2016 Santos FC season
N Pos Name Age Moving from Fee Source
35 SS Lucas Crispim 21 Joinville Free [ 29 ]
11 AM Elano 34 Chennaiyin Free [ 30 ]
- ST Stéfano Yuri 21 Náutico Free [ 31 ]
- SS Diego Cardoso 21 Bragantino Free [ 32 ]
22 AM Patito Rodríguez 25 Johor Free [ 33 ]
- AM Pedro Castro 22 Santa Cruz Free [ 34 ]
- CB Jubal 21 Avaí Free [ 35 ]
28 CB Lucas Veríssimo 20 Youth system Free [ 36 ]
33 GK John Victor 19 Youth system Free [ 37 ]
31 LW Maxi Rolón 21 Barcelona B Free [ 38 ]
2 CB Luiz Felipe 22 Paraná Clube R $ 1M [ 39 ]
32 CB Fabián Noguera 22 Banfield Free [ 40 ]
- FW Thiago Ribeiro 30 Atlético Mineiro Free [ 41 ]
22 ST Rodrigão 22 Campinense R $ 1,5M [ 42 ]
40 AM Emiliano Vecchio 27 Qatar SC Free [ 43 ]
36 LW Jonathan Copete 28 Atlético Nacional R $ 5M [ 44 ]
- GK Gabriel Gasparotto 22 Capivariano Free
- FW Stéfano Yuri 22 Botafogo-SP Free
39 AM Jean Mota 22 Fortaleza R $ 800K [ 45 ]
- SS Diego Cardoso 22 Vila Nova Free [ 46 ]
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The 2016 season is Santos Futebol Clube's one hundred and fourth 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.