# 2016 SE Palmeiras season

The 2016 season was the 102nd in Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras existence. This season Palmeiras participated in the Campeonato Paulista, Copa Libertadores, Copa do Brasil and the Série A.

## Players
### Squad information

Players at the end of the season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BRA | Fernando Prass |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Fabiano (on loan from Cruzeiro) |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Edu Dracena |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Vitor Hugo |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Arouca |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Egídio |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Dudu |
| 8 | FW | PAR | Lucas Barrios |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Cleiton Xavier |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Zé Roberto |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Roger Carvalho (on loan from Tombense) |
| 14 | FW | BRA | Erik |
| 15 | MF | ARG | Agustín Allione |
| 16 | DF | BRA | Fabrício (on loan from Internacional) |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Jean |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Gabriel (on loan from Monte Azul) |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Rafael Marques |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | BRA | Rodrigo (on loan from Tombense) |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Thiago Santos |
| 22 | DF | BRA | João Pedro |
| 23 | FW | BRA | Róger Guedes |
| 25 | GK | BRA | Vagner |
| 26 | DF | COL | Yerry Mina |
| 27 | MF | BRA | Matheus Sales |
| 28 | MF | BRA | Moisés |
| 29 | FW | BRA | Alecsandro |
| 30 | FW | BRA | Leandro Pereira (on loan from Brugge) |
| 31 | DF | BRA | Thiago Martins |
| 32 | MF | BRA | Tchê Tchê |
| 33 | FW | BRA | Gabriel Jesus |
| 37 | MF | BRA | Vitinho |
| 48 | GK | BRA | Vinicius Silvestre |
| 49 | GK | BRA | Jailson |

### Transfers
#### Transfers in

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| GK | Vagner | Avaí | Sign | December 10, 2015 |
| DF | Roger | Botafogo | Sign | December 10, 2015 |
| MF | Rodrigo | Goiás | Loan | December 11, 2015 |
| MF | Régis | Sport | Loan | December 18, 2015 |
| DF | Edu Dracena | Corinthians | Sign | December 22, 2015 |
| FW | Erik | Goiás | Sign | December 23, 2015 |
| MF | Moisés | Rijeka | Sign | December 24, 2015 |
| DF | Thiago Martins | Paysandu | Loan return | January 6, 2016 |
| DF | Victor Luis | Ceará | Loan return | January 6, 2016 |
| MF | Jean | Fluminense | Sign | January 13, 2016 |
| FW | Róger Guedes | Criciúma | Sign | April 5, 2016 |
| DF | Fabrício | Cruzeiro | Loan | April 26, 2016 |
| DF | Fabiano | Cruzeiro | Loan | April 26, 2016 |
| DF / MF | Tchê Tchê | Audax | Sign | April 28, 2016 |
| DF | Yerry Mina | Santa Fe | Sign | May 1, 2016 |
| FW | Leandro Pereira | Brugge | Loan | June 29, 2016 |

#### Transfers out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| MF | Andrei Girotto | Later he signed with the Kyoto Sanga. | Released | December 7, 2015 |
| DF | João Paulo | | Released | December 7, 2015 |
| DF | Victor Ramos | | Released | December 10, 2015 |
| GK | Aranha | | Contract terminated | December 16, 2015 |
| MF | Renato | Ponte Preta | Loan | December 30, 2015 |
| DF | Jackson | Internacional | Loan return | January 2, 2016 |
| GK | Fábio | Oeste | Loan | January 4, 2016 |
| MF | Amaral | Coritiba | Loan | January 4, 2016 |
| FW | Kelvin | Porto | Loan return | January 19, 2016 |
| FW | Pablo Mouche | Lanús | Loan | January 25, 2016 |
| DF | Lucas | Cruzeiro | Loan | April 26, 2016 |
| MF | Robinho | Cruzeiro | Loan | April 26, 2016 |
| DF | Nathan | Criciúma | Loan | April 27, 2016 |
| DF | Victor Luis | Botafogo | Loan | April 27, 2016 |
| MF | Fellype Gabriel | None | Contract mutually terminated | April 27, 2016 |
| DF | Lucas Taylor | Criciúma | Loan | April 27, 2016 |
| MF | Régis | Bahia | Loan | May 24, 2016 |
| DF | Leandro Almeida | Internacional | Sign | June 8, 2016 |
| FW | Jonatan Cristaldo | Cruz Azul | Sign | June 29, 2016 |
| FW | Pablo Mouche | Red Star Belgrade | Loan | July 8, 2016 |
| FW | Gabriel Jesus | Manchester City | Sign. He will join the team in January 2017. | August 3, 2016 |
| DF | Fernando Tobio | Boca Juniors | Loan renewed. | August 9, 2016 |
| FW | Luan | Atlético Paranaense | Loan | August 20, 2016 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Série A | 14 May 2016 | 11 December 2016 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 063.16 |
| Copa do Brasil | 31 August 2016 | 19 October 2016 | Round of 16 | Quarter-Finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 025.00 |
| Campeonato Paulista | 31 January 2016 | 24 April 2016 | Matchday 1 | Semi-Finals | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 047.06 |
| Copa Libertadores | 16 February 2016 | 14 April 2016 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 65 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 108 | 63 | +45 | 053.85 |
Source: Competitions

### Friendlies

On November 27, 2015, was announced that Palmeiras will dispute a friendly tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay between January 20–23.

### Campeonato Paulista
#### Standings

Palmeiras was drawn in the Group B.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Palmeiras (Q) | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 24 | Advance to the quarter-finals |
| 2 | São Bernardo (Q) | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 23 | Advance to the quarter-finals |
| 3 | Ponte Preta (E) | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 22 | |
| 4 | Ituano (E) | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | Novorizontino (E) | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 21 | |

#### Semifinal
### Copa Libertadores

As a 2015 Copa do Brasil winner, Palmeiras qualified directly to the second stage.
The draw of the tournament was held on December 22, 2015, at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.

#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rosario Central | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11 | Final stages |
| 2 | Nacional | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | Final stages |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 8 | |
| 4 | River Plate | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 | |

#### Second stage
### Campeonato Brasileiro
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Palmeiras (C) | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 80 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Santos | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 71 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Flamengo | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 71 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 62 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 5 | Botafogo | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 59 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores first stage |
* ↑ The matchday 38 game between Chapecoense and Atlético Mineiro was cancelled after both teams declined to play following the Chapecoense team plane crash. Both teams received a double walkover (3–0 loss for each team).

#### Matches
### Copa do Brasil

As a team that disputed the Copa Libertadores, Palmeiras entered in the round of 16.

#### Round of 16

The draw for this round was held on August 2, 2016.

#### Quarterfinal

The draw for this round was held on September 23, 2016.

## Statistics
### Overall statistics

    As of December 11, 2016
| Games played | 65 (17 Campeonato Paulista, 6 Copa Libertadores, 38 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 4 Copa do Brasil) |
| Games won | 35 (8 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa Libertadores, 24 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1 Copa do Brasil) |
| Games drawn | 15 (4 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa Libertadores, 8 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1 Copa do Brasil) |
| Games lost | 15 (5 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa Libertadores, 6 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Copa do Brasil) |
| Goals scored | 108 |
| Goals conceded | 63 |
| Goal difference | +45 |
| Best result | 4–0 (vs. River Plate – April 14, Copa Libertadores) 4–0 (vs. Atlético Paranaense – May 14, Campeonato Brasileiro) 4–0 (vs. Figueirense – June 30, Campeonato Brasileiro) |
| Worst result | 1–4 (vs. Água Santa – March 27, Campeonato Paulista) |
| Yellow cards | 162 |
| Red cards | 2 |
| Top scorer | Gabriel Jesus (21 goals) |
| Clean sheets | 25 |
| Most clean sheets | Fernando Prass |

### Goalscorers

In italic players who left the team in mid-season.
| Place | Position | Number | Name | Campeonato Paulista | Copa Libertadores | Série A | Copa do Brasil | Total |
| 1 | FW | 33 | Gabriel Jesus | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | FW | 29 | Alecsandro | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | Dudu | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | 17 | Jean | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | FW | 19 | Rafael Marques | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | 4 | Vitor Hugo | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | 20 | Allione | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | 9 | Cristaldo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | 8 | Barrios | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | 26 | Mina | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | 23 | Róger Guedes | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | 31 | Thiago Martins | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 10 | Cleiton Xavier | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | 14 | Erik | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 28 | Moisés | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 32 | Tchê Tchê | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | 27 | Robinho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 11 | Zé Roberto | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 30 | Leandro Pereira | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 6 | Egídio | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 21 | Thiago Santos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 2 | Fabiano | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 18 | Gabriel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |