Avaí
Full nameAvaí Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Leão da Ilha (Lion of the Island)
Time da Raça (Team of Bravery)
Founded1 September 1923 (1923-09-01)
GroundRessacada
Capacity17,800[1]
PresidentJúlio César Heerdt
Head coachAlex
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Catarinense
2023
2023		Série B, 13th of 20
Catarinense, 6th of 12
WebsiteClub website

Avaí Futebol Clube (Portuguese pronunciation: [avaˈi]) is a Brazilian football team from Florianópolis in Santa Catarina, founded on 1 September 1923. Their home stadium is Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva, also known as Ressacada, with a capacity of 17,800.[2] They play in blue and white shirts, shorts and socks.

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 1 September 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") eleven times: 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2022. 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. This has been the best participation ever by a club from the State of Santa Catarina in the Brazilian first division. 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 (18), same as cross-bridge rivals Figueirense.

Rivals

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).

Competitions record

Série A

Year Position Year Position
197439th201015th
197636th201120th
197743rd201517th
197990th201718th
20096th201920th

Série B

Year Position Year Position Year Position Year Position
198061st19998th20043rd20127th
198432nd200015th20058th201310th
198624th20014th200613th20144th
198812th20026th200715th20162nd
198983rd200311th20083rd20183rd
20209th 2021 4th

Série C

Year Position
198713th
199558th
199634th
19976th
19981st

Copa do Brasil

Year Position Year Position
198918th201013th
199838th20114th
199923rd201333rd
200059th201425th
200716th

Copa Sudamericana

Year Position
201014th
  • 9 seasons in Série A
  • 19 seasons in Série B
  • 5 seasons in Série C

Stadium

Avaí's stadium is Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva (though it's mostly referred to as Ressacada), and it was inaugurated in 1983. It has a maximum capacity of 17,800 people, but its record crowd was 32,000 at the 1988 State Championship final.[3] Before 1983, Avaí's stadium was Estádio Adolfo Konder (which has been subsequently demolished).

Players

First team squad

As of 9 January 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Igor Bohn
10 FW Brazil BRA William Pottker
11 FW Brazil BRA Gabriel Poveda (on loan from Alverca)
17 FW Brazil BRA Gustavo Modesto
19 DF Brazil BRA Alan Costa
20 FW Brazil BRA Gaspar
22 GK Brazil BRA Douglas Friedrich
23 MF Brazil BRA Rafael Gava
25 DF Brazil BRA Natanael
29 MF Brazil BRA Jean Lucas
38 FW Brazil BRA Felipinho
44 DF Brazil BRA Douglas Bacelar
47 FW Brazil BRA Denilson (on loan from Guarany de Bagé)
52 GK Brazil BRA João Vitor
66 GK Brazil BRA Otávio
72 DF Brazil BRA Thales
No. Pos. Nation Player
77 MF Brazil BRA Giovanni
78 MF Brazil BRA Andrey
95 DF Brazil BRA Jonathan Costa
— GK Brazil BRA César
— DF Brazil BRA Tiago Pagnussat
— DF Brazil BRA Kevin (on loan from Tombense)
— DF Brazil BRA Mário Sérgio
— MF Brazil BRA Gabriel Dias
— MF Brazil BRA Judson
— MF Brazil BRA Ronaldo Henrique
— MF Brazil BRA João Paulo
— MF Brazil BRA Willian Maranhão
— FW Brazil BRA Gustavo Santos
— FW Brazil BRA Hygor
— FW Brazil BRA Maurício Garcez

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Brazil Alex

Honours

National

State

Friendly tournaments

  • Torneio Integração Paraná-Santa Catarina
    • Winners (1) 1972

Affiliated clubs

The following club is currently affiliated with Avaí FC:

References

  1. ↑ "AVAÍ FUTEBOL CLUBE » Estádio". Archived from the original on 10 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ressacada at Avaí FC's official website". Archived from the original on 9 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Avaí Futebol Clube » 1988: 25 anos de lembranças" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Sourav Modak (5 November 2021) Odisha FC announce strategic partnership with Brazil's Avai FC Archived 27 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine The Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. ↑ Odisha FC partners with Brazil's Avaí Futebol Clube expanding OFC's global presence Archived 24 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine indiansuperleague.com. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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