Avaí FC (women)
Avaí Futebol Clube Feminino, commonly known as Avaí FC Feminino, is a women's football club based in Caçador, Santa Catarina. The club was formerly known as Sociedade Esportiva Kindermann and Kindermann/Avaí. The club supplied two players (Bárbara and Andressinha) to the Brazil national team for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup[1] and one player (Bárbara) for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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| Full name | Avaí Futebol Clube Feminino | ||
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| Founded | 1975 | ||
| Ground | Estádio Carlos Alberto Costa Neves, Caçador | ||
| Capacity | 6,500 | ||
| Chairman | Edison Roberto de Souza | ||
| Head coach | Carine Bosetti | ||
| League | Brasileiro Série A1 Campeonato Catarinense | ||
| 2022 2022 | Brasileiro Série A1, 10th of 16 Campeonato Catarinense, 1st of 5 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
The team began in 1975 as the Sociedade Esportiva Kindermann, based in Caçador. Kindermann won all the Campeonato Catarinense Feminino between 2008 and 2015. They won the 2015 Copa do Brasil and qualified for the 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina. However on 11 December 2015, the Kindermann's Futsal coach Josué Henrique Kaercher was shot and fatally wounded at a hotel in Caçador,[2] due to this, the team suspended all its activities during 2016 and did not play in the 2016 Libertadores Femenina.[3] Returning in the 2017 season, Kindermann won all the Catarinense Feminino tournaments until 2021.
On 25 February 2019, Kindermann started a partnership with Avaí, therefore between 2019 and 2021 the team was called Kindermann/Avaí.[4] The partnership was successful and the team was third place in the 2019 Campeonato Feminino Série A1 and runners-up in 2020. Kindermann/Avaí qualified for the 2020 and 2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina being eliminated in the group stage and the quarter-finals, respectively.
As the club's president Salézio Kindermann died from the COVID-19, on 15 May 2021,[5] the Kindermann family took control of the team until the participation in the 2021 Libertadores Femenina. After the 2021 Copa Libertadores the team was disbanded[6] but in January 2022, Avaí assured the continuity of the team and its participation in the 2022 Série A1.[7]
On 8 February 2022, the club was renamed to Avaí Futebol Clube Feminino. In 2023 they will leave Caçador and will moved to Florianópolis.[8]
Players
First Team
- As of 8 February 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Achievements
- Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino:
- Winners (1): 2015*
- Campeonato Catarinense de Futebol Feminino:
- Winners (13): 2008*, 2009*, 2010*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013*, 2014*, 2015*, 2017*, 2018*, 2019*, 2021*, 2022
*: Won as Kindermann
References
- "List of Players – Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 8 June 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- "Técnico do Kindermann é assassinado por outro treinador dentro de hotel". Globo. 11 December 2015.
- "Após assassinato de treinador, time de Caçador, SC, encerra atividades". Santa Catarina. Globo. 14 December 2015.
- "Avaí firma parceria com o Kindermann e vai disputar o Brasileiro Feminino". Globo. 25 February 2019.
- "Salézio Kindermann morre aos 77 anos após complicações da Covid". Globo. 16 May 2021.
- "Família Kindermann encerra atividades do futebol feminino e dispensa atletas após Libertadores". Globo. 18 November 2021.
- "Avaí assume futebol feminino do Kindermann; veja o novo elenco". Sistema Catarinense de Comunicações. 13 January 2022.
- "Avaí Kindermann passa a ser Avaí Futebol Clube Feminino". Globo. 8 February 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Portuguese)