Santos FC Futsal

Santos Futebol Clube (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɜ̃ŋtus fuʧiˈbɔw ˈklubi] Santos Football Club), also known as Santos and familiarly as Peixe,[1] was a Brazilian professional futsal club, based in Santos, Brazil. They play in the Liga Futsal, Brazil's national league.

For the football team, see Santos FC. For the women's team, see Santos FC (women).
Santos
Full nameSantos Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Peixe (Fish)
Santástico (Santastic)
Alvinegro praiano (Beach black-and-white)
Clube do povo (Club of the people)
Founded2011
DissolvedDecember 27, 2011
GroundArena Santos, Santos, Brazil
Capacity5,120
WebsiteClub website

History

Santos Futebol Clube was founded on April 14, 1912.[2] The futsal department was created in 2011, after a partnership between Santos Futebol Clube and Cortiana Plásticos.[3] Falcão has been signed for the club, to play for two seasons.[3] They won the Copa Gramado in 2011, after beating Krona Futsal 3-1 on March 3, 2011.[4] Santos debuted in the 2011 Liga Futsal on March 14, 2011, against Krona Futsal, at Ginásio da Univille, in Joinville, Santa Catarina.[5] They beat Krona Futsal 3-2.[6] Santos won the 2011 liga Futsal after beating Carlos Barbosa on penalties.[7] Due to lack of funds, the club was dissolved on December 27, 2011.[8]

Achievements

Arena

Santos Futebol Clube played their home games at Arena Santos.[3] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.[3]

References
  1. Pronounced [ˈpejʃi].
  2. Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 59.
  3. "Santos FC anuncia time de futsal profissional para 2011 com patrocínio da Cortiana Plásticos e acerta com Falcão" (in Portuguese). Santos Futebol Clube. November 30, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
  4. "Santos FC vence Krona (SC) e conquista Copa Gramado" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futsal. March 10, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  5. "Krona e Santos "abrem" a Liga Futsal 2011" (in Portuguese). Novacidade. February 26, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  6. "Liga Futsal: Santos vira em Santa Catarina e conquista vitória na abertura" (in Portuguese). Final Sports. March 14, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  7. "Nos pênaltis, Santos bate o Carlos Barbosa e é campeão da Liga Futsal" (in Portuguese). Jornal O Progresso. November 23, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  8. "Sem verbas, time de futsal do Santos chega ao fim" (in Portuguese). Lance!. December 27, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2011.

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