Club Athletico Paranaense

Athletico Paranaense
Full nameClub Athletico Paranaense
Nickname(s)Furacão (Hurricane)
Rubro-Negro (Red and Black)
Founded26 March 1924 (99 years ago) (1924-03-26)
GroundArena da Baixada
Capacity42,372
PresidentMario Celso Petraglia
ManagerCuca
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série A
Campeonato Paranaense
2023
2023
Série A, 8th of 20
Paranaense, 1st of 12 (champions)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico Paranaense and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on 26 March 1924.

The team most important titles have been winning the 2001 Série A, the Copa Sudamericana in 2018 and 2021, and the Copa do Brasil in 2019. In the Copa Libertadores, they have finished runner-up twice, in 2005 and 2022.

They are considered the strongest team in Brazil outside of the Big 12, at times even surpassing them.

History

Foundation

The club was founded in 1924 through the merger of International Football Club and América Futebol Clube, two traditional clubs in Curitiba. The club's first match, a friendly one, was played on 6 April, when Athletico Paranaense beat Universal FC 4–2. The following year, Athletico Paranaense won its first title, the Campeonato Paranaense. In 1929 it won its second state title, before adding a third and the club's first back to back championship.

1980s and 1990s: ups and downs

In the 1983 Serie A, Athletico had a great season, finishing fourth in the league. However, the club struggled in the 1986 and 1988 seasons, which eventually culminated in the club's relegation to the Serié B for the first time in history in 1989. In the 1990 season they made the second division finals, losing to Sport Recife due to Sport having a better season record, after a draw on aggregate. Despite the loss, they still earned promotion to the 1991 Série A, where they struggled but ultimately earned their permanence in the top flight for the following season.

The 1992 season was slightly better, with the club finishing fifteenth in the Serie A. However, the following season was worse, with the club suffering another relegation, their second in four years. In the 1994 Série B, the club was eliminated in the third stage and was not promoted. In the 1995 Série B, Athletico won their first major title in history, the second division title, and was promoted to the 1996 Serie A. Back in the top flight, Furacão had a good campaign, finishing fourth in the regular season and qualifying to the quarter finals.

In 1999, the club inaugurated their new stadium, Arena da Baixada, which was built on the same ground as their old stadium. Also that year, Athletico won a Pre-Libertadores tournament, which was only played in 1999, due to CONMEBOL expanding the tournament from 24 to 32 teams, so Brazil's fifth place had to be defined. Athletico beat powerhouses Internacional, Sao Paulo, and then Cruzeiro in the finals to earn their first Libertadores participation in history.

2000–2006: First league title and Continental campaigns

In the 2000 Copa Libertadores, the club began their campaign in excellent form, topping their group undefeated, with their only draw coming against Nacional; they also won their first match on 16 February 2000, a 3–0 victory in Peru against Alianza Lima. Expectations were high for the knockout rounds, with Athletico being the #2 seed in the competition behind Colombian champions América de Cali; however, Furacão was eliminated by fellow Brazilians Atletico Mineiro in the knockout stage, losing on penalties after a 2–2 draw on aggregate.

In 2001, Athletico won their first Série A title, beating São Caetano 5–2 on aggregate in the finals. As champions, they gained automatic qualification to the 2002 Copa Libertadores. Expectations were high for the club as champions, and the team was looking to build off of its Libertadores campaign in 2000 where it reached the knockout stages; however, things were worse in the 2002 edition, and the team finished last in their group with only one win, including a heavy 5–0 defeat to America de Cali.

In 2004, Athletico finished second in the Série A, battling it out with champions Santos until the last matchday. This position qualified the club for the 2005 Copa Libertadores. Their 2005 Libertadores campaign was very different from the first two; the club qualified for the knockout stages as second in its group, behind Colombian champions Independiente Medellín, who Athletico had lost to 4–0 in Curitiba. In the round of 16, Athletico disposed of Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño on away goals, qualifying to the last eight of the competition for the first time in club history. In the quarter-finals, they were faced with Serie A and 2003 Libertadores champions Santos. Athletico won the first leg at home 3–2, then won 2–0 in São Paulo to progress to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals they were faced with Mexican club Chivas Guadalajara, who had eliminated powerhouse Boca Juniors 4–0 on aggregate. Chivas was no match for Athletico, with the Brazilian club winning 3–0 at home, then tying 2–2 on Mexican soil to progress to the final with a 5–2 aggregate score. The finals were played against powerhouse São Paulo, who had numerous international trophies already. The first leg at Arena da Baixada ended in a 1-1 draw. However, the second leg was a completely different story, with Sao Paulo thrashing Athletico 4–0 and denying Athletico their first Copa Libertadores title.

In the 2005 Serie A, Athletico was able to maintain enough squad depth to have a good performance in the league, finishing sixth and qualifying for their first Copa Sudamericana. Their campaign began with a 4-1 aggregate victory against fellow Paranaense club Paraná. In the following round, they eliminated powerhouse River Plate 3-2 on aggregate, then eliminated Uruguayan club Nacional, 6-2 on aggregate, with a 4-1 victory in the second leg, to reach the semi-finals. The semi-finals, played against Mexican club Pachuca, began with a shock 1-0 victory by the Mexican club on Brazilian soil. The second leg began with Athletico up 1-0 at halftime with a goal by Colombian midfielder David Ferreira to tie the aggregate score; however, Pachuca scored four goals in the second half to win the game 4-1 and eliminate the Brazilians from their first Copa Sudamericana.

2007–2012: Decline and relegation

This elimination had a considerable effect on the club's near future; Athletico finished out of the top 10 spots in the league from 2006 to 2009, which included a 6-2 loss on aggregate to Vasco da Gama in the first round of the 2007 Copa Sudamericana, a first round elimination at the hands of Corinthians Alagoano in the 2008 Copa do Brasil, and elimination from the 2008 Copa Sudamericana by Guadalajara. In 2007, the team partnered with Major League Soccer club Dallas.

In 2010 the club had a good season and finished fifth, but the club suffered relegation in 2011 after a seventeenth placed finish in the league. The fifth placed finish in 2010 had qualified the club for the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, but they were eliminated in the first round by Flamengo. In 2012 the team gained immediate promotion back to the Serie A. In 2010 the club announced a partnership with Vitesse Arnhem in the Netherlands.[citation needed]

2013–present: New heights, first major titles

For 2013 the team was completely rebuilt and came back into the top flight as a powerful team; the club finished third in the Serie A, qualified for the 2014 Copa Libertadores, and finished runner up to Flamengo in the 2013 Copa do Brasil.

On 15 February 2015, the club signed Indian winger Romeo Fernandes on loan from Dempo and through this contract he became the first and only Indian footballer to play in a South American top-tier league. Zico, then FC Goa coach played a key role behind this contract.

In 2018, Athletico Paranaense won their first Copa Sudamericana title, defeating Colombian champions Junior in the finals after a penalty shootout.

On 22 May 2019, Athletico won the first leg of the 2019 Recopa Sudamericana against 2018 Libertadores champion River Plate with the only goal of the match being scored by Marco Ruben. In the second leg at Estadio Monumental, River was leading 1–0 until the 90th minute and it looked like the match was heading for a penalty shootout; however, River scored two goals in injury time to win 3–0 and lift the Recopa title 3–1 on aggregate. In September 2019, the club won its first Copa do Brasil title, beating Internacional 2–1 in the final.

In 2021, they won their second Sudamericana title, beating fellow Brazilians Red Bull Bragantino 1–0 in the final.

In 2022, Athletico Paranaense reached the Copa Libertadores final for the second time in club history, where they were defeated by Flamengo; curiously, this was the team that Athletico has failed to beat in finals, losing two previous major finals to Mengão.

Supporters

A survey taken in 2005 by Paraná Pesquisas Institute showed that Athletico Paranaense has the largest number of supporters in Curitiba.

Team colors and uniform

Originally in 1924 Athletico used to play using a horizontally striped in red and black shirt, along with white shorts and red and black socks.[citation needed]

Crest of Atlético Paranaense used until December 2018

In 1989 Athletico's administrators wanted to differentiate the team's uniform from the other red and black teams in Brazil (mainly speaking of Flamengo, Sport Recife and Vitória), so they changed the home shirt to be vertically striped in red and black (the team kept playing with white socks and white shorts). In 1996 Athletico changed the color of the socks and the shorts from white to black.[citation needed]

In December 2018, Athletico's administrators changed the club's crest to be four alternating red and black diagonal stripes which decreased in size from top to bottom, resembling a hurricane, echoing the club's nickname. The club also changed their name from 'Clube Atlético Paranaense' to its original name in the Portuguese orthography when it was founded, 'Club Athletico Paranaense', which some[who?] believe to be a move in order to further differentiate themselves from Atlético Mineiro, another prominent Brazilian club. The club also changed the kits: the home kit, which had been a red and black vertically striped shirt, black shorts and black socks for twenty-two years became a predominantly red shirt, with a black collar, and the four diagonal stripes from the crest enlarged and going across both the front and back of the lower third of the shirt in black. The shorts and socks remain black. The away strip released with this kit was a white shirt with a black collar. In place of the four diagonal stripes were eight thin diagonal lines in the place of the outline of the larger ones seen on the home shirt; these too were black. The shorts and socks were white.

Stadium

The home stadium is the Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães, built in 1914 and renovated several times is traditionally known as Arena da Baixada. Besides hosting important club games, Arena da Baixada also hosted 4 World Cup games in 2014 and other events like the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League, the UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic and many music concerts. Arena da Baixada is also the only stadium in South America with a retractable roof and was the first to use artificial turf (with FIFA approval).[citation needed]

Partnerships

  • United States Orlando City SC (MLS) – The technical partnership connects City with a club with a training facility and one of Brazil's academies.
  • India All India Football Federation (AIFF) – On 13 November 2014, Paranaense signed a partnership with AIFF, the governing body of Indian football, on a contract lasting till the end of 2015. The idea was presented by Technical director Rob Baan. Its main motive would be to help India for "development of a strong Indian side in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Current squad

First team

As of 4 March 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 Brazil BRA Bento
4 DF Brazil BRA Kaique Rocha
5 MF Brazil BRA Fernandinho
6 DF Brazil BRA Fernando
7 FW Argentina ARG Lucas Di Yorio
9 FW Uruguay URU Gonzalo Mastriani
10 MF Italy ITA Bruno Zapelli
11 FW Paraguay PAR Romeo Benítez
14 FW Uruguay URU Agustín Canobbio
15 DF Paraguay PAR Mateo Gamarra
16 MF Brazil BRA Andrey
17 MF Brazil BRA Hugo Moura
18 MF Brazil BRA Jader
20 FW Brazil BRA Julimar
21 DF Brazil BRA Vinicius Kauê
22 DF Brazil BRA Madson
23 MF Brazil BRA Felipinho
24 GK Brazil BRA Léo Linck
25 DF Brazil BRA Cacá (on loan from Tokushima Vortis)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Brazil BRA Erick
27 FW Brazil BRA Petterson (on loan from Flamengo)
28 FW Argentina ARG Tomás Cuello
29 DF Argentina ARG Leonardo Godoy
30 DF Brazil BRA Luan Patrick
32 FW Chile CHI Luciano Arriagada
34 DF Brazil BRA Pedro Henrique
37 DF Argentina ARG Lucas Esquivel
41 GK Brazil BRA Mycael
43 GK Brazil BRA Gabriel Pereira
44 DF Brazil BRA Thiago Heleno (captain)
45 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Belezi
50 FW Brazil BRA Renan Viana
77 MF Brazil BRA Kawan
80 MF Brazil BRA Alex Santana
87 MF Brazil BRA Danielzinho
88 MF Brazil BRA Christian
92 FW Brazil BRA Pablo

Under-23 squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
36 DF Brazil BRA Léo Derik
46 DF Brazil BRA Marcos André
53 MF Brazil BRA Dudu
54 MF Brazil BRA Chiqueti
55 FW Bolivia BOL Fernando Nava
No. Pos. Nation Player
58 DF Brazil BRA João Vitor
60 DF Brazil BRA Ataíde
89 MF Brazil BRA Murilo
90 FW Brazil BRA Emersonn
97 DF Brazil BRA Arthur Zanella

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 Colombia COL Felipe Aguilar (at Independiente until 30 March 2025)
DF Brazil BRA Matheus Felipe (at Ceará until 30 November 2024)
MF Brazil BRA Juninho (at Cianorte until 30 April 2024)
FW Brazil BRA Daniel Cruz (at ABC until 30 November 2024)
FW Brazil BRA Jáderson (at Remo until 30 November 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Brazil BRA Jajá (at Pafos until 30 June 2024)
FW Brazil BRA Kleiton (at Juventude until 31 December 2024)
FW Brazil BRA Matheus Babi (at Peñarol until 31 December 2024)
FW Brazil BRA Rômulo (at Göztepe until 30 June 2024)

Personnel

Current technical staff

Role Name
Head coach Colombia Juan Carlos Osorio
Assistant manager Brazil Wesley Carvalho
Assistant manager Brazil Juca Antonello
Fitness coach Brazil Gustavo Porto
Goalkeeping coach Brazil Felipe Faria
  • Last updated: 13 January 2024
  • Source: [1]

Management

Position Staff
President Mario Celso Petraglia
1st Vice-president Fernando Cesar Corrales
2nd Vice-president Lauri Antônio Pick
  • Last updated: 28 December 2019
  • Source: [2]

Honours

INTERNATIONAL
Competitions Titles Seasons
Levain Cup-Sudamericana 1 2019
CONTINENTAL
Competitions Titles Seasons
Copa Sudamericana 2 2018, 2021
NATIONAL
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1 2001
Copa do Brasil 1 2019
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1 2024
Seletiva Libertadores 1 1999
STATE
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Paranaense 27 1925, 1929, 1930, 1934, 1936, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1949, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 (S), 2005, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
Taça FPF 2 1998, 2003

History in competitions

[citation needed]

Winner Runners-up Third place Relegation
Brazilian League
Year 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Pos. * * 28th 9th 28th 29th 44th 62nd 11th
Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Pos. * * 32nd 4th 11th * 18th 20th 19th 18th
Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Pos. * 17th 15th 24th * * 8th 12th 16th 9th
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Pos. 13th 1st 14th 12th 2nd 6th 13th 12th 13th 14th
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Pos. 5th 17th * 3rd 8th 10th 6th 11th 7th 5th
Year 2020 2021 2022 2023
Pos. 9th 14th 6th 8th
Brazilian Cup
Year 1989
Pos. *
Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Pos. * 1R QF * * * * QF * QF
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Pos. R16 QF * 2R * * 2R QF 1R R16
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Pos. R16 QF QF RU R16 2R R16 QF R16 W
Year 2020 2021 2022 2023
Pos. R16 RU QF QF
Copa Libertadores
Year 2000 2002 2005 2014 2017 2019 2020 2022 2023
Pos. R16 GS RU GS R16 R16 R16 RU R16
Copa Sudamericana
Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2015 2018 2021
Pos. SF 2R R16 1R 2R QF W W

(*): Did not participate

South American Record

As of match played 18 March 2024
Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win%
Copa Libertadores 85 40 15 30 118 106 +12 047.06
Copa Sudamericana 49 28 8 13 71 42 +29 057.14
Recopa Sudamericana 4 1 1 2 3 7 −4 025.00
Total 138 69 24 45 192 154 +38 050.00
Season Competition Round Opponents Home Away Aggregate
2000 Copa Libertadores
Group 1 Peru Alianza Lima 2–1 3-0 1st
Ecuador Emelec 1-0 0-0
Uruguay Nacional 2-0 3-1
R16 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2–1 0-1 2–2 (3-5p)
2002 Copa Libertadores
Group 4 Colombia América de Cali 0-0 0-5 4th
Ecuador Olmedo 2-1 0-2
Bolivia Bolivar 1-2 5-5
2005 Copa Libertadores
Group 1 Colombia Independiente Medellín 0-4 2-2 2nd
Colombia América de Cali 2-1 1-3
Paraguay Libertad 1-0 2-1
R16 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 2-1 1-2 2–2 (5-4p)
QF Brazil Santos 3-2 2-0 5-2
SF Mexico Chivas Guadalajara 3-0 2-2 5-2
F Brazil São Paulo 1-1 0-4 1-5
2006 Copa Sudamericana
2R Brazil Paraná 1-0 3-1 4-1
R16 Argentina River Plate 2-2 1-0 3-2
QF Uruguay Nacional 2-1 4-1 6-2
SF Mexico Pachuca 0-1 1-4 1-5
2007 Copa Sudamericana 2R Brazil Vasco da Gama 2-4 0-2 2-6
2008 Copa Sudamericana
1R Brazil São Paulo 0-0 0-0 0-0 (4-3p)
R16 Mexico Chivas Guadalajara 3-4 2-2 5-6
2009 Copa Sudamericana 1R Brazil Botafogo 0-0 2-3 2-3
2011 Copa Sudamericana 2R Brazil Flamengo 0-1 0-1 0-2
2014 Copa Libertadores
1R Peru Sporting Cristal 2-1 1-2 3-3 (5-4p)
Group 1 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 1-3 0-2 3rd
Bolivia The Strongest 1-0 1-2
Peru Universitario 3-0 1-0
2015 Copa Sudamericana
2R Brazil Joinville 2-0 1-0 3-0
R16 Brazil Brasília 1-0 0-0 1-0
QF Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño 1-0 0-2 1-2
2017 Copa Libertadores
2R Colombia Millonarios 1-0 0-1 1-1 (4-2p)
3R Paraguay Deportivo Capiatá 3-3 1-0 4-3
Group 4 Argentina San Lorenzo 0-3 1-0 2nd
Brazil Flamengo 2-1 1-2
Chile Universidad Católica 2-2 3-2
R16 Brazil Santos 2-3 0-1 2-4
2018 Copa Sudamericana
1R Argentina Newell's Old Boys 3-0 1-2 4-2
2R Uruguay Peñarol 2-0 4-1 6-1
R16 Venezuela Caracas 2-1 2-0 4-2
QF Brazil Bahia 0-1 1-0 1-1 (4-1p)
SF Brazil Fluminense 2-0 2-0 4-0
F Colombia Junior Barranquilla 1-1 1-1 2-2 (4-3p)
2019 Recopa Sudamericana F Argentina River Plate 1-0 0-3 1-3
2019 Copa Libertadores Group G Argentina Boca Juniors 3-0 1-2 2nd
Colombia Tolima 1-0 0-1
Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 4-0 2-3
R16 Argentina Boca Juniors 0-1 0-2 0-3
2020 Copa Libertadores
Group C Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 0-0 3-2 2nd
Chile Colo-Colo 2-0 0-1
Uruguay Peñarol 1-0 2-3
R16 Argentina River Plate 1-1 0-1 1-2
2021 Copa Sudamericana
Group D Peru Melgar 1-0 0-1 1st
Ecuador Aucas 4-0 1-0
Venezuela Metropolitanos 1-0 1-0
R16 Colombia América de Cali 4-1 1-0 5-1
QF Ecuador L.D.U. Quito 4-2 0-1 4-3
SF Uruguay Peñarol 2-0 2-1 4-1
F Brazil Red Bull Bragantino 1-0
2022 Recopa Sudamericana F Brazil Palmeiras 2-2 0-2 2-4
2022 Copa Libertadores Group B Paraguay Libertad 2-0 0-1 2nd
Venezuela Caracas 5-1 0-0
Bolivia The Strongest 1-0 0-5
R16 Paraguay Libertad 2-1 1-1 3-2
QF Argentina Estudiantes de La Plata 0-0 1-0 1-0
SF Brazil Palmeiras 1-0 2-2 3-2
F Brazil Flamengo 0-1
2023 Copa Libertadores
Group G Paraguay Libertad 1-0 2-1 1st
Peru Alianza Lima 3-0 0-0
Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2-1 1-2
R16 Bolivia Bolivar 2-0 1-3 3-3 (4-5p)
2024 Copa Sudamericana
Group E Uruguay Danubio
Paraguay Sportivo Ameliano
Venezuela Rayo Zuliano

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