Criciúma Esporte Clube
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Criciúma Esporte Clube, also known simply as Criciúma, is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club in Criciúma
Criciúma
Criciúma is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. At , it is located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the state capital and around 900 km south of São Paulo...

, Santa Catarina
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...

. The club won 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 1991, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...

 in 2002, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...

 in 2006.

History

Criciúma Esporte Clube was founded in 1947, as Comerciário Esporte Clube; however the club folded due to a financial crisis
Financial crisis
The term financial crisis is applied broadly to a variety of situations in which some financial institutions or assets suddenly lose a large part of their value. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many financial crises were associated with banking panics, and many recessions coincided with these...

 in the 1960s. The club was founded again in 1976 by some of the original Comerciário Esporte Clube members. In 1978 the club was renamed Criciúma Esporte Clube, and its current colors (black and yellow) were adopted in 1984. The club's greatest feat was winning the 1991
Copa do Brasil 1991
The Copa do Brasil 1991 was the 3rd staging of the Copa do Brasil.The competition started on February 9, 1991 and concluded on June 2, 1991 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Heriberto Hülse in Criciúma, in which Criciúma lifted the trophy for the first time with a 0-0 draw with ...

 Brazilian Cup
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...

, 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 second division
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...

. In 2005
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2005
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2005, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from April 23 to November 26, 2005. The competition had 22 clubs, which two were promoted to Série A and six were relegated to Série C....

 Criciúma, after a very poor campaign, was relegated to the Brazilian Série C
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...

. In 2006
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2006
In 2006, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 63 clubs, four of which will eventually qualify to the second division to be contested in 2007...

, Criciúma EC won the Brazilian third division, as was promoted back to the Série B.

Achievements

  • 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...

    : 1
1991
Copa do Brasil 1991
The Copa do Brasil 1991 was the 3rd staging of the Copa do Brasil.The competition started on February 9, 1991 and concluded on June 2, 1991 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Heriberto Hülse in Criciúma, in which Criciúma lifted the trophy for the first time with a 0-0 draw with ...


  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
    Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
    The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...

    : 1
2002

  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
    Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
    The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...

    : 1
2006
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2006
In 2006, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 63 clubs, four of which will eventually qualify to the second division to be contested in 2007...


  • 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...

    : 9
1968 (1), 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2005
Runners-up (7): 1982, 1987, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008

  • Copa Santa Catarina
    Copa Santa Catarina
    The Copa Santa Catarina is a tournament organized by the Santa Catarina State Football Federation every second half of the season. It is played by Santa Catarina state teams. The competition's winner gains the right to compete in the same year's Recopa Sul-Brasileira and in the following year's...

    : 1
1993

Criciúma Esporte Clube, also known simply as Criciúma, is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club in Criciúma
Criciúma
Criciúma is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. At , it is located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the state capital and around 900 km south of São Paulo...

, Santa Catarina
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...

. The club won 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 1991, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...

 in 2002, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...

 in 2006.

History

Criciúma Esporte Clube was founded in 1947, as Comerciário Esporte Clube; however the club folded due to a financial crisis
Financial crisis
The term financial crisis is applied broadly to a variety of situations in which some financial institutions or assets suddenly lose a large part of their value. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many financial crises were associated with banking panics, and many recessions coincided with these...

 in the 1960s. The club was founded again in 1976 by some of the original Comerciário Esporte Clube members. In 1978 the club was renamed Criciúma Esporte Clube, and its current colors (black and yellow) were adopted in 1984. The club's greatest feat was winning the 1991
Copa do Brasil 1991
The Copa do Brasil 1991 was the 3rd staging of the Copa do Brasil.The competition started on February 9, 1991 and concluded on June 2, 1991 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Heriberto Hülse in Criciúma, in which Criciúma lifted the trophy for the first time with a 0-0 draw with ...

 Brazilian Cup
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...

, 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 second division
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...

. In 2005
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2005
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2005, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from April 23 to November 26, 2005. The competition had 22 clubs, which two were promoted to Série A and six were relegated to Série C....

 Criciúma, after a very poor campaign, was relegated to the Brazilian Série C
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...

. In 2006
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2006
In 2006, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 63 clubs, four of which will eventually qualify to the second division to be contested in 2007...

, Criciúma EC won the Brazilian third division, as was promoted back to the Série B.

Achievements

  • 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...

    : 1
1991
Copa do Brasil 1991
The Copa do Brasil 1991 was the 3rd staging of the Copa do Brasil.The competition started on February 9, 1991 and concluded on June 2, 1991 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Heriberto Hülse in Criciúma, in which Criciúma lifted the trophy for the first time with a 0-0 draw with ...


  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
    Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
    The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...

    : 1
2002

  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
    Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
    The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...

    : 1
2006
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2006
In 2006, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 63 clubs, four of which will eventually qualify to the second division to be contested in 2007...


  • 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...

    : 9
1968 (1), 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2005
Runners-up (7): 1982, 1987, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008

  • Copa Santa Catarina
    Copa Santa Catarina
    The Copa Santa Catarina is a tournament organized by the Santa Catarina State Football Federation every second half of the season. It is played by Santa Catarina state teams. The competition's winner gains the right to compete in the same year's Recopa Sul-Brasileira and in the following year's...

    : 1
1993

Criciúma Esporte Clube, also known simply as Criciúma, is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club in Criciúma
Criciúma
Criciúma is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. At , it is located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the state capital and around 900 km south of São Paulo...

, Santa Catarina
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...

. The club won 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 1991, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...

 in 2002, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...

 in 2006.

History

Criciúma Esporte Clube was founded in 1947, as Comerciário Esporte Clube; however the club folded due to a financial crisis
Financial crisis
The term financial crisis is applied broadly to a variety of situations in which some financial institutions or assets suddenly lose a large part of their value. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many financial crises were associated with banking panics, and many recessions coincided with these...

 in the 1960s. The club was founded again in 1976 by some of the original Comerciário Esporte Clube members. In 1978 the club was renamed Criciúma Esporte Clube, and its current colors (black and yellow) were adopted in 1984. The club's greatest feat was winning the 1991
Copa do Brasil 1991
The Copa do Brasil 1991 was the 3rd staging of the Copa do Brasil.The competition started on February 9, 1991 and concluded on June 2, 1991 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Heriberto Hülse in Criciúma, in which Criciúma lifted the trophy for the first time with a 0-0 draw with ...

 Brazilian Cup
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...

, 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 second division
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...

. In 2005
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2005
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2005, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from April 23 to November 26, 2005. The competition had 22 clubs, which two were promoted to Série A and six were relegated to Série C....

 Criciúma, after a very poor campaign, was relegated to the Brazilian Série C
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...

. In 2006
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2006
In 2006, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 63 clubs, four of which will eventually qualify to the second division to be contested in 2007...

, Criciúma EC won the Brazilian third division, as was promoted back to the Série B.

Achievements

  • 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...

    : 1
1991
Copa do Brasil 1991
The Copa do Brasil 1991 was the 3rd staging of the Copa do Brasil.The competition started on February 9, 1991 and concluded on June 2, 1991 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Heriberto Hülse in Criciúma, in which Criciúma lifted the trophy for the first time with a 0-0 draw with ...


  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
    Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
    The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...

    : 1
2002

  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
    Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
    The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...

    : 1
2006
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2006
In 2006, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 63 clubs, four of which will eventually qualify to the second division to be contested in 2007...


  • 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...

    : 9
1968 (1), 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2005
Runners-up (7): 1982, 1987, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008

  • Copa Santa Catarina
    Copa Santa Catarina
    The Copa Santa Catarina is a tournament organized by the Santa Catarina State Football Federation every second half of the season. It is played by Santa Catarina state teams. The competition's winner gains the right to compete in the same year's Recopa Sul-Brasileira and in the following year's...

    : 1
1993


1 Champion in 1968
1968 in Brazilian football
The following article presents a summary of the 1968 football season in Brazil, which was the 67th season of competitive football in the country.-Taça Brasil:SemifinalsFinal------------...

 as Comerciário Esporte Clube

Stadium

Criciúma's stadium is Estádio Heriberto Hülse, built in 1955
1955 in Brazilian football
The following article presents a summary of the 1955 football season in Brazil, which was the 54th season of competitive football in the country.-Torneio Rio-São Paulo:Final StandingsChampionship playoff------------...

, with a maximum capacity of 19,900 people.

Current squad

Idols

Gélson
Gélson da Silva
Gélson da Silva known as Gélson , is a football manager and former player. He played football for Grêmio FBPA, and scored a penalty for the club in the penalty shootout against AFC Ajax in the 1995 Intercontinental Cup in Japan.- • Criciúma EC :* Champion of Santa Catarina State League 1989, 1990...

 Jairo Lenzi Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari , ComIH , also known as Felipão in Brazil and Phil Scolari in the United Kingdom, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager. He is currently the manager of Palmeiras. He served as the manager of the Portuguese national team from July 12, 2003 to June 30, 2008...

 Mahicon Librelato
Mahicon Librelato
Mahicon José Librelato da Silva, was a Brazilian footballer.Mahicon died when his car crashed in Florianópolis, in 2002....

 Paulo Baier Paulinho Criciúma
Paulinho Criciúma
Paulo Roberto Rocha usually known as Paulinho or Paulinho Criciúma is a former football player and a football manager.-Playing career:...

 Roberto Cavalo Douglas
Douglas dos Santos
Douglas dos Santos or simply Douglas , is a Brazilian attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Grêmio ....


1991 Copa do Brasil

Criciúma won the Copa do Brasil 1991
Copa do Brasil 1991
The Copa do Brasil 1991 was the 3rd staging of the Copa do Brasil.The competition started on February 9, 1991 and concluded on June 2, 1991 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Heriberto Hülse in Criciúma, in which Criciúma lifted the trophy for the first time with a 0-0 draw with ...

, playing the following matches:
Stage Match 1st Leg 2nd Leg
First Round Ubiratan
Ubiratan Esporte Clube
Ubiratan Esporte Clube, commonly known as Ubiratan, is a Brazilian football club based in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul state. They won the Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense three times, competed in the Série B twice and in the Série C three times.-History:...

 - Criciúma
1-1 1-4
Second Round Criciúma - Atlético-MG
Clube Atlético Mineiro
Clube Atlético Mineiro , are a Brazilian football club based in Belo Horizonte, the oldest in the city. Founded in 1908, they play in the Campeonato Mineiro and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão. Atlético Mineiro have been Brazilian champions once, state winners a record 40 times and...

1-1 1-0
Quarterfinals Goiás
Goiás Esporte Clube
Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian football team in Goiânia, Goiás state. It is one of the largest clubs of the Central-Western part of Brazil and they won the 'Série B once.Its main rival is Vila Nova...

 - Criciúma
0-0 0-3
Semifinals Remo
Clube do Remo
Clube do Remo, or Remo, or Leão as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Belém in Pará, founded on February 5, 1905. Remo greatest rivals are Paysandu and Tuna Luso.-History:...

 - Criciúma
0-1 0-2
Final Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...

 - Criciúma
1-1 0-0

First Division (Serie A)
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

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

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Second Division (Serie B)
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...

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

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Third Division (Serie C)
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...

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

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Brazilian Cup
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...

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

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Libertadores Cup

Year Position
1992 5th

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