Criciúma Esporte Clube

Criciúma

Full name	Criciúma Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	Tigre (Tiger)
Founded	May 13, 1947
Ground	Heriberto Hülse, Criciúma (Capacity: 28,749)
Chairman	Antenor Angeloni
Manager	Márcio Goiano
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
2011	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, 14th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Criciúma Esporte Clube, also known simply as Criciúma, is a Brazilian football club in Criciúma, Santa Catarina. The club won the Copa do Brasil in 1991, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 2002, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 2006.

History

Criciúma Esporte Clube was founded in 1947, as Comerciário Esporte Clube; however the club folded due to a financial crisis in the 1960s. The club was founded again in 1976 by some of the original Comerciário Esporte Clube members. In 1978 the club was renamed Criciúma Esporte Clube, and its current colors (black and yellow) were adopted in 1984. The club's greatest feat was winning the 1991 Brazilian Cup, which qualified Criciúma to the following year's Copa Libertadores.

In the following years the club was not very successful, and was relegated to the second division. In 2005 Criciúma, after a very poor campaign, was relegated to the Brazilian Série C. In 2006, Criciúma EC won the Brazilian third division, as was promoted back to the Série B.

Achievements

• Copa do Brasil: 1

1991

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1

2002

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 1

2006

• Campeonato Catarinense: 9

1968 ⁽¹⁾, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2005

Runners-up (7): 1982, 1987, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008

• Copa Santa Catarina: 1

1993

¹ Champion in 1968 as Comerciário Esporte Clube

Stadium

Stadium of Criciúma Esporte Clube

Main article: Estádio Heriberto Hülse

Criciúma's stadium is Estádio Heriberto Hülse, built in 1955, with a maximum capacity of 19,900 people.

Current squad

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

No. Position Player GK Andrey GK Bruno DF Rodrigo DF Nirley DF Fábio Santana DF Joílson DF Fabinho Capixaba (on loan from Palmeiras) DF João Victor DF Renan DF Leonardo DF João Paulo (on loan from Fluminense) DF Itaqui DF Alisson (on loan from Internacional) MF Henik

No. Position Player MF Jackson MF Diego Oliveira MF Tiago Dutra MF Diogo Kachuba MF Diego Felipe MF Guilherme MF Andrés Romero FW Marcel FW Zé Carlos FW Lucca FW Valdo FW André Gava FW Anderson Costa FW Fábio Paulista

Idols

• Gélson
• Jairo Lenzi
• Luiz Felipe Scolari
• Mahicon Librelato
• Paulo Baier
• Paulinho Criciúma
• Roberto Cavalo
• Douglas

1991 Copa do Brasil

Criciúma won the Copa do Brasil 1991, playing the following matches:

Stage	Match	1st Leg	2nd Leg
First Round	Ubiratan - Criciúma	1-1	1-4
Second Round	Criciúma - Atlético-MG	1-1	1-0
Quarterfinals	Goiás - Criciúma	0-0	0-3
Semifinals	Remo - Criciúma	0-1	0-2
Final	Grêmio - Criciúma	1-1	0-0

Competitions record

First Division (Serie A) Year Position Year Position 1979 67th 1995 16th 1986 9th 1996 21st 1987 6th 1997 24th 1988 23rd 2003 14th 1993 23rd 2004 21st 1994 20th

Second Division (Serie B) Year Position Year Position 1980 54th 1992 3rd 1981 30th 1998 6th 1982 38th 1999 18th 1983 47th 2000 14th 1986 1st 2001 22nd 1987 6th 2002 1st 1989 5th 2005 21st 1990 7th 2007 7th 1991 35th 2008 18th 2011 14th

Third Division (Serie C) Year Position Year Position 2006 1st 2009 15th 2010 3rd

Brazilian Cup Year Position Year Position 1990 4th 1999 18th 1991 1st 2002 17th 1992 7th 2003 17th 1994 23rd 2006 15th 1996 6th 2008 13th 2009 26th

Libertadores Cup Year Position 1992 5th

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