Campeonato Catarinense
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| Organising body | Federação Catarinense de Futebol |
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| Founded |
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| Country |  Brazil |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Campeonato Catarinense Série B |
| Domestic cup(s) | Copa do Brasil |
| Current champions | Criciúma (12th title) (2024) |
| Most championships | Avaí and Figueirense (both clubs have 18 titles) |
| Website | FCF.com.br |
| Current: 2025 Campeonato Catarinense | |
The Campeonato Catarinense is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It is run by the Federação Catarinense de Futebol.
History
[edit]The Catarinense has had different names throughout its history. It started out as the Liga de Florianópolis (organised by the then Liga Santa Catharina de Desportos Terrestres) in its early years, and then changed to the Campeonato de Santa Catarina (Santa Catarina Championship) when it began to accept clubs from outside Florianópolis, the state capital.
As edições de 1924, 1925, 1926, 1934, 1935 e 1936 do Campeonato de Florianópolis foram posteriormente homologadas como Campeonato Estadual pela Federação Catarinense de Futebol.
From 1986 to 2003, it was named Campeonato Catarinense Primeira Divisão (Santa Catarina Championship Premier Division). In 2004 and in 2005, the competition name was Série A1, and since 2006, the competition is named Divisão Principal (Top Division).[citation needed]
Champions
[edit]Titles by team
[edit]- Teams in italic are not currently active in professional football.
Titles by City
[edit]| City | Championships | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
 Florianópolis
|
39 | Avaí (18), Figueirense (18), Atlético Catarinense (1), Externato (1), Paula Ramos (1) |
 Joinville
|
21 | Joinville (12), América (5), Caxias (3), Operário (1) |
 Criciúma
|
17 | Criciúma (12), Metropol (5) |
 Chapecó
|
7 | Chapecoense (7) |
 Brusque
|
4 | Brusque (2), Carlos Renaux (2) |
 Itajaí
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3 | CIP (1), Lauro Müller (1), Marcílio Dias (1) |
 Tubarão
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3 | Hercílio Luz (2), Ferroviário (1) |
 Blumenau
|
2 | Olímpico (2) |
 Lages
|
1 | Inter de Lages (1) |
 São Francisco do Sul
|
1 | Ypiranga (1) |
 Videira
|
1 | Perdigão (1) |
Participation
[edit]Most appearances
[edit]- As of 2025 season
Below is the list of clubs that have more appearances in the Campeonato Catarinense.
| Club | App | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avaí | 83 | 1924 | 2025 |
| Figueirense | 79 | 1925 | 2025 |
| Marcílio Dias | 62 | 1930 | 2025 |
| Criciúma | 57 | 1955 | 2025 |
| Chapecoense | 52 | 1974 | 2025 |
| Joinville | 50 | 1976 | 2025 |
| Blumenau | 45 | 1927 | 1998 |
| Hercílio Luz | 40 | 1939 | 2025 |
| Inter de Lages | 38 | 1960 | 2024 |
| Carlos Renaux | 33 | 1929 | 1984 |
| Caxias | 33 | 1928 | 2006 |
| Brusque | 29 | 1988 | 2025 |
| América de Joinville | 27 | 1929 | 1975 |
| Juventus | 21 | 1976 | 2022 |