Avaí FC

The club was founded after a businessman called Amadeu Horn gave football kits to a group of boys. The boys played a match against a team called Humaitá, and won. On September 1, 1923, at Amadeu Horn's house, the club was founded, known as Avahy Football Club at the time. The team was named Avahy after the Battle of Avay, in the Paraguayan War. In the following year, it became the first Santa Catarina State Championship champion.

Avaí has played in the Brazilian First Division ("Série A") eight times: 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2015. In 1998, they won their only national title, the Brazilian Third Division ("Série C"). From 1999 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2014, they played in the Série B with their best campaigns being the third place attained in 2004 (when Avaí reached the Final Four, but could not be promoted to the First Division because only the two best placed teams were promoted) and 2008.

In 2008 they finished 3rd in the championship and were promoted to the First Division for the first time in 30 years. In its first year playing in Série A, Avaí finished in 6th place, thus qualifying for the Copa Sudamericana. The team eventually was relegated in 2011, and returned to the Série A in 2014, when the team won the promotion in the last round. Avaí won the most Santa Catarina State Championship titles in the 20th Century (13), and is currently the all-time record state champions (16), just ahead of cross-bridge rivals Figueirense (15).

Avaí's greatest rival is Figueirense.

The club colors are blue and white, and it is known as "The Lion of the Island" (because 90% of the Florianópolis territory is established on an island).

Avaí's stadium is Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva (though it's mostly referred to as Ressacada), and it was opened in 1983. It has a maximum capacity of 17,800 people, but its record crowd was 33,000 at the Catarinense Championship final. Before 1983, Avaí's stadium was Estádio Adolfo Konder (which has been subsequently demolished).

As of 5 October 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  BRA Edílson 3 DF  BRA Betão (captain) 4 DF  BRA Alemão 5 MF  BRA Jádson 6 DF  BRA João Lucas (on loan from Cruzeiro) 7 FW  BRA Renato 8 MF  BRA Bruno Silva 9 FW  BRA Jonathan 10 MF  BRA Valdívia 13 FW  BRA Ronaldo 16 MF  BRA Jean Cléber 17 FW  BRA Vinícius Leite 18 MF  BRA Jean Martim 19 MF  BRA Marcos Serrato 20 FW  BRA Gabriel Barbosa 21 FW  BRA Matheus Lucas 22 DF  BRA Iury

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 GK  BRA Cláudio Vitor 26 DF  BRA Diego Renan 27 DF  BRA Felipe Santos 31 DF  BRA Arthur Chaves 32 FW  BRA Jô 33 DF  BRA Rafael Pereira 36 FW  COL Jonathan Copete 37 MF  BRA João Vitor 38 MF  BRA Luan Silva 76 MF  BRA Thiaguinho 83 GK  BRA Glédson 89 GK  BRA Vladimir 90 GK  BRA André 97 MF  BRA Lourenço 98 MF  BRA Wesley Soares 99 FW  BRA Getúlio (on loan from Paços de Ferreira)

Reserve 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 14 DF  BRA Nuno 15 DF  BRA Felipe Camargo 28 FW  BRA Gustavo Santos 30 FW  BRA Vinícius Jaú 39 FW  BRA Adiel 47 MF  BRA Da Silva (on loan from Internacional)

No. Pos. Nation Player 82 DF  BRA Igor Dutra — DF  BRA Leocovick — MF  BRA Dudu — MF  BRA Juliano Fabro (on loan from Internacional) — MF  BRA Renato Luis — FW  BRA Emerson Tucão

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 — DF  BRA Alan Costa (on loan to Bengaluru until 30 June 2023) — MF  BRA Matheus Barbosa (on loan to Atlético Goianiense until 31 December 2021) — FW  BRA Alexandre Alemão (on loan to Juventus-SC until 30 November 2021)

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
  • Winners (1): 1998

• Campeonato Catarinense
  • Winners (18): 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1973, 1975, 1988, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2019, 2021

The following club is currently affiliated with Avaí FC:

• Odisha FC (2021–present)[3][4]

• Official website
• Fan site
• Terra Esportes - Avaí
• FutebolSC.com - Avaí
• Fanáticos por Futebol - Avaí
• AvaianoSempre - Avaí's Flog