Goiás Esporte Clube

Goiás

Full name	Goiás Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	Verdão (Big Green) Esmeraldino (Emerald Green)
Founded	6 April 1943; 81 years ago (1943-04-06)
Ground	Estádio da Serrinha
Capacity	14,450[1]
President	Paulo Rogerio Pinheiro
Head coach	Zé Ricardo
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Campeonato Goiano
2023 2023	Série A, 18th of 20 (relegated) Goiano, 2nd of 12
Website	Club website
Home colors Away colors Third colors
Current season

Goiás Esporte Clube is a Brazilian sports club, best known for its association football team, located in the city of Goiânia, capital city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. Goiás has won Brazilian's second tier Série B twice, in 1999 and 2012, 28 Campeonato Goiano, 3 Copa Centro-Oeste and also its revival, the Copa Verde once in 2023. Goiás' football team has been a mainstay in premiere Brazilian league Série A and has played at Latin America's Copa Libertadores twice and South America's Copa Sudamericana six times, where it was the runner-up in 2010. Its main rivals are Vila Nova, Atlético Goianiense and Goiânia. Goiás has a wide advantage in matches between the two teams.

History

On 6 April 1943, in a meeting among friends at Lino Barsi's home, Goiás Esporte Clube was founded. In 1973, the team was promoted to the first division of Campeonato Brasileiro. In 1998, the team joined the Clube dos 13 (Clube dos 13 is an organization composed by the greatest teams of Brazil). They won the Série B in 1999 and 2012.

Stadium

Goiás' stadium is Serrinha, with a maximum capacity of 14,450 people.^[1] However, the club plays several matches at Estádio Serra Dourada, built in 1975, with a maximum capacity of 50,049 people.

Support

Fanbase size

In its first year of existence, it was said that Goiás had only 33 fans.^{[citation needed]}

It is currently the football club with the largest number of fans in Goiás, the North and Midwest regions of Brazil, according to a survey conducted by the Gallup Institute, Placar,^[2] Serpes,^[3] and Pluri Consultoria.^[4][5]

Esmeraldino of Central Brazil was found to have the 16th largest number of fans in Brazil, with 1.6 million fans.^{[citation needed]}

Ultras

Força Jovem Goiás (FJG)

Founded on May 23, 1997, from the extinction of the Green Hell, with the goal of creating an association of fans that really loved Goiás. Jovem Goiás fans managed to win the support and respect among all the emerald, thus becoming the most vibrant and passionate, which now has approximately 12,000 fans.

Headquarters Serrinha

Administrative Headquarters

• Serrinha Stadium (Stadium Haile Pinheiro): capacity: 9.900 spectators.
• Gymnasium covered with capacity for 3,000 people.
• Complete structure of concentration for the athletes.
• 2 grasslands training for students of the Little School Sports Initiation.
• A 25m swimming pool and indoor semi-Olympic heated for Sports Initiation.
• Parking for 300 vehicles.
• 2 sand courts for volleyball and lighted futvôlei.
• Runs to 1-kilometer jogging.
• Area available for conduct of parties.

Edmo Pinheiro Sports and Recreation Center

Park Anhanguera

• 4 grasslands officers.
• Changing rooms with custom closets (with photo of each player), air conditioning, showers, hot tubs, and special chairs.
• Technical Committee room with computers, TV and DVD and meeting table, besides an exclusive locker room with shower and toilet.
• Medical Department
• Gym
• Recreation area with kiosk and barbecue.
• 3 football fields.
• Lake natural.

The mini-forest with native trees.

• Playground amusement.

Coimbra Bueno Center

Aparecida de Goiânia

• Training Center.
• Assistance to needy children in the south, and Goiânia.
• Jogging track.
• 200 grasslands.

Honors

Continental

• Copa Sudamericana
  • Runner-up (1): 2010

National

• Copa do Brasil
  • Runner-up (1): 1990
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
  • Winners (2): 1999, 2012

Regional

• Copa Verde
  • Winners (1): 2023
• Copa Centro-Oeste
  • Winners (3): 2000, 2001, 2002

State

• Campeonato Goiano
  • Winners (28): 1966, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Statistics

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A record

Copa Libertadores record

Copa Sudamericana record

Players

First team squad

As of 24 April 2024.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  BRA Yan Souto 4 DF  BRA David Braz 5 MF  BRA Wellington 6 DF  BRA Sander 7 FW  BRA Paulo Baya (on loan from Primavera) 8 MF  BRA Rafael Gava 11 MF  PAR Iván Torres 12 DF  BRA Cristiano 14 DF  BRA Lucas Ribeiro 17 FW  BRA Pedrinho 18 FW  BRA Breno Herculano 19 MF  BRA Edson Felipe 20 MF  BRA Diego 21 MF  BRA Jhonny Lucas 22 DF  BRA Diego Caito 23 GK  BRA Tadeu 31 FW  BRA Welliton Matheus 33 FW  BRA Thiago Galhardo (on loan from Fortaleza)

No. Pos. Nation Player 37 DF  BRA Messias (on loan from Santos) 70 MF  BRA Nathan 76 GK  BRA Murillo Lopes (on loan from Tombense) 77 MF  BRA Marcão 88 MF  BRA Luiz Henrique — GK  BRA Ezequiel — GK  BRA Thiago Rodrigues — DF  BRA Edu — DF  URU Martín Rea — DF  BRA Sidimar — DF  BRA Douglas Borel (on loan from Bahia) — DF  BRA Weverton — MF  BRA Juninho — MF  BRA Simioni — MF  BRA Ian Luccas (on loan from Cruzeiro) — MF  BRA Régis — FW  COL Ángelo Rodríguez — FW  BRA Denzel

Youth team

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  BRA Anthony — DF  BRA Mina — DF  BRA Nolasco

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  BRA Julio César — FW  BRA Vitor Hugo

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Alan (to CRAC until 30 April 2024) — MF  BRA Felipe (to Sport Recife until 30 November 2024) — MF  BRA Victor Lustosa (to Concórdia until 30 September 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  BRA Allano (to Criciúma until 31 December 2024) — FW  BRA Kennyd (to Porto B until 30 June 2024) — FW  BRA Wendell (to Aparecidense until 30 November 2024)

Technical staff

• Head coach: Zé Ricardo
• Assistant manager: Cleber dos Santos, Mário Henrique, Leandro Campos
• Fitness coach: Fábio Eiras, Ednilson Sena, Álvaro Henrique
• Goalkeeping coaches: Edimar Torquato, Flávio Mendes

Managers

References

External links

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