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
