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 on 12 June 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 12 April 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.

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 RoleNameFirst 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

StateCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsCampeonato Catarinense181932, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1972, 1974, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2018Copa Santa Catarina41990, 1996, 2021, 2025Recopa Catarinense 22019, 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 PeriodName1985 Zé Mário1999 Cassiá2000–2001 Valmir Louruz2001 Roberval Davino 2002 Cabralzinho 2002 Muricy Ramalho 2003–2004 Dorival Júnior2004–2005 Paulo Comelli2005 Marco Aurélio 2005 Zé Mário 2005–2006 Adílson Batista 2006 Waldemar Lemos2006–2007 Heriberto da Cunha2007 Mário Sérgio 2007–2008 Alexandre Gallo 2008 Guilherme MacugliaPeriodName2008 Mário Sérgio 2008–2009 Pintado 2009 Roberto Fernandes 2009 Márcio Araújo2010–2011 Márcio Goiano 2011 Jorginho2012 Branco2012 Argel Fucks2012 Hélio dos Anjos2012 Márcio Goiano 2013 Adílson Batista2013–2014 Vinícius Eutrópio2014 Guto Ferreira2014–2015 Argel Fucks2015 René Simões2015–2016 Hudson CoutinhoPeriodName2016 Vinícius Eutrópio2016 Argel Fucks2016 Tuca Guimarães2016 Marquinhos Santos2017 Márcio Goiano2017 Marcelo Cabo2017–2018 Milton Cruz2018 Rogério Micale2018–2019 Hemerson Maria2019 Vinícius Eutrópio2019 Pintado2019–2020 Márcio Coelho2020 Elano2020–2021 Jorginho2021–2022 Júnior Rocha2023 Cristóvão BorgesPeriodName2023 Roberto Fonseca2023 Paulo Baier2024 João Burse2025 Thiago Carvalho2025 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 First Division (Serie A) YearPositionYearPositionYearPosition197335th200311th20117th197521st200411th201220th197645th200516th201413th197855th20067th201516th197946th200713th201618th200217th200817thSecond Division (Serie B) YearPositionYearPosition198032nd20096th19853rd20102nd198932nd20134th198932nd201712th199134th201815th20009th201916th20012nd202017thThird Division (Serie C) YearPosition19818th199830th19996th20219th20225th202316th

Brazilian Cup YearPositionYearPositionYearPosition1995First round2004First round2016Third round1997Second round2005Quarter-finals2017First round1999First round2007Finals (2nd)2018Third round2000Second round2009Second round2001First round2013Third round2002Round of 162014Second round2003Round of 162015Quarter-finalsSudamericana Cup

YearPositionYearPosition2004First round2012Second round2007First round2016Second round

References

External links

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