[2] From the squad who was crowned champions in 2002, Santos had 15 youth graduates (Rafael, Alex, André Luís, Michel, Pereira, Preto, Leandro, Canindé, Diego, Paulo Almeida, Adiel, Douglas, Robinho, William and Bruno Moraes) who appeared with the side over the year.

As Robinho, Alex, André Luís, Paulo Almeida and Diego were already starters, Jerri was the newcomer more regularly used during the year, mainly as a substitute.

In 2004 – another season of success – Domingos, Leonardo and Luís Augusto appeared regularly and were the main youth graduates of the year.

Santos' first team for the 2007 and 2008 seasons included players such as Renatinho, Felipe, Marcelo, Adriano, Carlinhos, Thiago Carleto, Díonísio and Moraes; the latter scored the winner in 2007 Campeonato Paulista.

In the following two years, the club saw the emergence of Neymar as a rising star and also saw some youth graduates like Felipe Anderson and Victor Andrade stepping up and becoming first-team regulars for the side.

In 2016, the first graduates from the B-team started to appear in the main squad, with Lucas Veríssimo, Ronaldo Mendes and Vitor Bueno being the players more regularly used.

Youth graduates like Robson Bambu, Gabriel Calabres, Guilherme Nunes and Matheus Guedes were all promoted from the under-20s, while Diego Pituca came from the B-team.

[3] During the 2019 campaign, the youth setup had little protagonism in the first team's performance, with only Gustavo Henrique, Lucas Veríssimo and Alison featuring regularly; all of them, however, were already involved in the main squad in the past seasons.

For the 2021 campaign, new manager Ariel Holan gave the starting spot to Ângelo, Kaiky and Gabriel Pirani, with Kevin Malthus and Vinicius Balieiro being also regularly used.

2025 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior squad Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.