1961 Santos FC season

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Santos
1961 season
PresidentAthiê Jorge Coury
CoachLula
StadiumVila Belmiro
Taça Brasil1st (champion)
Campeonato Paulista1st (champion)
Torneio Rio-São Paulo5th
Top goalscorerLeague: Pelé (7)
All: Pelé (110)
← 1960
1962 →

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[edit]

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[edit]

Squad[edit]

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 Brazil BRA Carlindo
GK Brazil BRA Irno
GK Brazil BRA Laércio
GK Brazil BRA Lalá
GK Brazil BRA Odair Costa
GK Brazil BRA Silas
DF Brazil BRA Calvet
DF Argentina ARG Dalmo
DF Brazil BRA Décio Brito
DF Brazil BRA Feijó
DF Brazil BRA Figueiró
DF Brazil BRA Fioti
DF Brazil BRA Formiga
DF Brazil BRA Getúlio
DF Brazil BRA Jorge Trombada
DF Brazil BRA Mauro Ramos
DF Brazil BRA Olavo
DF Brazil BRA Pavão
DF Brazil BRA Zé Carlos
MF Brazil BRA Álvaro
MF Brazil BRA Brandão
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Brazil BRA Lima
MF Brazil BRA Mengálvio
MF Brazil BRA Ney Blanco
MF Brazil BRA Roberto
MF Brazil BRA Urubatão
MF Brazil BRA Zague
MF Brazil BRA Zito
FW Brazil BRA
FW Brazil BRA Cabralzinho
FW Brazil BRA Coutinho
FW Brazil BRA Dorval
FW Brazil BRA Juninho
FW Brazil BRA Nenê
FW Brazil BRA Osvaldo
FW Brazil BRA Pagão
FW Brazil BRA Pelé
FW Brazil BRA Pepe
FW Italy ITA Sormani
FW Brazil BRA Tite
FW Brazil BRA Zoca

Source: Acervo Santos FC

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

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

Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Goalscorers[edit]

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

Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Competitions[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

Matches[edit]

6 January Santos Brazil 1 – 2 Brazil Nacional-SP Santos
Nenê Report Wanderley Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Referee: Alfredo Lauro Neto
8 January Uberlândia Brazil 1 – 6 Brazil Santos Uberlândia
Hélio 87' Report 43' Pepe
77' 81' 89' Coutinho
42' Pelé 88'
Referee: Juan de La Passion Arias
10 January Santos Brazil 10 – 2 Brazil Guarani Santos
Mengálvio
Coutinho
Pelé
Dorval
Sormani
Report Benê II Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Referee: Mário Barreto Nogueira
  • American tour
14 January Colo-Colo Chile 1 – 3 Brazil Santos Santiago
Bello 78' Report 34' 84' Pelé
61' Dorval
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 46,005
Referee: Sérgio Bustamente
18 January Colombia Colombia 1 – 2 Brazil Santos Cali
Aceros Report Pelé Stadium: Pascual Guerrero
Attendance: 25,003
Referee: Salatiel Bonilla
22 January Costa Rica's Triangular Saprissa Costa Rica 3 – 7 Brazil Santos San José
Feo Rojas
Gaban
Catato
Report Coutinho
Ney
Pagão
Pelé
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 32,500~
Referee: Carlos Luiz Monge
25 January Costa Rica's Triangular Herediano Costa Rica 0 – 3 Brazil Santos San José
Report Pelé
Pagão
Dorval
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 28,000~
Referee: Staneley Monge
29 January Guatemala Guatemala 1 – 4 Brazil Santos Guatemala City
Tomás Gamboa Report Pelé
Coutinho
Pepe
Stadium: Estadio Mateos Flores
Attendance: 13,000~
Referee: Pablo Torrin Pérez
2 February Pentagonal Internacional de la Ciudad de México Necaxa Mexico 4 – 3 Brazil Santos Mexico City
Dante Juárez 2' 78'
Agustín Peniche 10'
Ortiz 52'
Report 15' 62' Pepe
31' Coutinho
Stadium: Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 55,000~
Referee: Ramiro García
9 February Pentagonal Internacional de la Ciudad de México Chivas Guadalajara Mexico 0 – 0 Brazil Santos Mexico City
Report Stadium: Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 50,000~
Referee: Fernando Buergo
12 February Pentagonal Internacional de la Ciudad de México Oro Jalisco Mexico 2 – 2 Brazil Santos Mexico City
Mercado 18' 85' Report 16' Pagão
30' Calvet
Stadium: Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 70,000~
Referee: Juan Rodríguez
16 February Pentagonal Internacional de la Ciudad de México Independiente Argentina 1 – 4 Brazil Santos Mexico City
Garro 82' Report 14' Zito
55' Coutinho
57' Dorval
59' Pagão
Stadium: Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 70,000~
Referee: Fernando Buergo
19 February Pentagonal Internacional de la Ciudad de Guadalajara Chivas Guadalajara Mexico 2 – 6 Brazil Santos Guadalajara
Mellone 4'
Héctor Hernández 64'
Report 8' Mengálvio
23' Coutinho
30' 52' (pen) Pepe
48' Pagão
63' Dorval
Stadium: Jalisco
Attendance: 50,000~
Referee: Fernando Buergo
22 February Pentagonal Internacional de la Ciudad de Guadalajara Club América Mexico 2 – 6 Brazil Santos Guadalajara
Mercado 61'
Pavés 75'
Report 14' Pepe
37' Dorval
64' 74' Pelé
82' Zito
85' Coutinho
Stadium: Jalisco
Referee: Franco Ramiro García
24 February Pentagonal Internacional de la Ciudad de Guadalajara Atlas Mexico 0 – 2 Brazil Santos Guadalajara
Report 20' Dorval
31' Coutinho
Stadium: Jalisco
Referee: Rafael Valenzuela
26 February Pentagonal Internacional de la Ciudad de Guadalajara America-RJ Brazil 3 – 3 Brazil Santos Guadalajara
Quarentinha 18' 47'
Antoninho 30'
Report 43' Coutinho
70' Pepe
80' Dorval
Stadium: Jalisco
Referee: Fernando Buergo
25 March Boca Juniors Argentina 2 – 1 Brazil Santos Buenos Aires
Paulo Valentim (pen.) Almanaque Santos FC Coutinho Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Velarde
26 March Racing's 58th anniversary Racing Club Argentina 2 – 2 Brazil Santos Córdoba
Borges
Pizeti
Almanaque Santos FC Sormani
Dorval
Stadium: Presidente Perón
Referee: João Etzel Filho
5 April Atlético Mineiro Brazil 1 – 3 Brazil Santos Belo Horizonte
Fuzil 40' 55' 77' Pelé
60' Coutinho
Stadium: Independência
Referee: Oltem Ayres de Abreu
21 April Brasília autonomous team (Seleção de Brasília) Brazil 0 – 4 Brazil Santos Brasília
Report Sormani
Coutinho
Zoca
Tite
Red card 68' Ney
Stadium: Campo do Guará
Referee: Oltem Ayres de Abreu
  • European tour
16 May Bayern Munich Germany 2 – 3 Brazil Santos Munich
Grosser
Milutinović
Report Pepe
Coutinho
Sormani
Stadium: Grunewalls
Attendance: 45,000~
Referee: Joseph Kandelbinder
18 May La Gantoise Belgium 2 – 1 Brazil Santos Gentbrugge
Del Mulle Report Zito Stadium: Jules Ottenstadion
Attendance: 18,000~
Referee: Gerard Versyp
24 May Anderlecht Belgium 2 – 2 Brazil Santos Anderlecht
Stockman Report Coutinho
Stadium: Émile Versé Stadium
Attendance: 10,000~
Referee: Joseph Hannet
26 May Standard Liège Belgium 4 – 4 Brazil Santos Liège
Claessen
Paeschen
Report Coutinho
Dorval
Pepe
Stadium: Stade de Sclessin
Attendance: 12,000~
Referee: Raymond Espineaux
1 June Basel Switzerland 2 – 8 Brazil Santos Basel
20:00 Stäuble 48'
Hügi 55'
Summary 4' 27' 36' 62' 72' Coutinho
70' 83' 89' Pelé
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Helbling Uznach
1 June Wolfsburg Germany 3 – 6 Brazil Santos Wolfsburg
Ruege
Shrader
Summary Pelé

Coutinho
Mengálvio
Stadium: VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg
Attendance: 8,000~
Referee: Heinrich Hoeffel
4 June Antwerp autonomous team Belgium 4 – 4 Brazil Santos Antwerp
Van Gool
Coppens
Raskin
Summary Coutinho
Dorval
Pepe
Zito
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 20,000~
Referee: Marcel Raemakers
7 June Racing Paris France 1 – 6 Brazil Santos Marseille
Bollini Summary Pepe
Pelé
Brandão
Coutinho
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 30,000~
Referee: Marcel Bois
9 June Lyon France 2 – 6 Brazil Santos Lyon
Rambert
Mahi
Summary Pelé
Pepe
Mengálvio
(o.g.) Bossy
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 20,000~
Referee: Pierre Schwinte
11 June Israel XI Israel 1 – 3 Brazil Santos Ramat Gan
Stelmach Summary Pelé
Coutinho
Dorval
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Czovikoansk
13 June Paris Tournament Racing Paris France 4 – 5 Brazil Santos Paris
Grillet
Docus
Sénac
Van Sam
Summary Pelé
Pepe
Dorval
Coutinho
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 40,000~
Referee: François Faucheux
15 June Paris Tournament Benfica Portugal 3 – 6 Brazil Santos Paris
Eusébio Summary Pelé
Pepe
Coutinho
Lima
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 36,364
Referee: Pierre Achinte
18 June Italy Tournament Juventus Italy 0 – 2 Brazil Santos Turin
Summary 70' Pelé
87' Dorval
Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Torino
Attendance: 60,000~
Referee: Giulio Campanati
21 June Italy Tournament Roma Italy 0 – 5 Brazil Santos Rome
Summary 5' Mengálvio
22' 23' Pelé
28' Dorval
61' Zito
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 80,000~
Referee: Cesare Jonni
24 June Italy Tournament Internazionale Italy 1 – 4 Brazil Santos Milan
Bolchi 25' Summary 7' 51' Pepe
35' Coutinho
88' Pelé
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 110,000~
Referee: Carlo Gambarotta
28 June AEK Athens Greece 0 – 3 Brazil Santos Athens
Summary 36' Pelé
40', 44' Coutinho
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 16,823
Referee: Dimosthenis Stathatos
30 June Panathinaikos Greece 2 – 3 Brazil Santos Athens
Theofanis Summary Pelé
Coutinho
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 24,000~
Referee: Dimosthenis Stathatos
4 July Olympiacos Greece 2 – 1 Brazil Santos Athens
Poseidon
Surunes
Summary (o.g.) Stefanakos Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 26,000~
Referee: Aristidis Ioannidis
25 August Nacional Uruguay 1 – 0 Brazil Santos Montevideo
Rodrigo Almanaque Santos FC Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Attendance: 50,000~
Referee: Pablo Vitor Vaga
30 August Olímpico-SC Brazil 0 – 8 Brazil Santos Blumenau
Almanaque Santos FC 25' 30' 50' 58' 88' Pelé
27' 29' 60' Cabralzinho
Stadium: Aderbal Ramos da Silva
Referee: Josafato Serra
20 September Londrina Brazil 1 – 2 Brazil Santos Londrina
Nilson Almanaque Santos FC
Pagão
Stadium: VGD
Referee: Carmelito Vol
28 September Racing Club Argentina 2 – 4 Brazil Santos Buenos Aires
Sosa 4'
Pizzuti 32'
Summary 22' 87' Pelé
20'
38' Dorval
Stadium: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó
Attendance: 45,000~
Referee: Juan Brozi
1 October Newell's Old Boys Argentina 1 – 1 Brazil Santos Rosario
Ivo Diogo Summary Pelé Stadium: Parque de la Independencia
Attendance: 45,000~
Referee: Spietto
4 October Colo-Colo Chile 2 – 3 Brazil Santos Santiago
Soto Mura 3'
Álvarez 69'
Summary 20' Pelé
22' Tite
52' Pagão
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Santiago
Attendance: 37,649
Referee: Cláudio Vicuna
8 October Colo-Colo Chile 1 – 3 Brazil Santos Santiago
Cruz 20' Summary 53' Dalmo
72' Zague
89' Pelé
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Santiago
Attendance: 24,490
Referee: Domingo Massaro
15 November Flamengo Brazil 1 – 1 Brazil Santos Rio de Janeiro
Gérson (pen.) Almanaque Santos FC Pelé Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 94,739
Referee: Romualdo Arpi Filho

Taça Brasil[edit]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
5 3 1 1 18 6  +12 10 2 0 1 11 3  +8 1 1 0 7 3  +4

Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals[edit]

Matches[edit]
11 November 1 America-RJ 2 – 6 Santos Rio de Janeiro
Nilo 5'
João Carlos 59'
Report 26' Coutinho
53' 73' Pelé
76' 80' 85' Pepe
Stadium: São Januário
Referee: Olten Aires de Abreu
19 November 2 Santos 0 – 1 America-RJ Santos
Pelé Red card Report 38' Fontoura
Red card Lourival Lorenzi
Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Referee: Armando Marques
21 November 3 Santos 6 – 1 America-RJ São Paulo
Pelé 34' 53'
Coutinho 51' 89'
Dorval 67'
Pepe 74' (pen.)
Report 8' Quarentinha Stadium: Pacaembu
Referee: Joaquim Gonçalves da Silva

Finals[edit]

Matches[edit]
22 December 1 Bahia 1 – 1 Santos Salvador
Mário 49' Report 2' Coutinho Stadium: Fonte Nova
Attendance: 41,893
Referee: Olten Aires de Abreu
27 December 2 Santos 5 – 1 Bahia Santos
Pelé 24' 30' 31'
Coutinho 33' 60'
Report 89' (pen.) Florisvaldo Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 18,662
Referee: Baymonilso Lisboa

Campeonato Paulista[edit]

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

Matches[edit]

9 July 1 Santos 1 – 0 Comercial-RP Santos
Lima 64' Report Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Referee: Eduardo Sáfadi
16 July 2 Portuguesa Santista 0 – 0 Santos Santos
Report Stadium: Ulrico Mursa
Referee: João Etzel Filho
23 July 3 Taubaté 0 – 0 Santos Taubaté
Report Stadium: Campo do Bosque
Referee: Stefan Walter Glanz
30 July 4 Santos 2 – 1 Palmeiras Santos
Dorval 2'
Lima 87'
Report 61' Zeola Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho
6 August 5 Santos 4 – 0 Jabaquara Santos
Coutinho 5'
Pelé 40'
Dorval 50' 69'
Report Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Referee: Olten Aires de Abreu
9 August 6 Santos 3 – 1 Guarani Santos
Coutinho 20' 38'
Pelé 67' (pen.)
Report 51' Bataglia Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Referee: Stefan Walter Glanz
13 August 7 Noroeste 1 – 7 Santos Bauru
Davi 6' Report 10' 50' 78' Pelé
42' 75' Dorval
59' 67' Pepe
Stadium: Alfredão
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho
16 August 8 Corinthians 1 – 5 Santos São Paulo
Joaquinzinho 46' (pen.) Report 23' 76' 79' Pepe
34' Pelé
20' Coutinho
Stadium: Pacaembu
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho
19 August 9 Santos 6 – 1 XV de Piracicaba Santos
Pelé 27' 73' 83'
Dorval 50'
Coutinho 56' 75'
Report 87' Fifi Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Referee: Stefan Walter Glanz
3 September 10 São Paulo 3 – 6 Santos São Paulo
Gonçalo 6'
Benê 15'
Agenor 55'
Report 3' 30' 70' 84' Pelé
22' Pepe
73' Dorval
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 21,128
Referee: Olten Aires de Abreu