It plays in the Paulisto, the State of So Paulo's premier state league, as well as the Brasileiro Srie B, the second tier of the Brazilian football league system, after getting relegated in the 2024 season for the first time in the club's history.

Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Santos, Brazil.

Since then, they have remained successful in Brazilian football, having won 7 Campeonato Brasileiro Srie A, the 1987 Copa Unio, 4 Copa do Brasil, and a record 37 Campeonato Carioca.

The best-supported club in Brazil, Flamengo won the Intercontinental Cup in 1981 and the Copa Libertadores that same year and again in 2024 and 2024. The Rio de Janeiro giants also have seven Brazilian league titles to their name (won between 1980 and 2024) and four Copa do Brasil crowns, among many other trophies.