Joinville Esporte Clube, JEC or simply Joinville, is a Brazilian football team from Joinville in Santa Catarina . Founded on January 29, 1976 they have won the Série B and Série C once and they have the largest sequence of consecutive state titles, eight (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985). Joinville is the third most successful club in Santa Catarina in terms of state championship titles (12), behind Avaí (16) and Figueirense (17). History Joinville was founded on January 29, 1976, after América-SC football department and Caxias football department fused. The club's Golden Age was in the 1980s, when the club won eight state championships in a row. Joinville's largest win was on October 31, 1976, when the club beat Ipiranga of Tangará 11–1 at Estádio Municipal de Tangará. The club won the Copa Santa Catarina in 2009, and then the Recopa Sul-Brasileira in the same year, after beating Serrano Centro-Sul 3–2 in the final. They won the Copa Santa Catarina again in 2011. Joinville also won the Série C in 2011, after beating CRB 3–1 and 4–0 in the final. The club won the Copa Santa Catarina for the third time in 2012. In 2014, the club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, returning to the Série A after 29 years of absence. Joinville were relegated to the Serie B in 2015 after coming in last place in the Serie A, and then relegated once again to Serie C in 2016. Honours Série B: 1 2014 Série C: 1 2011 Campeonato Catarinense: 12 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2000, 2001 Copa Santa Catarina: 5 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2020 Recopa Sul-Brasileira: 1 2009 Recopa Catarinense: 1 2021 Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 3 2005, 2006, 2007 Stadium Rivals Joinville's greatest rivals are Avaí, Figueirense and Criciúma. The matches between Criciúma and Joinville Esporte Clube are called Interior Classic, by the media and fans of these clubs and others. Mascot and nickname The club's mascot is a rabbit. Joinville is nicknamed JEC, which is an acronym of the club's full name. Current squad Out on loan National competitions record Seasons Managers João Francisco (1985) Hélio dos Anjos (1985–89) Edu Coimbra (1987) Arturzinho (2011) Leandro Campos (2012) Marcelo Serrano (2012) Artur Neto (2012–13) Arturzinho (2013) Ricardo Drubscky (2013) Sérgio Ramirez (2013) Hemerson Maria (2014–15) Adílson Batista (2015) PC Gusmão (2015–16) Hemerson Maria (2016) Lisca (2016)