Paraná Clube

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Paraná
Full nameParaná Clube
Nickname(s)Tricolor da Vila (Tricolor of the Village)
Founded19 December 1989 (1989-12-19)
GroundEstádio Vila Capanema
Capacity17,140
PresidentRubens Ferreira Silva
Head coachMarcão
LeagueCampeonato Paranaense Série Prata
2022
2022		Série D, 15th of 64
Paranaense, 12th of 12 (relegated)
Websitehttp://paranaclube.com.br/

Paraná Clube, commonly referred to as Paraná, is a Brazilian professional club based in Curitiba, Paraná founded on 19 December 1989. It competes in the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata, the second tier of the Paraná state football league.

Established on 19 December 1989, in the Vila Capanema district, it is one of several Brazilian clubs called Tricolor da Vila ("tricolored of the town") by its fans because it has three team colors. Paraná's three colors are red, white and blue. Apart from football, other sports sponsored at the club are bowling, futsal, martial arts, tennis, volleyball and weight-lifting.[1]

History

On 19 December 1989, Paraná Clube was founded by the merger of EC Pinheiros (three times winner of the state championship (1967 as Savóia FC Água Verde, 1984, 1987)), and Colorado EC (winner of one state championship (1980)). Rubens Minelli was hired as the club's first manager,[2] and Emerson de Andrade was chosen as the director of football.[3]

The club's first match was played on 4 February 1990, when Coritiba beat Paraná 1–0 at the Estádio Couto Pereira.[2][4]

In 1991, two years after the club's foundation, Paraná won its first state championship. Later, Paraná would win five state championships in a row, from 1993 to 1997.[5]

In 1992, the club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, gaining the right to compete in the following year's Série A.[6] After 8 years, Paraná Clube won another national championship. In 2000, Paraná beat AD São Caetano to win the Yellow Module of the João Havelange Cup. This cup replaced the Campeonato Brasileiro (all levels), which had been suspended for one year.[7]

On 9 April 2006, Paraná Clube won the Paraná State League for the 7th time after beating ADAP of Campo Mourão 3–0 in the Maringá and drawing 1–1 at Pinheirão Stadium. The attendance of the final match was 25,306 supporters.[8] 2006 was one of the club's best ever years, finishing fifth in the 2006 Série A and gaining a berth for the 2007 Libertadores. Highlights of the campaign were victories over Gremio (5-2), Flamengo (4-1), and Ponte Preta (5-2).

Estadio Vila Capanema was renovated in 2006. The capacity rose to 20,083 spectators, and the inaugural match was held on 20 September 2006 when Paraná beat Fortaleza 2–0 in the Campeonato Brasileiro.[citation needed]

In 2007, Paraná played its first Copa Libertadores match. In the first stage, Paraná eliminated Cobreloa from Chile, winning the first leg 2–0 in Calama and drawing 1–1 in Curitiba. In the group stage, composed by Parana Clube, Flamengo, Union Maracaibo and Real Potosi, the club finished in second place. Paraná was eliminated in the Round of 16 by Libertad, of Paraguay.[9] In the 2007 Serie A, the club spent most of the season in mid table, but after a heavy 6-0 loss to Sao Paulo the club went into free-fall, losing ten of their last fifteen matches.

After 10 years in the second division, Paraná gained access to the first division of the Brazilian Championship, defeating CRB 1-0 for the 37th round of Serie B 2017.[10] In the 2018 Serie A, the club had an even worse campaign from 2007, registering only 4 wins all season and finishing in last place with 23 points.

Since then the club has been in a free-fall, suffering a double relegation; in 2020 Parana was relegated after an poor campaign in the Serie B, and the following season the club was relegated from the Serie C. In 2022, the club was relegated from the state league's top division.

Stadiums

Main articles: Estádio Vila Capanema and Estádio Vila Olímpica
Vila Capanema Stadium
Vila Capanema Stadium

Paraná Clube's official stadium is Estádio Durival Britto e Silva, also known as Vila Capanema. They occasionally used to play at the Pinheirão.[11] Vila Olímpica also belongs to Paraná Clube but it is only used for training:[12]

Symbols

Crest

The club's logo has a stylized conifer cone format, in red, with a white contour, which contains an azure jay and a white pine. The club's name is written in blue, as is the word Brasil. The word Clube is written in white.[2]

Flag

Paraná's flag is rectangular, divided in two equal parts vertically. The right side is red and the left side is blue.[2]

Mascot

The mascot of Paraná Clube is an azure jay, a common bird in Paraná state. The bird is also the symbol of Paraná state.[2]

Anthem

The Paraná Clube anthem was written by João Arnaldo and Sebastião Lima.[2]

Colors

Paraná Clube's colors are red, blue and white. The red color was Colorado's main color, the blue color was Pinheiros' main color, and white was a color adopted by both teams.[2]

Rivals

Their biggest rivals are from the same city: Atlético-PR and Coritiba.[2]

Honours

Official tournaments

National
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1 1992
State
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Paranaense 7 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006
Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata 2 2012, 2024

Others tournaments

National unofficial

Inter-state

  • Seletiva Qualificatória Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (1): 1990
  • Torneio Verão de Paranaguá (1): 1996
  • Copa Vila Velha (1): 2004
  • Torneio Quadrangular de Tangará da Serra-MT (1): 2004

Runners-up

Notes
1In 2000, Paraná Clube won the Yellow Module of the Copa João Havelange, equivalent to what would be Série B in that year. However, this title is not recognized by the CBF.[15]

South American record

As of match played 27 June 2023
Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win%
Copa Libertadores 10 4 2 4 14 12 +2 040.00
Copa Sudamericana 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 025.00
Copa CONMEBOL 4 2 0 2 3 3 +0 050.00
Total 18 7 2 9 20 23 −3 038.89
Season Competition Round Opponents Home Away Aggregate
1999 Copa CONMEBOL 1R Paraguay San Lorenzo 1-0 1-2 2-2 (3-1p)
QF Argentina Talleres 1-0 0-1 1-1 (1-3p)
2004 Copa Sudamericana 1R Brazil Santos 2-1 0-3 2-4
2006 Copa Sudamericana 2R Brazil Athletico Paranaense 1-3 0-1 1-4
2007 Copa Libertadores
1R Chile Cobreloa 1–1 2-0 3-1
Group 5 Brazil Flamengo 0-1 0-1 2nd
Bolivia Real Potosí 2-0 1-3
Venezuela Unión Maracaibo 2-1 4-2
R16 Paraguay Libertad 1-2 1-1 2–3

Current squad

As of 22 February 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Brazil BRA Gabriel Leite
— GK Brazil BRA Lucas Wingert
— GK Brazil BRA Murillo Lopes
— DF Brazil BRA Lucas Correa (on loan from Ponte Preta)
— DF Brazil BRA Luan
— DF Brazil BRA Franklin
— DF Brazil BRA Rayne
— DF Brazil BRA Rodolfo Mol
— DF Brazil BRA Willian Galvão
— DF Brazil BRA André Krobel
— DF Brazil BRA Juninho
— DF Brazil BRA Kazu (on loan from Coritiba)
— DF Brazil BRA Paranhos
— DF Brazil BRA Ueslei
— MF Brazil BRA Brener
— MF Brazil BRA Castanha
— MF Brazil BRA Douglas Araújo
— MF Brazil BRA Edson Baiano
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Brazil BRA Gabriel Correia
— MF Brazil BRA Guilherme (on loan from União Suzano)
— MF Brazil BRA Kaio
— MF Brazil BRA Lucão
— MF Brazil BRA Léo Pettenon
— MF Brazil BRA Moisés Gaúcho
— MF Brazil BRA Vinicius Silva
— FW Brazil BRA Éverton Brito (on loan from Juventude)
— FW Brazil BRA Luís Felipe
— FW Brazil BRA Matheus Iacovelli
— FW Brazil BRA Mikael
— FW Brazil BRA Pablo Thomaz (on loan from Santos)
— FW Brazil BRA Romário Simões
— FW Brazil BRA Ruan
— FW Brazil BRA Tadeu
— FW Brazil BRA Thiago Juan
— FW Brazil BRA Talysson Lalau

Technical staff

Managers

References

  1. ^ Esportes at Paraná Clube Archived 23 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. pp. 220–221. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  3. ^ "História – Primeira equipe" (in Portuguese). Paraná Clube official website. Archived from the original on 27 November 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Equilíbrio marca confronto entre Coritiba e Paraná" (in Portuguese). UOL Esportes. Archived from the original on 17 April 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  5. ^ "Paraná State – List of Champions". RSSSF Brasil. Archived from the original on 4 June 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  6. ^ "Brazil 1992 Championship – Second Level (Divisão Classificatória)" (in Portuguese). RSSSF Brasil. Archived from the original on 10 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  7. ^ "Brazil 2000 Championship – Copa João Havelange". RSSSF Brasil. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  8. ^ "História – 16/08/2006 – Campeonato Paranaense de Futebol Profissional – Série Ouro 2006" (in Portuguese). Federação Paranaense de Futebol official website. Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  9. ^ "Copa Libertadores de América 2007". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  10. ^ "Paraná wins CRB, results help, and team guarantees early access to Serie A (in portuguese)". Globo Esporte. 18 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Abandoned stadium: Pinheirão Stadium". Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Patrimônio" (in Portuguese). Paraná Clube official website. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  13. ^ "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  14. ^ "Vila Olímpica" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Archived from the original on 1 July 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  15. ^ (in Portuguese) "Campeões" (in Portuguese). CBF. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2009.