Esporte Clube Internacional, commonly known as Internacional de Lages or Inter de Lages, is a Brazilian

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team based in

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. In 2021, it plays

Campeonato Catarinense The Campeonato Catarinense de Futebol, known as Campeonato Catarinense or simply Catarinense, is the main competition of association football from state of Santa Catarina, in Brazil. History The Campeonato Catarinense top level has had several ...

Série B, the state of Santa Catarina's second

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History

The club was founded on June 13, 1949. It won the

in 1965, the Campeonato Catarinense Second Level in 1990, 2000 and 2014 and the Campeonato Catarinense Third Level in 2013. Inter de Lages played the

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in 1966, when it was eliminated in the first stage by Ferroviário-PR. The club returned to the national competitions in 2015, when it played the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (English: Brazilian Championship Serie D) is the fourth division of the Brazilian football league system, and was announced by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on April 9, 2008. The Campeonato Brasileir ...

, the fourth tier of the

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Current squad

Staff

Achievements

: ** Winners (1): 1965 * Campeonato Catarinense Second Level: ** Winners (3): 1990, 2000, 2014 * Campeonato Catarinense Third Level: ** Winners (1): 2013

Stadium

Esporte Clube Internacional plays its home games at Estádio Vidal Ramos Júnior. The stadium used to have a maximum capacity of 11,800 people, but, following new security patterns, its capacity was lowered to 9,600 people.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Internacional de Lages Association football clubs established in 1949 Football clubs in Santa Catarina (state) 1949 establishments in Brazil