Avaí FC

Avaí

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Full name	Avaí Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Leão da Ilha (Lion of the Island) Time da Raça (Team of Bravery)
Founded	September 1, 1923 (1923-09-01)
Stadium	Estádio Dr. Aderbal Ramos da Silva (Ressacada), Florianópolis, Brazil
Ground Capacity	17,800
President	Nildo
Head coach	Raul Cabral
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2015	Série A
Website	Club home page
Home colors Away colors Third colors

Avaí Futebol Clube (Portuguese pronunciation: [avaˈi]) is a Brazilian football team from Florianópolis in Santa Catarina, founded on September 1, 1923. Their home stadium is Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva, also known as Ressacada, with a capacity of 17,800. They play in blue and white shirts, shorts and socks. Their best known supporter is tennis player Gustavo Kuerten.

History

The club was founded after a businessman called Amadeu Horn gave football kits to a group of boys. The boys played a match against a team called Humaitá, and won. On September 1, 1923, at Amadeu Horn's house, the club was founded, known as Avahy Football Club at the time. The team was named Avahy after the Battle of Avay, in the Paraguayan War. In the following year, it became the first Santa Catarina State Championship champion.

Avaí has played in the Brazilian First Division ("Série A") eight times: 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2015. In 1998, they won their only national title, the Brazilian Third Division ("Série C"). From 1999 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2014, they played in the Série B with their best campaigns being the third place attained in 2004 (when Avaí reached the Final Four, but could not be promoted to the First Division because only the two best placed teams were promoted) and 2008.

In 2008 they finished 3rd in the championship and were promoted to the First Division for the first time in 30 years. In its first year playing in Série A, Avaí finished in 6th place, thus qualifying for the Copa Sudamericana. The team eventually was relegated in 2011, and returned to the Série A in 2014, when the team won the promotion in the last round. Avaí won the most Santa Catarina State Championship titles in the 20th Century (13), and is currently the all-time record state champions (16), just ahead of cross-bridge rivals Figueirense (15).

Rival

Avaí's greatest rival is Figueirense.

Club colors and nickname

The club colors are blue and white, and it is known as "The Lion of the Island" (because 90% of the Florianópolis territory is established on an island).

Achievements

Professional

• Brazilian Third Division ("Série C"): 1

1998

• Santa Catarina State Championships: 16

1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1973, 1975, 1988, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2012

• Santa Catarina Governor Trophy: 2

1983, 1985

• Santa Catarina State Second Division: 1

1994

• Florianópolis City Championships: 20

1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1995

• Santa Catarina Cup: 1

1995

U-20

• Santa Catarina State Championships: 5

1981, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008

• Santa Catarina State Second Division: 1

1994

U-17

• Santa Catarina State Championship: 1

2003

• Saudades Cup Championship: 1

2007

U-15

• Santa Catarina State Championship: 1

1999

Competitions record

First Division (Série A) Year Position Year Position 1974 39th 2010 15th 1976 36th 2011 20th 1977 43rd 2015 17th 1979 90th 2009 6th

Second Division (Série B) Year Position Year Position Year Position Year Position 1980 61st 1999 8th 2004 3rd 2012 7th 1984 32nd 2000 15th 2005 8th 2013 10th 1986 24th 2001 4th 2006 13th 2014 4th 1988 12th 2002 6th 2007 15th 1989 83rd 2003 11th 2008 3rd

Third Division (Série C) Year Position 1987 13th 1995 58th 1996 34th 1997 6th 1998 1st

Brazilian Cup Year Position Year Position 1989 18th 2010 13th 1998 38th 2011 4th 1999 23rd 2013 33rd 2000 59th 2014 25th 2007 16th

Copa Sudamericana

Year	Position
2010	14th

Stadium

Main article: Estádio da Ressacada

Avaí's stadium is Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva (though it's mostly referred to as Ressacada), and it was opened in 1983. It has a maximum capacity of 17,800 people, but its record crowd was 25,735 at the Catarinense Championship final. Before 1983, Avaí's stadium was Estádio Adolfo Konder (which has been subsequently demolished).

First team squad

As of 28 December 2015

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

No. Position Player DF Eltinho (on loan from Coritiba) FW William MF Marquinhos FW Rômulo FW Toshi FW Roberto MF Renan DF Lucas Lovat GK Vitor FW Iury FW Tauã GK Duda MF Diego Jardel MF Braga FW Wilker

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Raúl Cabral
Assistant coach	Evando
Fitness coach	Alexandre Souza
Goalkeeping coach	André Croda

External links

• Official website
• Fan site
• Terra Esportes - Avaí
• FutebolSC.com - Avaí
• Fanáticos por Futebol - Avaí
• AvaianoSempre - Avaí's Flog