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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 (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

Official tournaments

National
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1 2014
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 1 2011
Regional
Competitions Titles Seasons
Recopa Sul-Brasileira 1s 2009
State
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Catarinense 12 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2000, 2001
Copa Santa Catarina 5s 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2020
Recopa Catarinense 1 2021
Campeonato Catarinense Série B 3s 2005, 2006, 2007
  •   record
  • S shared record

Others tournaments

State

Runners-up

Stadium

Main article: Arena Joinville

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 23 April 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
— GK Brazil BRA Jhonatan
— GK Brazil BRA Matheus
— GK Brazil BRA Felipe
— GK Brazil BRA Samuel Pires
— DF Brazil BRA Danrlei
— DF Brazil BRA Fabiano Eller (on loan from Náutico)
— DF Brazil BRA Jaime (on loan from Figueirense)
— DF Brazil BRA Ligger (on loan from Oeste)
— DF Brazil BRA Everton Silva
— DF Brazil BRA Reginaldo
— DF Brazil BRA Robertinho (on loan from Tombense)
— DF Brazil BRA Diego
— DF Brazil BRA Fernandinho
— MF Brazil BRA Matheus Bertotto (on loan from Internacional)
— MF Brazil BRA Diones
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Brazil BRA Kadu
— MF Brazil BRA Naldo
— MF Brazil BRA Paulinho Dias (on loan from Atlético Paranaense)
— MF Brazil BRA Tinga
— MF Brazil BRA Bruno Farias
— MF Brazil BRA Bruno Ribeiro (on loan from Juventude)
— MF Brazil BRA Carlos Alberto (on loan from Atlético Paranaense)
— MF Brazil BRA Juninho
— MF Brazil BRA Mateus Silva
— MF Brazil BRA Thomás (on loan from Flamengo)
— FW Brazil BRA Adriano
— FW Brazil BRA Fernando Viana
— FW Brazil BRA Giva (on loan from Ponte Preta)
— FW Brazil BRA Heliardo (on loan from Cianorte)
— FW Brazil BRA Jael

Out on loan

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
— DF Brazil BRA André Baumer (to Brazil Flamengo)
— DF Brazil BRA Igor (to Brazil Flamengo)
— DF Brazil BRA Bruno Aguiar (to Qatar Muaither SC)
— DF Brazil BRA Brenner (to Brazil Juventus Jaraguá)
— MF Brazil BRA Roberto (to Brazil Fluminense)
— MF Brazil BRA Luiz Meneses (to Brazil Osasco Audax)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Brazil BRA Breno (to Brazil Juventus Jaraguá)
— MF Brazil BRA Jonathan Ramos (to Brazil Juventus Jaraguá)
— MF Brazil BRA Gustavo Sauer (to South Korea Daejeon Citizen)
— FW Brazil BRA Ítalo Melo (to Brazil América de Natal)
— FW Brazil BRA Welinton Júnior (to Brazil CRB)

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Joinville vence Serrano e é campeão da Recopa" (in Portuguese). Futebol SC. December 13, 2009. Archived from the original on March 23, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Joinville goleia CRB e conquista a Série C" (in Portuguese). band.com.br. December 3, 2011. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2011.