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| Chapecoense: who are the Brazilian football team on board the plane that crashed? | |
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| Chapecoense, the Brazilian team on board the plane that has crashed in Colombia, were in the middle of a fairytale season before the tragedy struck. | Chapecoense, the Brazilian team on board the plane that has crashed in Colombia, were in the middle of a fairytale season before the tragedy struck. |
| From the small city of Chapecó in the state Santa Catarina, which has just over 200,000 inhabitants, Chapecoense joined Brazil’s first division in 2014 for the first time since the 1970s. | From the small city of Chapecó in the state Santa Catarina, which has just over 200,000 inhabitants, Chapecoense joined Brazil’s first division in 2014 for the first time since the 1970s. |
| Last week they made it to the Copa Sudamericana final the equivalent of Uefa’s Europa League tournament after defeating Argentina’s San Lorenzo squad on away goals. | Last week they made it to the Copa Sudamericana final the equivalent of Uefa’s Europa League tournament after defeating Argentina’s San Lorenzo squad on away goals. |
| Chapecoense were on their way to Medellín to face Atletico Nacional for the first leg of the final when the plane, carrying 81 passengers crashed. The tournament has now been suspended indefinitely with Colombian police confirming that 76 people had died. | |
| The club was founded in 1973 and won their first state title four years later, winning it for the fifth time this year. They also won the Copa Santa Catarina in 2006 and have four other minor trophies within the state but the last seven years have seen the club make considerable strides. | The club was founded in 1973 and won their first state title four years later, winning it for the fifth time this year. They also won the Copa Santa Catarina in 2006 and have four other minor trophies within the state but the last seven years have seen the club make considerable strides. |
| As recently as 2009 Chapecoense were in the fourth tier of Brazilian football but were promoted to Serie B after finishing third in 2012 and two years later they were back in the top flight for the first time since 1979, after finishing the previous season in second place behind Palmeiras. | As recently as 2009 Chapecoense were in the fourth tier of Brazilian football but were promoted to Serie B after finishing third in 2012 and two years later they were back in the top flight for the first time since 1979, after finishing the previous season in second place behind Palmeiras. |
| Among the club’s notable players are Matheus Biteco, on loan from Hoffenheim, the captain Cléber Santana, who played for Atlético Madrid between 2007 and 2010 and the Brazilian defender Alan Ruschel. | Among the club’s notable players are Matheus Biteco, on loan from Hoffenheim, the captain Cléber Santana, who played for Atlético Madrid between 2007 and 2010 and the Brazilian defender Alan Ruschel. |