Santos FC (women)

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Santos
Full name Santos Futebol Clube
Nickname(s) Sereias da Vila
Founded 1997
Dissolved 2012
Stadium Vila Belmiro, Santos
Ground Capacity 20,120
Home colors
Away colors

Santos Futebol Clube, commonly known as just Santos, was a Brazilian women's football (soccer) club, based in the city of Santos, São Paulo state, Brazil. They won the Copa do Brasil twice and the Copa Libertadores Femenina twice. The women's team was dissolved in 2012 for monetary reasons.

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 due to lack of sponsorship. The club's president Luis Oliveira closed down the women's team and the men's futsal team because those weren't self-sustaining. It was attributed to the effort of holding men's star Neymar at Santos.[6][7]

Stadium

Santos played 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 20,120 people.[8]

Achievements

  • Campeonato Paulista:
    • Winners (3): 2007, 2010, 2011
    • Runners-up (1): 2009
  • Copa Mercosul:
    • Winners (1): 2006
  • Campeonato Paulista LINAF:
    • Winners (1): 2009 (LINAF)
  • Regional Games:
    • Winners (3): 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Woman Cup:
    • Winners (1): 2009
  • National League:
    • Winners (1): 2007

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "História" (in Portuguese). Santos Futebol Clube official website. 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. 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. ↑ "Estádio Vila Belmiro" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved August 11, 2009. 

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