Criciúma Esporte Clube

Criciúma

Full name	Criciúma Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	Tigre (Tiger) Criciúma Dortmund
Founded	May 13, 1947
Ground	Heriberto Hülse, Criciúma
Capacity	19,300
President	Jaime Dal Farra
Head coach	Roberto Cavalo
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Campeonato Catarinense
2014 2014	Brasileirão, 20th (relegated) Catarinense, 3rd
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Criciúma Esporte Clube, also known simply as Criciúma, is a Brazilian football club from Criciúma, Santa Catarina. It plays in the Campeonato Catarinense,^{[nb 1]} the state of Santa Catarina's premier state league, as well as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A,^{[nb 2]} the top tier of the Brazilian football league system.

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

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 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 why 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, 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 Série B. In 2005, Criciúma, after a very poor campaign, was relegated to the Brazilian Série C. In 2006, Criciúma won the Série C, as 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.

Honors

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.

• Copa do Brasil

Winner (1): 1991

• Série B

Winner (1): 2002

Runner-up (1): 2012

• Série C

Winner (1): 2006

• Campeonato Catarinense

Winners (10): 1968 ⁽¹⁾, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2005, 2013

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

• Copa Santa Catarina

Winner (1): 1993

Runner-up (1): 1998

¹ Champion in 1968 as Comerciário Esporte Clube

Stadium

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

Current squad

As of January 6, 2016

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

No. Position Player GK David GK Luiz GK Edson GK Bryan GK Ronaldo Zilio DF Heitor DF Ianson DF Diego Giaretta DF Ezequiel DF Rômulo DF Wellington Saci DF Marlon MF Ruan

No. Position Player MF Barreto MF João Afonso MF Douglas Moreira MF Natan MF Elvis MF Roger Guedes MF Vitor Michels MF Lucas Crispim FW Bruno Lopes FW Maurinho FW Jefferson FW Edy

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

Head coaches

Lori Sandri (1981), (1987), (1991) Edu (1987) Levir Culpi (1989–90) Luiz Felipe Scolari (1991) Levir Culpi (1992) Ivo Wortmann (1992) Lori Sandri (1994) Cláudio Duarte (1996) Pepe (1997) Cassiá (1999) Edson Gaúcho (2002) Cuca (2002–03) Lori Sandri (2003) Gilson Kleina (2003–04) Lori Sandri (2004) Vágner Benazzi (Feb 20, 2004 – Sept 2, 2004)

José Luiz Plein (2005) Dorival Júnior (May 24, 2005 – July 7, 2005) Edson Gaúcho (July 28, 2005 – May 1, 2006) Paulinho Criciúma (2006) Gelson Silva (2006–07) Roberto Cavalo (Sept 12, 2007 – Nov 3, 2007) Gelson Silva (2008) Edson Gaúcho (July 10, 2008 – Sept 1, 2008) Paulo Campos (Sept 2, 2008 – Oct 15, 2008) Roberto Fonseca (April 29, 2009 – June 22, 2009) Itamar Schülle (2009–10) Argel Fucks (April 10, 2010 – Nov 12, 2010) Guilherme Macuglia (Nov 30, 2010 – April 24, 2011) Edson Gaúcho (April 28, 2011 – June 13, 2011) Guto Ferreira (June 14, 2011 – Aug 3, 2011) Mauro Fernandes (Aug 4, 2011 – Sept 19, 2011)

Márcio Goiano (Sept 20, 2011 – Feb 14, 2012) Paulo Comelli (April 20, 2012 – March 3, 2013) Vadão (March 8, 2013 – Aug 23, 2013) Sílvio Criciúma (int.) (Aug 24, 2013 – Sept 23, 2013) Argel Fucks (Sept 24, 2013 – Dec 10, 2013) Ricardo Drubscky (Jan 1, 2014 – Feb 20, 2014) Caio Júnior (Feb 26, 2014 – April 29, 2014) Wagner Lopes (April 30, 2014 – Aug 25, 2014) Gilmar Dal Pozzo (2014) Toninho Cecílio (2014) Luizinho Vieira (2014–15) Moacir Júnior (2015) Dejan Petković (2015) Roberto Cavalo (2015–present)

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 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

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 2013 15th 2014 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 2012 2nd 2015 12th

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

Notes

1. Also known merely as Catarinense.
2. Also known by its nickname Brasileirão.

External links

• Official Site
• Discussion List