# 2012 SE Palmeiras season

The 2012 Season was Palmeiras's 98th season, and their 97th in Brazil's first division. Palmeiras also played in the usual state league, Campeonato Paulista, the national cup, Copa do Brasil and the continental cup, the Copa Sudamericana.
Due to the renovations taking place at Palestra Itália, since 2010, for the construction of the new Arena, Palmeiras played all of their home matches in the 2012 season at the Pacaembu Stadium.
This season was the first one, in 20 years, without the services of Palmeiras' idol goalkeeper, Marcos, after he announced his retirement from football on 4 January 2012, at the age of 38.

## Key events

11 July: Palmeiras won the Copa do Brasil, and enter on the group stage of 2013 Copa Libertadores.
13 September: The coach Scolari was sacked after losing streak in the Campeonato Brasileiro.
19 September: After negotiations with Paulo Roberto Falcão and Adilson Batista, Gilson Kleina was hired.
28 September: Palmeiras was dismissed by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) and punished with the loss of four home field matches, because of the confusion involving fans in the derby against Corinthians on 16 September.
18 November: After 10 years of relegation in Serie A, Palmeiras for the second time in his history will play in the second division of the Brazilian Championship.
29 November: Five players were dispensed after a bad campaign in 2012 season, they are: Leandro, João Vitor, Daniel Carvalho, Obina and Betinho. And other eleven players who still have links with the club, but were not utilized by the coach Gilson Kleina: Pegorari, Carlos, Fabinho Capixaba, Luís Felipe, Gerley, Leandro Amaro, Wellington, Tinga, Patrik, Daniel Lovinho and Tadeu.
3 December: Four more players were dispensed, following the redesign plan for 2013 season: Artur, Adalberto Román, Corrêa and Thiago Heleno.

## Competitions
### Friendlies

Palmeiras' first match in 2012 was a friendly at home against Ajax on 14 January.

#### Marcos last game

Marcos final game with Palmeiras shirt, will be a friendly between the 1999 Copa Libertadores champion team versus 2002 FIFA World Cup champion team.

### Campeonato Paulista
#### First round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Santos | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 39 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 4 | Guarani | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 36 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 36 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 6 | Mogi Mirim | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 35 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 7 | Bragantino | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 29 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Quarterfinals

Source: Palmeiras.com.br (Portuguese)

### Copa do Brasil
#### Award

* 2012 Copa do Brasil winner
* PALMEIRAS 2nd title

### Campeonato Brasileiro
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Portuguesa | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 45 | |
| 17 | Sport do Recife | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 41 | Relegation to 2013 Série B |
| 18 | Palmeiras | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 34 | Copa Libertadores Second Stage and relegation to Série B |
| 19 | Atlético Goianiense | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 30 | Relegation to 2013 Série B |
| 20 | Figueirense | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 39 | 72 | −33 | 30 | Relegation to 2013 Série B |
* ↑ Palmeiras qualified for the second stage of the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the 2012 Copa do Brasil champion.

#### Results by round

* Note 1: Palmeiras was punished with the loss of four home field matches.
Source: Palmeiras.com.br (Portuguese)

### Copa Sudamericana

The draw will be held on 29 June 2012 (postponed from original date of 26 June), 12:00 UTC−04:00 at CONMEBOL's Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay.

#### Round of 16
### Overall statistics

    As of 1 December 2012
| Games played | 74 (38 Campeonato Brasileiro, 20 Campeonato Paulista, 11 Copa do Brasil, 4 Copa Sul-Americana, 1 Friendly) |
| Games won | 30 (9 Campeonato Brasileiro, 10 Campeonato Paulista, 7 Copa do Brasil, 2 Copa Sul-Americana, 1 Friendly) |
| Games drawn | 16 (7 Campeonato Brasileiro, 6 Campeonato Paulista, 3 Copa do Brasil, 0 Copa Sul-Americana) |
| Games lost | 28 (22 Campeonato Brasileiro, 4 Campeonato Paulista, 0 Copa do Brasil, 2 Copa Sul-Americana) |
| Goals scored | 108 |
| Goals conceded | 97 |
| Goal difference | +11 (–15 Campeonato Brasileiro, +18 Campeonato Paulista, +17 Copa do Brasil, –1 Copa Sul-Americana, +1 Friendly) |
| Average GF per game | 2.13 |
| Average GA per game | 1.00 |
| Clean sheets | 17 |
| Best result | 6–2 (vs. Botafogo-SP) (Away) - Campeonato Paulista - 11 March |
| Worst result | 0–3 (vs. Portuguesa) (Away) - Campeonato Brasileiro - 29 August 0–3 (vs. São Paulo) (Away) - Campeonato Brasileiro - 6 October 0–3 (vs. Millonarios) (Away) - Copa Sudamericana - 23 October |
| Most Appearances | Márcio Araújo (15) |
| Yellow cards | 193 |
| Red cards | 11 |
| Average YC per game | 1.73 |
| Average RC per game | 0.00 |
| Top scorer | Hernán Barcos (28 goals) |
| Top assistor | Marcos Assunção (7) |
| Most clean sheets | Deola (6) |
| Worst discipline | Henrique (17 , 4 ) |

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 4 September 2012
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 | Bruno |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Artur |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Henrique |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Thiago Heleno |
| 5 | DF | PAR | Adalberto Román |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Juninho |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Maikon Leite |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Márcio Araújo |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Hernán Barcos |
| 10 | MF | CHI | Jorge Valdivia (vice-captain) |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Luan |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Leandro Amaro |
| 14 | DF | BRA | Luiz Gustavo |
| 15 | DF | BRA | Maurício Ramos |
| 16 | MF | BRA | João Vitor |
| 17 | FW | BRA | Mazinho (on loan from Oeste) |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Patrik |
| 19 | MF | BRA | Daniel Carvalho (on loan from Atlético Mineiro) |
| 20 | MF | BRA | Marcos Assunção (captain) |
| 21 | FW | BRA | Obina (on loan from Shandong Luneng) |
| 22 | GK | BRA | Raphael Alemão |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | MF | BRA | Tiago Real |
| 25 | FW | BRA | Betinho |
| 26 | DF | BRA | Fernandinho (on loan from Oeste) |
| 27 | DF | BRA | Wellington |
| 32 | FW | BRA | Caio |
| 33 | DF | BRA | Leandro |
| 38 | MF | BRA | João Denoni |
| 39 | MF | BRA | Patrick Vieira |
| 44 | DF | BRA | Fabinho Capixaba |
| 45 | FW | BRA | Vinícius |
| 47 | GK | BRA | Fábio |
| 49 | FW | BRA | Emerson |
| 77 | DF | BRA | Corrêa |
| 87 | MF | BRA | Wesley |
| – | GK | BRA | Pegorari |
| – | GK | BRA | Carlos |
| – | FW | BRA | Daniel Lovinho |
| – | FW | BRA | Tadeu |
| – | MF | BRA | Tinga |
Source: Palmeiras.com.br
Note: Sixteen players were dispensed after the end of the season: Leandro, João Vitor, Daniel Carvalho, Obina, Betinho, Pegorari, Carlos, Fabinho Capixaba, Luís Felipe, Gerley, Leandro Amaro, Wellington, Tinga, Patrik, Daniel Lovinho and Tadeu.

### Squad statistics

    As of 17 March 2012
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Brasileiro | Brasileiro | Paulista | Paulista | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Sul-Americana | Sul-Americana |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | BRA | Bruno | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Cicinho | 10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Henrique | 13 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Thiago Heleno | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | PAR | Adalberto Román | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Juninho | 13 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 12+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Maikon Leite | 13 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 9+3 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Márcio Araújo | 14 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Ricardo Bueno | 8 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | CHI | Jorge Valdivia | 6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Luan | 5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | BRA | Artur | 7 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+2 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | BRA | Maurício Ramos | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | BRA | João Vitor | 11 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Tinga | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | BRA | Gerley | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Fernandão | 5 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | BRA | Marcos Assunção | 13 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 12+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Pedro Carmona | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | BRA | Deola | 12 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | BRA | Chico | 6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | BRA | Vinícius | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | BRA | Wellington | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ARG | Hernán Barcos | 9 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+1 | 7 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | BRA | Leandro Amaro | 12 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 11+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | GK | BRA | Pegorari | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | BRA | Patrik | 11 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 46 | GK | BRA | Raphael | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 47 | GK | BRA | Fábio | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 83 | MF | BRA | Daniel Carvalho | 13 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 8+4 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
NOTE: Starting appearance + Substitute appearance Friendly matches not included

### Transfers
#### In

| Position | Name | From | Transfer type | Date |
| LB | Juninho | Figueirense | Normal | 7 December 2011 |
| CB | Adalberto Román | River Plate | Normal | 24 December 2011 |
| AM | Daniel Carvalho | Atlético Mineiro | Loan (option for transfer) | 9 January 2012 |
| ST | Hernán Barcos | LDU Quito | Normal | 17 January 2012 |
| RB | Artur | São Caetano | Loan | 24 January 2012 |
| MF | Wesley | Werder Bremen | Normal | 27 March 2012 |
| DF | Fernandinho | Oeste | Loan | 18 April 2012 |
| FW | Mazinho | Oeste | Loan | 18 April 2012 |
| MF | Felipe | Mogi Mirm | Loan return | 4 April 2012 |
| FW | Betinho | São Caetano | Loan (option for transfer) | 12 May 2012 |
| FW | Obina | Shandong Luneng | Loan | 17 July 2012 |
| DM | Corrêa | Dynamo Kyiv | Loan | 15 August 2012 |
| MF | Tiago Real | Joinville | Normal | 30 August 2012 |
| DF | Leandro | None | Normal | 4 September 2012 |

#### Out

| Position | Name | To | Transfer type | Date |
| LB | Gabriel Silva | Granada | Normal | 1 January 2012 |
| GK | Marcos | None | Retired | 4 January 2012 |
| DM | Pierre | Atlético Mineiro | Normal | 9 January 2012 |
| DF | Gerley | Bahia | Loan | 24 April 2012 |
| MF | Tinga | Ceará | Loan | 24 April 2012 |
| FW | Fernandão | Atlético Paranaense | Normal | 30 April 2012 |
| MF | Chico | Coritiba | Normal | 30 April 2012 |
| FW | Ricardo Bueno | Atlético Mineiro | Normal | 2 May 2012 |
| MF | Pedro Carmona | São Caetano | Normal | 3 May 2012 |
| GK | Pegorari | Oeste | Loan | 29 May 2012 |
| MF | Felipe | Atlético Paranaense | Normal | 23 July 2012 |
| GK | Deola | Vitória | Loan | 23 July 2012 |
| DF | Cicinho | Sevilla | Normal | 30 July 2012 |

### Scorers

| Place | Number | Nation | Position | Name | Brasileiro | Paulista | Copa do Brasil | Sul-Americana | Friendly | Total |
| 1 | 29 | | FW | Hernán Barcos | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 7 | | FW | Maikon Leite | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 14 | | DF | Artur | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 83 | | MF | Daniel Carvalho | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 20 | | MF | Marcos Assunção | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 19 | | FW | Fernandão | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 6 | | DF | Juninho | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 9 | | FW | Ricardo Bueno | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 16 | | MF | João Vitor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 10 | | MF | Jorge Valdivia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 36 | | DF | Leandro Amaro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 40 | | MF | Patrik | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 21 | | MF | Pedro Carmona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| / | / | / | / | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | TOTAL | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 |

### Assists

| Place | Number | Position | Name | Brasileiro | Paulista | Copa do Brasil | Sul-Americana | Friendly | Total |
| 1 | 20 | MF | Marcos Assunção | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 83 | MF | Daniel Carvalho | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 6 | DF | Juninho | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 10 | MF | Jorge Valdivia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | FW | Maikon Leite | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 11 | FW | Luan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTAL | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Brasileiro | Brasileiro | Paulista | Paulista | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Sul-Americana | Sul-Americana | Friendly | Friendly | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Bruno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Cicinho | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Henrique | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Thiago Heleno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Adalberto Román | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Juninho | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Maikon Leite | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Márcio Araújo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Ricardo Bueno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Jorge Valdivia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Luan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Artur | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Maurício Ramos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | João Vitor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Tinga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Gerley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Fernandão | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Marcos Assunção | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Pedro Carmona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Deola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Chico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Vinícius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Wellington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Hernán Barcos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Leandro Amaro | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | GK | Pegorari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | Patrik | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | GK | Raphael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | GK | Fábio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | MF | Daniel Carvalho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Nation | Position | Number | Name | Campeonato Brasileiro | Campeonato Paulista | Copa do Brasil | Copa Sul-Americana | Friendly | Total |
| 1 | | GK | 22 | Deola | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| | | | | TOTAL | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |