Santos FC (women)

Santos Futebol Clube, commonly known as Santos or Sereias da Vila, is a Brazilian women's Association football club, based in the city of Santos, São Paulo state, Brazil. They won the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino once, the Copa do Brasil twice and the Copa Libertadores Femenina twice.

Santos
Full nameSantos Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Sereias da Vila
Founded1997
GroundVila Belmiro, Santos
Capacity16,798
PresidentAndrés Rueda
Head coachChristiane Lessa
LeagueBrasileiro Série A1
2020
2020
2020		Brasileiro Série A1, 5th
Campeonato Paulista, 6th
Copa Paulista, 1st

History

The club was created in 1997 as part of Santos, in a partnership with Fundação Pró-Esportes de Santos (Fupes).[1] They won two national competitions, which are the Liga Nacional in 2007, the Copa do Brasil in 2008.[1] The club won the Copa Mercosul in 2006, and the Campeonato Paulista in 2007.[1] The Campeonato Paulista organized by LINAF was won by Santos in 2009, beating Corinthians in the final.[2] Santos competed in the 2009 Copa Libertadores,[3] winning the competition after beating Universidad Autónoma of Paraguay 9–0 in the final, played on October 18.[4] They won the 2009 Copa do Brasil on December 1, 2009, after beating Botucatu 3–0 in the final, played at Estádio do Pacaembu.[5] In 2010, they won again the Copa Libertadores, after beating Everton 1–0 in Arena Barueri, and in 2011 they won the Campeonato Paulista again, after they beat Centro Olímpico in the final.

Closure 2012

The women's section was closed in 2012. The club's president Luis Álvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro closed down the women's team and the men's futsal team because an alleged lack of sponsorship meant they were not self-sustaining. It was attributed to the effort of holding male star player Neymar at Santos.[6][7]

2015 Reestablishment

In 2015 incoming Santos president Modesto Roma Júnior reinstated the women's team, as part of wider reforms aimed at repairing the previous regime's financial mismanagement.[8]

Players

Current squad
As of 5 February 2021.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BRA Michelle
2 DF  BRA Tayla
3 DF  BRA Fe Palermo
5 MF  BRA Brena
6 DF  BRA Day Silva
8 MF  BRA Rita Bove
10 FW  BRA Thaisinha
11 FW  BRA Cristiane
17 FW  BRA Ketlen
18 FW  BRA Maria Dias
19 FW  BRA Amanda Gutierres
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  BRA Erika
21 MF  BRA Nicole Marussi
22 DF  BRA Sassá
23 MF  BRA Bia Menezes
25 MF  BRA Laura Valverde
26 MF  BRA Luana
27 FW  BRA Analuyza
28 MF  BRA Gi Fernandes
— GK  BRA Camila Gomes
— DF  BRA Bruninha
— MF  BRA Alanna

Stadium
Main article: Estádio Vila Belmiro
Main article: Estádio Ulrico Mursa

Santos play their home games at Estádio Vila Belmiro, hence the club's nickname Sereias da Vila, meaning Vila's Mermaids.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 16,798 people.[9] They also play occasionally at neighbouring Estádio Ulrico Mursa, which is owned by Portuguesa Santista.

Honours

References
  1. "História" (in Portuguese). Santos Futebol Clube official website. Archived from the original on August 22, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
  2. "Sereias da Vila são campeãs em cima do Corinthians" (in Portuguese). O Globo. September 15, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  3. "White Star de Perú participará en la 1era Copa Libertadores de fútbol femenino" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. July 27, 2009. Archived from the original on August 4, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
  4. "'Sereias da Vila' dão show e Santos é campeão da Libertadores" (in Portuguese). iG. October 18, 2009. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
  5. "Santos bate Botucatu e conquista a Copa do Brasil feminina" (in Portuguese). Estadão. November 1, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  6. "Santos close down futsal and female football teams to keep Neymar". goal.com. January 3, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  7. "Women's football, shut off" (in German). faz.net. January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  8. "Santos confirma volta do futebol feminino, e já acerta com cinco atletas" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. February 5, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  9. "Estádio Vila Belmiro" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved August 11, 2009.

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