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| Full name | Londrina Esporte Clube | |||
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| Nickname(s) | LEC Alviceleste (The White and Sky Blue) Tubarão (Shark) Rama do Café (The Coffee Branch) | |||
| Founded | 5 April 1956 | |||
| Ground | Estádio do Café | |||
| Capacity | 30,000 | |||
| President | Cláudio Canuto | |||
| Head coach | Eduardo Souza | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Campeonato Paranaense | |||
| 2023 2023 | Série B, 19th of 20 (relegated) Paranaense, 10th of 12 | |||
| Website | londrinaesporteclube.com.br | |||
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Londrina Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as Londrina, is a Brazilian professional football club in Londrina, Paraná, which currently plays in Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, after being relegated from Série B in 2023. They also play in the Campeonato Paranaense, the top division of the Paraná state football league.
The club was founded on April 5, 1956, and originally played at the Vitorino Gonçalves Dias stadium. Their current stadium, the Estádio do Café was built for Londrina's participation in the 1976 Brazilian league championship.
The most successful period for Londrina came between 1976 and 1982 when Londrina competed in Brazil's top league for 6 seasons. They were relegated for the 1980 season but claimed their only national league title by becoming champions of the second division. They have also won the state championship four times, as well as claiming 12 Campeonato do Interior Paranaense titles.
In 2013, Londrina finished in top place in the general classification of the Campeonato Paranaense. Although they did not qualify for the state championship final they won the Interior final and thereby qualified for a place in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian league system and will also be placed in the draw for the first round of the Copa do Brasil.