Joinville
Wikipedia - Joinville Esporte Clube
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
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. 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. 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.[]
Joinville competes in the Campeonato Catarinense, the top division of soccer in the state of Santa Catarina, as well as in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian soccer. The team plays their home matches at the Estádio Arena Joinville, which has a capacity of over 22,000 spectators.
Known for their passionate supporters and competitive spirit, Joinville has a long-standing rivalry with other clubs in the region, including Criciúma and Figueirense. The team's colors are red, white, and black, and their mascot is a tiger named Jecão.
Joinville has a strong youth development program and has produced several players who have gone on to have successful careers in Brazilian and international soccer. The team has a proud tradition of success and is always striving to compete at the highest level of Brazilian soccer.