Full name Criciúma Esporte Clube President Jaime Dal Farra Manager Deivid Founded 1947 | Ground Capacity 19,300 Head coach Deivid Arena/Stadium Estádio Heriberto Hülse | |
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Nickname(s) Tigre (Tiger)
Criciúma Dortmund Ground Heriberto Hülse, Criciúma Location Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil Leagues Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, Campeonato Catarinense Profiles | ||
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Criciúma Esporte Clube, also known simply as Criciúma, is a Brazilian football club from Criciúma, Santa Catarina. It plays in the Campeonato Catarinense, the state of Santa Catarina's premier state league, as well as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system.
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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.
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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.