Joinville Esporte Clube

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Joinville

Full name

Joinville Esporte Clube

Nickname(s)

JEC

Founded

January 29, 1976

Ground

Arena Joinville, Joinville, Brazil

Capacity

12,500

Chairman

Alberto Mauro Bartholi

League

Brazilian Série C

2006

Brazilian Série C, eliminated in
the third round





Home colours





Away colours

Joinville Esporte Clube, or Joinville as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Joinville in Santa Catarina, founded on January 29, 1976.

Joinville greatest rivals are Avaí, Figueirense and Criciúma.

Home stadium is the Arena Joinville stadium, capacity 12,500.

1 History
2 Titles
3 Stadium
4 Trivia
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

Joinville was founded on January 29, 1976, after América Futebol Clube football department and Caxias Futebol Clube football department, both from Joinville city, fused.

The club's Golden Age was in the 1980s, when the club won eight state championships in a row.

[edit] Titles

Campeonato Catarinense: 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2000, 2001.

[edit] Stadium

Main article: Arena Joinville

Joinville's stadium is Arena Joinville, inaugurated in 2004, with a maximum capacity of 12,500 people. It is being expanded to accommodate 30,000 people by the year 2008.

[edit] Trivia

The club's mascot is a rabbit.
Joinville's largest win was set on October 31, 1976, when the club beat Ipiranga FC of Tangará 11-1 at Estádio Municipal de Tangará.