Joinville Esporte Clube

Football club infobox
clubname = Joinville


fullname = Joinville Esporte Clube
nickname = "JEC"
founded = January 29, 1976
ground = Arena Joinville, Joinville, Brazil
capacity = 22,400 | chairman = Adelir Hercílio Alves
manager =
league = Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
season = 2007
position = Eliminated in second stage
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Joinville Esporte Clube, or simply Joinville as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Joinville in Santa Catarina, founded on January 29, 1976.

Besides football, Joinville is also active in futsal, competing in the Liga Futsal, which is the most important club competition in Brazil.

History

Joinville was founded on January 29, 1976, after América Futebol Clube football department and Caxias Futebol Clube football department, in a fusion of both clubs in Joinville, SC Brazil.The club's Golden Age was in the 1980s, when the club won eight state championships in a row.

Joinville's largest win was set on October 31, 1976, when the club beat Ipiranga FC of Tangará 11-1 at Estádio Municipal de Tangará.

Titles

* Campeonato Catarinense:
** Winners (12): 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2000, 2001
** Runners-up (4): 1989, 1990, 1996, 2006

tadium

Joinville's stadium is Arena Joinville, inaugurated in 2004, with a maximum capacity of 22,400 people. The plan is to complete the stadium by the year 2008 with final capacity around 30,000 people.

Rivals

Joinville's greatest rivals are Avaí, Figueirense and Criciúma.

Mascot and nickname

*The club's mascot is a rabbit. Joinville is nicknamed JEC, which is an acronym of the club's full name.

Current roster

National competitions record

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=Third Division (Serie C)=

References

*pt icon [http://www.jec.com.br Official website]

External links

*pt icon [http://www.jec.com.br Official website]
*pt icon [http://www.jectotal.com.br Unofficial website]
*pt icon [http://www.uniaotricolor.com.br União Tricolor Official website]