2008 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season

Palmeiras
2008 season
Chairman Afonso Della Monica
Manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Campeonato Paulista A1		 Série A 4th
Paulista Champions
Copa do Brasil Round of 16
Copa Sudamericana Quarter Final
Top goalscorer League: Alex Mineiro (18)
All: Alex Mineiro (36)

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

Contents

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

2008-01-17
19:30 (UTC-3)
 Palmeiras 3 – 1 Sertãozinho Arena Barueri - Barueri
Attendance: 8.020
Referee: Cleber Wellington Abade
Alex Mineiro  2'  18'

William  21'

 report (pt) Marcos Denner  40'
2008-01-20
16:00 (UTC-3)
 Santos 0 – 0 Palmeiras Vila Belmiro - Santos
Attendance: 11.407
Referee: José Henrique de Carvalho
report (pt)
2008-01-23
19:30 (UTC-3)
 Marília 0 – 1 Palmeiras Bento de Abreu - Marília
Attendance: 8.146
Referee: José Roberto Marques
report (pt) Élder Granja  31'
2008-01-26
20:30 (UTC-3)
 Palmeiras 2 – 2 Mirassol Arena Barueri - Barueri
Attendance: 6.915
Referee: Antônio Rogério Batista do Prado
Gustavo  37'
Alex Mineiro  80'		 report (pt) Montoya  35'
Léo Mineiro  86'
2008-01-30
17:30 (UTC-3)
 Palmeiras 0 – 1 Ituano Barão de Serra Negra - Piracicaba
Attendance: 12.842
Referee: Claudinei Foratti da Silva
report (pt) Felipe  10'
2008-02-02
18:10 (UTC-3)
 Noroeste 1 – 0 Palmeiras Dr. Alfredo de Castilho - Bauru
Attendance: 10.042
Referee: Robério Pereira Pires
Vandinho  84' report (pt)
2008-02-06
21:45 (UTC-3)
 Palmeiras 0 – 3 Guaratinguetá Teixeirão - São José do Rio Preto
Attendance: 12.527
Referee: Rodrigo Braghetto
report (pt) Michael  29', 81'
Alê  38'
2008-02-09
20:30 (UTC-3)
 Palmeiras 3 – 1 Guarani Teixeirão - São José do Rio Preto
Attendance: 13.000
Referee: Leonardo Ferreira de Lima
Alex Mineiro  48', 54', 78' report (pt) Paulo Santos  89'
2008-02-16
18:10 (UTC-3)
 Juventus 0 – 4 Palmeiras Santa Cruz - Ribeirão Preto
Attendance: 20.883
Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira
report (pt) Diego Souza  9'
Alex Mineiro  31'
Valdivia  79'
David  83'
2008-02-20
21:45 (UTC-3)
 Rio Claro 1 – 1 Palmeiras Augusto Schimidt - Rio Claro
Attendance: 8.265
Referee: Milton Etsuo Ballerini
Chumbinho  62' report (pt) Diego Souza  31'
2008-02-23
20:30 (UTC-3)
 Palmeiras 1 – 1 Rio Preto Parque Antarctica - São Paulo
Attendance: 23.033
Referee: Paulo Roberto Ferreira
Valdivia  68' report (pt) Xandão  74'
2008-03-02
16:00 (UTC-3)
 Corinthians 0 – 1 Palmeiras Morumbi - São Paulo
Attendance: 48.930
Referee: Rodrigo Braghetto
report (pt) Valdivia  74'
2008-03-09
16:00 (UTC-3)
 Bragantino 2 – 5 Palmeiras Marcelo Stéfani - Bragança Paulista
Attendance: 6.617
Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira
Paulinho  17'
Nunes  26' (pen.)		 report (pt) Diego Souza  36'
Valdivia  39'
Leandro  48'
Denilson  77', 90+2'
2008-03-12
21:45 (UTC-3)
 Palmeiras 2 – 1 Ponte Preta Parque Antarctica - São Paulo
Attendance: 13.396
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira
Alex Mineiro  33'
Kléber  65'		 report (pt) Elias  16'
2008-03-16
16:00 (UTC-3)
 Palmeiras 4 – 1 São Paulo Santa Cruz - Ribeirão Preto
Attendance: 28.422
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues Guerra
Kléber  43'
Denilson  77'
Valdivia  85'
Diego Souza  90+5'		 report (pt) Adriano  38'
2008-03-23
18:10 (UTC-3)
 Paulista 0 – 2 Palmeiras Jaime Cintra - Jundiaí
Attendance: 12.022
Referee: Eduardo César Coronado Coelho
report (pt) Alex Mineiro  5'
Valdivia  18'
2008-03-26
21:45 (UTC-3)
 Palmeiras 1 – 0 Portuguesa Parque Antarctica - São Paulo
Attendance: 19.061
Referee: José Henrique de Carvalho
Jorge Preá  90+3' report (pt)
2008-03-29
16:00 (UTC-3)
 Palmeiras 3 – 1 São Caetano Parque Antarctica - São Paulo
Attendance: 23.027
Referee: Robério Pereira Pires
Alex Mineiro  23'
Pierre  37'
Valdivia  69'		 report (pt) Douglas  76'
2008-04-06
16:00 (UTC-3)
 Grêmio Barueri 0 – 3 Palmeiras Arena Barueri - Barueri
Attendance: 8.991
Referee: Guilherme Cereta de Lima
report (pt) Léo Lima  48'
Alex Mineiro  52'
Diego Souza  89'

Campeonato Paulista-Semi Final 1st Leg

2008-04-13
16:00 (UTC-3)
 São Paulo 2 – 1 Palmeiras Morumbi - São Paulo
Attendance: 37.203
Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira
Adriano  12', 47' report (pt) Alex Mineiro  77'

Campeonato Paulista-Semi Final 2nd Leg

2008-04-20
16:00 (UTC-3)
 Palmeiras 2 – 0 São Paulo Parque Antarctica - São Paulo
Attendance: 27.680
Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme
Léo Lima  22'
Valdivia  84'		 report (pt)

Campeonato Paulista-Final 1st Leg

2008-04-27
16:00 (UTC-3)
 Ponte Preta 0 – 1 Palmeiras Moisés Lucarelli - Campinas
Attendance: 19.111
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira
report (pt) Kléber  20'

Campeonato Paulista-Final 2nd Leg

2008-05-04
16:00 (UTC-3)
 Palmeiras 5 – 0 Ponte Preta Parque Antarctica - São Paulo
Attendance: 27.927
Referee: Cléber Wellington Abade
Ricardo Conceição  10' o.g
Alex Mineiro  33', 75', 77'
Valdivia  72'		 report (pt)

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 Jun 2008
Source: Campeonato Paulista 2008

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

Copa do Brasil

First Round

2008-02-27
21:45 (UTC-3)
 CENE-MS 0 – 2 Palmeiras Morenão - Campo Grande-MS
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Gutemburg de P. Fonseca
report (pt)  49' (o.g.) Evandro

 61' Diego Souza

Second Round

2008-04-02
21:45 (UTC-3)
 Central-PE 1 – 5 Palmeiras Luiz Lacerda - Caruaru
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Andre Luiz de Freitas Castro
Williams  11' report (pt)  18' Kléber
 42' Valdívia
 80' Martinez
 85' &  89' Alex Mineiro

Round of 16

2008-04-24
21:30 (UTC-3)
 Palmeiras 0 – 0 Sport Parque Antarctica - São Paulo
Attendance: 16.038
Referee: Djalma Jose Beltrami Teixeira
report (pt)
2008-04-30
21:50 (UTC-3)
 Sport 4 – 1 Palmeiras Ilha do Retiro - Recife-PE
Attendance: 34.009
Referee: Heber Roberto Lopes
Romerito  7', 31', 42'
Dutra  65'		 report (pt) Alex Mineiro  15'

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Matches

2008-05-11
16:00 (UTC-3)
 Coritiba 2 – 0 Palmeiras Couto Pereira - Curitiba-PR
Attendance: 31.660
Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro
Michael  53'
Hugo  83'		 report (pt)
2008-05-18
18:10 (UTC-3)
 Palmeiras 2 – 1 Internacional Parque Antarctica - São Paulo
Attendance: 10.116
Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique
Denílson  19'
Alex Mineiro  60'		 report (pt)  45+2' Índio
2008-05-25
18:10 (UTC-3)
 Portuguesa 1 – 1 Palmeiras Pacaembu - São Paulo
Attendance: 6.429
Referee: Sálvio Spinola Fagundes Filho
Diogo  59' report (pt)  20' David
2008-06-01
18:10 (UTC-3)
 Palmeiras 1 – 0 Atlético-PR Parque Antarctica - São Paulo
Attendance: 6.264
Referee: Giulliano Bozzano
Alex Mineiro  55' report (pt)
2008-06-08
16:00 (UTC-3)
 Sport 2 – 0 Palmeiras Ilha do Retiro - Recife
Attendance: 17.899
Referee: Jaílson Macedo Freitas
Luciano Henrique  59'
Roger  87'		 report (pt)
2008-06-12
20:30 (UTC-3)
 Palmeiras 5 – 2 Cruzeiro Parque Antarctica - São Paulo
Attendance: 6.272
Referee: Heber Roberto Lopes
Alex Mineiro  29',  87'
Valdivia  57'
Diego Souza  67'
Henrique  79'		 report (pt) Guilherme  16'
Charles  77'
2008-06-22
16:00 (UTC-3)
 Vasco 0 – 2 Palmeiras São Januário - Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5.348
Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simom
report (pt) Alex Mineiro  36'
Kléber  75'
2008-06-29
18:10 (UTC-3)
 Palmeiras 2 – 0 Náutico Parque Antarctica - São Paulo
Attendance: 14.186
Referee: Djalma José Beltrami Teixeira
Alex Mineiro  45'
Denílson  87'		 report (pt)
2008-07-06
16:00 (UTC-3)
 Atlético-MG 1 – 1 Palmeiras Mineirão - Minas Gerais
Attendance: 31.570
Referee: Evandro Rogério Roman
Eduardo  12' report (pt) Diego Souza  81'
2008-07-10
20:30 (UTC-3)
 Palmeiras – Figueirense Parque Antarctica - São Paulo
(pt)

Classification

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 = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

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