# 2012 Santos FC season

The 2012 season was Santos Futebol Clube's 100th season in existence and the club's fifty-third consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.
Santos won the Campeonato Paulista title for the third consecutive time and became the first team in 43 years to win three straight São Paulo state championships. Neymar was the top scorer and the best player.
They also competed in the Libertadores as the defending champions, exiting in the semi-finals after a 1–2 aggregate loss against eventual winners Corinthians.
On 26 September, Santos beat Universidad de Chile with an aggregate of 2–0 to win the Recopa Sudamericana for the first time.
Santos' youth team won the U20 Campeonato Paulista by beating São Paulo 2–0 on aggregate score.
Santos finished the Campeonato Brasileiro in eighth place after winning their last match 3–1 against Palmeiras on 1 December.

## Key events

* 5 January: Santos announce that Nike Inc. will become club's official kit supplier.
* 9 January: Neymar wins 2011 FIFA Puskás Goal of the Year Award.
* 19 January: Neymar named best footballer in South America in 2011.
* 28 January: Highest scorer in NBA history, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar visits Santos' training ground and plays football with Neymar.
* 2 February: Léo reaches 400 matches as Santos' player.
* 3 February: Santos release new kit produced by Nike Inc.
* 5 February: Neymar scores his 100th goal as professional footballer.
* 10 February: Uruguayan right back Fucile joins the club from Porto on a one-year loan deal.
* 24 February: Santos launch centenary' clock at Santos beach.
* 12 March: Neymar participates a charity dinner with Prince Harry.
* 27 March: The movie "Santos, 100 years of football art" is released in Brazilians theaters
* 4 April: Editora Magma Cultural release the book "Santos, 100 years of football art".
* 14 April: Santos centenary birthday.
* 14 April: Santos release new third kit.
* 29 April: Neymar scores his 100th goal as Santos' player
* 10 May: Neymar scores his 105th and 106th career goals with Santos, becoming the team's top scorer in the post-Pele era.
* 5 July: Rafael, Neymar and Ganso are included in the Brazil squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
* 16 July: Santos' coach, Muricy Ramalho renew his contract until December 2013.
* 24 July: Konami announces Vila Belmiro as the first Brazilian stadium in Pro Evolution Soccer's history.
* 19 August: Muricy Ramalho completes 100 matches as Santos' coach.
* 14 September: Santos release new away kit.
* 29 October: Neymar shortlisted for FIFA Ballon d’Or 2012.
* 3 November: Cruzeiro's fans applaud and chant Neymar's name after a hat-trick and an assist at the Estádio Independência.
* 14 November: Neymar nominated for FIFA Puskás Award 2012.

## Players
### Squad information

| Pos. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| GK | Aranha | 44 | 2011 | 29 | 0 | 2012 | Undisclosed | |
| GK | Gabriel Gasparotto | 31 | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| GK | Rafael | 34 | 2009 | 161 | 0 | 2014 | Youth system | |
| GK | Vladimir | 35 | 2009 | 5 | 0 | 2014 | Youth system | |
| DF | Bruno Peres | 34 | 2012 | 24 | 2 | 2013 | Free | On loan from Audax |
| DF | Crystian | 32 | 2011 | 16 | 0 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| DF | Douglas | 31 | 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| DF | Fucile | 40 | 2012 | 14 | 1 | 2012 | Free | on loan from Porto |
| DF | Juan | 42 | 2012 | 42 | 2 | 2012 | Free | on loan from São Paulo |
| DF | Léo (vice-captain) | 49 | 2009 | 423 | 23 | 2013 | Free | |
| DF | Paulo Henrique Soares | 32 | 2012 | 5 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| DF | Rafael Galhardo | 33 | 2012 | 4 | 0 | 2016 | Free | |
| DF | Bruno Rodrigo | 39 | 2010 | 79 | 5 | 2012 | Undisclosed | |
| DF | David Braz | 37 | 2012 | 7 | 0 | 2015 | Free | |
| DF | Durval | 44 | 2010 | 197 | 5 | 2013 | Undisclosed | |
| DF | Edu Dracena (captain) | 43 | 2009 | 151 | 14 | 2015 | Free | |
| DF | Gustavo Henrique | 31 | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 2014 | Youth system | |
| MF | Adriano | 37 | 2006 | 184 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| MF | Alan Santos | 33 | 2009 | 6 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| MF | Alison | 31 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| MF | Arouca | 38 | 2010 | 161 | 2 | 2014 | €3,5M | |
| MF | Ewerton Páscoa | 35 | 2012 | 12 | 0 | 2012 | Free | On loan from Audax |
| MF | Henrique | 39 | 2011 | 71 | 2 | 2015 | €3M | |
| MF | Bernardo | 34 | 2012 | 14 | 1 | 2012 | Free | On loan from Vasco |
| MF | Felipe Anderson | 31 | 2010 | 89 | 9 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| DF | Gérson Magrão | 39 | 2012 | 25 | 0 | 2013 | Free | On loan from Primavera |
| MF | Leandrinho | 31 | 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2014 | Youth system | |
| MF | Patricio Rodriguez | 34 | 2012 | 22 | 2 | 2016 | €1,6M | |
| MF | Pedro Castro | 31 | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| FW | André | 34 | 2012 | 75 | 35 | 2013 | €2M | On loan from Atlético Mineiro |
| FW | Bill | 40 | 2012 | 16 | 1 | 2014 | Free | |
| FW | Geuvânio | 32 | 2012 | 4 | 0 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| FW | João Pedro | 32 | 2012 | 10 | 0 | 2014 | €500K | |
| FW | Miralles | 41 | 2012 | 18 | 6 | 2014 | Free | |
| FW | Neymar (2nd VC) | 32 | 2009 | 206 | 124 | 2014 | Youth system | |
| FW | Victor Andrade | 29 | 2012 | 19 | 3 | 2014 | Youth system | |
* Last updated: 1 December 2012
* Source: Santos FC (for appearances and goals), CBF (for contracts)
* Ordered by Positions and Alphabetical order.

### Appearances and goals

| Pos. | Name | Campeonato Brasileiro | Campeonato Brasileiro | Campeonato Paulista | Campeonato Paulista | Copa Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | Recopa Sudamericana | Recopa Sudamericana | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| MF | Adriano | 27(1) | 0 | 8(1) | 0 | 7(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| MF | Alan Santos | 1(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| FW | André | 18(1) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 |
| GK | Aranha | 13 | 0 | 9(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| MF | Arouca | 31 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
| MF | Bernardo | 5(9) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| FW | Bill | 7(9) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| DF | Bruno Peres | 24(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| DF | Bruno Rodrigo | 31(2) | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 5 |
| DF | Crystian | 1 | 0 | 2(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| DF | David Braz | 5(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| DF | Douglas | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | Durval | 33 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 2 |
| DF | Edu Dracena (c) | 6 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 |
| DF | Emerson Palmieri | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | Ewerton Páscoa | 9(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| MF | Felipe Anderson | 30(5) | 6 | 7(6) | 1 | 1(3) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 54 | 7 |
| DF | Fucile | 0 | 0 | 8(1) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| DF | Gérson Magrão | 15(8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| FW | Geuvânio | 0(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | Gustavo Henrique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Henrique | 19(3) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| MF | João Pedro | 1(9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| DF | Juan | 15(3) | 0 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| MF | Leandrinho | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | Léo | 17 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| FW | Miralles | 8(8) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| FW | Neymar | 17 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 43 |
| FW | Patricio Rodriguez | 14(6) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| MF | Pedro Castro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Paulo Henrique Soares | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| GK | Rafael | 25 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| DF | Rafael Galhardo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| FW | Victor Andrade | 10(9) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Players who left the club during the season ||||||||||||
| MF | Ganso | 5 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 8 |
| FW | Dimba$^1$ | 3(3) | 0 | 3(5) | 3 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| MF | Anderson Carvalho$^1$ | 1 | 0 | 6(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| MF | Elano | 2(1) | 0 | 10(8) | 0 | 6(4) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| DF | Maranhão$^1$ | 3(3) | 0 | 9(2) | 1 | 1(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| FW | Alan Kardec | 4 | 0 | 13(7) | 7 | 5(6) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 |
| MF | Breitner$^1$ | 0 | 0 | 0(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| FW | Borges | 3 | 0 | 10(1) | 5 | 8(3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 |
| MF | Ibson | 0 | 0 | 14(5) | 4 | 5(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| DF | Vinicius Simon$^1$ | 0(1) | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| DF | Pará$^1$ | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | Rafael Caldeira$^1$ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| FW | Rentería | 4(1) | 1 | 4(4) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| FW | Tiago Alves$^1$ | 0 | 0 | 2(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| FW | Tiago Luís$^1$ | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
$^1$Player was loaned
Last updated: 1 December 2012 Source: Match reports in competitive matches, Santos FC, ESPN Soccernet, Soccerway

### Goalscorers

| R | Name | Paulistão | Libertadores | Brasileirão | Sudamericana | Total |
| 1 | Neymar | 20 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 43 |
| 2 | Alan Kardec | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Ganso | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Borges | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Edu Dracena | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | André | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Felipe Anderson | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Miralles | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Bruno Rodrigo | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Ibson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Dimba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Victor Andrade | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Juan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Maranhão | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Elano | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Durval | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Bruno Peres | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Patricio Rodriguez | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Vinicius Simon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Anderson Carvalho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Arouca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Rafael Caldeira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Henrique | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Fucile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Rentería | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Bill | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Bernardo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | – | 58 | 23 | 50 | 2 | 133 |
Last updated: 1 December 2012 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

### Disciplinary record

| P | Name | Campeonato Paulista | Campeonato Paulista | Copa Libertadores | Campeonato Brasileiro | Campeonato Brasileiro | Campeonato Brasileiro | Recopa Sudamericana | Total | Total | Total |
| MF | Adriano | 3 | | 3 | 8 | | | 1 | 15 | | |
| MF | Alan Santos | | | | 2 | 1 | | | 2 | 1 | |
| FW | Alan Kardec | 5 | | 1 | 1 | | | | 7 | | |
| MF | Anderson Carvalho | 3 | | | 1 | | | | 4 | | |
| FW | André | | | | 6 | | | | 6 | | |
| GK | Aranha | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | |
| MF | Arouca | 2 | | 3 | 3 | | | 1 | 9 | | |
| FW | Bill | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| FW | Borges | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| DF | Bruno Peres | | | | 4 | | | | 4 | | |
| DF | Bruno Rodrigo | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 6 | | |
| DF | Crystian | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| DF | David Braz | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| DF | Douglas | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| DF | Durval | 3 | | 1 | 6 | | | 1 | 11 | | |
| DF | Edu Dracena | | | 3 | 2 | | | | 5 | | |
| MF | Elano | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | |
| DF | Emerson Palmieri | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| MF | Ewerton Páscoa | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| MF | Felipe Anderson | 1 | | | 8 | | | | 9 | | |
| DF | Fucile | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 5 | | |
| MF | Ganso | 1 | | | 2 | | | 1 | 4 | | |
| DF | Gérson Magrão | | | | 6 | | | | 6 | | |
| MF | Geuvânio | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| MF | Henrique | 2 | | 2 | 2 | | | | 6 | | |
| MF | Ibson | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | 1 | |
| FW | João Pedro | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| DF | Juan | 4 | | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| DF | Léo | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | |
| DF | Maranhão | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| FW | Miralles | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | |
| FW | Neymar | 4 | | 6 | 6 | | 1 | | 16 | | 1 |
| DF | Pará | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| DF | Patricio Rodriguez | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| DF | Paulo Henrique Soares | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| GK | Rafael | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | | | 4 | | |
| DF | Rafael Galhardo | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| FW | Rentería | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| FW | Victor Andrade | | | | 4 | | | | 4 | | |
| DF | Vinicius Simon | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
Last updated: 1 December 2012 Source: Campeonato Paulista, Copa Libertadores, Campeonato Brasileiro Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Copa Libertadores squad

As of 14 February 2012, according to combined sources on the official website. In Conmebol competitions players must be assigned numbers between 1 and 25.
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 | Rafael |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Edu Dracena |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Léo |
| 4 | DF | URU | Jorge Fucile |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Arouca |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Durval |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Henrique |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Elano |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Borges |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Ganso |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Neymar |
| 12 | GK | BRA | Aranha |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Crystian |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | BRA | Bruno Rodrigo |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Adriano |
| 16 | DF | BRA | Juan |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Felipe Anderson |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Gérson Magrão$^1$ |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Alan Kardec |
| 20 | FW | COL | Wason Rentería |
| 21 | DF | BRA | Maranhão$^1$ |
| 22 | MF | BRA | Anderson Carvalho |
| 23 | MF | BRA | Ewerton Páscoa$^1$ |
| 24 | GK | BRA | Vladimir |
| 25 | FW | BRA | Dimba |
$^1$Pará, Ibson and Vinicius Simon left the club during the competition, and for their places, Maranhão, Gérson Magrão and Ewerton Páscoa were entered.

### Recopa Sudamericana squad

As of 20 August 2012, according to combined sources on the official website. In Conmebol competitions players must be assigned numbers between 1 and 25.
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 | Rafael |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Bruno Rodrigo |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Léo |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Bruno Peres |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Arouca |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Durval |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Henrique |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Felipe Anderson |
| 9 | FW | BRA | André |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Ganso |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Neymar |
| 12 | GK | BRA | Aranha |
| 13 | DF | BRA | David Braz |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | BRA | Ewerton Páscoa |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Adriano |
| 16 | DF | BRA | Juan |
| 17 | FW | ARG | Pato Rodriguez |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Leandrinho |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Bill |
| 20 | FW | ARG | Miralles |
| 21 | DF | BRA | Douglas |
| 22 | MF | BRA | Gérson Magrão |
| 23 | FW | BRA | João Pedro |
| 24 | GK | BRA | Vladimir |
| 25 | FW | BRA | Victor Andrade |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Coach | Muricy Ramalho |
| Assistant coach | Cláudio Grillo Edinho Marcelo Fernandes Tata |
| Fitness trainer | Ricardo Rosa Fernando Fernandez Marco Alejandro |
| Goalkeeping coach | Oscar Rodriguez Arzul |
Source: Santos FC

### Other staff

| Position | Staff |
| Coordinator | Carlos Eiki Baptista |
| Press Officer | Fábio Maradei |
| Doctors | Dr. Maurício Zenaide Dr. Ricardo Nobre Dr. Rodrigo Zogaib |
| Physiotherapists | Avelino Buongermino Rafael Martini Thiago Lobo |
| Physiologist | Dr. Luís Fernando de Barros |
| Massagist | Clóvis Vesco Jorginho Valder Bernardo |
| Nurse | Sylvio Cruz |
| Nutritionist | Sandra Merouço |
| Psychologist | Juliane Fechio |
| Equipment managers | França Vagner Santos Zuca |
| Lawyer | João Vicente Gazolla |
| Driver | Arnaldo |
Source: Santos FC

### Club officials

| Position | Staff |
| President | Luis Álvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro |
| Vice-President | Odílio Rodrigues |
| Management Committee | Alvaro de Souza Augusto Videira Caio de Stefano Eduardo Vassimon José Berenguer Luciano Moita Pedro Luiz Nunes |
| Football manager | Nei Pandolfo |
Source: Santos FC

### Kit

The previous season kit was used until April due an agreement that Santos had with Umbro.
The home kit was released on 3 February 2012. Later, on 14 April 2012, Santos' centenary birthday, the third kit was released with the "sea color". The third kit was used as away kit until 14 October 2012, when the traditional away kit with black and white stripes was released in the match against Vasco valid for the 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro.
| Home | Away | Third | Goalkeeper 1 | Goalkeeper 2 | Goalkeeper 3 |

#### Official sponsorship

* Banco BMG
* Seara
* Netshoes
* CSU CardSystem
* Marabraz.

## Transfers
### In

| P | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Ends | Source |
| GK | Felipe | 24 | Avaí | Loan Return | 2013 | Terra Esporte |
| GK | Fábio Costa | 34 | Atlético Mineiro | Loan Return | 2013 | Terra Esporte |
| DF | Rafael Caldeira | 20 | ABC | Loan Return | 2014 | Ademir Quintino |
| DF | Maranhão | 26 | Coritiba | Loan Return | 2013 | Santos FC |
| MF | Madson | 26 | Atlético Paranaense | Loan Return | 2012 | UOL Esporte |
| FW | Tiago Luís | 22 | Ponte Preta | Loan Return | 2013 | Santos FC |
| DF | Juan | 30 | São Paulo | Loaned | 2012 | Globo Esporte |
| DF | Fucile | 27 | Porto | Loaned | 2012 | R7 Esportes |
| MF | Bernardo | 22 | Vasco | Loaned | 2012 | Terra Esportes |
| DF | Gérson Magrão | 27 | Primavera | Loaned | 2013 | UOL Esporte |
| FW | Tiago Luís | 23 | XV de Piracicaba | Loan Return | 2013 | Globo Esporte |
| DF | David Braz | 25 | Flamengo | Signed | 2014 | Santos FC |
| DF | Rafael Galhardo | 20 | Flamengo | Signed | 2015 | Santos FC |
| DF | Ewerton Páscoa | 23 | Audax | Loaned | 2012 | Santos FC |
| DF | Bruno Peres | 22 | Audax | Loaned | 2013 | Santos FC |
| MF | João Pedro | 20 | Palermo | Signed | 2014 | Santos FC |
| FW | Miralles | 28 | Grêmio | Signed | 2014 | Globo Esporte |
| MF | Patricio Rodríguez | 22 | Independiente | Signed | 2016 | Santos FC |
| FW | Bill | 28 | Corinthians | Signed | 2014 | Placar |
| FW | André | 21 | Atlético Mineiro | Loaned | 2013 | Globo Esporte |
| FW | Tiago Alves | 19 | Boa Esporte | Loan Return | 2014 | Globo Esporte |

### Out

| P | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Source |
| DF | Danilo | 20 | Porto | Transferred | Globo Esporte |
| FW | Diogo | 24 | Olympiacos | Loan expiration | |
| DF | Leandro Silva | 22 | Atlético Sorocaba | Loan expiration | Futebol Interior |
| MF | Rodrigo Possebon | 23 | Unattached | Contract terminated | Santos FC |
| MF | Rodrigo Mancha | 25 | Vitória | Contract terminated | Santos FC |
| DF | Domingos | 26 | Guarani | End of contract | Terra Esportes |
| DF | Bruno Aguiar | 26 | Sport | Transferred | Lancenet |
| MF | Ibson | 28 | Flamengo | Swapped$^1$ | Estadão |
| FW | Wason Rentería | 26 | Caxias | Loan Expiration | Globo Esporte |
| FW | Alan Kardec | 23 | Benfica | Loan Expiration | Globo Esporte |
| FW | Borges | 31 | Cruzeiro | Contract terminated | Globo Esporte |
| MF | Elano | 31 | Grêmio | Swapped$^2$ | Globo Esporte |
| MF | Ganso | 22 | São Paulo | Transferred | Globo Esporte |
* 1: Included in David Braz and Rafael Galhardo transfers.
* 2: Included in Ezequiel Miralles transfer.

### Out on loan

| P | Name | Age | Loaned to | Until | Source |
| MF | Madson | 25 | Al-Khor | 15 May 2012 | Globo Esporte |
| FW | Tiago Luís | 22 | XV de Piracicaba | 13 May 2012 | Santos FC |
| GK | Felipe | 24 | Náutico | End of the season | Santos FC |
| DF | Pará | 25 | Grêmio | End of the season | Santos FC |
| DF | Rafael Caldeira | 25 | Bragantino | 30 November 2012 | Santos FC |
| FW | Tiago Alves | 19 | Boa Esporte | 30 November 2012 | Santos FC |
| MF | Breitner | 22 | Náutico | End of the season | Globo Esporte |
| DF | Vinicius Simon | 25 | América Mineiro | 15 May 2013 | Lancenet |
| DF | Maranhão | 26 | Atlético Paranaense | End of the season | Futebol Interior |
| MF | Anderson Carvalho | 20 | Vissel Kobe | End of the season | Globo Esporte |
| FW | Tiago Luís | 23 | Bragantino | 1 December 2012 | Extra |
| FW | Dimba | 19 | Naútico | End of the season | Globo Esporte |

## Competitions
### Overall summary

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Campeonato Brasileiro | – | 8th | 20 May 2012 | 2 December 2012 |
| Campeonato Paulista | First stage | Winners | 21 January 2012 | 13 May 2012 |
| Copa Libertadores | Group stage | Semi-finals | 15 February 2012 | 20 June 2012 |
| Recopa Sudamericana | Finals | Winners | 22 August 2012 | 26 September 2012 |
Updated to match played 2 December 2012 Source: Competitions

### Detailed overall summary

| | Total | Home | Away |
| Games played | 75 | 38 | 37 |
| Games won | 36 | 24 | 12 |
| Games drawn | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Games lost | 19 | 4 | 15 |
| Biggest win | 8–0 v Bolívar | 8–0 v Bolívar | 4–0 v Cruzeiro |
| Biggest loss | 0–3 v Náutico | 1–3 v Bahia 1–3 v Portuguesa | 0–3 Náutico |
| Clean sheets | 27 | 18 | 9 |
| Goals scored | 133 | 84 | 49 |
| Goals conceded | 75 | 32 | 43 |
| Goal difference | +58 | +52 | +6 |
| Average GF per game | 1.77 | 2.21 | 1.32 |
| Average GA per game | 1 | 0.84 | 1.16 |
| Yellow cards | 169 | 78 | 91 |
| Red cards | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Most appearances | Durval (63) | Durval (37) | Arouca (27) |
| Top scorer | Neymar (43) | Neymar (24) | Neymar (19) |
| Worst discipline | Juan (12) (2) | Adriano (8) | Juan (8) (2) |
| Points | 128/225 (56.89%) | 82/114 (71.93%) | 46/111 (41.44%) |
| Winning rate | (48%) | (63.16%) | (32.43%) |
Last updated: 1 December 2012 Source: Competitive matches

### Campeonato Brasileiro
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Corinthians | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 57 | 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 7 | Botafogo | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 55 | |
| 8 | Santos | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 53 | |
| 9 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 52 | |
| 10 | Internacional | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 52 | |
* ↑ Corinthians qualified for the second stage of the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the 2012 Copa Libertadores champion.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 1 December 2012. 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 | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | D | L | L | D | D | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | D | W |
| Position | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 |

#### 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: 13 May 2012. Source: Soccerway

#### First stage
##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Corinthians | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 46 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 2 | São Paulo | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 43 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 3 | Santos | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 39 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 4 | Guarani | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 36 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 36 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |

##### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

##### Matches
#### Knockout stage
##### Finals
### Copa Libertadores
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Santos | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 |
| 2 | Internacional | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 |
| 3 | The Strongest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 |
| 4 | Juan Aurich | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 |