Stadium: Palestra Itália.
Location: Rua Turiassu, 1849.
First Official match: Palestra Itália 6x0 Bangu on 13th august 1933.
First goal: Gabardo.
Capacity: 35,000.
Uniform
Anthem
Letra: Gennaro Rodrigues
Música: Antonio Sergi
Quando surge o alviverde imponente
No gramado em que a luta o aguarda
Sabe bem o que vem pela frente
Que a dureza do prélio não tarda
E o Palmeiras no ardor da partida
Transformando a lealdade em padrão
Sabe sempre levar de vencida
E mostrar que de fato é campeão
Defesa que ninguém passa
Linha atacante de raça
Torcida que canta e vibra
Defesa que ninguém passa
Linha atacante de raça
Torcida que canta e vibra
Por nosso alviverde inteiro
Que sabe ser brasileiro
Ostentando a sua fibra
* Campeonato Paulista - 1920, 1926 (invicto), 1927, 1932 (invicto), 1933, 1934, 1936, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1947,1950, 1959 (supercampeão), 1963, 1966, 1972 (invicto), 1974, 1976, 1993, 1994, 1996 e 2008
* Campeonato Paulista Extra - 1926 (invicto) e 1938
* Taça Estadual de Campeões (Taça Competência) - 1920, 1926, 1927 e 1932
* Taça Ballor - 1926 e 1927
* Torneio Inicio do Campeonato Paulista - 1927, 1930, 1935, 1939, 1942, 1946 e 1969
* Taça dos Invictos - 1933, 1934, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1989
* Troféu Campeoníssimo - 1942
* Taça Cidade de São Paulo - 1945, 1946, 1950, 1951
* Torneio Roberto Ugolini - 1959, 1960
* Torneio de Classificação Paulistano - 1969
* Taça Piratininga - 1963, 1965 e 1966
* Torneio Laudo Natel - 1972
* Troféu Gazeta Esportiva - 1979
* Troféu José Maria Marín - 1987
* Troféu Athiê Jorge Coury - 1993
Inter-states
* Torneio Rio-São Paulo - 1933, 1951, 1965, 1993 e 2000
* Taça de Campeões Rio-São Paulo - 1926, 1934, 1942 e 1947
* Troféu Porto Alegre - 1936
* Torneio da Bahia - 1937
* Torneio do Paraná - 1938
* Torneio Quadrangular de Fortaleza - 1938
* Torneio de Inauguração do Pacaembu - 1940
* Torneio de Belo Horizonte - 1945
* Troféu Rio Grande do Sul - 1946
* Taça de Campeões São Paulo-Bahia - 1948
* Torneio Quadrangular São Paulo-Rio - 1952
* Torneio Quadrangular do Recife - 1955
* Torneio do Café - 1984
* Taça Maria Quitéria - 1997
* Taça Governador de Goiás - 1997
National
* Campeonato Brasileiro - 1972, 1973, 1993 e 1994
* Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa - 1967 e 1969
* Copa do Brasil - 1998
* Taça Brasil - 1960 e 1967
* Copa dos Campeões - 2000
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série B - 2003
International
* Copa Rio - 1951
* Copa Libertadores da América - 1999
* Copa Mercosul - 1998
* Troféu Ramón de Carranza (Espanha) - 1969, 1974 e 1975
* Torneio do México (México) - 1959
* Torneio Quadrangular de Lima (Peru) - 1962
* Torneio Cidade de Manízales (Colômbia) - 1962
* Torneio de Florença (Itália) - 1963
* Torneio Pentagonal de Guadalajara (México) - 1963
* Copa IV Centenário do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) - 1965
* Torneio Quadrangular João Havelange (Brasil) - 1966
* Copa Brasil-Japão (Japão) - 1967
* Copa da Grécia (Grécia) - 1970
* Torneio de Mar del Plata (Argentina - Uruguai) - 1972
* Copa Kirin (Japão) - 1978
* Torneio Euro-América (Brasil) - 1991, 1996
* Copa Imigração Italiana (Brasil) - 1975
* Copa Brasil Itália (Brasil) - 1994
* Torneio Lev Yashin (Russia) - 1994
* Torneio Naranja (Espanha) - 1997
Honorary
* Campeão Honorário do Brasil - 1926, 1933 e 1947
* Campeão do Ano Santo - 1950
* Campeão das Cinco Coroas - 1950 e 1951
* Fita Azul (excursões ao exterior) - 1962, 1972 e 1994
* Troféu da IFFHS (Federação Internacional de História e Estatística de Futebol) - 1999
Last edited by Testa : September 4th, 2008 at 14:27.
Founded in 26th August 1914 by the italian colony of the city of São Paulo, with the name of Società Sportiva Palestra Italia. It's foundation happened because of the presence of Pro Vercelli and Torino in Brasil, motivating 4 young Italians (Luigi Cervo, Luigi Marzo, Vincenzo Ragognetti and Ezequiel Simone) to create a team for the Italian colony
The first match
On the first few months, football was only practised as some recreation activity between the club's associated in a rented pitch in Vila Mariana. This pitch is located where today is Vila Clementino, near the area of Parque Ibirapuera. In 24th January 1915, Palestra plays the first friendly against Savóia from Sorocaba and wins 2-0, goals from Bianco and Alegretti. The embled adopted to represent the club was the Cruz de Savóia.
Until the following year the team only played friendly matches. By that time and with the support of A.A. Palmeiras, the club managed to associate to the Associação Paulista de Esportes Atléticos, organization responsible for the football among the big paulista clubs. The debut on an official tourney happened on 13th May 1916 on A.A. Palmeiras' field which was known as Chácara Floresta, and the opponent on that opportunity was A.A. Mackenzie College. Match ended 1-1 and Palestra's starting line-up was Fabrini; Grimaldi, Rico; Fábio II, Bianco, De Biase; Gobbato, Valle II, Vescovini, Bernardini, Cestri. On the same year, Palestra managed to affiliate to Associação Paulista de Esportes Atléticos (APEA) to play the Campeonato Paulista.On 1917, the club's shirt change with the main change being the elimination of the white strip; meanwhile, the emblem changed to a circle with the intials "P" and "I". On the Campeonato Paulista of 1917, Palestra finished in 2nd place. On the same year Palestra faces for the first few times Corinthians, the club who would become their biggest rivals/freguês, winning 3x0 and 3x1.
And many glorious years followed...
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* Helped by wikipedia, official Palmeiras site and some other unnofficial sites for the text and photos.
Last edited by Testa : December 20th, 2006 at 01:17.
why don't we merge all these club threads into one?
"We have to pay for everything (Hey!)
But some things are for free (Hey!)
We live on blood (Hey!)
We are Sparta F.C. (Hey!)
English Chelsea fan this is your last game (Hey!)
We're not Galatasaray, We're Sparta F.C. (Hey!)"
why don't we merge all these club threads into one?
Why would one do that?
As far as I can understand, the whole point is to organise the Brazilian forum in a way that people following a certain team can refer to a certain thread, just like in all other areas of XT
Some websites say that Palmeiras are followed by the middle classes and the rich. Fair comment?
São Paulo was generally cosidered the team of the rich class, but nowadays it's really hard to say anything as they've become popular in the last decade...
It wouldn't be wrong to say that Palmeiras is the team of the middle classes and specially for the people of Italian heritage, but considering that there are 10m+ supporters it's not necessarily the rule...
Anyway, today is Palmeiras' 92nd birthday, time to celebrate!!!
Palmeiras faz 92 anos
Palestra Itália é fruto do sonho de quatro imigrantes italianos
SÃO PAULO - Às 20 horas do dia 26 de agosto de 1914, em uma sala alugada na Rua Marechal Deodoro, número 2, no bairro de Santa Cecília, 46 imigrantes italianos assinaram a ata de fundação do Societá Palestra Itália.
Um sonho idealizado por Luís Cervo, Ezequiel Simone, Luís Emanuelle Marzo e Vicente Ragonetti, quatro italianos que ficaram maravilhados pelas apresentações do Torino e do Pro Vercelli, equipes italianas que meses antes mostraram seu “cálcio” pelos campos paulistanos.
Após alguns meses de dificuldades financeiras, para consolidar definitivamente o Palestra como um clube, os sócios resolveram marcar uma partida de futebol. O adversário escolhido foi o S.C. Savóia, equipe da colônia italiana da cidade de Sorocaba, interior de São Paulo.
No dia 24 de janeiro, vestindo camisas verdes com uma faixa horizontal branca, e ostentando a Cruz de Savóia (símbolo da família real italiana) como escudo, o “team” do Palestra entrou pela primeira vez em campo e venceu por 2 a 0, com dois gols de pênalti convertidos por Bianco e Alegretti.
A primeira equipe palestrina era formada por Stilittano; Bonato e Fúlvio; Police, Bianco e Vale; Cavinatto, Fiaschi, Alegretti, Amílcar e Ferre.
Fonte: GLOBOESPORTE.COM
Even though São Caetano ran at will on the holes among our centrebacks and if it wasn't for Cavalieri we would never made the comeback...
Besides him, Edmundo on the time he was on the pitch (deserved the goal: brilliant and cheeky "bico" finish!), Wendell who ran all over the pitch from start to finish and Chiquinho (was unfortunate on São Caetano's goal but all the merits should go to Marcelinho on it; anyway, distributed the ball pretty well splitting the defense and showed he is easily better than Michael, who isn't a bad player by any means it must be said) deserves mention.
Negative points goes to Juninho and Edmundo's behaviour when they were substituted and post-match... C'mon guys, get over it and look forward the next match!
Next match will be against Cruzeiro, Minas Gerais' Palestra Itália: always tough for me as a great part of my family support them. Usually a draw is very welcome, but on the present situation both need the win... =\
Oh dear, the ball just doesn't seem like going in for us today... Unbelievable missed chances (Cruzeiro missed some good chances too, but at least they scored that pk).
Must be said though that Martinez should never have been sent-off: like the other would say, somehow Bozano Jr. manages to be worse than his father at officiating matches.
And Diego is a monster: our academy has again done it. Best in the world for goalkeepers. :-)
3 balls on the crossbar and 3 plays that our players jinxed past the goalkeeper and shoot to the side net... Oh well, just wasn't our day.
Again it must be said though, that Bozano was awful and should never have sent the Cruzeiro player off: if we had tied, Cruzeiro could have complained with justice... But then we didn't.
poor santa cruz can't even manage to win their home games
"We have to pay for everything (Hey!)
But some things are for free (Hey!)
We live on blood (Hey!)
We are Sparta F.C. (Hey!)
English Chelsea fan this is your last game (Hey!)
We're not Galatasaray, We're Sparta F.C. (Hey!)"