Soccer club
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 (18) and Figueirense (18).
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.[citation needed ]
Joinville's largest win was on 31 October 1976, when the club beat Ipiranga of Tangará 11–1 at Estádio Municipal de Tangará.[citation needed ]
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[citation needed ]
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.[citation needed ]
After 3 years without national division, Joinville secured their place in 2025 Serie D .[citation needed ]
Honours
National
Competitions
Titles
Seasons
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
1
2014
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
1
2011
Inter-State
Competitions
Titles
Seasons
Recopa Sul-Brasileira
1 s
2009
State
Competitions
Titles
Seasons
Campeonato Catarinense
12
1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2000, 2001
Copa Santa Catarina
5 s
2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2020
Recopa Catarinense
1
2021
Campeonato Catarinense Série B
3 s
2005, 2006, 2007
Others
Taça Santa Catarina (1): 1980
Taça Governador do Estado (3): 1981, 1982, 1984
Runners-Up
Campeonato Catarinense (8): 1989, 1990, 1996, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016
Copa Santa Catarina (4): 1995, 2007, 2008, 2010
Stadium
Rivals
Joinville's greatest rivals are Avaí , Figueirense and Criciúma .
The matches between Criciúma and Joinville Esporte Clube are called Interior Classic, by the media and fans of these clubs and others.
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 squad
As of 2 July 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
National competitions record
First Division (Série A)
Year
Position
Year
Position
1977
33rd
1983
37th
1978
41st
1984
25th
1979
29th
1985
8th
1980
21st
1986
14th
1981
38th
2015
20th
1982
38th
Second Division (Série B)
Year
Position
Year
Position
Year
Position
1987
14th
1997
6th
2004
22nd
1988
5th
1998
7th
2012
6th
1989
10th
1999
15th
2013
6th
1990
18th
2000
20th
2014
1st
1991
23rd
2001
9th
2016
17th
1992
27th
2002
12th
1996
15th
2003
14th
Third Division (Série C)
Year
Position
2005
11th
2006
17th
2007
18th
2011
1st
2017
9th
2018
20th
Fourth Division (Série D)
Year
Position
2010
4th
2019
45th
2020
37th
2021
9th
Brazilian Cup
Year
Position
Year
Position
1990
First round
2017
Fourth round
2001
First round
2018
Second round
2002
First round
2019
First round
2013
Second round
2021
Second round
2014
First round
2015
First round
2016
Second round
Seasons
Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season
Division
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Pos
Brazilian Cup
Competition
Result
League
South America
1976
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1977
Série A
13
5
3
5
15
18
15
33rd
—
—
—
1978
Série A
20
4
10
6
17
24
18
41st
—
—
—
1979
Série A
16
7
4
5
20
17
18
29th
—
—
—
1980
Série A
15
4
6
5
20
16
14
21st
—
—
—
1981
Série A
9
2
2
5
5
11
6
38th
—
—
—
1982
Série A
8
2
1
5
11
16
5
38th
—
—
—
1983
Série A
8
2
2
4
7
12
6
37th
—
—
—
1984
Série A
14
4
4
6
10
18
12
25th
—
—
—
1985
Série A
28
13
6
9
36
23
32
8th
—
—
—
1986
Série A
28
8
13
7
30
31
29
14th
—
—
—
1987
Yellow Module
14
2
5
7
8
16
9
14th
—
—
—
1988
Série B
22
9
9
4
27
20
41
5th
—
—
—
1989
Série B
14
7
4
3
12
17
18
10th
—
—
—
1990
Série B
10
2
5
3
8
8
9
18th
R1
—
—
1991
Série B
14
5
6
3
16
15
16
23rd
—
—
—
1992
Série B
14
4
4
6
6
11
12
27th
—
—
—
1993
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1994
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1995
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1996
Série B
10
3
2
5
15
14
11
15th
—
—
—
1997
Série B
16
7
4
5
22
20
25
6th
—
—
—
1998
Série B
19
8
6
5
23
21
30
7th
—
—
—
1999
Série B
21
8
2
11
22
25
26
15th
—
—
—
2000
Yellow Module
17
5
7
5
19
17
22
20th
—
—
—
2001
Série B
26
11
8
7
39
26
41
9th
R1
—
—
2002
Série B
25
10
4
11
36
44
34
12th
R1
—
—
2003
Série B
23
7
6
10
33
41
30
15th
—
—
—
2004
Série B ↓
23
6
0
17
24
42
18
22nd
—
—
—
2005
Série C
10
5
2
3
13
8
17
11th R3
—
—
—
2006
Série C
12
6
2
5
20
14
20
17th R2
—
—
—
2007
Série C
12
6
3
3
16
9
21
18th R2
—
—
—
2008
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2009
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2010
Série D ↑
12
6
4
2
14
7
22
4th
—
—
—
2011
Série C ↑
16
11
4
1
38
16
37
1st
—
—
—
2012
Série B
38
17
9
12
58
40
60
6th
—
—
—
2013
Série B
38
17
8
13
58
44
59
6th
R2
—
—
2014
Série B ↑
38
21
7
10
54
33
70
1st
R1
—
—
2015
Série A ↓
38
7
10
21
26
48
31
20th
R1
Copa Sudamericana
R2
2016
Série B ↓
38
9
13
16
32
42
40
17th
R2
—
—
2017
Série C
18
6
7
5
28
23
25
9th
R4
—
—
2018
Série C ↓
18
4
2
12
13
35
14
20th
R2
—
—
2019
Série D
6
2
1
3
3
4
7
45th
R1
—
—
2020
Série D
14
5
5
4
17
11
20
37th
—
—
—
2021
Série D
18
8
9
1
21
10
33
9th
R2
—
—
2022
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2023
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
International record
Best : 2015 (2nd stage)
Managers
Futsal
Joinville has a futsal team in partnership with the company Krona Tubos e Conexões that plays top tier futsal in the Liga Nacional de Futsal .
References
External links
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