Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

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Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Local Estado de São Paulo São Paulo
Nickname Verdão
Founded August 26, 1914
Supporters 14,000,000
Stadium Palestra Itália
Capacity 35,000
Chairman Afonso Della Monica
Manager Adenor Leonardo Bacchi
Sponsor Pirelli
League Brasileiro Brazilian Série A
2005 Série A, 4th


Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, usually called Palmeiras, is a Brazilian football team from São Paulo, Brazil, founded by Italian-speaking community on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Itália, but changed to the current name 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 35,000, but local derbies against São Paulo or Corinthians, however, are usually played in Morumbi stadium, which has a much greater capacity of 80,000 people.

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