The 2011 season was

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's ninety-ninth season in existence and the club's fifty-second consecutive season in the top flight of

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. On 8 November 2010, Santos announced

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to coach the team and his debut was on January in the

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. But, on 27 February 2011, Santos sacked him although he had only one defeat in 11 matches. Marcelo Martelotte assumed as caretaker until 5 April when

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was officially announced as new coach. On 15 May, Santos won their 19th

title beating their rival

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2–1 on aggregate in the final. Santos also won their 3rd

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title, beating Uruguay's

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2–1 on aggregate after the first leg had ended scoreless in

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. As they won the Copa Libertadores, they played the

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but lost 4–0 in the final to Spanish's

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Players

Squad information

Appearances and goals

YS= Youth system player with first team experience.

Top scorers

Disciplinary record

Copa Libertadores squad

As of 13 February 2011, according to combined sources on the official website. In

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competitions players must be assigned numbers between 1 and 25. Source:

FIFA Club World Cup squad

Source:

Club

Coaching staff

Kits

This season was Santos' last season in which

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manufactured their kit. On 2 February, Santos released the kit for

. On 5 June, Santos released a specific kit to use on Campeonato Brasileiro.

Transfers

In

Out

* 1: Included in Borges transfer.

Out on loan

Competitions

Overview

Detailed overall summary

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and

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and

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FIFA Club World Cup

Campeonato Brasileiro

League table

Results summary

Results by match

Matches

Campeonato Paulista

Results summary

First stage

=League table

=Results by round

= Last updated: 17 April 2011.
Source
Futpédia
br> Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

=Matches

Knockout stage

=Quarter-final

=Semi-final

=Finals

Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Knockout stage

=Round of 16

=Quarter-finals

=Semi-finals

=Finals

References

External links

Official SiteOfficial YouTube Channel
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