Brazilian football club
"Coritiba" redirects here.
Not to be confused with CuritibaFootball club
First president of the club along with other leaders.
Supporters at💸 Major Antônio Couto Pereira Stadium.
Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as "Coxa", is a💸 Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná.
Founded in 1909 by German immigrants, it is💸 the oldest football club in the state.
Coritiba have won the Paraná State Championship 39 times – more than both of💸 its main rivals combined (Athletico Paranaense having 27 titles and Paraná Clube 7).
Coritiba has won the Brazilian Championship once in💸 1985.
Coritiba is the first club from southern Brazil to have won a national title, the 1973 Torneio do Povo, and💸 is also the first southern club to have competed in both main continental competitions – the Copa Libertadores and the💸 Copa Sudamericana.
Coritiba was both the first club from Paraná to have won the Série A (the main title in Brazil),💸 and to reach the semi-finals in the second main competition in the country – the Copa do Brasil – in💸 1991, 2001, 2009, and to reach the finals in 2011 and 2012.
Coritiba is the only club who have six consecutive💸 Paranaense titles, between 1971 and 1976.
Coritiba is also the club with the most appearances in this championship.
The club are currently💸 in first place on the FPF ranking, 14th place on the CBF ranking, 83rd place on the Conmebol ranking and💸 125th on the international IFFHS ranking.
The club has more than 30,000 members[citation needed].
As of 2013, Coritiba has partnerships (including loans💸 and exchanges of youth players) with Porto and Benfica of Portugal, Chivas Guadalajara of Mexico, Daegu of South Korea and💸 VVV-Venlo of the Netherlands.
Coritiba is the first football club in the south of Brazil to begin to embrace American football.
The💸 american football team Coritiba Crocodiles were formed through a fusion between Coritiba (american football) and the Barigui Crocodiles, and are💸 three times Brazilian champions, nine times state champions and have twice won the southern conference.
History [ edit ]Foundation [ edit💸 ]Fritz Essenfelder
In 1909, a group of young men met in the Clube Ginástico Teuto-Brasileiro Turnverein (German-Brazilian Gymnastics Club Turnverein –💸 "Turnverein" being the German word for gymnastics club), where the German immigrant community of Curitiba gathered to play a variety💸 of sports.
In July of that year, a prominent member of the club, Frederico "Fritz" Essenfelder arrived with a leather ball💸 in hand.
He explained to his friends that it was a football and he explained the rules of this new game.
Fritz💸 and his friends within the club started organizing matches in the field of the Quartel da Força Pública (Public Force💸 Headquarters).[1]
Later, an invitation came to play a match against a club of workers, many of them British, from the Ponta💸 Grossa railway.
On 12 October 1909, Fritz called a meeting in the old Theatro Hauer (Hauer Theatre) to arrange the first💸 match.
A decision was made to form a football club, and he would call it Teuto-Brasileiro.
Teuto-Brasileiro would be the first football💸 club in the state of Paraná.
The First Match [ edit ]First match
On 23 October 1909, in Ponta Grossa, the club💸 had its first official match.
The opponents were Clube de Foot Ball de Tiro Pontagrossense, made up of employees from the💸 South American Brazilian Engineering Company.
The match was won by Tiro Pontagrossense, with a 1–0 scoreline, the goal being scored by💸 Elias Mota.
Coritiba's team for the first match was: Arthur Iwersen, Erothildes Carlberg, Leopoldo Obladen, Arthur Hauer, Alfredo Labsch, Alfredo Hauer,💸 Walter Dietrich, Teodoro Obladen, Carlos Schleker, Roberto Juchks, Fritz Essenfelder, Johann Maschke, Waldemar Hauer, Alvin Hauer and Rudolf Kaastrup.
Club Foundation💸 [ edit ]Theatro Hauer
After the match in Ponta Grossa, the club's founders and members were excited by the new game,💸 and decided to dedicate their club exclusively to football.
There were already more than 50 players, many of them not of💸 German descent, yet the Clube Ginástico Teuto-Brasileiro Turnverein did not allow non-German members; this led to the formation of a💸 separate club (after many discussions held at Teatro Hauer throughout December 1909).
Finally, on 30 January 1910, the independent Coritibano Foot💸 Ball Club was formed.
The name was chosen as this is what the team had played as at their first match💸 in Ponta Grossa.
The first club meeting was held 21 April 1910, after they had acquired all of the rules of💸 the sport (from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo).
During this meeting, the first Board of Directors was formed, naming João💸 Viana Seiler as president, Arthur Hauer as vice-president, José Júlio Franco and Leopoldo Obladen as first and second secretary respectively,💸 and Walter Dietrich and Alvim Hauer as first and second treasurer respectively.
Fritz was named captain of the team.
It was also💸 during this meeting that the name of the club was changed, this time to Coritiba, after the old name of💸 the capital of Paraná.
This was to avoid confusion with a social club in the city called Coritibano.
The foundation of Coritiba💸 Foot Ball Club effectively launched organized football in the state of Paraná.
1910s and 1920s [ edit ]
João Viana Seiler, first💸 president
The search for a football ground began and the Hipódromo do Guabirotuba (Guabirotuba Horse Racing Track) was chosen.
It was also💸 the home of the Jockey Clube do Paraná until 1955.
Bleachers were needed to accommodate spectators, and after the new stadium💸 was retrofitted for football, it was named Prado de Guabirotuba.
The inauguration took place on 12 June 1910, before a match💸 against Ponta Grossa Foot Ball Club (the new name of Clube de Foot Ball de Tiro Pontagrossense).
Coritiba won the match💸 5–3.
It was the first football match in Curitiba and was viewed by 200 spectators.
Coritiba went on to play at Prado💸 de Guabirotuba until 1917.
In 1915, Coritiba started competing in both the Campeonato da Cidade (City Championship) and the Campeonato Paranaense💸 state championship.
Coritiba won both the city and the state championships the following year.
On 2 July 1916, Coritiba defeated a club💸 by the name of Spartano in the Campeonato Paranaense state championship by 7 goals to the opponent's nought.
That year, star💸 player José Bermudes – better known as Maxambomba – became the first player from a Paraná team to be selected💸 for the Brazil national squad.
Coritiba won the Torneio Afonso Camargo (Afonso Camargo Tournament) and, in 1917, the club started playing💸 at their new stadium Parque da Graciosa in Juvevê, where they played until 1932.
In 1920, Coritiba won the Torneio Início💸 and, in 1921, they won it again along with the Torneio da Cruz Vermelha and the Torneio de Tiradentes.
On 15💸 August 1921, the club beat the São Paulo state team, the Seleção Paulista, 1–0.
The São Paulo state team formed the💸 backbone of the Brazil national side, so this victory put football in the State of Paraná on the national map.
The💸 forward Maxambomba and the midfielder Gonçalo Pena were both selected for the Brazil national team that played in the 1921💸 South American Championship (now called the Copa América).
In 1924, the great state rivalry between Coritiba and Clube Atlético Paranaense began.
On💸 8 June of that year, Coritiba beat Atlético 6–3, with four goals by Ninho.
On 7 November 1926, Coritiba beat Paraná💸 Sports 13–1, the largest goal difference in the history of the Paraná state championship.
Staco scored five goals for Coritiba.
In 1927,💸 with Antônio Couto Pereira as president, Coritiba soundly won the Campeonato Paranaense by winning eight of their nine matches.
Staco scored💸 seven goals in a 9–0 victory over Savoia.
In the same year, the club won both the Campeonato da Cidade and💸 the Taça Fox.
1930s and 1940s [ edit ]
In 1930, Coritiba won the Torneio Início.
On 23 November, Coritiba beat their arch-rivals💸 Atlético-PR by 7–4, the highest scoring match in the competition.
The following year, Coritiba won the Campeonato Paranaense and the Campeonato💸 da Cidade.
In the 1931 edition of the Campeonato Paranaense, history was made during a match against Palestra Itália.
Moaçir Gonçalves was💸 a player-manager for Coritiba and he became the first black player for a team from the state capital.
There were many💸 black players in the 1930s in Brazil, but Curitiba was a city dominated demographically by German, Polish and Ukrainian immigrants💸 so black players were rare.
With his team trailing 3–1, Moaçir Gonçalves substituted himself in and Coritiba won 5–4.[2]
Another notable character💸 that season was Rei, a young ball boy for Coritiba nicknamed Rei dos Vagabundos (King of Bums) due to his💸 lazy, laid-back attitude.
During training for a Sunday match, the regular goalkeeper was late and the coach, Pizzatto, put the sixteen-year-old💸 Fontana in the net.
He astonished everyone with his performance and he was promptly registered as a player by the next💸 match.
He debuted against Atlético-PR in Baixada, and Coritiba won 1–0.
José Fontana was selected as Man of the Match and went💸 on to be known as 'The King'.
He became the first goalkeeper from Paraná state to be selected for the national💸 side.[3]
In 1932, Coritiba won both the Torneio Inicio and the Torneio dos Cronista Esportivos.
On 7 August 1932, Coritiba beat Atlético-PR💸 6–1, away from home and with a reserve team.
On 19 November, Coritiba inaugurated its new Belfort Duarte stadium.
The inaugural match💸 was against América-RJ, a team from Rio who were the defending champions of the Campeonato Carioca, which is the state💸 championship in Rio de Janeiro.
Coritiba won 4–2 and began a long period of success, winning many titles including the city's💸 championship, Campeonato da Cidade (1933, 1935 and 1939), the Campeonato Paranaense (1933, 1935 and 1939), the Torneio Arthur Friedenreich (1934)💸 and Torneio Início (1939).
On 23 January 1941, Coritiba played its first match against a foreign team, drawing with Gimnasia y💸 Esgrima La Plata of Argentina at Belfort Duarte.
On 1 February 1942, Neno scored seven goals in a 10–2 victory over💸 Jacarezinho.
On 18 March, the club played a friendly against Avaí and won 4–1, the first match played at night under💸 floodlights in the state of Paraná.
In 1943, Coritiba won both the Torneio Imprensa and the Torneio Luis Aranha.
1944 saw Coritiba💸 win the Torneio Getúlio Vargas and, in the following year, the Torneio da Cidade de Curitiba.
During this time Couto Pereira💸 left the presidency of the club after two terms (a total of thirteen years).
In 1946 and 1947, won the Campeonato💸 da Cidade and were twice champions in the Campeonato Paranaense.
Also in 1947, Coritiba won all four categories of the Campeonato💸 Paranaense (aspirant, amateur, juvenile and professional) and was dubbed Campeoníssimo or 'Super Champion'.
On 12 July 1949, Coritiba played its first💸 match against a club from outside of continental America.
They beat Rapid Vienna of Austria 4–0 in Vila Capanema.
Rapid Vienna was💸 the Austrian national champion at the time.
1950s and 1960s [ edit ]
The 1950s was a successful decade for Coritiba.
The club💸 won the Torneio Triangular de Curitiba in 1950, and the Torneio Quadrangular Interestadual and Torneio Quadrangular de Londrina in 1953.
They💸 won the Campeonato Paranaense six times: 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957 and 1959
In 1960, Coritiba won the Campeonato Paranaense again.
In💸 that year, the club lost the famous coin game to Grêmio for the title of Taça Brasil.
After three draws between💸 the clubs, the title was decided with the flip of a coin.
In 1967, Evangelino da Costa Neves became the new💸 president of Coritiba and he stayed at the helm for more than twenty years.
On August 6, Coritiba defeated Atlético Madrid💸 of Spain in Belfort Duarte 3–2, with three goals from Walter.
On December 12, Coritiba beat the Hungarian national side 1–0💸 at Belfort Duarte.
In 1968, Coritiba ended a draught of eight years without titles when they became champion of the Campeonato💸 Paranaense, also winning the Torneio Internacional de Verão.
On June 2, Coritiba played Napoli of Italy, at Belfort Duarte.
On November 13,💸 Coritiba played the Brazil national team, losing 2–1.
In 1969, Coritiba embarked on its first international tour, playing friendlies in Germany,💸 Austria, Bulgaria, the Netherlands and Belgium, and participating in the III Torneio Cidade de Murcia (III Tournament in Murcia), in💸 Spain.
The club won the Pierre Colon Cup in France as well.
Coritiba played against the likes of Valencia of Spain, Borussia💸 Dortmund of Germany, Bordeaux of France, Feyenoord of the Netherlands, Austria Vienna of Austria, Levski Sofia of Bulgaria, and Anderlecht💸 of Belgium.
Krüger , the "Flecha Loira": A life dedicated of Coritiba.[4]
, the "Flecha Loira": A life dedicated of Coritiba.
Fedato ,💸 the "Estampilla Rubia": He was the biggest defender of history of Coritiba and Paraná soccer.[5]
, the "Estampilla Rubia": He was💸 the biggest defender of history of Coritiba and Paraná soccer.
Duílio : He was the best scorer of history of Coritiba💸 and Campeonato Paranaense.[6]
: He was the best scorer of history of Coritiba and Campeonato Paranaense.
Miltinho: During 13 years, he was💸 titular of Coritiba and all of Paraná state team[7]1970s [ edit ]
In 1970, in order to rally their fans and💸 boost their finances for an expansion of the Belfort Duarte Stadium, the president Evangelino adopted the strategy used by rivals💸 Atlético-PR, making some major signings.
The first wave included players like Rinaldo (Palmeiras), Joel Mendes (Santos) and Hidalgo (XV de Piracicaba).
The💸 club embarked on another international tour, this time playing against clubs in France, Yugoslavia, Algeria, Romania and Portugal, as well💸 as the Algerian national side and Sporting CP.
Coritiba won the Torneio Internacional de Verão in 1970 and 1971.
In 1971, Coritiba💸 started what is known as The Golden Decade, winning six consecutive state championships (in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and💸 1976) – a record in Parana state football history.
On January 18, 1971, Coritiba played the French national side, who had💸 just beaten Argentina, at Belfort Duarte and won 2–1.
In 1972, on a third international tour, the club played friendlies in💸 Algeria and Morocco, and took part in a tournament in Turkey.
On this tour, Coritiba played against Fenerbahçe, as well as💸 the national sides of both Turkey and Morocco.
Returning undefeated to Coritiba, they received the Fita Azul.
In the same year, Coritiba💸 played Benfica from Portugal, and the national sides of both Hungary and Congo at Belfort Duarte.
In 1973, Coritiba won the💸 Torneio do Povo, becoming the first team from southern Brazil to win a national title.
On June 18, Coritiba beat the💸 Paraguayan national side 1–0 at Belfort Duarte.
Coritiba won the Quadrangular de Goiás in 1975 and Taça Cidade de Curitiba/Taça Clemente💸 Comandulli in 1976 and 1978.
In 1977, the name of the Belfort Duarte stadium was changed to Major Antônio Couto Pereira,💸 and, in 1978 and 1979, Coritiba won two Campeonatos Paranaense.
The club ended the 1970s with eight state championships and, in💸 1979, finished third in the national Brasileirão.
Jairo, the "Pantera": He was the player who wear shirt of club more time.[8]1980s💸 [ edit ]
In 1980, Coritiba finished fourth in the Brasileirão, beating both Ferroviário and Desportiva with a 7–1 scoreline.
After this,💸 however, Coritiba encountered both an administrative and a financial crisis, leaving the team without any important titles until 1985.
In 1981,💸 the club won a Quadrangular do Trabalhador, and due to the poor campaigns in Campeonato Paranaense, participated in 1981 and💸 1983 Taça da Prata, the second division of Brasileirão.
In 1983, they beat Torneio Ak-Waba, from the Ivory Coast.
In this tournament,💸 Coritiba played against the Bulgarian national team twice, because the Bulgarians, not disheartened after losing the first match 2–0, challenged💸 Coritiba for to a rematch.
This ended in a 1–1 draw.
In 1984, Coritiba moved back to the Brasileirão and took part💸 in Campeonato Brasileiro, finishing in eighth place.
1985 – Brasileirão champion [ edit ]
1985 saw the most glory for football both💸 in Coritiba and Paraná thus far.
Discredited, the club, commanded by Ênio Andrade, supplanted the challenges and beat the Brazilian team,💸 winning in penalties against Bangu in Maracanã.
Fans of Vasco, Flamengo, Fluminense, and Botafogo attended to support Bangu, totalling more than💸 91,000 fans.
In the same year as their national title, Coritiba also won the Torneio Maurício Fruet, as well as participating💸 in two friendly games against Cerro Porteño.
They drew 0–0 in their first friendly, hosted in Asuncion (Paraguay), but won the💸 second 2–0 in Couto Pereira.
In 1986, Coritiba played Copa Libertadores da America, becoming the first team from the state to💸 win the competition.
In this year, Coritiba won the Campeonato Paranaense.
In 1987, Coritiba were invited to join Clube dos 13 and💸 participate in Copa União (União Cup).
In 1989, Coritiba won the Campeonato Paranaense.
In this year, they played a good campaign in💸 Brasileirão, but refused to agree to a change in the calendar of play which meant the club were to play💸 the day before playing Vasco da Gama – their main opponent in their group.
Coritiba therefore did not go to the💸 match against Santos, supposed to be held in Juiz de Fora, and was punished by CBF with an automatic loss💸 of 1–0, the loss of five points and thus fell to Série B.
On June 18, Coritiba beat the Japanese national💸 team 1–0 in Couto Pereira.
1990s [ edit ]
In the year of 1990, the drama of the previous year was still💸 being felt.
The club entered a new crisis, which eventually spanned the first half of the decade.
Nevertheless, Coritiba made a good💸 performance in Copa do Brasil of 1991, reaching the semi-finals.
After two years in Série B, in 1992, Coritiba moved once💸 again up a division, falling yet again in 1993.
In 1995, with a loss to Matsubara, Evangelino Neves was pressed to💸 leave the club.
Édison Mauad, Sérgio Prosdócimo and Joel Malucelli assumed presidency and fought to beat public doubts about the club.
They💸 were successful, and Coritiba moved back up to Série A.
In the state competition, however, Coritiba's winning spell was over.
They came💸 close in 1995 in an exciting final against rival Paraná (team), but unfortunately Coritiba eventually lost the match, held in💸 Pinheirão, 1–0.
The team came close again in 1996, but did not reach the final.
In 1997, Coritiba were the champions of💸 the Festival Brasileiro de Futebol.
Although the championship was not as highly regarded as others they had previously won, the club💸 were struggling so the title was very well celebrated by the Coritiba fans.
In the next year, January 19, Coritiba won💸 3–1 in a friendly against the Jamaica national team, who a month later participated in the World Cup.
In the 1998💸 Brasileirão, Coritiba produced a great performance, ending the first phase in third place.
In the knockout phase though, they were eliminated💸 by Portugal, ending the competition in sixth place.
In 1999, Coritiba returned to the Campeonato Paranaense, winning after nine years state💸 title hiatus.
2000s [ edit ]
In 2001, Coritiba had a good first semester, becoming vice-champion of Copa Sul-Minas (South-Minas Cup), and💸 reaching the semi-finals of the Copa do Brasil.
But in the Campeonato Paranaense, the club were eliminated in the semi-finals, yet💸 again for Paraná state.
Fernando Miguel scored a goal for Coritiba in the 93rd minute (48th minute of the second half).
In💸 2002, after a bad beginning, Coritiba improved throughout the season.
They did, however, lose against Gama.
In 2003, as well as being💸 unbeaten champions of Campeonato Paranaense, they were fifth in Brasileirão, and were allowed to play in the Libertadores da América💸 the next year.
In 2004, they won the Campeonato Paranaense again and participated in the Sul-Americanas and Libertadores da América cups.
In💸 2005, after a bad campaign in the Campeonato Brasileiro, the team fell to Série B of the competition.
In that year,💸 Coritiba had the fourth highest average attendance of the tournament, with 18,688 per match.
2006 brought coach Marcio Araújo to Coritiba,💸 and later Estevam Soares.
After eliminations from the Campeonato Paranaense and Copa do Brasil, Estevam was fired, and was replaced by💸 Paulo Bonamigo.
During Campeonato, Coritiba won a number of rounds, but ended the championship in sixth place, so did not move💸 up to Série A.
In 2007, Guilherme Macuglia was the new boss.
He was in command during the Campeonato Paranaense, Copa do💸 Brasil, and for part of the Campeonato Brasileiro.
In July 2007, Renê Simões was hired as the new boss after the💸 sacking of Macuglia.
During this period, the players were revealed: people like defender Henrique, the midfielders Marlos and Pedro Ken, and💸 striker Keirrison, as well as players such as Gustavo, Túlio and goalkeeper Edson Baston.
On November 3, with four games to💸 spare, Coritiba were back up to Série A of Brasileirão, drawing with Vitória, in Couto Pereira.
On November 24, in their💸 last game, with a victory against Santa Cruz in Estádio do Arruda (Arruda Stadium), Coritiba were champions of Serie B💸 in 2007.
In 2009, Coritiba fell to Série B after a tie with Fluminense, the result was a sports riot in💸 the stadium that left 18 injured, damages of R$500 thousand and 6 Coritiba fans in prison.
[9][10]2010s [ edit ]
In 2010,💸 Coritiba won the Campeonato Paranaense, and the Coritiba fans celebrated the title early against their greatest rival with a 2–0💸 victory in Couto Pereira.
There were goals from Marcos Aurélio and Geraldo.
During the Campeonato Brasileiro, Coritiba were not the favorite for💸 the title, because they had lost in Couto Pereira for 10 games.
When they returned to Couto Pereira they were first💸 in table.
They won again on September 18, with a victory of 2–0 against Portuguesa, with 30,414 fans making a big💸 party.
On November 9, 2010, three games early, Coritiba were back to Série A after a 3–2 win against Duque de💸 Caxias in São Januário.
On November 20, with a draw against Icasa in Romeirão, Coritiba were champions of Série B one💸 game early.
On April 24, 2011, the club needed only a draw to win the state championship title a game early,💸 and pulled it off: Coritiba were champion of Campeonato Paranaense again, after defeating Atlético Paranaense 3–0, in a game in💸 Arena da Baixada.
The two-time state champions were unbeaten, with only two draws.
On April 28, with a 1–0 win against Caxias💸 in an official game for the 8th-finals of Copa do Brasil of 2011, the club entered the history of Brazilian💸 soccer after beating the record for consecutive wins, replacing Palmeiras in 1996, who made 21 victories.
With a win against Cianorte,💸 ending the Campeonato Paranaense of 2011 unbeaten, and having thrashed Palmeiras 6–0 for the Copa do Brasil, Coritiba made 24💸 consecutive victories and 29 undefeated games.
Coritiba qualified in the 2011 Copa do Brasil final, after defeating Ceará.
In the final, against💸 Vasco da Gama, they were defeated 1–0 in the first leg, and won 3–2 in the second leg, but did💸 not win the cup because of the away-goals rule.
In 2012, Coritiba won again the Campeonato Paranaense and were the three💸 times champion.
They were once again rated in the final of the Copa do Brasil.
But, in the national tournament, they drew💸 2–1 against Palmeiras.
Coritiba almost lost the first match 2–0, in Barueri.
2020s [ edit ]
In May 2023, after transitioning to a💸 Sociedade Anônima do Futebol, the club announced that it had reached an agreement to sell 90% of its stocks to💸 Treecorp, a private equity based in Faria Lima Avenue.[11]
Seasons in league since 20032003:5th A2004:12th A2005:19th A2006:6th B2007:1st B2008:9th A2009:17th A2010:1st💸 B2011: 8th A2012:13th A2013:11th A2014:13th A2015:14th A2016:15th A2017:17th A2018:10th B2019:3rd B2020:19th A2021:3rd B2022:15th AClub [ edit ]Name [ edit ]
The💸 current and official name of the city of Curitiba was established in 1919, ten years after the foundation of club,💸 which was actually called Coritiba.
Because of tradition, the club kept its original name along with the words "foot ball" and💸 "club".[citation needed]
The name "Curitiba" had gone through many orthographies throughout history, such as Coritiba and Curityba due to cultural diversities💸 throughout the city.
Colors and logo [ edit ]
The club colors are green and white, the colors of the Paraná state💸 flag.
Founded on 12 October 1909, Coritiba is the oldest "green and white" team in Brazilian football.[citation needed]
The club's logo is💸 a green globe with the initials CFC in white across the centre, along with twelve white stylised pine seeds.
The logo's💸 colors, green and white, are the same as Paraná state flag's.
Coritiba's first logo was simple: a white background inside a💸 green circle, with the initials CFC in green.
The team kit [ edit ]
Coritiba's first kit was used from 1909 to💸 1916, and was composed of green and white vertical stripes.
Coritiba's second kit, used from 1916 to 1976 was an all-white💸 one.
The current home kit is composed of a white shirt, with two green parallel horizontal stripes and black shorts and💸 white socks.
The away kit is composed of a green and white vertical stripes shirt, black shorts and green socks.
These kits💸 were adopted in 1976.
Mascot [ edit ]
The club's mascot is an old man nicknamed Vovô Coxa (Grandpa Coxa), and represents💸 the club's tradition of being the oldest football club of Curitiba.
Anthem [ edit ]
The official club anthem lyrics were composed💸 by Cláudio Ribeiro, and the music by Homero Rébuli.
An unofficial anthem exists, titled Coritiba Eterno Campeão (Coritiba the Eternal Champion),💸 which was composed by Francis Night.
A third anthem, with lyrics composed by Vinicius Coelho, with music by Sebastião Lima, is💸 also called Eterno Campeão.
South American Record [ edit ]
As of match played 27 June 2023
Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF💸 GA GD Win% Copa Libertadores 12 4 5 3 15 13 +2 0 33.
33 Copa Sudamericana 16 5 2 9💸 17 22 −5 0 31.
25 Total 28 9 7 12 32 35 −3 0 32.14
Market value [ edit ]
According to💸 the 2014 ranking of BDO RCS Auditores Independentes consulting, Coritiba has the 13th highest market value of Brazilian football, valued💸 at approximately R$118.5 million.
Other sports [ edit ]
Although best known for football, Coritiba is the first team in Southern Brazil💸 who also support American football.
With a partnership between Coritiba and the Barigui Crocodiles, the Coritiba Crocodiles were founded.
Coritiba Crocodiles are💸 the four times state champions, and two times Brazilian national league champions.
Honours [ edit ]National [ edit ]
Campeonato Brasileiro Série💸 A: 1
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2Torneio do Povo: 1
Note: The "Torneio do Povo" in 1973 had an official character but💸 was only edition with an official character, the other editions of the tournament had no official character, are Friendlies.
State [💸 edit ]
Campeonato Paranaense: 39
1916, 1927, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960,💸 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1989, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,💸 2017, 2022Others [ edit ]1976, 1978
Friendly tournaments [ edit ]
Fita Azul Internacional: 119721968, 1970, 19711969
Akwaba Trophy (Abidjan, Ivory Coast): 11983
Festival💸 Brasileiro de Futebol: 11997Stadium [ edit ]
Estádio Couto Pereira is Coritiba's home stadium.
Name : Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira
: Estádio💸 Major Antônio Couto Pereira Capacity : 37,182
: 37,182 Address : Rua Ubaldino do Amaral, 37
: Rua Ubaldino do Amaral, 37💸 Record attendance: (General) – 70,000 (Pope John Paul II, 1980) [1], (Game) – The stadium's attendance record in a football💸 match currently stands at 65,943, set on May 15, 1983 when Atlético-PR played against Flamengo (2–0).
(General) – 70,000 (Pope John💸 Paul II, 1980) [1], (Game) – The stadium's attendance record in a football match currently stands at 65,943, set on💸 May 15, 1983 when Atlético-PR played against Flamengo (2–0).
Field dimensions : 109,00m x 72,00m
: 109,00m x 72,00m Year opened: 1932
The💸 stadium was founded as Belfort Duarte.
Couto Pereira was the president of the club and he was responsible for the stadium💸 being built.
When he died in 1977, the stadium name was changed to Couto Pereira.
Rivalries [ edit ]
Coritiba's biggest rivals are💸 from the same city: Atlético-PR and Paraná Clube.
The games between Coritiba and Atlético-PR are called "Atlé-Tiba" whilst the games between💸 Coritiba and Paraná are known as "Para-Tiba".
Current squad [ edit ]
First-team squad [ edit ]
As of 20 August 2023[12]
Note: Flags💸 indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan [ edit💸 ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Personnel [ edit💸 ]
Current technical staff [ edit ]
Club records [ edit ]
Match Records [ edit ]
Record Opponent Scoreline Date Location First Match💸 Tiro Pontagrossense 0–1 October 23, 1909 Ponta Grossa First Official Match Ponta Grossa 5–3 June 12, 1910 Ponta Grossa Biggest💸 Win (National Competitions) Ferroviário 7–1 April 16, 1980 Couto Pereira Desportiva-ES 7–1 May 4, 1980 Couto Pereira Palmeiras 6–0 May💸 5, 2011 Couto Pereira Heaviest Defeat (National Competitions) Grêmio 5–0 February 29, 1984 Olímpico Palmeiras 5–0 August 17, 1996 Parque💸 Antártica
Other Records [ edit ]
First goal scorer : Fritz Essenfelter
: Fritz Essenfelter Most appearances : 440 appearances by Jairo (1971–77),💸 (1984–87).
: 440 appearances by Jairo (1971–77), (1984–87).
Record goal scorer : 202 goals by Duílio Dias (1954–64).
: 202 goals by Duílio💸 Dias (1954–64).
Consecutive victories: Coritiba has the Guinness Book worldwide record of consecutive victories (24), achieved between February and May 2011.
Highest💸 scores [ edit ]
Coritiba biggest victories [ edit ]
Against Paraná State Teams[13] Day Score Against Place Championship November 7, 1926💸 13–1 Paraná (PR) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Paranaense (1926) June 21, 1952 11–0 Bloco Morgenau (PR) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Paranaense (1952)💸 August 28, 1965 11–0 Olímpico (PR) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Paranaense (1965) June 27, 1953 10–0 Britânia (PR) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato💸 Paranaense (1953) March 17, 1940 10–0 Pinheiral (PR) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Paranaense (1939) August 11, 1929 10–0 Paranaense (PR) Curitiba💸 (PR) Campeonato Paranaense (1929) September 8, 1929 10–1 Aquibadan (PR) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Paranaense (1929) February 1, 1942 10–2 Jacarezinho💸 (PR) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Paranaense (1941) February 9, 1947 10–2 Palmeiras (PR) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Paranaense (1946) February 9, 1957💸 10–2 Palestra Itália (PR) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Paranaense (1957) March 11, 2000 9–0 Francisco Beltrão (PR) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Paranaense💸 (2000) January 2, 1927 9–0 Savóia (PR) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Paranaense (1926) June 23, 1946 9–1 Água Verde (PR) Curitiba💸 (PR) Campeonato Paranaense (1946) March 9, 1957 9–1 Bloco Morgenau (PR) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Paranaense (1957) December 4, 1960 9–1💸 Iraty (PR) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Paranaense (1960)
Against other teams[13] Day Score Team Place Championship August 16, 1995 8–0 Ferroviária (SP)💸 Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (1995) April 16, 1980 7–1 Ferroviário (CE) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Brasileiro (1980) May 4,💸 1980 7–1 Desportiva (ES) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Brasileiro (1980) February 27, 2008 6–0 Tuna Luso (PA) Curitiba (PR) Copa do💸 Brasil (2008) May 5, 2011 6–0 Palmeiras (SP) Curitiba (PR) Copa do Brasil (2011) August 28, 1960 5–0 Paula Ramos💸 (SC) Curitiba (PR) Taça Brasil (1960) November 12, 1979 5–0 Mixto (MT) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Brasileiro (1979) November 26, 1995💸 5–0 Mogi Mirim (SP) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (1995) August 10, 2003 5–0 Flamengo (RJ) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato💸 Brasileiro (2003) June 14, 2009 5–0 Flamengo (RJ) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Brasileiro (2009) September 11, 2011 5–0 Botafogo (RJ) Curitiba💸 (PR) Campeonato Brasileiro (2011) May 1, 1981 5–1 Cruzeiro (MG) Curitiba (PR) Torneio Dia do Trabalhador (1981) January 30, 1999💸 5–1 Criciúma (SC) Criciúma (SC) Copa Sul Brasileira (1999) November 28, 2004 5–1 Vitória (BA) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Brasileiro (2004)💸 October 27, 2006 5–1 Vila Nova (GO) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (2006) November 22, 2008 5–1 Santos (SP)💸 Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Brasileiro (2008) October 12, 2010 5–1 América (RN) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (2010) October 19,💸 2010 5–1 Vila Nova (GO) Curitiba (PR) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (2010) June 5, 2011 5–1 Vasco (RJ) Curitiba (PR)💸 Campeonato Brasileiro (2011)
The 24 consecutive wins – 2011 [ edit ]
Matches Date opponent Competition 1 February 3 Coritiba 5–0 Iraty💸 Campeonato Paranaense 2 February 6 Rio Branco 1–4 Coritiba Campeonato Paranaense 3 February 10 Corinthians-PR 1–2 Coritiba Campeonato Paranaense 4💸 February 13 Coritiba 3–0 Roma Campeonato Paranaense 5 February 16 Ypiranga 0–1 Coritiba Copa do Brasil 6 February 20 Coritiba💸 4–2 Atlético-PR Campeonato Paranaense 7 February 24 Coritiba 2–0 Ypiranga Copa do Brasil 8 February 27 Cianorte 1–2 Coritiba Campeonato💸 Paranaense 9 March 6 Coritiba 3–2 Operário Campeonato Paranaense 10 March 9 Paranavaí 0–3 Coritiba Campeonato Paranaense 11 March 13💸 Coritiba 4–2 Paraná Campeonato Paranaense 12 March 17 Atlético-GO 1–2 Coritiba Copa do Brasil 13 March 20 Cascavel 0–3 Coritiba💸 Campeonato Paranaense 14 March 23 Coritiba 2–0 Arapongas Campeonato Paranaense 15 March 26 Iraty 2–4 Coritiba Campeonato Paranaense 16 March💸 30 Coritiba 3–1 Atlético-GO Copa do Brasil 17 April 2 Coritiba 6–2 Rio Branco Campeonato Paranaense 18 April 10 Coritiba💸 1–0 Corinthians-PR Campeonato Paranaense 19 April 14 Coritiba 4–0 Caxias Copa do Brasil 20 April 17 Roma 1–4 Coritiba Campeonato💸 Paranaense 21 April 24 Atlético-PR 0–3 Coritiba Campeonato Paranaense 22 April 27 Caxias 0–1 Coritiba Copa do Brasil 23 May💸 1 Coritiba 2–0 Cianorte Campeonato Paranaense 24 May 5 Coritiba 6–0 Palmeiras Copa do Brasil
Top attendances in Couto Pereira [💸 edit ]
Coritiba 0–2 Flamengo, 58,311 people, 21 November 1983, Campeonato Brasileiro.
Coritiba 2–0 Colorado-PR, 53,571 people, 16 September 1979, Campeonato Paranaense.
Coritiba💸 3–0 Atlético-PR, 52,028 people, 1 May 1990, Campeonato Paranaense.
Coritiba 1–0 Corinthians, 51,662 people, 11 May 1980, Campeonato Brasileiro.
Coritiba 1–1 Vasco,💸 50,582 people, 12 December 1979, Campeonato Brasileiro.
Coritiba 0–0 Atlético-PR, 47,307 people, 13 December 1978, Campeonato Paranaense.
Coritiba 2–0 Paranavaí, 47,208 people,💸 23 March 2003, Campeonato Paranaense.
Coritiba 0–0 Atlético-PR, 46,217 people, 10 December 1976, Campeonato Paranaense.
Coritiba 2–2 Flamengo-RJ, 45,458 people, 9 November💸 1988, Campeonato Brasileiro.
Managers (1998 – present) [ edit ]
Past managers (1971–1997) [ edit ]Players [ edit ]
Greats squads of Coritiba💸 [ edit ]
Some magazines polled for the best Coritiba team of all time, composed of the best Coritiba players of💸 all time.
Only two players were present in all polls, Fedato and Miltinho.
Jairo, Hildago, Nilo, Krügger and Zé Roberto appear in💸 two of three lists:[14]
Grandes Times Brasileiros (1971) Joel – Tonico, Fedato, Pescuma, Carazzai – Miltinho, Hidalgo, Tião Abatiá – Baby,💸 Ivo, Ronald
Lance! – Especial (2005) Jairo – Hermes, Fedato, Oberdan, Nilo – Miltinho, Hidalgo, Alex, Krügger – Zé Roberto, Aladim
Placar💸 – Especial (2009) Jairo – Ninho, Fedato, Pizzatinho, Nilo – Miltinho, Zé Roberto, Krügger – Lela, Duílio, Pachequinho
Kit manufacturers [💸 edit ]Adidas (1979–87)Arcal (1988–88)Campeã (1989–91)Umbro (1992–96)Penalty (1997–05)Diadora (2006–08)Lotto (2008–11)Nike (2012–16)Adidas (2016-17)1909 (2018-present)
Period Shirt Sponsors 1985 Britânia 1986 Romani S.A.
1987 Müller💸 1987–91 Coca-Cola 1992 No sponsorship 1993 Bauducco 1994 Renner Herrmann S.A.
1995–98 Sanyo 1999 No sponsorship 2000 Tim 2001–02 Tim 2003💸 No sponsorship 2004–05 Claro 2006 Radial & Vale Fértil 2007 No sponsorship 2008 No sponsorship 2009 Positivo Informática & Lupo💸 2010 BMG & IRA Motoparts 2011 BMG & IRA Motoparts & Limagrain-Guerra & Coca-Cola 2012 BMG & IRA Motoparts &💸 Limagrain-Guerra & Coca-Cola 2013 Caixa & Pro Tork & Coca-Cola 2014 Caixa & Pro Tork 2015 Caixa & Pro Tork💸 2016 Caixa & Pro Tork 2017 Caixa & Pro Tork 2018 Caixa & RDP & Pro Tork 2019 Caixa &💸 RDP & Pro Tork 2020 RDP & Pro Tork 2021 RDP & Pro Tork & Neodent 2022 RDP & Pro💸 Tork & Dafabet & Neodent & Ligga
