Esporte Clube Internacional (SC)

Not to be confused with Sport Club Internacional or Esporte Clube Internacional.

Esporte Clube Internacional, commonly known as Internacional de Lages or Inter de Lages, is a Brazilian football team based in Lages, Santa Catarina state. In 2021, it plays Campeonato Catarinense Série B, the state of Santa Catarina's second league.^[2]

Internacional de Lages

Full name	Esporte Clube Internacional
Nickname(s)	Colorado Lageano Vermelhão do Copacabana
Founded	June 13, 1949 (75 years ago) (1949-06-13)
Ground	Estádio Vidal Ramos Júnior, Lages, Santa Catarina state, Brazil
Capacity	9,600[1]
President	Cristopher Nunes
Head coach	Beto Portella
League	Campeonato Catarinense Série B
2024 [pt]	Catarinense, 11th of 12 (relegated)
Website	www.interdelages.com.br
Home colors Away colors

History

The club was founded on June 13, 1949.^[3] It won the Campeonato Catarinense in 1965,^[4] the Campeonato Catarinense Second Level in 1990, 2000 and 2014^[5] and the Campeonato Catarinense Third Level in 2013.^[6] Inter de Lages played the Taça Brasil in 1966,^[3] when it was eliminated in the first stage by Ferroviário-PR.^[7] The club returned to the national competitions in 2015, when it played the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football.^[8]

Current squad

As of August 4, 2021.^[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  BRA Diego — GK  BRA Maciel — DF  BRA Max — DF  BRA Diego Chiclete — DF  BRA Zé Vitor — DF  BRA Fábio — DF  BRA Pavani — DF  BRA Marcelinho — DF  BRA Railan — DF  BRA Paulo Henrique — DF  BRA Samuel Balbino — MF  BRA Rudnei — MF  BRA Renilson — MF  BRA Calebe — MF  BRA Ítalo — MF  BRA Lucas Crispim — MF  BRA Leozídio — MF  BRA Cristiano — FW  BRA Gustavo — FW  BRA Michel Potiguar — FW  BRA Wallace — FW  BRA Gabriel Pelé — FW  BRA Fabrício — FW  BRA Christian

Staff

Coaching staff
Head coach	Beto Portella
Assistant coach
Head athletic trainer	Walter Martinho
Goalkeeper coach	Márcio Amaral
Physiotherapist	Betinho Souza
Wardrobe keeper
Football coordinator	Nasareno Silva

Honours

State
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
Campeonato Catarinense	1	1965
Campeonato Catarinense Série B	3s	1990, 2000, 2014
Campeonato Catarinense Série C	1	2013

•   record
• ^S shared record

City

• Campeonato da Cidade de Lages (2): 1959, 1960

Runners-Up

• Campeonato Catarinense (2): 1964, 1974
• Copa Santa Catarina (1): 1992
• Campeonato Catarinense Série B (2): 1989, 2023

Stadium

Esporte Clube Internacional plays its home games at Estádio Vidal Ramos Júnior. The stadium used to have a maximum capacity of 11,800 people,^[10] but, following new security patterns, its capacity was lowered to 9,600 people.^[11]

References

1. "Estádio Municipal Vidal Ramos Júnior" (in Portuguese). Inter de Lages’ official website. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
2. "Tio Vida passa por melhorias antes do início da temporada do Inter" (in Portuguese). Inter de Lages’ official website. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
3. "Esporte Clube Internacional" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
4. "Os campeões de Santa Catarina em número de títulos" (in Portuguese). Bola na Área. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
5. ""Novato", Inter de Lages reapacere no cenário nacional" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
6. "Internacional é campeão da Divisão de Acesso 2013" (in Portuguese). Federação Catarinense de Futebol. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
7. "Brazil Cup 1966". RSSSF. October 18, 1999. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
8. "Classificação coloca Inter de Lages de volta ao Brasileiro após 49 anos" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
9. "Inter de Lages official squad" (in Portuguese). Inter de Lages website. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
10. "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
11. "Inter de Lages - estádio" (in Portuguese). Inter de Lages website. Retrieved March 1, 2017.

External links

• Media related to Esporte Clube Internacional (Lages) at Wikimedia Commons