Paraná Clube

On 19 December 1989, Paraná Clube was founded by the merger of EC Pinheiros (three times winner of the state championship (1967 as Savóia FC Água Verde, 1984, 1987)), and Colorado EC (winner of one state championship (1980)). Rubens Minelli was hired as the club's first manager, and Emerson de Andrade was chosen as the director of football. The club's first match was played on 4 February 1990, when Coritiba beat Paraná 1–0 at the Estádio Couto Pereira. In 1991, two years after the club's foundation, Paraná won its first state championship. Later, Paraná would win five state championships in a row, from 1993 to 1997. In 1992, the club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, gaining the right to compete in the following year's Série A. After 8 years, Paraná Clube won another national championship. In 2000, Paraná beat AD São Caetano to win the Yellow Module of the João Havelange Cup. This cup replaced the Campeonato Brasileiro (all levels), which had been suspended for one year. On 9 April 2006, Paraná Clube won the Paraná State League for the 7th time after beating ADAP of Campo Mourão 3–0 in the Maringá and drawing 1–1 at Pinheirão Stadium. The attendance of the final match was 25,306 supporters. 2006 was one of the club's best ever years, finishing fifth in the 2006 Série A and gaining a berth for the 2007 Libertadores. Highlights of the campaign were victories over Gremio (5-2), Flamengo (4-1), and Ponte Preta (5-2). Estadio Vila Capanema was renovated in 2006. The capacity…

Official tournaments

Others tournaments

National unofficial

Copa João Havelange – Módulo Amarelo (1): 2000(1)

Inter-state

Seletiva Qualificatória Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (1): 1990 Torneio Verão de Paranaguá (1): 1996 Copa Vila Velha (1): 2004 Torneio Quadrangular de Tangará da Serra-MT (1): 2004

Runners-up

Copa Sul (1): 1999 Campeonato Paranaense (4): 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007 Notes