Paraná Clube

Paraná Clube, commonly referred to as Paraná, is a Brazilian professional club based in Curitiba, Paraná founded on 19 December 1989. It competes in the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata, the second tier of the Paraná state football league.

Paraná

Full name	Paraná Clube
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.com.br
Home colors Away colors

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 bowling, futsal, martial arts, tennis, volleyball and weight-lifting.^[1]

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,^[2] and Emerson de Andrade was chosen as the director of football.^[3]

The club's first match was played on 4 February 1990, when Coritiba beat Paraná 1–0 at the Estádio Couto Pereira.^[2][4]

In 1991, two years after the club's foundation, Paraná won its first state championship. Later, Paraná would win five state championships in a row, from 1993 to 1997.^[5]

In 1992, the club won the Campeonato 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. In 2000, Paraná beat AD São Caetano 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.^[7]

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.^[8] 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), Flamengo (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.^{[citation needed]}

In 2007, Paraná played its first Copa Libertadores match. In the first stage, Paraná eliminated Cobreloa from Chile, 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 Paraguay.^[9] In the 2007 Serie A, the club spent most of the season in mid table, but after a heavy 6-0 loss to Sao 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, defeating CRB 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.

Stadiums

Main articles: Estádio Vila Capanema and Estádio Vila Olímpica

Vila Capanema Stadium

Vila Capanema Stadium

Paraná Clube's official stadium is Estádio Durival Britto e Silva, also known as Vila Capanema. They occasionally used to play at the Pinheirão.^[11] Vila Olímpica also belongs to Paraná Clube but it is only used for training:^[12]

• Estádio Durival Britto e Silva (Vila Capanema): capacity 20,000 spectators.^[13]
• Estádio Erton Coelho de Queiroz (Vila Olímpica): capacity 18,500 spectators.^[14]

Symbols

Crest

The club's logo has a stylized conifer cone format, in red, with a white contour, which contains an azure jay and a white pine. The club's name is written in blue, as is the word Brasil. The word Clube is written in white.^[2]

Flag

Paraná's flag is rectangular, divided in two equal parts vertically. The right side is red and the left side is blue.^[2]

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.^[2]

Anthem

The Paraná Clube anthem was written by João Arnaldo and Sebastião Lima.^[2]

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.^[2]

Rivals

Their biggest rivals are from the same city: Atlético-PR and Coritiba.^[2]

Honours

Official tournaments

National
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

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 (4): 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007

Notes

¹In 2000, Paraná Clube won the Yellow Module of the Copa João Havelange, equivalent to what would be Série B in that year. However, this title is not recognized by the CBF.^[15]

South American record

As of match played 27 June 2023

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

Current squad

As of 22 February 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  BRA Gabriel Leite — GK  BRA Lucas Wingert — GK  BRA Murillo Lopes — DF  BRA Lucas Correa (on loan from Ponte Preta) — DF  BRA Luan — DF  BRA Franklin — DF  BRA Rayne — DF  BRA Rodolfo Mol — DF  BRA Willian Galvão — DF  BRA André Krobel — DF  BRA Juninho — DF  BRA Kazu (on loan from Coritiba) — DF  BRA Paranhos — DF  BRA Ueslei — MF  BRA Brener — MF  BRA Castanha — MF  BRA Douglas Araújo — MF  BRA Edson Baiano

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Gabriel Correia — MF  BRA Guilherme (on loan from União Suzano) — MF  BRA Kaio — MF  BRA Lucão — MF  BRA Léo Pettenon — MF  BRA Moisés Gaúcho — MF  BRA Vinicius Silva — FW  BRA Éverton Brito (on loan from Juventude) — FW  BRA Luís Felipe — FW  BRA Matheus Iacovelli — FW  BRA Mikael — FW  BRA Pablo Thomaz (on loan from Santos) — FW  BRA Romário Simões — FW  BRA Ruan — FW  BRA Tadeu — FW  BRA Thiago Juan — FW  BRA Talysson Lalau

Technical staff

• Manager: Allan Aal
• 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)
• Levir Culpi (1993)
• Rubens Minelli (1994–97)
• Vanderlei Luxemburgo (1995)
• Otacílio Gonçalves (1995–96)
• Sebastião Lazaroni (1996)
• Antônio Lopes (1996)
• Mário Juliato (1996)
• Cláudio Duarte (1997–98)
• Otacílio Gonçalves (1998–99)
• Abel Braga (1999–00)
• Geninho (2000)
• Caio Júnior (2002)
• Otacílio Gonçalves (2002–03)
• Cuca (2003)
• Adílson Batista (2003)
• Gilson Kleina (2004), (2006)
• Paulo Campos (2004–05)
• Lori Sandri (2005)
• Caio Júnior (2006)
• Zetti (2006–07)
• Pintado (2007)
• Gilson Kleina (2007)
• Lori Sandri (2007)
• Velloso (2009)
• Zetti (2009)
• Sérgio Soares (2009)
• Roberto Cavalo (2009)
• Marcelo Oliveira (2010)
• Roberto Cavalo (2010–11)
• Ricardo Pinto (2011)
• Guilherme Macuglia (2011)
• Ricardinho (2012)
• Toninho Cecílio (2012–13)
• Dado Cavalcanti (2013)
• Milton Mendes (2014)
• Ricardo Drubscky (2014)
• Claudinei Oliveira (2014)
• Ricardinho (2014)
• Nedo Xavier (2015)
• Fernando Diniz (2015)
• Claudinei Oliveira (2016)
• Marcelo Martelotte (2016)
• Roberto Fernandes (2016)
• Wagner Lopes (2017)
• Lisca (2017)
• Matheus Costa (2017)
• Wagner Lopes (2018)
• Rogério Micale (2018)
• Claudinei Oliveira (2018)
• Dado Cavalcanti (2018–19)
• Matheus Costa (2019 – present)