Criciúma Esporte Clube

Criciúma Esporte Clube is a club from Santa Catarina forged in the culture of coal mining, a symbol of the resistance and identity of the people of southern Brazil. It was immortalized by winning the Brazil Cup in 1991, becoming the first club outside the Rio-São Paulo axis to win the competition.

History

Founded on May 6, 1947 in the city of Criciúma, in Santa Catarina, the club emerged in a region marked by coal mining extraction, which inspired its nickname Tiger and the yellow and black colors that refer to the symbol of the mineral. In its early years, Criciúma built its foundation in state football, winning successive titles of the Santa Catarina Championship and revealing talents that would draw attention from the rest of the country. The great moment in the club's history came in 1991, when it won the Brazil Cup by defeating Grêmio in the final, in a historic campaign that placed the Tiger definitively on the map of national football. That achievement was a landmark, as no club outside the most populous axis of the country had won the competition until then. In the following years, Criciúma oscillated between Serie A and Serie B of the Brazilian Championship, but always maintained its identity and its fervent fan base at Heriberto Hülse. The club remains one of the main representatives of football in Santa Catarina and southern Brazil.