page_title: Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
section_title: 2016–present
hierarchical_section_title: Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras / History / 2016–present
caption_attribution_description: Português: Festa do Palmeiras no Allianz Parque após a conquista do 9 Campeonato Brasileiro de sua história
context_page_description: Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian professional football club based in the district of Barra Funda, São Paulo. Palmeiras is a popular and successful Brazilian club, with around 18 million supporters and 126,000 affiliated fans, including many Brazilians of Italian ancestry. Despite being primarily an association football team, Palmeiras competes in a number of different sports. The football team plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the state of São Paulo's premier state league, as well as in the Brasileirão Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system.
  Palmeiras was founded by Italian immigrants on August 26th, 1914, as "Palestra Itália". However, the club changed its name on September 14th, 1942, as a result of Brazil joining the Allies in the Second World War against Italy and the Axis power. Since then, Palmeiras has won 14 national competitions, including a record 10 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 3 Copa do Brasil, and 1 Copa dos Campeões, making it the most successful club in domestic competitions inside Brazil.
context_section_description: On 12 March 2016, Palmeiras reached a verbal agreement with Cuca as the head coach. Palmeiras also signed some key players for the 2016 season which included: Edu Dracena (champions in 2015), Moisés, Roger Guedes, Jean  (champion in 2008 with São Paulo FC and 2012 with Fluminense ), Yerry Mina, and Tchê Tchê.
caption: Palmeiras' supporters in Allianz Parque
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