Аваи / Avai

Full name Avaí Futebol Clube

Nickname(s) Leão da Ilha (Lion of the Island)
Founded September 1, 1923
Ground Ressacada, Florianópolis, Brazil
(Capacity: 19,000)
League Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, 3rd (promoted)

Avaí Futebol Clube, or Avaí as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Florianópolis in Santa Catarina, founded on September 1, 1923. They became nationally known after the tennis player Gustavo Kuerten declared to be a supporter of Avaí.