Chapecoense 2020

Chapecoense's 2020 season saw the team crowned champions of Serie B of the Brazilian Championship and secured promotion to Serie A in 2021. The Chapecó-based team, from Santa Catarina, returned to the top division after being relegated in 2019.

History

Chapecoense Football Association was founded on May 10, 1973, in Chapecó, and plays its home matches at Arena Condá. The club gained national prominence by reaching Serie A of the Brazilian Championship in 2014, after climbing through the lower divisions. On November 28, 2016, the aircraft carrying the delegation to the Copa Sudamericana final against Atlético Nacional crashed in Colombia. The tragedy killed 71 of the 77 people on board, and CONMEBOL declared Chapecoense champions of the tournament. This episode definitively marked the history of the club and world football. After rebuilding the squad, Chapecoense was relegated from Serie A in 2019. In 2020, the team competed in Serie B, won the championship and secured promotion to the top division for 2021. Upon returning to Serie A in 2021, the club finished the season in the relegation zone and fell back to Serie B.