The 2008 season was Santos Futebol Clube's ninety-sixth in existence and the club's forty-ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.
On 15 December 2007, Santos appointed Emerson Leão to coach the team for the third time. This was after the dismissal of Vanderlei Luxemburgo at the end of 2007 season. Later, Leão was fired due to bad results and for his place Cuca was signed. Cuca also didn't get good results and was fired on 7 August, replaced by Márcio Fernandes, who assumed the team as caretaker until the end of season.
Unlike the last two seasons, Santos did not get the Campeonato Paulista title, reaching the 7th position. Their Campeonato Brasileiro campaign was the worst of history, where they were almost relegated, ending in the 15th position, out of 20 teams. Santos advanced to quarter-finals of Copa Libertadores, but were eliminated by Mexican side Club América after a 1–2 aggregate loss.
Players
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Appearances and goals
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Top scorers
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Disciplinary record
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Kit
The kits for the 2008 season were revealed on 3 March 2008 bearing the Semp Toshiba logo. The main novelty was the third shirt, with navy blue, based on the first model used by the club in 1912.
Transfers
In
Out
Out on loan
Competitions
Overall summary
Updated to match played 7 December 2008
Source: Competitions
Detailed overall summary
Campeonato Brasileiro
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Campeonato Paulista
Results summary
First stage
League table
Matches
Copa Libertadores
Group stage
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
References
