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| Full name | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | |||
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| Nicknames | Verdão (Big Green) Furacão do Oeste (Western Hurricane) Chape (Chape) Chape terror (Chape Terror) Eternos Campeões (Eternal Champions) | |||
| Founded | 10 May 1973; 52 years ago (1973-05-10) | |||
| Ground | Arena Condá | |||
| Capacity | 20,089[1] | |||
| President | Alex Passos | |||
| Head coach | Gilmar Dal Pozzo | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Campeonato Catarinense | |||
| 2024 2024 [pt] | Série B, 15th of 20 Catarinense, 9th of 12 | |||
| Website | chapecoense | |||
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Associação Chapecoense de Futebol, commonly known asChapecoense, is a Brazilianfootball club, based in the city ofChapecó in the state ofSanta Catarina.
The club was founded in 1973 with the goal of restoring football in the city, and won the state championship, theCampeonato Catarinense, for the first time in 1977. The club has won six state titles to date, most recently in 2017. A relatively small club, it entered Brazil's top division,Série A, for the first time in1978,[2] returning to the top flight only in2014. The club also has activities infutsal, in which it has been state champion twice. The club's home matches are played atArena Condá.
On 28 November 2016,a charter flight carrying the first team crashed as it approachedJosé María Córdova International Airport nearMedellín,Colombia, where the team was travelling to play the first leg of the2016 Copa Sudamericanafinal againstAtlético Nacional, a match that was seen as the biggest in the history of the club.[3] All but six of the 77 passengers died; only three Chapecoense players survived their injuries. Following the crash, Atlético Nacional made a request to the governing body of the competition,CONMEBOL, that Chapecoense be awarded the trophy.[4] CONMEBOL awarded Chapecoense the trophy on 5 December, and Atlético Nacional received both the Centennial Fair Play Award and FIFA fair play Award for their gesture.[5][6][7]
The club was founded as Associação Chapecoense de Futebol on 10 May 1973, after the merger of Atlético Chapecoense and Independente.[8]
In 1977, Chapecoense won its first title, which was theCampeonato Catarinense, beatingAvaí 1–0 in the final.[9]
In 1978, the club competed for the first time in theCampeonato Brasileiro, finishing in the 51st position,[10] and in following year, finished in the 93rd position.[11]
In 2002, due to a partnership, Chapecoense was renamed to Associação ChapecoenseKindermann/Mastervet.[8] In 2006, the club went back to its original name, Associação Chapecoense de Futebol,[12] and also won theCopa Santa Catarina.[13] In 2007, the club won thestate championship for the third time,[14] and also competed in theBrazilian Championship Third Level, but was eliminated in the first stage of the competition.[15] They won the Campeonato Catarinense again in 2011 and 2016.
Chapecoense competed in the Série A for the first time since1979 in2014, as the club was promoted after they andBragantino drew 1–1, in Chapecó, for the2013 Série B.[16][17] Winning important points during its first season in the top flight,Chape cemented a place in the2015 Série A, its second season in a row in the first division.[18]
In 2016, Chapecoense made history when they reached the finals of theCopa Sudamericana, South America's secondary club football tournament, after defeatingSan Lorenzo de Almagro using theaway goals rule. They were awarded the title followingLaMia Flight 2933, a disastrous plane crash which killed the majority of their squad on the way to the final.
On the evening of 28 November 2016, LaMia Flight 2933, carrying 77 people, including the staff and players from the club, crashed as it approachedMedellín, Colombia; 71 people died (including 21 journalists and almost the entire first team and managerial staff) and 6 survived, according to theBBC.[19] The surviving players were left-backAlan Ruschel, backup goalkeeperJakson Follmann[20] (who had one of his legs amputated due to his injuries and was forced to retire from professional football),[21] and center-backNeto. GoalkeeperDanilo initially survived the crash, but later died before arriving to the hospital.[22] Chapecoense goalkeeperNivaldo, who did not board the flight, soon after announced his immediate retirement from football.[23] It emerged that the crash had resulted fromfuel starvation; the pilot had requested to land due to fuel problems, but was instructed to wait, as another aircraft was having fuel leakage problems and had already requested priority landing.[24] The government of Bolivia suspended LaMia Airlines's flying license after it surfaced that the pilot skipped a crucial refueling stop.[25]
Due to the crash, the2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals in which the team were due to play was suspended indefinitely. Their opponents,Atlético Nacional, offered to concede the tie to allow Chapecoense to be awarded the championship.[4] On 4 December 2016, Chapecoense's interim president announced that CONMEBOL would be granting the club the tournament title and prize money.[26][27] While initially other Brazilian clubs offered to loan out players to them for free and sent a request to the Brazilian FA stating that the club should be immune from relegation for three years,[3] Chapecoense rejected this assistance, stating that they wanted to rebuild properly.[28]
Chapecoense were asked to fulfill their next league fixture in tribute to the players and staff who died in a plane crash. Chapecoense President Ivan Tozzo revealed that the Brazilian FA had asked for the club to play their final league game of the 2016 campaign in part by drawing on theirUnder-20s side to fill out the roster. However, both Chapecoense and their opponentsAtlético Mineiro refused to play.[29] Both teams were awarded a 3–0 loss for the game.[30]
As Copa Sudamericana champions, Chapecoense qualified for the2017 Copa Libertadores, their first appearance in that tournament. With a squad built up from loan players, free signings and promoted youth players, as well as two survivors of the crash, they won their first match in an away game atZulia ofVenezuela.[34]
On 27 November 2019, almost three years to the day from the devastating plane crash, the club suffered relegation from the Série A following a 0–1 loss toBotafogo.[35]
On 12 January 2021, a year after being relegated, they were promoted back to the Série A following a 2–1 victory against state rivalsFigueirense.[36]
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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As of 2016, the sponsors are English companyUmbro, the kit supplier;Caixa Econômica Federal, a state-owned Brazilian bank;Unimed, a Brazilian health insurance company; and Aurora Alimentos, a food processing company fromChapecó.[38]
| Continental | ||
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| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Copa Sudamericana | 1 | 2016[39][40] |
| National | ||
| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | 1 | 2020 |
| State | ||
| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Catarinense | 7 | 1977, 1996,2007, 2011,2016, 2017,2020 |
| Copa Santa Catarina | 1 | 2006 |
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts. | Copa do Brasil | CONMEBOL | |
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| 1978 | Série A | 51 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 15 | – | DNP | |
| 1979 | Série A | 93 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 3 | – | DNP | |
| 1980 | Série B | 64 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 1 | – | DNP | |
| 1987 | Série C | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | – | DNP | |
| 1992 | Série C | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | DNP | DNP | |
| 1995 | Série C | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | DNP | DNP | |
| 1996 | Série C | 39 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | DNP | DNP | |
| 1997 | Série C | 40 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | DNP | DNP | |
| 1998 | Série C | 58 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 6 | DNP | DNP | |
| 2007 | Série C | 54 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | DNP | DNP | |
| 2008 | DNP | Second round | DNP | |||||||||
| 2009 | Série D | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 27 | DNP | DNP | |
| 2010 | Série C | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | Second round | DNP | |
| 2011 | Série C | 6 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 21 | DNP | DNP | |
| 2012 | Série C | 3 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 14 | 33 | Second round | DNP | |
| 2013 | Série B | 2 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 60 | 31 | 72 | DNP | DNP | |
| 2014 | Série A | 15 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 44 | 43 | Second round | DNP | |
| 2015 | Série A | 14 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 44 | 47 | Second round | CS | Quarterfinals |
| 2016 | Série A | 11 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 53 | 52 | Round of 32 | CS | Champions[a] |
| 2017 | Série A | 8 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 49 | 54 | Round of 16 | CL | Group stage |
| CS | Round of 16 | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Série A | 14 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 44 | Quarterfinals | CL | Second stage |
| 2019 | Série A | 19 | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 52 | 32 | Fourth round | CS | First stage |
| 2020 | Série B | 1 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 73 | Second round | DNP | |
| 2021 | Série A | 20 | 38 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 67 | 15 | Third round | DNP | |
| 2022 | Série B | 14 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 39 | 45 | First round | DNP | |
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)Na Arena Condá, em Chapecó (SC), a partida entre Chapecoense e Atlético-MG não aconteceu e as equipes receberam um W.O. duplo, que consiste em derrota por 3 a 0 para cada um dos times. A Chape fechou a competição com 52 pontos, no 11º lugar, e o Galo ficou na quarta posição, com 62. (At the Arena Condá, in Chapecó (Santa Catarina), the match between Chapecoense and Atlético Mineiro did not happen and the teams receive a double walkover, which consists in a 3–0 loss for both teams. Chape ended the competition with 52 points, in the 11th place, and the Galo ended in the fourth position, with 62.)
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