# 2000 Santos FC season

The 2000 season was Santos Futebol Clube's eighty-eighth in existence and the club's forty-first consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.

## Players
### 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 |
| — | GK | BRA | Carlos Germano |
| — | GK | BRA | Fábio Costa |
| — | GK | BRA | Pitarelli |
| — | DF | BRA | André Luís |
| — | DF | BRA | Claudiomiro |
| — | DF | ARG | Galván |
| — | DF | BRA | Léo |
| — | DF | BRA | Michel |
| — | DF | BRA | Márcio Santos |
| — | DF | BRA | Pereira |
| — | DF | BRA | Preto |
| — | DF | BRA | Rubens Cardoso |
| — | DF | BRA | Sangaletti |
| — | MF | BRA | Aílton |
| — | MF | BRA | Anderson Luiz |
| — | MF | BRA | Canindé |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BRA | Eduardo Marques |
| — | MF | BRA | Marcelo Silva |
| — | MF | BRA | Paulo Almeida |
| — | MF | BRA | Renato |
| — | MF | COL | Rincón |
| — | MF | BRA | Robert |
| — | MF | BRA | Valdo |
| — | MF | BRA | Wellington |
| — | FW | BRA | Caio |
| — | FW | BRA | Deivid |
| — | FW | BRA | Dodô |
| — | FW | BRA | Edmundo |
| — | FW | BRA | Gaúcho |
| — | FW | BRA | Júlio César |
| — | FW | BRA | Weldon |
Source: Acervo Santista

### Statistics
#### Appearances and goals

| Pos. | Nat | Name | Copa João Havelange | Copa João Havelange | Campeonato Paulista | Campeonato Paulista | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Torneio Rio-São Paulo | Torneio Rio-São Paulo | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Nat | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | | Carlos Germano | 11 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| GK | | Fábio Costa | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| GK | | Nei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| GK | | Pitarelli | 12 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| DF | | André Luís | 12 | 1 | 8 (1) | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| DF | | Claudiomiro | 18 | 2 | 16 (1) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 5 |
| DF | | Galván | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| DF | | Léo | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| DF | | Márcio Santos | 0 | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| DF | | Michel | 17 (1) | 0 | 11 (2) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| DF | | Preto | 11 (6) | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| DF | | Rubens Cardoso | 8 (2) | 0 | 10 (4) | 0 | 8 (1) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| DF | | Sangaletti | 11 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| MF | | Aílton | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| MF | | Anderson Luiz | 17 (1) | 2 | 10 (4) | 1 | 6 (3) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| MF | | Canindé | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | | Eduardo Marques | 3 (3) | 0 | 5 (7) | 3 | 1 (5) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| MF | | Marcelo Silva | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | | Paulo Almeida | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | | Renato | 16 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| MF | | Rincón | 20 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 |
| MF | | Robert | 23 | 5 | 8 (11) | 1 | 6 (2) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 51 | 8 |
| MF | | Valdo | 15 (4) | 1 | 15 (1) | 1 | 8 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 |
| MF | | Wellington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | | André Dias | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | | Caio | 3 (8) | 0 | 16 (4) | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 8 |
| FW | | Deivid | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (11) | 2 | 2 (2) | 2 | 2 (2) | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| FW | | Dodô | 24 | 10 | 11 (6) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 27 |
| FW | | Edmundo | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 |
| FW | | Gaúcho | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | | Júlio César | 0 (19) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| FW | | Weldon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season |||||||||||||
| DF | | Ânderson Lima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | | Baiano | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| DF | | Dutra | 0 | 0 | 10 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| DF | | Jean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| MF | | Caíco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | | Élder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | | Piá | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | | Adiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FW | | Rodrigão | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | | Valdir Bigode | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

#### Goalscorers

| Ran | Pos | Name | João Havelange | Copa do Brasil | Paulistão | Rio-SP | Total |
| 1 | FW | Dodô | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
| 2 | FW | Edmundo | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | FW | Caio | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | MF | Robert | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | Claudiomiro | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | Rincón | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | Valdir Bigode | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | Deivid | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | Valdo | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | Anderson Luiz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | Eduardo Marques | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | André Luís | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | Baiano | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | Galván | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | Júlio César | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Aílton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | Rubens Cardoso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Name | Moving from | Notes |
| LB | Rubens Cardoso | Guarani | |
| DF | Galván | Atlético Mineiro | |
| GK | Carlos Germano | Vasco da Gama | |
| FW | Caio | Flamengo | Loan return |
| RB | Ânderson Lima | São Paulo | Loan return |
| RB | Baiano | Vitória | Loan return |
| DM | Élder | Juventude | Loan return |
| LB | Dutra | Coritiba | Loan return |
| CB | Márcio Santos | São Paulo | |
| DM | Anderson Luiz | Internacional | On loan |
| ST | Weldon | Youth system | Promoted |
| CB | André Luís | Youth system | Promoted |
| CB | Pereira | Youth system | Promoted |
| GK | Mateus | Youth system | Promoted |
| MF | Robert | Grêmio | |
| MF | Rincón | Corinthians | |
| ST | Valdir | Atlético Mineiro | |
| GK | Fábio Costa | Vitória | |
| MF | Valdo | Cruzeiro | |
| FW | Júlio César | Matonense | |
| MF | Piá | Matonense | Loan return |
| CB | Preto | Juventus | |
| DM | Paulo Almeida | Youth system | Promoted |
| AM | Canindé | Youth system | Promoted |
| FW | Gauchinho | Youth system | Promoted |
| MF | Renato | Guarani | |
| GK | Pitarelli | Portuguesa Santista | |
| FW | Edmundo | Vasco da Gama | On loan |
| LB | Léo | União São João | |
| CB | Sangaletti | Sport | On loan |
| MF | Wellington | Youth system | Promoted |
| ST | André Dias | Youth system | Promoted |

### Out

| Pos. | Name | Moving to | Notes |
| GK | Fernando Leão | Free agent | |
| DF | Andrei | Real Betis | Loan return |
| DF | Cláudio | Bellmare Hiratsuka | Loan return |
| DF | Marcelo Heleno | Free agent | |
| MF | Élson | Free agent | |
| FW | Lúcio | Flamengo | Loan return |
| LB | Gustavo Nery | Guarani | On loan |
| MF | Fumagalli | Guarani | On loan |
| GK | Zetti | Fluminense | |
| LB | Fricson George | Barcelona | Loan return |
| DM | Marcos Basílio | Portuguesa Santista | |
| DF | Valdir | Portuguesa Santista | |
| FW | / Paulo Rink | Bayer Leverkusen | Loan return |
| ST | Rodrigão | Internacional | On loan |
| RB | Ânderson Lima | Grêmio | |
| DM | Élder | Inter de Limeira | On loan |
| MF | Caíco | Atlético Mineiro | On loan |
| ST | Valdir | Atlético Mineiro | |
| DF | Jean | Bahia | On loan |
| AM | Piá | Ponte Preta | |
| LB | Gustavo Nery | Guarani | |
| RB | Ceará | Portuguesa Santista | |
| RB | Baiano | Las Palmas | |
| LB | Dutra | Sport | On loan |
| FW | Adiel | Urawa Red Diamonds | |

## Competitions
### Overall summary

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Copa João Havelange | — | 18th | 2 August | 19 November |
| Campeonato Paulista | Second stage | Runners-up | 8 March | 18 June |
| Copa do Brasil | Second round | Semi-finals | 5 April | 2 July |
| Torneio Rio-São Paulo | Group stage | Group stage | 22 January | 12 February |
Source: Competitions

### Copa João Havelange
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Acervo Santista

#### First stage
##### Group Blue

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Bahia (A) | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 36 |
| 13 | Guarani | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 35 |
| 14 | Santos | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 33 |
| 15 | Flamengo | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 33 |
| 16 | Botafogo | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 32 |

##### Matches
### Campeonato Paulista
#### Second stage
##### League table

Group 6 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Portuguesa | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 17 |
| 2 | Santos | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 16 |
| 3 | Inter de Limeira | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 11 |
| 4 | Mogi Mirim | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 9 |

##### Matches
#### Third stage
##### League table

Group 7 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Santos | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 |
| 2 | São Paulo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 |
| 3 | Portuguesa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 |
| 4 | Guarani | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 |

##### Matches
#### Knockout stage
##### Final
### Torneiro Rio-São Paulo
#### Group stage

Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | São Paulo | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 12 |
| 2 | Botafogo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 8 |
| 4 | Santos | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 |