# 2015 SE Palmeiras season

The 2015 season was the 101st in Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras existence. This season Palmeiras participated in the Campeonato Paulista, Copa do Brasil and the Série A.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of August 28, 2015.
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 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Victor Ramos (on loan from Monterrey) |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Nathan |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Arouca |
| 6 | DF | BRA | João Paulo (on loan from Desportivo Brasil) |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Dudu |
| 8 | FW | PAR | Lucas Barrios |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Jonathan Cristaldo |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Cleiton Xavier |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Zé Roberto |
| 14 | FW | ARG | Pablo Mouche |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Amaral |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Gabriel (on loan from Botafogo) |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Rafael Marques (on loan from Henan Jianye) |
| 20 | MF | ARG | Agustín Allione |
| 22 | DF | BRA | João Pedro |
| 25 | GK | BRA | Aranha |
| 26 | DF | BRA | Jackson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | MF | BRA | Robinho |
| 28 | MF | BRA | Andrei Girotto (on loan from América Mineiro) |
| 29 | FW | BRA | Kelvin (on loan from Porto) |
| 30 | MF | BRA | Fellype Gabriel |
| 31 | DF | BRA | Vitor Hugo (on loan from América Mineiro) |
| 32 | DF | BRA | Lucas (captain) |
| 33 | FW | BRA | Gabriel Jesus |
| 35 | MF | BRA | Thiago Santos |
| 36 | MF | BRA | Matheus Sales |
| 42 | DF | BRA | Lucas Taylor |
| 44 | DF | BRA | Leandro Almeida |
| 47 | GK | BRA | Fábio |
| 48 | GK | BRA | Vinícius |
| 49 | GK | BRA | Jailson |
| 66 | DF | BRA | Egídio |
| 90 | FW | BRA | Alecsandro |
| — | MF | BRA | Julen |
| — | FW | BRA | Luan |

### Transfers
#### Transfers in

| P | Name | Age | Moving from | Type |
| MF | Amaral | 28 | Goiás | Sign |
| C | Oswaldo de Oliveira | 64 | — | Sign |
| DF | Vitor Hugo | 23 | América Mineiro | Loan |
| DF | Lucas | 26 | Botafogo | Sign |
| FW | Maikon Leite | 26 | Atlas | Loan return |
| MF | Andrei Girotto | 22 | América Mineiro | Loan |
| FW | Leandro Pereira | 23 | Chapecoense | Sign |
| DF | Gabriel | 22 | Botafogo | Loan |
| DF | Zé Roberto | 40 | Grêmio | Sign |
| DF | João Paulo | 28 | Desportivo Brasil | Loan |
| DF | Ayrton | 29 | Vitória | Loan return |
| MF | Luiz Gustavo | 20 | Vitória | Loan return |
| MF | João Denoni | 20 | Oeste | Loan return |
| MF | Tiago Real | 25 | Goiás | Loan return |
| FW | Vinícius | 21 | Vitória | Loan return |
| FW | Dudu | 23 | Grêmio | Sign |
| FW | Robinho | 27 | Coritiba | Sign |
| FW | Rafael Marques | 31 | Henan Jianye | Loan |
| DF | Victor Ramos | 25 | Monterrey | Loan |
| FW | Kelvin | 21 | Porto | Loan |
| DF | Jackson | 24 | Internacional | Loan |
| MF | Alan Patrick | 23 | Internacional | Loan |
| MF | Ryder | 21 | Fiorentina | Loan |
| MF | Arouca | 28 | Santos | Sign |
| GK | Aranha | 34 | Santos | Sign |
| MF | Cleiton Xavier | 31 | Metalist Kharkiv | Sign |
| DF | Egídio | 28 | Dnipro | Sign |
| MF | Fellype Gabriel | 29 | Al-Sharjah | Sign |
| FW | Alecsandro | 34 | Flamengo | Sign |
| FW | Lucas Barrios | 30 | Montpellier | Sign |
| DF | Leandro Almeida | 28 | Coritiba | Sign |
| DF | Lucas Taylor | 20 | Reserve Team | Sign |
| MF | Thiago Santos | 25 | América Mineiro | Sign |

#### Transfers out

| P | Name | Age | Moving to | Type |
| C | Dorival Júnior | 52 | — | Fired |
| GK | Bruno | 30 | Santa Cruz | Loan |
| GK | Deola | 31 | Fortaleza | Loan |
| DF | Gabriel Dias | 20 | Boa Esporte | Loan |
| DF | Juninho | 25 | Figueirense | Sign |
| DF | Léo Cunha | 19 | Reserve Team | Released |
| DF | Lúcio | 36 | — | Released |
| DF | Victorino | 32 | — | Released |
| DF | Weldinho | 24 | — | Released |
| MF | Bernardo | 24 | Vasco | Loan return |
| MF | Bruninho | 22 | — | Released |
| MF | Eguren | 34 | — | Released |
| MF | Felipe Menezes | 26 | Goiás | Loan |
| MF | João Denoni | 21 | Atlético Goianiense | Loan |
| MF | Juninho | 19 | Reserve Team | Released |
| MF | Marcelo Oliveira | 27 | Grêmio | Loan ended |
| MF | Tiago Real | 25 | — | Released |
| MF | Washington | 26 | — | Released |
| MF | Wendel | 33 | — | Released |
| MF | Wesley | 27 | São Paulo | Released |
| FW | Bruno César | 26 | Al-Ahli | Loan return |
| FW | Diogo | 27 | Buriram United | Sign |
| FW | Érik | 20 | Reserve Team | Released |
| FW | Henrique | 25 | — | Loan ended |
| FW | Mazinho | 27 | Coritiba | Loan |
| FW | Patrick Vieira | 23 | Náutico | Loan |
| FW | Rodolfo | 21 | Rio Claro | Loan |
| FW | Vinícius | 21 | — | Released |
| MF | Luiz Gustavo | 21 | Vitória | Loan |
| MF | Mendieta | 26 | Olimpia | Loan |
| DF | Mateus Muller | 19 | Atlético Goianiense | Loan |
| MF | Renato | 23 | Joinville | Loan |
| FW | Maikon Leite | 26 | Sport | Loan |
| C | Oswaldo de Oliveira | 64 | — | Fired |
| DF | Victor Luis | 21 | Ceará | Loan |
| DF | Ayrton | 30 | Flamengo | Loan |
| MF | Alan Patrick | 24 | Flamengo | Loan |
| DF | Wellington | 23 | Atlético Paranaense | Loan |
| DF | Tobio | 25 | Boca Juniors | Loan |
| MF | Ryder | 22 | Fiorentina | Loan |
| MF | Valdivia | 31 | Al-Wahda | Sign |
| FW | Leandro | 22 | Santos | Loan |
| FW | Leandro Pereira | 24 | Club Brugge | Sign |

## 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 | 9 May 2015 | 6 December 2015 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 039.47 |
| Copa do Brasil | 4 March 2015 | 2 December 2015 | First Round | Winners | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 061.54 |
| Campeonato Paulista | 31 January 2015 | 3 May 2015 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 063.16 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 70 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 113 | 79 | +34 | 050.00 |
Source: Competitions

### Campeonato Paulista
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Palmeiras (A) | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 31 | Advance to the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Botafogo (A) | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 22 | Advance to the quarter-finals |
| 3 | Linense | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 16 | |
| 4 | Portuguesa | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 13 | |
| 5 | Marília | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 35 | −29 | 2 | |

#### First stage

In the first stage, the teams play in a group with all of the clubs of other groups in a single round, qualifying for the quarterfinal the 2 teams with the most points won this stage in each of the groups. Schedule was released on December 1, 2014.
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Final
### Copa do Brasil
#### First round

The draw for the first round was held on December 16, 2014.

#### Round of 16

A draw by CBF was held on August 4 to set the matches of the round of 16.

#### Quarterfinal

For this round another draw was held on August 31.

#### Semifinal

The order of the matches was determined by a draw which as held on October 5.

#### Final

The order of the matches was determined by a draw.

### Campeonato Brasileiro
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Santos | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 58 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 8 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 55 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 9 | Palmeiras | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 53 | 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 10 | Atlético Paranaense | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 51 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 11 | Ponte Preta | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 51 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
* 1 2 Teams will enter in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana if they do not reach the 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16. Also, the 2015 Copa Verde champion (Cuiabá) and the 2016 Copa do Nordeste champion have a guaranteed berth.
* ↑ Palmeiras has a berth guaranteed to the second stage as the 2015 Copa do Brasil champions.

#### Matches

Schedule released on March 3, 2015. And detailed the first ten rounds on March 17, 2015.

## Statistics
### Overall statistics

    As of December 6, 2015
| Games played | 70 (19 Campeonato Paulista, 13 Copa do Brasil, 38 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A) |
| Games won | 35 (12 Campeonato Paulista, 8 Copa do Brasil, 15 Campeonato Brasileiro) |
| Games drawn | 13 (2 Campeonato Paulista, 3 Copa do Brasil, 8 Campeonato Brasileiro) |
| Games lost | 22 (5 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa do Brasil, 15 Campeonato Brasileiro) |
| Goals scored | 113 |
| Goals conceded | 79 |
| Goal difference | +34 (+14 Campeonato Paulista, +11 Copa do Brasil, +9 Campeonato Brasileiro) |
| Best result | 5–1 (vs. Sampaio Corrêa – Copa do Brasil, May 12) |
| Worst result | 1–5 (vs. Chapecoense – Campeonato Brasileiro, October 4) |
| Yellow cards | 172 |
| Red cards | 10 |
| Top scorer | Dudu (16 goals) |
| Clean sheets | 20 |
| Most clean sheets | Fernando Prass (20) |
| Worst discipline | Lucas (16 , 1 ) |

### Goalscorers

In italic players who left the team in mid-season.
| Place | Position | Number | Name | Campeonato Paulista | Copa do Brasil | Série A | Total |
| 1 | FW | 7 | Dudu | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 2 | FW | 19 | Rafael Marques | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Cristaldo | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | FW | 17 | Leandro Pereira | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | 27 | Robinho | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | FW | 8 | L. Barrios | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | DF | 31 | Vitor Hugo | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | FW | 33 | Gabriel Jesus | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | DF | 11 | Zé Roberto | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | DF | 3 | Victor Ramos | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 32 | Lucas | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 26 | Jackson | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | 18 | Gabriel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 28 | Andrei Girotto | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 90 | Alecsandro | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | 13 | Maikon Leite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 20 | Allione | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 22 | João Pedro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 29 | Kelvin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 66 | Egídio | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 10 | Cleiton Xavier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

In italic players who left the team in mid-season.
| Number | Position | Name | Campeonato Paulista | Campeonato Paulista | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Série A | Série A | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Fernando Prass | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Tobio | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Victor Ramos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Nathan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Arouca | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | João Paulo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Dudu | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | Lucas Barrios | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Mendieta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Cristaldo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Cleiton Xavier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Valdivia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Zé Roberto | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Maikon Leite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Mouche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Amaral | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Victor Luis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Leandro Pereira | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Gabriel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Rafael Marques | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Allione | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | João Pedro | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Renato | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Aranha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Jackson | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | Robinho | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | Andrei Girotto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Kelvin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Fellype Gabriel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Alan Patrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Vitor Hugo | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 32 | DF | Lucas | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 33 | FW | Gabriel Jesus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Juninho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Wellington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Thiago Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | João Denoni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Matheus Sales | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Mateus Muller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | Leandro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Ryder Matos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | Thiago Martins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | Lucas Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | Ayrton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | Luiz Gustavo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Leandro Almeida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 47 | GK | Fábio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | GK | Vinícius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | GK | Jailson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | Egídio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | Alecsandro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 49 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 87 | 5 | 172 | 10 |