Figueirense FC

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

The club was founded as Figueirense Football Club onJune 12, 1921. The club is named Figueirense after the neighborhood where it is located, in Centro neighborhood. 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 and Michel Bastos.

In 2026, Figueirense had a dismal campaign in Campeonato Catarinense, with only 4 wins across the 2 phases of the competition. The club was relegated for the second time in its history to Campeonato Catarinense Série B in the sixth and last round of the relegation quadrangular, after losing to Carlos Renaux 4-2 on Estádio Orlando Scarpelli, even entering the module with an extra point for being the best fifth-placed team in the championship.

Rivals

Figueirense's greatest rival is Avaí.

Players

First team squad

Reserve team

Out on loan

First-team staff

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|First Team Coach|| Raul Cabral

Stadium

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

Official tournaments

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! colspan="3" |State

! style="width:260px" |Competitions

! style="width:80px" |Titles

! style="width:380px" |Seasons

!Campeonato Catarinense

! style="text-align:center"|18

|1932, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1972, 1974, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2018

!Copa Santa Catarina

|1990, 1996, 2021, 2025

!Recopa Catarinense

|bgcolor="gold" style="text-align:center"| 2

|2019, 2022

shared record

Others tournaments

International

Torneio Mercosul (1): 1995

Inter-state

Torneio cidade de Florianópolis (3): 1921, 1922, 1923
Torneio de Paranaguá (1): 1951

State

Supercampeonato Catarinense (1): 1996
Taça Santa Catarina (1): 1986
Torneio Início do Campeonato Catarinense (1): 1924

City

Campeonato Citadino de Florianópolis (13): 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1965
Torneio Início de Florianópolis (15): 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1932, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1959, 1961, 1962

Runners-up

Copa do Brasil (1): 2007
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (2): 2001, 2010
Campeonato Catarinense (7): 1950, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1993, 2012
Copa Santa Catarina (2): 1991, 1993
Recopa Catarinense (1): 2026
Campeonato Catarinense Série B (1): 1987

Youth team

Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (1): 2008

Managers

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{| class="wikitable"

! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:black;"|Period

! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:black;"|Name

|1985

| Zé Mário

|1999

| Cassiá

|2000–2001

| Valmir Louruz

|2001

| Roberval Davino

|2002

| Cabralzinho

|2002

| Muricy Ramalho

|2003–2004

| Dorival Júnior

|2004–2005

| Paulo Comelli

|2005

| Marco Aurélio

|2005

| Zé Mário

|2005–2006

| Adílson Batista

|2006

| Waldemar Lemos

|2006–2007

| Heriberto da Cunha

|2007

| Mário Sérgio

|2007–2008

| Alexandre Gallo

|2008

| Guilherme Macuglia

{| class="wikitable"

! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:black;"|Period

! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:black;"|Name

|2008

| Mário Sérgio

|2008–2009

| Pintado

|2009

| Roberto Fernandes

|2009

| Márcio Araújo

|2010–2011

| Márcio Goiano

|2011

| Jorginho

|2012

| Branco

|2012

| Argel Fucks

|2012

| Hélio dos Anjos

|2012

| Márcio Goiano

|2013

| Adílson Batista

|2013–2014

| Vinícius Eutrópio

|2014

| Guto Ferreira

|2014–2015

| Argel Fucks

|2015

| René Simões

|2015–2016

| Hudson Coutinho

{| class="wikitable"

! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:black;"|Period

! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:black;"|Name

|2016

| Vinícius Eutrópio

|2016

| Argel Fucks

|2016

| Tuca Guimarães

|2016

| Marquinhos Santos

|2017

| Márcio Goiano

|2017

| Marcelo Cabo

|2017–2018

| Milton Cruz

|2018

| Rogério Micale

|2018–2019

| Hemerson Maria

|2019

| Vinícius Eutrópio

|2019

| Pintado

|2019-2020

| Márcio Coelho

|2020

| Elano

|2020-2021

| Jorginho

|2021-2022

| Júnior Rocha

|2023

| Cristóvão Borges

{| class="wikitable"

! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:black;"|Period

! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:black;"|Name

|2023

| Roberto Fonseca

|2023

| Paulo Baier

|2024

| João Burse

|2025

| Thiago Carvalho

|2025

| Pintado

Mascot

From 2002 to 2011, Figueirense's mascot was an anthropomorphic fig tree named Figueirinha, which means Little Fig Tree. Since 2012, the mascot is a cyclone shaped creature wearing the club's home kit, it's named Furacão (Hurricane) after one of the team's nicknames.

National and International competitions record

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First Division (Serie A)

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|- bgcolor="000000" align="center"

|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

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Second Division (Serie B)

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|- bgcolor="000000" align="center"

|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

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Third Division (Serie C)

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|- bgcolor="000000" align="center"

|Year||Position

|1981||8th

|1998||30th

|1999||6th

|2021||9th

|2022||5th

|2023||16th

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Brazilian Cup

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|- bgcolor="000000" align="center"

|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

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Sudamericana Cup

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|- bgcolor="000000" align="center"

|Year||Position||Year||Position

|2004||First Round||2012||Second Round

|2007||First Round||2016||Second Round

References

External links

Gavioes Alvinegros – Ultras/Fan Set (archived 28 September 2017)