Criciúma Esporte Clube
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| Full name | Criciúma Esporte Clube |
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| Nickname(s) | Tigre (Tiger) Criciúma Dortmund |
| Founded | May 13, 1947 |
| Ground | Heriberto Hülse, Criciúma |
| Capacity | 19,300 |
| President | Jaime Dal Farra |
| Head coach | Deivid |
| League |
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Campeonato Catarinense |
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2014 2014 |
Brasileirão, 20th (relegated) Catarinense, 3rd |
| Website | Club home page |
Criciúma Esporte Clube, also known simply as Criciúma, is a Brazilian football club from Criciúma, Santa Catarina. It plays in the Campeonato Catarinense, the state of Santa Catarina's premier state league, as well as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system.
Criciúma is the most successful team from Santa Catarina, having won the 1991 Copa do Brasil, the 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, and the 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.
Criciúma Esporte Clube was founded on May 13, 1947, as Comerciário Esporte Clube; however the club folded due to a financial crisis in the 1960s. The club refounded in 1976 by some of the original Comerciário Esporte Clube members. In 1978 the club was renamed as Criciúma Esporte Clube, and its current colors black, yellow and white were adopted in 1984. The present colors of Criciúma Esporte Clube are the reason why the club is called Tigre (meaning Tiger).
The club's greatest feat was winning the 1991 Copa do Brasil under coach Felipe Scolari, later World Cup winner with Brazil, which qualified Criciúma to the following year's Copa Libertadores.
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