Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Under-20s and Academy
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Football club
Palmeiras
Full name
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Nickname(s)
Verdão (Big Green) Porco (Pig) /Academia de Futebol (Football Academy)
Founded
August 26, 1914; 107 years ago (1914-08-26), as Palestra Italia
The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Under 20s and Academy (Brazilian Portuguese: Categorias de Base) are the youth academy of Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, a Brazilian football club based in São Paulo. The youth sector is composed of various squads divided by age groups. The U-20 squad currently plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20, the Copa do Brasil Sub-20 and the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. Palmeiras Academy Squads of all categories have won trophies at national and international level. The academy has produced many young successful players that have played in the youth levels of the Brazilian National team such as Gabriel Jesus.