Goiás Esporte Clube

On 6 April 1943, in a meeting among friends at Lino Barsi's home, Goiás Esporte Clube was founded. In 1973, the team was promoted to the first division of Campeonato Brasileiro. In 1998, the team joined the Clube dos 13 (Clube dos 13 is an organization composed by the greatest teams of Brazil). They won the Série B in 1999 and 2012.

Goiás' stadium is Serrinha, with a maximum capacity of 14,450 people.^[1] However, the club plays several matches at Estádio Serra Dourada, built in 1975, with a maximum capacity of 50,049 people.

Fanbase size

In its first year of existence, it was said that Goiás had only 33 fans.^{[citation needed]}

It is currently the football club with the largest number of fans in Goiás, the North and Midwest regions of Brazil, according to a survey conducted by the Gallup Institute, Placar,^[2] Serpes,^[3] and Pluri Consultoria.^[4][5]

Esmeraldino of Central Brazil was found to have the 16th largest number of fans in Brazil, with 1.6 million fans.^{[citation needed]}

Ultras

Força Jovem Goiás (FJG)

Founded on May 23, 1997, from the extinction of the Green Hell, with the goal of creating an association of fans that really loved Goiás. Jovem Goiás fans managed to win the support and respect among all the emerald, thus becoming the most vibrant and passionate, which now has approximately 12,000 fans.

Headquarters Serrinha

Administrative Headquarters

• Serrinha Stadium (Stadium Haile Pinheiro): capacity: 9.900 spectators.
• Gymnasium covered with capacity for 3,000 people.
• Complete structure of concentration for the athletes.
• 2 grasslands training for students of the Little School Sports Initiation.
• A 25m swimming pool and indoor semi-Olympic heated for Sports Initiation.
• Parking for 300 vehicles.
• 2 sand courts for volleyball and lighted futvôlei.
• Runs to 1-kilometer jogging.
• Area available for conduct of parties.

Edmo Pinheiro Sports and Recreation Center

Park Anhanguera

• 4 grasslands officers.
• Changing rooms with custom closets (with photo of each player), air conditioning, showers, hot tubs, and special chairs.
• Technical Committee room with computers, TV and DVD and meeting table, besides an exclusive locker room with shower and toilet.
• Medical Department
• Gym
• Recreation area with kiosk and barbecue.
• 3 football fields.
• Lake natural.

The mini-forest with native trees.

• Playground amusement.

Coimbra Bueno Center

Aparecida de Goiânia

• Training Center.
• Assistance to needy children in the south, and Goiânia.
• Jogging track.
• 200 grasslands.

Continental

• Copa Sudamericana
  • Runner-up (1): 2010

National

• Copa do Brasil
  • Runner-up (1): 1990
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
  • Winners (2): 1999, 2012

Regional

• Copa Verde
  • Winners (1): 2023
• Copa Centro-Oeste
  • Winners (3): 2000, 2001, 2002

State

• Campeonato Goiano
  • Winners (28): 1966, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A record

Copa Libertadores record

Copa Sudamericana record

First team squad

As of 30 April 2024.

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
37	DF	BRA	Messias (on loan from Santos)
41	GK	BRA	Ezequiel
70	MF	BRA	Nathan
76	GK	BRA	Murillo Lopes (on loan from Tombense)
77	MF	BRA	Marcão
88	MF	BRA	Luiz Henrique
—	GK	BRA	Thiago Rodrigues
—	DF	BRA	Edu
—	DF	URU	Martín Rea
—	DF	BRA	Sidimar
—	DF	BRA	Douglas Borel (on loan from Bahia)
—	DF	BRA	Weverton
—	MF	BRA	Juninho
—	MF	BRA	Simioni
—	MF	BRA	Ian Luccas (on loan from Cruzeiro)
—	MF	BRA	Régis
—	FW	COL	Ángelo Rodríguez
—	FW	BRA	Denzel

Youth team

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	BRA	Nolasco
—	DF	BRA	Julio César
—	FW	BRA	Vitor Hugo

Out on loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	BRA	Allano (to Criciúma until 31 December 2024)
—	FW	BRA	Kennyd (to Porto B until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	BRA	Wendell (to Aparecidense until 30 November 2024)

Technical staff

• Head coach: Zé Ricardo
• Assistant manager: Cleber dos Santos, Mário Henrique, Leandro Campos
• Fitness coach: Fábio Eiras, Ednilson Sena, Álvaro Henrique
• Goalkeeping coaches: Edimar Torquato, Flávio Mendes

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Goiás Esporte Clube.

• Official website
• Goiás Selection of Young Players