Joinville Esporte Clube, JEC or simply Joinville, is a Brazilian football team from Joinville in Santa Catarina. Founded on 29 January 1976 they have won the Série B and Série C once and they have the largest sequence of consecutive state titles, eight (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985).

Joinville is the third most successful club in Santa Catarina in terms of state championship titles (12), behind Avaí (19) and Figueirense (18).

History

Joinville was founded on 29 January 1976, after América-SC football department and Caxias football department fused. The club's Golden Age was in the 1980s, when the club won eight state championships in a row.[citation needed]

Joinville's largest win was on 31 October 1976, when the club beat Ipiranga of Tangará 11–1 at Estádio Municipal de Tangará.[citation needed]

The club won the Copa Santa Catarina in 2009, and then the Recopa Sul-Brasileira in the same year, after beating Serrano Centro-Sul 3–2 in the final. They won the Copa Santa Catarina again in 2011. Joinville also won the Série C in 2011, after beating CRB 3–1 and 4–0 in the final. The club won the Copa Santa Catarina for the third time in 2012. In 2014, the club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, returning to the Série A after 29 years of absence.[citation needed]

Joinville were relegated to the Serie B in 2015 after coming in last place in the Serie A, and then relegated once again to Serie C in 2016.[citation needed]

After 3 years without national division, Joinville secured their place in 2025 Serie D.[citation needed]

In 2026, the year of its fiftieth anniversary, Joinville went through a major crisis in the championship, with intense fan protests against the board and the squad. The club was fined in R$ 20,000 reais and lost three field orders by the Sports Court of Justice of Santa Catarina state (Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva do Estado de Santa Catarina, TJD-SC) after the fans threw bombs and flares onto the pitch in the first round of the relegation quadrangular, in the 4-2 defeat to Marcelo Dias on Arena Joinville. Joinville was relegated to Campeonato Catarinense Série B in the fourth round, after losing to Carlos Renaux 2-1 away from home and Marcelo Dias winning against Figueirense 1-0 on Estádio Orlando Scarpelli. Meanwhile, an impeachment request by a group of ten advisors was filed against the club's president Darthanhan Oliveira, alleging administrative and financial mismanagement. The request was accepted by the club's Deliberative Council, which established a disciplinary committee to judge the case according to the statutory rules.

Honours

Official tournaments

National
CompetitionsTitlesSeasons
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B12014
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C12011
Regional
CompetitionsTitlesSeasons
Recopa Sul-Brasileira1s2009
State
CompetitionsTitlesSeasons
Campeonato Catarinense121976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2000, 2001
Copa Santa Catarina5s2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2020
Recopa Catarinense12021
Campeonato Catarinense Série B3s2005, 2006, 2007
  • record
  • S shared record

Others tournaments

State

Runners-up

Stadium

Rivals

Joinville's greatest rivals are Avaí, Figueirense and Criciúma.

The matches between Criciúma and Joinville Esporte Clube are called Interior Classic, by the media and fans of these clubs and others.

Mascot and nickname

  • The club's mascot is a rabbit. Joinville is nicknamed JEC, which is an acronym of the club's full name.

Current squad

As of 18 April 2026

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.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player — GK BRA Jhonatan — GK BRA Matheus — GK BRA Felipe — GK BRA Samuel Pires — DF BRA Danrlei — DF BRA Fabiano Eller (on loan from Náutico) — DF BRA Jaime (on loan from Figueirense) — DF BRA Ligger (on loan from Oeste) — DF BRA Everton Silva — DF BRA Reginaldo — DF BRA Robertinho (on loan from Tombense) — DF BRA Diego — DF BRA Fernandinho — MF BRA Matheus Bertotto (on loan from Internacional) — MF BRA DionesNo. Pos. Nation Player — MF BRA Kadu — MF BRA Naldo — MF BRA Paulinho Dias (on loan from Atlético Paranaense) — MF BRA Tinga — MF BRA Bruno Farias — MF BRA Bruno Ribeiro (on loan from Juventude) — MF BRA Carlos Alberto (on loan from Atlético Paranaense) — MF BRA Juninho — MF BRA Mateus Silva — MF BRA Thomás (on loan from Flamengo) — FW BRA Adriano — FW BRA Fernando Viana — FW BRA Giva (on loan from Ponte Preta) — FW BRA Heliardo (on loan from Cianorte) — FW BRA Jael
—GKBRAJhonatan
—GKBRAMatheus
—GKBRAFelipe
—GKBRASamuel Pires
—DFBRADanrlei
—DFBRAFabiano Eller (on loan from Náutico)
—DFBRAJaime (on loan from Figueirense)
—DFBRALigger (on loan from Oeste)
—DFBRAEverton Silva
—DFBRAReginaldo
—DFBRARobertinho (on loan from Tombense)
—DFBRADiego
—DFBRAFernandinho
—MFBRAMatheus Bertotto (on loan from Internacional)
—MFBRADiones
No.Pos.NationPlayer
—MFBRAKadu
—MFBRANaldo
—MFBRAPaulinho Dias (on loan from Atlético Paranaense)
—MFBRATinga
—MFBRABruno Farias
—MFBRABruno Ribeiro (on loan from Juventude)
—MFBRACarlos Alberto (on loan from Atlético Paranaense)
—MFBRAJuninho
—MFBRAMateus Silva
—MFBRAThomás (on loan from Flamengo)
—FWBRAAdriano
—FWBRAFernando Viana
—FWBRAGiva (on loan from Ponte Preta)
—FWBRAHeliardo (on loan from Cianorte)
—FWBRAJael

Out on loan

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.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player — DF BRA André Baumer (to Brazil Flamengo) — DF BRA Igor (to Brazil Flamengo) — DF BRA Bruno Aguiar (to Qatar Muaither SC) — DF BRA Brenner (to Brazil Juventus Jaraguá) — MF BRA Roberto (to Brazil Fluminense) — MF BRA Luiz Meneses (to Brazil Osasco Audax)No. Pos. Nation Player — MF BRA Breno (to Brazil Juventus Jaraguá) — MF BRA Jonathan Ramos (to Brazil Juventus Jaraguá) — MF BRA Gustavo Sauer (to South Korea Daejeon Citizen) — FW BRA Ítalo Melo (to Brazil América de Natal) — FW BRA Welinton Júnior (to Brazil CRB)
—DFBRAAndré Baumer (to Brazil Flamengo)
—DFBRAIgor (to Brazil Flamengo)
—DFBRABruno Aguiar (to Qatar Muaither SC)
—DFBRABrenner (to Brazil Juventus Jaraguá)
—MFBRARoberto (to Brazil Fluminense)
—MFBRALuiz Meneses (to Brazil Osasco Audax)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
—MFBRABreno (to Brazil Juventus Jaraguá)
—MFBRAJonathan Ramos (to Brazil Juventus Jaraguá)
—MFBRAGustavo Sauer (to South Korea Daejeon Citizen)
—FWBRAÍtalo Melo (to Brazil América de Natal)
—FWBRAWelinton Júnior (to Brazil CRB)

National competitions record

First Division (Série A) Year Position Year Position 1977 33rd 1983 37th 1978 41st 1984 25th 1979 29th 1985 8th 1980 21st 1986 14th 1981 38th 2015 20th 1982 38thSecond Division (Série B) Year Position Year Position Year Position 1987 14th 1997 6th 2004 22nd 1988 5th 1998 7th 2012 6th 1989 10th 1999 15th 2013 6th 1990 18th 2000 20th 2014 1st 1991 23rd 2001 9th 2016 17th 1992 27th 2002 12th 1996 15th 2003 14thThird Division (Série C) Year Position 2005 11th 2006 17th 2007 18th 2011 1st 2017 9th 2018 20thFourth Division (Série D) Year Position 2010 4th 2019 45th 2020 37th 2021 9thBrazilian Cup Year Position Year Position 1990 First round 2017 Fourth round 2001 First round 2018 Second round 2002 First round 2019 First round 2013 Second round 2021 Second round 2014 First round 2015 First round 2016 Second round
YearPositionYearPosition
197733rd198337th
197841st198425th
197929th19858th
198021st198614th
198138th201520th
198238th
YearPositionYearPositionYearPosition
198714th19976th200422nd
19885th19987th20126th
198910th199915th20136th
199018th200020th20141st
199123rd20019th201617th
199227th200212th
199615th200314th
YearPosition
200511th
200617th
200718th
20111st
20179th
201820th
YearPosition
20104th
201945th
202037th
20219th
YearPositionYearPosition
1990First round2017Fourth round
2001First round2018Second round
2002First round2019First round
2013Second round2021Second round
2014First round
2015First round
2016Second round

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
SeasonDivisionPWDLFAPtsPosBrazilian CupCompetitionResult
LeagueSouth America
1976————————————
1977Série A1353515181533rd———
1978Série A20410617241841st———
1979Série A1674520171829th———
1980Série A1546520161421st———
1981Série A9225511638th———
1982Série A82151116538th———
1983Série A8224712637th———
1984Série A1444610181225th———
1985Série A2813693623328th———
1986Série A28813730312914th———
1987Yellow Module14257816914th———
1988Série B229942720415th———
1989Série B1474312171810th———
1990Série B1025388918thR1——
1991Série B1456316151623rd———
1992Série B144466111227th———
1993————————————
1994————————————
1995————————————
1996Série B1032515141115th———
1997Série B167452220256th———
1998Série B198652321307th———
1999Série B21821122252615th———
2000Yellow Module1757519172220th———
2001Série B2611873926419thR1——
2002Série B251041136443412thR1——
2003Série B23761033413015th———
2004Série B ↓23601724421822nd———
2005Série C105231381711th R3———
2006Série C1262520142017th R2———
2007Série C126331692118th R2———
2008————————————
2009————————————
2010Série D ↑12642147224th———
2011Série C ↑1611413816371st———
2012Série B38179125840606th———
2013Série B38178135844596thR2——
2014Série B ↑38217105433701stR1——
2015Série A ↓387102126483120thR1Copa SudamericanaR2
2016Série B ↓389131632424017thR2——
2017Série C186752823259thR4——
2018Série C ↓18421213351420thR2——
2019Série D621334745thR1——
2020Série D1455417112037th———
2021Série D188912110339thR2——
2022————————————
2023————————————

International record

Best: 2015 (2nd stage)

Managers

Futsal

Joinville has a futsal team in partnership with the company Krona Tubos e Conexões that plays top tier futsal in the Liga Nacional de Futsal.

See also

External links

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