Goiás Esporte Clube is a Brazilian sports club, best known for its association football team, located in the city of Goiânia, capital city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. Goiás has won Brazilian's second tier Série B twice, in 1999 and 2012, 29 Campeonato Goiano, 3 Copa Centro-Oeste and also its revival, the Copa Verde once in 2023. Goiás' football team has been a mainstay in premiere Brazilian league Série A and has played at Latin America's Copa Libertadores twice and South America's Copa Sudamericana six times, where it was the runner-up in 2010. Its main rivals are Vila Nova, Atlético Goianiense and Goiânia. Goiás has a wide advantage in matches between the two teams.
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History
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.
Stadium
Goiás' stadium is Serrinha, with a maximum capacity of 14,450 people. However, the club plays several matches at Estádio Serra Dourada, built in 1975, with a maximum capacity of 50,049 people.
Support
Fanbase size
In its first year of existence, it was said that Goiás had only 33 fans.
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, Serpes, and Pluri Consultoria.
Esmeraldino of Central Brazil was found to have the 16th largest number of fans in Brazil, with 1.6 million fans.
Ultras
Founded on 23 May 1997, from the extinction of the Green Hell, with the goal of creating an association of fans that really enjoyed Goiás. Jovem Goiás fans managed to win the support and respect among the emerald, which now has approximately 12,000 fans.
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.
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, and an exclusive locker room with shower and toilet.
Medical Department
Gym
Honours
Others tournaments
Torneio Início do Campeonato Goiano (9): 1948, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1968, 1971, 1974
Runners-up
Copa Sudamericana (1): 2010
Copa do Brasil (1): 1990
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (2): 1994, 2021
Copa Verde (1): 2025
Campeonato Goiano (24): 1945, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023
Copa Goiás (2): 1968, 1998
Women's Football
Campeonato Goiano de Futebol Feminino (1): 2019
Statistics
Players
First team squad
As of 6 September 2026.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Youth team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Technical staff
Head coach: Vagner Mancini
Assistant manager: Réver, Cláudio Andrade
Fitness coach: Lucas Itaberaba, Ednilson Sena, Leandro Campos, Álvaro Henrique
Goalkeeping coaches: Edimar Torquato, Flávio Mendes