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| Full name | Paraná Clube | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Tricolor da Vila (Tricolor of the Village) | ||
| Founded | 19 December 1989; 35 years ago (1989-12-19) | ||
| Ground | Estádio Vila Capanema | ||
| Capacity | 17,140 | ||
| President | Rubens Ferreira Silva | ||
| Head coach | Marcão | ||
| League | Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata | ||
| 2022 2022 | Série D, 15th of 64 Paranaense, 12th of 12 (relegated) | ||
| Website | paranaclube | ||
Paraná Clube, commonly referred to asParaná, is a Brazilian professional club based inCuritiba,Paraná founded on 19 December 1989. It competes in theCampeonato Paranaense Série Prata, the second tier of the Paranástate football league.
Established on 19 December 1989, in theVila Capanema district, it is one of several Brazilian clubs calledTricolor da Vila ("tricolored of the town") by its fans because it has three team colors. Paraná's three colors are red, white and blue. Apart from football, other sports sponsored at the club arebowling,futsal,martial arts,tennis,volleyball andweight-lifting.[1]
On 19 December 1989, Paraná Clube was founded by the merger ofEC Pinheiros (three times winner of the state championship (1967 as Savóia FC Água Verde, 1984, 1987)), andColorado EC (winner of one state championship (1980)).Rubens Minelli was hired as the club's first manager,[2] andEmerson de Andrade was chosen as the director of football.[3]
The club's first match was played on 4 February 1990, whenCoritiba beat Paraná 1–0 at theEstádio Couto Pereira.[2][4]
In 1991, two years after the club's foundation, Paraná won its firststate championship. Later, Paraná would win five state championships in a row, from 1993 to 1997.[5]
In 1992, the club won theCampeonato Brasileiro Série B, gaining the right to compete in the following year's Série A.[6] After 8 years, Paraná Clube won another national championship. In2000, Paraná beatAD São Caetano to win the Yellow Module of theJoão Havelange Cup. This cup replaced the Campeonato Brasileiro (all levels), which had been suspended for one year.[7]
On 9 April 2006, Paraná Clube won the Paraná State League for the 7th time after beatingADAP of Campo Mourão 3–0 in the Maringá and drawing 1–1 atPinheirão Stadium. The attendance of the final match was 25,306 supporters.[8] 2006 was one of the club's best ever years, finishing fifth in the2006 Série A and gaining a berth for the 2007 Libertadores. Highlights of the campaign were victories overGremio (5-2),Flamengo (4-1), andPonte Preta (5-2).
Estadio Vila Capanema was renovated in 2006. The capacity rose to 20,083 spectators, and the inaugural match was held on 20 September 2006 when Paraná beat Fortaleza 2–0 in the Campeonato Brasileiro.[citation needed]
In 2007, Paraná played its firstCopa Libertadores match. In the first stage, Paraná eliminatedCobreloa fromChile, winning the first leg 2–0 inCalama and drawing 1–1 in Curitiba. In the group stage, composed by Parana Clube, Flamengo, Union Maracaibo and Real Potosi, the club finished in second place. Paraná was eliminated in the Round of 16 byLibertad, ofParaguay.[9] In the 2007 Serie A, the club spent most of the season in mid table, but after a heavy 6-0 loss toSao Paulo the club went into free-fall, losing ten of their last fifteen matches.
After 10 years in the second division, Paraná gained access to the first division of the Brazilian Championship, defeatingCRB 1-0 for the 37th round of Serie B 2017.[10] In the 2018 Serie A, the club had an even worse campaign from 2007, registering only 4 wins all season and finishing in last place with 23 points.
Since then the club has been in a free-fall, suffering a double relegation; in 2020 Parana was relegated after an poor campaign in the Serie B, and the following season the club was relegated from the Serie C. In 2022, the club was relegated from the state league's top division.
Paraná Clube's official stadium isEstádio Durival Britto e Silva, also known as Vila Capanema. They occasionally used to play at thePinheirão.[11]Vila Olímpica also belongs to Paraná Clube but it is only used for training:[12]
The club's logo has a stylizedconifer cone format, in red, with a white contour, which contains an azure jay and a whitepine. The club's name is written in blue, as is the wordBrasil. The wordClube is written in white.[2]
Paraná's flag is rectangular, divided in two equal parts vertically. The right side is red and the left side is blue.[2]
The mascot of Paraná Clube is anazure jay, a common bird in Paraná state. The bird is also the symbol ofParaná state.[2]
The Paraná Clube anthem was written by João Arnaldo and Sebastião Lima.[2]
Paraná Clube's colors are red, blue and white. The red color was Colorado's main color, the blue color was Pinheiros' main color, and white was a color adopted by both teams.[2]
Their biggest rivals are from the same city:Atlético-PR andCoritiba.[2]
| National | ||
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| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | 1 | 1992 |
| State | ||
| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Paranaense | 7 | 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006 |
| Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata | 2 | 2012, 2024 |
| Competition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copa Libertadores | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 040.00 |
| Copa Sudamericana | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 025.00 |
| Copa CONMEBOL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 038.89 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponents | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Copa CONMEBOL | 1R |  San Lorenzo | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 (3-1p) |
| QF |  Talleres | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 (1-3p) | ||
| 2004 | Copa Sudamericana | 1R |  Santos | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-4 |
| 2006 | Copa Sudamericana | 2R | Athletico Paranaense | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-4 |
| 2007 | Copa Libertadores | |||||
| 1R |  Cobreloa | 1–1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | ||
| Group 5 | Flamengo | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2nd | ||
 Real Potosí | 2-0 | 1-3 | ||||
 Unión Maracaibo | 2-1 | 4-2 | ||||
| R16 | Libertad | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2–3 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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