2008 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season

Palmeiras 2008 soccer season

Palmeiras
2008 season
President	Afonso Della Monica
Coach	Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Stadium	Pacaembu
Série A	4th
Campeonato Paulista	Champions
Copa Sudamericana	Quarter-finals
Copa do Brasil	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Alex Mineiro (18) All: Alex Mineiro (36)
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The 2008 season is the 94th season in Palmeiras's existence, and their 93rd in Brazil's first division. They spent 1 season in Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 2003

Squad

Transfers

For recent transfers, see Brazilian Football Transfers 2008

Statistics

Last updated on 2008-07-07

No.	Pos.	Name	Brasileiro Série A		Copa do Brasil		Campeonato Paulista		Copa Libertadores		Total
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Diego Cavalieri	0	0	0	0	10	-7	0	0	10	-7
2	DF	Élder Granja	8	0	4	0	21	1	0	0	33	1
3	DF	Gustavo	6	0	4	0	20	1	0	0	30	1
4	DF	Dininho	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6	0
5	MF	Pierre	8	0	3	0	17	1	0	0	28	1
6	DF	Leandro	8	0	4	0	22	1	0	0	34	1
7	MF	Diego Souza	7	2	4	1	17	5	0	0	28	8
8	MF	Makelele	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	12	0
9	FW	Alex Mineiro	9	6	4	3	21	15	0	0	34	24
10	MF	Valdívia	7	1	4	1	18	8	0	0	29	10
11	MF	Martinez	8	0	3	1	18	0	0	0	29	1
12	GK	Marcos	9	-9	3	-5	15	-11	0	0	27	-25
13	DF	Wendel	2	0	2	0	14	0	0	0	18	0
14	DF	David	2	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	7	2
15	MF	Deyvid Sacconi	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
16	DF	Valmir	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
17	DF	Maurício	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
18	MF	Francis	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
19	MF	Denílson	8	2	4	0	14	3	0	0	26	5
20	MF	Sandro Silva	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
21	DF	Fabinho Capixaba	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
22	GK	Bruno Cardoso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	Lenny	7	0	2	0	13	0	0	0	22	0
25	FW	Jorge Preá	1	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	7	1
26	DF	Nen	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	Léo Lima	8	1	3	0	14	1	0	0	25	2
28	DF	Henrique	5	0	4	0	16	0	0	0	25	0
30	FW	Kléber	6	1	4	1	9	3	0	0	19	5
--	DF	Amaral	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
--	FW	Max	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
--	MF	William	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	5	1
--	FW	Luiz Henrique	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
--	FW	Osmar	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
--	MF	Jumar	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
--	DF	Gladstone	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
--	MF	Evandro	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
--	DF	Jeci	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
--	DF	Jefferson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Season

Campeonato Paulista

Matches

17 January 200819:30 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	3–1	Sertãozinho
Alex Mineiro 2' 18' William 21'	report (pt)	Marcos Denner 40'

Arena Barueri - BarueriAttendance: 8.020Referee: Cleber Wellington Abade

20 January 200816:00 (UTC-3)

Santos	0–0	Palmeiras
	report (pt)

Vila Belmiro - SantosAttendance: 11.407Referee: José Henrique de Carvalho

23 January 200819:30 (UTC-3)

Marília	0–1	Palmeiras
	report (pt)	Élder Granja 31'

Bento de Abreu - MaríliaAttendance: 8.146Referee: José Roberto Marques

26 January 200820:30 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	2–2	Mirassol
Gustavo 37' Alex Mineiro 80'	report (pt)	Montoya 35' Léo Mineiro 86'

Arena Barueri - BarueriAttendance: 6.915Referee: Antônio Rogério Batista do Prado

30 January 200817:30 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	0–1	Ituano
	report (pt)	Felipe 10'

Barão da Serra Negra - PiracicabaAttendance: 12.842Referee: Claudinei Foratti da Silva

2 February 200818:10 (UTC-3)

Noroeste	1–0	Palmeiras
Vandinho 84'	report (pt)

Dr. Alfredo de Castilho - BauruAttendance: 10.042Referee: Robério Pereira Pires

6 February 200821:45 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	0–3	Guaratinguetá
	report (pt)	Michael 29', 81' Alê 38'

Teixeirão - São José do Rio PretoAttendance: 12.527Referee: Rodrigo Braghetto

9 February 200820:30 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	3–1	Guarani
Alex Mineiro 48', 54', 78'	report (pt)	Paulo Santos 89'

Teixeirão - São José do Rio PretoAttendance: 13.000Referee: Leonardo Ferreira de Lima

16 February 200818:10 (UTC-3)

Juventus	0–4	Palmeiras
	report (pt)	Diego Souza 9' Alex Mineiro 31' Valdivia 79' David 83'

Santa Cruz - Ribeirão PretoAttendance: 20.883Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira

20 February 200821:45 (UTC-3)

Rio Claro	1–1	Palmeiras
Chumbinho 62'	report (pt)	Diego Souza 31'

Augusto Schimidt - Rio ClaroAttendance: 8.265Referee: Milton Etsuo Ballerini

23 February 200820:30 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	1–1	Rio Preto
Valdivia 68'	report (pt)	Xandão 74'

Parque Antarctica - São PauloAttendance: 23.033Referee: Paulo Roberto Ferreira

2 March 200816:00 (UTC-3)

Corinthians	0–1	Palmeiras
	report (pt)	Valdivia 74'

Morumbi - São PauloAttendance: 48.930Referee: Rodrigo Braghetto

9 March 200816:00 (UTC-3)

Bragantino	2–5	Palmeiras
Paulinho 17' Nunes 26' (pen.)	report (pt)	Diego Souza 36' Valdivia 39' Leandro 48' Denilson 77', 90+2'

Marcelo Stéfani - Bragança PaulistaAttendance: 6.617Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira

12 March 200821:45 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	2–1	Ponte Preta
Alex Mineiro 33' Kléber 65'	report (pt)	Elias 16'

Parque Antarctica - São PauloAttendance: 13.396Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

16 March 200816:00 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	4–1	São Paulo
Kléber 43' Denilson 77' Valdivia 85' Diego Souza 90+5'	report (pt)	Adriano 38'

Santa Cruz - Ribeirão PretoAttendance: 28.422Referee: Flávio Rodrigues Guerra

23 March 200818:10 (UTC-3)

Paulista	0–2	Palmeiras
	report (pt)	Alex Mineiro 5' Valdivia 18'

Jaime Cintra - JundiaíAttendance: 12.022Referee: Eduardo César Coronado Coelho

26 March 200821:45 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	1–0	Portuguesa
Jorge Preá 90+3'	report (pt)

Parque Antarctica - São PauloAttendance: 19.061Referee: José Henrique de Carvalho

29 March 200816:00 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	3–1	São Caetano
Alex Mineiro 23' Pierre 37' Valdivia 69'	report (pt)	Douglas 76'

Parque Antarctica - São PauloAttendance: 23.027Referee: Robério Pereira Pires

6 April 200816:00 (UTC-3)

Grêmio Barueri	0–3	Palmeiras
	report (pt)	Léo Lima 48' Alex Mineiro 52' Diego Souza 89'

Arena Barueri - BarueriAttendance: 8.991Referee: Guilherme Cereta de Lima

Campeonato Paulista-Semi Final 1st leg

13 April 200816:00 (UTC-3)

São Paulo	2–1	Palmeiras
Adriano 12', 47'	report (pt)	Alex Mineiro 77'

Morumbi - São PauloAttendance: 37.203Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira

Campeonato Paulista-Semi Final 2nd leg

20 April 200816:00 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	2–0	São Paulo
Léo Lima 22' Valdivia 84'	report (pt)

Parque Antarctica - São PauloAttendance: 27.680Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme

Campeonato Paulista-Final 1st leg

27 April 200816:00 (UTC-3)

Ponte Preta	0–1	Palmeiras
	report (pt)	Kléber 20'

Moisés Lucarelli - CampinasAttendance: 19.111Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Campeonato Paulista-Final 2nd leg

4 May 200816:00 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	5–0	Ponte Preta
Ricardo Conceição 10' o.g Alex Mineiro 33', 75', 77' Valdivia 72'	report (pt)

Parque Antarctica - São PauloAttendance: 27.927Referee: Cléber Wellington Abade

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Guaratinguetá	19	13	1	5	27	14	+13	40	Advances to Semifinals
2	Palmeiras	19	12	4	3	36	16	+20	40
3	São Paulo	19	11	5	3	31	22	+9	38
4	Ponte Preta	19	10	5	4	36	23	+13	35
5	Corinthians	19	9	6	4	24	15	+9	33
6	Barueri	19	10	2	7	34	24	+10	32	Qualification for Campeonato do Interior
7	Santos	19	9	4	6	28	23	+5	31
8	Mirassol	19	9	2	8	29	28	+1	29	Qualification for Campeonato do Interior
9	Noroeste	19	8	5	6	29	23	+6	29	Qualification for Campeonato do Interior
10	Portuguesa	19	7	7	5	21	17	+4	28
11	Ituano	19	8	2	9	24	32	−8	26	Qualification for Campeonato do Interior
12	Paulista	19	7	4	8	24	24	0	25
13	Bragantino	19	7	4	8	26	27	−1	25
14	Marília	19	7	1	11	21	20	+1	22
15	São Caetano	19	5	5	9	16	30	−14	20
16	Guarani	19	5	4	10	20	31	−11	19
17	Juventus	19	4	5	10	21	36	−15	17	Relegation to Campeonato Paulista Série A2
18	Rio Preto	19	4	3	12	16	28	−12	15
19	Sertãozinho	19	4	3	12	16	30	−14	15
20	Rio Claro	19	3	4	12	16	32	−16	13

Updated to match(es) played on April 6, 2008. Source: RSSSF Brazil
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
19	12	4	3	36	16	+20	40	6	2	2	19	12	+7	6	2	1	17	4	+13

Last updated: 6 June 2008.
Source: Campeonato Paulista 2008

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;

Copa do Brasil

First round

27 February 200821:45 (UTC-3)

CENE-MS	0–2	Palmeiras
	report (pt)	49' (o.g.) Evandro 61' Diego Souza

Morenão - Campo Grande-MSAttendance: n/aReferee: Gutemburg de P. Fonseca

Second round

2 April 200821:45 (UTC-3)

Central-PE	1–5	Palmeiras
Williams 11'	report (pt)	18' Kléber 42' Valdívia 80' Martinez 85' & 89' Alex Mineiro

Luiz Lacerda - CaruaruAttendance: n/aReferee: Andre Luiz de Freitas Castro

Round of 16

24 April 200821:30 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	0–0	Sport
	report (pt)

Parque Antarctica - São PauloAttendance: 16.038Referee: Djalma Jose Beltrami Teixeira

30 April 200821:50 (UTC-3)

Sport	4–1	Palmeiras
Romerito 7', 31', 42' Dutra 65'	report (pt)	Alex Mineiro 15'

Ilha do Retiro - Recife-PEAttendance: 34.009Referee: Heber Roberto Lopes

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Matches

11 May 200816:00 (UTC-3)

Coritiba	2–0	Palmeiras
Michael 53' Hugo 83'	report (pt)

Couto Pereira - Curitiba-PRAttendance: 31.660Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

18 May 200818:10 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	2–1	Internacional
Denílson 19' Alex Mineiro 60'	report (pt)	45+2' Índio

Parque Antarctica - São PauloAttendance: 10.116Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

25 May 200818:10 (UTC-3)

Portuguesa	1–1	Palmeiras
Diogo 59'	report (pt)	20' David

Pacaembu - São PauloAttendance: 6.429Referee: Sálvio Spinola Fagundes Filho

1 June 200818:10 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	1–0	Atlético-PR
Alex Mineiro 55'	report (pt)

Parque Antarctica - São PauloAttendance: 6.264Referee: Giulliano Bozzano

8 June 200816:00 (UTC-3)

Sport	2–0	Palmeiras
Luciano Henrique 59' Roger 87'	report (pt)

Ilha do Retiro - RecifeAttendance: 17.899Referee: Jaílson Macedo Freitas

12 June 200820:30 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	5–2	Cruzeiro
Alex Mineiro 29', 87' Valdivia 57' Diego Souza 67' Henrique 79'	report (pt)	Guilherme 16' Charles 77'

Parque Antarctica - São PauloAttendance: 6.272Referee: Heber Roberto Lopes

22 June 200816:00 (UTC-3)

Vasco	0–2	Palmeiras
	report (pt)	Alex Mineiro 36' Kléber 75'

São Januário - Rio de JaneiroAttendance: 5.348Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simom

29 June 200818:10 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	2–0	Náutico
Alex Mineiro 45' Denílson 87'	report (pt)

Parque Antarctica - São PauloAttendance: 14.186Referee: Djalma José Beltrami Teixeira

6 July 200816:00 (UTC-3)

Atlético Mineiro	1–1	Palmeiras
Eduardo 12'	report (pt)	Diego Souza 81'

Mineirão - Minas GeraisAttendance: 31.570Referee: Evandro Rogério Roman

10 July 200820:30 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	1-1	Figueirense
Mineiro 70'	(pt)	Xavier 61'

Parque Antarctica - São PauloAttendance: 19.012Referee: Hector Lopes

Classification

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	São Paulo	38	21	12	5	66	36	+30	75	Copa Libertadores 2009
2	Grêmio	38	21	9	8	59	35	+24	72
3	Cruzeiro	38	21	4	13	59	44	+15	67
4	Palmeiras	38	19	8	11	55	45	+10	65
5	Flamengo	38	18	10	10	67	48	+19	64	Copa Sudamericana 2009
6	Internacional	38	15	9	14	48	47	+1	54
7	Botafogo	38	15	8	15	51	44	+7	53
8	Goiás	38	14	11	13	57	47	+10	53
9	Coritiba	38	14	11	13	55	48	+7	53
10	Vitória	38	15	7	16	48	44	+4	52
11	Sport	38	14	10	14	48	45	+3	52	Copa Libertadores 2009
12	Atlético Mineiro	38	12	12	14	50	61	−11	48	Copa Sudamericana 2009
13	Atlético Paranaense	38	12	9	17	45	54	−9	45
14	Fluminense	38	11	12	15	49	48	+1	45
15	Santos	38	11	12	15	44	53	−9	45
16	Náutico	38	11	11	16	44	54	−10	44
17	Figueirense	38	11	11	16	49	72	−23	44	Relegation to Série B
18	Vasco da Gama	38	11	7	20	56	72	−16	40
19	Portuguesa	38	9	11	18	48	70	−22	38
20	Ipatinga	38	9	8	21	37	66	−29	35

Source: rsssfbrasil.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
9	5	2	2	14	9	+5	17	4	0	0	10	3	+7	1	2	2	4	6	−2

Last updated: 2008-07-07.
Source: Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	D

Updated to match(es) played on 2008-07-07. Source: 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

External links

First Squad (in Portuguese)
Fixtures and results (in Portuguese)
Fixtures and results • UOL.com.br (in Portuguese)
Fixtures • Globo.com (in Portuguese)

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

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Domestic cups	Copa do Brasil
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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
19	12	4	3	36	16	+20	40	6	2	2	19	12	+7	6	2	1	17	4	+13

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
19	12	4	3	36	16	+20	40	6	2	2	19	12	+7	6	2	1	17	4	+13

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
19	12	4	3	36	16	+20	40	6	2	2	19	12	+7	6	2	1	17	4	+13