Maringá Futebol Clube

Maringá
Full name	Maringá Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Dog ; Tricolor
Founded	7 July 2010; 14 years ago
Ground	Estádio Willie Davids
Capacity	16,226
President	João Victor Mazzer
Head coach	Jorge Castilho
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D; Campeonato Paranaense
2023; 2023	Série D, 22nd of 64; Paranaense, 4th of 12
Home colours	Away colours

Maringá Futebol Clube, usually shortened to Maringá, is a Brazilian football team from Maringá in the southern state of Paraná. The club was founded on 7 July 2010 as Grêmio Metropolitano Maringá. Their stadium, the Estádio Willie Davids was built in 1957.

History

The name Maringá Futebol Clube was used previously by an unrelated club founded in 1995 that after winning the title of the Second Division in its first participation, participated in the Campeonato Paranaense from 1996 to 1998 and also participated in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 1997.

In the same years of its foundation already won the 3rd Division State Championship and got promoted to 2nd Division, where the club played 3 consecutive seasons (2011 to 2013). When, finally, they won the championship and got promoted to 1st Division of the State.

In their 1st participation in 2014, the club reached the finals, eventually losing to Londrina. In 2015 they won Copa Paraná, a second level tournament, the state cup.

In 2016 they got relegated to Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata and won it in 2017. They also won Copa Paraná again that year.

After that, played 2 more years in State's 1st Division (2018 and 2019), then got relegated again to 2nd Division in 2019.

In 2020 Maringá FC won the Campeonato Paranaense 2nd tier again and got promoted to the 1st Division, where the club still since 2021.

In 2024, Maringá FC has gained promotion to the Série C for getting to the Semi-Finals of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. This will be their first time in the division since the 1997 season. In which they placed last in Group 13.

Rivalries

Derby Maringaense (Maringaense Derby)

The "Derby Maringaense" is far from the value and importance of the Coffee Derby, its played between Grêmio Maringá and Maringá FC, began to be disputed in 2010 and the record is as follows:

Matches: 6
Grêmio Maringá Wins: 2
Draws: 1
Maringá FC Wins: 3
Grêmio Maringá Goals: 7
Maringá FC Goals: 14

Players

First team squad

As of 26 March 2023

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BRA	Dheimison
2	DF	BRA	Marcos Vinícius
3	DF	BRA	Carlão
4	DF	BRA	Gustavo Vilar
5	MF	BRA	João Denoni
6	DF	BRA	Guilherme Martinelli
8	FW	BRA	Alemão
9	FW	BRA	Bruno Lopes
10	FW	BRA	Leandrinho (on loan from Red Bull Bragantino)
11	FW	BRA	Robertinho
12	GK	BRA	Filipe
13	DF	BRA	Caio Filipe
14	DF	BRA	Max Miller (on loan from Nova Venécia)
15	MF	BRA	Parrudo
17	FW	BRA	Iago Santana
18	MF	BRA	Matheus Bianqui
21	FW	BRA	Gui Sales


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	DF	BRA	Michel
23	MF	BRA	Everton Morelli
25	MF	BRA	Júlio Pacato
26	DF	BRA	João Cubas
27	FW	BRA	Wevysther
28	FW	BRA	PH Aprigio
29	FW	BRA	Wesley Di Maria
30	DF	BRA	Wellington
32	MF	BRA	Gabriel Calabres
33	FW	BRA	Matheus Moraes
36	DF	BRA	Caíque
37	MF	BRA	Serginho
40	DF	BRA	Fernando Campos
44	DF	BRA	Wesley
65	GK	BRA	Igor Silva
86	DF	BRA	Davison Dutra
—	FW	BRA	Kalani (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)