# 1961 Santos FC season

The 1961 season was Santos Futebol Clube's forty-ninth in existence and the club's first consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.

## Background

After finishing the 1959 Campeonato Paulista as runners-up, Santos failed to qualify for the 1960 Taça Brasil. The club would win the state league in 1960, which granted his qualification to the 1961's national championship.

## Players
### Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | BRA | Carlindo |
| — | GK | BRA | Irno |
| — | GK | BRA | Laércio |
| — | GK | BRA | Lalá |
| — | GK | BRA | Odair Costa |
| — | GK | BRA | Silas |
| — | DF | BRA | Calvet |
| — | DF | ARG | Dalmo |
| — | DF | BRA | Décio Brito |
| — | DF | BRA | Feijó |
| — | DF | BRA | Figueiró |
| — | DF | BRA | Fioti |
| — | DF | BRA | Formiga |
| — | DF | BRA | Getúlio |
| — | DF | BRA | Jorge Trombada |
| — | DF | BRA | Mauro Ramos |
| — | DF | BRA | Olavo |
| — | DF | BRA | Pavão |
| — | DF | BRA | Zé Carlos |
| — | MF | BRA | Álvaro |
| — | MF | BRA | Brandão |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BRA | Lima |
| — | MF | BRA | Mengálvio |
| — | MF | BRA | Ney Blanco |
| — | MF | BRA | Roberto |
| — | MF | BRA | Urubatão |
| — | MF | BRA | Zague |
| — | MF | BRA | Zito |
| — | FW | BRA | Bé |
| — | FW | BRA | Cabralzinho |
| — | FW | BRA | Coutinho |
| — | FW | BRA | Dorval |
| — | FW | BRA | Juninho |
| — | FW | BRA | Nenê |
| — | FW | BRA | Osvaldo |
| — | FW | BRA | Pagão |
| — | FW | BRA | Pelé |
| — | FW | BRA | Pepe |
| — | FW | ITA | Sormani |
| — | FW | BRA | Tite |
| — | FW | BRA | Zoca |
Source: Acervo Santos FC

### Statistics
#### Appearances and goals

| Pos. | Nat | Name | Taça Brasil | Taça Brasil | Campeonato Paulista | Campeonato Paulista | Torneio Rio-São Paulo | Torneio Rio-São Paulo | Friendlies | Friendlies | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Nat | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | | Carlindo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | | Irno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | | Laércio | 5 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| GK | | Lalá | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3+14 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| GK | | Odair Costa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | | Silas | 0+1 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| DF | | Calvet | 5 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 22+3 | 1 | 59 | 1 |
| DF | | Dalmo | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 42+1 | 1 | 86 | 1 |
| DF | | Décio Brito | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| DF | | Feijó | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | | Figueiró | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | | Fioti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| DF | | Formiga | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 16+14 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| DF | | Getúlio | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| DF | | Jorge Trombada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| DF | | Mauro Ramos | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| DF | | Olavo | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| DF | | Pavão | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | | Zé Carlos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| MF | | Álvaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | | Brandão | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+6 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| MF | | Lima | 3 | 0 | 14+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12+11 | 1 | 42 | 3 |
| MF | | Mengálvio | 3+1 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 42+1 | 7 | 77 | 8 |
| MF | | Ney Blanco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+12 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| MF | | Roberto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | | Urubatão | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| MF | | Zague | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| MF | | Zito | 5 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 35+2 | 5 | 73 | 8 |
| FW | | Bé | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+13 | 5 | 19 | 6 |
| FW | | Cabralzinho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| FW | | Coutinho | 5 | 6 | 22+1 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 39+2 | 44 | 80 | 78 |
| FW | | Dorval | 5 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 46 | 17 | 90 | 29 |
| FW | | Juninho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | | Nenê | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| FW | | Osvaldo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| FW | | Pagão | 0+2 | 0 | 5+6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15+16 | 7 | 43 | 12 |
| FW | | Pepe | 5 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 22 | 87 | 59 |
| FW | | Pelé | 5 | 7 | 26 | 47 | 7 | 9 | 33+3 | 47 | 74 | 110 |
| FW | | Sormani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 2+26 | 5 | 37 | 5 |
| FW | | Tite | 2 | 0 | 14+2 | 3 | 0+3 | 0 | 7+20 | 2 | 48 | 5 |
| FW | | Zoca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

#### Goalscorers

| Ran | Pos | Name | Taça Brasil | Paulistão | Rio-SP | Friendlies | Total |
| 1 | FW | Pelé | 7 | 47 | 9 | 47 | 110 |
| 2 | FW | Coutinho | 6 | 20 | 8 | 44 | 78 |
| 3 | FW | Pepe | 4 | 24 | 9 | 22 | 59 |
| 4 | FW | Dorval | 1 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 29 |
| 5 | FW | Pagão | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 6 | MF | Mengálvio | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 6 | MF | Zito | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | FW | Bé | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | FW | Tite | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | FW | Sormani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | FW | Cabralzinho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | Lima | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | Nenê | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | Brandão | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | Calvet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | Dalmo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Ney Blanco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Urubatão | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Zague | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Zoca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

## Competitions
### Friendlies
#### Matches

* American tour
* European tour

### Taça Brasil
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source:

#### Finals
##### Matches
### Campeonato Paulista

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Santos (C) | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 113 | 33 | 80 | 53 |
| Palmeiras | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 82 | 29 | 53 | 50 |
| São Paulo | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 73 | 40 | 33 | 41 |
| Portuguesa | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 77 | 56 | 21 | 40 |
| Ferroviária | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 45 | 20 | 38 |