Esporte Clube Juventude (women)

Juventude
Full nameEsporte Clube Juventude
Nickname(s)Esmeraldas
Gurias Jaconeras
GroundEstádio do SESI
Capacity2,000
PresidentFábio Pizzamiglio
Head coachLuciano Brandalise
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série A1
Campeonato Gaúcho
2024
2024
Série A2, 3rd of 16 (promoted)
Gaúcho, 3rd of 6

Esporte Clube Juventude, commonly known as Juventude or the Esmeraldas, is a Brazilian women's Association football club, based in the city of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. They won the Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Feminino three times.

History

Juventude first established a women's team in the 1990s, winning the Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Feminino in three consecutive years (2004, 2005 and 2006). After a period of inactivity, the women's side was reestablished in May 2021, initially with an under-18 category.[1]

Juventude achieved promotion from the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3 in May 2023,[2] and reached a second consecutive promotion in July of the following year.[3]

Players

Current squad

As of 14 November 2024.[4]

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
1 GK  BRA Renata May
2 DF  BRA Grazi
3 DF  BRA Yasmin
4 DF  BRA Beta
5 MF  BRA Alice Santos
6 DF  BRA Bella
7 FW  BRA Greyce
9 FW  BRA Kelly
10 MF  BRA Karol
11 FW  BRA Thalita
12 GK  BRA Cláudia
13 DF  BRA Carol Pereira
16 DF  BRA Katry
17 FW  BRA Emmily Karla
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  BRA Kety
20 MF  BRA Laura Lima
24 DF  BRA Liri
25 MF  BRA Lari Sanchez
26 DF  BRA Tayane
27 FW  BRA Thawanne
28 DF  BRA Bell Silva
29 DF  BRA Apoliana
31 MF  BRA Alissa
32 MF  BRA Juliana Oliveira
33 FW  BRA Milena
36 DF  BRA Alessandra
37 FW  BRA Gabizinha
40 GK  BRA Laís Souza

Honours

Official tournaments

State
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Gaúcho 3 2004, 2005, 2006

See also

References

  1. ^ "Juventude oficializa retorno ao futebol feminino" [Juventude turn official the return to women's football]. Zero Hora (in Brazilian Portuguese). Pioneiro. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Juventude conquista o acesso para o Brasileirão Feminino A2" [Juventude achieve promotion to the Brasileirão Feminino A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FML Esportes. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Após eliminar o Fortaleza, Juventude garante acesso inédito à Série A1 do Brasileiro feminino" [After knocking out Fortaleza, Juventude assure unprecedented promotion to the Brasileiro Feminino Série A1] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Esmeraldas" [Emeralds] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Juventude. Retrieved 14 November 2024.