Joinville Esporte Clube
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| Full name | Joinville Esporte Clube | |||
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| Nickname(s) |
JEC Tricolor (Tricolour) Coelho (Rabbit) | |||
| Founded | January 29, 1976 | |||
| Stadium | Arena Joinville, Joinville, Brazil | |||
| Capacity | 22,675 | |||
| President | Nereu Martinelli | |||
| Head coach | PC Gusmão | |||
| League |
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Campeonato Catarinense | |||
| 2015 2015 |
Série A, 20th (relegated) Catarinão, 2nd | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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Joinville Esporte Clube, JEC or simply Joinville as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Joinville in Santa Catarina. They have the largest number of supporters in the State, and were founded on January 29, 1976. They won the Série C once and they have the largest sequence of consecutive state titles, eight (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985).
Joinville is the third most successful club in Santa Catarina in terms of state championship titles (12), behind Avaí (16) and Figueirense (16).
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 on October 31, 1976, when the club beat Ipiranga of Tangará 11–1 at Estádio Municipal de Tangará.
The club won the 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] The club won the Copa Santa Catarina for the third time in 2012. In 2014, the club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, returning to the Série A after 29 years of absence.
Honours
- Série B: 2014
- Série C: 2011
- Recopa Sul-Brasileira: 2009
- Campeonato Catarinense: 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2000, 2001
- Copa Santa Catarina: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013
- Campeonato Sul-Americano de Juniores: 1992
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 2012 with final capacity around 30,000 people.
Rivals
Joinville's greatest rivals are Avaí, Figueirense and Criciúma.With this last one making the greatest classic of the state.
The matches between Criciúma and Joinville Esporte Clube are called Interior Classic, by the media and fans of these clubs and others [1]. This brings together the two most successful teams of the state.
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
- As of 26 December 2015
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Managers
- Arturzinho (2011), (2013)
- Ricardo Drubscky (2013)
- Hemerson Maria (2014–15)
- Adílson Batista (2015)
- PC Gusmão (2015–)
References
- ↑ "Joinville vence Serrano e é campeão da Recopa" (in Portuguese). Futebol SC. December 13, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Joinville goleia CRB e conquista a Série C" (in Portuguese). band.com.br. December 3, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
External links
- (Portuguese) Official website
- (Portuguese) Unofficial website
- (Portuguese) União Tricolor Official website
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