Goiás Esporte Clube

Goiás
Full name Goiás Esporte Clube
Nickname(s) Verdão (Big Green)
Esmeraldino (Emerald Green)
Founded April 6, 1943 (1943-04-06)
Stadium Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil
Ground Capacity 50,049
President Sérgio Rassi
Head coach Argel Fucks
League Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Goiano
2016 Série B, 13th
Goiano, 1st
Website Club website

Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian sports club, best known for its association football team, located in Goiânia, Goiás state. Biggest club of the Central-Western, Goiás have won the Brazilian's second tier Série B twice, also 26 Campeonato Goiano and 3 Copa Centro-Oeste. Goiás' football team has been a mainstay in premiere Brazilian league Série A, been promoted to Latin America's Copa Libertadores thrice and South America's Copa Sudamericana six times.

Its main rival is Vila Nova. Goiás has a wide advantage in derbies between the two teams.

History

On April 6, 1943, in a meeting among friends at Lino Barsi's home, Goiás Esporte Clube was founded. In 1973, the team was promoted to the first division of Campeonato Brasileiro.

In 1998, the team joined the Clube dos 13 (Clube dos 13 is an organization composed by the greatest teams of Brazil). They won the Série B in 1999 and 2012.

Stadium

Goiás' stadium is Serrinha, with a maximum capacity of 10,000 people. However, the club plays several matches at Estádio Serra Dourada, built in 1975, with a maximum capacity of 54,048 people.

Support

In its first year of existence, it was said that Goiás had only 33 fans, alluding to the few fans who had at that time.

It is currently club with the largest amount of fans of Goiás, the North and Midwest regions of Brazil, according to a survey conducted by the Gallup Institute Placar,[1] Serpes, Fortiori and Pluri Consultoria..

Following the research, Esmeraldino of Central Brazil has the 16th largest fans in Brazil, with 1.6 million fans.

Ultras

Organized

Founded on May 23, 1997, from the extinction of the Green Hell, with the goal of creating an association of fans really emerald, and they had the same thought, love Goias Esporte Clube.

And fulfilling your goals and your ideal Jovem Goiás Force managed to win the support and respect among all the emerald, thus becoming the most vibrant and passionate, which now has approximately 12,000 associates.

Heritage

Headquarters Serrinha

Administrative Headquarters

Edmo Pinheiro Sports and Recreation Center

Park Anhanguera

The mini-forest with native trees.

Coimbra Bueno Center

Aparecida de Goiânia

Honors

Domestic competitions

Winners (2): 1999, 2012
Runner-up (1): 1994
Winners (26): 1966, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
Winners (3): 2000, 2001, 2002
Runner-up (1): 1990

International

Runner-up (1): 2010

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A record

YearPositionYearPositionYearPositionYearPositionYearPosition
1971-198124th199115th200110th2011-
1972-198233rd199217th200212th2012-
197313th19837th199326th20039th20136th
197421st198414th1994-20046th201412th
197517th198535th19958th20053rd201519th
197630th198623rd19964th20068th2016-
197735th198713th199719th200716th
197814th198813th199822nd20088th
19797th198910th1999-20099th
1980-199010th200010th201019th

Copa Libertadores record

YearPosition
20069th

Copa Sudamericana record

YearPosition
200414th
200533rd
200713th
200912th
20102nd
201412th
201527rd

Current squad

As of 30 December 2016[2]

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

No. Position Player
1 Brazil GK Marcelo Rangel
2 Brazil DF Tony
3 Brazil DF David Duarte
4 Brazil DF Alex Alves
5 Brazil MF Willians (on loan from Cruzeiro)
6 Brazil DF Jefferson
7 Brazil FW Carlos Eduardo
8 Brazil MF Victor Bolt
9 Brazil FW Léo Gamalho
10 Brazil MF Jean Carlos (on loan from São Bernardo)
11 Brazil FW Tiago Luis
12 Brazil GK Ivan
13 Brazil DF Carlinhos (on loan from Coritiba)
14 Brazil DF Everton Sena
15 Brazil DF Matheus Ferraz (on loan from Sport Recife)
16 Brazil DF Paulinho
17 Brazil FW Jarlan
18 Brazil FW Aylon (on loan from SC Internacional)
No. Position Player
19 Brazil FW Michael
20 Brazil MF Léo Sena
21 Brazil MF Toró
22 Brazil GK Matheus
23 Brazil MF Pedro Bambú
25 Brazil MF Elyeser
31 Brazil MF Rezende
33 Brazil MF Andrezinho (on loan from Vasco)
35 Brazil GK Márcio
85 Brazil GK Renan
99 Brazil FW Gustavo (on loan from Corinthians)
Brazil DF Bruno Aguiar
Brazil DF Fábio Sanches
Brazil DF Felipe Saturnino
Brazil DF Hélder
Brazil MF Ramires
Brazil MF Thalles

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
Brazil GK Paulo Henrique (to Tupi-MG)
Brazil MF Léo Teles (to Aparecidense)
Brazil MF Liniker (to Aparecidense)
No. Position Player
Brazil MF Murilo (to Aparecidense)
Brazil MF Péricles (to Tupi-MG)

Technical staff

Managers

References

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