Criciúma Esporte Clube

Criciúma

Full name	Criciúma Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	Tigre (Tiger)
Founded	13 May 1947; 76 years ago (1947-05-13)
Ground	Heriberto Hülse
Capacity	19,300
President	Anselmo Freitas
Head coach	Cláudio Tencati
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Campeonato Catarinense
2023 2023	Série B, 3rd of 20 (promoted) Catarinense, 1st of 12 (champions)
Website	Club website
Home colors Away colors Third colors

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.

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.

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
	Competitions	Titles	Seasons
	Copa do Brasil	1	1991
	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B	1	2002
	Campeonato Brasileiro Série C	1	2006
State
	Competitions	Titles	Seasons
	Campeonato Catarinense	12	1968 (1), 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2005, 2013, 2023, 2024
	Copa Santa Catarina	1	1993
	Recopa Catarinense	1	2024
	Campeonato Catarinense Série B	1	2022

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¹ Champion in 1968 as Comerciário Esporte Clube

Other

• Taça Governador do Estado (8): 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

Runners-Up

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (1): 2012
• Campeonato Catarinense (10): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2011
• Copa Santa Catarina (1): 1998

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

As of 20 April 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   BRA Gustavo 3 DF   BRA Rodrigo 4 DF   VEN Wilker Ángel 5 MF   BRA Higor Meritão (on loan from UNAM) 6 MF   BRA Ronald (on loan from Fortaleza) 7 MF   BRA Fellipe Mateus 8 MF   BRA Newton (on loan from Botafogo) 9 FW   BRA Felipe Vizeu 10 MF   BRA Marquinhos Gabriel 11 FW   COD Yannick Bolasie 13 DF   BRA Jonathan 14 DF   PER Miguel Trauco 15 MF   BRA Eliedson 17 MF   BRA Matheusinho 19 FW   COL Yerson Candelo 21 FW   BRA João Carlos 22 DF   BRA Marcelo Hermes 23 FW   ITA Éder 24 GK   BRA Kauã

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 GK   BRA Alisson 26 MF   BRA Léo Gonçalves 27 DF   BRA Claudinho 30 MF   URU Baltasar Barcia (on loan from Independiente) 32 GK   BRA Matheus Teixeira (on loan from Bahia) 33 DF   BRA Walisson Maia 35 FW   BRA Arthur Caíke 41 DF   BRA Erick Garcia 63 DF   BRA Thiago Mina 66 DF   BRA Guilherme Silva 73 FW   BRA Adriano 88 MF   BRA Barreto 99 FW   BRA Eduardo Melo — MF   BRA Eliel — DF   BRA Jackson Henrique — DF   POR Tobias Figueiredo (on loan from Fortaleza) — DF   BRA Kaik — MF   BRA Fabrício Lentz — FW   BRA Allano (on loan from Goiás)

Out on loan

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

Criciúma won the Copa do Brasil 1991, playing the following matches:

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