The Federação Catarinense de Futebol (English

English language

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: Football Association of Santa Catarina state) was founded on April 12, 1924, and manages all the official football tournaments within the state of Santa Catarina

Santa Catarina

Santa Catarina is the name of several places :-Places:Brazil*Santa Catarina , one of that country's federal states...

, which are the Campeonato Catarinense

Campeonato Catarinense

Campeonato Catarinense is the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina football league.-History:The Campeonato Catarinense top level had several different names since it started. From its first edition, in 1924, to 1985, it was called just Campeonato Catarinense...

, the Campeonato Catarinense lower levels and the Copa Santa Catarina

Copa Santa Catarina

The Copa Santa Catarina is a tournament organized by the Santa Catarina State Football Federation every second half of the season. It is played by Santa Catarina state teams. The competition's winner gains the right to compete in the same year's Recopa Sul-Brasileira and in the following year's...

, and represents the clubs at the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)

Brazilian Football Confederation

The Brazilian Football Confederation is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on June 8, 1914, as Confederação Brasileira de Desportos , meaning Brazilian Sports Confederation. Its first president was Álvaro Zamith. It organizes the Brazilian national competitions, like...

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Founding members

The Federação Catarinense de Futebol was founded by the following clubs:

• Avaí
  Avaí Futebol Clube
  Avaí Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Florianópolis in Santa Catarina, founded on September 1, 1923. Their best known supporter is tennis player Gustavo Kuerten.Their home stadium is the Ressacada stadium, with a capacity 17,800...
  
  
• Figueirense
  Figueirense Futebol Clube
  Figueirense Futebol Clube, also known as Figueirense, is a Brazilian football team in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.-History:In 1921, the club was founded as Figueirense Foot-ball Club. The club is named Figueirense after the neighborhood where it is located, in Centro neighborhood). Figueirense...
  
  
• Florianópolis
• Internato