2001 Santos FC season
| 2001 season | |||
| President | Marcelo Teixeira | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 
Geninho[1] Serginho Chulapa[2] Cabralzinho[3]  | ||
| Stadium | Vila Belmiro | ||
| Campeonato Brasileiro | 15th | ||
| Campeonato Paulista | Semi-finals | ||
| Copa do Brasil | Second round | ||
| Torneio Rio-São Paulo | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | 
League: Viola (12) All: Dodô (14)  | ||
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The 2001 season was Santos Futebol Clube's eighty-ninth in existence and the club's forty-second consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.
Players
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Source: Acervo Santista
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| Pos. | Nat | Name | Campeonato Brasileiro | Campeonato Paulista | Copa do Brasil | Torneio Rio-São Paulo | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| GK | Fábio Costa | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| GK | Pitarelli | 7(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| GK | Rafael | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | Cléber | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| DF | Galván | 20 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| DF | Leandro Luz | 3(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | Léo | 16 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 2 | |
| DF | Orestes | 4(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| DF | Pereira | 3(5) | 0 | 8(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 1 | |
| DF | Preto | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| DF | Rodrigo Costa | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | Russo | 20 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 3 | |
| MF | Aílton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | Canindé | 11(4) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| MF | Elano | 8(17) | 2 | 1(4) | 1 | 0(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| MF | Marcelo Silva | 15(2) | 1 | 6(9) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| MF | Paulo Almeida | 18(2) | 0 | 7(2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| MF | Renato | 19(5) | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3(1) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 6 | |
| MF | Robert | 21 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 9 | |
| MF | Vágner | 3(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| MF | Valdir | 7(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| MF | Válber | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| FW | André Dias | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | Julio César | 4(5) | 0 | 0(6) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| FW | Marcelinho Carioca | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | |
| FW | Viola | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | |
| FW | Weldon | 3(8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| FW | William | 0(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Players who left the club during the season | ||||||||||||
| FW | Dodô | 0 | 0 | 11(1) | 10 | 2(1) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | |
| MF | Rincón | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| DF | Claudiomiro | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 2 | |
| DF | Dutra | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | Caio | 0 | 0 | 3(3) | 2 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| FW | Deivid | 0 | 0 | 13(4) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2(3) | 2 | 26 | 10 | |
| FW | Caíco | 0 | 0 | 2(6) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0(3) | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| FW | Rodrigão | 0 | 0 | 8(3) | 5 | 1(2) | 2 | 4(1) | 3 | 19 | 10 | |
| DF | André Luís | 0 | 0 | 9(3) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| DF | Jean | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | Michel | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Goalscorers
| Ran | Pos | Nat | Name | Brasileirão | Copa do Brasil | Paulistão | Rio-SP | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | Dodô | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 14 | |
| 2 | FW | Viola | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 3 | FW | Deivid | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
| FW | Rodrigão | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 4 | MF | Robert | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 5 | MF | Renato | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 6 | FW | Marcelinho Carioca | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | DF | Cléber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| DF | Russo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MF | Elano | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MF | Marcelo Silva | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8 | DF | Claudiomiro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| DF | Léo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| FW | Caíco | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| FW | Caio | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9 | FW | Weldon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | Vágner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | Valdir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | Galván | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | Canindé | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | Válber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | André Luís | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | Rincón | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | Pereira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Competitions
Overall summary
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round  | 
First match | Last match | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campeonato Brasileiro | — | 15th | 2 August | 2 December | 
| Campeonato Paulista | First stage | Semi-finals | 21 January | 13 May | 
| Copa do Brasil | First round | Second round | 14 March | 18 April | 
| Torneio Rio-São Paulo | Group stage | 3rd | 17 January | 21 February | 
Source: Competitions
Campeonato Brasileiro
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 
Source: Futpédia
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | 
| Result | D | D | D | W | W | D | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | 
| Position | 10 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 
Source: Futpédia
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.
First stage
League table
| Pos | 
Team | 
Pld | 
W | 
D | 
L | 
GF | 
GA | 
GD | 
Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Paraná | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 36 | |
| 15 | Santos | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 36 | |
| 16 | Vitória | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 36 | 
Source: Futpédia
Rules for classification: 
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. 
Only applicable when the season is not finished: 
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Matches
| 2 August 1 | Santos | 1 – 1 | Santa Cruz | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 |  Weldon  | 
Report |  Luizinho Vieira  | 
 Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 9,545 Referee: Edilson Soares da Silva (RJ)  | 
| 5 August 2 | Vitória | 1 – 1 | Santos | Salvador | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Marcos  | 
Report |  Robert  | 
 Stadium: Barradão Attendance: 7,268 Referee: Jamir Carlos Garcez (DF)  | 
| 8 August 3 | Gama | 1 – 1 | Santos | Brasília | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 |  Lindomar  | 
Report |  Renato  | 
 Stadium: Mané Garrincha Attendance: 5,106 Referee: Getúlio Barbosa Souza Lima Júnior (MS)  | 
| 12 August 4 | Santos | 2 – 0 | Coritiba | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Robert  | 
Report |  Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 8,122 Referee: Jorge Travassos Errado (RJ)  | 
| 16 August 5 | Botafogo–SP | 0 – 1 | Santos | Ribeirão Preto | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Report |  Elano  | 
 Stadium: Santa Cruz Attendance: 7,419 Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira (SP)  | 
| 19 August 6 | Santos | 0 – 0 | Botafogo | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Report |  Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 11,941 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon (RS)  | 
| 26 August 7 | Santos | 2 – 2 | Juventude | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Vágner  Valdir  | 
Report |  Fernando  Leonardo Manzi  | 
 Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 7,926 Referee: Giuliano Bozzano (RS)  | 
| 29 August 8 | Atlético Paranaense | 1 – 1 | Santos | Curitiba | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 |  Daniel  | 
Report |  Viola  | 
 Stadium: Arena da Baixada Attendance: 6,410 Referee: Leonardo Gaciba (SP)  | 
| 2 September 9 | Santos | 1 – 2 | Goiás | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 |  Robert  | 
Report |  Roni  Danilo  | 
 Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 8,458 Referee: Fabiano Gonçalves (RS)  | 
| 6 September 10 | Flamengo | 2 – 0 | Santos | Taguatinga | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  Roma  Reinaldo  | 
Report |  Stadium: Boca do Jacaré Attendance: 7,401 Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça (PE)  | 
| 9 September 11 | Guarani | 1 – 1 | Santos | Campinas | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 |  Élder  | 
Report |  Marcelinho Carioca  | 
 Stadium: Brinco de Ouro Attendance: 7,787 Referee: Romildo Correia (SP)  | 
| 16 September 12 | Santos | 3 – 0 | América Mineiro | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 |  Viola  Marcelinho Carioca  | 
Report |  Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 9,454 Referee: Léo Feldman (RJ)  | 
| 19 September 13 | Sport | 0 – 2 | Santos | Recife | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Report |  Robert  Viola  | 
 Stadium: Ilha do Retiro Attendance: 6,658 Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva (GO)  | 
| 23 September 14 | Santos | 5 – 1 | Bahia | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 |  Viola  Cléber Russo  | 
Report |  Marcus Vinícius  | 
 Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon (RS)  | 
| 29 September 15 | Paraná | 1 – 0 | Santos | Curitiba | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 |  Maurílio  | 
Report |  Stadium: Durival Britto Attendance: 6,498 Referee: Wagner Azevedo Tardelli (RJ)  | 
| 3 October 16 | Santos | 1 – 0 | São Paulo | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:45 |  Viola  | 
Report |  Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Cléber Wellington Abade (SP)  | 
| 6 October 17 | Santos | 1 – 2 | São Caetano | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Viola  | 
Report |  Magrão  | 
 Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Paulo Cesar de Oliveira (SP)  | 
| 10 October 18 | Palmeiras | 2 – 1 | Santos | São Paulo | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 |  Taddei  Edmilson  | 
Report |  Cléber  | 
 Stadium: Palestra Itália Referee: Luís Marcelo Cancian  | 
| 13 October 19 | Atlético Mineiro | 0 – 1 | Santos | Belo Horizonte | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Report |  Galván  | 
 Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 73,468 Referee: Léo Feldman (RJ)  | 
| 28 October 20 | Santos | 0 – 2 | Corinthians | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Report |  Luizão  Galván  | 
 Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Paulo Cesar de Oliveira (SP)  | 
| 4 November 21 | Santos | 4 – 2 | Grêmio | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Marcelinho Carioca  Viola Canindé  | 
Report |  Luís Mário  Fábio de los Santos  | 
 Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 6,231 Referee: Luciano Augusto Almeida (DF)  | 
| 8 November 22 | Portuguesa | 0 – 0 | Santos | São Paulo | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Report |  Stadium: Canindé Attendance: 20,305 Referee: Cleber Wellington Abade (SP)  | 
| 11 November 23 | Santos | 4 – 2 | Cruzeiro | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Viola  Marcelinho Carioca Elano  | 
Report |  Alex  Oséas  | 
 Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 7,818 Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes (PR)  | 
| 15 November 24 | Internacional | 3 – 0 | Santos | Porto Alegre | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 |  Luiz Cláudio  Carlinhos Elano  | 
Report |  Stadium: Beira Rio Referee: Álvaro Azeredo Quelhas  | 
| 18 November 25 | Santos | 1 – 2 | Ponte Preta | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Russo  | 
Report |  Washington  Adrianinho  | 
 Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Edílson Pereira de Carvalho (SP)  | 
| 24 November 26 | Fluminense | 2 – 1 | Santos | Rio de Janeiro | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  André Luís  | 
Report |  Cléber  | 
 Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 20,561 Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes (PR)  | 
| 2 December 27 | Santos | 2 – 2 | Vasco | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Marcelo Silva  Valber  | 
Report |  Gilberto  Dedé  | 
 Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Lourival Dias Lima Filho (BA)  | 
Copa do Brasil
First round
| 14 March First leg | Anapolina | 1 – 2 | Santos | Anápolis | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 |  Baiano  | 
Report |  Dodô  Renato  | 
 Stadium: Jonas Duarte Referee: Jamir Carlos Garcez (DF)  | 
| 21 March Second leg | Santos |  5 – 1 (7 – 2 agg.)  | 
Anapolina | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 |  Rodrigão  Caíco Russo  | 
Report |  Leonardo de Oliveira  | 
 Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Evandro Rogério Roman (PR)  | 
Second round
| 11 April First leg | Bahia | 2 – 0 | Santos | Salvador | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:40 |  Nonato  Róbson  | 
Report |  Stadium: Fonte Nova Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva (GO)  | 
| 18 April Second leg | Santos |  0 – 2 (0 – 4 agg.)  | 
Bahia | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:40 | Report |  Alex Oliveira  | 
 Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Léo Feldman (RJ)  | 
Campeonato Paulista
First stage
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WP | DWG | DWG | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Santos | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 29 | 
| 3 | Corinthians | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 26 | 
| 4 | Botafogo | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 26 | 
| 5 | São Caetano | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 26 | 
Source: Folha de S.Paulo
Matches
| 21 January 1 | Santos | 1 – 0 | Guarani | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Claudiomiro  | 
Report |  Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: João Luis dos Santos and Romildo Corrêa  | 
| 28 January 2 | Santos | 5 – 0 | Portuguesa Santista | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Deivid  Léo Robert Rodrigão  | 
Report |  Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Edilson Pereira de Carvalho and Tadeu Bosco da Cruz  | 
| 4 February 3 | São Paulo | 4 – 2 | Santos | São Paulo | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Reginaldo  Kaká Renatinho Gustavo Nery  | 
Report |  Dodô  | 
 Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 14,149 Referee: Cleber Wellington Abade and Antônio Cláudio Perin  | 
| 11 February 4 | União Barbarense | 1 – 5 | Santos | Santa Barbara d'Oeste | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Mauro  | 
Report |  Rodrigão  Dodô Marcelo Silva Deivid  | 
 Stadium: Antonio Lins Ribeiro Guimarães Attendance: 7,049 Referee: Romildo Corrêa and Rogério Pereira Pires  | 
| 17 February 5 | Santos | 4 – 0 | Portuguesa | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Dodô  Deivid Galván  | 
Report |  Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Edilson Pereira de Carvalho and Luciano Calabietto Quilichini  | 
| 24 February 6 | União São João |  1 – 1 (1 – 2 pen.)  | 
Santos | Araras | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Bernardi  | 
Report |  Dodô  | 
 Stadium: Doutor Hermínio Ometto Referee: Cláudio Perin and Eduardo César Talarico  | 
| 3 March 7 | Rio Branco | 3 – 2 | Santos | Americana | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Rafael  Marcus Vinícius  | 
Report |  André Luís  Dodô  | 
 Stadium: Décio Vitta Referee: Alfredo Santos Loebeling and Tadeu Cruz  | 
| 11 March 8 | Botafogo–SP | 2 – 1 | Santos | Ribeirão Preto | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Leandro  | 
Report |  Deivid  | 
 Stadium: Santa Cruz Attendance: 23,810 Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira and Anselmo da Costa  | 
| 18 March 9 | Corinthians | 5 – 0 | Santos | São Paulo | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Marcelinho Carioca  Luizão Éwerthon Ricardinho  | 
Report |  Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 24,291 Referee: Antônio Cláudio Perin and César Abade  | 
| 24 March 10 | Ponte Preta | 1 – 0 | Santos | Campinas | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Stadium: Moisés Lucarelli | 
| 1 April 11 | Santos | 3 – 1 | Palmeiras | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Caio  Deivid Rodrigão  | 
Report |  Tuta  | 
 Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 11,897 Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira and Romildo Corrêa  | 
| 7 April 12 | Matonense | 4 – 5 | Santos | Matão | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Paloma  Marcelinho  | 
Report |  Deivid  Robert Caio Renato  | 
 Stadium: Hudson Ferreira | 
| 15 April 13 | Inter de Limeira | 0 – 1 | Santos | Limeira | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Report |  Robert  | 
 Stadium: Major José Levy Sobrinho Referee: Romildo Corrêa and Luis Marcelo Cansian  | 
| 21 April 14 | São Caetano | 1 – 2 | Santos | São Caetano do Sul | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Márcio Griggio  | 
Report |  Renato  Rincón  | 
 Stadium: Anacletto Campanella Referee: Alfredo Santos Loebeling and João Luís dos Santos  | 
| 28 April 15 | Mogi Mirim | 1 – 5 | Santos | Mogi Mirim | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Jó  | 
Report |  Elano  Dodô Marcelo Silva  | 
 Stadium: Wilson de Barros Referee: Luiz Edmar Remondine and Edilson Pereira de Carvalho  | 
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| 6 May First leg | Corinthians | 1 – 1 | Santos | São Paulo | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Éwerthon  | 
Report |  Deivid  | 
 Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 65,793 Referee: Edilson Pereira de Carvalho and Roberto Pires  | 
| 13 May Second leg | Santos |  1 – 2 (2 – 3 agg.)  | 
Corinthians | São Paulo | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Renato  | 
Report |  Marcelinho Carioca  Ricardinho  | 
 Stadium: Morumbi Referee: Alfredo dos Santos Loebeling and Salvío Spinolla  | 
Torneiro Rio-São Paulo
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santos | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 10 | 
| São Paulo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | 
| Corinthians | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 
| Palmeiras | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 | 
Source: Bola na Área
| 17 January 1 | Flamengo | 0 – 3 | Santos | Nova Iguaçu | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Report |  Deivid  Rodrigão Robert  | 
 Stadium: Giulite Coutinho Referee: Cléber Wellington Abade (SP)  | 
| 25 January 2 | Santos | 3 – 0 | Flamengo | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 |  Pereira  Léo Dodô  | 
Report |  Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 4,886 Referee: Carlos Jorge Moreira (RJ)  | 
| 1 February 3 | Fluminense | 2 – 2 | Santos | Rio de Janeiro | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 |  Asprilla  Agnaldo  | 
Report |  Dodô  Claudiomiro  | 
 Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 23,584 Referee: Alfredo Santos Loebeling (SP)  | 
| 7 February 4 | Santos | 3 – 0 | Vasco | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:40 |  Renato  Rodrigão Deivid  | 
Report |  Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 7,004 Referee: Vagner Tardelli de Azevedo (RJ)  | 
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| 14 February First leg | Botafogo | 2 – 2 | Santos | Rio de Janeiro | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:40 |  Donizete  Taílson  | 
Report |  Dodô  Rodrigão  | 
 Stadium: Maracanã Referee: Edílson Pereira de Carvalho (SP)  | 
| 21 February Second leg | Santos |  0 – 1 (2 – 3 agg.)  | 
Botafogo | Santos | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:40 | Report |  Taílson  | 
 Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Amaurilio Macareth Sá Leão (RJ)  | 
References
- ↑ "Geninho assina contrato de seis meses com o Santos". Folha de S.Paulo.
 - ↑ "Serginho Chulapa dirigiu o Santos, de Marcelinho Carioca, em 2001. "Tive minha chance, mas não deu certo por causa de uns ‘probleminhas’ extracampo", diz.". Placar.
 - ↑ "Santos contrata Cabralzinho, técnico do vice-campeonato de 95". Folha de S.Paulo.
 
External links
- 2001 season at Acervo Santista (Portuguese)
 - 2001 season at História Santos FC (Portuguese)
 
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