2008 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 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)
2009 →

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
			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

Palmeiras v Sertãozinho

17 January 2008 19:30 (UTC-3)

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

Arena Barueri - Barueri Attendance: 8.020 Referee: Cleber Wellington Abade

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Santos v Palmeiras

20 January 2008 16:00 (UTC-3)

Santos	0 – 0	Palmeiras
	report (pt)

Vila Belmiro - Santos Attendance: 11.407 Referee: José Henrique de Carvalho

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Marília v Palmeiras

23 January 2008 19:30 (UTC-3)

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

Bento de Abreu - Marília Attendance: 8.146 Referee: José Roberto Marques

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Palmeiras v Mirassol

26 January 2008 20:30 (UTC-3)

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

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

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Palmeiras v Ituano

30 January 2008 17:30 (UTC-3)

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

Barão de Serra Negra - Piracicaba Attendance: 12.842 Referee: Claudinei Foratti da Silva

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Noroeste v Palmeiras

2 February 2008 18:10 (UTC-3)

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

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

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Palmeiras v Guaratinguetá

6 February 2008 21:45 (UTC-3)

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

Teixeirão - São José do Rio Preto Attendance: 12.527 Referee: Rodrigo Braghetto

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Palmeiras v Guarani

9 February 2008 20:30 (UTC-3)

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

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

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Juventus v Palmeiras

16 February 2008 18:10 (UTC-3)

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

Santa Cruz - Ribeirão Preto Attendance: 20.883 Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira

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Rio Claro v Palmeiras

20 February 2008 21:45 (UTC-3)

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

Augusto Schimidt - Rio Claro Attendance: 8.265 Referee: Milton Etsuo Ballerini

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Palmeiras v Rio Preto

23 February 2008 20:30 (UTC-3)

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

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

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Corinthians v Palmeiras

2 March 2008 16:00 (UTC-3)

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

Morumbi - São Paulo Attendance: 48.930 Referee: Rodrigo Braghetto

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Bragantino v Palmeiras

9 March 2008 16:00 (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 Paulista Attendance: 6.617 Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira

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Palmeiras v Ponte Preta

12 March 2008 21:45 (UTC-3)

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

Parque Antarctica - São Paulo Attendance: 13.396 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

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Palmeiras v São Paulo

16 March 2008 16:00 (UTC-3)

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

Santa Cruz - Ribeirão Preto Attendance: 28.422 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues Guerra

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Paulista v Palmeiras

23 March 2008 18:10 (UTC-3)

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

Jaime Cintra - Jundiaí Attendance: 12.022 Referee: Eduardo César Coronado Coelho

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Palmeiras v Portuguesa

26 March 2008 21:45 (UTC-3)

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

Parque Antarctica - São Paulo Attendance: 19.061 Referee: José Henrique de Carvalho

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Palmeiras v São Caetano

29 March 2008 16:00 (UTC-3)

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

Parque Antarctica - São Paulo Attendance: 23.027 Referee: Robério Pereira Pires

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Grêmio Barueri v Palmeiras

6 April 2008 16:00 (UTC-3)

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

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

Campeonato Paulista-Semi Final 1st Leg

São Paulo v Palmeiras

13 April 2008 16:00 (UTC-3)

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

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

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Campeonato Paulista-Semi Final 2nd Leg

Palmeiras v São Paulo

20 April 2008 16:00 (UTC-3)

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

Parque Antarctica - São Paulo Attendance: 27.680 Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme

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Campeonato Paulista-Final 1st Leg

Ponte Preta v Palmeiras

27 April 2008 16:00 (UTC-3)

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

Moisés Lucarelli - Campinas Attendance: 19.111 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

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Campeonato Paulista-Final 2nd Leg

Palmeiras v Ponte Preta

4 May 2008 16:00 (UTC-3)

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

Parque Antarctica - São Paulo Attendance: 27.927 Referee: Cléber Wellington Abade

League table

Final Standing
Team		Pts	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Guaratinguetá	40	19	13	1	5	27	14	13
2	Palmeiras	40	19	12	4	3	36	16	20
3	São Paulo	38	19	11	5	3	31	22	9
4	Ponte Preta	35	19	10	5	4	36	23	13
5	Corinthians	33	19	9	6	4	24	15	9
6	Barueri	32	19	10	2	7	34	24	10
7	Santos	31	19	9	4	6	28	23	5
8	Mirassol	29	19	9	2	8	29	28	1
9	Noroeste	29	19	8	5	6	29	23	6
10	Portuguesa	29	19	7	7	5	21	17	4
11	Ituano	26	19	8	2	9	24	32	-8
12	Paulista	25	19	7	4	8	24	24	0
13	Bragantino	25	19	7	4	8	26	27	-1
14	Marília	22	19	7	1	11	21	20	1
15	São Caetano	20	19	5	5	9	16	30	-14
16	Guarani	19	19	5	4	10	20	31	-11
17	Juventus	17	19	4	5	10	21	36	-15
18	Rio Preto	15	19	4	3	12	16	28	-12
19	Sertãozinho	15	19	4	3	13	16	30	-14
20	Rio Claro	13	19	3	4	12	16	32	-16
Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses; GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential

	Teams qualified to the semifinals
	Teams qualified to the Torneio do Interior
	Teams relegated to Série A2 2009

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

CENE-MS v Palmeiras

27 February 2008 21:45 (UTC-3)

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

Morenão - Campo Grande-MS Attendance: n/a Referee: Gutemburg de P. Fonseca

Second Round

Central-PE v Palmeiras

2 April 2008 21:45 (UTC-3)

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

Luiz Lacerda - Caruaru Attendance: n/a Referee: Andre Luiz de Freitas Castro

Round of 16

Palmeiras v Sport

24 April 2008 21:30 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	0 – 0	Sport
	report (pt)

Parque Antarctica - São Paulo Attendance: 16.038 Referee: Djalma Jose Beltrami Teixeira

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Sport v Palmeiras

30 April 2008 21:50 (UTC-3)

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

Ilha do Retiro - Recife-PE Attendance: 34.009 Referee: Heber Roberto Lopes

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Matches

Coritiba v Palmeiras

11 May 2008 16:00 (UTC-3)

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

Couto Pereira - Curitiba-PR Attendance: 31.660 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

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Palmeiras v Internacional

18 May 2008 18:10 (UTC-3)

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

Parque Antarctica - São Paulo Attendance: 10.116 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

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Portuguesa v Palmeiras

25 May 2008 18:10 (UTC-3)

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

Pacaembu - São Paulo Attendance: 6.429 Referee: Sálvio Spinola Fagundes Filho

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Palmeiras v Atlético-PR

1 June 2008 18:10 (UTC-3)

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

Parque Antarctica - São Paulo Attendance: 6.264 Referee: Giulliano Bozzano

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Sport v Palmeiras

8 June 2008 16:00 (UTC-3)

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

Ilha do Retiro - Recife Attendance: 17.899 Referee: Jaílson Macedo Freitas

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Palmeiras v Cruzeiro

12 June 2008 20:30 (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 Paulo Attendance: 6.272 Referee: Heber Roberto Lopes

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Vasco v Palmeiras

22 June 2008 16:00 (UTC-3)

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

São Januário - Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5.348 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simom

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Palmeiras v Náutico

29 June 2008 18:10 (UTC-3)

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

Parque Antarctica - São Paulo Attendance: 14.186 Referee: Djalma José Beltrami Teixeira

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Atlético Mineiro v Palmeiras

6 July 2008 16:00 (UTC-3)

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

Mineirão - Minas Gerais Attendance: 31.570 Referee: Evandro Rogério Roman

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Palmeiras v Figueirense

10 July 2008 20:30 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	–	Figueirense
	(pt)

Parque Antarctica - São Paulo

League table

Standings as of 2008-06-21
Team		Pts	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	São Paulo	65	34	18	11	5	59	33	26
2	Palmeiras	61	33	18	7	8	51	38	13
3	Grêmio	60	33	17	9	7	48	19	19
4	Cruzeiro	58	33	18	4	11	49	35	14
5	Flamengo	57	33	16	9	8	53	35	18
6	Botafogo	49	33	14	7	12	46	35	11
7	Coritiba	49	33	13	10	10	46	39	7
8	Goiás	48	33	13	9	11	50	40	10
9	Internacional	48	33	13	9	11	42	41	1
10	Vitória	45	33	13	6	14	41	39	2
11	Sport	42	33	11	9	13	37	36	1
12	Atlético Mineiro	41	33	10	11	13	45	55	-10
13	Santos	40	34	10	10	14	42	48	-6
14	Atlético Paranaense	38	34	10	8	16	35	46	-11
15	Vasco	37	34	10	7	17	52	64	-12
16	Fluminense	37	33	9	10	14	42	44	-2
17	Náutico	36	33	9	9	15	34	47	-13
18	Portuguesa	36	34	9	9	16	44	61	-17
19	Figuerense	35	34	8	11	15	38	65	-27
20	Ipatinga	31	33	8	7	18	32	56	-24
Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses; GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential Sport, the Copa do Brasil winner, has guaranteed place in the Copa Libertadores. Should be among the first four, the fifth was placed classified for the competition. If it is between fifth and tenth-second positions, the tenth to third entering the zone classification for the Copa Sudamericana

	Team qualifies for Copa Libertadores 2009 and Copa Sudamericana 2009
	Teams qualified for the Copa Libertadores 2009
	Team qualifies for the preliminary round of Copa Libertadores 2009
	Teams qualified for the Copa Sudamericana 2009
	Teams relegated to Série B 2009

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

Last updated: 2008-07-07.
Source: Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

External links

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