Goiás Esporte Clube

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, also 28 Campeonato Goiano and 3 Copa Centro-Oeste. Goiás' football team has been a mainstay in premiere Brazilian league Série A and has been promoted to Latin America's Copa Libertadores twice and South America's Copa Sudamericana six times. Its main rivals are Vila Nova, Atlético Goianiense and Goiânia. Goiás has a wide advantage in matches between the two teams.

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

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

Main articles: Estádio Serra Dourada and Estádio da Serrinha

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

Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position
1971	-	1981	24th	1991	15th	2001	10th	2011	-	2021	-
1972	-	1982	33rd	1992	17th	2002	12th	2012	-	2022	13th
1973	13th	1983	7th	1993	26th	2003	9th	2013	6th	2023
1974	21st	1984	14th	1994	-	2004	6th	2014	12th
1975	17th	1985	35th	1995	8th	2005	3rd	2015	19th
1976	30th	1986	23rd	1996	4th	2006	8th	2016	-
1977	35th	1987	13th	1997	19th	2007	16th	2017	-
1978	14th	1988	13th	1998	22nd	2008	8th	2018	-
1979	7th	1989	10th	1999	-	2009	9th	2019	10th
1980	-	1990	10th	2000	10th	2010	19th	2020	18th

Copa Libertadores record

Year	Position
2006	20th

Copa Sudamericana record

Year	Position
2004	14th
2005	33rd
2007	13th
2009	12th
2010	2nd
2014	12th
2015	27th

Players

First team squad

As of 7 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 — GK   BRA Ezequiel — GK   BRA Murillo Lopes (on loan from Tombense) — GK   BRA Tadeu — GK   BRA Thiago Rodrigues — DF   BRA Anthony — DF   BRA Edu — DF   URU Martín Rea — DF   BRA Mina — DF   BRA Nolasco — DF   BRA Sidimar — DF   BRA Yan Souto — DF   BRA Cristiano — DF   BRA Diego Caito — DF   BRA Sander — DF   BRA Weverton — MF   BRA Edson Felipe — MF   BRA Ian Luccas (on loan from Cruzeiro) — MF   BRA Jhonny Lucas

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   BRA Marcão — MF   BRA Nathan — MF   BRA Victor Lustosa — MF   BRA Wellington — MF   BRA Diego — MF   PAR Iván Torres — MF   BRA Juninho — MF   BRA Luiz Henrique — MF   BRA Matheusinho — FW   BRA Allano — FW   COL Ángelo Rodríguez — FW   BRA Breno Herculano — FW   BRA Denzel — FW   BRA Getúlio (on loan from Tombense) — FW   BRA Paulo Baya (on loan from Primavera) — FW   BRA Pedrinho — FW   BRA Vinícius — FW   BRA Wendell

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 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)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   BRA Simioni (to CRAC until 30 April 2024) — FW   BRA Kennyd (to Porto B until 30 June 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

•   Zé Mário (1987–88)
•   Luiz Felipe Scolari (1988)
•   Roberto Oliveira (1990)
•   Zé Mário (1991–92)
•   Arthur Bernardes (1992)
•   Roberval Davino (1993)
•   Mauro Fernandes (1993–95)
•   Hélio dos Anjos (1995)
•   Carlos Alberto Silva (1997–98)
•   Gílson Nunes (1998)
•   Hélio dos Anjos (1999–01)
•   Lori Sandri (2001)
•   Hélio dos Anjos (2001–02)
•   Vica (2002)
•   Nelsinho Baptista (Aug 27, 2002 – June 18, 2003)
•   Edinho (Aug 27, 2002 – June 15, 2003)
•   Cuca (May 26, 2003 – Dec 13, 2003)
•   Ivo Wortmann (Dec 16, 2003 – Feb 27, 2004)
•   Celso Roth (March 30, 2004 – Dec 19, 2004)
•   Péricles Chamusca (Jan 1, 2005 – April 24, 2005)
•   Edson Gaúcho (April 24, 2005 – July 17, 2005)
•   Geninho (July 18, 2005 – May 10, 2006)
•   Antônio Lopes (May 12, 2006 – Aug 14, 2006)
•   Geninho (Aug 14, 2006 – May 6, 2007)
•   Wanderley Filho (int.) (May 1, 2007 – May 12, 2007)
•   Paulo Bonamigo (May 11, 2007 – Sept 15, 2007)
•   Márcio Araújo (Sept 20, 2007 – Nov 29, 2007)
•   Cassius Hartmann (int.) (Dec 1, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007)
•   Caio Júnior (Jan 6, 2008 – May 5, 2008)
•   Vadão (May 7, 2008 – June 15, 2008)
•   Hélio dos Anjos (June 15, 2008 – Jan 25, 2010)
•   Jorginho Cantinflas (Jan 25, 2010 – April 20, 2010)
•   Émerson Leão (April 26, 2010 – Aug 27, 2010)
•   Jorginho (Aug 29, 2010 – Nov 9, 2010)
•   Arthur Neto (Nov 9, 2010 – June 28, 2011)
•   Márcio Goiano (2011)
•   Ademir Fonseca (2011)
•   Enderson Moreira (2011–13)
•   Claudinei Oliveira (2014)
•   Ricardo Drubscky (2014)
•   Wagner Lopes (2015)
•   Hélio dos Anjos (2015)
•   Julinho Camargo (2015)
•   Arthur Neto (2015)
•   Danny Sérgio (2015)
•   Enderson Moreira (2016)
•   Léo Condé (2016)
•   Gilson Kleina (2016–17)
•   Sérgio Soares (2017)
•   Sílvio Criciúma (2017)
•   Argel Fucks (2017)
•   Sílvio Criciúma (2017)
•   Hélio dos Anjos (2017–18)
•   Ney Franco (2018)
•   Mauricio Barbieri (2019)
•   Claudinei Oliveira (2019)
•   Ney Franco (2019–20)
•   Thiago Larghi (2020)
•   Enderson Moreira (2020)
•   Augusto César (2020–21)
•   Glauber Ramos (interim; 2021)
•   Pintado (2021)
•   Marcelo Cabo (2021)
•   Glauber Ramos (interim; 2021–22)
•   Bruno Pivetti (2022)
•   Glauber Ramos (interim; 2022)
•   Jair Ventura (2022)
•   Guto Ferreira (2023)
•   Armando Evangelista (2023)
•   Mário Henrique (interim; 2023)
•   Zé Ricardo (2024–)

References

1. "Serrinha" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Goiás Esporte Clube. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
2. "Pesquisa: Goiás detém a maior torcida em Goiânia. Vila em segundo" (in Portuguese). Portal 730. 18 August 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
3. Serpes
4. Fortiori
5. Pluri Consultoria

External links

 

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• Goiás Official Web Site 7 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine