The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 1988, being eliminated in the second stage.[3] In 1989, Brusque competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, when the club was eliminated in the first stage.[4] In 1992, Brusque won the Campeonato Catarinense,[5] and the Copa Santa Catarina for the first time.[6]