Hercílio Luz Futebol Clube

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Hercílio Luz
Full nameHercílio Luz Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Leão do Sul
FoundedDecember 22, 1918 (105 years ago) (1918-12-22)
GroundAníbal Costa, Tubarão, Santa Catarina state, Brazil
Capacity15,000[1]
PresidentWamerson Wiggers
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série D
Campeonato Catarinense
2023
2023
Série D, 18th of 64
Catarinense, 3rd of 12
WebsiteClub website

Hercílio Luz Futebol Clube, often abbreviated to Hercílio Luz, is a Brazilian football club based in Tubarão, Santa Catarina. Founded on 22 December 1918, it was the first Santa Catarina club to compete in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and the first southern Santa Catarina team to win the state championship. It currently plays in the Campeonato Catarinense Série A, the first division of the Santa Catarina state league.

History[edit]

The club was founded on December 23, 1918.[2] They won the Campeonato Catarinense in 1957 and in 1958. Hercílio Luz competed in the Taça Brasil in 1959, but they were eliminated in the first stage by Atlético Paranaense.

Achievements[edit]

1957, 1958

Stadium[edit]

Hercílio Luz Futebol Clube play their home games at Aníbal Costa.[2] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 100.