Its characteristic as an elite team can be evidenced by the fact that, until 1915, only doctoral students, engineers, and law graduates could play for them.

In 1916, Associação Atlética das Palmeiras supports the newly founded club SS Palestra Itália to gain a spot to compete in the Campeonato Paulista professional for the first time.

This fact would be remembered in 1942 when Palestra Itália was forced to change its name due to World War II (and the fact that the Brazil integrates the allied forces), Palestra Itália changed the name to the current SE Palmeiras, in honor of A.A. das Palmeiras.

With the end of the amateur era of Brazilian football in 1930, and the disbanding of the most successful team so far, CA Paulistano, and also of the AA das Palmeiras itself, the dissident players of both clubs became the current São Paulo FC.

[2] The club's stadium, Chácara da Floresta, came to São Paulo in 1930.