2014 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season

Palmeiras

2014 season
President	Paulo Nobre
Coach	Gilson Kleina (Until May 8) Alberto Valentim (May 8–July 1) (Interim) Ricardo Gareca (After the World Cup–September 1) Alberto Valentim (September 1–September 4) (Interim) Dorival Júnior (September 3–December 8)
Stadium	Pacaembu Allianz Parque
Série A	16th
Campeonato Paulista	Semifinal
Copa do Brasil	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Henrique (16 goals) All: Henrique (18 goals)
Highest home attendance	35,939 (vs. Sport – November 19)
Lowest home attendance	4,897 (vs. Vilhena – April 2)
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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The 2014 season was the 100th in Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras existence. This season marked the Palmeiras return to the top flight of Brazilian football after being promoted from 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. Palmeiras also competed in the state league, Campeonato Paulista, and Copa do Brasil.

Key events

• November 26, 2013: After some speculation, coach Gilson Kleina's contract was renewed for one more year.^[1][2]
• December 14, 2013: First sign for the 2014 season, the forward Rodolfo, age 20, scored 24 goals in 27 matches for the Rio Claro in the 2013 U-20 Campeonato Paulista.^[3]
• December 30, 2013: The second sign for the 2014 season, is the midfielder França coming from loan from the German team Hannover 96.^[4]
• January 9, 2014: The 2002 FIFA World Cup winner with Brazil the defender Lúcio signed with Palmeiras for 2 years.^[5] At the same day Palmeiras announced other defender, the Uruguyan Mauricio Victorino who defended Uruguay in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^[6]
• January 24, 2014: The midfielder Bruno César signs a loan from Saudi side Al-Ahli until December 2014.^[7]
• February 21, 2014: Valdivia is called up by Jorge Sampaoli the Chile national football team coach for the friendly against Germany on March 5.^[8] Chile lost match, 1–0 on a goal scored by Mario Götze. Valdivia played the last 15 minutes of the match.^[9]
• March 6, 2014: After beating Portuguesa by 1–0, Palmeiras is the first team to reach the Campeonato Paulista Quarterfinals.^[10]
• March 23, 2014: Palmeiras finishes Campeonato Paulista first phase with a 2–1 loss for Santos. With this, Palmeiras has the second best campaign overall.^[11]
• April 14, 2014: After the end of the Campeonato Paulista, three Palmeiras players were awarded: Alan Kardec best forward,^[12] Lúcio best defender^[13] and Fernando Prass best goalkeeper.^[14]
• April 28, 2014: In an interview the Palmeiras President Paulo Nobre said the team top goalscorer at that moment Alan Kardec is leaving Palmeiras for rivals São Paulo. The team and Kardec had problems with negotiation to renew his contract and the São Paulo offered more money for the player.^[15]
• May 8, 2014: The head coach Gilson Kleina was sacked after the loss to Sampaio Corrêa and the sequence of bad results.^[16]
• May 21, 2014: After some negotiations, Palmeiras announced the Argentinean Ricardo Gareca as a new coach.^[17] Gareca is the sixth Argentinean coach in the Palmeiras history.
• July 15, 2014: One of the latest Palmeiras idols Jorge Valdivia is leaving the team,^[18] the destination of the Chilean is the Fujairah SC from United Arab Emirates.^[19] But after some disagreements the transfers was canceled. Valdivia said the reason for the transfer be canceled because the team owners said "it was a lot of money, and this could be used to build hospitals and schools".^[20]
• September 1, 2014: After only three months, head coach Ricardo Gareca was sacked after a bad sequence of results. Gareca's record was four wins, one draw and eight losses.^[21] Alberto Valentim assumed the team, as an interim coach.^[22]
• September 3, 2014: Dorival Júnior signed as a new head coach.^[23]
• November 6, 2014: CBF confirmed that Palmeiras's first match in Allianz Parque would be against Sport on November 19.^[24] The stadium was under construction since 2010.
• December 8, 2014: Dorival Júnior was fired at the end of the season.^[25]

Players

Squad information

As of October 4, 2014.

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  ARG Fernando Tobio 3 DF  BRA Lúcio 5 MF  URU Sebastián Eguren 6 DF  BRA Juninho 8 MF  PAR William Mendieta 9 FW  ARG Jonathan Cristaldo 10 MF  CHI Jorge Valdivia 11 MF  BRA Wesley 13 DF  BRA Wendel 14 FW  ARG Pablo Mouche 17 FW  BRA Diogo 18 MF  BRA Felipe Menezes 19 FW  BRA Henrique 20 MF  ARG Agustín Allione 21 MF  BRA Patrick Vieira 22 GK  BRA Deola 23 MF  BRA Renato 25 GK  BRA Fernando Prass 26 DF  BRA Marcelo Oliveira (on loan from Cruzeiro) 27 FW  BRA Mazinho

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 DF  URU Mauricio Victorino (on loan from Cruzeiro) 29 FW  BRA Rodolfo 30 MF  BRA Bruno César (on loan from Al-Ahli) 31 MF  BRA Bernardo (on loan from Vasco da Gama) 32 DF  BRA Weldinho 33 MF  BRA Washington (on loan from Penapolense) 34 DF  BRA Wellington 35 DF  BRA Victor Luis 36 GK  BRA Jailson 37 MF  BRA Bruninho 38 FW  BRA Leandro 41 DF  BRA Thiago Martins 43 DF  BRA Gabriel Dias 44 DF  BRA Léo Cunha 45 FW  BRA Érik 47 GK  BRA Fábio 48 GK  BRA Vinicius 49 MF  BRA Juninho 53 DF  BRA Nathan 54 DF  BRA João Pedro

Competitions

Overview

Friendlies

Pre-season

Palmeiras v Red Bull Brasil

January 11	Palmeiras	0–2	Red Bull Brasil	Itu
		Report	?' ?'	Stadium: Spa Sport

Palmeiras v União Barbarense

January 15	Palmeiras	4–1	União Barbarense	Itu
17:00 (UTC–2)	Tiago Alves 17' Diogo 41' Alan Kardec 61' Felipe Menezes ?'	Report	? ?'	Stadium: Spa Sport

Copa EuroAmericana

The Copa EuroAmericana is a friendly tournament created by DirecTV that take place in South America and North America on 20 July – 2 August 2014.^[26] Thirteen teams from CONMEBOL, CONCACAF and UEFA participate in it.^[27][28] Palmeiras will play only one match in the tournament.^[29]

Palmeiras v Fiorentina

July 30	Palmeiras	2–1	Fiorentina	São Paulo
21:50 (UTC–3)	Victor Luis 13' Leandro 35'	Report	Pasqual  31' Rossi 72' Pizarro  90'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 20,285 Referee: Raphael Claus (São Paulo)

Campeonato Paulista

Standings

First stage

In the first stage, the teams played in a group with all of the clubs of other groups in a single round, qualifying for the quarter-final the 2 teams with the most points won this stage in each of the groups.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Palmeiras v Linense

January 18 1	Palmeiras	2–1	Linense	São Paulo
17:00 (UTC–2)	Renato  22' Mazinho 58' Alan Kardec 67'	Report	Anselmo 35' Tobi  45+1' Alex Moraes  57' Thiago Santos  86' Marcelo  87'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 10,717 Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho

Comercial v Palmeiras

January 23 2	Comercial	0–2	Palmeiras	Ribeirão Preto
21:00 (UTC–2)	Marcus Winícius  58'	Report	Juninho 13' Wesley 37'	Stadium: Palma Travassos Attendance: 8,815 Referee: Welton Orlando Wohnrath

Atlético Sorocaba v Palmeiras

January 26 3	Atlético Sorocaba	1–4	Palmeiras	Sorocaba
17:00 (UTC–2)	Ewerthon 13' Kasado  23' Montoya  33' Fabão  54' Boquita  83'	Report	Valdivia 21',  54' Marcelo Oliveira  45+2' Leandro 66' Juninho 75' Wesley 90+2'	Stadium: Walter Ribeiro Attendance: 11,218 Referee: Cássio Luiz Zancopé

Palmeiras v Penapolense

January 30 4	Palmeiras	1–0	Penapolense	São Paulo
19:30 (UTC–2)	Juninho  9' Leandro  11' Wendel  42' Marquinhos Gabriel 65' Serginho  83'	Report	Heleno  3'  41' Gualberto  19' Rodrigo Biro  52'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 12,380 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues da Souza

Palmeiras v São Paulo

February 2 5	Palmeiras	2–0	São Paulo	São Paulo
17:00 (UTC–2)	Valdivia 23' Leandro  55' Alan Kardec 78' (pen.)	Report	Rodrigo Caio  57' Luís Fabiano  62' Álvaro Pereira  76'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 23,694 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

XV de Piracicaba v Palmeiras

February 5 6	XV de Piracicaba	1–2	Palmeiras	Piracicaba
22:00 (UTC–2)	Jonathan Cafu 32' Danilinho  67' Macena  76'	Report	Alan Kardec 14' (pen.) Wellington  73' Lúcio  76' França 84',  84' Juninho  87'	Stadium: Barão da Serra Negra Attendance: 11,042 Referee: Vinicius Furlan

Palmeiras v Audax

February 9 7	Palmeiras	1–1	Audax	São Paulo
17:00 (UTC–2)	Wellington  44' Mendieta 78'	Report	Caion  44' Denilson 52' Camacho  66' Carlos Magno  75'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 14,281 Referee: Rodrigo Guarizo Ferreira do Amaral

Corinthians v Palmeiras

February 16 8	Corinthians	1–1	Palmeiras	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC–3)	Jádson  12' Romarinho 60' Guilherme  74' Guerrero  90+1'	Report	Valdivia  16' Leandro  58' Alan Kardec 82' Lúcio  85' Mendieta  89'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 23,317 Referee: Raphael Claus

Palmeiras v Ituano

February 19 9	Palmeiras	1–0	Ituano	São Paulo
22:00 (UTC–3)	França  58' Alan Kardec 87',  90'	Report	Josa  8' Dener  58'  78' Dick  66' Jackson Caucaia  90'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 6,947 Referee: Wilson Seneme

Botafogo–SP v Palmeiras

February 23 10	Botafogo–SP	3–1	Palmeiras	Ribeirão Preto
18:30 (UTC–3)	Mike 20' Camilo 33' Marcelo Macedo 38' (pen.) Gilvan  62' Alex Silva  81'  86'	Report	Valdivia 24' (pen.),  81' William Matheus  37' Bruno César  74' França  90+2'	Stadium: Santa Cruz Attendance: 16,373 Referee: Robério Pereira Pires

Palmeiras v São Bernardo

February 27 11	Palmeiras	2–0	São Bernardo	São Paulo
19:30 (UTC–3)	Alan Kardec 24' Valdivia 55',  85'	Report	Luciano Castán  31'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 6,742 Referee: Aurélio Santanna Martins

Palmeiras v Portuguesa

March 6 12	Palmeiras	1–0	Portuguesa	São Paulo
19:30 (UTC–3)	Eguren  13' Juninho 48',  88' Lúcio  56'	Report	Henrique  50' Rondinelly  55' Willian Magrão  60' Renan  66'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 9,984 Referee: Vinicius Furlan

Paulista v Palmeiras

March 9 13	Paulista	1–3	Palmeiras	São José do Rio Preto
18:30 (UTC–3)	David 26' (pen.) Victor Hugo  45'  52'	Report	William Matheus 20' Marcelo Oliveira  25'  57' França  44' Mendieta  45' Miguel  66', 66' Patrick Vieira 86'	Stadium: Teixeirão Attendance: 16,158 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido de Souza

Palmeiras v Ponte Preta

March 15 14	Palmeiras	3–2	Ponte Preta	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC–3)	Wendel  16' Eguren 60' Alan Kardec 62' (pen.) Mendieta 87'	Report	Rossi 2' Bruno Silva  11' Adrianinho  32' Diego Sacoman  37' Silvinho 70' (pen.) Thiago Carleto  74' Alef  74'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 11,883 Referee: Marcelo Rogério

Santos v Palmeiras

March 23 15	Santos	2–1	Palmeiras	Santos
16:00 (UTC–3)	Neto 24',  90+3' Thiago Ribeiro 35',  90+4' Gabriel  53' Alison  56' Bruno Peres  67'	Report	Valdivia  23' Eguren  73' Alan Kardec 87'	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 12,179 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Source: Soccerway.com

Quarterfinals

Each tie, apart from the final was played over two legs, and the team with the best campaign playing the second leg at home. The quarterfinals was played between the winners and runners-up of each group. In the semifinals the best team (first) faced the team with the worst campaign (fourth), while the second faced the team with the third best campaign.

Palmeiras v Bragantino

March 27 Quarterfinals	Palmeiras	2–0	Bragantino	São Paulo
21:00 (UTC–3)	Alan Kardec 21' Bruno César  23' Marcelo Oliveira  34' Valdivia  48' Wesley 62'	Report	Francesco  17' Geandro  66'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 25,714 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues Guerra

Semifinal

Palmeiras v Ituano

March 30 Semifinal	Palmeiras	0–1	Ituano	São Paulo
18:30 (UTC–3)	Vinícius  56' Valdivia  76' Tiago Alves  79' Wellington  90+3'	Report	Dener  3' Rafael Silva  20' Marcelinho 83'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 29,166 Referee: Antonio Rogério Batista do Prado

Source: Soccerway.com

Copa do Brasil

The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties. In the first two rounds, if the away team wins the first match by 2 or more goals, it progresses straight to the next round avoiding the second leg. The away goals rule is also used in the Copa do Brasil. The winner qualifies for the 2015 Copa Libertadores.

Draw held on January 10.^[30][31]

First round

Vilhena v Palmeiras

March 12 First leg	Vilhena	0–1	Palmeiras	Vilhena
19:30 (UTC–3)	Alex Barcellos  45+1' Carlinhos  51' Marcos Cucaú  82' Junior  84' Edilsinho  90+1'	Report	Valdivia  41' Marcelo Oliveira  85' Leandro 87'	Stadium: Portal da Amazônia Attendance: 5,618 Referee: Paulo Schleich Vollkopf (Mato Grosso do Sul)

Palmeiras v Vilhena

April 2 Second leg	Palmeiras	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	Vilhena	São Paulo
22:00 (UTC–3)	Bruno César  40', 72', 77' (pen.) Leandro  67' Eguren  73'	Report	Carlinhos  2' Edilsinho  15' Junior  24' Tayron  64' Dalton  76'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 4,897 Referee: Wanderson Alves de Sousa (Minas Gerais)

Second round

Sampaio Corrêa v Palmeiras

May 7 First leg	Sampaio Corrêa	2–1	Palmeiras	São Luís
22:00 (UTC–3)	Jonas  44' Uillian  68' Edimar 81' Edgar 84',  84'	Report	Wendel  35' Henrique 66' Juninho  78'	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 18,555 Referee: Pathrice Wallace Correa Maia (Rio de Janeiro)

Palmeiras v Sampaio Corrêa

May 14 Second leg	Palmeiras	3–0 (4–2 agg.)	Sampaio Corrêa	São Paulo
22:00 (UTC–3)	Leandro  45+1' Wendel  49' Mendieta 65' Diogo  88' Henrique 90' Felipe Menezes 90+2'	Report	Válber  18' Edimar  72'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 8,701 Referee: Marcos André Gomes da Penha (Espírito Santo)

Third round

Avaí v Palmeiras

23 July First leg	Avaí	0–2	Palmeiras	Florianópolis
19:30 (UTC–3)	Eduardo Costa  29' Marrone  29' Marquinhos  31'	Report	Wesley  33' Josimar  45+1' Felipe Menezes 62', 70' Victor Luis  63' Mouche  65'	Stadium: Ressacada Attendance: 8,512 Referee: Wagner Reway (Mato Grosso)

Palmeiras v Avaí

6 August Second leg	Palmeiras	1–0 (3–0 agg.)	Avaí	São Paulo
19:30 (UTC–3)	Leandro  66' Mouche 76'	Report	Pablo  61'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 7,335 Referee: Paulo Schleich Vollkopf (Mato Grosso do Sul)

Round of 16

For this round a draw will be held, which happened on August 18.^[32]

Palmeiras v Atlético Mineiro

August 27 First leg	Palmeiras	0–1	Atlético Mineiro	São Paulo
22:00 (UTC−3)	Mendieta  54'	Report	Rafael Carioca  15' Jemerson  44' Josué  61' Alex Silva  65' Luan 70' Marion  88'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 19,340 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima (Rio Grande do Sul)

Atlético Mineiro v Palmeiras

September 4 Second leg	Atlético Mineiro	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
20:00 (UTC−3)	Jemerson 12' Luan 16',  24' Leonardo Silva  69' Dátolo  79'	Report	Lúcio  18' Diogo  26' Henrique  70' Tobio  90+1'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 19,657 Referee: Paulo Henrique de Godoy Bezerra (Santa Catarina)

Source: Soccerway.com

Campeonato Brasileiro

Standings

Matches

Schedule released on February 6.^[33] The first nine rounds (dates, times and stadiums) were detailed on March 18.^[34] The matches had a break during the 2014 FIFA World Cup which was held between June and July in Brazil. The competition was played nine rounds before the stoppage.^[35]

Criciúma v Palmeiras

April 20 1	Criciúma	1–2	Palmeiras	Criciúma
18:30 (UTC–3)	Paulo Baier 11' João Vitor  29' Escudero  56' Silvinho  71'	Report	Valdivia  22' Marcelo Oliveira  25' Fernando Prass  71' Leandro 82' Alan Kardec 87',  90+1' Josimar  90'	Stadium: Heriberto Hülse Attendance: 11,768 Referee: André Luiz de Freitas Castro (Goiás)

Palmeiras v Fluminense

April 26 2	Palmeiras	0–1	Fluminense	São Paulo
21:00 (UTC–3)	Valdivia  85'	Report	Rafael Sóbis 44' Conca  63' Wágner  74'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 11,189 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva (Pará)

Flamengo v Palmeiras

May 4 3	Flamengo	4–2	Palmeiras	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 (UTC–3)	Paulinho 13' Márcio Araújo 49' Negueba  50' Alecsandro 59', 72' André Santos  76'	Report	Wesley 10' Henrique 30',  90+1' Josimar  39' Juninho  55' Mendieta  90+1'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 21,082 Referee: Paulo Henrique de Godoy Bezerra (Santa Catarina)

Palmeiras v Goiás

May 10 4	Palmeiras	2–0	Goiás	São Paulo
18:30 (UTC–3)	Lúcio 15',  28' Wesley  29' Henrique 31',  87' Fábio  45+1' Valdivia  85'	Report	Amaral  14' Alex Alves  33' Édson  69' Jackson  73'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 7,250 Referee: Felipe Gomes da Silva (Paraná)

Vitória v Palmeiras

May 18 5	Vitória	0–1	Palmeiras	Salvador
18:30 (UTC–3)		Report	Marquinhos Gabriel 49'	Stadium: Pituaçu Attendance: 9,670 Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul)

Palmeiras v Figueirense

May 22 6	Palmeiras	1–0	Figueirense	Araraquara[Note 1]
19:30 (UTC–3)	Wendel  10' Henrique 36' William Matheus  82'	Report	Luan  51' Thiago Heleno  58' Marquinhos  60'	Stadium: Fonte Luminosa Attendance: 10,870 Referee: Paulo Schleich Vollkopf (Mato Grosso do Sul)

Chapecoense v Palmeiras

May 25 7	Chapecoense	2–0	Palmeiras	Chapecó
18:30 (UTC–3)	Fabiano  32' Tiago Luís 41' Neném  45' Dedé 46'	Report	Wesley  28' Lúcio  59'	Stadium: Arena Condá Attendance: 6,275 Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira (Minas Gerais)

Palmeiras v Botafogo

May 28 8	Palmeiras	0–2	Botafogo	Presidente Prudente[Note 1]
19:30 (UTC–3)	Wesley  54'  70'	Report	Bolatti  8', 60' Emerson  15' Rodrigo Souto  86' Zeballos 90+3'	Stadium: Prudentão Attendance: 5,681 Referee: Héber Lopes (Santa Catarina)

Grêmio v Palmeiras

June 1 9	Grêmio	0–0	Palmeiras	Caxias do Sul
16:00 (UTC–3)	Werley  38' Maxi Rodríguez  70' Ramiro  75'	Report	Henrique  38' Marcelo Oliveira  40' Lúcio  56' Renato  85' Marquinhos Gabriel  86'	Stadium: Alfredo Jaconi Attendance: 17,034 Referee: Jailson Macêdo Freitas (Bahia)

Santos v Palmeiras

July 17 10	Santos	2–0	Palmeiras	Santos
19:30 (UTC–3)	Gabriel  4' Bruno Uvini 23' Alison 68'	Report	Wellington  25' Marcelo Oliveira  47' Wesley  60'	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 11,174 Referee: Raphael Claus (São Paulo)

Palmeiras v Cruzeiro

July 20 11	Palmeiras	1–2	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC–3)	Tobio 53' Mendieta  57' Henrique  76'	Report	Ricardo Goulart 7' Manoel 10' Lucas Silva  15' Henrique  52' Egídio  55' Fábio  69' Willian Farias  71'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 14,970 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Goiás)

Corinthians v Palmeiras

July 27 12	Corinthians	2–0	Palmeiras	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC–3)	Guerrero 50',  71' Petros 90+1'	Report	Henrique  63' Wendel  71'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 31,031 Referee: Sandro Ricci (São Paulo)

Palmeiras v Bahia

August 3 13	Palmeiras	1–1	Bahia	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC–3)	Wendel  10' Lúcio  23' Leandro  59' Henrique 60'	Report	Titi  3' Rhayner  22' Kieza 62',  69'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 16,805 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Rio de Janeiro)

Atlético Mineiro v Palmeiras

August 10 14	Atlético Mineiro	2–1	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
18:30 (UTC–3)	Josué  16' Diego Tardelli 44' Luan  85' Dátolo 87'	Report	Henrique 53' Wesley  65' Tobio  78'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 14,089 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro)

Palmeiras v São Paulo

August 17 15	Palmeiras	1–2	São Paulo	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC–3)	Tobio  48' Henrique 60' (pen.) Lúcio  64'	Report	Souza  9' Alexandre Pato 53' Edson Silva  59' Toloi  67' Álvaro Pereira  73' Alan Kardec 88'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 21,643 Referee: Péricles Bassols (Rio de Janeiro)

Sport v Palmeiras

August 20 16	Sport	2–1	Palmeiras	São Lourenço da Mata
19:30 (UTC–3)	Fábio 22' (o.g.) Patric 32'	Report	Henrique 13' Victorino  25'	Stadium: Arena Pernambuco Attendance: 21,802 Referee: Héber Lopes (Santa Catarina)

Palmeiras v Coritiba

August 23 17	Palmeiras	1–0	Coritiba	São Paulo
21:00 (UTC–3)	Juninho 13' Marcelo Oliveira  17' Leandro  22' Tobio  55' Wendel  73' Gabriel Dias  86' Henrique  90+1'	Report	Baraka  26' Welinton  35' Robinho  43' Leandro Almeida  45+1' Zé Eduardo  55'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 20,522 Referee: Marcos André Gomes da Penha (Espírito Santo)

Palmeiras v Internacional

August 30 18	Palmeiras	0–1	Internacional	São Paulo
18:30 (UTC–3)	Mendieta  13' Eguren  50'	Report	Rafael Moura  10' Paulão  16' Jorge Henrique 19' Gilberto  52'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 33,519 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro (Minas Gerais)

Atlético Paranaense v Palmeiras

September 7 19	Atlético Paranaense	1–1	Palmeiras	Curitiba
18:30 (UTC–3)	Cleberson  22' Dellatorre 29',  30' Wéverton  62'	Report	Henrique 52' (pen.) Josimar  62'	Stadium: Arena da Baixada Attendance: 19,559 Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul)

Palmeiras v Criciúma

September 10 20	Palmeiras	1–0	Criciúma	São Paulo
19:30 (UTC–3)	Victorino  41' Eguren  62' Cristaldo  70', 81' Diogo  90+1'	Report	Luís Felipe  44' Rodrigo Souza  56' João Vitor  80'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 18,797 Referee: Cleisson Veloso Pereira (Minas Gerais)

Fluminense v Palmeiras

September 13 21	Fluminense	3–0	Palmeiras	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 (UTC–3)	Fred 6', 34' (pen.) Wágner  49' Conca 62'	Report	Diogo  51' Eguren  61' Cristaldo  66' Victorino  89'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 15,238 Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha (Goiás)

Palmeiras v Flamengo

September 17 22	Palmeiras	2–2	Flamengo	São Paulo
22:00 (UTC–3)	Juninho  7' Diogo 47' Victor Luis 68' Valdivia  81'	Report	Canteros 12',  36' Alecsandro  18', 31' Cáceres  40' Chicão  67'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 20,587 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)

Goiás v Palmeiras

September 21 23	Goiás	6–0	Palmeiras	Goiânia
18:30 (UTC–3)	Ramón 6' Esquerdinha 11' Erik 27' David 37',  69' Jackson  45' Thiago Mendes 48' Moisés  78' Welinton Júnior 90'	Report	Diogo  39' Allione  72'	Stadium: Serra Dourada Attendance: 7,845 Referee: Igor Júnio Benevenuto (Minas Gerais)

Palmeiras v Vitória

September 25 24	Palmeiras	2–0	Vitória	São Paulo
19:30 (UTC–3)	Lúcio 25' Nathan  35' Juninho  48' Henrique 62'	Report	Richarlyson  50' Juan  54' Luis Aguiar  75' Mansur  77'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 16,192 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Goiás)

Figueirense v Palmeiras

September 28 25	Figueirense	3–1	Palmeiras	Florianópolis
18:30 (UTC–3)	Paulo Roberto  21' Nirley  71' Clayton 76', 77' Marcão 80'	Report	Marcelo Oliveira  20' Cristaldo 34' Henrique  38' Bruninho  68' Nathan  88'	Stadium: Orlando Scarpelli Attendance: 7,220 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva (Pará)

Palmeiras v Chapecoense

October 2 26	Palmeiras	4–2	Chapecoense	São Paulo
19:30 (UTC–3)	Wesley 52' Henrique 57', 65' (pen.), 69' (pen.)	Report	Zezinho  19' Fabinho Alves  37' Leandro 40', 90+2' Rodrigo Biro  69'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 15,447 Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul)

Botafogo v Palmeiras

October 8 27	Botafogo	0–1	Palmeiras	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 (UTC–3)	Matheus  23' Carlos Alberto  75' Luis Ramírez  81'	Report	Marcelo Oliveira  38' Henrique 49' Juninho  55' Valdivia  73'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 10,200 Referee: Fabrício Neves Corrêa (Rio Grande do Sul)

Palmeiras v Grêmio

October 11 28	Palmeiras	2–1	Grêmio	São Paulo
21:00 (UTC–3)	Lúcio  12' Mouche 67' João Pedro 74'	Report	Fellipe Bastos  8' Barcos  12'  62', 55' (pen.) Riveros  65' Dudu  80' Ramiro  90+1'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 29,353 Referee: Sandro Ricci (Pernambuco)

Palmeiras v Santos

October 19 29	Palmeiras	1–3	Santos	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC–2)	Valdivia  7' Wesley  45+2' Henrique  81', 85'	Report	Alison  31' Geuvânio 38',  73' Gabriel 41', 48' Mena  55' Robinho  60' David Braz  67' Edu Dracena  90+1'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 33,034 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues da Souza (São Paulo)

Cruzeiro v Palmeiras

October 22 30	Cruzeiro	1–1	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
19:30 (UTC–2)	Egídio  59' Dagoberto 90+2'	Report	Bernardo  22' João Pedro  56' Juninho  59' Mouche 88',  89'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 28,618 Referee: Péricles Bassols (Rio de Janeiro)

Palmeiras v Corinthians

October 25 31	Palmeiras	1–1	Corinthians	São Paulo
16:20 (UTC–2)	Henrique 25',  54' Marcelo Oliveira  41' Nathan  44' Juninho  80' Washington  90+3'	Report	Fábio Santos  41' Luciano  44' Petros  54' Danilo 90'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 25,550 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues da Souza (São Paulo)

Bahia v Palmeiras

November 2 32	Bahia	0–1	Palmeiras	Salvador
20:00 (UTC–2)	Douglas Pires  38' Guilherme Santos  60' Kieza  75' Maxi Biancucchi  77'	Report	Mazinho 35' Marcelo Oliveira  48' Wesley  56' Allione  89'	Stadium: Fonte Nova Attendance: 15,439 Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul)

Palmeiras v Atlético Mineiro

November 8 33	Palmeiras	0–2	Atlético Mineiro	São Paulo
19:30 (UTC–2)		Report	Tiago 38' Pierre  56' Dodô 64'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 26,630 Referee: Emerson Luiz Sobral (Pernambuco)

São Paulo v Palmeiras

November 16 34	São Paulo	2–0	Palmeiras	São Paulo
19:30 (UTC–2)	Luís Fabiano 21' Edson Silva  28' Souza  33' Alan Kardec  64' Toloi 78'	Report	Fernando Prass  23' Cristaldo  80'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 36,850 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido de Souza (São Paulo)

Palmeiras v Sport

November 19 35	Palmeiras	0–2	Sport	São Paulo
22:00 (UTC–2)	Marcelo Oliveira  28' Henrique  90+1'	Report	Joelinton  5' Ananias 77' Patric 90'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 35,939 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva (Pará)

Coritiba v Palmeiras

November 23 36	Coritiba	2–0	Palmeiras	Curitiba
19:30 (UTC–2)	Zé Eduardo  18', 54' Joel 70' Carlinhos  77' Welinton  84'	Report	Renato  33' Juninho  47' Nathan  72' Allione  90+2'	Stadium: Couto Pereira Attendance: 22,787 Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha (Goiás)

Internacional v Palmeiras

November 29 37	Internacional	3–1	Palmeiras	Porto Alegre
19:30 (UTC–2)	Taiberson 23' Gilberto  36' D'Alessandro  45+2' Fabrício 64',  90+3' Valdívia 79'	Report	Renato 38' Allione  62'  86' Bruno César  90+2'	Stadium: Beira-Rio Attendance: 41,148 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro (Minas Gerais)

Palmeiras v Atlético Paranaense

December 7 38	Palmeiras	1–1	Atlético Paranaense	São Paulo
17:00 (UTC–2)	Henrique 19' (pen.) Cristaldo  56'	Report	Ricardo Silva 9' Dráusio  18'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 33,151 Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul)

Notes

Source: Soccerway.com

Transfers

In

P	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Source
MF		Diego Souza	21	Oeste	Loan return	[37]
FW		Rodolfo	20	Rio Claro	Sign	[3]
MF		João Denoni	19	Oeste	Loan return	[38]
MF		França	22	Hannover	Loan	[4]
FW		Diogo	26	Portuguesa	Sign	[39]
FW		Patrick Vieira	21	Yokohama FC	Loan return	[40]
FW		Mazinho	26	Vissel Kobe	Loan return	[40]
FW		Miguel	21	Chungju Hummel	Loan return	[40]
FW		Tutinha	21	Chungju Hummel	Loan return	[40]
DF		Luiz Gustavo	19	Vitória	Loan return	[40]
DF		Wellington	22	ASA	Loan return	[40]
DF		Lúcio	35	São Paulo	Sign	[5]
DF		Victorino	31	Cruzeiro	Loan	[6]
FW		Leandro	20	Grêmio	Sign	[41]
DF		William Matheus	23	Goiás	Sign	[42]
MF		Marquinhos Gabriel	23	Bahia	Loan	[43]
MF		Bruno César	25	Al-Ahli	Loan	[7]
DF		Paulo Henrique	20	Free agent	Sign	[44]
MF		Josimar	27	Internacional	Loan	[45]
MF		Bruninho	21	Portuguesa	Sign	[46]
FW		Henrique	24	Portuguesa	Loan	[47]
MF		Bernardo	23	Vasco	Loan	[48]
DF		Fernando Tobio	24	Vélez Sarsfield	Sign	[49][50]
FW		Pablo Mouche	26	Kayserispor	Sign	[51]
MF		Agustín Allione	19	Vélez Sarsfield	Sign	[52]
FW		Jonathan Cristaldo	25	Metalist Kharkiv	Sign	[53]
GK		Jailson	33	Ceará	Sign	[54]
MF		Washington	25	Joinville	Loan	[55]

Out

P	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Source
DF		Fernandinho	28	Oeste	Loan return	[37]
MF		Patrik	23	Rio Claro	Loan	[3]
MF		Léo Gago	30	Grêmio	Loan return	[56]
FW		Rondinelly	22	Grêmio	Loan return	[57]
MF		Ronny	22	None	Released	[57]
MF		Ananias	24	Cruzeiro	Loan return	[57]
DF		Vilson	24	None	Released	[58]
MF		Márcio Araújo	29	None	Released	[59]
DF		André Luiz	33	None	End of contract	[60]
GK		Deola	30	Atlético Sorocaba	Loan	[61]
MF		Charles	28	Cruzeiro	Loan return	[62]
DF		Luiz Gustavo	19	Vitória	Loan	[63]
DF		Henrique	27	Napoli	Sign	[64]
DF		Leandro Amaro	27	Chapecoense	Loan	[65]
FW		Vinícius	20	Vitória	Loan	[66]
FW		Alan Kardec	25	São Paulo	Sign	[15]
DF		Bruno Oliveira	21	Guarani	Loan	[67]
FW		Serginho	23	None	Released	[68]
DF		França	23	Figueirense	Loan	[69]
DF		Paulo Henrique	21	América de Natal	Loan	[70]
DF		Luís Felipe	23	Benfica	Sign	[71]
DF		Tiago Alves	30	Ponte Preta	Loan	[72]
FW		Miguel	22	Ponte Preta	Loan	[72]
DF		William Matheus	24	Toulouse	Sign	[73]
MF		Josimar	28	Ponte Preta	Loan	[74]

Statistics

Overall statistics

As of December 7, 2014

Games played	63 (17 Campeonato Paulista, 8 Copa do Brasil, 38 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A)
Games won	28 (12 Campeonato Paulista, 5 Copa do Brasil, 11 Campeonato Brasileiro)
Games drawn	10 (2 Campeonato Paulista, 1 Copa do Brasil, 7 Campeonato Brasileiro)
Games lost	25 (3 Campeonato Paulista, 3 Copa do Brasil, 20 Campeonato Brasileiro)
Goals scored	74
Goals conceded	79
Goal difference	–5 (+15 Campeonato Paulista, +5 Copa do Brasil, –25 Campeonato Brasileiro)
Best result	4–1 (vs. Atlético Sorocaba – Campeonato Paulista, January 26) 3–0 (vs. Sampaio Corrêa – Copa do Brasil, May 14)
Worst result	0–6 (vs. Goiás – Campeonato Brasileiro, September 21)
Yellow cards	153
Red cards	11
Top scorer	Henrique (18 goals)
Clean sheets	21
Most clean sheets	Fernando Prass (10)
Worst discipline	Marcelo Oliveira (14 , 1 )

Goalscorers

In italic players who left the team in mid-season.