Brazilian association football club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilFootball club
Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a 🧾 Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921.
It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, 🧾 the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Catarinense, the top flight of the Santa Catarina 🧾 state football league.
History [ edit ]
The club was founded as Figueirense Football Club on June 12, 1921.
The club is named 🧾 Figueirense after the neighborhood where it is located, in Centro neighborhood).
[1] Figueirense means "from Figueira".
Figueirense was one of the founders 🧾 of the defunct Liga Catharinense de Desportos Terrestres, organized on April 12, 1923.
In 1932 the team won their first state 🧾 championship.
From 1935 to 1937, Figueirense was three times in a row Catarinense champion.
In 1939, Figueirense won again the state championship, 🧾 that was end of the Golden Decade of the club.
In 1972, was the end of the 30-year state championship titleless 🧾 period.
In 1973, Figueirense was the first team of Santa Catarina state in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
In 1974, the team won 🧾 Catarinense again.
In 1994, the 17-year state championship titleless period ended.
In 1995, Figeirense was Torneio Mercosul champion (not to be confused 🧾 with Copa Mercosur) at Santa Catarina.
It was the club's first (and only) international title.
In 2001, the club was Campeonato Brasileiro 🧾 Second Division runner-up, and was promoted to the following year's First Division.
From 2002 to 2004, Figueirense was three times in 🧾 a row Campeonato Catarinense champion.
In 2008, Figueirense won the Copa São Paulo de Juniores for the first time after beating 🧾 Rio Branco-SP 2–0 in the final.
In the 2008 edition of Serie A, Figueirense finished in 17th place, being relegated to 🧾 Serie B the following year.
In 2002, Rivaldo's and César Sampaio's company, called CSR Esporte & Marketing, and Figueirense signed a 🧾 partnership.
The company was responsible for the administration of the professional football of Figueirense.
The partnership ended in 2004.
Some famous players who 🧾 have played for Figueirense in the last decade are Edmundo, Loco Abreu, André Santos, Roberto Firmino, Filipe Luís, Cleiton Xavier, 🧾 Felipe Santana, Michel Bastos and others.
Players [ edit ]
First team squad [ edit ]
As of 10 August 2023.[2]
Note: Flags indicate 🧾 national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve team [ edit ]
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.
First-team staff [ 🧾 edit ]
Role Name First Team Coach Paulo BaierStadium [ edit ]
Figueirense's stadium is Estádio Orlando Scarpelli, built-in 1961, with a 🧾 maximum capacity of 19,584 people.
In 2005, Orlando Scarpelli became an all-seater stadium.
Honours [ edit ]State [ edit ]
Winners (18): 1932, 🧾 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1972, 1974, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2018
Winners (3): 1990, 1996, 🧾 2021
Winners (2): 2019, 2022
Friendly tournaments [ edit ]Winners (1): 1995Managers [ edit ]Mascot [ edit ]
Since September 2002, Figueirense's mascot 🧾 is an anthropomorphic fig tree named Figueirinha, which means Little Fig Tree.
The mascot is usually depicted wearing the club's home 🧾 kit.
National and International competitions record [ edit ]
First Division (Serie A) [ edit ] Year Position Year Position Year Position 🧾 1973 35th 2003 11th 2011 7th 1975 21st 2004 11th 2012 20th 1976 45th 2005 16th 2014 13th 1978 55th 🧾 2006 7th 2015 16th 1979 46th 2007 13th 2016 18th 2002 17th 2008 17th Second Division (Serie B) [ edit 🧾 ] Year Position Year Position 1980 32nd 2009 6th 1985 3rd 2010 2nd 1989 32nd 2013 4th 1989 32nd 2017 🧾 12th 1991 34th 2018 15th 2000 9th 2019 16th 2001 2nd 2020 17th Third Division (Serie C) [ edit ] 🧾 Year Position 1981 8th 1998 30th 1999 6th 2021 9th 2022 5th Brazilian Cup [ edit ] Year Position Year 🧾 Position Year Position 1995 First Round 2004 First Round 2016 Third Round 1997 Second Round 2005 Quarterfinals 2017 First Round 🧾 1999 First Round 2007 Finals (2nd) 2018 Third Round 2000 Second Round 2009 Second Round 2001 First Round 2013 Third 🧾 Round 2002 Round of 16 2014 Second Round 2003 Round of 16 2015 Quarterfinals Sudamericana Cup [ edit ] Year 🧾 Position Year Position 2004 First Round 2012 Second Round 2007 First Round 2016 Second Round
