Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
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Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, usually called Palmeiras, is a Brazilian football team. They are from São Paulo, Brazil. The team was founded by an Italian-speaking community on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Itália. They changed to the name used now on September 14, 1942.
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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 32,000. But in the past, local derbies against São Paulo or Corinthians were usually played in Morumbi stadium. However, the Arena Palestra Itália is under construction with capacity for 45,000 people, expected to be finalized in 2013.
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Name
- 1914–1942 S.S. Palestra Italia
- 1942–present S.E. Palmeiras
Main titles
The following information is a list of all the honours of Palmeiras since the club was founded.[1]


- record
- S shared record
Other
* 1978 Kirin Cup Shared with Borussia Mönchengladbach. |
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Women's
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