| Club: | Palmeiras |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Chairman: | Maurício Galiotte |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Manager: | Roger Machado (Until July 25)[1] Wesley Carvalho (interim) Paulo Turra (interim) Felipão (August 3–)[2] |
| Mgrtitle: | Coach |
| Stadium: | Allianz Parque |
| Cup1: | Campeonato Paulista |
| Cup1 Result: | Runners-up |
| Cup2: | Copa Libertadores |
| Cup2 Result: | Semifinal |
| Cup3: | Copa do Brasil |
| Cup3 Result: | Semifinal |
| League: | Série A |
| League Result: | Champions |
| League Topscorer: | Willian (10 goals) |
| Season Topscorer: | Miguel Borja (20 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 41,256 (vs. Vitória – December 2) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 22,597 (vs. São Caetano – March 5) |
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| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 season was the 104th in Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras' existence. This season Palmeiras participated in the Campeonato Paulista, Copa Libertadores, Copa do Brasil and the Série A.
As of the end of the season.
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Emerson Santos | Botafogo | Sign. | August 16, 2017 | [3] | |
| DF | Diogo Barbosa | Cruzeiro | Sign. | November 17, 2017 | [4] | |
| MF | Lucas Lima | Santos | Sign. | November 30, 2017 | [5] | |
| GK | Weverton | Atlético Paranaense | R$2,000,000. | December 15, 2017 | [6] [7] | |
| DF | Marcos Rocha | Atlético Mineiro | Loan. | December 27, 2017 | [8] | |
| DF | Victor Luis | Botafogo | Loan return. | January 3, 2018 | [9] | |
| DF | Pedrão | Youth system | Sign. | January 3, 2018 | [10] | |
| MF |  Agustín Allione | Bahia | Loan return. | January 3, 2018 | [11] | |
| FW | Artur | Londrina | Loan return. | January 3, 2018 | [12] | |
| DF | Thiago Martins | Bahia | Loan return. | January 3, 2018 | ||
| MF | Gustavo Scarpa | Fluminense | Free transfer. | January 15, 2018 | [13] | |
| DF | Nicolás Freire | PEC Zwolle | Loan. | June 25, 2018 | [14] | |
| MF | Vitinho |  Barcelona B | Loan return. | June 27, 2018 | [15] [16] | |
| DF | Gustavo Gómez |  Milan | Loan. | July 31, 2018 | [17] | |
| MF |  Daiju Sasaki | Vissel Kobe | Loan. | August 14, 2018 | [18] |
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Zé Roberto | Retired. | November 25, 2017 | [19] | ||
| DF | Egídio | Cruzeiro | Sign. | November 29, 2017 | [20] | |
| MF | Arouca | Atlético Mineiro | Loan. | December 14, 2017 | [21] | |
| GK | Vinicius Silvestre | Ponte Preta | Loan. | December 15, 2017 | [22] | |
| FW | Erik | Atlético Mineiro | Loan. | December 18, 2017 | [23] | |
| FW | Róger Guedes | Atlético Mineiro | Loan. | December 27, 2017 | ||
| DF | João Pedro | Bahia | Loan. | December 30, 2017 | [24] | |
| MF | Raphael Veiga | Atlético Paranaense | Loan. | January 2, 2018 | [25] | |
| DF |  Yerry Mina | Barcelona | R$48,000,000. | January 10, 2018 | [26] [27] | |
| MF | Agustín Allione | Bahia | Loan | January 26, 2018 | [28] | |
| DF | Fabiano | Internacional | Loan | March 10, 2018 | [29] | |
| DF | Juninho | Atlético Mineiro | Loan | April 27, 2018 | [30] | |
| MF | Michel Bastos | Sport | Loan | April 28, 2018 | [31] | |
| MF | Tchê Tchê |  Dynamo Kyiv | R$20,400,000 | June 3, 2018 | [32] | |
| FW | Róger Guedes |  Shandong Luneng Taishan | Loan. | July 13, 2018 | [33] | |
| FW | Keno |  Pyramids FC | R$37,800,000 | June 25, 2018 | [34] | |
| DF | João Pedro | FC Porto | R$16,100,000 | July 7, 2018 | [35] | |
| GK | Daniel Fuzato | Roma | R$2,100,000 | July 9, 2018 | [36] | |
| DF | Emerson Santos | Internacional | Loan. | July 16, 2018 | [37] | |
| DF | Thiago Martins | Yokohama F. Marinos | Loan. | August 14, 2018 | [38] [39] |
Summer: R$0
Winter: R$2m
Total: R$2m
Summer: R$79.2m
Winter: R$48m
Total: R$127.2m
Summer: R$79.2m
Winter: R$46m
Total: R$125.2m ($31m USD)
During the break for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Palmeiras disputed three friendly matches, two in Panama and one in Costa Rica.[40] [41]
See main article: 2018 Campeonato Paulista.
Palmeiras was drawn on the Group C.[42]
See main article: 2018 Campeonato Paulista knockout stage.
See main article: 2018 Copa Libertadores.
See main article: 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage.
The draw was held on December 20, 2017.[43] Palmeiras was drawn on Group 8.
See main article: 2018 Copa Libertadores final stages.
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 4 June 2018, 20:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[44] [45]
See main article: 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
The match schedule was released on February 5, 2018.[46]
See main article: 2018 Copa do Brasil.
As a team that disputed the Copa Libertadores, Palmeiras entered in the round of 16. The draw was held on April 20, 2018.[47]
The draw for the quarterfinal was held on May 30, 2018.[48]
A draw was held on August 22, 2018 to define the order of the matches.[49]
| Games played | 74 (18 Campeonato Paulista, 12 Copa Libertadores, 38 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 6 Copa do Brasil) | |
| Games won | 45 (12 Campeonato Paulista, 8 Copa Libertadores, 23 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Copa do Brasil) | |
| Games drawn | 18 (2 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa Libertadores, 11 Campeonato Brasileiro, 3 Copa do Brasil) | |
| Games lost | 11 (4 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa Libertadores, 4 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1 Copa do Brasil) | |
| Goals scored | 121 | |
| Goals conceded | 48 | |
| Goal difference | +72 (+19 Campeonato Paulista, +14 Copa Libertadores, +38 Campeonato Brasileiro, +1 Copa do Brasil) | |
| Best result | 5–0 (vs. Novorizontino – March 21, Campeonato Paulista) | |
| Worst result | 0–2 (vs. Corinthians – Campeonato Paulista, February 24) 0–2 (vs. Boca Juniors – Copa Libertadores, October 24) | |
| Yellow cards | 187 | |
| Red cards | 12 | |
| Clean sheets | 36 | |
| Most clean sheets | Jailson | |
| Top scorer | Miguel Borja (20 goals) |
In italic players who left the team in mid-season.
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nationality | width=60 | Number | width=150 | Name | width=80 | Campeonato Paulista | width=80 | Copa Libertadores | width=80 | Série A | width=80 | Copa do Brasil | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 9 | Borja | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 2 | FW | | 29 | Willian | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 3 | FW | | 7 | Dudu | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||
| MF | | 19 | Bruno Henrique | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 4 | FW | | 16 | Deyverson | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 5 | FW | | 11 | Keno | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | | 20 | Lucas Lima | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | | 28 | Hyoran | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| MF | | 14 | Gustavo Scarpa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 8 | DF | | 25 | Antônio Carlos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| MF | | 5 | Thiago Santos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| DF | 15 | G. Gómez | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| MF | | 30 | Felipe Melo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| DF | | 13 | Luan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 9 | MF | | 10 | Moisés | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| DF | | 3 | Edu Dracena | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 10 | FW | | 47 | Fernando | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| FW | | 49 | Papagaio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| DF | | 31 | Thiago Martins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| MF |  | 18 | Guerra | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| DF | | 22 | Marcos Rocha | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| DF | | 26 | Victor Luis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Last updated on 9 September 2018.
| Rank | Name | Campeonato Brasileiro | Copa do Brasil | Copa Libertadores | Paulista Serie A | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Weverton | 8/12 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 11/16 | |
| — | Jailson | 4/12 | 0/2 | 3/5 | 10/18 | 17/27 | |
| — | Fernando Prass | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | |
| Total | 13/25 | 2/4 | 4/8 | 10/18 | 29/55 | ||