Criciúma Esporte Clube

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Criciúma
Full nameCriciúma Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)Tigre (Tiger)
Founded13 May 1947; 76 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)
WebsiteClub website

Criciúma Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Criciúma, 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

State[edit]

1 Champion in 1968 as Comerciário Esporte Clube

Stadium[edit]

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

Current squad[edit]

As of 24 March 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 DF Brazil BRA Claudinho
3 DF Brazil BRA Rodrigo
4 DF Brazil BRA Walisson Maia
5 MF Uruguay URU Baltasar Barcia (on loan from Independiente)
6 DF Brazil BRA Erick Garcia
7 MF Brazil BRA Fellipe Mateus
8 MF Brazil BRA Barreto
9 FW Brazil BRA Felipe Vizeu
10 MF Brazil BRA Marquinhos Gabriel
11 FW Brazil BRA Renato Kayzer (on loan from Fortaleza)
12 GK Brazil BRA Alisson
13 DF Brazil BRA Jonathan
14 DF Portugal POR Tobias Figueiredo (on loan from Fortaleza)
15 MF Brazil BRA Eliedson
16 DF Brazil BRA Guilherme Silva
17 FW Brazil BRA Adriano Filho
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Brazil BRA Eduardo Melo
19 MF Brazil BRA Higor Meritão (on loan from UNAM)
20 FW Colombia COL Yerson Candelo
21 FW Brazil BRA João Carlos
22 DF Brazil BRA Marcelo Hermes
23 FW Italy ITA Éder
24 GK Brazil BRA Kauã
GK Brazil BRA Matheus Teixeira (on loan from Bahia)
DF Brazil BRA Kaik
DF Brazil BRA Jackson Henrique
DF Brazil BRA Thiago Mina
DF Peru PER Miguel Trauco
DF Venezuela VEN Wilker Ángel
MF Brazil BRA Eliel
MF Brazil BRA Fabrício Lentz
MF Brazil BRA Léo Gonçalves
FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Yannick Bolasie

Out on loan[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Notable head coaches[edit]

1991 Copa do Brasil[edit]

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[edit]

First Division (Serie A)[edit]

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)[edit]

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

Third Division (Serie C)[edit]

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

Brazilian Cup[edit]

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[edit]

Year Position
1992 5th

Notes[edit]

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