Figueirense

Full name	Figueirense Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Figueira (The Fig Tree)
Founded	June 12, 1921
Ground	Orlando Scarpelli, Florianópolis, Brazil
Capacity	21,069
Chairman	João Passo Xavier
Manager	Adílson Batista
League	Brazilian Série A
2005	Brazilian Série A, 16th
Home colours Away colours

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History

• 1921 Founded as Figueirense Foot-ball Club.
• 1932 The team won their first state championship.
• 1935-1937 Three times in a row Catarinense champion.
• 1939 One more state championship won by Figueirense, and end of the Golden Decade of the club.
• 1972 End of the 30-year state championship titleless period.
• 1973 First team of Santa Catarina state in Campeonato Brasileiro.
• 1974 The team won Campeonato Catarinense again.
• 1987 The club plays at Campeonato Catarinense Second Division, and won promotion to the First Division.
• 1994 End of the 17-year state championship titleless period.
• 1995 Champion of Torneio Mercosul (not to be confused with Copa Mercosur) at Santa Catarina.
• 2001 Runner-up of Campeonato Brasileiro Second Division. Promoted to the First Division.
• 2002-2004 Three times in a row Campeonato Catarinense champion.

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Stadium

Main article: Estádio Orlando Scarpelli

Figueirense's stadium is Estádio Orlando Scarpelli, built in 1961, with a maximum capacity of 21,069 people. The Estádio Orlando Scarpelli is a football stadium inaugurated on May 27, 1961 in Estreito neighborhood, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, with a maximum capacity of 21,069 people. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Titles

• Champion of Campeonato Catarinense (State Championship) in 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1972, 1974, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2003 and 2004
• Runner up of Brazilian Série B in 2001
• Champion of Torneio Mercosul in 1995.

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Idols

• Agnaldo
• Albeneir
• Cléber
• Edmundo
• Sérgio Gil
• Valdo

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Trivia

• The club's name, Figueirense, is because the team was founded in Figueira neighbourhood (where today XV de Novembro Town Square is located, in Centro neighborhood) ^[1]. Figueirense means "from Figueira".
• 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.
• Figueirense was one of the founders of the defunct Liga Catharinense de Desportos Terrestres, organized on April 12, 1923.

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Reference

1. ^  RSSSF

External links

• Figueirense Official Web Site
• Gavioes Alvinegros - Ultras/Fan Set

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