Caxias Futebol Clube
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Caxias Futebol Clube, commonly known as Caxias, is a Brazil
Brazil
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ian football team based in Joinville
Joinville
Joinville is a city in Santa Catarina State, in the Southern Region of Brazil. Joinville is Santa Catarina's largest city. In 2010, its population has reached approximately 520,000, many of whom are of German descent....

, Santa Catarina state
Santa Catarina (state)
Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...

. They won the Campeonato Catarinense
Campeonato Catarinense
Campeonato Catarinense is the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina football league.-History:The Campeonato Catarinense top level had several different names since it started. From its first edition, in 1924, to 1985, it was called just Campeonato Catarinense...

 three times and competed in the Copa do Brasil
Copa do Brasil
The Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...

 once.

History

The club was founded on October 12, 1920. They won the Campeonato Catarinense
Campeonato Catarinense
Campeonato Catarinense is the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina football league.-History:The Campeonato Catarinense top level had several different names since it started. From its first edition, in 1924, to 1985, it was called just Campeonato Catarinense...

 in 1929, 1954, and in 1955. The club merged its football department with América-SC
América Futebol Clube (SC)
América Futebol Clube, commonly known as América, was a Brazilian football team based in Joinville, Santa Catarina state. They won the Campeonato Catarinense five times.-History:...

's football department on January 29, 1976, to form Joinville Esporte Clube
Joinville Esporte Clube
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....

, but eventually they reopened its football department. Caxias won the Campeonato Catarinense Second Level in 2002, and the Campeonato Catarinense Third Level in 2009. The club competed in the Copa do Brasil
Copa do Brasil
The Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...

 in 2004, when they were eliminated in the First Round by Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club
Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...

 of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...

 state.

Achievements

  • Campeonato Catarinense
    Campeonato Catarinense
    Campeonato Catarinense is the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina football league.-History:The Campeonato Catarinense top level had several different names since it started. From its first edition, in 1924, to 1985, it was called just Campeonato Catarinense...

    :
    • Winners (3): 1929, 1954, 1955

  • Campeonato Catarinense Second Level:
    • Winners (1): 2002

  • Campeonato Catarinense Third Level:
    • Winners (1): 2009

Stadium

Caxias Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio Ernesto Schlemm Sobrinho, nicknamed Ernestão. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.
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