Criciúma Esporte Clube

Criciúma

Full name	Criciúma Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	Tigre (Tiger)
Founded	13 May 1947 (1947-05-13)
Ground	Heriberto Hülse
Capacity	19,300
President	Valter Minotto
Head coach	Eduardo Baptista
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Campeonato Catarinense
2024 2024	Série A, 18th of 20 (relegated) Catarinense, 1st of 12 (champions)
Website	www.criciumaec.com.br
Home colors Away colors Third colors

Criciúma Esporte Clube is a Brazilian professional club based in Criciúma, Santa Catarina founded on 13 May 1947.

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 was 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 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, while being in the second division. The achievement qualified Criciúma for the following year's Copa Libertadores.

In the following years, the club was not very successful. After being promoted to Série A in 1992, the club played in the division for 5 years before getting relegated. In 2005, Criciúma, after a very poor campaign, was relegated to the Brazilian Série C. In 2006, Criciúma won the Série C, and was promoted back to the Série B.

After a period of crisis in the club, in 2012 the club regained forces, and after being in the first four places the entire championship returned to the Série A.

Criciúma has won three national level championships. Winning the 1991 Copa do Brasil qualified the club to the 1992 Copa Libertadores where Criciúma finished in the 5th place, surpassing even the expectations of its fans. These achievements make Criciúma one of the most successful teams from Santa Catarina.

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¹ Champion in 1968 as Comerciário Esporte Clube

• Taça Governador do Estado (8): 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

• Campeonato Regional da LARM (9): 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1975

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (1): 2012
• Campeonato Catarinense (10): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2011
• Copa Santa Catarina (1): 1998

Criciúma's stadium is Estádio Heriberto Hülse, built in 1955, with a maximum capacity of 19,900 people.

As of 14 August 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRA Alisson 2 DF  BRA Yan Souto (on loan from Juventude) 3 DF  BRA Rodrigo (captain) 4 DF  BRA Luciano Castán 5 MF  BRA Matheus Trindade 6 DF  BRA Marcinho 7 MF  BRA Fellipe Mateus 9 FW  BRA Nicolas 10 FW  BRA Jhonata Robert 11 FW  BRA Gustavo Maia (on loan from Sport Recife) 12 GK  BRA Kauã Moroso 13 DF  BRA Jonathan 14 DF  BRA Marcelo Benevenuto (on loan from Fortaleza) 18 MF  BRA Léo Naldi (on loan from Vitória) 19 FW  ARG Benjamín Borasi (on loan from Sarmiento (Junín)) 20 MF  BRA Jean Carlos

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 FW  BRA João Carlos 22 GK  BRA Axel Lopes 23 DF  BRA Léo Alaba (on loan from AVS) 25 MF  BRA Guilherme Lobo 34 FW  NGA Samuel Otusanya 36 DF  BRA Heitor Roca 41 DF  BRA Erick 50 MF  BRA Juninho 60 FW  BRA Gabriel Barros (on loan from Internacional) 76 DF  BRA Felipinho (on loan from Sport Recife) 77 FW  BRA Diego Gonçalves (on loan from Mirassol) 80 DF  BRA Ruan Carvalho 88 MF  BRA Luiz Henrique 99 FW  BRA Sassá — DF  BRA Léo Mana (on loan from Corinthians)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Eliedson (at SER Caxias do Sul until 31 December 2025) — FW  BRA Eduardo Melo (at SER Caxias do Sul until 31 December 2025) — FW  BRA Petterson (at SER Caxias do Sul until 31 December 2025)

Criciúma won the Copa do Brasil 1991, playing the following matches:

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