 1 week |
| 21 April | FW | Bruno Henrique | Thigh injury | Match against Bahia | 1 month |
| 21 April | FW | Eduardo Sasha | Ankle injury | Match against Bahia | 2 weeks |
| 1 May | DF | David Braz | Calf injury | Match against Nacional | 2 weeks |
| 6 May | MF | Emiliano Vecchio | Tendinitis | During training | 3 days |
| 6 May | MF | Renato | Mialgia | During training | 2 weeks |
| 8 May | MF | Guilherme Nunes | Thigh injury | During training | 3 weeks |
| 10 May | MF | Léo Cittadini | Ankle injury | During training | 2 weeks |
| 17 May | FW | Arthur Gomes | Ankle injury | Match against Luverdense | 2 months |
| 20 May | MF | Alison | Knee injury | Match against São Paulo | 3 weeks |
| 23 May | DF | Victor Ferraz | Low back pain | | 1 week |
| 24 May | MF | Vitor Bueno | Ankle sprain | Match against Real Garcilaso | 18 days |
| 25 May | MF | Emiliano Vecchio | Knee pain | During training | 1 month |
| 25 May | FW | Jonathan Copete | Hip pain | During training | 5 days |
| 27 May | DF | Lucas Veríssimo | Muscle discomfort | During training | 3 days |
| 27 May | FW | Bruno Henrique | Hip trauma | Match against Cruzeiro | 10 days |
| 3 June | FW | Yuri Alberto | Shoulder dislocation | During training | 3 weeks |
| 4 June | DF | Daniel Guedes | Conjunctivitis | | 1 week |
| 10 June | FW | Eduardo Sasha | Sprained ankle | Match against Internacional | 2 weeks |
| 3 July | FW | Gabriel | Pubis injury | During training | 2 weeks |
| 3 July | DF | Lucas Veríssimo | Myalgia | During training | 2 weeks |
| 3 July | MF | Alison | Sprained ankle | During training | 2 weeks |
| 16 July | DF | Daniel Guedes | Viral disease | | 1 week |
| 19 July | FW | Rodrygo | Knee injury | Match against Palmeiras | 1 week |
| 25 July | DF | Lucas Veríssimo | Lumbar contracture | Match against Flamengo | 2 weeks |
| 29 July | FW | Eduardo Sasha | Ankle injury | Match against América Mineiro | 2 weeks |
| 15 August | DF | Luiz Felipe | Thigh injury | Match against Cruzeiro | 3 weeks |
| 28 August | DF | Lucas Veríssimo | Thigh injury | Match against Independiente | 5 weeks |
| 16 September | FW | Felippe Cardoso | Pubis injury | Match against São Paulo | 2 months |
| 30 September | DF | Robson Bambu | Thigh injury | Match against Atlético Paranaense | 3 weeks |
| 3 November | DF | Luiz Felipe | Calf injury | Match against Palmeiras | 16 days |
| 6 November | DF | Lucas Veríssimo | Knee injury | During training | |
| 18 November | FW | Bruno Henrique | Knee injury | Match against América Mineiro | |
| 27 November | FW | Derlis González | Thigh injury | During training | |
| 27 November | MF | Bryan Ruiz | Viral disease | | |
| 30 November | GK | Vladimir | Shoulder injury | During training | |

### Squad number changes

| Player | Position | Old n. | New n. | Prev. to wear |
| Bruno Henrique | FW | 27 | 11 | Kayke |
| Rodrigão | FW | 22 | 13 | Matheus Ribeiro |
| Emerson | DF | 42 | 37 | Zeca |
| Gabriel Calabres | MF | 16 | 32 | Fabián Noguera |
| Jean Mota | MF | 39 | 3 | Romário |
| Rodrygo | FW | 43 | 9 | Ricardo Oliveira |

## Managers

| Name | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Date signed | Role | Departure | Manner | Contract End |
| Jair Ventura | Rio de Janeiro | (1979-03-19) 19 March 1979 (age 45) | Botafogo | 3 January 2018 | Permanent | 23 July 2018 | Sacked | 31 December 2018 |
| Serginho Chulapa | São Paulo | (1953-12-23) 23 December 1953 (age 71) | Staff | 23 July 2018 | Interim | 30 July 2018 | Ended tenure | 31 December 2018 |
| Cuca | Curitiba | (1963-06-07) 7 June 1963 (age 61) | Free agent | 30 July 2018 | Permanent | 2 December | Mutual consent | 31 December 2019 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| N. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Fee |
| 3 | LB | Romário | 26 | Ceará | Transfer | Free |
| 25 | DM | Yuri | 23 | Audax | Transfer | R$ 800,000 |
| 21 | AM | Lucas Lourenço | 16 | Youth setup | Transfer | Free |
| 26 | DM | Victor Yan | 16 | Youth setup | Transfer | Free |
| 42 | CB | Matheus Guedes | 18 | Youth setup | Transfer | Free |
| 35 | CB | Robson Bambu | 20 | Youth setup | Transfer | Free |
| 37 | LB | Emerson | 19 | Youth setup | Transfer | Free |
| 27 | FW | Eduardo Sasha | 26 | Internacional | Transfer | R$ 2,4M |
| 22 | MF | Bryan Ruiz | 32 | Sporting | Transfer | Free |
| 7 | MF | Pato Sánchez | 33 | Monterrey | Transfer | Free |

### Loans in

| N. | Pos. | Name | Age | Loaned from | Loan expires | Fee |
| 27 | FW | Eduardo Sasha | 25 | Internacional | December 2018 | Free |
| 10 | FW | Gabriel | 21 | Internazionale | December 2018 | R$6,6M |
| 16 | LB | Dodô | 26 | Sampdoria | December 2018 | R$ 1M |
| 17 | FW | Derlis González | 24 | Dynamo Kyiv | June 2020 | Free |
| 20 | FW | Felippe Cardoso | 19 | Ponte Preta | December 2023 | Free |

### Transfers out

| N. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Fee |
| 10 | AM | Lucas Lima | 27 | Palmeiras | End of contract | Free |
| 11 | ST | Kayke | 29 | Yokohama Marinos | Loan return | Free |
| 35 | SS | Lucas Crispim | 23 | São Bento | End of contract | Free |
| 26 | SS | Thiago Ribeiro | 31 | Free agent | End of contract | Free |
| 18 | ST | Nilmar | 33 | Free agent | Contract terminated | Free |
| 9 | ST | Ricardo Oliveira | 37 | Atlético Mineiro | End of contract | Free |
| – | GK | Gabriel Gasparotto | 24 | Arouca | End of contract | Free |
| – | AM | Marquinhos | 28 | São Bento | End of contract | Free |
| 16 | LW | Vladimir Hernández | 28 | Atlético Nacional | Transfer | R$4,8M |
| 44 | DM | Matheus Jesus | 20 | Gamba Osaka | Loan rescinded | Free |
| 37 | LB | Zeca | 23 | Internacional | Swapped | Free |
| 41 | AM | Serginho | 23 | Kashima Antlers | Transfer | R$7,7M |

### Loans out

| N. | P | Name | Age | Loaned to | Loan expires |
| 21 | AM | Matheus Oliveira | 20 | Red Bull Brasil | April 2018 |
| 13 | RB | Matheus Ribeiro | 24 | Puebla | December 2018 |
| 15 | LB | Orinho | 22 | Ponte Preta | December 2018 |
| – | DM | Lucas Otávio | 23 | Ituano | May 2018 |
| 32 | CB | Fabián Noguera | 24 | Estudiantes | December 2018 |
| 41 | AM | Serginho | 22 | América Mineiro | December 2018 |
| 3 | LB | Romário | 26 | Ceará | December 2018 |
| 31 | CB | Cléber Reis | 27 | Paraná | December 2018 |
| 13 | ST | Rodrigão | 24 | Avaí | December 2018 |
| 30 | DM | Leandro Donizete | 35 | América Mineiro | December 2018 |
| 17 | AM | Rafael Longuine | 27 | Guarani | December 2018 |
| 21 | AM | Matheus Oliveira | 20 | Guarani | December 2018 |
| 22 | LB | Caju | 22 | APOEL | June 2019 |
| 7 | AM | Vitor Bueno | 23 | Dynamo Kyiv | June 2020 |
| 14 | CB | David Braz | 31 | Sivasspor | May 2019 |
| 20 | AM | Emiliano Vecchio | 29 | Shabab Al-Ahli | June 2019 |

## Pre-season and Friendlies

Sources:

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Série A | 14 April 2018 | 2 December 2018 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 034.21 |
| Copa do Brasil | 10 May 2018 | 15 August 2018 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Campeonato Paulista | 17 January 2018 | 27 March 2018 | Matchday 1 | Semifinals | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 037.50 |
| Copa Libertadores | 1 March 2018 | 28 August 2018 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 037.50 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 66 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 79 | 64 | +15 | 036.36 |
Source: Competitions

### Campeonato Brasileiro
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 December 2018. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | D | D | D | L | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | L |
| Position | 3 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 53 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 9 | Botafogo | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 51 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 10 | Santos | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 50 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 11 | Bahia | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 48 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 12 | Fluminense | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 45 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Definitely promoted from the youth setup.
* ↑ Initially, this amount was paid to acquire 100% of Zeca's rights and then trade him for Sasha.
* ↑ Included in Eduardo Sasha transfer.
* ↑ Cruzeiro qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa do Brasil.

#### Matches
### Campeonato Paulista
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 27 March 2018. Source: Globo Esporte

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santos | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 18 | knockout stage |
| 2 | Botafogo-SP | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 16 | knockout stage |
| 3 | Red Bull Brasil | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 13 | |
| 4 | Mirassol | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 12 | |

#### Knockout stage
##### Quarter-final
##### Semi-final
### Copa Libertadores
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Estudiantes | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Nacional | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | Copa Sudamericana |
| 4 | Real Garcilaso | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 6 | |