# 2016 Santos FC season

The 2016 season is Santos Futebol Clube's 104th season in existence and the club's fifty-seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football. As well as the Campeonato Brasileiro, the club competes in the Copa do Brasil and the Campeonato Paulista.
On 8 May, Santos won their 22nd Campeonato Paulista title beating Audax 2–1 on aggregate in the final. On 6 November, after a 2–1 win against Ponte Preta, the club ensured their qualification to 2017 Copa Libertadores; fourteen days later, in a 2–2 draw against Cruzeiro, the club granted his place in the group stage of the competition. Santos ended the Campeonato Brasileiro in the 2nd position, 9 points behind leaders Palmeiras.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 12 December 2016
| 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 32) | 113 | 0 | – | – | Coritiba | 23 January 2015 | Undisc. | 31 December 2017 |
| 12 | Vladimir | GK | Ipiaú | (1989-07-16)16 July 1989 (aged 27) | 47 | 0 | – | – | Youth System | 1 January 2009 | Free | 31 December 2018 |
| 33 | John | GK | Diadema | (1996-02-13)13 February 1996 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | – | – | Youth System | 11 January 2016 | Free | 31 January 2021 |
| 34 | João Paulo | GK | Dourados | (1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | – | – | Youth System | 26 February 2014 | Free | 31 December 2018 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Luiz Felipe | CB | Tubarão | (1993-10-09)9 October 1993 (aged 23) | 38 | 2 | – | – | Paraná | 17 February 2016 | R$ 1M | 14 February 2020 |
| 3 | Caju | LB | Irecê | (1995-07-17)17 July 1995 (aged 21) | 38 | 0 | – | – | Youth System | 21 September 2014 | Free | 31 December 2019 |
| 4 | Victor Ferraz | RB | João Pessoa | (1988-01-14)14 January 1988 (aged 28) | 124 | 3 | – | – | Coritiba | 18 June 2014 | Free | 31 December 2019 |
| 6 | Gustavo Henrique | CB | São Paulo | (1993-03-24)24 March 1993 (aged 23) | 122 | 6 | – | – | Youth System | 10 January 2013 | Free | 31 January 2020 |
| 14 | David Braz | CB | Guarulhos | (1987-05-21)21 May 1987 (aged 29) | 139 | 11 | – | – | Flamengo | 15 May 2012 | Free | 31 August 2019 |
| 28 | Lucas Veríssimo | CB | Jundiaí | (1995-07-02)2 July 1995 (aged 21) | 21 | 0 | – | – | Youth System | 28 November 2015 | Free | 31 December 2019 |
| 32 | Fabián Noguera | CB/LB | Ramos Mejía | (1993-03-20)20 March 1993 (aged 23) | 8 | 2 | – | – | Banfield | 5 July 2016 | Free | 30 June 2021 |
| 37 | Zeca | LB/RB | Paranavaí | (1994-05-16)16 May 1994 (aged 22) | 108 | 4 | – | – | Youth System | 18 November 2016 | Free | 31 December 2020 |
| 38 | Daniel Guedes | RB | João Ramalho | (1994-04-02)2 April 1994 (aged 22) | 29 | 0 | – | – | Youth System | 19 February 2014 | Free | 17 February 2019 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Alison | DM | Cubatão | (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 23) | 87 | 1 | – | – | Youth System | 9 September 2011 | Free | 31 December 2017 |
| 8 | Renato | DM | Santa Mercedes | (1979-05-15)15 May 1979 (aged 37) | 350 | 30 | 28 | 0 | Botafogo | 9 January 2015 | Free | 31 December 2017 |
| 10 | Lucas Lima | AM | Marília | (1990-07-09)9 July 1990 (aged 26) | 157 | 16 | 13 | 2 | Internacional | 7 February 2014 | R$ 5M | 31 December 2017 |
| 11 | Elano | CM/AM | Iracemápolis | (1981-06-14)14 June 1981 (aged 35) | 322 | 68 | 50 | 9 | Free agent | 13 January 2015 | Free | 31 December 2016 |
| 16 | Fernando Medeiros | DM | Santos | (1996-02-10)10 February 1996 (aged 20) | 5 | 1 | – | – | Youth System | 29 September 2015 | Free | 31 December 2018 |
| 17 | Rafael Longuine | AM | Paranavaí | (1990-05-30)30 May 1990 (aged 26) | 35 | 4 | – | – | Audax | 14 April 2015 | Free | 31 May 2017 |
| 18 | Vitor Bueno | AM | Monte Alto | (1994-09-05)5 September 1994 (aged 22) | 53 | 14 | – | – | Botafogo-SP | 26 May 2015 | Undisc. | 31 May 2020 |
| 20 | Emiliano Vecchio | AM | Rosario | (1988-11-16)16 November 1988 (aged 28) | 10 | 0 | – | – | Qatar SC | 13 June 2016 | Free | 31 December 2019 |
| 25 | Yuri | DM/CB | São Paulo | (1994-08-05)5 August 1994 (aged 22) | 24 | 1 | – | – | Audax | 7 June 2016 | Loan | 31 December 2017 |
| 27 | Léo Cittadini | AM | Rio Claro | (1994-02-27)27 February 1994 (aged 22) | 40 | 2 | – | – | Youth System | 3 June 2013 | Free | 31 December 2018 |
| 29 | Thiago Maia | CM | Boa Vista | (1997-03-13)13 March 1997 (aged 19) | 92 | 2 | – | – | Youth System | 20 October 2014 | Free | 30 June 2019 |
| 39 | Jean Mota | AM/LB | São Paulo | (1993-10-15)15 October 1993 (aged 23) | 24 | 2 | – | – | Fortaleza | 9 June 2016 | Free | 30 May 2020 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ricardo Oliveira | ST | São Paulo | (1980-05-06)6 May 1980 (aged 36) | 133 | 80 | 16 | 5 | Free agent | 12 January 2015 | Free | 31 December 2017 |
| 22 | Rodrigão | ST | Belmonte | (1993-10-13)13 October 1993 (aged 23) | 20 | 4 | – | – | Campinense | 30 May 2016 | R$1.5M | 28 May 2021 |
| 26 | Paulinho | SS/AM | Guarulhos | (1988-06-14)14 June 1988 (aged 28) | 32 | 5 | – | – | Flamengo | 4 January 2016 | Loan | 31 December 2016 |
| 30 | Joel | ST/SS | Nkongsamba | (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 23) | 37 | 7 | – | – | Cruzeiro | 11 January 2016 | Loan | 31 December 2016 |
| 31 | Arthur Gomes | SS | Uberlândia | (1998-07-03)3 July 1998 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | – | – | Youth System | 16 January 2015 | Free | 31 December 2017 |
| 36 | Jonathan Copete | LW/SS | Cali | (1988-01-23)23 January 1988 (aged 28) | 32 | 12 | 1 | 0 | Atlético Nacional | 23 June 2016 | R$5M | 19 June 2020 |
| 45 | Walterson | SS/ST | São Gotardo | (1994-12-28)28 December 1994 (aged 21) | 3 | 0 | – | – | São Bernardo | 4 May 2016 | Loan | 31 December 2016 |
Source: SantosFC.com.br (for appearances and goals), Wikipedia players' articles (for international appearances and goals), FPF (for contracts)

### Reserve team

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 |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Igor |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Matheus Nolasco |
| 34 | MF | BRA | Danillo Ribeiro |
| 46 | DF | BRA | Cassius |
| 47 | DF | BRA | Orinho |
| — | GK | BRA | Gabriel Gasparotto |
| — | DF | BRA | Bruno Leonardo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | BRA | Diego Silva (on loan from Náutico) |
| — | MF | BRA | Gregore |
| — | MF | BRA | Rafael Oller |
| — | FW | BRA | Diego Cardoso |
| — | FW | BRA | Diogo Vitor |
| — | FW | BRA | Stéfano Yuri |

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Nat | Name | Campeonato Brasileiro | Campeonato Brasileiro | Campeonato Paulista | Campeonato Paulista | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 33 | GK | | John Victor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | | Vanderlei | 37 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | | Vladimir | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Caju | 7+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | | Daniel Guedes | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Igor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Victor Ferraz | 37 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 2 |
| 37 | DF | | Zeca | 31 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 4 |
| 14 | DF | | David Braz | 19+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | | Fabián Noguera | 4+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | Gustavo Henrique | 24 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| 28 | DF | | Lucas Veríssimo | 0+3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Luiz Felipe | 25+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | | Alison | 0+1 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Elano | 1+6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Fernando Medeiros | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| — | MF | | Gregore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | | Jean Mota | 10+13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 27 | MF | | Léo Cittadini | 12+4 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | Lucas Lima | 23+2 | 2 | 16+1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 5 |
| 17 | MF | | Rafael Longuine | 2+4 | 0 | 5+4 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | Renato | 38 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 3 |
| 29 | MF | | Thiago Maia | 31 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Emiliano Vecchio | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Vitor Bueno | 32+1 | 10 | 7+4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 13 |
| 25 | MF | | Yuri | 5+17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| — | FW | | Diogo Vitor | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | | Arthur Gomes | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | | Joel | 7+9 | 2 | 4+8 | 3 | 2+5 | 2 | 35 | 7 |
| 36 | FW | | Jonathan Copete | 22+3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 | 31 | 12 |
| 19 | FW | | Matheus Nolasco | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | | Paulinho | 5+6 | 2 | 6+7 | 2 | 4+2 | 1 | 30 | 5 |
| 9 | FW | | Ricardo Oliveira | 20 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 22 |
| 22 | FW | | Rodrigão | 9+6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 19 | 4 |
| 45 | FW | | Walterson | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season ||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | | Gabriel | 10+1 | 5 | 16+1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 12 |
| 15 | MF | | Edwin Valencia | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Leandrinho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Ronaldo Mendes | 1+3 | 0 | 0+6 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| 41 | MF | | Serginho | 1+4 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | | Lucas Crispim | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | | Maxi Rolón | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | | Neto Berola | 0 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | | Patito Rodríguez | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Last updated: 12 December 2016 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches, Soccerway, Campeonato Brasileiro, Campeonato Paulista, Copa do Brasil

### Goalscorers

| Ran | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Brasileirão | Paulistão | Copa do Brasil | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Ricardo Oliveira | 11 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 2 | 18 | MF | | Vitor Bueno | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | 10 | FW | | Gabriel | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | 36 | FW | | Copete | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | 30 | FW | | Joel | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 26 | FW | | Paulinho | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | MF | | Lucas Lima | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 37 | DF | | Zeca | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 22 | FW | | Rodrigão | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 23 | MF | | Ronaldo Mendes | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 6 | DF | | Gustavo Henrique | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 8 | MF | | Renato | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 17 | MF | | Rafael Longuine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | DF | | Luiz Felipe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | DF | | Victor Ferraz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 39 | MF | | Jean Mota | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 27 | MF | | Léo Cittadini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 16 | MF | | Fernando Medeiros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 25 | MF | | Yuri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 32 | DF | | Noguera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 59 | 34 | 17 | 110 |
Last updated: 12 December 2016 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

### Disciplinary record

| N | Nat | Pos | Name | Brasileirão | Brasileirão | Brasileirão | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Paulista | Paulista | Paulista | Total | Total | Total |
| 10 | | MF | Lucas Lima | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | | DF | Gustavo Henrique | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | | DF | Zeca | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Elano | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | | MF | Thiago Maia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | | FW | Gabriel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Victor Ferraz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | | DF | Luiz Felipe | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | | MF | Paulinho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | | GK | Vanderlei | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | | FW | Jonathan Copete | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Ricardo Oliveira | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | | MF | Alison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | | DF | Lucas Veríssimo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | | MF | Vitor Bueno | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | | DF | David Braz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | | MF | Yuri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | | MF | Jean Mota | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | | MF | Ronaldo Mendes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | | MF | Léo Cittadini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Renato | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | | FW | Neto Berola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | FW | Matheus Nolasco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | | MF | Rafael Longuine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Caju | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | | MF | Emiliano Vecchio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | | FW | Rodrigão | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | | DF | Fabián Noguera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 76 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 2 | 3 |
As of 21 November 2016 Source: Campeonato Brasileiro, Campeonato Paulista, Copa do Brasil = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### National team call-ups

| N | Pos | Player | National team | Competition | Date |
| 9 | FW | Ricardo Oliveira | Brazil | WC Qualifying against Uruguay and Paraguay | 25 to 29 March |
| 20 | MF | Lucas Lima | Brazil | WC Qualifying against Uruguay and Paraguay | 25 to 29 March |
| 10 | FW | Gabriel | Brazil U23 | Friendlies against Nigeria U23 and South Africa U23 | 24 to 27 March |
| 37 | DF | Zeca | Brazil U23 | Friendlies against Nigeria U23 and South Africa U23 | 24 to 27 March |
| 29 | MF | Thiago Maia | Brazil U23 | Friendlies against Nigeria U23 and South Africa U23 | 24 to 27 March |
| 10 | FW | Gabriel | Brazil | WC Qualifying against Paraguay | 29 March |
| 10 | FW | Gabriel | Brazil | Copa América Centenario | 3 to 26 June |
| 9 | FW | Ricardo Oliveira | Brazil | Copa América Centenario | 3 to 26 June |
| 20 | MF | Lucas Lima | Brazil | Copa América Centenario | 3 to 26 June |
| 10 | FW | Gabriel | Brazil U23 | 2016 Summer Olympics | 19 July to 21 August |
| 37 | DF | Zeca | Brazil U23 | 2016 Summer Olympics | 19 July to 21 August |
| 29 | MF | Thiago Maia | Brazil U23 | 2016 Summer Olympics | 19 July to 21 August |
| 10 | FW | Gabriel | Brazil | WC Qualifying against Ecuador and Colombia | 28 August to 6 September |
| 20 | MF | Lucas Lima | Brazil | WC Qualifying against Ecuador and Colombia | 28 August to 6 September |
| 10 | MF | Lucas Lima | Brazil | WC Qualifying against Bolivia and Ecuador | 6 to 11 October |
| 10 | MF | Lucas Lima | Brazil | WC Qualifying against Argentina and Peru | 10 to 16 November |
| 29 | MF | Thiago Maia | Brazil U20 | Friendlies against Mexico U20 | 7 to 15 November |
| 36 | FW | Copete | Colombia | WC Qualifying against Chile and Argentina | 10 to 15 November |

### Suspensions served

| Date | Matches Missed | Player | Reason | Opponents Missed | Competition | Source |
| 6 March | 1 | Lucas Lima | 3x | Água Santa (H) | Campeonato Paulista | |
| 15 March | 1 | Victor Ferraz | 3x | Rio Claro (A) | Campeonato Paulista | |
| 3 April | 1 | Gustavo Henrique | 3x | Audax (H) | Campeonato Paulista | |
| 3 April | 1 | Thiago Maia | 3x | Audax (H) | Campeonato Paulista | |
| 3 April | 1 | Elano | 3x | Audax (H) | Campeonato Paulista | |
| 3 April | 1 | Gabriel | 3x | Audax (H) | Campeonato Paulista | |
| 29 April | 1 | Alison | vs Santos-AP | Galvez (A) | Copa do Brasil | Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| 25 May | 1 | Gustavo Henrique | vs Figueirense | Internacional (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 12 June | 1 | Zeca | 3x | Sport (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 15 June | 1 | Gustavo Henrique | 3x | Atlético Paranaense (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 16 July | 1 | Zeca | 3x | Vitória (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 16 July | 1 | Gabriel | 3x | Vitória (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 20 July | 1 | Paulinho | 3x | Gama (H) | Copa do Brasil | |
| 3 August | 1 | Luiz Felipe | 3x | América Mineiro (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 7 August | 1 | Lucas Lima | 3x | Atlético Mineiro (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 7 August | 1 | Vanderlei | vs América Mineiro | Atlético Mineiro (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 21 August | 1 | Gustavo Henrique | 3x | Figueirense (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 28 August | 1 | Thiago Maia | 3x | Internacional (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 8 September | 1 | Lucas Lima | vs Internacional | Corinthians (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 8 September | 1 | Ricardo Oliveira | 3x | Corinthians (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 8 September | 1 | Victor Ferraz | 3x | Corinthians (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 11 September | 1 | Jonathan Copete | 3x | Botafogo (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 24 September | 1 | Elano | vs Sport | Atlético Paranaense (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 13 October | 1 | Luiz Felipe | 3x | Grêmio (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 29 October | 1 | Lucas Lima | 3x | Ponte Preta (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 6 November | 1 | David Braz | 3x | Vitória (H) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 17 November | 1 | Yuri | 3x | Cruzeiro (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |
| 20 November | 1 | Jean Mota | 3x | Flamengo (A) | Campeonato Brasileiro | |

### Injuries

| Date | Pos. | Name | Injury | Note | Recovery time |
| 11 February | DF | Daniel Guedes | Tendinitis | | 3 months |
| 12 February | DF | Paulo Ricardo | Low back pain | | 3 months |
| 23 February | MF | Elano | Sprained ankle | During training | 3 weeks |
| 27 March | MF | Renato | Broken nose | Match against São Paulo | 15 days |
| 2 April | FW | Marquinhos | Appendicitis | N/A | 3 weeks |
| 19 April | MF | Elano | Back injury | During training | 1 week |
| 24 April | MF | Léo Cittadini | Sprained ankle | Match against Palmeiras | 1 month |
| 1 May | MF | Lucas Lima | Sprained ankle | Match against Audax | 2 weeks |
| 8 May | FW | Ricardo Oliveira | Tendinitis | N/A | 2 months |
| 10 May | FW | Joel | Mumps | N/A | 6 days |
| 4 June | FW | Rodrigão | Sprained ankle | During training | 2 weeks |
| 8 June | DF | David Braz | Thigh injury | During training | 1 month |
| 10 June | GK | Vladimir | Calf strain | During training | 18 days |
| 10 June | DF | Lucas Veríssimo | Thigh injury | During training | 1 month |
| 10 June | FW | Maxi Rolón | Muscle discomfort | During training | 1 week |
| 17 June | MF | Lucas Lima | Muscle reconditioning | N/A | 5 days |
| 11 July | MF | Alison | Sprained knee | During training | 2 months |
| 24 July | MF | Lucas Lima | Thigh injury | Match against Vitória | 2 weeks |
| 2 August | FW | Jonathan Copete | Thigh injury | During training | 5 days |
| 13 September | DF | Luiz Felipe | Calf injury | During training | 5 days |
| 18 September | FW | Ricardo Oliveira | Thigh injury | Match against Santa Cruz | 11 days |
| 24 September | DF | Gustavo Henrique | Sprained knee | Match against Sport | 10 months |
| 24 September | MF | Vitor Bueno | Thigh injury | Match against Sport | 3 weeks |
| 30 September | GK | Vladimir | Sprained finger | During training | 5 weeks |
| 15 October | MF | Emiliano Vecchio | Thigh injury | During training | 3 days |
| 18 October | MF | Vitor Bueno | Thigh injury | During training | 19 days |
| 29 October | DF | Luiz Felipe | Sprained knee | Match against Palmeiras | 10 months |

### Squad number changes

| Player | Position | Old n. | New n. | Prev. to wear |
| Elano | MF | 22 | 11 | Geuvânio |
| Ronaldo Mendes | MF | 35 | 23 | Unassigned |
| Lucas Crispim | FW | 49 | 35 | Unassigned |
| Jean Mota | MF | — | 39 | Gregore |
| Jonathan Copete | FW | — | 36 | Diogo Vitor |
| Fabián Noguera | DF | — | 32 | Paulo Ricardo |
| Lucas Lima | MF | 20 | 10 | Gabriel |
| Emiliano Vecchio | MF | 40 | 20 | Lucas Lima |

## Managers

| Name | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Date signed | Role | Departure | Manner | Contract End |
| Dorival Júnior | | Araraquara | (1962-04-25) 25 April 1962 (age 62) | Free agent | 9 July 2015 | Permanent | | | 31 December 2017 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Fee |
| 35 | SS | Lucas Crispim | 21 | Joinville | Free |
| 11 | AM | Elano | 34 | Chennaiyin | Free |
| — | ST | Stéfano Yuri | 21 | Náutico | Free |
| — | SS | Diego Cardoso | 21 | Bragantino | Free |
| 22 | AM | Patito Rodríguez | 25 | Johor | Free |
| — | AM | Pedro Castro | 22 | Santa Cruz | Free |
| — | CB | Jubal | 21 | Avaí | Free |
| 28 | CB | Lucas Veríssimo | 20 | Youth system | Free |
| 33 | GK | John Victor | 19 | Youth system | Free |
| 31 | LW | Maxi Rolón | 21 | Barcelona B | Free |
| 2 | CB | Luiz Felipe | 22 | Paraná Clube | R$1M |
| 32 | CB | Fabián Noguera | 22 | Banfield | Free |
| — | FW | Thiago Ribeiro | 30 | Atlético Mineiro | Free |
| 22 | ST | Rodrigão | 22 | Campinense | R$1,5M |
| 40 | AM | Emiliano Vecchio | 27 | Qatar SC | Free |
| 36 | LW | Jonathan Copete | 28 | Atlético Nacional | R$5M |
| — | GK | Gabriel Gasparotto | 22 | Capivariano | Free |
| — | FW | Stéfano Yuri | 22 | Botafogo–SP | Free |
| 39 | AM | Jean Mota | 22 | Fortaleza | R$ 800K |
| — | SS | Diego Cardoso | 22 | Vila Nova | Free |
| — | DF | Emerson Palmieri | 22 | Roma | Free |

### Loans in

| N. | P | Name | Age | Loaned from | Loan expires | Fee |
| 26 | SS | Paulinho | 27 | Flamengo | December 2016 | R$ 300K |
| 30 | ST | Joel | 22 | Cruzeiro | December 2016 | Free |
| — | CB | Diego Silva | 22 | Náutico | December 2016 | Free |
| 23 | AM | Ronaldo Mendes | 23 | Comercial Viçosa | December 2016 | Free |
| 19 | ST | Matheus Nolasco | 20 | Penapolense | December 2017 | Free |
| 45 | LW | Walterson | 21 | São Bernardo | December 2016 | Free |
| 25 | MF | Yuri | 21 | Audax | December 2017 | Free |

### Transfers out

| N. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Fee | Source |
| 23 | LB | Chiquinho | 26 | Coimbra | Loan return | Free | |
| 7 | SS | Leandro | 22 | Palmeiras | Loan return | Free | |
| 39 | ST | Nilson | 24 | Cianorte | Loan return | Free | |
| 2 | CB | Werley | 27 | Grêmio | Loan return | Free | |
| 31 | AM | Marquinhos Gabriel | 25 | Al-Nassr | Loan return | Free | |
| — | RB | Crystian | 23 | Paysandu | End of contract | Free | |
| 24 | DM | Cristian Ledesma | 33 | Free agent | Contract terminated | Free | |
| 44 | CB | Leonardo | 29 | Santa Cruz | Contract terminated | Free | |
| — | RB | Rafael Galhardo | 24 | Anderlecht | Transfer | R$4.4M | |
| 11 | SS | Geuvânio | 23 | Tianjin Quanjian | Transfer | R$48M | |
| — | CB | Jubal | 22 | Arouca | Contract terminated | Free | |
| 40 | SS | Neto Berola | 28 | Atlético Mineiro | Loan return | Free | |
| 31 | SS | Maxi Rolón | 21 | Free agent | Contract terminated | Free | |
| 23 | MF | Ronaldo Mendes | 23 | Al-Wasl | Contract terminated | R$1M | Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine |
| 21 | MF | Leandrinho | 22 | Rio Ave | Transfer | undisclosed | |
| 22 | MF | Patito Rodríguez | 26 | AEK | End of Contract | Free | |
| 10 | ST | Gabriel | 19 | Internazionale | Transfer | R$98M | |
| 15 | MF | Edwin Valencia | 31 | Free agent | Rescinded | Free | |

### Loans out

| N. | P | Name | Age | Loaned to | Loan expires |
| 33 | GK | Gabriel Gasparotto | 22 | Capivariano | May 2016 |
| — | SS | Diego Cardoso | 21 | Vila Nova | December 2016 |
| — | ST | Stéfano Yuri | 21 | Botafogo–SP | May 2016 |
| — | MF | Pedro Castro | 23 | Botafogo–PB | December 2016 |
| — | ST | Leandro Damião | 26 | Real Betis | July 2016 |
| 25 | MF | Lucas Otávio | 21 | Paraná | December 2016 |
| – | FW | Thiago Ribeiro | 30 | Bahia | December 2016 |
| 19 | MF | Marquinhos | 26 | Oeste | May 2017 |
| 32 | DF | Paulo Ricardo | 22 | Sion | June 2017 |
| 41 | MF | Serginho | 21 | Vitória | December 2016 |
| — | DF | Emerson Palmieri | 22 | Roma | June 2017 |
| — | FW | Leandro Damião | 26 | Flamengo | June 2017 |
| 35 | FW | Lucas Crispim | 22 | Atlético Goianiense | December 2016 |

### Contracts

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date | Source |
| 15 | DM | Edwin Valencia | 30 | Signed | 7 months | July 2016 | Globo Esporte |
| 19 | AM | Marquinhos | 26 | Signed | 1 year | December 2016 | Santos FC |
| 41 | AM | Serginho | 20 | Signed | 3 years | December 2018 | Terra |
| 4 | RB | Victor Ferraz | 27 | Signed | 4 years | December 2019 | Glono Esporte |
| 33 | GK | Gabriel Gasparotto | 22 | Signed | 2 years | December 2017 | Santos FC |
| 33 | GK | John Victor | 19 | Signed | 5 years | January 2021 | Terra |
| 11 | MF | Elano | 34 | Signed | 6 Months | December 2016 | Globo Esporte |
| 6 | DF | Gustavo Henrique | 22 | Signed | 4 years | January 2020 | Santos FC |
| 28 | DF | Lucas Veríssimo | 20 | Signed | 3 years | December 2019 | Globo Esporte |
| 8 | MF | Renato | 36 | Signed | 1 year | December 2017 | Globo Esporte |
| 18 | MF | Vitor Bueno | 21 | Signed | 4 years | May 2020 | Globo Esporte |
| 19 | AM | Marquinhos | 26 | Signed | 1 year | December 2017 | Globo Esporte |
| 15 | DM | Edwin Valencia | 31 | Signed | 5 months | December 2016 | Globo Esporte |
| 12 | GK | Vladimir | 27 | Signed | 2 years | December 2018 | Ademir Quintino |
| 37 | LB | Zeca | 22 | Signed | 4 years | December 2020 | Glono Esporte |
Last updated: 18 November 2016

## Pre-season and Friendlies

Sources:

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Campeonato Brasileiro | — | 2nd | 14 May | 11 December |
| Copa do Brasil | First round | Quarterfinals | 21 April | 19 October |
| Campeonato Paulista | Group stage | Winners | 31 January | 8 May |
Updated to match played 12 December 2016 Source: Competitions

### Detailed overall summary

| | Total | Home | Away |
| Games played | 66 | 34 | 32 |
| Games won | 38 | 27 | 11 |
| Games drawn | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| Games lost | 13 | 2 | 11 |
| Biggest win | 4–1 v Mogi Mirim 4–1 v Ferroviária | 4–1 v Mogi Mirim 4–1 v Ferroviária | 3–0 v Galvez |
| Biggest loss | 0–2 v Red Bull Brasil 0–2 v Internacional 0–2 v Flamengo | 0–1 v Internacional 0–1 v Figueirense | 0–2 v Red Bull Brasil 0–2 v Internacional 0–2 v Flamengo |
| Clean sheets | 26 | 17 | 9 |
| Goals scored | 110 | 70 | 40 |
| Goals conceded | 59 | 21 | 38 |
| Goal difference | +51 | +49 | +2 |
| Average GF per game | 1.67 | 2.06 | 1.25 |
| Average GA per game | 0.89 | 0.62 | 1.19 |
| Yellow cards | 133 | 63 | 70 |
| Red cards | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Most appearances | Vanderlei (63) | Vanderlei (33) | Vanderlei (30) |
| Top scorer | Ricardo Oliveira (22) | Ricardo Oliveira (14) | Ricardo Oliveira (8) |
| Worst discipline | Lucas Lima (1) (15) | Lucas Lima (8) | Gustavo Henrique (1) (8) |
| Points | 129/198 (65.15%) | 86/102 (84.31%) | 43/96 (44.79%) |
| Winning rate | 57.58% | 79.41% | 34.38% |
Last updated: 12 December 2016 Source: Competitive matches

### 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: 12 December 2016. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | W |
| Position | 17 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Palmeiras (C) | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 80 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Santos | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 71 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Flamengo | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 71 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 62 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 5 | Botafogo | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 59 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores first stage |
* ↑ The matchday 38 game between Chapecoense and Atlético Mineiro was cancelled after both teams declined to play following the Chapecoense team plane crash. Both teams received a double walkover (3–0 loss for each team).

#### Matches

Source:

### 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: 8 May 2016. Source: Globo Esporte

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Santos (Q) | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 32 | Advance to the quarter-finals |
| 2 | São Bento (Q) | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 27 | Advance to the quarter-finals |
| 3 | Linense (E) | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 20 | |
| 4 | Botafogo-SP (E) | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 19 | |
| 5 | Oeste (R) | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 13 | Relegated |