Brazilian association football club based in Londrina, ParanáSoccer club
Londrina Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as Londrina, is a Brazilian 0️⃣ professional association football club in Londrina, Paraná, which currently plays in Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, after 0️⃣ being promoted from Série C in 2020.
They also play in the Campeonato Paranaense, the top division of the Paraná state 0️⃣ football league.
The club was founded on April 5, 1956, and originally played at the Vitorino Gonçalves Dias stadium.
Their current stadium, 0️⃣ the Estádio do Café was built for Londrina's participation in the 1976 Brazilian league championship.
The most successful period for Londrina 0️⃣ came between 1976 and 1982 when Londrina competed in Brazil's top league for 6 seasons.
They were relegated for the 1980 0️⃣ season but claimed their only national league title by becoming champions of the second division.
They have also won the state 0️⃣ championship four times, as well as claiming 12 Campeonato do Interior Paranaense titles.
In 2013, Londrina finished in top place in 0️⃣ the general classification of the Campeonato Paranaense.
Although they did not qualify for the state championship final they won the Interior 0️⃣ final and thereby qualified for a place in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian league 0️⃣ system and will also be placed in the draw for the first round of the Copa do Brasil.
History [ edit 0️⃣ ]
Londrina was founded by a group of sportsmen who, after watching a friendly match between Nacional and Vasco da Gama 0️⃣ in Rolândia, decided that they did not want to go to Rolândia to watch football.
Instead, they founded a club in 0️⃣ Londrina, their own city.
The club, named Londrina Futebol e Regatas, was founded on April 5, 1956.
They chose blue and white 0️⃣ to be Londrina's colors.[1]
In 1969, Londrina Futebol e Regatas merged with Paraná Esporte Clube, founded in 1942, forming Londrina Esporte 0️⃣ Clube.
[2] Red and white, the colors for the city of Londrina, became the new club's colors.
In 1972, Carlos Antônio Franchello 0️⃣ returned to the presidency of the club, and restored blue and white as the club's colors.[3]
In 2008, Londrina won the 0️⃣ Copa Paraná for the first time, after beating Cianorte in the final.
[4] The club also competed in the same season's 0️⃣ Recopa Sul-Brasileira.
[4] Londrina was eliminated in the Recopa Sul-Brasileira in the semifinals after a penalty shootout by Brusque.
[5]Honours [ edit 0️⃣ ]National [ edit ]Regional [ edit ]State [ edit ]
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A participations [ edit ]
The club competed in 0️⃣ the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982,[1] and in 1986.
[6] Londrina's best campaign was in 0️⃣ 1977, when the club finished in the fourth place.[1]Stadium [ edit ]
Londrina's stadium is Estádio do Café,[1] inaugurated in 1976,[7] 0️⃣ with a maximum capacity of 36,000 people.
[1] However, Vitorino Gonçalves Dias stadium, with a maximum capacity of 10,000 people is 0️⃣ owned by Londrina, and sometimes is also used by the club.[8]Players [ edit ]
First team squad [ edit ]
As of 0️⃣ 23 December 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
