Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football team from São Paulo, Brazil, founded on August 26, 1914 as Palestra Itália, but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942.

Its home stadium is the Palestra Itália, which seats 32,000. They play in green shirts, white shorts and green socks.

Honours

• Brazilian Champions (A-Series) 1972-73, 1993-94
• Brazilian Champions (B-Series) 2003
• Ramon de Carranza(Spain) in 1969,1974,1975
• Brazil Cup in 1998
• Mercosul Cup in 1998
• Libertadores Cup in 1999
• Twenty-one state championships.

Famous players

• Ademir da Guia
• Dudu
• Leivinha
• Mazola
• Jair Rosa Pinto
• Julinho Botelho
• Vavá
• Luis Pereira
• Djalma Santos
• Vagner Love
• Rivaldo
• Edu Marangon
• Edmundo
• César Sampaio
• Roberto Carlos
• Marcos
• Leão
• Valdir Joaquim de Moraes
• Oberdan Cattani