Joinville Esporte Clube
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| Full name | Joinville Esporte Clube | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | JEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | January 29, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Arena Joinville, Joinville, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 12,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Alberto Mauro Bartholi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Brazilian Série C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Brazilian Série C, eliminated in the third round |
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Joinville Esporte Clube, or Joinville as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Joinville in Santa Catarina, founded on January 29, 1976.
Joinville greatest rivals are Avaí, Figueirense and Criciúma.
Home stadium is the Arena Joinville stadium, capacity 12,500.
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[edit] History
Joinville was founded on January 29, 1976, after América Futebol Clube football department and Caxias Futebol Clube football department, both from Joinville city, fused.
The club's Golden Age was in the 1980s, when the club won eight state championships in a row.
[edit] Titles
- Campeonato Catarinense: 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2000, 2001.
[edit] Stadium
Joinville's stadium is Arena Joinville, inaugurated in 2004, with a maximum capacity of 12,500 people. It is being expanded to accommodate 30,000 people by the year 2008.
[edit] Trivia
- The club's mascot is a rabbit.
- Joinville's largest win was set on October 31, 1976, when the club beat Ipiranga FC of Tangará 11-1 at Estádio Municipal de Tangará.
[edit] References
- (Portuguese) Official website
[edit] External links
- (Portuguese) Official website
- (Portuguese) Unofficial website
- (Portuguese) União Tricolor Official website
