[5] As of 2010, Santos is one of only five clubs never to have been relegated from the top level of Brazilian football, the others being São Paulo, Flamengo, Internacional and Cruzeiro.
[6] Santos enjoyed a successful start in the Brasileirão, finishing runners-up in the competition's first season.
[11] Santos became the first club in the world to win the continental treble during the 1962 season consisting of the Paulista, Taça Brasil, and the Copa Libertadores.
Arnaldo da Silveira was the first Santista player to participate with the national team during the 1916 Copa América.
Pepe is considered one of the greatest wingers of all time and the player who won the most Brasileirãos with seven titles in total.