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Paraná Clube, commonly referred to as Paraná, is a Brazilian professional club based in
Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the larg ...
, Paraná founded on 19 December 1989. It competes in the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata, the second tier of the Paraná state football league. Established on 19 December 1989, in the Vila Capanema district, it is one of several Brazilian clubs called ''Tricolor 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 are
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and weight-lifting.Esportes at Paraná Clube


History

On 19 December 1989, Paraná Clube was founded by the merger of EC Pinheiros (three times winner of the state championship (1967 as Savóia FC Água Verde, 1984, 1987)), and Colorado EC (winner of one state championship (1980)). Rubens Minelli was hired as the club's first manager, and Emerson de Andrade was chosen as the director of football. The club's first match was played on 4 February 1990, when
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beat Paraná 1–0 at the
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. In 1991, two years after the club's foundation, Paraná won its first
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. Later, Paraná would win five state championships in a row, from 1993 to 1997. In 1992, the club won the
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, gaining the right to compete in the following year's Série A. After 8 years, Paraná Clube won another national championship. In
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, Paraná beat
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to win the Yellow Module of the João Havelange Cup. This cup replaced the Campeonato Brasileiro (all levels), which had been suspended for one year. On 9 April 2006, Paraná Clube won the Paraná State League for the 7th time after beating ADAP of Campo Mourão 3–0 in the Maringá and drawing 1–1 at Pinheirão Stadium. The attendance of the final match was 25,306 supporters. 2006 was one of the club's best ever years, finishing fifth in the 2006 Série A and gaining a berth for the 2007 Libertadores. Highlights of the campaign were victories over Gremio (5-2),
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(4-1), and Ponte 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. In 2007, Paraná played its first
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match. In the first stage, Paraná eliminated
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from
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, winning the first leg 2–0 in Calama 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 by Libertad, of
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. In the 2007 Serie A, the club spent most of the season in mid table, but after a heavy 6-0 loss to
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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, defeating CRB 1-0 for the 37th round of Serie B 2017. 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.


Stadiums

Paraná Clube's official stadium is Estádio Durival Britto e Silva, also known as Vila Capanema. They occasionally used to play at the Pinheirão. Vila Olímpica also belongs to Paraná Clube but it is only used for training: * Estádio Durival Britto e Silva (Vila Capanema): capacity 20,000 spectators. * Estádio Erton Coelho de Queiroz (Vila Olímpica): capacity 18,500 spectators.


Symbols


Crest

The club's logo has a stylized
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format, in red, with a white contour, which contains an azure jay and a white
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. The club's name is written in blue, as is the word ''Brasil''. The word ''Clube'' is written in white.


Flag

Paraná's flag is rectangular, divided in two equal parts vertically. The right side is red and the left side is blue.


Mascot

The mascot of Paraná Clube is an azure jay, a common bird in Paraná state. The bird is also the symbol of Paraná state.


Anthem

The Paraná Clube anthem was written by João Arnaldo and Sebastião Lima.


Colors

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.


Rivals

Their biggest rivals are from the same city: Atlético-PR and
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.


Honours


Official tournaments


Others tournaments


National unofficial

* Copa João Havelange – Módulo Amarelo (1): 2000( 1)


Inter-state

*Seletiva Qualificatória Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (1): 1990 *Torneio Verão de Paranaguá (1): 1996 *Copa Vila Velha (1): 2004 *Torneio Quadrangular de Tangará da Serra-MT (1): 2004


Runners-up

* Copa Sul (1): 1999 *
Campeonato Paranaense The Campeonato Paranaense is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is run by the Paraná Football Federation (FPF). List of champions Notes * In 1924 Internacional and América merged in ...
(4): 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007 *Taça dos Campeões (1): 2025 ;Notes
1In 2000, Paraná Clube won the Yellow Module of the
Copa João Havelange The 2000 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Copa João Havelange) was the 44th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Due to legal complications, the championship was organized ...
, equivalent to what would be Série B in that year. However, this title is not recognized by the CBF.


South American record


Current squad


Technical staff

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* Assistant manager: Pedro Gama * Assistant manager: Lúcio Flávio *Fitness coach: Rodrigo Rezende *Assistant fitness coach: Victor Annes *Goalkeeping coach: Tedeschi


Managers

* Sebastião Lazaroni (1989) * Rubens Minelli (1990) * Otacílio Gonçalves (1991–92) *
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(1993) * Rubens Minelli (1994–97) *
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(1995) * Otacílio Gonçalves (1995–96) * Sebastião Lazaroni (1996) * Antônio Lopes (1996) * Mário Juliato (1996) *
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(1997–98) * Otacílio Gonçalves (1998–99) *
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(1999–00) * Geninho (2000) *
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(2002) * Otacílio Gonçalves (2002–03) * Cuca (2003) *
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(2003) * Gilson Kleina (2004), (2006) *
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(2004–05) * Lori Sandri (2005) *
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(2006) *
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(2006–07) * Pintado (2007) * Gilson Kleina (2007) * Lori Sandri (2007) * Velloso (2009) *
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(2009) * Sérgio Soares (2009) *
Roberto Cavalo Roberto Fernando Schneiger (born 13 April 1963), known as Roberto Cavalo, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. Career as a player Born in Carazinho, Roberto Cavalo began his career ...
(2009) * Marcelo Oliveira (2010) *
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(2010–11) * Ricardo Pinto (2011) * Guilherme Macuglia (2011) * Ricardinho (2012) * Toninho Cecílio (2012–13) * Dado Cavalcanti (2013) * Milton Mendes (2014) *
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(2014) * Claudinei Oliveira (2014) * Ricardinho (2014) * Nedo Xavier (2015) *
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(2015) * Claudinei Oliveira (2016) * Marcelo Martelotte (2016) * Roberto Fernandes (2016) *
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(2017) * Lisca (2017) * Matheus Costa (2017) *
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(2018) * Rogério Micale (2018) * Claudinei Oliveira (2018) * Dado Cavalcanti (2018–19) * Matheus Costa (2019 – present)


References


External links


Official website
(archived)

(archived)
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