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Figueirense Futebol Clube, also known as Figueirense, is a Brazilian football team in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.
[edit] History
- 1921 Founded as Figueirense Foot-ball Club.
- 1932 The team won their first state championship.
- 1935-1937 Three times in a row Catarinense champion.
- 1939 One more state championship won by Figueirense, and end of the Golden Decade of the club.
- 1972 End of the 30-year state championship titleless period.
- 1973 First team of Santa Catarina state in Campeonato Brasileiro.
- 1974 The team won Campeonato Catarinense again.
- 1987 The club plays at Campeonato Catarinense Second Division, and won promotion to the First Division.
- 1994 End of the 17-year state championship titleless period.
- 1995 Champion of Torneio Mercosul (not to be confused with Copa Mercosur) at Santa Catarina. It was the club's first (and only) international title.
- 2001 Runner-up of Campeonato Brasileiro Second Division. Promoted to the First Division.
- 2002-2004 Three times in a row Campeonato Catarinense champion.
[edit] Stadium
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Figueirense's stadium is Estádio Orlando Scarpelli, built in 1961, with a maximum capacity of 19,908 people.
[edit] Titles
- Champion of Campeonato Catarinense (State Championship) in 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1972, 1974, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
- Runner up of Brazilian Série B in 2001
- Champion of Torneio Mercosul in 1995.
[edit] Trivia
- The club is named Figueirense after the neighbourhood where it is located, in Centro neighborhood) [1]. Figueirense means "from Figueira".
- In 2002, Rivaldo's and César Sampaio's company, called CSR Esporte & Marketing, and Figueirense signed a partnership. The company was responsible for the administration of the professional football of Figueirense. The partnership ended in 2004.
- Figueirense was one of the founders of the defunct Liga Catharinense de Desportos Terrestres, organized on April 12, 1923.
[edit] Reference
- ↑ RSSSF
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