| Full name | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Verdão (Big Green) Furacão do Oeste (West's Hurricane) |
||
| Founded | May 10, 1973 | ||
| Ground | Arena Condá, Chapecó, Santa Catarina (Capacity: 15,000) |
||
| Chairman | Nei Roque Mohr | ||
| Manager | Vacant | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série C | ||
| 2011 | Série C, 5th | ||
|
|||
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol, usually known simply as Chapecoense, is a traditional Brazilian football club from Chapecó, Santa Catarina state. The club was founded on May 10, 1973, and competed in the Brazilian Championship First Level in 1978 and in 1979, and won the state championship four times. Its home matches are played at Arena Condá.
Contents |
The club was founded as Associação Chapecoense de Futebol on May 10, 1973, after Atlético Chapecoense and Independente fused.[1]
In 1977, Chapecoense won its first title, which was the Santa Catarina State Championship, beating Avaí 1-0 in the final.[2]
In 1978, the club competed for the first time in the Brazilian Championship First Level, finishing in the 51st position,[3] and in following year, finished in the 93rd position.[4]
In 2002, due to a partnership, Chapecoense was renamed to Associação Chapecoense Kindermann/Mastervet. [1] In 2006, the club was renamed back to its original name, Associação Chapecoense de Futebol,[5] and also won the Copa Santa Catarina.[6]
In 2007, the club won for the third time the state championship,[7] and also competed in the Brazilian Championship Third Level, but was eliminated in the first stage of the competition.[8] They won the Campeonato Catarinense again in 2011.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
see also Category:Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players
|
||||||||
|
||||||||