2009 SE Palmeiras season

April 2021 Palmeiras 2009 Vanderlei Luxemburgo, Muricy Ramalho Luiz Gonzaga de Mello Belluzzo Série A 5th São Paulo State Championship Semi-finalists Libertadores Cup Quarter-finalists Obina (12) Keirrison (27) 27,325 vs Atlético Mineiro (29 November 2009) 8,167 vs Santos (28 June 2009) 21,297 _Palmeiras 0910home _Palmeiras 0910home _Palmeiras 0910home _Palmeiras 0910home _3_stripes_white 004000 004000 004000 FFFFFF 004000 _Palmeiras 0910Away _Palmeiras 0910Away _Palmeiras 0910Away _Palmeiras 0910Away _3_stripes_green FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 004000 FFFFFF _Palmeiras 0910third _Palmeiras 0910third _Palmeiras 0910third _Palmeiras 0910third _3_stripes_white 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF 2008 2010 The 2009 SE Palmeiras season was Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras's 2009 campaign. The club competed in the Campeonato Paulista, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, and the Copa Libertadores. Palmeiras reached the semi-finals of the state championship, finished 5th in Série A, and advanced to the quarter-finals of the Libertadores. Season Série A Palmeiras started well the campaign in the Série A, and led the tournament for 19 rounds, unfortunately the team failed to keep the good results and after a 3–1 away win against Santos, only winning 9 points in 11 matches. Palmeiras ended in 5th place, it was a disappointing result for a team that played well during almost the entire season and wanted to win the first brazilian title since 1994. The Palmeiras player with most goals was Obina with 12 goals in 27 league matches, that signed a 1-year loan deal from Flamengo and left the squad before the end of the season after a fight with teammate Maurício during a 0–2 away loss to Grêmio. Vágner Love returned to the team in August, after an agreement with CSKA Moscow, and scored 5 goals in 12 matches but he didn't have a good return to the team. Attacking midfielder Diego Souza won the award by Placar as the best player of the league, playing 34 matches and scoring 8 goals in the season, including a wonderful midfield goal against Atlético Mineiro. Cleiton Xavier, Pierre, Marcos and Pablo Armero also made great appearances in the league. Manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo left the team on 25 June alongside young striker Keirrison, after a discussion with Palmeiras chairman Luiz Gonzaga de Mello Belluzzo. The Interim Manager Jorginho assumed the team for 1 month with great results and Muricy Ramalho took charge of the team until the end of the season. DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersRound9 May 2009CoritibaH2 – 1Willians 69', Keirrison 88'1st17 May 2009InternacionalA0 – 22nd24 May 2009São PauloH0 – 03rd31 May 2009BarueriA2 – 2Obina 56', Keirrison 60'4th7 June 2009VitóriaH2 – 1Ortigoza 65', Maurício Ramos 90'+15th14 June 2009CruzeiroH3 – 1Marcão 27', Keirrison 40', 58'6th20 June 2009Atlético ParanaenseA2 – 2Obina 68', Keirrison 90'+37th28 June 2009SantosH1 – 1Obina 32'8th5 July 2009AvaíA3 – 0Obina 25' (pen.), 53', Cleiton Xavier 74'9th11 July 2009NáuticoH4 – 1Maurício Ramos 6', Willians 27', Armero 72', Pierre 83'10th15 July 2009FlamengoA2 – 1Diego Souza 23', Ortigoza 43'11th18 July 2009Santo AndréH1 – 0Diego Souza 23'12th22 July 2009GoiásA1 – 2Diego Souza 52'13th26 July 2009CorinthiansA3 – 0Obina 31', 58' (pen.), 65'14th29 July 2009FluminenseH1 – 0Diego Souza 59'15th1 August 2009Sport RecifeA1 – 0Bruno Teles 69' (o.g.)16th6 August 2009GrêmioH1 – 1Cleiton Xavier 28'17th12 August 2009Atlético MineiroA1 – 1Ortigoza 34'18th15 August 2009BotafogoH1 – 1Danilo 32'19th19 August 2009CoritibaA0 – 120th22 August 2009InternacionalH2 – 1Obina 37' (pen.), Ortigoza 47'21st30 August 2009São PauloA0 – 022nd5 September 2009BarueriH2 – 1Diego Souza 49', Vágner Love 72' (pen.)23rd13 September 2009VitóriaA2 – 3Robert 40', 88'24th23 September 2009CruzeiroA2 – 1Diego Souza 9', Vágner Love 50'25th26 September 2009Atlético ParanaenseH2 – 1Figueroa 42', Danilo 69'26th4 October 2009SantosA3 – 1Diego Souza 63', Robert 70', Vágner Love 76'27th8 October 2009AvaíH2 – 2Vágner Love 38', Robert 85'28th12 October 2009NáuticoA0 – 329th18 October 2009FlamengoH0 – 230th21 October 2009Santo AndréA0 – 231st29 October 2009GoiásH4 – 0Obina 50', 75' (pen.), 87', Deyvid Sacconi 83'32nd1 November 2009CorinthiansH2 – 2Danilo 51', Maurício 83' 33rd8 November 2009FluminenseA0 – 134th11 November 2009Sport RecifeH2 – 2Deyvid Sacconi 71', Danilo 85'35th18 November 2009GrêmioA0 – 236th29 November 2009Atlético MineiroH3 – 1Cleiton Xavier 1', Diego Souza 16', Vágner Love 35'37th6 December 2009BotafogoA1 – 2Robert 90'+138th PosClubPldWDLFAGDPts1Flamengo38191095844+14672Internacional38198116544+21653São Paulo38181195742+15654Cruzeiro38188125853+5625Palmeiras381711105845+1362 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points Libertadores Cup First stage DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorers29 January 2009Real PotosíH5 – 1Keirrison 3', 20' (pen.), Diego Souza 39', Cleiton Xavier 58', Edmílson 90'+14 February 2009Real PotosíA2 – 0Cleiton Xavier 29', Keirrison 74' Group stage DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorers17 February 2009LDU QuitoA2 – 3Willians 28', Edmílson 45'+13 March 2009Colo-ColoH1 – 3Keirrison 73'8 April 2009Sport RecifeA2 – 0Keirrison 24', Diego Souza 73'15 April 2009Sport RecifeH1 – 1Keirrison 14' (pen.)21 April 2009LDU QuitoH2 – 0Marcão 48', Diego Souza 83'29 April 2009Colo-ColoA1 – 0Cleiton Xavier 87' TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsBRA Sport Recife6411107+313BRA Palmeiras631297+210 CHI Colo-Colo621397+26ECU LDU Quito6114613−74 Knockout stage DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorers5 May 2009Round of 16Sport RecifeH1 – 0Ortigoza 74'12 May 2009Round of 16Sport RecifeA0 – 1 (3-1 p.s.o)28 May 2009Quarter-FinalsNacionalH1 – 1Diego Souza 55'17 June 2009Quarter-FinalsNacionalA0 – 0 (a) References 2009 Category:Brazilian football clubs 2009 season