Soccer club
Joinville Esporte Clube, JEC or simply Joinville, is a Brazilian football team from Joinville in Santa Catarina .
Founded on 29 January 1976 they have won the Série B and Série C once and they have the largest sequence of consecutive state titles, eight (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985).
Joinville is the third most successful club in Santa Catarina in terms of state championship titles (12), behind Avaí (16) and Figueirense (17).
History [ edit ]
Joinville was founded on 29 January 1976, after América-SC football department and Caxias football department fused.
The club's Golden Age was in the 1980s, when the club won eight state championships in a row.
Joinville's largest win was on 31 October 1976, when the club beat Ipiranga of Tangará 11–1 at Estádio Municipal de Tangará.
The club won the Copa Santa Catarina in 2009, and then the Recopa Sul-Brasileira in the same year, after beating Serrano Centro-Sul 3–2 in the final.
[1] They won the Copa Santa Catarina again in 2011.
Joinville also won the Série C in 2011, after beating CRB 3–1 and 4–0 in the final.
[2] The club won the Copa Santa Catarina for the third time in 2012.
In 2014, the club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, returning to the Série A after 29 years of absence.
Joinville were relegated to the Serie B in 2015 after coming in last place in the Serie A, and then relegated once again to Serie C in 2016.
Honours [ edit ]National [ edit ]
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 1Regional [ edit ]State [ edit ]
Campeonato Catarinense: 12
1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2000, 2001
Copa Santa Catarina: 5
2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2020
Recopa Catarinense: 12021
Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 32005, 2006, 2007Stadium [ edit ]Rivals [ edit ]
Joinville's greatest rivals are Avaí, Figueirense and Criciúma.
The matches between Criciúma and Joinville Esporte Clube are called Interior Classic, by the media and fans of these clubs and others.
Mascot and nickname [ edit ]
The club's mascot is a rabbit.
Joinville is nicknamed JEC, which is an acronym of the club's full name.
Current squad [ edit ]
As of 21 August 2023
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.
National competitions record [ edit ]
First Division (Série A) Year Position Year Position 1977 33rd 1983 37th 1978 41st 1984 25th 1979 29th 1985 8th 1980 21st 1986 14th 1981 38th 2015 20th 1982 38th Second Division (Série B) Year Position Year Position Year Position 1987 14th 1997 6th 2004 22nd 1988 5th 1998 7th 2012 6th 1989 10th 1999 15th 2013 6th 1990 18th 2000 20th 2014 1st 1991 23rd 2001 9th 1992 27th 2002 12th 1996 15th 2003 14th Third Division (Série C) Year Position 2005 11th 2006 17th 2007 18th 2011 1st Fourth Division (Série D) Year Position 2010 4th Brazilian Cup Year Position 1990 First round 2001 First round 2002 First round 2013 Second round 2014 First round 2015 First round 2016 Second roundSeasons [ edit ]Managers [ edit ]Futsal [ edit ]
Joinville has a futsal team in partnership with the company Krona Tubos e Conexões that plays top tier futsal in the Liga Nacional de Futsal.
