Palmeiras
2009 season
ChairmanBrazil Luiz Gonzaga de Mello Belluzzo
ManagerBrazil Vanderlei Luxemburgo, Brazil Muricy Ramalho
Série A5th
São Paulo State ChampionshipSemi-finalists
Libertadores CupQuarter-finalists
Top goalscorerLeague:
Obina (12)
All:
Keirrison (27)
Highest home attendance27,325 vs Atlético Mineiro (29 November 2009)
Lowest home attendance8,167 vs Santos (28 June 2009)
Average home league attendance21,297

Season

Série A

Palmeiras started well the campaign in the Série A, and led the tournament for 19 rounds, unfortunately the team failed to keep the good results and after a 3–1 away win against Santos, only winning 9 points in 11 matches.

Palmeiras ended in 5th place, it was a disappointing result for a team that played well during almost the entire season and wanted to win the first brazilian title since 1994.

The Palmeiras player with most goals was Obina with 12 goals in 27 league matches, that signed a 1-year loan deal from Flamengo and left the squad before the end of the season after a fight with teammate Maurício during a 0–2 away loss to Grêmio.

Vágner Love returned to the team in August, after an agreement with CSKA Moscow, and scored 5 goals in 12 matches but he didn't have a good return to the team. Attacking midfielder Diego Souza won the award by Placar as the best player of the league, playing 34 matches and scoring 8 goals in the season, including a wonderful midfield goal against Atlético Mineiro. Cleiton Xavier, Pierre, Marcos and Pablo Armero also made great appearances in the league.

Manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo left the team on 25 June alongside young striker Keirrison, after a discussion with Palmeiras chairman Luiz Gonzaga de Mello Belluzzo. The Interim Manager Jorginho assumed the team for 1 month with great results and Muricy Ramalho took charge of the team until the end of the season.

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Round
9 May 2009 Coritiba H 2 – 1 Willians 69', Keirrison 88' 1st
17 May 2009 Internacional A 0 – 2 2nd
24 May 2009 São Paulo H 0 – 0 3rd
31 May 2009 Barueri A 2 – 2 Obina 56', Keirrison 60' 4th
7 June 2009 Vitória H 2 – 1 Ortigoza 65', Maurício Ramos 90'+1 5th
14 June 2009 Cruzeiro H 3 – 1 Marcão 27', Keirrison 40', 58' 6th
20 June 2009 Atlético Paranaense A 2 – 2 Obina 68', Keirrison 90'+3 7th
28 June 2009 Santos H 1 – 1 Obina 32' 8th
5 July 2009 Avaí A 3 – 0 Obina 25' (pen.), 53', Cleiton Xavier 74' 9th
11 July 2009 Náutico H 4 – 1 Maurício Ramos 6', Willians 27', Armero 72', Pierre 83' 10th
15 July 2009 Flamengo A 2 – 1 Diego Souza 23', Ortigoza 43' 11th
18 July 2009 Santo André H 1 – 0 Diego Souza 23' 12th
22 July 2009 Goiás A 1 – 2 Diego Souza 52' 13th
26 July 2009 Corinthians A 3 – 0 Obina 31', 58' (pen.), 65' 14th
29 July 2009 Fluminense H 1 – 0 Diego Souza 59' 15th
1 August 2009 Sport Recife A 1 – 0 Bruno Teles 69' (o.g.) 16th
6 August 2009 Grêmio H 1 – 1 Cleiton Xavier 28' 17th
12 August 2009 Atlético Mineiro A 1 – 1 Ortigoza 34' 18th
15 August 2009 Botafogo H 1 – 1 Danilo 32' 19th
19 August 2009 Coritiba A 0 – 1 20th
22 August 2009 Internacional H 2 – 1 Obina 37' (pen.), Ortigoza 47' 21st
30 August 2009 São Paulo A 0 – 0 22nd
5 September 2009 Barueri H 2 – 1 Diego Souza 49', Vágner Love 72' (pen.) 23rd
13 September 2009 Vitória A 2 – 3 Robert 40', 88' 24th
23 September 2009 Cruzeiro A 2 – 1 Diego Souza 9', Vágner Love 50' 25th
26 September 2009 Atlético Paranaense H 2 – 1 Figueroa 42', Danilo 69' 26th
4 October 2009 Santos A 3 – 1 Diego Souza 63', Robert 70', Vágner Love 76' 27th
8 October 2009 Avaí H 2 – 2 Vágner Love 38', Robert 85' 28th
12 October 2009 Náutico A 0 – 3 29th
18 October 2009 Flamengo H 0 – 2 30th
21 October 2009 Santo André A 0 – 2 31st
29 October 2009 Goiás H 4 – 0 Obina 50', 75' (pen.), 87', Deyvid Sacconi 83' 32nd
1 November 2009 Corinthians H 2 – 2 Danilo 51', Maurício 83' 33rd
8 November 2009 Fluminense A 0 – 1 34th
11 November 2009 Sport Recife H 2 – 2 Deyvid Sacconi 71', Danilo 85' 35th
18 November 2009 Grêmio A 0 – 2 36th
29 November 2009 Atlético Mineiro H 3 – 1 Cleiton Xavier 1', Diego Souza 16', Vágner Love 35' 37th
6 December 2009 Botafogo A 1 – 2 Robert 90'+1 38th
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1Flamengo 38191095844+1467
2Internacional 38198116544+2165
3São Paulo 38181195742+1565
4Cruzeiro 38188125853+562
5Palmeiras 381711105845+1362

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Libertadores Cup

First stage

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers
29 January 2009 Real Potosí H 5 – 1 Keirrison 3', 20' (pen.), Diego Souza 39', Cleiton Xavier 58', Edmílson 90'+1
4 February 2009 Real Potosí A 2 – 0 Cleiton Xavier 29', Keirrison 74'

Group stage

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers
17 February 2009 LDU Quito A 2 – 3 Willians 28', Edmílson 45'+1
3 March 2009 Colo-Colo H 1 – 3 Keirrison 73'
8 April 2009 Sport Recife A 2 – 0 Keirrison 24', Diego Souza 73'
15 April 2009 Sport Recife H 1 – 1 Keirrison 14' (pen.)
21 April 2009 LDU Quito H 2 – 0 Marcão 48', Diego Souza 83'
29 April 2009 Colo-Colo A 1 – 0 Cleiton Xavier 87'
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Sport Recife 6411107+313
Brazil Palmeiras 631297+210
Chile Colo-Colo 621397+26
Ecuador LDU Quito 6114613−74

Knockout stage

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers
5 May 2009 Round of 16 Sport Recife H 1 – 0 Ortigoza 74'
12 May 2009 Round of 16 Sport Recife A 0 – 1 (3-1 p.s.o)
28 May 2009 Quarter-Finals Nacional H 1 – 1 Diego Souza 55'
17 June 2009 Quarter-Finals Nacional A 0 – 0 (a)
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