The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with an approximate 21 million supporters and 184,680 affiliated fans. Despite being primarily a football club, 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.
Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. He was recently the head coach of Corinthians.
The Triple Crown of Brazilian Football is an unofficial title given to the club that won the three most important competitions of the Brazilian football in the same year: The Brazilian triple crown would involve the two major CBF competitions and the state championship. In general, in Brazil the term "triple crown" is used to win any three official titles in the same season.
Frederico Chaves Guedes, also known as Fred, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Eduardo Luís Abonízio de Souza, better known as Edu Dracena, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Diego de Souza Andrade is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward for Vasco da Gama, Grêmio, Sport Recife, and many other clubs.
Éverton Augusto de Barros Ribeiro is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Bahia.
Marcos Luis Rocha Aquino is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Palmeiras as a right back.
Rafael Pires Monteiro, known simply as Rafael, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for São Paulo.
Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues, commonly known as Dudu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Palmeiras.
Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains both Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Palmeiras and the Paraguay national team.
Giorgian Daniel de Arrascaeta Benedetti is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Uruguay national team.
César Bernardo Dutra, simply known as César, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Leonardo "Léo" Pereira is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo.
Gustavo Henrique Furtado Scarpa is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro.
Raphael Cavalcante Veiga is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Palmeiras and the Brazil national team.
Ronielson da Silva Barbosa, commonly known as Rony, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Palmeiras and the Brazil national team.
Murilo Cerqueira Paim is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender or defensive midfielder for Brazilian club Palmeiras.
In Brazilian football, G-12 refers to a group of 12 clubs: Atlético Mineiro, Botafogo, Corinthians, Cruzeiro, Flamengo, Fluminense, Grêmio, Internacional, Palmeiras, Santos, São Paulo, and Vasco da Gama. They are considered the most popular and successful sides in Brazilian football, having won all but six editions of the Brasileirão between them since the tournament's inception.
The following article presents a summary of the 2020 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which is the 119th season of competitive football in the country.
