Santos Futebol Clube (ˈsɜ̃ŋtus fuʧiˈbɔw ˈklubi Santos Football Club), also known as Santos and familiarly as Peixe, is a Brazilian professional futsal club

Futsal

Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...

, based in Santos, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. They play in the Liga Futsal

Liga Futsal

The Liga Futsal is the premier futsal league in Brazil, and was created in 1996 with the purpose of setting up a championship with the best futsal teams of the country, corresponding to the Brazilian Football Championship Série A...

, Brazil's national league.

History

Santos Futebol Clube was founded on April 14, 1912. The futsal department was created in 2011, after a partnership between Santos Futebol Clube

Santos Futebol Clube

Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo They play in the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the highest professional leagues in São Paulo state and Brazil, respectively....

 and Cortiana Plásticos. Falcão has been signed for the club, to play for two seasons. They won the Copa Gramado in 2011, after beating Krona Futsal

Joinville Esporte Clube

Joinville Esporte Clube, or simply Joinville as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Joinville in Santa Catarina, founded on January 29, 1976....

 3-1 on March 3, 2011. Santos debut in the 2011 Liga Futsal

Liga Futsal

The Liga Futsal is the premier futsal league in Brazil, and was created in 1996 with the purpose of setting up a championship with the best futsal teams of the country, corresponding to the Brazilian Football Championship Série A...

 on March 14, 2011, against Krona Futsal, at Ginásio da Univille, in Joinville

Joinville

Joinville is a city in Santa Catarina State, in the Southern Region of Brazil. Joinville is Santa Catarina's largest city. In 2010, its population has reached approximately 520,000, many of whom are of German descent....

, Santa Catarina

Santa Catarina (state)

Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...

. They beat Krona Futsal 3-2.

Achievements

• Liga Futsal
  Liga Futsal
  The Liga Futsal is the premier futsal league in Brazil, and was created in 1996 with the purpose of setting up a championship with the best futsal teams of the country, corresponding to the Brazilian Football Championship Série A...
  
  :
  • Winners (1): 2011

• Copa Gramado:
  • Winners (1): 2011

Arena

Santos Futebol Clube play their home games at Arena Santos. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.

Current squad

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

External links

Official website