Londrina Esporte Clube

Londrina Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as Londrina, is a Brazilian professional association football club in Londrina, Paraná which currently plays in Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, after being promoted from Série C in 2020. They also in the Campeonato Paranaense, the top division of the Paraná state football league.

Londrina
Full nameLondrina Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)Tubarão (Shark)
Founded5 April 1956 (1956-04-05)
GroundEstádio do Café
Capacity36,000
PresidentCláudio Canuto
Head coachVinícius Eutrópio
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Paranaense
2021
2021		Série B, 16th of 20
Paranaense, 1st of 12 (champions)
WebsiteClub website

The club was founded on April 5, 1956 and originally played at the Vitorino Gonçalves Dias stadium. Their current stadium, the Estádio do Café was built for Londrina's participation in the 1976 Brazilian league championship.

The most successful period for Londrina came between 1976 and 1982 when Londrina competed in Brazil's top league for 6 seasons. They were relegated for the 1980 season but claimed their only national league title by becoming champions of the second division. They have also won the state championship four times, as well as claiming 12 Campeonato do Interior Paranaense titles.

In 2013, Londrina finished in top place in the general classification of the Campeonato Paranaense. Although they did not qualify for the state championship final they won the Interior final and thereby qualified for a place in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian league system and will also be placed in the draw for the First Round of the Copa do Brasil.

History

Londrina was founded by a group of sportsmen who, after watching a friendly match between Nacional and Vasco da Gama in Rolândia, decided that they did not want to go to Rolândia to watch football. Instead, they founded a club in Londrina, their own city. The club, named Londrina Futebol e Regatas, was founded on April 5, 1956. They chose blue and white to be Londrina's colors.[1]

In 1969, Londrina Futebol e Regatas merged with Paraná Esporte Clube, founded in 1942, forming Londrina Esporte Clube.[2] Red and white, the colors for the city of Londrina, became the new club's colors. In 1972, Carlos Antônio Franchello returned to the presidency of the club, and restored blue and white as the club's colors.[3]

In 2008, Londrina won the Copa Paraná for the first time, after beating Cianorte in the final.[4] The club also competed in the same season's Recopa Sul-Brasileira.[4] Londrina was eliminated in the Recopa Sul-Brasileira in the semifinals after a penalty shootout, by Brusque.[5]

Honours
Winners (1): 1980
Winners (1): 2017
Winners (5): 1962, 1981, 1992, 2014, 2021
Winners (1): 2008
  • Campeonato Paranaense Second Division
Winners (3): 1997, 1999, 2011

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A participations

The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982,[1] and in 1986.[6] Londrina's best campaign was in 1977, when the club finished in the fourth place.[1]

Stadium
Main article: Estádio do Café

Londrina's stadium is Estádio do Café,[1] inaugurated in 1976,[7] with a maximum capacity of 36,000 people.[1] However, Vitorino Gonçalves Dias stadium, with a maximum capacity of 10,000 people is owned by Londrina, and sometimes is also used by the club.[8]

Players

First team squad
As of 22 February 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  BRA Matheus Albino
— GK  BRA Matheus Nogueira
— GK  BRA Neneca
— GK  BRA Pezão
— DF  BRA Augusto
— DF  BRA Gabriel
— DF  BRA Léo
— DF  BRA Saimon
— DF  BRA Zé Pedro
— DF  BRA Eduardo
— DF  BRA Eltinho
— DF  BRA Felipe Vieira
— DF  BRA Guilherme Silva
— DF  BRA Rafael França
— DF  BRA Samuel Santos
— MF  BRA Gustavo Blanco (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
— MF  BRA Jean Henrique
— MF  BRA Jhonny Lucas (on loan from Sint-Truiden)
— MF  BRA João Paulo
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  BRA Luan Marchiori
— MF  BRA Pedro Cacho
— MF  CMR Toni Nang
— MF  BRA Victor Braga
— MF  BRA Danilo
— MF  BRA Kássio
— MF  BRA Léo Artur
— MF  BRA Mossoró
— FW  BRA Caprini
— FW  BRA Douglas Coutinho
— FW  GER Hamed Saleh
— FW  BRA Juan Matos
— FW  BRA Juninho Manella
— FW  BRA Marcelinho
— FW  BRA Mateusinho
— FW  BRA Salatiel
— FW  BRA Thiago Ribeiro
— FW  BRA Victor Daniel
— FW  BRA Wilker

References
  1. "Londrina Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
  2. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 199. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  3. "Londrina – História" (in Portuguese). FutebolPR. Archived from the original on March 3, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
  4. "Londrina encerra jejum e conquista título nos pênaltis" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. December 4, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  5. "Recopa Sul-brasileira: Brusque faz final contra Sorocaba" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
  6. "Brazil 1986 Championship – Copa Brasil". RSSSF. February 4, 2008. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
  7. "Estádio Jacy Scaff" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
  8. "Estádio Vitorino Gonçalves Dias" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
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