Joinville Esporte Clube

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Joinville
Full name	Joinville Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	JEC
Founded	January 29, 1976
Ground	Arena Joinville, Joinville, Brazil (Capacity 22,400)
Chairman	Adelir Hercílio Alves
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
2007	Eliminated in second stage
Home colours 　 Away colours

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.

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

Contents 1 History 2 Titles 3 Stadium 4 Rivals 5 Mascot and nickname 6 Current roster 7 National competitions record 7.1 First Division (Serie A) 7.2 Second Division (Serie B) 7.3 Third Division (Serie C) 7.4 Brazilian Cup 8 References 9 External links

[edit] History

Joinville was founded on January 29, 1976, after América Futebol Clube football department and Caxias Futebol Clube football department, in a fusion of both clubs in Joinville, SC Brazil. 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 FC of Tangará 11-1 at Estádio Municipal de Tangará.

[edit] Titles

• Campeonato Catarinense:
  • Winners (12): 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2000, 2001
  • Runners-up (4): 1989, 1990, 1996, 2006

[edit] Stadium

Main article: Arena Joinville

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.

[edit] Rivals

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

[edit] Mascot and nickname

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

[edit] Current roster

No. Position Player GK Foca GK Marcelo Pitol GK Vinicius GK Bruno Garcia GK Daniel Melo DF Marcelo Bolacha DF Bispo DF Marcelão DF Jardel DF Valentim DF Renaldo DF Vini DF Serginho

No. Position Player DF Anderson MF Pansera MF Douglas MF Flavio Boaventura MF Paulo Miranda MF David MF Léo MF Nélio MF Neiziho FW Maxwell FW Marlon FW Fabiano Silva FW Thiago Cavalcanti

[edit] National competitions record

[edit] First Division (Serie A) Year Position Year Position 1977 33rd 1983 37th 1978 41th 1984 25th 1979 29th 1985 8th 1980 21st 1986 14th 1981 38th 1987 14th 1982 38th

[edit] Second Division (Serie B) Year Position Year Position 1988 5th 1998 7th 1989 10th 1999 15th 1990 18th 2000 20th 1991 23rd 2001 9th 1992 27th 2002 12th 1996 15th 2003 14th 1997 6th 2004 22nd

[edit] Third Division (Serie C) Year Position 2005 11th 2006 17th 2007 18th

[edit] Brazilian Cup Year Position 1990 26th 2001 52nd 2002 35th

[edit] References

• (Portuguese) Official website

[edit] External links

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

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