Joinville Esporte Clube

Joinville Esporte Clube, or simply Joinville as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Joinville in Santa Catarina, founded on January 29, 1976. They won the Série C once.

Besides football, Joinville is also active in futsal, competing in the Liga Futsal, which is the most important club competition in Brazil.

History

Joinville was founded on January 29, 1976, after América Futebol Clube football department and Caxias Futebol Clube football department fused. Both clubs were based in Joinville city. The club's Golden Age was in the 1980s, when the club won eight state championships in a row.

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

The club won Copa Santa Catarina in 2009, and then the Recopa Sul-Brasileira in the same year, after beating Serrano Centro-Sul 3-2 in the final.^[1] They won the Copa Santa Catarina again in 2011. Joinville also won the Série C in 2011, after beating CRB 3-1 and 4-0 in the final.^[2]

Achievements

• Série C:
  • Winners (1): 2011

• Recopa Sul-Brasileira:
  • Winners (1): 2009

• Campeonato Catarinense:
  • Winners (12): 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2000, 2001
  • Runners-up (5): 1989, 1990, 1996, 2006, 2010

• Copa Santa Catarina:
  • Winners (2): 2009, 2011

• Torneio Mercosul:
  • Runners-up (1): 1995

Stadium

Joinville's stadium is Arena Joinville, inaugurated in 2004, with a maximum capacity of 22,400 people. The plan is to complete the stadium by the year 2008 with final capacity around 30,000 people.

Rivals

Joinville's greatest rivals are Avaí, Figueirense and Criciúma.

Mascot and nickname

• The club's mascot is a rabbit. Joinville is nicknamed JEC, which is an acronym of the club's full name.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

National competitions record

References

• (Portuguese) Official website

External links

• (Portuguese) Official website
• (Portuguese) Unofficial website
• (Portuguese) União Tricolor Official website