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Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

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Palmeiras
Full nameSociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Nickname(s)Big Green, Pig, The Champion of the Century
Founded1914
GroundAllianz Parque,
São Paulo, Brazil
Capacity46,000
ChairmanLeila Pereira
ManagerAbel Ferreira
LeagueSérie A

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, usually called Palmeiras, is a Brazilian football team. They are from São Paulo, Brazil. The team was founded by an Italian-speaking community on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Itália. They changed to the name used now on September 14, 1942.

They play in green shirts, white shorts and green socks and are one of the most popular and traditional Brazilian clubs.

Palmeiras plays at the Palestra Itália stadium, which has seats for 32,000. But in the past, local derbies against São Paulo or Corinthians were usually played in Morumbi stadium. However, the Arena Palestra Itália is under construction with capacity for 45,000 people, expected to be finalized in 2013.

  • 1914–1942 S.S. Palestra Italia
  • 1942–present S.E. Palmeiras

Main titles

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The following information is a list of all the honours of Palmeiras since the club was founded.[1]

Palmeiras' former Hall of Trophies
Palmeiras' former Hall of Trophies (new vision)
Intercontinental
Competitions Titles Seasons
Copa Rio (international tournament)[2] 1 1951
Continental
Competitions Titles Seasons
Copa Libertadores 3 1999, 2020, 2021
Recopa Sudamericana 1 2022
Copa Mercosul 1s 1998
National
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 12 1960, 1967 (RGP), 1967 (TB), 1969, 1972, 1973, 1993, 1994, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023
Copa do Brasil 4 1998, 2012, 2015, 2020
Supercopa do Brasil 1 2023
Copa dos Campeões 1s 2000
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2s 2003, 2013
Inter-state
Competitions Titles Seasons
Torneio Rio-São Paulo 5s 1933, 1951, 1965, 1993, 2000
Taça dos Campeões Estaduais Rio-São Paulo 4 1926, 1934, 1942, 1947
State
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Paulista 25 1920, 1926, 1927, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1950, 1959[a], 1963, 1966, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2022, 2023[3]
Campeonato Paulista Extra 2 1926 (APEA)[b], 1938 (LFESP)[c]
  •   record
  • S shared record
Continental
Competitions Titles Seasons
Copa Libertadores 1 2022
Regional
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Paulista 2 2001, 2022
Copa Paulista 2019, 2021
Jogos Regionais 3 2005, 2008, 2010
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  1. Palmeiras defeated Pelé's Santos in a playoff after being level on points through 38 matches.
  2. The APEA organized a second shorter tournament in September to fill the long period of inactivity before the following season.
  3. The LFESP organized a second shorter edition of the 1938 Paulistão to fill the nearly six month interruption of the tournament due to the World Cup.

References

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  1. "Galeria de Títulos". SE Palmeiras. 2015. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. "Superheroes in green". FIFA. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. "Galeria de títulos". Palmeiras. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

Other websites

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