2013 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season

Palmeiras

2013 season
President	Paulo Nobre
Coach	Gilson Kleina
Stadium	Pacaembu
Série B	Champions
Campeonato Paulista	Quarter-finals
Copa Libertadores	Round of 16
Copa do Brasil	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Alan Kardec – 14 goals All: Leandro – 19 goals
Highest home attendance	36,452 (vs. Tijuana – 14 May)
Lowest home attendance	3,709 (vs. Atlético Sorocaba – 7 February)
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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The 2013 season was the 99th in Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras's history. It was the second time in history that Palmeiras played in the second division of the Campeonato Brasileiro. Palmeiras competed in the Brasileiro Serie B, Campeonato Paulista, the Copa Libertadores and the Copa do Brasil.

Key events

• December 10, 2012: Palmeiras made its first trade signing the defender Ayrton from Coritiba.^[1]
• December 13, 2012: Fernando Prass from Vasco signed with Palmeiras.^[2]
• January 21, 2013: General elections for president and vice president. Paulo Nobre was elected, defeating Decio Perin by 153 votes against 106.^[3]
• January 24, 2013: After great speculation, the Argentine Riquelme did not come to Palmeiras. Paulo Nobre, the new president, said that Palmeiras would not have enough money for such a luxury.^[4]
• February 5, 2013: Two more players were announced for a loan until the end of the season, defender Marcelo Oliveira and midfielder Charles, the two coming from the team Cruzeiro.^[5] In exchange Palmeiras sent forward Luan.^[6]
• February 7, 2013: One more player was announced, the forward Kléber coming on loan from the Portuguese team Porto until the end of the year.^[7]
• February 8, 2013: Hernán Barcos signed with Grêmio. Palmeiras had a debt with the LDU (US$ 750,000) which Grêmio then assumed. In return Palmeiras received four players: Vilson, Rondinelly, Léo Gago and Leandro coming from a loan. Only Vilson was to stay indefinitely, the other three would return to Grêmio at the end of the season.^[8]
• February 22, 2013: Palmeiras announced the sponsorship contract with Kia Motors would end after the Campeonato Paulista.^[9]
• March 27, 2013: Palmeiras suffered a humiliating defeat, 6–2 against Mirassol. This caused some outrage among fans who went to the club headquarters to protest for better results.^[10]
• April 4, 2013: Leandro was called up by Felipão for the Brazil national football team to play a friendly game against Bolivia.^[11] Brazil won the game 3–1, with Leandro scoring the last goal.^[12]
• April 16, 2013: Both Leandro and Henrique were called up for the Brazil national football team to play a friendly game against Chile on April 24.^[13]
• April 18, 2013: Even though they lost their last match of the group stage, Palmeiras still qualified in first place moving to the round of 16 in the 2013 Copa Libertadores^[14]
• April 24, 2013: WTorre (responsible for construction of Allianz Parque) announced the sale of "naming rights" to Allianz, a German company already associated with other stadiums.^[15]
• June 6, 2013: Palmeiras reached a sponsorship agreement with Allianz for two games, the first against Sport Recife on June 8 and the second against América de Natal on June 11.^[16]
• June 7, 2013: Palmeiras signed its first international player of the year, the Paraguayan William Mendieta from Club Libertad.^[17]
• July 5, 2013: The midfielder Sebastián Eguren signed a contract until December 2014. Eguren defended the Uruguay national team in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.^[18]
• August 21, 2013: The defender Henrique was called up by coach Felipão to compete in two friendly matches against Australia on September 7, and Portugal on September 10.^[19]
• October 26, 2013: After a 0–0 draw against São Caetano, Palmeiras secured its spot in the 2014 Série A.^[20]
• November 26, 2013: After some speculation coach Gilson Kleina renewed his contract for one more year.^[21][22]

Competitions

Campeonato Paulista

The Campeonato Paulista is the major championship of São Paulo state, involving teams from all over the state. Palmeiras debuted in the competition on January 20 against Bragantino. The last time Palmeiras won the competition was in 2008. In 2013 Palmeiras finished placing sixth after being eliminated on penalties in the round of 16 against Santos.

Standings

First round

  Win   Draw   Loss

Palmeiras v Bragantino

January 20 1	Palmeiras	0 – 0	Bragantino	São Paulo
17:00 (UTC−2)		Report	55' Malaquias  57' Rafael Defendi	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 10,617 Referee: Vinicius Furlan

Oeste v Palmeiras

January 23 2	Oeste	1 – 3	Palmeiras	São José do Rio Preto
19:30 (UTC−2)	Dezinho  8' Eduardo Luiz  53' Lelê  56' Serginho 63'	Report	20' Juninho 26' Barcos 32' Patrick Vieira  84' Maurício Ramos 89' Luan	Stadium: Teixeirão Attendance: 11,166 Referee: Rodrigo Braghetto

Palmeiras v Penapolense

January 27 3	Palmeiras	2 – 3	Penapolense	São Paulo
17:00 (UTC−2)	Ayrton 7',  43' Márcio Araújo  72' Henrique  76' Wendel  80' Luan 89'	Report	10' Guaru 14' Magrão  25' Fio  49' Neto  51'  53' Jaílton 75' Perez	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 7,543 Referee: Fábio Volpato Mendes

Palmeiras v São Bernardo

January 31 4	Palmeiras	3 – 0	São Bernardo	São Paulo
19:30 (UTC−2)	Barcos 32', 55' Valdivia 50',  69'	Report	36' Gleidson	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 5,313 Referee: Adriano Assis Miranda

XV de Piracicaba v Palmeiras

February 3 5	XV de Piracicaba	3 – 3	Palmeiras	Piracicaba
19:30 (UTC−2)	Márcio Diogo 2' Diguinho 74' Vinicius Bovi 81'	Report	38', 90+2' Henrique  42' Valdivia 52' Márcio Araújo  80' Ayrton	Stadium: Barão da Serra Negra Attendance: 8,496 Referee: Robério Pereira Pires

Palmeiras v Atlético Sorocaba

February 7 6	Palmeiras	2 – 0	Atlético Sorocaba	São Paulo
19:30 (UTC−2)	Márcio Araújo 6',  88' Henrique 31' Barcos  90+3'	Report	61' Marcelo Moretto	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 3,709 Referee: Marcelo Prieto Alfieri

Mogi Mirim v Palmeiras

February 10 7	Mogi Mirim	2 – 2	Palmeiras	Mogi Mirim
19:30 (UTC−2)	Roni 31', 69' Lucas Fonseca  33' João Paulo  68' Magal  84'	Report	3' João Denoni 11' Márcio Araújo  23' Wesley 77' Souza	Stadium: Romildo Ferreira Attendance: 4,288 Referee: Rodrigo Braghetto

Corinthians v Palmeiras

February 17 8	Corinthians	2 – 2	Palmeiras	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC−3)	Emerson 17',  69' Jorge Henrique  67' Romarinho 71',  71'	Report	16' Maurício Ramos 29' Vilson 53' Vinícius	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 34,010 Referee: Antonio Rogério Batista Do Prado

Palmeiras v União Barbarense

February 24 9	Palmeiras	1 – 0	União Barbarense	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC−3)	Marcelo Oliveira  35'  67' Leandro 81',  82'	Report	22' Itaqui  73' Bruno Pires  81' Edilson Azul  90+1' Juliano	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 19,128 Referee: Rodrigo Guarizo Ferreira Do Amaral

São Paulo v Palmeiras

March 10 11	São Paulo	0 – 0	Palmeiras	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC−3)	Douglas  25' Wellington  34' Lúcio  49' Luís Fabiano  56' Jádson  79'	Report	58' Patrick Vieira  61' Kléber  89' Weldinho	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 18,020 Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho

Palmeiras v Paulista

March 141 10	Palmeiras	2 – 1	Paulista	São Paulo
20:30 (UTC−3)	Dráusio 2' (o.g.) Marcelo Oliveira  7' Vilson 44'	Report	11' Marcelo Macedo  36'  58' Matheus Galdezani  45' Renato Ribeiro  46' Dráusio	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 5,301 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

São Caetano v Palmeiras

March 17 12	São Caetano	1 – 1	Palmeiras	São Caetano do Sul
16:00 (UTC−3)	Bruno Aguiar  27' Éder 40'	Report	48' Leandro  90' Maurício Ramos	Stadium: Anacleto Campanella Attendance: 2,360 Referee: Márcio Henrique de Gois

Palmeiras v Botafogo-SP

March 20 13	Palmeiras	2 – 0	Botafogo-SP	São Paulo
19:30 (UTC−3)	Leandro 5', 48' Charles  23' Léo Gago  65' Weldinho  77'	Report	50' Danilo Bueno  76' Petro Costa  79' André	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 4,160 Referee: Aurélio Santanna Martins

Palmeiras v Santos

March 24 14	Palmeiras	0 – 0	Santos	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC−3)	André Luiz  53'	Report	4' Renê Júnior	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 11,912 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza

Mirassol v Palmeiras

March 27 15	Mirassol	6 – 2	Palmeiras	Mirassol
19:30 (UTC−3)	Marcos Vinícius 1' (o.g.) Caion 9', 11' Leomir 39',  60' Medina 43' Camilo 45+1' Pio  55' Gustavo  57'	Report	22' Caio  23' Léo Gago 30' Ronny  42' André Luiz  62' Marcos Vinícius	Stadium: Campos Maia Attendance: 4,159 Referee: Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araujo

Palmeiras v Linense

March 30 16	Palmeiras	2 – 1	Linense	São Paulo
18:30 (UTC−3)	Leandro  25', 55' Léo Gago  62' Marcelo Oliveira 90'	Report	30', 60' Gilsinho  42' Fernandinho	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 5,151 Referee: Márcio Henrique de Gois

Ponte Preta v Palmeiras

April 7 17	Ponte Preta	1 – 2	Palmeiras	Campinas
16:00 (UTC−3)	Ramírez  18', 42' Ferron  29' Cléber  36'  88' William  53' Cicinho  64'	Report	3',  11' Tiago Real  16' Charles 72',  73' Leandro	Stadium: Moisés Lucarelli Attendance: 9,098 Referee: Luiz Vanderlei Martinucho

Palmeiras v Guarani

April 14 18	Palmeiras	4 – 1	Guarani	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC−3)	Léo Gago 11' João Denoni  25' Vilson 29',  77' Ayrton  52' Charles  85', 87' Ronny 90+1'	Report	18' Wellington Monteiro  58' Marquinhos 72' Everton  82' Montoya	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 7,911 Referee: Robério Pereira Pires

Ituano v Palmeiras

April 21 19	Ituano	2 – 1	Palmeiras	Itu
16:00 (UTC−3)	Leandro Silva  37' Fernando Gabriel 68' Marcão 90+3'	Report	39' João Denoni  67' Juninho 69' Tiago Real  82' Henrique  84' Léo Gago	Stadium: Novelli Júnior Attendance: 11,010 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Notes

• Note 1: Match postponed from the original date, March 3, due to scheduling conflicts.

Quarter-finals

Santos v Palmeiras

April 27	Santos	1 – 1 (4 – 2 p)	Palmeiras	Santos
16:15 (UTC−3)	Cícero 11' Renê Júnior  52' Neto  76'	Report	25' Henrique 83' Kléber  90+5' Wesley	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 14,172 Referee: Guilherme Ceretta de Lima
	Penalties
	Miralles Cícero Montillo Renê Júnior		Kléber Souza Wesley Leandro
Note: Wesley received a yellow card in penalty shoot-out.

Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Palmeiras	6	3	0	3	5	5	0	9
2	Tigre	6	3	0	3	9	10	−1	9
3	Libertad	6	2	2	2	10	9	+1	8
4	Sporting Cristal	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	8

Matches

Palmeiras v Sporting Cristal

February 14 1	Palmeiras	2 – 1	Sporting Cristal	São Paulo
22:00 (UTC−2)	Henrique 39' Vinícius  46' Wesley  63' Patrick Vieira 68'	Report	6' Cazulo  48' Chiroque 51' (pen.),  87' Lobatón  56' Penny	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 18,433 Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)

Libertad v Palmeiras

February 28 2	Libertad	2 – 0	Palmeiras	Asunción
19:15 (UTC−3)	Velázquez 10' Benítez 54'	Report	16' Maurício Ramos  34' Valdivia  55' Henrique  56' Weldinho  90+2' Vinícius	Stadium: Dr. Nicolás Léoz Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)

Tigre v Palmeiras

March 6 3	Tigre	1 – 0	Palmeiras	Victoria
19:45 (UTC−3)	Leguizamón  63' Galmarini  89' Peñalba 90+4',  90+5'	Report	6' Kléber  63'  87' Vilson  90' Patrick Vieira	Stadium: José Dellagiovanna Referee: Omar Ponce (Ecuador)

Palmeiras v Tigre

April 2 4	Palmeiras	2 – 0	Tigre	São Paulo
21:30 (UTC−3)	Caio 18' Charles 52'	Report	34' Donatti  56' Paparatto  58' Orban  82' Botta  90+4' Ferreira	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 20,161 Referee: Patricio Polic (Chile)

Palmeiras v Libertad

April 11 5	Palmeiras	1 – 0	Libertad	São Paulo
19:15 (UTC−3)	Souza  9' Wesley  43'  61' Charles 53' Henrique  76'	Report	5' Aquino  39' Guiñazú  43' Moreira	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 35,511 Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)

Sporting Cristal v Palmeiras

April 18 6	Sporting Cristal	1 – 0	Palmeiras	Callao
19:45 (UTC−3)	Cazulo  47' Ávila 48' Valverde  51'	Report	67' Emerson  71' Charles  86' Maikon Leite	Stadium: Miguel Grau Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

Knockout stages

Round of 16

Tijuana v Palmeiras

April 30 First leg	Tijuana	0 – 0	Palmeiras	Tijuana
22:30 (UTC−3)	Aguilar  18' Pellerano  33' Gandolfi  53'	Report	34' Charles  87' Marcelo Oliveira	Stadium: Caliente Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)

Palmeiras v Tijuana

May 14 Second leg	Palmeiras	1 – 2 (1–2 agg.)	Tijuana	São Paulo
22:00 (UTC−3)	Tiago Real  9' Charles  20' Kléber  42' Souza 61' (pen.) Henrique  90+3'	Report	21' Castillo  22'  83' Aguilar 26',  45+4' Riascos  31' Ruiz  45+1' Núñez  47', 51' Arce	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 36,452 Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Standings

Matches

Schedule released on March 25, 2013.^[23] The games had a break during the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, which was held between June and July in Brazil. Six rounds were played before the stoppage.

Palmeiras v Atlético Goianiense

May 25 1	Palmeiras	1 – 0	Atlético Goianiense	Itu1
16:20 (UTC−3)	Henrique  34' Tiago Real 51' Ronny  85'	Report	23' João Paulo  29' Ernandes	Stadium: Novelli Júnior Attendance: 4,480 Referee: Felipe Gomes da Silva (Rio de Janeiro)

ASA v Palmeiras

May 28 2	ASA	0 – 3	Palmeiras	Arapiraca
21:50 (UTC−3)	Lúcio Maranhão  51' Fabiano  80'	Report	7' Kléber 21' Juninho 42' Tiago Real  79' Leandro	Stadium: Fumeirão Attendance: 9,402 Referee: Cláudio Francisco Lima e Silva (Sergipe)

Palmeiras v América Mineiro

June 1 3	Palmeiras	0 – 1	América Mineiro	Itu1
16:20 (UTC−3)	Leandro  88'	Report	37',  84' Nikão  54' Danilo  58' Willians  90+1' Matheus	Stadium: Novelli Júnior Attendance: 7,747 Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves (Espírito Santo)

Palmeiras v Avaí

June 4 4	Palmeiras	2 – 1	Avaí	Itu1
19:30 (UTC−3)	Leandro 3' Charles  50' Ronny 74',  75' Caio  76'	Report	20' Márcio Diogo  40' Julinho  59' Cléber Santana  84' Leandro Silva	Stadium: Novelli Júnior Attendance: 5,792 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro)

Sport Recife v Palmeiras

June 8 5	Sport Recife	1 – 0	Palmeiras	Recife
16:20 (UTC−3)	Marcelo Cordeiro  38' Rithely  72' Nunes  85', 90+3'	Report	35' Leandro  70' Ayrton  90+4' Henrique  45+' Márcio Araújo	Stadium: Ilha do Retiro Attendance: 21,726 Referee: Wagner Reway (Mato Grosso)
Note: Márcio Araújo received a red card after the end of the game per claim after the goal.

América de Natal v Palmeiras

June 11 6	América de Natal	0 – 2	Palmeiras	Ceará-Mirim
21:50 (UTC−3)	Márcio Passos  17' Cascata  79'	Report	27' Vinícius  45' Tiago Real  62' Maurício Ramos  71' Ayrton 90+2' Fernandinho	Stadium: Barretão Attendance: 4,632 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro (Minas Gerais)

Palmeiras v Oeste

July 6 7	Palmeiras	4 – 0	Oeste	Presidente Prudente1
16:20 (UTC−3)	Leandro 6', 37' Charles 66', 82' Mendieta  84'	Report	20' Piauí  43' Everton Dias	Stadium: Prudentão Attendance: 7,542 Referee: Antonio Rogério Batista do Prado (São Paulo)

Palmeiras v ABC

July 12 8	Palmeiras	4 – 1	ABC	São Paulo
21:00 (UTC−3)	Wesley 19' Luis Felipe 23' Henrique  38' Vinícius 62' (pen.) Serginho 75'	Report	33' Bileu  51' Flávio Boaventura 90+1' Gilcimar	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 22,488 Referee: Antonio Denival de Morais (Paraná)

Figueirense v Palmeiras

July 20 9	Figueirense	2 – 3	Palmeiras	Florianópolis
16:20 (UTC−3)	Ricardinho  26' Rafael Costa 31' André Rocha  37'  71' Nem  49' Ricardo Bueno 76'	Report	56' Vinícius  68' Alan Kardec 72' André Luiz  74', 87' Valdivia  81' Ananias	Stadium: Orlando Scarpelli Attendance: 9,989 Referee: Marcos Gomes da Penha (Espírito Santo)

Guaratinguetá v Palmeiras

July 27 10	Guaratinguetá	1 – 1	Palmeiras	Guaratinguetá
16:20 (UTC−3)	Murilo  3' Ruan  43'  63' Júlio César  44' Douglas Tanque 47' Giovanni  83'	Report	10' Charles 19' Leandro  44' Valdivia  69' André Luiz  84' Luis Felipe  88'  90+1' Ronny	Stadium: Dario Rodrigues Leite Attendance: 10,315 Referee: Vinicius Furlan (São Paulo)

Palmeiras v Icasa

July 30 11	Palmeiras	4 – 0	Icasa	São Paulo
21:50 (UTC−3)	Henrique  23' Vinícius 37' (pen.) Alan Kardec  70', 77', 90+1' Wesley 84'	Report	29' Luiz Otávio  45' Chapinha  46' Radamés	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 12,890 Referee: Eduardo Tomaz de Aquino Valadão (Goiás)

Palmeiras v Bragantino

August 2 12	Palmeiras	2 – 1	Bragantino	São Paulo
19:30 (UTC−3)	Luis Felipe  22' Alan Kardec 41' Valdivia 62' Charles  73' Fernando Prass  85'	Report	12' Diego Macedo  29'  69' Elias  32' Léo Jaime  75' Geandro 88' Kadu	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 20,604 Referee: Guilherme Ceretta de Lima (São Paulo)

São Caetano v Palmeiras

August 6 13	São Caetano	1 – 2	Palmeiras	São Caetano do Sul
19:30 (UTC−3)	Geovane 23' Pirão  56'	Report	55' Alan Kardec 59' Henrique	Stadium: Anacleto Campanella Attendance: 3,960 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues Guerra (São Paulo)

Palmeiras v Paraná

August 10 14	Palmeiras	2 – 1	Paraná	São Paulo
16:20 (UTC−3)	Leandro  38' Juninho 59' Alan Kardec  66' Wesley 71' Valdivia  77' Mendieta  81' Eguren  88'	Report	17' (o.g.) Charles  25' Paulinho  37' Reinaldo  50' Ricardo Conceição  80' Alex Alves	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 31,823 Referee: Antonio Frederico de Carvalho Schneider (Rio de Janeiro)

Joinville v Palmeiras

August 13 15	Joinville	0 – 1	Palmeiras	Joinville
21:50 (UTC−3)	Lima  53'	Report	5' Mendieta  15' Ananias	Stadium: Arena Joinville Attendance: 16,680 Referee: Fabrício Neves Corrêa (Rio Grande do Sul)

Palmeiras v Paysandu

August 17 16	Palmeiras	3 – 2	Paysandu	São Paulo
16:20 (UTC−3)	Leandro  36', 90+4' Alan Kardec 73' Wesley  79' Mendieta 84'	Report	14',  26' Pablo  36' Djalma 65' Yago Pikachu  67' Marcelo  77' Vanderson  79' Fábio Sanches	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 18,850 Referee: Gilberto Rodrigues Castro Junior (Pernambuco)

Boa Esporte v Palmeiras

August 24 17	Boa Esporte	1 – 0	Palmeiras	Varginha
16:20 (UTC−3)	Fernando Karanga 2' Petros  22' Marcelinho Paraíba  76'	Report	30' Eguren  58' Charles	Stadium: Melão Attendance: 9,789 Referee: Grazianni Maciel Rocha (Rio de Janeiro)
Note: Henrique the team captain in this match used the jersey number 99, celebrating 99 years of Palmeiras.

Ceará v Palmeiras

August 31 18	Ceará	2 – 2	Palmeiras	Fortaleza
21:00 (UTC−3)	Magno Alves 24' João Marcos  48' Marcos 65' Rogerinho  76'	Report	5', 70' Leandro 43' Alan Kardec  53' Valdivia  63' Wesley	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 48,960 Referee: Alício Pena Júnior (Minas Gerais)

Palmeiras v Chapecoense

September 3 19	Palmeiras	0 – 0	Chapecoense	São Paulo
21:50 (UTC−3)	Alan Kardec  68'	Report	38' Tiago Luís  50' Danilinho  89' Rafael Lima	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 9,424 Referee: Arilson Bispo da Anunciação (Bahia)

Atlético Goianiense v Palmeiras

September 7 20	Atlético Goianiense	1 – 3	Palmeiras	Itumbiara
18:15 (UTC−3)	Artur  72' Ricardo Jesus 83'	Report	12', 15' (pen.) Alan Kardec  76' Tiago Alves 78' Leandro	Stadium: Estádio JK Attendance: 22,691 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima (Rio Grande do Sul)

Palmeiras v ASA

September 10 21	Palmeiras	3 – 0	ASA	São Paulo
19:30 (UTC−3)	Leandro  8' Alan Kardec 36' Wesley 49' Serginho 79'	Report	8' Glaybson  33' Gilson  43' Tiago Garça  86' Reinaldo	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 9,765 Referee: Wagner dos Santos Rosa (Rio de Janeiro)

América Mineiro v Palmeiras

September 14 22	América Mineiro	1 – 1	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
16:20 (UTC−3)	Leandro 21' Jaílton  81' Matheus  88'	Report	12',  59' Leandro  88' Alan Kardec  90+3' Vilson	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 6,431 Referee: Cláudio Mercante Júnior (Pernambuco)

Avaí v Palmeiras

September 17 23	Avaí	2 – 4	Palmeiras	Florianópolis
21:50 (UTC−3)	Márcio Diogo 14' Anderson Uchoa  28' Eduardo Costa  33' Luciano 66' Héracles  75' Marquinhos  80'	Report	2' Wendel  23', 37' Valdivia  25', 69' Mendieta  35' Henrique 81' Vinícius 88' Eguren	Stadium: Ressacada Attendance: 7,852 Referee: Felipe Gomes da Silva (Paraná)

Palmeiras v Sport Recife

September 21 24	Palmeiras	2 – 1	Sport Recife	São Paulo
16:20 (UTC−3)	Wesley 1', 53',  66'	Report	39', 80' Rithely  51' Pereira  60'  65' Tobi  84' Felipe Azevedo	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 21,054 Referee: Célio Amorim (Santa Catarina)

Palmeiras v América de Natal

September 28 25	Palmeiras	0 – 0	América de Natal	São Paulo
16:20 (UTC−3)	Vilson  53' Alan Kardec  90+1'	Report	31' Adriano Pardal  40' Andrey  52' Edson Rocha  69' Tiago Adan	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 19,642 Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira (Minas Gerais)

Oeste v Palmeiras

October 1 26	Oeste	0 – 2	Palmeiras	São José do Rio Preto
21:50 (UTC−3)	Everton Dias  1' Jheimy  19' Piauí  21' Fernando Leal  68' Adriano  73'	Report	15',  65'  68' Leandro  52' Valdivia  74' Charles 90+2' Serginho  90+3' Henrique	Stadium: Teixeirão Attendance: 19,133 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza (São Paulo)

ABC v Palmeiras

October 5 27	ABC	3 – 2	Palmeiras	Natal
16:20 (UTC−3)	Gilmar 8',  53' Flávio Boaventura  21' Edson  28' Rodrigo Silva 39' (pen.) Lino 71'	Report	24' Alan Kardec  28', 31' Vilson  39' Marcelo Oliveira	Stadium: Frasqueirão Attendance: 15,636 Referee: Marcos Gomes da Penha (Espírito Santo)

Palmeiras v Figueirense

October 8 28	Palmeiras	4 – 0	Figueirense	Londrina2
19:30 (UTC−3)	Alan Kardec 5' (pen.), 52' Charles  45+1' Mendieta 48' (pen.) Wesley  50' Serginho 83'	Report	33' William  37' Rodrigo  47' Douglas Marques  90+1' Nem	Stadium: Estádio do Café Attendance: 16,454 Referee: Edivaldo Elias da Silva (Paraná)

Palmeiras v Guaratinguetá

October 11 29	Palmeiras	1 – 0	Guaratinguetá	Londrina2
21:50 (UTC−3)	Mendieta  14' Vilson 45' Charles  84'	Report	1' Júlio César  35' Bruno Formigoni  41' Wendel  83' Pedro Paulo	Stadium: Estádio do Café Attendance: 17,120 Referee: Antonio Rogério Batista do Prado (São Paulo)

Icasa v Palmeiras

October 15 30	Icasa	1 – 0	Palmeiras	Juazeiro do Norte
21:50 (UTC−3)	Luiz Otávio  29' Juninho Potiguar 30' Gilmak  39' Guto  50' Chapinha  68' Luis Gustavo  90+4'	Report	52' Luís Felipe  90+1' Juninho	Stadium: Romeirão Attendance: 10,490 Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves (Espírito Santo)

Bragantino v Palmeiras

October 19 31	Bragantino	0 – 2	Palmeiras	Bragança Paulista
16:20 (UTC−3)	Robertinho  50' Geandro  63' Leandro Santos  66' Guilherme Mattis  68' Preto  80'	Report	27' Alan Kardec  36'  51' Leandro 90+2' Wesley	Stadium: Nabi Abi Chedid Attendance: 6,205 Referee: André Luiz de Freitas Castro (Goiás)

Palmeiras v São Caetano

October 26 32	Palmeiras	0 – 0	São Caetano	São Paulo
16:20 (UTC−2)	Luis Felipe  80'	Report	45+1' Bruno Aguiar  56' Anselmo  58' Samuel Xavier	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 33,478 Referee: Wilson Seneme (São Paulo)

Paraná v Palmeiras

November 2 33	Paraná	1 – 1	Palmeiras	Curitiba
16:20 (UTC−2)	Ricardo Conceição  25' Henrique Avila  54' Edson Sitta 83'	Report	19' Eguren  46' Henrique  55' Alan Kardec  64' Marcelo Oliveira 88' Leandro	Stadium: Vila Capanema Attendance: 13,173 Referee: Francisco Carlos Nascimento (Alagoas)

Palmeiras v Joinville

November 9 34	Palmeiras	3 – 0	Joinville	São Paulo
16:20 (UTC−2)	Leandro 22',  45'  54' Juninho 69' Serginho 87',  88'	Report	13' Eduardo  73' Clebinho  90' Sandro	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 12,741 Referee: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá (Rio de Janeiro)

Paysandu v Palmeiras

November 12 35	Paysandu	1 – 0	Palmeiras	Belém
21:50 (UTC−2)	Yago Pikachu 58' Vanderson  75'	Report	28' André Luiz  90+2'  90+2' Henrique	Stadium: Mangueirão Attendance: 33,248 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)

Palmeiras v Boa Esporte

November 16 36	Palmeiras	3 – 0	Boa Esporte	São Paulo
16:20 (UTC−2)	Wendel  24' Felipe Menezes 28' Leandro 56' Alan Kardec  56' Juninho 76' Charles  82'	Report	18' Marcelinho Paraíba  18' Betinho  22' Vinícius Hess  59' Ciro Sena  81' Moisés	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 19,216 Referee: Edivaldo Elias da Silva (Paraná)

Palmeiras v Ceará

November 23 37	Palmeiras	4 – 1	Ceará	Campo Grande
17:20 (UTC−2)	Eguren 30' Charles 59' Alan Kardec 63' Leandro 79'	Report	19' Magno Alves  24' Thiago Humberto  26' Ricardinho  60' Vicente	Stadium: Morenão Attendance: 7,121 Referee: Márcio Chagas da Silva (Rio Grande do Sul)

Chapecoense v Palmeiras

November 30 38	Chapecoense	1 – 0	Palmeiras	Chapecó
16:20 (UTC−2)	Athos  25' Bruno Rangel 44' (pen.) Glaydson  57' Fabinho Gaúcho  65' Wanderson  83' Nenén  87'	Report	28' Wendel  43' Juninho	Stadium: Arena Condá Attendance: 9,251 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro)

Notes

• Note 1: Palmeiras was punished with the loss of four home field matches because of incidents involving their fans in the match against Botafogo in Araraquara last year.
• Note 2: Palmeiras was again punished by Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva because of fights in the Dario Rodrigues Leite stadium in Guaratinguetá during the 10th round of the competition.^[24]

Copa do Brasil

The table for the competition was released on February 4, 2013.^[25] Palmeiras was the title holder. The team entered in the Round of 16. The draw for the round of 16 was held on August 6, 2013.^[26]

Round of 16

Palmeiras v Atlético Paranaense

August 21 1st leg	Palmeiras	1 – 0	Atlético Paranaense	São Paulo
19:30 (UTC−3)	Vilson 3' Mendieta  55' Eguren  84' Alan Kardec  85'	Report	45' Zezinho  57' Jonas  86' Éverton	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 21,935 Referee: André Luiz de Freitas Castro (Goiás)

Atlético Paranaense v Palmeiras

August 28 2nd leg	Atlético Paranaense	3 – 0 (3–1 agg.)	Palmeiras	Curitiba
21:50 (UTC−3)	Éderson 33', 77' Léo  50' Paulo Baier 66' Zezinho  90+2'	Report	67' Henrique  85' Fernandinho	Stadium: Vila Capanema Attendance: 10,789 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro (Minas Gerais)

Players

Squad information

As of November 30, 2013

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRA Bruno 3 DF  BRA Henrique 5 MF  URU Sebastián Eguren 6 DF  BRA Juninho 8 FW  PAR Mendieta 10 MF  CHI Jorge Valdivia 11 MF  BRA Wesley 13 MF  BRA Wendel 14 FW  BRA Alan Kardec (on loan from Benfica) 15 DF  BRA Vilson 16 DF  BRA Fernandinho 17 MF  BRA Ronny 18 MF  BRA Márcio Araújo 19 FW  BRA Vinícius 20 MF  BRA Serginho (on loan from Oeste) 25 GK  BRA Fernando Prass 26 DF  BRA Marcelo Oliveira (on loan from Cruzeiro)

No. Pos. Nation Player 27 MF  BRA Ananias (on loan from Cruzeiro) 28 MF  BRA Charles (on loan from Cruzeiro) 29 FW  BRA Caio 30 MF  BRA Bruno Dybal 31 DF  BRA Léo Gago (on loan from Grêmio) 33 DF  BRA André Luiz 36 DF  BRA Tiago Alves 37 FW  BRA Rondinelly 38 FW  BRA Leandro (on loan from Grêmio) 40 MF  BRA Felipe Menezes (on loan from Benfica) 41 DF  BRA Thiago Martins 42 DF  BRA Luis Felipe 44 DF  BRA Bruno Oliveira 47 GK  BRA Fábio 49 MF  BRA Edilson 50 MF  BRA Renatinho – DF  BRA Victor Luis

Libertadores squad

Palmeiras sent the list of 30 players to CONMEBOL to play the Libertadores.^[27]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRA Bruno 2 DF  BRA Ayrton 3 DF  BRA Henrique 4 DF  BRA Maurício Ramos 5 MF  BRA João Denoni 6 DF  BRA Juninho 7 FW  BRA Maikon Leite 8 MF  BRA Souza 9 FW  BRA Kléber 10 MF  CHI Jorge Valdivia 11 MF  BRA Wesley 12 DF  BRA André Luiz 13 MF  BRA Wendel 14 DF  BRA Luiz Gustavo 15 DF  BRA Vilson

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  BRA Leandro Amaro 17 MF  BRA Ronny 18 MF  BRA Márcio Araújo 19 FW  BRA Vinícius 20 MF  BRA Serginho 21 MF  BRA Patrick Vieira 22 DF  BRA Weldinho 23 MF  BRA Tiago Real 24 GK  BRA Raphael Alemão 25 GK  BRA Fernando Prass 26 DF  BRA Marcelo Oliveira 27 FW  BRA Emerson 28 MF  BRA Charles 29 FW  BRA Caio 30 MF  BRA Bruno Dybal

Note: For the knockout stages Palmeiras made two changes in the Libertadores squad: André Luiz replaced Marcos Vinícus and Serginho replaced Edilson.^[28]

Transfers

In

P	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Source
DF		Ayrton	27	Coritiba	Signed	[1]
GK		Fernando Prass	34	Vasco	Signed	[2]
MF		Souza	24	Náutico	Loan return	[29]
MF		Wendel	31	Ponte Preta	Loan return	[29]
MF		Marcelo Oliveira	25	Cruzeiro	Loan	[5]
DF		Charles	27	Cruzeiro	Loan	[5]
MF		Ronny	21	Figueirense	Sign	[30]
FW		Kléber	22	Porto	Loan	[7]
DF		Vilson	24	Grêmio	Sign	[8]
FW		Rondinelly	22	Grêmio	Sign	[8]
DF		Léo Gago	29	Grêmio	Loan	[8]
FW		Leandro	19	Grêmio	Loan	[8]
DF		Weldinho	22	Corinthians	Sign	[31]
DF		André Luiz	33	Nancy	Sign	[32]
MF		Serginho	22	Oeste	Loan	[33]
DF		Tiago Alves	28	Mogi Mirim	Sign	[34]
MF		Ananias	24	Cruzeiro	Loan	[35]
FW		Mendieta	24	Libertad	Sign	[17]
FW		Alan Kardec	24	Benfica	Loan	[36]
DF		Thiago Martins	18	Mogi Mirim	Sign	[37]
MF		Felipe Menezes	25	Benfica	Sign	[38]
MF		Sebastián Eguren	32	Libertad	Sign	[18]

Out

P	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Source
DF		Leandro	33	Cabofriense	Out of contract	[39]
MF		João Vitor	24	None	Out of contract	[39]
MF		Daniel Carvalho	29	None	Out of contract	[39]
FW		Betinho	25	None	Out of contract	[39]
FW		Obina	29	Shandong Luneng	Loan return	[39]
DF		Adalberto Román	25	LDU de Quito	Out of contract	[39]
DF		Thiago Heleno	24	None	Out of contract	[39]
DF		Artur	28	São Caetano	Loan return	[39]
MF		Corrêa	31	Portuguesa	Out of contract	[39]
DF		Luis Felipe	19	Penapolense	Loan	[39]
FW		Daniel Lovinho	23	Linense	Loan	[39]
GK		Carlos	22	None	Undefined	[39]
GK		Pegorari	21	None	Undefined	[39]
DF		Leandro Amaro	26	Avaí	Loan	[40]
DF		Wellington	21	None	Undefined	[39]
DF		Fabinho Capixaba	29	None	Undefined	[39]
DF		Gerley	22	Ceará	Loan	[41]
MF		Tinga	22	Figueirense	Loan	[42]
MF		Patrik	22	Gangwon FC	Loan	[43]
FW		Tadeu	26	None	Undefined	[39]
MF		Marcos Assunção	36	Santos	Out of contract	[44]
FW		Mazinho	25	Vissel Kobe	Loan	[45]
FW		Luan	24	Cruzeiro	Loan	[6]
FW		Hernán Barcos	28	Grêmio	Sign	[8]
MF		Souza	25	Cruzeiro	Sign	[35]
DF		Maurício Ramos	28	Al Sharjah	Loan	[46]
FW		Chico	20	Santo André	Loan	[47]
MF		Patrik	22	Sport	Loan	[48]
MF		João Denoni	19	Oeste	Loan	[49]
FW		Emerson	22	Oeste	Loan	[49]
DF		Leandro Amaro	27	Náutico	Loan	[50]
FW		Maikon Leite	24	Náutico	Loan	[51]
MF		Tiago Real	24	Náutico	Loan	[52]
DF		Weldinho	22	Sporting	Loan	[52]
MF		Diego Souza	20	Oeste	Loan	[53]
MF		Patrick Vieira	21	Yokohama FC	Loan	[54]
DF		Ayrton	28	Vitória	Loan	[55]
DF		Luiz Gustavo	19	Vitória	Loan	[56]
DF		Marcos Vinícius	22	Rio Claro	Loan	[57]