Associação Chapecoense de Futebol, usually known simply as Chapecoense, is a traditional Brazilian football club from Chapecó

Chapecó

Chapecó is a major city in the western area of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, located 630 km west of Florianópolis, the capital of the state....

, Santa Catarina state

Santa Catarina (state)

Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...

. The club was founded on May 10, 1973, and competed in the Brazilian Championship First Level

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

 in 1978 and in 1979, and won the state championship

Campeonato Catarinense

Campeonato Catarinense is the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina football league.-History:The Campeonato Catarinense top level had several different names since it started. From its first edition, in 1924, to 1985, it was called just Campeonato Catarinense...

 four times. Its home matches are played at Arena Condá.

History

The club was founded as Associação Chapecoense de Futebol on May 10, 1973, after Atlético Chapecoense and Independente fused.

In 1977, Chapecoense won its first title, which was the Santa Catarina State Championship

Campeonato Catarinense

Campeonato Catarinense is the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina football league.-History:The Campeonato Catarinense top level had several different names since it started. From its first edition, in 1924, to 1985, it was called just Campeonato Catarinense...

, beating Avaí

Avaí Futebol Clube

Avaí Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Florianópolis in Santa Catarina, founded on September 1, 1923. Their best known supporter is tennis player Gustavo Kuerten.Their home stadium is the Ressacada stadium, with a capacity 17,800...

 1-0 in the final.

In 1978, the club competed for the first time in the Brazilian Championship First Level

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

, finishing in the 51st position, and in following year, finished in the 93rd position.

In 2002, due to a partnership, Chapecoense was renamed to Associação Chapecoense Kindermann/Mastervet. In 2006, the club was renamed back to its original name, Associação Chapecoense de Futebol, and also won the Copa Santa Catarina

Copa Santa Catarina

The Copa Santa Catarina is a tournament organized by the Santa Catarina State Football Federation every second half of the season. It is played by Santa Catarina state teams. The competition's winner gains the right to compete in the same year's Recopa Sul-Brasileira and in the following year's...

.

In 2007, the club won for the third time the state championship

Campeonato Catarinense 2007

The 82nd season of the Campeonato Catarinense began on January 17, 2007, and ended on May 6, 2007.-Format:First stage*Teams are divided into a groups of twelve teams....

, and also competed in the Brazilian Championship Third Level

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2007

In 2007, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 64 clubs, with the promotion of , , , and , to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B to be contested in 2008. No teams will be relegated, since there is no fourth division in the Brazilian...

, but was eliminated in the first stage of the competition. They won the Campeonato Catarinense

Campeonato Catarinense

Campeonato Catarinense is the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina football league.-History:The Campeonato Catarinense top level had several different names since it started. From its first edition, in 1924, to 1985, it was called just Campeonato Catarinense...

 again in 2011.

Achievements

• Campeonato Catarinense
  Campeonato Catarinense
  Campeonato Catarinense is the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina football league.-History:The Campeonato Catarinense top level had several different names since it started. From its first edition, in 1924, to 1985, it was called just Campeonato Catarinense...
  
  : 4

1977, 1996, 2007, 2011

• Copa Santa Catarina
  Copa Santa Catarina
  The Copa Santa Catarina is a tournament organized by the Santa Catarina State Football Federation every second half of the season. It is played by Santa Catarina state teams. The competition's winner gains the right to compete in the same year's Recopa Sul-Brasileira and in the following year's...
  
  : 1

2006

• Taça Santa Catarina: 1

1979

• Taça Plinio Arlindo de Nez: 1

1995

• Campeonato Seletivo: 1

2002

• Copa da Paz: 1

2005

Current squad

As of May 6, 2011

Former players

Hilton (1996-99) Palhinha (2005)   Paulo Rink Paulo Rink Paulo Roberto Rink , is a Brazilian-born German football centre forward, who retired in 2007.Rink began his career playing for Atlético Paranaense. After a solid career with the club, he negotiated with Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and was transferred for US$6M, the highest transfer fee paid for an...  (1995) James Owusu-Ansah James Owusu-Ansah James Owusu-Ansah is a Ghanaian footballer, who currently plays for Once Lobos.-External links:...  (2007)   Bill Alessandro Faria Alessandro Faria , known simply as Bill, is a naturalized Togolese football striker, who plays for CENE in the Brazilian Série D.-Career:...  (2003-04)   Cris Cristiano Alves Pereira Cristiano Alves Pereira , better known as Cris, is a naturalized Togolese football defender.-Biography:Cris was born in Joinville, a city in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil....  (2001-03)   Fabinho Fábio Pereira de Azevedo Fábio Pereira de Azevedo , known simply as Fabinho, is a naturalized Togolese football striker, who currently plays for the Brazilian side Concórdia Futebol Clube....  (2003-04), (2009-10)   Fábio Fábio de Jesus Oliveira Fábio de Jesus Oliveira , usually known as Fábio Oliveira, is a naturalized Togolese football midfielder, who plays for Treze in the Campeonato Paraibano .-Biography:...  (2003-05)   Mikimba (2002-03), (2004-05), (2008-09) Assis Lourival Assis Lourival Rodrigues Assis Filho is a Brazilian football midfielder. He currently plays for Bulgarian A PFG side Chernomorets Burgas. He has previously played for Iraty, Kalmar, Avaí, América RN and Botafogo SP.-External links:...  (2010) Aloísio Aloísio dos Santos Gonçalves Aloísio dos Santos Gonçalves or simply Aloísio is a Brazilian striker who plays for Figueirense Futebol Clube.-Club career:Signed first pro contract on June 19, 2006, which tied him to Grêmio until 2011... (2011)

see also

External links

Associação Chapecoense de Futebol's official website