Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional
football
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club based in the city of
São Paulo
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, in the district of
Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in
South America
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, with around 18 million supporters and more than 80,000 affiliated fans. Despite being primarily a football club, Palmeiras competes in a number of different sports. The football team plays in the
Campeonato Paulista
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, the
state of São Paulo
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's premier
state league
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, as well as in the
Brasileirão Série A, the top tier of the
Brazilian football league system
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.
Palmeiras was founded by Italian immigrants in 1914, as "Palestra Itália" (). However, the club changed its name on 14 September 1942, as a result of Brazil joining the
Allies
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in the
Second World War
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against
Italy
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("Itália" in Portuguese) and the
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powers. Since then, Palmeiras has won 15 top-tier national competitions, including a record 11
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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, 4
Copas do Brasil, and 1
Copa dos Campeões
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The Copa dos Campeões wi ...
, making it the most successful club in top-tier domestic competitions in Brazil. In international club football, the Big Green has won the first ever
Intercontinental Cup known as International Champions Cup or ‘Copa Rio’ in 1951, the 1999, 2020 and 2021
Copa Libertadores
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, the
2022 Recopa Sudamericana
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, and the 1998
Copa Mercosul
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. The club has also been successful at a regional level as they have won 5 Interstate titles (
Torneio Rio – São Paulo), and 24 State Championship titles (
Campeonato Paulista
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).
Palmeiras currently occupies the second position on both
CBF and
CONMEBOL
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rankings, and was the first Brazilian club to win the
IFFHS Men's Club World Ranking in 2021.
The squads for all five
FIFA World Cup
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s won by
Brazil
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have had at least one Palmeiras player in them.Gerry Mina is super good
History
Palestra is born – opening game
At the beginning of the 20th century, several young Italians decided to start a club whose main goal was to form a football team that would be representative of the Italian community, and face the big names of São Paulo's football elite. Just over three decades earlier, Italy had been unified – a fact that was not known to some Italian-Brazilians and to some non-Italian Brazilians.
There were numerous Italian clubs, but each one represented an Italian province or was geared to activities other than
football
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. At the time, the game was starting to take hold and drew many players and fans.
The founders of the club sought out the ''Fanfulla'' newspaper, which was the media outlet that defended the interests of Italians in Brazil, and entrusted young Vincenzo Ragognetti – another supporter of the idea – to draft an invitation to those interested in forming a sports club.
After several meetings, 46 interested individuals (led by Luigi Marzo and Luigi Cervo) gathered at the Alhambra Room on what is now Rua do Riachuelo, and founded a sports club for all Italian-Brazilians named "Palestra Italia". Ezequiel Simone was named club president. The Italian Consulate in São Paulo became interested in the new club because it would help spread the word among Italians that their country now had one flag and one anthem.
After some initial difficulties, Palestra Italia played its first game in the town of Votorantim (São Paulo State) – beating Savoia 2–0 with goals from Bianco and Alegretti to win the Taça Savoia, the club's first title.
1920–1945 – First state title and purchase of the stadium
![Nascimento Palestra Itália](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Nascimento_Palestra_It%C3%A1lia.jpg)
In 1916, the team joined the city's main sports league and played its first official championship match. The following year it would be runner-up in the São Paulo State Championship, facing
Corinthians
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for the first time. Palestra won that initial game 3–0 with three goals from Caetano; it also won the rematch 3–1 of what would become the team's chief rivalry. In 1920, Palestra Italia captured the São Paulo State championship with a victory over the rugged Paulistano squad in the deciding match.
Palestra continued to grow as a sports club and also began acquiring more assets.
Estádio Palestra Itália
The Palestra Itália Stadium ( pt, Estádio Palestra Itália), was a football stadium located in Barra Funda, São Paulo, standing on the site now occupied by the Allianz Parque stadium. It was the home ground of Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras fr ...
, purchased in 1920, was remodeled and expanded in 1933 – when it became the first Brazilian stadium with concrete grandstands and barbed-wire fences. Starting in 1964, the playing field would be suspended, which gave fans a complete, broad view and also created space in the lower levels.
The club continued to grow and win more championships, and at the outset of the 1930s became the three-time São Paulo State football and basketball champion – a feat that prompted Palestra fans to chant in celebration: "With the feet or with the hands, Palestra is the best in the land."
A Leader Dies, A Champion is Born
![Arrancada Heroica](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Arrancada_Heroica.jpg)
In 1942 during World War II, the government of President Getúlio Vargas issued a decree banning any organization from using names related to the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan). Palestra Italia was forced to change its name and became Palestra São Paulo ("palestra" is a Greek word, loosely translated as "gymnasium," which therefore did not violate this rule). However, the change still did not soothe political and sporting pressures to alter the name completely. At risk of forfeiting all its assets to other clubs and being ejected from the championship that it currently led, Palestra was forced to change its name a second time. The night before the last game of the
state championship
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, scheduled for 20 September 1942, the Palestra board of directors held a heated meeting and changed the club's name. When the debate reached its peak, Dr. Mario Minervino took the floor and asked club Secretary, Dr. Pascoal W. Byron Giuliano, to note in the minutes:
– "They don't want us to be Palestra, so then we shall be Palmeiras – born to be champions."
Tensions flared during the final league match, where Palmeiras's opponent was São Paulo Futebol Clube (SPFC), which was laying claim to the assets of the former Palestra Italia.
Palmeiras took the field carrying the Brazilian flag under the leadership of army Captain Adalberto Mendes. Palmeiras was leading the match by 3–1 when a penalty was given in its favor. At that moment, the SPFC ordered its players to consider the Palmeiras squad an enemy of the homeland and pulled its side off the field amid jeers from even the club's own fans. The celebrations began on the spot. The next day, newspapers contained a photograph of Palmeiras entering the field with the headline: "A Leader Dies, A Champion is Born."
International Clubs’ Tournament (Copa Rio): The first club Intercontinental Cup and the embryo of modern club international championships
![Taça Rio](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Ta%C3%A7a_Rio.jpg)
In January 1951, the Brazilian sports newspaper ''O Globo Sportivo'' ran a lead story reporting that FIFA President
Jules Rimet
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would grant unconditional support to holding a world club championship in
Rio de Janeiro
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.
The first
Copa Rio was held in 1951, with the participation of eight squads, divided into two brackets of four teams apiece:
Vasco da Gama (Brazil),
Austria Vienna (Austria),
Nacional (Uruguay), and
Sporting Lisbon (Portugal), playing in Rio; and Palmeiras (Brazil),
Juventus (Italy),
Red Star (Yugoslavia), and
Olympique (France) playing in São Paulo.
Clubs such as Malmo, Rapid Vienna, Tottenham, Newcastle, Barcelona, Lousanne were invited to participate in the tournament, but they were not interested, and preferred to participate in the
Latin Cup
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with teams such as
Milan
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and
Atletico de Madrid. The importance of the 1951 Copa Rio is linked to the fact that it was the first interclub competition with worldwide coverage, having been created even before the Intercontinental Cup. The competition was organized by the Brazilian Sports Confederation, with aid and authorization from FIFA, and was sponsored by the municipal government of Rio de Janeiro. As a result, FIFA states that Palmeiras is the holder of the title of the first worldwide club competition in history.
Two editions of the Copa Rio took place in
Rio de Janeiro
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and
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
,
Brazil
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in 1951; Palmeiras was the winner of the tournament while
Fluminense
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, also a co-organizer of the 1952 event, won in 1952.
While FIFA statute did establish that official international competitions could only be organized by FIFA or continental confederations, this rule was only effective as of 1955,
[For FIFA statute, official competitions are those for representative teams organized by FIFA or any confederation. Representative teams are usually national teams but also club teams that represent a confederation. cfr. cfr. ][In accordance with the regulations integrated in the FIFA Statute, official competitions for club teams can be defined as those organized under the auspices of FIFA, confederations and member associations, or authorized by them, excluding friendly matches and test matches; say the confederal and interconfederal cups (arranged by FIFA or confederations), the championships and the national cups (arranged by member associations). cfr. cfr. cfr. cfr. cfr. cfr. ] so this was not the case for the Copa Rio, which was organized by the Brazilian Federation.
Palmeiras has requested several times that FIFA officially recognize this tournament as a Club World Cup, but as of yet to no avail.
In 2006, Palmeiras prepared a document for FIFA, describing the 1951 Copa Rio in detail, in order to request official confirmation of their victory as the first ever club football world championship.
The document argued that the participation of FIFA officials
Stanley Rous
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and
Ottorino Barassi
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in the organization of the 1951 competition was a clear indication of FIFA's blessing, and that FIFA had sent Barassi to represent FIFA in the organization of the tournament. Rous and Barassi were primarily involved in negotiations with European clubs, while Barassi also helped organize the framework of the competition. In a 1951 interview, however, FIFA President
Jules Rimet
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praised the Brazilian initiative, but denied any FIFA involvement in or responsibility for it.
In May 2007, Palmeiras received a letter from FIFA, signed by then Secretary-General Urs Linsi, recognizing Palmeiras as club world champions of 1951.
However, this decision was later reversed by FIFA president
Sepp Blatter
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, who declared that the matter was still being evaluated.
In April 2013, FIFA General-Secretary
Jérôme Valcke
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, again recognized Palmeiras as champions of the "''first Club World Cup ever held''" in written communication to the Brazilian Minister of Sports,
Aldo Rebelo
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,.
FIFA Executive Committee
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recognized Palmeiras as champions of the "''first worldwide club competition''" in 2014, while,
FIFA
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president
Joseph Blatter
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stated to the Brazilian press that Palmeiras's victory had been effectively recognized by FIFA and they should therefore be considered club world champions.
On 22 July 2016, FIFA celebrated the 65-year anniversary of the 1951 Copa Rio title won by Palmeiras. On
Instagram
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, FIFA posted: ''"Green is the color of envy. 'The Big Green' were the envy of the wide world # On this day 65 years ago. A Liminha-inspired Palmeiras edged a Juventus team including
Giampiero Boniperti
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& a Danish triumvirate to become the sport's first intercontinental world club champions. 100,000 watched that at the Maracanã. One million flooded the streets of São Paulo to welcome their heroes home''."
A distinction between a "worldwide competition" (''worldwide in reach but that does not necessarily indicate the world champion'') and a "competition awarding the label of world champion" rose in January 2017, when FIFA issued the following statement: "''At its meeting in
São Paulo
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on 7 June 2014 the FIFA Executive Committee agreed to the request presented by CBF to acknowledge the 1951 tournament between European and South American clubs as the first worldwide club competition, and Palmeiras as its winner. FIFA acknowledges and values the initiatives to establish worldwide club competitions throughout history. This is the case of tournaments involving European and South American clubs, such as the pioneering Copa Rio, played in 1951 and 1952, and the Intercontinental Cup. However, it was not until 2000 that FIFA organised the maiden FIFA Club World Cup, with representatives from all six confederations. The winners of this competition, which went on to be staged annually from 2005 onwards, are the ones officially considered by FIFA as club world champions''.
On 27 October 2017, the FIFA Council changed its position: while not promoting the statistical unification of the Intercontinental Cup and the Club World Cup, in respect to the history of the two tournaments
(which merged in 2005),
it made the Intercontinental Cup an official world title, recognizing all its winners as club world champions with the same title as
FIFA Club World Cup
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winners: "FIFA Club World Champions."
["While it does not promote the statistical unification of tournaments, that is, has not absorbed to the Intercontinental Cup (merged with FIFA Club World Cup in 2005), the title was conferred by an official document from the world federation so it is legally a FIFA world title" cfr. cfr.][For FIFA statute, official competitions are those for representative teams organized by FIFA or any confederation. Representative teams are usually national teams but also club teams that represent a confederation in the interconfederal competitions or a member association in a continental competition cfr. cfr. cfr. ]
In April 2019,
FIFA
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president
Gianni Infantino
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, in an interview with Brazilian media, reiterated FIFA's perspective that only the winners of the Intercontinental Cup and the Club World Cup were officially world champions.
Also in April 2019, former
FIFA
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president
Joseph Blatter
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(who held office until December 2015) again stated to the Brazilian press that Palmeiras had been recognized as world club champions by FIFA in 2014.
In February 2021, the
FIFA
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website praised Palmeiras's victory in the Copa Rio thusly:
In any case, the Copa Rio was the first intercontinental football tournament to bring together the most prestigious clubs from the most important leagues around the world. The matches were played at the same locations in which the
1950 FIFA World Cup
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games had been played the year before. The tournament triggered discussions within continental football federations about exploring club football internationally, which eventually led to the launch of international championshipssuch as the European Cup (now known as the
UEFA Champions League
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) and the
Copa Libertadores
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.
In the end, Palmeiras won the first intercontinental championship of the pre-international era of football, making the ‘Copa Rio’ one of the most important starting points of globalization for football.
The Academy, the Brazilian giant
![Ademir da Guia (1974)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Ademir_da_Guia_%281974%29.jpg)
In the 1960s, the standard of quality of Palmeiras played – led by the one who would come to symbolize this period of football excellence,
Ademir da Guia
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– led the Palestra Italia team to be called the "Academy" of Brazilian football.
The first Academy had
Djalma Santos
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, Djalma Dias,
Dudu, Ademir da Guia,
Julinho Botelho
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,
Vavá
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, Liminha and Chinesinho as some of the outstanding players.
Managed by Filpo Núñez, Palmeiras players won the most important national competition in 1965, the Rio – São Paulo championship, with stand-out performances. Blow-outs against top rivals included seven goals scored against
Santos, five against
Botafogo
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in their home stadium of the
Maracanã, five against
São Paulo
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, and another four scored against
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. The title came to Palmeiras in another lopsided victory against Botafogo at Pacaembú Stadium in São Paulo.
That same year, the Brazilian Sports Federation (CBD) used the entire Palmeiras roster to inaugurate the
Mineirão Stadium and represent Brazil in an official national team match against Uruguay for the Inconfidência Cup. The day that it donned the green and white, Palmeiras as Brazil was victorious 3–0 over the Uruguayan blue.
In the previous year, Palmeiras had won the Rio de Janeiro Quadricentennial Cup by beating the Paraguayan national team 5–2 and besting
Peñarol
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of Uruguay in the final.
By the end of the 1960s, Palmeiras won the Copa do Brasil and the Roberto Gomes Pedrosa tournament – the Brazilian Championship equivalent at the time.
These victories laid the groundwork for the second Palmeiras Academy, with players like
Luís Pereira
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,
Leivinha
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Club career
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,
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, Dudu,
Ademir da Guia
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and
César.
Led by
Osvaldo Brandão
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Brandão was bo ...
, the team captured several titles in the 1970s. It was a three-time São Paulo state champion – emerging undefeated in one of those tournaments – a two-time Brazilian champion, a three-time winner of Spain's Ramón de Carranza Trophy, and the winner of Argentina's Mar del Plata Trophy – considered the South American Club Championship.
1980s: The lost decade
Already used to victories at the "Academy" in the 1960s and 1970s, Palmeiras fans saw the 1980s come and go without championships or titles. In 1986, Palmeiras fielded a good team – routing Corinthians 5–1 and playing a historic game in the semifinals of the São Paulo State Championship against that same rival, prevailing 3–0. Ten years after winning its last State title, Palmeiras finally arrived at the final of the state championship, but lost to
Inter de Limeira
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* SC Internacional, a Brazilian club
* Inter Miami CF, an American club
* FC Inter Sibiu, a Romanian club
* FC Inter Turku, a Finnish club
* FK Inter Bratislava, a forme ...
.
On 29 October 1986, Palmeiras fans adopted the pig as their mascot. At a game against
Santos, the rival fans were chanting "pig"; the Palmeiras crowd responded with "Come On Pig!! Come On Pig!! Olé Olé Olé..." and "Go Piiiig...." A few days later, Placar sports magazine popularized the new nickname when it published an issue with Jorginho Putinatti – the symbol of that generation – holding a pig in his lap.
There were two noteworthy events during this decade. In the 1983 State Championship against Santos, referee José de Assis Aragão scored a goal for Palmeiras in the 47th minute of the second half. Striker Jorginho kicked the ball inside the penalty area, the ball was on its way out, but hit Aragão – who was on the goal line about a meter from the goal and went into the Santos net. The game ended in a 2–2 tie – much to the chagrin of Santos.
The second unexpected event occurred on 11 November 1988, when striker Gaúcho saved two penalties against
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...
in a game for the Brazilian Championship at Maracanã. Gaúcho was put in goal after keeper Zetti broke his leg in the final minutes of the match. The game ended in a tie, and advanced to the penalty shootout phase. During the shootout, Gaúcho stopped two shots, from Aldair and Zinho. To cap off the evening, he scored a penalty himself while wearing the goalkeeper's jersey.
![Edmundo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Edmundo.jpg)
In 1989, Palmeiras had another chance to win a title. Undefeated until the penultimate match, the team was eliminated when it lost to Bragantino in the semifinals of the São Paulo State Championship. The 1980s ended without significant victories, but the 1990s would make up for that.
The end of the 20th century – The Greatest in Brazil
Palmeiras found itself in the midst of a sixteen-year drought, without any significant trophies, until 1992, when the club signed a sponsorship deal with Italian dairy giant
Parmalat
Parmalat S.p.A. is a dairy and food corporation which is a subsidiary of French multinational company Lactalis. It was founded by Calisto Tanzi in 1961.
Having become the leading global company in the production of long-life milk using ultra-h ...
. The deal lasted for eight years and quickly turned Palmeiras into Brazil's richest club.
In the 1990s, Palmeiras enjoyed countless achievements, winning numerous important titles. In the first full year of the relationship with Parmalat, the team won the
Campeonato Paulista in 1993, beating its biggest rival
Corinthians
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in the final, under the command of coach
Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva (born 10 May 1952) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. He is currently a free agent.
A left wingback, Luxemburgo represented Flamengo, Internacional and Botafogo before retiring in 1980. ...
and with a squad featuring
Evair
Evair Aparecido Paulino (born 21 February 1965), simply known as Evair, is a retired Brazilian footballer. Evair played for several clubs throughout his career; he is most famous for his time with Palmeiras, where he recorded 125 goals, making h ...
,
Zinho
Crizam César de Oliveira Filho, better known as Zinho (; born 17 June 1967), is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer.
Playing career Club
Born in Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Zinho played club football in Brazil with Flamengo, ...
,
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* Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto, former Brazilian football player
* Edmundo Farolan, Filipino writer
* Edmundo Ros, Trinidadian musician
* Edmundo Rivero, Argentine singer
* Edmundo ...
,
César Sampaio
Carlos César Sampaio Campos (born 31 March 1968) is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer, who played as a midfielder.
Club career
A former defensive midfielder, César Sampaio is one of the few players who played for the four ma ...
,
Mazinho
Iomar do Nascimento (born 8 April 1966), known as Mazinho, is a Brazilian football manager and former player. Mazinho played primarily as a defensive midfielder and a full-back in his professional playing career. As a manager, he had a short ...
,
Antônio Carlos, and
Edílson
Edílson da Silva Ferreira (born 17 September 1971) is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward.
Dubbed as ''Capetinha'', Edílson was a second striker who was known for his dribbling skills, and is mainly kn ...
.
![Zinho](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Zinho.JPG)
That same year, Palmeiras also captured the Rio-São Paulo Championship, once again against
Corinthians
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, and the
1993 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 1993 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 37th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
Overview
It was contested by 32 teams, and Palmeiras won the championship.
Format
The first phase of the season had the 32 teams divided into four ...
. In 1994, it achieved the unprecedented feat of winning consecutive state championships and Brazilian championships, the latter victory coming against
Corinthians
The First Epistle to the Corinthians ( grc, Α΄ ᾽Επιστολὴ πρὸς Κορινθίους) is one of the Pauline epistles, part of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-aut ...
once again.
In
1996
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Palmeiras won the friendly
Euro-America Cup, defeating the
Bundesliga
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champions and future
1996-97 UEFA Champions League and
1997 Intercontinental Cup
The 1997 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 2 December 1997 between Borussia Dortmund, winners of the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League, and Cruzeiro, winners of the 1997 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the ...
champions
Borussia Dortmund
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by a score of 6–1. Later, the team handily won the
1996 Campeonato Paulista
The 1996 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 95th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Palmeiras won the championship by the 21st time. Ferroviária, Novorizontino and XV de J ...
, scoring more than 100 goals and accumulating historic victories, such as a 6-0 thrashing of
Santos FC
Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a '' bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals i ...
.
Rivaldo
Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (born 19 April 1972), known simply as Rivaldo (), is a Brazilian former footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder but also as a second striker, and on occasion deployed as a wide midfielder or as a w ...
,
Muller
Muller is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
A–H
* A. Charles Muller (born 1953), translator
*Bauke Muller (born 1962), Dutch bridge player
*Bennie Muller (born 1938), Dutch footballer
*Bill Muller (1965–2007), US journalist ...
,
Djalminha
Djalma Feitosa Dias (born 9 December 1970), known as Djalminha , is a Brazilian football pundit and retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Blessed with superb skill and technical ability but possessing a troubles ...
and
Luizão were the standouts of this historic team.
Palmeiras also had a remarkable sequence of games in the
1996 Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil 1996 was the 8th staging of the Copa do Brasil.
The competition started on February 6, 1996, and concluded on June 16, 1996, with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Parque Antártica in São Paulo, in which Cru ...
, beating
Clube Atletico Mineiro 5-0 (7-1 on aggregate) and defeating the
1995 Copa Libertadores
The 1995 edition of the Copa Libertadores saw Grêmio of Brazil as the champions after they defeated Atlético Nacional of Colombia in the finals.
Group stage
Velez Sársfield gets a bye to second round as current champions.
Group 1
Group 2
...
winners
Gremio in the semifinals, but the team eventually suffered a surprise loss to
Cruzeiro EC
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (), known simply as Cruzeiro, is a Brazilian sports club based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Cruzeiro is mostly known for its association football team. It plays ...
, who would eventually win the
1997 Copa Libertadores
The 1997 edition of Copa Libertadores was won by Cruzeiro of Brazil, after defeating Sporting Cristal of Peru in the final. This was Cruzeiro's second title, their first being the 1976 edition. Cruzeiro's 1997 championship is the only time any ...
.
In 1998, Palmeiras won the
1998 Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil 1998 was the 10th staging of the Copa do Brasil.
The competition started on January 20, 1998, and concluded on May 30, 1998, with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, in which Palmeiras li ...
and the
1998 Copa Mercosur
The Copa Mercosur 1998 was the 1st staging of the international club cup.
The competition started on 29 July 1998 and concluded on 29 December 1998 with Palmeiras beating Cruzeiro in the final.
Participants
* Boca Juniors
* San Lorenzo
* Inde ...
, both against
Cruzeiro EC
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (), known simply as Cruzeiro, is a Brazilian sports club based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Cruzeiro is mostly known for its association football team. It plays ...
. The latter was the first official international cup won by Palmeiras since 1951.
1999 – The first Copa Libertadores trophy
![Luiz Felipe Scolari](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Luiz_Felipe_Scolari.jpeg)
Already famous for winning the
1991 Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil 1991 was the 3rd staging of the Copa do Brasil.
The competition started on February 9, 1991, and concluded on June 2, 1991, with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Heriberto Hülse in Criciúma, in which Criciúm ...
,
1994 Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil 1994 was the 6th staging of the Copa do Brasil.
The competition started on February 18, 1994, and concluded on August 10, 1994, with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Olímpico Monumental in Porto Alegre, in whi ...
,
1995 Copa Libertadores
The 1995 edition of the Copa Libertadores saw Grêmio of Brazil as the champions after they defeated Atlético Nacional of Colombia in the finals.
Group stage
Velez Sársfield gets a bye to second round as current champions.
Group 1
Group 2
...
, and
1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 40th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, was played between August 8 and December 15, 1996. It had 24 teams and divided into two stages. In the first one, every team played against each o ...
,
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari (; born 9 November 1948), also known as Felipão ("Big Phil"), is a Brazilian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Athletico Paranaense.
Scolari was a defender during his playing days, and notab ...
was hired as manager in 1997 and led the team to a number of important trophies, including their first
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...
.
Palmeiras faced a challenging road to the finals, defeating the
defending champions Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.
His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...
in the round of 16 by 5–3 on aggregate (including coming back to secure a historic 4–2 away victory), rival
Corinthians
The First Epistle to the Corinthians ( grc, Α΄ ᾽Επιστολὴ πρὸς Κορινθίους) is one of the Pauline epistles, part of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-aut ...
in the quarterfinals on penalties, and
1996 Copa Libertadores
The 1996 edition of Copa Libertadores was the 37th in the tournament's history. Twenty-one teams participated in the competition. River Plate, of Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argenti ...
winners
River Plate in the semifinals by 3–1 on aggregate.
The final matches were against
Deportivo Cali
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Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful footba ...
from Colombia, the
1978 Copa Libertadores
The 1978 edition of Copa Libertadores was won by Boca Juniors, of Argentina for the second straight year, after defeating Deportivo Cali of Colombia in the final.
Group stage
Boca Juniors were bye to the second round as holders.
Group 1 (Argen ...
runners up. In the first leg in
Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ...
, Deportivo beat Palmeiras 1–0. In the second leg, at
Estádio Palestra Itália
The Palestra Itália Stadium ( pt, Estádio Palestra Itália), was a football stadium located in Barra Funda, São Paulo, standing on the site now occupied by the Allianz Parque stadium. It was the home ground of Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras fr ...
, Palmeiras beat Deportivo 2–1 and won the competition in a penalty shootout.
Important players from that team were
World Cup
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winners
Marcos Marcos may refer to:
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Sports
;Surnamed
* Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century)
* Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer
* Nélson Marcos, Portugue ...
,
Zinho
Crizam César de Oliveira Filho, better known as Zinho (; born 17 June 1967), is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer.
Playing career Club
Born in Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Zinho played club football in Brazil with Flamengo, ...
and
Roque Júnior
José Vítor Roque Júnior (; born 31 August 1976), more commonly known as Roque Júnior, is a Brazilian football pundit and former player who played as a defender.
He won 48 caps for Brazil and was part of the winning squad at the 2002 Wor ...
, as well as
Alex
Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis.
People
Multiple
*Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
* Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people
*Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple pe ...
,
Evair
Evair Aparecido Paulino (born 21 February 1965), simply known as Evair, is a retired Brazilian footballer. Evair played for several clubs throughout his career; he is most famous for his time with Palmeiras, where he recorded 125 goals, making h ...
,
Paulo Nunes
Arílson de Paula Nunes (born October 30, 1971), better known as Paulo Nunes, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Flamengo
A product of Flamengo's youth system, Paulo Nunes was part of a ...
, and
César Sampaio
Carlos César Sampaio Campos (born 31 March 1968) is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer, who played as a midfielder.
Club career
A former defensive midfielder, César Sampaio is one of the few players who played for the four ma ...
.
That same year, Palmeiras disputed the
1999 Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo
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, but were defeated by
Manchester United
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of England. Despite enjoying the better of the game, Palmeiras had a goal from
Alex
Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis.
People
Multiple
*Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
* Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people
*Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple pe ...
ruled out, and conceded a goal after an uncharacteristic mistake by
Marcos Marcos may refer to:
People with the given name ''Marcos''
*Marcos (given name)
Sports
;Surnamed
* Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century)
* Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer
* Nélson Marcos, Portugue ...
, one of the team's stars and future
2002 FIFA World Cup
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champion.
2000 – Four finals disputed
In 2000, Palmeiras disputed four finals. First, the team won the
Rio-São Paulo Tournament after beating
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.
His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...
by 6–1 on aggregate in the final. In the first leg, in
Rio de Janeiro
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, Palmeiras beat Vasco 2–1. In the second leg, at
Morumbi Stadium, Palmeiras prevailed by a score of 4–0.
The club again reached the
2000 Copa Libertadores
The 2000 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 41st in the tournament's history. It was held between February 15 and June 21. Thirty-two teams participated in this event.
First round
*Teams in green qualified to the next round
Group 1
Grou ...
finals, this time against
Boca Juniors
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from
Argentina
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. In the first leg in
Buenos Aires
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, the game ended 2–2. In the second leg, at the
Morumbi in São Paulo, the game ended 0–0, with Boca winning the competition in a penalty shootout.
After the Copa Libertadores final,
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari (; born 9 November 1948), also known as Felipão ("Big Phil"), is a Brazilian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Athletico Paranaense.
Scolari was a defender during his playing days, and notab ...
left Palmeiras, along with a number of players. Given the circumstances, Palmeiras invested in younger players and won the first ever
Brazilian Champions' Cup after beating
Sport Recife
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In football, the club has w ...
in the final. The result qualified the club to play in their 3rd consecutive
Copa Libertadores
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in
2001
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.
At the end of the year, the club also reached the quarterfinals of the
2000 Campeonato Brasileiro playoffs and played their 3rd consecutive
Copa Mercosur
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final, which was also their 5th consecutive
CONMEBOL
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championship final since the second half of 1998 (
1998 Copa Mercosur
The Copa Mercosur 1998 was the 1st staging of the international club cup.
The competition started on 29 July 1998 and concluded on 29 December 1998 with Palmeiras beating Cruzeiro in the final.
Participants
* Boca Juniors
* San Lorenzo
* Inde ...
,
1999 Copa Libertadores
The 1999 Copa Libertadores was the 40th edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier club championship. It was held between February 21 and June 16. Palmeiras became the champions after beating Deportivo Cali on penalties for the fi ...
,
1999 Copa Mercosur
The Copa Mercosur 1999 was the 2nd staging of the Copa Mercosur, a club competition played between teams from the Southern part of South America.
The competition started on 27 July 1999 and concluded on 20 December 1999 with Flamengo beating Palm ...
,
2000 Copa Libertadores
The 2000 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 41st in the tournament's history. It was held between February 15 and June 21. Thirty-two teams participated in this event.
First round
*Teams in green qualified to the next round
Group 1
Grou ...
, and the
2000 Copa Mercosur
The Copa Mercosur 2000 was the 3rd staging of the international club cup.
The competition started on 1 August 2000 and concluded on 20 December 2000 with Vasco da Gama beating Palmeiras in the final.
Participants
* Atlético Mineiro
* Corinthia ...
).
The young Palmeiras team eventually lost the
2000 Copa Mercosur
The Copa Mercosur 2000 was the 3rd staging of the international club cup.
The competition started on 1 August 2000 and concluded on 20 December 2000 with Vasco da Gama beating Palmeiras in the final.
Participants
* Atlético Mineiro
* Corinthia ...
final to a
Vasco da Gama
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His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...
full of stars such as
Romario,
Juninho Paulista
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, and
Euller. The team was called “''bom e barato''” (good and cheap) and their success triggered a new management philosophy in the club, which was eventually proven to not be as effective in subsequent years.
Having won key national and international competitions, Palmeiras was proclaimed
Brazilian football
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's ''Best Team of the 20th Century of Brazil'' by the
São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF), the ''
Folha de São Paulo
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'' and ''
Estado de São Paulo
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It has th ...
'' newspapers, and the ''Placar'' magazine.
2000s - Difficult years
Parmalat's sponsorship ended in 2000, leaving the club in dire straits. After an inconsistent season in 2001, with the biggest achievement reaching the
2001 Copa Libertadores
The 2001 Copa Libertadores de América was the 42nd edition of CONMEBOL's premier club football tournament. The winners were Boca Juniors, beating Mexican club Cruz Azul in the finals on penalties and lifting its fourth Copa Libertadores trophy.
...
semifinals, where they were defeated by
Boca Juniors
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, the club had a dreadful year in 2002 and was relegated to the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B is commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B (Série B), and until 2022 was officially called Brasileirão Sportingbet by sponsorship reasons. It is the second tier of the Brazilian football league system ...
. Palmeiras won
Série B the following year, returning to Série A in
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
.
The 2004 and 2005 seasons were rather successful, with the team finishing in 4th both years and qualifying for the
Libertadores
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in 2005 and 2006. Palmeiras was eliminated by rivals
São Paulo
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in the Round of 16 in both years.
In 2007, Palmeiras legend
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* Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto, former Brazilian football player
* Edmundo Farolan, Filipino writer
* Edmundo Ros, Trinidadian musician
* Edmundo Rivero, Argentine singer
* Edmundo ...
played his last season for the club, just missing out on the top 4 in
Série A in the final game of the season.
In 2008, Palmeiras arrived at a sponsorship agreement with Traffic, a sports marketing agency. The club made big investments on new players and
Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva (born 10 May 1952) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. He is currently a free agent.
A left wingback, Luxemburgo represented Flamengo, Internacional and Botafogo before retiring in 1980. ...
. This new strategy paid dividends as Palmeiras won their
22nd Paulista Championship, capped off with a 5–0 victory over
Ponte Preta in the second leg of the final. Palmeiras finished 4th in the
Campeonato Brasileiro, which qualified them for the
2009
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edition of the
Copa Libertadores
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.
Allianz Parque
The year of 2008 also marked the beginning of the planning phase for a new stadium for the club, as well as remodeling the social club, to prepare Palmeiras for the club's centenary year in 2014. The planned arena is now known as
Allianz Parque
Allianz Parque (), also known as Palestra Itália Arena, is a multipurpose stadium in São Paulo, Brazil, built to receive shows, concerts, corporate events, and especially football matches of Palmeiras, the site owner. The stadium has a capac ...
.
In 2009, the club reached the quarterfinals of Copa Libertadores, eventually losing to Uruguayan side
Nacional
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on away goals.
In the same season, Palmeiras came close to winning the
Brazilian League, but political problems inside the club caused internal turmoil and affected on-field performances, and Palmeiras finished the season in fifth place.
From 2010 to 2014, Palmeiras played its home matches in the municipal
Pacaembu Stadium
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, as the previous home ground
Palestra Itália Stadium
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was demolished to accommodate the club's new arena.
2012 Copa do Brasil: Undefeated Winners
In 2012, Palmeiras won the
Copa do Brasil
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for the second time, beating
Coritiba
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in the final. Led by manager
Luiz Felipe Scolari
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Scolari was a defender during his playing days, and notab ...
and captained by midfielder
Marcos Assunção
Marcos dos Santos Assunção (born 25 July 1976) is a Brazilian former professional footballer. A central midfielder, he was renowned as a world-class free kick specialist.
Assunção played for clubs in four countries; he is best known for his ...
, Palmeiras did not suffer a defeat in the entire tournament.
Relegation and promotion
Less than three months after winning the Copa do Brasil, Scolari would leave the club due to poor performances in the league. He was replaced by
Gilson Kleina
Gilson Kleina (born 30 March 1968) is a Brazilian football coach, currently in charge of Portuguesa.
Managerial career
Born in Curitiba, Kleina started his career at Coritiba's youth setup, as a fitness coach. He later acted as Abel Braga's assi ...
, the manager of
Ponte Preta, but the team failed to improve its performances and was relegated to the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
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for the second time in its history after a draw against
Flamengo
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on November 18,
2012
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.
In 2013, now under the administration of newly elected President
Paulo Nobre
Paulo Nobre (born 24 February 1968) is a Brazilian lawyer, rally driver and former president of Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras.
Palmeiras Election
Paulo Nobre had the support of former Presidents Mustafa Contursi and Carlos Bernardo Facchina Nunes ...
, Palmeiras was easily promoted back to the first division with six games to spare, ensuring their participation in the
2014 Série A for the club's centennial season.
Palmeiras suffered a setback early on in its 2014
centennial
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season as head coach Kleina was sacked, swiftly followed by the departure of striker
Alan Kardec
Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Júnior (born January 12, 1989), known as Alan Kardec, is a Brazilian professional football player who plays for Atlético Mineiro as a striker.
He is named after the systematizer of Spiritism, Allan Kardec.
Cl ...
and defender
Henrique. Argentinian
Ricardo Gareca
Ricardo Alberto Gareca Nardi (; born 10 February 1958), nicknamed ''el Tigre'' and ''el Flaco'' ("Tiger " and "Slim"), is an Argentine football manager and former player. Gareca was the manager of the Peru national team, with his contract endi ...
was signed to coach the team after the break for the
World Cup in Brazil, but failed to meet expectations and was sacked after a short spell.
Dorival Júnior
Dorival Silvestre Júnior (born 25 April 1962) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.
Playing career
Known only as Júnior during his playing days, he was born in Araraquara, São Paulo ...
replaced Gareca until the end of the season, as the club was fighting against relegation. With first-choice goalkeeper
Fernando Prass
Fernando Büttenbender Prass (born 9 July 1978) is a Brazilian football pundit and former player who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career Early years
Prass was born in Porto Alegre. After starting professionally with local Grêmio (but never pl ...
and midfielder
Jorge Valdivia
Jorge Luis Valdivia Toro (, born 19 October 1983) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Product of Colo-Colo youth ranks, Valdivia had an impressing loan spell at Universidad de Concepción during hi ...
both returning from injury, the players led Palmeiras throughout the second half of the season as the club managed to avoid relegation and finished the season in 16th place.
2015 reformulation and Copa do Brasil title
![Brasil estreia contra a África do Sul no Mané Garrincha — копия (2)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Brasil_estreia_contra_a_%C3%81frica_do_Sul_no_Man%C3%A9_Garrincha_%E2%80%94_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%8F_%282%29.jpg)
In 2015, Palmeiras underwent an extensive rebuilding project, hiring a new coach and new football director. The club signed 25 players over the year and promoted several new talents from the club's youth teams, while almost every player from the 2014 squad was moved on. Palmeiras also improved its official paid supporters program, ''Avanti'', eventually reaching 114,000 paid supporters.
This was also Palmeiras' first season playing in their newly built stadium, the
Allianz Parque
Allianz Parque (), also known as Palestra Itália Arena, is a multipurpose stadium in São Paulo, Brazil, built to receive shows, concerts, corporate events, and especially football matches of Palmeiras, the site owner. The stadium has a capac ...
, which seated 43,713 fans and included fully covered spectator seating; it was inaugurated on November 19, 2014.
![Ze-2-cc3b3pia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Ze-2-cc3b3pia.jpg)
Palmeiras reached the
2015 Campeonato Paulista
The 2015 Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 (officially the 2015 Paulistão :pt:Itaipava (cerveja), Itaipava for sponsorship reasons) was the 114th season of São Paulo (state), São P ...
finals, which they lost on penalties to rivals
Santos FC
Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a '' bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals i ...
.
On 9 June 2015, manager
Oswaldo de Oliveira
Oswaldo de Oliveira Filho (born 5 December 1950), known as Oswaldo de Oliveira, is a Brazilian football manager.
Manager career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Oswaldo de Oliveira became the first team coach for Corinthians in 1999 when Vanderlei Luxemb ...
was sacked by Palmeiras due to a slow start to the
Campeonato Brasileiro. On June 10, 2015, Palmeiras reached an agreement with
Marcelo Oliveira
Marcelo de Oliveira Santos (born 4 March 1955) is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player who last managed Ponte Preta.
Playing career Club
Born in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, he was known as Marcelo during his playing d ...
, recently sacked by
Cruzeiro despite having won the Brazilian league with them in
2013
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and
2014
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.
![Allianz Parque - Palmeiras Campeão Brasileiro de 2016](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Allianz_Parque_-_Palmeiras_Campe%C3%A3o_Brasileiro_de_2016.jpg)
Palmeiras won the
2015 Copa do Brasil
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on December 2, 2015. After a 1–0 loss to Santos in the first leg, the players were received at the stadium by more than 40,000 supporters both inside and outside Allianz Parque. Palmeiras won the second leg 2–1, with both goals scored by
Dudu, before winning the trophy on penalties (with goalkeeper
Fernando Prass
Fernando Büttenbender Prass (born 9 July 1978) is a Brazilian football pundit and former player who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career Early years
Prass was born in Porto Alegre. After starting professionally with local Grêmio (but never pl ...
saving a penalty and converting the winning penalty).
Gabriel Jesus
Gabriel Fernando de Jesus (born 3 April 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Arsenal and the Brazil national team.
Jesus began his senior club career at Palmeiras, where he was voted Best Newcomer at ...
was the great revelation of that team, while the experience of fullback
Zé Roberto
José Roberto da Silva Júnior (born 6 July 1974), commonly known as Zé Roberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left wing-back or as a midfielder. Currently, he is a technical advisor to Palmeiras, acting directl ...
was also fundamental for Palmeiras to win the competition.
With this title, Palmeiras increased its supremacy as Brazil's greatest champion, with 12 national titles (8 league titles, 1 Brazilian Champions Cup and 3 Copa do Brasil titles). As champions of the 2015 Copa do Brasil, Palmeiras also secured a place in the
2016 Copa Libertadores
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...
group stage.
2016–2018: Palmeiras back on top of Brazilian football
![BARCELONA-PALMEIRAS - 35626337991 (cropped)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/BARCELONA-PALMEIRAS_-_35626337991_%28cropped%29.jpg)
On 12 March 2016, Palmeiras reached a verbal agreement with
Cuca to become its new manager. Palmeiras re-signed
Zé Roberto
José Roberto da Silva Júnior (born 6 July 1974), commonly known as Zé Roberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left wing-back or as a midfielder. Currently, he is a technical advisor to Palmeiras, acting directl ...
, while also signing other key players for the 2016 season, including
Dudu,
Edu Dracena
Eduardo Luís Abonízio de Souza (born 18 May 1981), better known as Edu Dracena, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career Guarani
Born in Dracena, São Paulo, Dracena (nickname earned from his birthplac ...
,
Moisés,
Róger Guedes
Róger Krug Guedes (born 2 October 1996), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Corinthians.
Club career Criciúma
Born in Ibirubá, Rio Grande do Sul, Guedes started his career with Grêmio's youth setup, but was released in 2 ...
,
Jean
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,
Yerry Mina
Yerry Fernando Mina González (born 23 September 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Everton and the Colombia national team. He shares the record for most goals in a single World Cup by a defender, ...
, and
Tchê Tchê
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.
2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Champions
After a dominant year, leading the league for 29 weeks, Cuca led Palmeiras to their ninth league title, and first in 22 years, making it the club with the most league titles in Brazil.
Gabriel Jesus
Gabriel Fernando de Jesus (born 3 April 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Arsenal and the Brazil national team.
Jesus began his senior club career at Palmeiras, where he was voted Best Newcomer at ...
was the team's leading scorer with 12 goals. On 27 November 2016, Palmeiras was guaranteed the title before the 38th week, beating Chapecoense at home 1–0 with a goal from
Fabiano in the 26th minute. With an attendance of 40,986 supporters, this broke the old record attendance of 40,035 from 12 July 2016 against Santos.
Decacampeão of Série A (10th championship)
On 25 November 2018, Palmeiras clinched its 10th
Campeonato Brasileiro title after defeating
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1–0 in
Rio de Janeiro
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. On 2 December 2018, Palmeiras played their last game of the season in front of a record-breaking crowd of 41,216. With a 3–2 win over
Vitória, Palmeiras set a new Campeonato Brasileiro record for the longest undefeated streak (23 matches).
2020 – Treble: Campeonato Paulista, Copa do Brasil and Copa Libertadores Winners
In 2020, during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, Palmeiras beat archrival Corinthians in a historic final of the Campeonato Paulista. In the first final in the history of the competition without any spectators, Palmeiras won after beating Corinthians in a penalty shootout.
On 30 January 2021, Palmeiras, led by Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira, won the
2020 Copa Libertadores
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On 17 October 2019, CONMEBOL announced ...
against
Santos by a score of
1–0 at the
Maracanã, in
Rio de Janeiro
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. It was Palmeiras' second title in the competition.
Breno Lopes scored the only goal of the match nine minutes into second-half stoppage time.
![Breno-lopes-palmeiras-wikipedia-2021 (cropped)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Breno-lopes-palmeiras-wikipedia-2021_%28cropped%29.jpg)
As champions, Palmeiras qualified for the
2020 FIFA Club World Cup
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in
Qatar
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and earned the right to play against the winners of the
2020 Copa Sudamericana
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On 17 ...
in the
2021 Recopa Sudamericana
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.
In March 2021, Palmeiras won the
2020 Copa do Brasil
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On 15 March 2020, CBF ...
, defeating
Grêmio with an overall score of 3–0. It was the 4th Copa do Brasil title for Palmeiras.
2021 – Second consecutive Copa Libertadores and IFFHS men’s world best club ranking winners
On 27 November 2021, Palmeiras won the
2021 Copa Libertadores
The 2021 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 62nd edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the ''Copa Libertadores''), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
Starting from this season, teams must ...
against
Flamengo
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, with a score of
2–1, in a single match in a decisive confrontation held at
Estadio Centenario
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, in
Montevideo
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,
Uruguay
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. Once again led by the Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira, Palmeiras managed to win the second consecutive title in less than a year - the first time they ever achieved such feat in their history.
Raphael Veiga
Raphael Cavalcante Veiga (born 19 June 1995), known as Raphael Veiga, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Palmeiras as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Born in São Paulo, Veiga represented Portuguesa and Pão de Açúcar as a youth bef ...
and
Deyverson
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Club career Early career
Born in Santa Margarida, ...
scored the goals for the Verdão, five minutes into the first half and into extra time respectively.
Gabriel Barbosa
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A graduate of the ...
scored the only goal for Flamengo at 72 minutes.
![Palmeiras x Flamengo - Libertadores - Final - Torcida](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Palmeiras_x_Flamengo_-_Libertadores_-_Final_-_Torcida.jpg)
As champions, Palmeiras qualified for the
2021 FIFA Club World Cup
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in the
United Arab Emirates
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, and earned the right to play against the winners of the
2021 Copa Sudamericana
The 2021 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 20th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the ''Copa Sudamericana'', or pt, Copa Sul-Americana), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
Starting ...
in the
2022 Recopa Sudamericana
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.
On 20 January 2022 the
International Federation of Football History & Statistics
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announced Palmeiras as the winner of the Men's World Best Club Ranking of 2021. It was the first time a Brazilian club finished a year on top of this ranking.
Current season (2022)
In January 2022, the Palmeiras
U-20 squad won the traditional
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior
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for the first time, defeating rival
Santos FC
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4–0 in the final. This victory brought home the only major youth trophy that had yet to be won by Palmeiras, and served as the culmination of a sustained period of investment in the youth teams, beginning in 2013.
In February 2022, Palmeiras played the
2021 FIFA Club World Cup
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and finished in the second place after beating
Al-Ahly in the semifinals, and losing the final match 2–1 in extra time against
Chelsea
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after a penalty confirmed by the
video assistance referee.
In March 2022, Palmeiras defeated
Athletico Paranaense
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by 4–2 on aggregate and won the
2022 Recopa Sudamericana
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.
![Palmeiras-campeao-recopa-2022](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Palmeiras-campeao-recopa-2022.png)
In April 2022, Palmeiras won their 24th
Campeonato Paulista
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after beating
Sao Paulo FC
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in the Finals by 5–3 on aggregate, coming back from a 3-1 loss in the first leg.
Stadium
Estádio Palestra Itália (1917–2010)
Estádio Palestra Itália
The Palestra Itália Stadium ( pt, Estádio Palestra Itália), was a football stadium located in Barra Funda, São Paulo, standing on the site now occupied by the Allianz Parque stadium. It was the home ground of Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras fr ...
was home of Palmeiras from 1917 to 2010. The venue was also known as ''Parque Antártica'' because the area was a park built by the Antarctica Paulista Brewing Company in the beginning of the last century, before being acquired by Palmeiras in 1920. In the past its capacity was listed as 35,000 spectators. However, even though its grandstands were extended in the late 1990s, it held only seats 27,640 people due to regulations which enforce safety and comfort.
![Estádio Palestra Itália3](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Est%C3%A1dio_Palestra_It%C3%A1lia3.JPG)
It was one of the most important Brazilian grounds, considering the amount of decisive and important matches played there. Examples of matches played in Palestra Itália include
1999 Copa Libertadores
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final, the
Copa Mercosur
The Copa Mercosur (, pt, Copa Mercosul , "Mercosur Cup") was a football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate TV m ...
finals of 1998, 1999 and 2000,
1996 Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil 1996 was the 8th staging of the Copa do Brasil.
The competition started on February 6, 1996, and concluded on June 16, 1996, with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Parque Antártica in São Paulo, in which Cru ...
final and several
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Run b ...
finals.
The last official match played in the stadium was against Grêmio for the Série A on 22 May 2010, and the last match played was a friendly against
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
on July 9, 2010.
Allianz Parque (2014–present)
![GateA AllianzParque](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/GateA_AllianzParque.jpg)
Opened in November 2014, the Allianz Parque has 43,713 covered seats, being 25,395 lower seats, 14,888 upper seats and 3,430 in the cabins.
The stadium was built for multipurpose events. Many other facilities are in place, including an enhanced parking area, a VIP area, a media center for up to 1,000 media members, 3 restaurants and bars and an heliport. The first official game at Allianz Parque was held on 19 November 2014, between Palmeiras and Sport in the Brazilian Série A, when hosts Palmeiras lost to Sport Recife 0–2. The first official goal of the stadium was scored by Ananias.
On 14 June 2015, Palmeiras won their first Brasileirão match in Allianz Parque with a 2–1 win over
Fluminense
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.
Average home attendances per season
=Palmeiras' average attendances per year in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
=
(*) Information not available.
*
1 As of 12 November 2022.
*
1 Source: World Football
=Palmeiras's average attendances per year in Copa Libertadores
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Kit
Palmeiras' first kit consisted of green jerseys, white shorts and green socks. Palmeiras' first jersey was blue jersey tribute to Italian National team. After that, a green with a horizontal white band, and a white with a red Savoy cross as the crest. Palmeiras have played in blue shirts many times as a tribute to the Italian National Team. Their supporters are also well known for creating the ''mancha verde'' (green stain) of fog and smoke when Palmeiras is entering the pitch.
From 2007 to 2009 Palmeiras used a third jersey: a light yellow shirt with a dark green shorts and socks, one of the most successful and best sellers from Adidas.
In 2010 Palmeiras the light yellow jersey became the second jersey, and started using a blue and white shirt, with white shorts, for their third jersey.
In 2016, Palmeiras announced the extension of the sponsorship agreement with Crefisa and FAM (Faculdade das Américas), which have exclusivity in the uniform of Palmeiras. The two companies, which are part of the same group controlled by the couple José Roberto Lamacchia and Leila Pereira, will pay Palmeiras around R$78 million ($20 million) a year, the highest amount ever deposited by a partner in the history of Palmeiras. Palmeiras uniform is among the top valuable uniforms in
South America
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since
2016
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Manufacturer and sponsors
Crefisa, a Brazilian bank, announced it would sponsor Palmeiras for the 2015 season. After their success in the
2016 Campeonato Brasileiro, Crefisa announced it would increase fundings to R$90 million.
Kit deals
Culture
Supporters
![Torcida do Palmeiras-2007](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Torcida_do_Palmeiras-2007.JPG)
Originally, Palmeiras was a club heavily supported by Brazilians of Italian descent in São Paulo State. Over time, that distinction has reduced, and today the fan base is very diverse.
Palmeiras' largest
supporters group
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Supporters' groups in continental Europe are generally known as ultras, which derives from the Latin word ultrā, mean ...
are the Mancha Alvi-Verde (''White and Green Stain'', a green version of
Phantom Blot
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), TUP (the oldest group), Acadêmicos da Savóia (the newest group), among others. There are big concentrations of Palmeiras fans across Brazil and in some places across the world known as “consulados” (consulates).
According to the famous Brazilian journalist and Palmeiras fan
Joelmir Beting
Joelmir José Beting ( Tambaú, December 21, 1936 – São Paulo, November 29, 2012) was a Brazilian journalist, radio and TV anchorman, and an economics-specialized columnist. He was widely recognized for his ability to translate the harsh, conf ...
, which was a huge fan of the club, “it is unnecessary to explain the emotion of supporting Palmeiras to its fans, and impossible to do it to the non-fans”. This became one of the club's mottos and reflected in the walls of
Allianz Parque
Allianz Parque (), also known as Palestra Itália Arena, is a multipurpose stadium in São Paulo, Brazil, built to receive shows, concerts, corporate events, and especially football matches of Palmeiras, the site owner. The stadium has a capac ...
’s home dressing room.
Rivalry
Corinthians
Palmeiras' biggest rival is
Corinthians
The First Epistle to the Corinthians ( grc, Α΄ ᾽Επιστολὴ πρὸς Κορινθίους) is one of the Pauline epistles, part of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-aut ...
. The rivalry between the two clubs is considered Brazil's greatest, and the most intense in country, entering the conversation of being one of the biggest rivalries in the world, and considerably one of the oldest as well. Their matches are known as the Paulista Derby.
The most important matches between the two clubs were the
Copa Libertadores 1999
The 1999 Copa Libertadores was the 40th edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier club championship. It was held between February 21 and June 16. Palmeiras became the champions after beating Deportivo Cali on penalties for the firs ...
quarterfinals and
Copa Libertadores 2000
The 2000 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 41st in the tournament's history. It was held between February 15 and June 21. Thirty-two teams participated in this event.
First round
*Teams in green qualified to the next round
Group 1
Grou ...
semifinals, both won by Palmeiras on penalties.
Palmeiras and Corinthians played the
1994 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 1994 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 38th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Overview
The Palmeiras won the championship. Relegated: Remo and Nautico.
Final standings
Final
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Top scorers
References
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final, also won by Palmeiras 4-2 on aggregate.
Other relevant Palmeiras and Corinthians matches:
* Palmeiras 4-0 Corinthians,
1993 Campeonato Paulista Final Match - Palmeiras ended a series of 16 years without winning a championship;
* Palmeiras 1-0 Corinthians,
1974 Campeonato Paulista
The 1974 Campeonato Paulista da Divisão Especial de Futebol Profissional, organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 73rd season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Palmeiras won the championship by the 17th time, be ...
Final Match - Palmeiras won the Campeonato Paulista and increased Corinthians’s negative series without winning any championships to 21 years;
* Palmeiras 1-1 Corinthians,
1954 Campeonato Paulista
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Final Match - Corinthians won the Campeonato Paulista dedicated to Sao Paulo City’s quadricentennial.
* Palmeiras 8-0 Corinthians,
1933 Campeonato Paulista The 1933 Campeonato Paulista was the 32nd season of São Paulo's top association football league. Two championships were disputed that season, each by a different league. On that year, the professionalism controversy flared up again, as in Rio de Ja ...
Season Match - Largest score of the Derby.
![Choque rei - palmeiras e sao paulo - campeonato brasileiro de 2007 - 01](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Choque_rei_-_palmeiras_e_sao_paulo_-_campeonato_brasileiro_de_2007_-_01.jpg)
The Derby is often featured in Brazilian popular culture. The game is the central plot of
Mazzaropi’s film ‘O Corintiano’ (1967), about a barber who is also a Corinthians fan that does not charge services from other Corinthians fans and does not like to provide services to Palmeiras fans.
In
O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta
''Romeo and Juliet Get Married'' ( pt, O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta; ) is a 2005 Brazilian film directed by Bruno Barreto and starring Luana Piovani and Marco Ricca. The film is loosely based on the William Shakespeare play, ''Romeo and Juliet' ...
, the rivalry between Palmeiras and Corinthians played a major role in the plot.
Santos
Santos FC
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is another major rival; the games between the two clubs are called the Clássico da Saudade (''The Good Times Classic''). Located in the
city of the same name, only 76 km (47,5 mi) from São Paulo, Santos is also one of the 4 big clubs of the
state
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.
The most important matches between the two clubs were the
2020 Copa Libertadores
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On 17 October 2019, CONMEBOL announced ...
Final and
2015 Copa do Brasil
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Final, both won by Palmeiras.
São Paulo
São Paulo FC
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is another local rival; the games between the two clubs are called the Choque-Rei (''King Clash'').
The most important matches between the two clubs were played in
Copa Libertadores
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. Palmeiras won the
Copa Libertadores 2021
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Starting from this season, teams must ...
quarterfinals by 4–1 on aggregate.
Sao Paulo FC
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Places
* Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
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* Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. ...
won the second round matches of Copa Libertadores 1994, Copa Libertadores 2005 and Copa Libertadores 2006.
The most recent final match featuring both teams was the 2022 Campeonato Paulista’s won by Palmeiras. The first leg was held on 30 March 2022, and São Paulo FC defeated Palmeiras by 3-1. The second leg was held on 3 April 2022 and Palmeiras defeated their rivals by 4-0.
Other rivals
The success of Palmeiras as a football club is consistently growing across all categories in the recent years, while club’s main rivals are getting behind due to their continuous absences in the decisive stages of top-tier championships. As a consequence, the club is observing the rise of new rivals outside the State and even across the continent.
In Brazil, Palmeiras’ main opponent in the last five years has been Clube de Regatas Flamengo. The most recent final match between the two clubs was the 2021 Copa Libertadores Final won by Palmeiras by 2–1.
Clube Atletico Mineiro is another rising power in Brazil. Palmeiras defeated Atlético Mineiro in the
2021 Copa Libertadores
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Starting from this season, teams must ...
semifinals, the most recent match between the two clubs.
In South America, the club's main opponents are Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate and
Boca Juniors
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.
Official mascot
The club's official mascots are a green parakeet, named Periquito, and a pig, named Gobatto.
In 1986, at the Campeonato Paulista playoffs, supporters adopted the pig as their mascot.
Although the parakeet is the official mascot, fans will refer to and yell: "PORCO!" (Pig) enthusiastically during matches, as the pig became their preferred mascot.
On November 6, 2016, Palmeiras incorporated the pig as one of the official mascots of the club.
Media
Palmeiras official YouTube channel
TV Palmeiras has more than 1.7 million subscribers. The channel often exhibits highlights of the training sessions, pre-game preparations, post-game interviews, history facts, etc.
Some other channels are dedicated to Palmeiras, for example th
PodPorco which is a podcast managed by Palmeiras fans with the purpose of interviewing people identified with the club, including players, former managers, journalists, famous supporters, etc.
Anthem
Palmeiras' anthem was composed in 1949 by conductor Antonio Sergi. Sergi also wrote the lyrics for the anthem, but did that under the pseudonym Gennaro Rodrigues.
Quando surge o alviverde imponente
''(When the imposing white-green emerges)''
No gramado em que a luta o aguarda
''(On the pitch where battle awaits)''
Sabe bem o que vem pela frente
''(Aware of what lies before it)''
Que a dureza do prélio não tarda
''(That the struggle of the game is approaching)''
E o Palmeiras no ardor da partida
''(And Palmeiras, in the heat of the match)''
Transformando a lealdade em padrão
''(Making loyalty its norm)''
Sabe sempre levar de vencida
''(Always knows how to emerge victorious)''
E mostrar que de fato é campeão
''(And show that it's indeed the champion)''
Defesa que ninguém passa
''(Impenetrable defense)''
Linha atacante de raça
''(Vigorous attacking line)''
Torcida que canta e vibra
''(Singing, cheering supporters)''
Por nosso alviverde inteiro
''(For our white-green as a whole'')
Que sabe ser brasileiro
''(That knows how to be Brazilian)''
Ostentando a sua fibra
''(Boasting its fiber)''
Celebrities supporting Palmeiras
*André Rienzo - Brazilian professional baseball pitcher
*Anthony Mackie - American Actor
*Branco Mello - Brazilian musician and actor
*Camila Brait - Brazilian Volleyball Player
*Chael Sonnen - American retired mixed martial artist
*Chico Anysio - Brazilian actor, comedian, writer and composer
*Derrick Green - American Singer
*Flávio Saretta - Brazilian Tennis Player
*Gianne Albertoni - Brazilian actress, model and TV host
*Hugo Hoyama - Brazilian table tennis player
*Igor Cavalera - Brazilian drummer
*Jair Messias Bolsonaro - Brazilian politician, 38th president of Brazil up until 31 December 2022
*Jaqueline Carvalho - Brazilian Volleyball Player and Olympic medalist
*João Gordo - Brazilian vocalist and TV host
*
Joelmir Beting
Joelmir José Beting ( Tambaú, December 21, 1936 – São Paulo, November 29, 2012) was a Brazilian journalist, radio and TV anchorman, and an economics-specialized columnist. He was widely recognized for his ability to translate the harsh, conf ...
- Brazilian Journalist
*José Serra - Brazilian Politician, former São Paulo State Governor, former São Paulo City Mayor and former Ministry of International Affairs
*Kevin McHale (actor), Kevin McHale - American actor
*Lando Norris - British Formula 1 Driver
*Maria Paula Silva, Magic Paula - Brazilian women's basketball player
*Max Cavalera - Brazilian singer and guitarist
*Mike Patton - American singer
*Pietro Fittipaldi - Brazilian-American racing driver
*Ratinho (TV presenter), Ratinho - Brazilian television presenter and businessman
*Roberto Carlos (singer), Roberto Carlos - Brazilian singer
*Sandro Dias - Brazilian skateboarder
*Sérgio Reis - Brazilian sertanejo singer, actor and politician
*Thomaz Bellucci - Brazilian Tennis Player
Players
First-team squad
.
Reserve team
On loan
Notable players
Management
Current staff
Presidents
The club associates congregate in a general assembly every four years to elect the seventy-six members of the Conselho Deliberativo (''Deliberating Council'') who in their turn chose amongst them a president for a two-year mandate. As of 2006 the president can only be re-elected once.
These are all Palmeiras presidents since the club's foundation:
Records
Top scorers
![Heitor](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Heitor.jpg)
These are Palmeiras's top scorers since its foundation (data as of 1 February 2016):
Leading goalscorers in the National League, by season
Honours
The following information is a list of all the honours of Palmeiras since the club was founded.
International
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* Champions (1): 1951 Copa Rio, 1951
Copa Libertadores
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* Champions (3): 1999 Copa Libertadores, 1999, 2020 Copa Libertadores, 2020, 2021 Copa Libertadores, 2021 (shared record among Brazilian clubs)
Copa Mercosur, Copa Mercosul
* Champions (1): 1998 Copa Mercosur, 1998 (shared record)
Recopa Sudamericana, Recopa Sul-Americana
* Champions (1): 2022 Recopa Sudamericana, 2022
National
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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* Champions (11): 1960 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 1960, 1967 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa), 1967, 1967 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Taça Brasil), 1967, 1969 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 1969, 1972 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 1972, 1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 1973, 1993 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 1993, 1994 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 1994, 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 2016, 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 2018, 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 2022 (record)
Copa do Brasil
* Champions (4): 1998 Copa do Brasil, 1998, 2012 Copa do Brasil, 2012, 2015 Copa do Brasil, 2015, 2020 Copa do Brasil, 2020
Copa dos Campeões
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The Copa dos Campeões wi ...
* Champions (1): 2000 (shared record)
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
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* Champions (2): 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, 2003, 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, 2013 (shared record)
Regional
Campeonato Paulista
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* Champions (24): 1920, 1926, 1927, 1932 Campeonato Paulista, 1932, 1933 Campeonato Paulista, 1933, 1934 Campeonato Paulista, 1934, 1936 Campeonato Paulista, 1936, 1940 Campeonato Paulista, 1940, 1942 Campeonato Paulista, 1942, 1944 Campeonato Paulista, 1944, 1947 Campeonato Paulista, 1947, 1950 Campeonato Paulista, 1950, 1959 Campeonato Paulista, 1959 (super-championship), 1963 Campeonato Paulista, 1963, 1966 Campeonato Paulista, 1966, 1972 Campeonato Paulista, 1972, 1974 Campeonato Paulista, 1974, 1976 Campeonato Paulista, 1976, 1993 Campeonato Paulista, 1993, 1994 Campeonato Paulista, 1994, 1996 Campeonato Paulista, 1996, 2008 Campeonato Paulista, 2008, 2020 Campeonato Paulista, 2020, 2022 Campeonato Paulista, 2022
Torneio Rio-São Paulo
* Champions (5): 1933, 1951, 1965, 1993, 2000 (shared record)
Other
;International
* Ramón de Carranza Trophy (3): 1969, 1974, 1975
* Brasil-Argentina Tournament (2): 1936, 1945
* Mission Tournament (1): 1947
* Mexico Tournament (1): 1959
* Manizales City Tournament (1): 1962
* Lima City Cup (1): 1962
* Five Clubs Mexico Cup (1): 1963
* Firenze Cup (1): 1963
* João Havelange Four International Clubs Tournament (1): 1966
* Brazil-Japan Cup (1): 2016
* Barcelona Cup (1): 1969
* Greece Cup (1): 1970
* March del Plata Tournament (1): 1972
* Italian Immigration Cup (1): 1975
* Kirin Cup (1): 1978*
* Euro-America Cup (3): 1991, 1996, 2014
* Nagoya Cup (1): 1994
* Brazil-Italy Cup (1): 1994
* Naranja Cup (1): 1997
* Friendship Tournament (1): 1997
* Lev Yashin Tournament (1): 1994
* Estudiantes Century Championship (1): 2015
* Copa Euro Americana (1): 2014
* Julinho Botelho Trophy (1): 2014
* Florida Cup (soccer), Florida Cup (1): 2020 Florida Cup, 2020
;National
* Porto Alegre Cup (1): 1936
* Paraná Tournament (1): 1938
* Fortaleza Tournament (1): 1938
* Pacaembu Stadium Cup (1): 1940
* Belo Horizonte Tournament (1): 1945
* Rio Grande do Sul Tournament (1): 1964
* Four Clubs Cup São PauloxRio (1): 1952
* Recife Cup (1): 1955
* Maringá Tournament (1): 1969
* Paraná Four Clubs Cup (1): 1984
* Goiás Tournament (1): 1997
* Torneio Maria Quitéria (1): 1997
* Taça dos Invictos (4): 1934, 1972, 1973, 1989
* Taça dos Campeões Estaduais Rio–São Paulo (4): 1926, 1934, 1942, 1947
* Campeonato Paulista Extra (2): 1926 (), 1938 Campeonato Paulista, 1938 ()
* 1978 Kirin Cup Shared with Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Women's
* Copa Libertadores Femenina, Copa Libertadores (1): 2022 Copa Libertadores Femenina, 2022
* Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino, Campeonato Paulista (2): 2001, 2022
* Copa Paulista (2): 2019, 2021
* Jogos Regionais (3): 2005, 2008, 2010
Palmeiras B Team
For many years, Palmeiras had a "second" team that played in the lower divisions of the Paulista Championship. The team was dissolved at the end of the Paulista 2013.
Other sports
Palmeiras has athletic departments in many sports, such as aikido, Sport of athletics, athletics, archery, boxing, american football, futsal, judo, karate, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball and Olympic weightlifting, weightlifting . The club has also a victorious tradition in rink hockey and basketball. Palmeiras has in it history 2 Brazilian Roller Hockey National Championships, being one of the main teams from
São Paulo
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.
Basketball team
![Schmidtoscar](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Schmidtoscar.jpg)
Leandro Barbosa and Oscar Schmidt, two of the best Brazilian basketball players of all time, started their careers at Palmeiras.
Notes
References
External links
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