Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
São Paulo (Jardim das Palmeiras (Zona Sul)), São Paulo, Brazil
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, São Paulo (Jardim das Palmeiras (Zona Sul)), Brazil — opened unknown, 4 rugby league games hosted, home of No rugby league club has this as a home ground -- it hosted a one-off international tournament (the inaugural 2018 South American Rugby League Cup/Championship), presumably hired as a neutral multi-field venue by Brazil's rugby league federation..
Ground facts
| Opened | unknown (The parent club (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, founded 1914 as Palestra Italia, renamed 1942) is famous for its football stadiums in western Sao Paulo, which are NOT this venue -- this rugby league fixture location is almost certainly Palmeiras' Clube de Campo (country/social club) in Parelheiros, in the city's south zone, consistent with the "Zona Sul" location this site's own data records. However, this could not be confirmed with full certainty: no source explicitly places the "Jardim das Palmeiras" neighbourhood name this site's data uses at the Clube de Campo's Parelheiros address, so the exact facility match is probable but unconfirmed. No opening date was found for the Clube de Campo itself.) |
| Home club | No rugby league club has this as a home ground -- it hosted a one-off international tournament (the inaugural 2018 South American Rugby League Cup/Championship), presumably hired as a neutral multi-field venue by Brazil's rugby league federation. |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 4 |
| Top recorded crowd | 230 |
| Capacity | Not found in any source. |
| Floodlights installed | Not confirmed by any source. |
| Surface | Not confirmed; the Clube de Campo's fields are described generically as football fields, presumably grass. |
| First rugby league match | 23 Nov 2018 -- South American Championship 2018: Brazil 52 def Colombia 14 |
| Last rugby league match | 25 Nov 2018 -- South American Championship 2018: Brazil 22 def Argentina 20 (a women's international the same day, Brazil 48 def Argentina 0, recorded the venue's top crowd of 230) |
| Years used | 2018 |
| Location | São Paulo (Jardim das Palmeiras (Zona Sul)), São Paulo |
Name history
- Palestra Italia — 1914-1942, parent club name
- Palestra Sao Paulo — 1942, brief
- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras — 1942-present, parent club name
Rugby league history
Hosted the entirety of the inaugural 2018 South American Rugby League Cup/Championship (23-25 November 2018) -- described by Wikipedia as the biggest rugby league tournament in South America to that point, featuring Brazil, Argentina and Colombia across men's, women's, second-division and under-17 matches. All 4 recorded matches are full internationals; no further rugby league use recorded at this venue since 2018. Most likely a football-club multi-sport social/country club facility used as a one-off host, not a dedicated rugby ground.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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