1964 Santos FC season

Santos
1964 season
Pelé (centre, in white) playing a friendly against Colón in May 1964
PresidentAthiê Jorge Coury
Head coachLula
StadiumVila Belmiro
Taça BrasilWinners
Campeonato PaulistaWinners
Torneio Rio-São PauloWinners (shared with Botafogo)
Copa LibertadoresSemifinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Pelé (7)
All: Pelé (50)

The 1964 season was Santos Futebol Clube's fiftieth-second in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football. It was also the club's third consecutive participation in the Copa Libertadores.

Again led by Pelé, Santos won three of the four official titles played in that season, lifting the Torneio Rio-São Paulo, the Campeonato Paulista and the Taça Brasil. They also were knocked out in the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores by eventual champions Independiente.[1]

Santos also played friendlies in South America and Europe, playing for the fourth time in the Tournoi de Paris. In that tournament, the club finished in the third place, shared with Reims.

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  BRA Gilmar
GK  BRA Laércio
DF  BRA Aparecido
DF  BRA Calvet
DF  BRA Dalmo
DF  BRA Geraldino
DF  BRA Haroldo
DF  BRA Ismael
DF  BRA Joel Camargo
DF  BRA Mauro Ramos
DF  BRA Modesto
DF  BRA Olavo
DF  BRA Turcão
MF  BRA Elizeu
MF  BRA Gonçalo
MF  BRA Lima
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  BRA Mengálvio
MF  BRA Zito
FW  BRA Ademir
FW  BRA Almir Pernambuquinho
FW  BRA Batista
FW  BRA Chicão
FW  BRA Coutinho
FW  BRA Dorval
FW  BRA Íris
FW  BRA Noriva
FW  BRA Peixinho
FW  BRA Pelé
FW  BRA Pepe
FW  BRA Rossi
FW  BRA Toninho Guerreiro

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Pos. Nat Name Taça Brasil Torneio Rio-São Paulo Campeonato Paulista Copa Libertadores Friendlies Total 1964 total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Gilmar 4 0 10 0 28 0 2 0 17 0 61 0 64 0
GK Laércio 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1+1 0 6 0 6 0
DF Aparecido 0+1 0 0+3 0 1 0 0 0 1+1 0 7 0 7 0
DF Calvet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 2 0 2 0
DF Dalmo 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0+1 0 8 0 10 0
DF Geraldino 5+1 0 4+1 0 15 0 1 0 14 0 41 0 44 0
DF Haroldo 2 0 1 0 19 0 2 0 7+2 0 33 0 36 0
DF Ismael 4 0 7 0 25 0 1 0 14+3 0 54 0 55 0
DF João Carlos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF Joel Camargo 2 0 9 0 5 0 0 0 14+2 0 32 0 34 0
DF Mauro Ramos 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 6 0 18 0 20 0
DF Modesto 2 0 4 0 18 0 2 0 8 0 34 0 33 0
DF Olavo 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 0
DF Turcão 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 1 0
MF Elizeu 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF Gonçalo 0 0 4+1 0 3 0 0 0 1+2 0 11 0 11 0
MF Lima 5+1 0 9+1 0 29 0 2 0 13+5 0 65 0 68 0
MF Mengálvio 6 0 3 0 22 2 0 0 12+1 1 44 3 45 4
MF Zito 6 0 7 1 26 3 2 0 7 1 48 5 49 5
FW Ademir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 1 0
FW Almir Pernambuquinho 0 0 6+1 0 5 0 2 0 10+5 3 29 3 29 3
FW Batista 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+3 1 6 1 8 1
FW Chicão 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 3 0 3 0
FW Coutinho 4 3 7+2 11 16 11 0 0 7 3 36 28 39 29
FW Dorval 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 4+5 0 10 0 13 0
FW Íris 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
FW Noriva 0 0 0+1 0 3 1 1 0 2+3 0 10 1 10 1
FW Peixinho 3 2 10 3 17 9 2 1 14+2 9 48 24 47 24
FW Pelé 6 7 5 3 21 34 0 0 12 6 44 50 47 58
FW Pepe 6 5 10 4 27 10 2 1 17 5 61 25 63 28
FW Rossi 0 0 4+2 0 5 1 1 0 7+3 1 22 2 22 2
FW Toninho Guerreiro 5 3 4+3 1 23 21 1 1 10+4 10 50 36 49 36

Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Goalscorers

Ran Pos Nat Name Taça Brasil Rio-São Paulo Paulistão Libertadores Friendlies Total
1 FW Pelé 7 3 34 0 6 50
2 FW Toninho Guerreiro 3 1 21 1 10 36
3 FW Coutinho 3 11 11 0 3 28
4 FW Pepe 5 4 10 1 5 25
5 FW Peixinho 2 3 9 1 9 24
6 MF Zito 0 1 3 0 1 5
7 MF Mengálvio 0 0 2 0 1 3
FW Almir Pernambuquinho 0 0 0 0 3 3
8 FW Rossi 0 0 1 0 1 2
9 FW Batista 0 0 0 0 1 1
FW Noriva 0 0 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 3 0 0 3
Total 20 23 95 3 40 181

Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Competitions

Friendlies

Matches

  • South American tour
1 February Independiente 5–1 Santos Avellaneda
Bernao 5'
Savoy 18'
Suárez 44' 67'
Lima 60' (o.g.)
Report 57' Almir Stadium: La Doble Visera
Referee: Luis Ventre
6 February Peñarol 5–0 Santos Montevideo
Alberto Spencer 12' 45'
Reznik 15'
Joya 23'
Pedro Rocha 65'
Report Stadium: Centenario
Attendance: 38,875
Referee: Esteban Marino
8 February Metropol 1–3 Santos Criciúma
Galego 13' Report 15' Pepe
25' Batista
61' Almir
Stadium: Estádio Euvaldo Lodi
Referee: José Batista dos Santos
Note: Santos returned briefly from the South American tour to play this match, and resumed the tour later on
22 February Sport Boys 2–3 Santos Lima
Delgado 42'
Cavagnari 71'
Report 28', 75' Pelé
89' Toninho
Ismael
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 31,964
Referee: Eugenio Cali
25 February Alianza Lima 2–3 Santos Lima
Zegarra 18', 42' Report 50' Mengálvio
51' Peixinho
66' Toninho
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Alberto Tejada
28 February Colo-Colo 3–2 Santos Santiago
Valdés ,
Verdejo
Report Pepe
Toninho
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 66,839
Referee: Claudio Vicuña
1 March Godoy Cruz 2–3 Santos Godoy Cruz
Curi 40'
Marchiori 70'
Report 20' Toninho
60', 89' Peixinho
Stadium: Feliciano Gambarte
Referee: Pablo Paens
6 March Colo-Colo 2–4 Santos Santiago
Valdés 3'
Álvarez 16'
Report 11' Rossi
32', 65', 74' Toninho
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 68,374
Referee: Jorge Trussão
8 March Talleres 1–2 Santos Córdoba
Armerante 82' Report 16' Toninho
58' Pepe
Stadium: Estadio La Boutique
Referee: Febo Vieira Bueno
  • Argentine tour
5 May Boca Juniors 3–4 Santos Buenos Aires
Rodríguez 57'
Paulo Valentim 65', 80'
Report 13', 70' Peixinho
20' Zito
29' Pelé
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Luis Ventre
7 May Racing Club 1–2 Santos Avellaneda
Menotti 83'
Martín
Report 26' Coutinho
90' Pelé
Almir
Stadium: La Doble Visera
Referee: Aurelio Bozalino
10 May Colón 2–1 Santos Santa Fe
López 51'
Gómez 87'
Report 36' Pelé Stadium: Brigadier General Estanislao López
Referee: Raul Comesaña


6 June Santos 3–0 Portuguesa Santista Santos
Coutinho 21', 57'
Peixinho 73'
Stadium: Ulrico Mursa
Referee: Manoel Joaquim Ramos
16 June Semifinal Borussia Dortmund 3–1 Santos Paris
Cyliax 29'
Emmerich 48', 62'
Report 5' Pepe Stadium: Parc des Princes
Referee: Raul Comesaña
18 June Third place match Reims 1–1 Santos Paris
Goujon 28' Report 14' Peixinho Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 20,000~
Referee: Suszek
  • European tour
21 June Saint-Étienne 3–4 Santos Saint-Étienne
Herbin 11'
Mitoraj 30'
Guy 84'
Report 5', 69' Toninho
73' Peixinho
79' Almir
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
24 June Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 Santos Mönchengladbach
Laumen 3' Report 40' Pepe
42' Peixinho
Stadium: Bökelbergstadion
Attendance: 20,000~
Referee: Sihoering


7 October Colo-Colo 3–1 Santos Santiago
Álvarez 7', 20'
Valdés 52'
5' Pelé Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 69,877
Referee: Sergio Bustamante

Rio-São Paulo

# Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Santos (C) 9 7 0 2 21 9 12 14
2 Botafogo (C) 9 7 0 2 21 12 9 14
3 Palmeiras 9 4 2 3 19 15 4 10
4 Flamengo 9 3 4 2 12 11 1 10
5 Bangu 9 3 3 3 11 14 -3 9

Matches

18 March 1 Santos 3–0 Corinthians São Paulo
Peixinho 26', 66'
Pelé 64'
Report Stadium: Pacaembu
Referee: Armando Marques
22 March 2 Fluminense 0–1 Santos Rio de Janeiro
Report 53' (pen.) Pepe Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 39,575
Referee: Eunápio de Queiroz
29 March 3 Santos 2–0 Vasco da Gama São Paulo
Coutinho 46', 65' Report Stadium: Pacaembu
Referee: Aírton Vieira de Moraes
5 April 4 Santos 2–1 Bangu São Paulo
Coutinho 42', 52' Report 60' (pen.), Parada Stadium: Pacaembu
Referee: Cláudio Magalhães
11 April 5 Santos 2–1 Palmeiras São Paulo
Zito 15'
Peixinho 65'
Report 53' Julinho Stadium: Pacaembu
Referee: Anacleto Pietrobom
15 April 6 Portuguesa 5–2 Santos São Paulo
Ivair , ,
Dida
Henrique
Report Pepe
Coutinho
Stadium: Pacaembu
Referee: Armando Marques
19 April 7 Santos 4–1 São Paulo São Paulo
Coutinho 17', 53', 65'
Toninho 80'
Report 11' (pen.) Pagão Stadium: Pacaembu
25 April 8 Botafogo 1–3 Santos Rio de Janeiro
Garrincha 82' Report 43' Coutinho
73' Pelé
86' Pepe
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 51,570
Referee: Eunápio de Queiroz
1 May 9 Flamengo 3–2 Santos Rio de Janeiro
Paulo Choco 36'
Carlos Alberto 64'
Aírton Beleza 82'
Report 1' Pelé
43' Pepe
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 132,550
Referee: Anacleto Pietrobom
Tiebreaker

Due to the lack of dates, the second leg was cancelled and both clubs agreed to share the title.[3]

10 January 1965 First leg Botafogo 3–2 Santos Rio de Janeiro
Jairzinho 20'
Roberto 40', 43'
Manga
Paulistinha
Report 49', 70' Coutinho
Pelé
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 24,068
Referee: Albino Zanferrari

Campeonato Paulista

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Santos 30 20 4 6 95 47 +48 44 Champions
2 Palmeiras 30 19 3 8 70 36 +34 41
3 Portuguesa 30 16 8 6 58 33 +25 40
4 Corinthians 30 16 8 6 50 34 +16 40
5 São Paulo 30 12 9 9 51 40 +11 33
Updated to match(es) played on December 16, 1964. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Matches

5 July 1 América-RP 2–1 Santos São José do Rio Preto
Valtinho 72', 75' Report 14' (pen.) Pelé Stadium: Mário Alves Mendonça
Referee: Albino Zanferrari
11 July 2 Santos 2–1 Comercial-RP Santos
Toninho 18'
Peixinho 85'
Report 62' Luiz Carlos Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Referee: Stefan Válter Glanz
19 July 3 Santos 5–1 São Paulo Santos
Toninho 11', 55'
Peixinho 34', 37', 83'
Report 23' Faustino Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Referee: Anacleto Pietrobom
26 July 4 Prudentina 1–1 Santos Presidente Prudente
Lopes 16' (pen.) Report 65' Noriva
Modesto
Toninho
Stadium: Félix Ribeiro Marcondes
Referee: Airton Vieira de Morais
2 August 5 Santos 3–1 Esportiva Guaratinguetá Santos
Toninho 27', 61'
Pepe 59'
Report 76' Roberto Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 6,107
Referee: Valdemar Antonio de Oliveira
9 August 6 Juventus 1–2 Santos São Paulo
Gélson 6' Report 31' Mengálvio
85' Pepe
Stadium: Rua Javari
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Teodoro Nitti
16 August 7 Santos 1–0 XV de Piracicaba Santos
Pepe 73' Report Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 9,015
Referee: Carlos Drumond da Costa
19 August 8 Santos 6–1 Guarani Santos
Peixinho 7', 16', 70'
Zito 52'
Toninho 67'
Pelé 81' (pen.)
Report 51' Américo Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 9,015
Referee: Carlos Drumond da Costa
23 August 9 Palmeiras 1–2 Santos São Paulo
Tupãzinho 90' Report 55' Pelé
88' Coutinho
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 38,565
Referee: Armando Marques
30 August 10 Santos 2–1 Ferroviária Santos
Toninho 30'
Pepe 52'
Report 50' Pio Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 7,250
Referee: Teodoro Nitti
6 September 11 Botafogo 2–0 Santos Ribeirão Preto
Adalberto 17'
Alex 51'
Report Stadium: Vila Tibério
Referee: Armando Marques
9 September 12 Santos 4–2 Noroeste Santos
Zito 53', 72'
Rossi 74' (pen.)
Toninho 88'
Report 55' Daniel
89' Araras
Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 4,828
Referee: Albino Zanferrari
23 September 13 São Bento 1–1 Santos Sorocaba
Paraná 18' (pen.) Report 25' (pen.) Pelé Stadium: Carlos Joel Nelly
Referee: Armando Marques
27 September 14 Portuguesa 4–3 Santos São Paulo
Nair 38' (pen.)
Dida 49', 80'
Almir 74'
Report 10', 65' (pen.) Pelé
88' Pepe
Stadium: Pacaembu
Referee: Anacleto Pietrobom
30 September 15 Santos 1–1 Corinthians São Paulo
Pelé 37' Report 5' Silva Batuta Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 28,571
Referee: Armando Marques
4 October 16 Santos 3–1 América-RP Santos
Pelé 31'
Toninho 39'
Peixinho 54'
Report 89' Valtinho Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Referee: Carlos Drumond da Costa
11 October 17 São Paulo 2–3 Santos São Paulo
Roberto Dias 52' (pen.)
Carbone 89'
Report 34', 50' Toninho
61' Peixinho
Stadium: Morumbi
Referee: Armando Marques
14 October 18 Comercial-RP 2–3 Santos Ribeirão Preto
Paulo Bin 12'
Ditinho 71'
Report 40' Pelé
69' Toninho
84' Pepe
Stadium: Palma Travassos
Attendance: 17,921
Referee: Armando Marques
21 October 19 Esportiva Guaratinguetá 2–0 Santos Guaratinguetá
Paulo César 36'
Roberto 79'
Report Stadium: Benedito Meirelles
Referee: Armando Marques
28 October 20 Santos 8–1 Prudentina Santos
Pelé 11', 45' (pen.), 53', 62'
Toninho 29', 65', 78'
Coutinho 30'
Report 14' Mazinho Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Referee: Valdemar Antonio de Oliveira
1 November 21 XV de Piracicaba 3–6 Santos Piracicaba
Valter 53'
Warner 58'
Cabrita 72' (pen.)
Report 11', 30', 61' Pelé
14' Toninho
20' Pepe
75' (o.g.) Neguito
Stadium: Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
Attendance: 9,096
Referee: Albino Zanferrari
7 November 22 Santos 2–3 Palmeiras Santos
Coutinho 23', 28' Report 10' Ademar Pantera
40', 69' Tupãzinho
Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Referee: Valdemar Antonio de Oliveira
15 November 23 Ferroviária 0–0 Santos Araraquara
Report Stadium: Fonte Luminosa
Attendance: 11,584
Referee: Albino Zanferrari
18 November 24 Guarani 5–1 Santos Campinas
Carlinhos 5'
Joãozinho 7'
Babá 44'
Américo 64'
Nelsinho 85'
Report 6' (o.g.) Ditinho Stadium: Brinco de Ouro
Attendance: 25,258
Referee: Armando Marques
21 November 25 Santos 11–0 Botafogo Santos
Pelé 3', 8', 16', 38', 40', 70', 72' (pen.), 73'
Pepe 19'
Coutinho 25'
Toninho 90'
Report Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 9,437
Referee: Carlos Drumond da Costa
Note: Santos' largest win of their history
29 November 26 Noroeste 0–3 Santos Bauru
Report 10' Pelé
40' Toninho
74' Coutinho
Stadium: Ubaldo de Medeiros
Attendance: 15,860
Referee: Albino Zanferrari
2 December 27 Santos 5–2 Juventus Santos
Pelé 11', 20'
Toninho 35', 76'
Coutinho 73'
Report 70', 87' Rodarte Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 8,655
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho
6 December 28 Santos 7–4 Corinthians São Paulo
Coutinho 17', 33', 83'
Pelé 49', 56' (pen.), 61' (pen.), 89'
Report 6' Ferreirinha
27' Bazzani
80', 90' (pen.) Silva Batuta
Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 54,476
Referee: Armando Marques
Note: Record attendance of the stadium
9 December 29 Santos 6–0 São Bento Santos
Pelé 29', 36', 75'
João Carlos 53' (o.g.)
Coutinho 71'
Mengálvio 76'
Report Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Referee: Albino Zanferrari
13 December 30 Santos 3–2 Portuguesa Santos
Pepe 52', 79'
Toninho 69'
Report 76' Ditão
80' (o.g.) Ismael
Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 17,197
Referee: Armando Marques
Note: Divergencies between Santos' third goal: some places put it as Wilson Silva's own goal, but in Santos counts it as Pepe's goal.

Copa Libertadores

Semifinals

15 July First leg Santos 2–3 Independiente Rio de Janeiro
Pepe 23'
Peixinho 34'
Report 39' Rodríguez
44' Bernao
89' Suárez
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 23,916
Referee: Arthur Holland
22 July Second leg Independiente 2–1 Santos Avellaneda
Mori 36'
Rodríguez 68'
Guzmán  83'
Report 38',  83' Toninho Stadium: La Doble Visera
Attendance: 70,000~
Referee: Arthur Holland

Taça Brasil

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 5 1 0 20 5  +15 12 3 0 0 12 4  +8 2 1 0 8 1  +7

Source: [1]

Quarterfinals

18 October First leg Atlético Mineiro 1–4 Santos Belo Horizonte
Buglê 55' Report 23', 43' Pepe
72' Toninho
82' Pelé
Stadium: Estádio Independência
Attendance: 36,000~
Referee: José Batista dos Santos
25 October Second leg Santos 5–1 Atlético Mineiro São Paulo
Toninho 14', 33'
Pelé 20', 67'
Peixinho 45'
Report 38', Buglê Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 14,193
Referee: Luís Pereira Filho

Semifinals

4 November First leg Santos 3–2 Palmeiras São Paulo
Coutinho 24'
Pepe 40'
Pelé 51' (pen.)
Report 43' Gildo
85' Ademir da Guia
Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 25,000~
Referee: Armando Marques
10 November Second leg Palmeiras 0–4 Santos São Paulo
Ferrari  59' Report 56', 75' Pepe
70' Coutinho
77' Peixinho
Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 29,000~
Referee: Armando Marques

Finals

16 December First leg Santos 4–1 Flamengo São Paulo
Pelé 20', 61', 83'
Coutinho 78'
Report 73' Paulo Choco Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 26,897
Referee: Armando Marques
19 December Second leg Flamengo 0–0 Santos Rio de Janeiro
Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 52,508
Referee: Armando Marques

References

  1. ^ "Temporada 1964" [1964 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Acervo Santos FC. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Elenco - 1964" [1964 - squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Acervo Santos FC. 27 September 2017. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  3. ^ "A conquista do Rio-São Paulo de 1964" [The 1964 Rio-São Paulo title] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2025.