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Goiás Esporte Clube

Brazilian association football club based in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

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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	Márcio Zanardi
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 stateofGoiás. 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[edit]

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 Bin1999 and 2012.

Stadium[edit]

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[edit]

Fanbase size[edit]

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[edit]

Força Jovem Goiás (FJG)[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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, and an exclusive locker room with shower and toilet.
• Medical Department
• Gym
• Recreation area with kiosk and barbecue.
• 3 football fields.
• Natural lake.

The mini-forest with native trees.

• Amusement Playground.

Coimbra Bueno Center[edit]

Aparecida de Goiânia

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

Honors[edit]

Continental[edit]

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

National[edit]

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

Regional[edit]

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

State[edit]

• 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[edit]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A record[edit]

Copa Libertadores record[edit]

Copa Sudamericana record[edit]

Players[edit]

First team squad[edit]

As of 14 June 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 1 GK  BRA Thiago Rodrigues 2 DF  BRA Douglas Borel (on loan from Bahia) 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 9 FW  COL Ángelo Rodríguez 11 MF  PAR Iván Torres 12 DF  BRA Cristiano 13 DF  BRA Edu 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

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  BRA Diego Caito 23 GK  BRA Tadeu 25 MF  BRA Ian Luccas (on loan from Cruzeiro) 31 FW  BRA Welliton Matheus 33 FW  BRA Thiago Galhardo (on loan from Fortaleza) 34 DF  BRA Sidimar 37 DF  BRA Messias (on loan from Santos) 41 GK  BRA Ezequiel 50 MF  BRA Juninho 70 MF  BRA Nathan 76 GK  BRA Murillo Lopes (on loan from Tombense) 77 MF  BRA Marcão 88 MF  BRA Luiz Henrique 90 FW  BRA Halerrandrio — DF  URU Martín Rea — MF  BRA Régis — FW  BRA Denzel

Youth team[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 DF  BRA Nolasco — DF  BRA Anthony

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

Out on loan[edit]

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 Mina (toParanavaí until 31 July 2024) — MF  BRA Alan (toCRAC until 30 April 2024) — MF  BRA Felipe (toSport Recife until 30 November 2024) — MF  BRA Victor Lustosa (toConcórdia until 30 September 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Simioni (toLaranja Mecânica [pt] until 31 July 2024) — FW  BRA Allano (toCriciúma until 31 December 2024) — FW  BRA Kennyd (toPorto B until 30 June 2024) — FW  BRA Wendell (toAparecidense until 30 November 2024)

Technical staff[edit]

• 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[edit]

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[edit]

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Goiás Esporte Clube.

• Official website
• Goiás Selection of Young Players (archived)