Santos won the Campeonato Paulista title for the third consecutive time and became the first team in 43 years to win three straight São Paulo state championships.

[3][4][5] They also competed in the Libertadores as the defending champions, exiting in the semi-finals after a 1–2 aggregate loss against eventual winners Corinthians.

[6] On 26 September, Santos beat Universidad de Chile with an aggregate of 2–0 to win the Recopa Sudamericana for the first time.

[7][8][9] Santos' youth team won the U20 Campeonato Paulista by beating São Paulo 2–0 on aggregate score.

1Pará, Ibson and Vinicius Simon left the club during the competition, and for their places, Maranhão, Gérson Magrão and Ewerton Páscoa were entered.