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Londrina Esporte Clube

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Londrina
Full nameLondrina Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)LEC
Alviceleste (The White and Sky Blue)
Tubarão (Shark)
Rama do Café (The Coffee Branch)
Founded5 April 1956; 68 years ago (1956-04-05)
GroundEstádio do Café
Capacity30,000
PresidentCláudio Canuto
Head coachEduardo Souza
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série C
Campeonato Paranaense
2023
2023
Série B, 19th of 20 (relegated)
Paranaense, 10th of 12
Websitelondrinaesporteclube.com.br

Londrina Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as Londrina, is a Brazilian professional football club in Londrina, Paraná, which currently plays in Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, after being relegated from Série B in 2023. They also play in the Campeonato Paranaense, the top division of the Paraná state football league.

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

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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

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National
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1 1980
Inter-State
Competitions Titles Seasons
Primeira Liga 1 2017
State
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Paranaense 5 1962, 1981, 1992, 2014, 2021
Taça FPF 1 2008
Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata 3 1997, 1999, 2011

Others

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  • Campeonato Paranaense do Interior (18): 1957, 1959, 1962, 1972, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019

City

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  • Campeonato Citadino de Londrina (17): 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1976, 1984, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010

Runners-Up

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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A participations

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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

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Londrina's stadium is Estádio do Café,[1] inaugurated in 1976,[7] with a maximum capacity of 30,000 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

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First team squad

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As of 8 November 2023

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 Brazil BRA Neneca
GK Brazil BRA Saulo
DF Brazil BRA Ezequiel
DF Brazil BRA Gabriel
DF Brazil BRA Igor França
DF Brazil BRA Luan Freitas (on loan from Fluminense)
DF Brazil BRA Guilherme Lacerda (on loan from Aimoré)
DF Brazil BRA Marcos Pedro (on loan from Fluminense)
DF Brazil BRA Lucas Mendes
DF Brazil BRA Léo Morais
DF Nigeria NGA Samuel Oti
DF Brazil BRA Gustavo Salomão
DF Brazil BRA Arthur Silva
DF Brazil BRA Rafael Vaz (on loan from São Bernardo)
DF Brazil BRA Geferson
MF Brazil BRA Ariel (on loan from Goiás)
MF Brazil BRA Baiano (on loan from Fortaleza)
MF Spain ESP Mauro Bravo
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Brazil BRA Pedro Cacho
MF Brazil BRA Diego Jardel
MF Brazil BRA Garraty
MF Brazil BRA João Paulo
MF Brazil BRA Natham (on loan from Cianorte)
MF Brazil BRA Rodrigo (on loan from Vasco da Gama)
FW Brazil BRA William Barbio
FW Brazil BRA Lucas Coelho
FW Brazil BRA Iago Dias
FW Brazil BRA Everton (on loan from Bahia)
FW Brazil BRA Matheus Goiás
FW Brazil BRA Paulinho Moccelin
FW Brazil BRA Peu
FW Brazil BRA Nicolas Schulz (on loan from Cianorte)
FW Brazil BRA Vinícius Jaú (on loan from Avaí)
FW Brazil BRA Zé Vítor (on loan from Vasco da Gama)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Brazil BRA Felipe Vieira (at Vitória until 30 November 2023)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "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. ^ a b "Londrina encerra jejum e conquista título nos pênaltis" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. December 4, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2008. [dead link]
  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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