BRAZILLIAN FOOTBALL TEAM AIRCRASH- THE SURVIVORS, THE DEAD.

Brazil top division side Chapecoense were aboard the aircraft that crashed in Medellin, Colombia with 81 people on board.
A little-known team outside their own country, Chapecoense made headlines in tragic circumstances but what else do we know about the Serie A outfit?

The Crash Site

Rescue Workers at the crash site

The club's full name is Associação Chapecoense de Futebol, and they were founded in 1973. Chapecoense are based in the town of Chapeco in the State of Santa Catarina in the south of Brazil, approximately 450 km from Porte Alegre.

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Having toiled in Brazil's lower divisions since 1979, Chapecoense made a return to Serie A in 2014 and have stayed in the league since then.
This is no small achievement for a club of their lowly stature, in a league populated by more illustrious teams such as Corinthians and Santos.

Last known picture of the team and management on board the flight before the crash

"THEY DIDN'T GET TIRED OF GOING UP AND THEY ARRIVED IN HEAVEN

Reports suggest at least five of the 81 people on board have survived the crash.
Though it is not known how many and which footballers were on the flight, local media reports say Marcos Danilo, Alan Ruschel and Jackson Follmann are still alive.

Social media images show Danilo and Ruschel were sat next to each other on the flight.

Danilo and Ruschel seated next to each other in the flight survived

Cleber Santana, 35, is the club's captain and central midfielder.
He moved to La Liga side Atletico Madrid in 2007, spending three years at the club before returning to Sao Paulo in 2010.

Matheus Biteco is also on loan from Hoffenheim having joined the German side from Gremio in 2015. The defensive midfielder is a Brazil U20 international.

Chapecoense players celebrating reaching the Copa Sudamericana final just 5 days ago. Heartbreaking. 😪💔 pic.twitter.com/yAgkyN6EY8

— Football__Tweet (@Football__Tweet) November 29, 2016

THE TEAM CELEBRATING REACHING THE COPA SUDAMERICANA FINAL JUST 5 DAYS AGO!


Chapecoense were travelling to play the biggest game in the club's history; the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana against Colombian side Atletico Nacional.
The Sudamericana is a continental cup competition and is South America's answer to the Europa League, with the Copa Libertadores the equivalent of the Champions League.
Chapecoense had reached the final for the first time in their history.

A few members of the team who did not travel with the rest

Matheus Saroli son of the head coach Caio Junior missed the flight because he forgot his passport

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