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Criciúma
Full nameCriciúma Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)Tigre (Tiger)
Founded13 May 1947; 77 years ago (1947-05-13)
GroundHeriberto Hülse
Capacity19,300
PresidentAnselmo Freitas
Head coachCláudio Tencati
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série A
Campeonato Catarinense
2023
2023
Série B, 3rd of 20 (promoted)
Catarinense, 1st of 12 (champions)
Websitehttps://www.criciumaec.com.br/
Current season

Criciúma Esporte Clube is a Brazilian professional club based in Criciúma, Santa Catarina founded on 13 May 1947.

Criciúma is the most successful team from Santa Catarina, having won the 1991 Copa do Brasil, the 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, and the 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.

History

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Criciúma Esporte Clube was founded on May 13, 1947, as Comerciário Esporte Clube; however the club folded due to a financial crisis in the 1960s. The club was refounded in 1976 by some of the original Comerciário Esporte Clube members. In 1978 the club was renamed as Criciúma Esporte Clube, and its current colors black, yellow and white were adopted in 1984. The present colors of Criciúma Esporte Clube are the reason the club is called Tigre (meaning Tiger).

The club's greatest feat was winning the 1991 Copa do Brasil under coach Felipe Scolari, later World Cup winner with Brazil, while being in the second division. The achievement qualified Criciúma for the following year's Copa Libertadores.

In the following years, the club was not very successful. After being promoted to Série A in 1992, the club played in the division for 5 years before getting relegated. In 2005, Criciúma, after a very poor campaign, was relegated to the Brazilian Série C. In 2006, Criciúma won the Série C, and was promoted back to the Série B.

After a period of crisis in the club, in 2012 the club regained forces, and after being in the first four places the entire championship returned to the Série A.

Honours

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Criciúma has won three national level championships. Winning the 1991 Copa do Brasil qualified the club to the 1992 Copa Libertadores where Criciúma finished in the 5th place, surpassing even the expectations of its fans. These achievements make Criciúma one of the most successful teams from Santa Catarina.

National
Competitions Titles Seasons
Copa do Brasil 1 1991
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1 2002
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 1 2006
State
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Catarinense 12 1968 (1), 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2005, 2013, 2023, 2024
Copa Santa Catarina 1 1993
Recopa Catarinense 1 2024
Campeonato Catarinense Série B 1 2022

1 Champion in 1968 as Comerciário Esporte Clube

Others

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Runners-Up

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Stadium

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

Current squad

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As of 4 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Gustavo
2 FW Brazil BRA Allano (on loan from Goiás)
3 DF Brazil BRA Rodrigo
4 DF Venezuela VEN Wilker Ángel
5 MF Brazil BRA Higor Meritão (on loan from UNAM)
6 MF Brazil BRA Ronald (on loan from Fortaleza)
7 MF Brazil BRA Fellipe Mateus
8 MF Brazil BRA Newton (on loan from Botafogo)
9 FW Brazil BRA Felipe Vizeu
10 MF Brazil BRA Marquinhos Gabriel
11 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Yannick Bolasie
12 GK Brazil BRA Kauã
13 DF Brazil BRA Jonathan
14 DF Peru PER Miguel Trauco
15 MF Brazil BRA Eliedson
17 MF Brazil BRA Matheusinho
18 MF Brazil BRA Fabrício Lentz
20 DF Brazil BRA Dudu (on loan from Fortaleza)
22 DF Brazil BRA Marcelo Hermes
25 GK Brazil BRA Alisson
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF Brazil BRA Claudinho
29 DF Portugal POR Tobias Figueiredo (on loan from Fortaleza)
31 MF Brazil BRA Eliel
32 GK Brazil BRA Matheus Teixeira (on loan from Bahia)
33 DF Brazil BRA Walisson Maia
35 FW Brazil BRA Serginho (on loan from Vasco da Gama)
41 DF Brazil BRA Erick Garcia
43 DF Brazil BRA Jackson Henrique
45 FW Brazil BRA Arthur Caíke
50 MF Brazil BRA Jhonata Robert
63 DF Brazil BRA Thiago Mina
66 DF Brazil BRA Guilherme Silva
73 FW Brazil BRA Adrianinho
77 FW Brazil BRA Werik Popó (on loan from Red Bull Bragantino)
85 MF Brazil BRA Patrick de Paula (on loan from Botafogo)
88 MF Brazil BRA Barreto
99 FW Brazil BRA Eduardo Melo
DF Brazil BRA Kaik
FW Brazil BRA Pedro Rocha (on loan from Fortaleza)

Youth players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
30 DF Brazil BRA Hiago

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Brazil BRA Léo Gonçalves (at Monte Azul until 31 October 2024)
FW Brazil BRA João Carlos (at Ituano until 30 November 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Brazil BRA Pett (at Monte Azul until 31 October 2024)

Notable head coaches

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1991 Copa do Brasil

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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 Mineiro 1–0 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

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First Division (Serie A)

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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 2013 15th
2014 20th

Second Division (Serie B)

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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 2012 2nd
2015 12th 2016 8th
2017 13th 2018 14th
2019 19th 2022 8th
2023 3rd

Third Division (Serie C)

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Year Position Year Position
2006 1st 2009 15th
2010 3rd 2020

Brazilian Cup

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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

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Year Position
1992 5th

Notes

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