S.E. Palmeiras facts for kids

Palmeiras
Full name	Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Nickname(s)	Big Green, Pig, The Champion of the Century
Founded	1914
Ground	Allianz Parque,; São Paulo, Brazil
Capacity	46,000
Chairman	Mauricio Galiotte
Manager	Eduardo Baptista
League	Série 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.

Name

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

Main titles

World Cup – Copa Rio: 1951
Libertadores Cup: 1999
Copa Mercosul: 1998
Campeonato Brasileiro: 1960, 1967, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1993 and 1994 – greatest champion
Copa do Brasil: 1998, 2012 (unbeaten)
Copa dos Campeões: 2000
Campeão do Século
Torneio Rio-SP: 1933, 1951, 1965, 1993 and 2000
Campeonato Paulista: 1920, 1926 (unbeaten), 1927, 1932 (unbeaten), 1933, 1934, 1936, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1947,1950, 1959 (super champions), 1963, 1966, 1972 (unbeaten), 1974, 1976, 1993, 1994, 1996 e 2008
Campeonato Paulista Extra: 1926 (unbeaten) and 1938