O Criciúma Esporte Clube é um clube de Criciúma (SC), fundado em 1947 e apelidado de Tigre. Seu maior título é a Copa do Brasil de 1991, conquistada sobre o Grêmio.
Criciúma Esporte Clube
Criciúma Esporte Clube is a football club from Criciúma, in southern Santa Catarina, founded in 1947. Known as Tigre, its greatest achievement is the 1991 Copa do Brasil, won against Grêmio.
History
Criciúma Esporte Clube was founded on May 13, 1947, in the city of Criciúma, in southern Santa Catarina. With yellow, black and white colors, the club is called Tigre and plays its home matches at Estádio Heriberto Hülse. National prominence came in 1991, when, under the command of coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, the team won the Copa do Brasil by defeating Grêmio in the final. The title gave the club a spot in the 1992 Copa Libertadores. In 2002, Tigre was champion of Serie B of the Brazilian Championship and secured promotion to the top division. In the following decades, the club alternated seasons between Series A, B and C of Brazilian football. After a good campaign in Serie B 2023, Criciúma secured promotion and returned to Serie A of the Brazilian Championship in 2024.