Avaí FC

Avaí
Full nameAvaí Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Leão da Ilha (Lion of the Island)
FoundedSeptember 1, 1923
GroundRessacada, Florianópolis, Brazil
Capacity19,000
ChairmanBrazil Níldo
ManagerBrazil vacant
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série B
2024Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, 10th

Avaí Futebol Clube, or Avaí as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Florianópolis in Santa Catarina, founded on September 1, 1923. It became nationally known after the tennis player Gustavo Kuerten declared to be a supporter of Avaí. Home stadium is the Ressacada stadium, capacity 19,000. They play in blue shirts, shorts and socks.

History

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

Avaí played the Brazilian First Division ("Série A") four times: in 1974, 1976, 1977 and 1979. In 1998, it won its only national title, the Brazilian Third Division ("Série C"). Since 1999, it plays the Série B and the best campaigns happened in 2001 and 2004, when Avaí reached the Final Four, but could not be promoted to the First Division (only the two best placed teams were promoted). Avaí is the club with more titles won in the Santa Catarina State Championship in the 20th century (13).

Titles

Professional

U-20

U-17

U-15

National competitions record

First Division (Serie A)

YearPosition
197439th
197636th
197743rd
197990th

Second Division (Serie B)

YearPositionYearPosition
198062nd20014th
198482nd20026th
198980th200312th
19998th20043rd
200015th20058th
200613th200715th

Third Division (Serie C)

YearPosition
198713th
1995??
199634th
1997??
19981st

Brazilian Cup

YearRound
19891st round
19981st round
19992nd round
20001st round
20073rd round

Stadium

Avaí's stadium is Estádio da Ressacada, inaugurated in 1983, with a maximum capacity of 19,000 people.

Idols

1920 - 1930

1940 - 1950

1960 - 1970

1970 - 1980

1980 - 1990

1990 and 2000

Managers

Rival

Avaí's greatest rival is Figueirense F.C..

Club colors and nickname

References

Other websites

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