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Fortaleza Esporte Clube

Not to be confused withFortaleza C.E.I.F..

Fortaleza Esporte Clubeis aBrazilianmulti-sport club based inFortaleza,capital of the state ofCeará.Founded in 18 October 1918,[3]primarily afootballclub, is active in other sports such asfutsal,handballandbasketball.The club's colors arered,blueandwhite.

Fortaleza
Full nameFortaleza Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)Laion
Leão do Pici(Lion of the Pici)
O Rei Leão do Brasil(Lion King of Brazil)
Tricolor
Clube da Garotada(Club of the Youth)
Tricolor de Aço(Tricolor of Steel)
Founded18 October 1918;106 years ago(1918-10-18)
GroundCastelão
Capacity63,903[1]
SAFOwnerFortaleza EC SAF (100%)[2]
PresidentAlex Santiago
Head coachJuan Pablo Vojvoda
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série A
Campeonato Cearense
2023
2024		Série A,10th of 20
Cearense,2nd of 10
Websitehttps://fortaleza1918.br/
Current season

Fortaleza is one of the most successful football clubs in theBrazilian Northeast,having won 46state leaguetitles and 3Copa do Nordestetitles. It is placed by surveys as the second biggest fan base in the Northeast, behind onlyEC Bahia.[4]Its biggest rival isCeará SC,and clashes between them are called Clássico-Rei (Classic of Kings).[5]

History

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On 23 February 1912, Alcides Santos founded a club called Fortaleza, and participated shortly after in the founding of the Stella Foot-Ball Club. Finally, on 18 October 1918, Fortaleza Sporting Club was born, the first denomination of the Fortaleza Esporte Clube. Its colors represent the colors of the French flag, since the founder spent time in France and decided to put the colors of the European country in the Brazilian club.

In 1920, they participated in the foundation of the Associação Cearense de Desportos. That same year they got their first Cearense Championship title.

In 1951, the Municipality of Fortaleza decided to renovate the Presidente Vargas Stadium. The idea of having a private stadium was reborn in the board since it had its own stadium during the 1920s.

In 1957, the club acquired from the land in Bairro do Pici from Mrs. Hedwing, which during the Second World War was where the American military base was in Fortaleza, calledPost Command(CommandPost), hence the name Pici, transfers it to the Club of Gentilândia in exchange for the new neighborhood. It changed its name to Leão do Pici, a reference to the neighborhood where the Parque dos Campeonatos is located.

TheAlcides Santos Stadiumopened its doors in June 1962, beating Usina Ceará in the inaugural match.

After finishing in 4th place in the2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A,the club qualified for theCopa Libertadoresfor the first time in history. In 2023 they finished 2nd place in theCopa Sudamericana,losing toL.D.U. Quito.

Uniform

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  • Home Uniform:Blue and red shirt with blue pants and white socks.
  • Away uniform:White and blue shirt with blue pants and blue socks.

Uniform Evolution

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1918-1922
1922-1926
1926-1938
1997
2013
2014
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017
2018

Statistics

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  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
    • Player with most goals scored: Rinaldo (23 goals)
    • Player with most goals scored in a single tournament: Rinaldo (16 goals), in 2005
  • All divisions taken in consideration
    • Player with most goals scored: Rinaldo (43 goals); in 2004 (14), 2005 (16), 2006 (11) and 2008 (2)
  • Topscorers in national competitions (cups and leagues)
  • Best Série A right-back (Bola de Prata award):Louro, in 1974

Mascot

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Juba, mascot of Fortaleza

Fortaleza's mascot is a lion namedJuba.In the 1960s, a journalist suggested that a lion be used as the club's mascot, inspired by the city of Fortaleza'sGeneral Tibúrcio Square,popularly known asPraça dos Leões(Square of Lions).

Club structure

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Headquarters

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The headquarters of Fortaleza lies in the district of Pici, which is a complex consisting of buildings named after prominent figures of the club throughout their history.

Stadiums

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Estádio Castelão

Fortaleza play their games at the 8,300-seaterEstádio Alcides Santos,as well asEstádio Castelão,which can hold 63,903 supporters andEstádio Presidente Vargaswith a capacity of 20,600.

Past presidents

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  • Alcides Santos
  • João Gentil
  • João César
  • Ney Rebouças
  • Aírton França Rebouças
  • Péricles Mulatinho
  • José Atanásio dos Santos
  • José Nestor Falcão
  • Osvaldo Azim
  • Ezequiel Menezes
  • Jorge Mota (1999—03)
  • Clayton Alcântara Veras (2004)
  • Ribamar Bezerra (2005—06)
  • Marcello Desidério (2007—08)
  • Lúcio Bonfim (2008—09)
  • Renan Vieira (2010)
  • Paulo Arthur Magalhães (2011)
  • Osmar Baquit (2011—14)
  • Jorge Mota (2015—17)
  • Luis Eduardo Girão(2017)
  • Marcelo Paz (2017—2023)
  • Alex Santiago (2024—present)

Current squad

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As of 27 January 2025[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK BRA João Ricardo
2 DF BRA Tinga(captain)
4 DF BRA Titi(vice-captain)
5 MF ARG Pol Fernández
6 DF BRA Bruno Pacheco
7 MF ARG Tomás Pochettino
8 MF ARG Emmanuel Martínez
9 FW ARG Juan Martín Lucero(4th captain)
10 MF BRA Calebe
11 FW BRA Marinho
12 GK BRA Brenno
13 DF CHI Benjamín Kuscevic
14 DF ARG Eros Mancuso
15 GK BRA Magrão
16 DF BRA Diogo Barbosa
17 MF BRA Zé Welison
20 MF BRA Matheus Rossetto
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW BRA Moisés
22 MF BRA Yago Pikachu(3rd captain)
23 DF BRA David Luiz
25 DF ARG Tomás Cardona
26 FW BRA Breno Lopes
27 FW COL Dylan Borrero
28 MF BRA Pedro Augusto
32 DF ARG Gastón Ávila(on loan fromAjax)
33 DF ARG Emanuel Brítez(5th captain)
36 DF BRA Felipe Jonatan
37 MF BRA Kauan Rodrigues
38 MF BRA Lucca Prior
39 DF BRA Gustavo Mancha
40 FW BRA Kauê Canela
77 MF VEN Kervin Andrade
79 FW BRA Renato Kayzer
88 MF BRA Lucas Sasha

Youth team

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
52 MF BRA Fabricio
82 FW GHA Michael Quarcoo

Other players under contract

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF BRA Marcelo Benevenuto
— FW BRA Edinho

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK BRA Santos(on loan toAthletico Paranaenseuntil 31 December 2026)
— DF POR Tobias Figueiredo(on loan toAthletico Paranaenseuntil 31 December 2025)
— DF BRA Bernardo Schappo(on loan toVila Novauntil 30 November 2025)
— DF BRA Jhonatan Silva(on loan toAthletic-MGuntil 30 November 2025)
— DF BRA Habraão(on loan toSanta Clarauntil 30 June 2025)
— MF BRA Amorim(on loan toAthletic-MGuntil 30 November 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF BRA Luquinhas(on loan toLegia Warsawuntil 30 June 2025)
— MF BRA Ryan Guilherme(on loan toUnião de Leiriauntil 30 June 2025)
— FW BRA Guilherme Cachoeira(on loan toCSAuntil 30 November 2025)
— FW BRA Igor Torres(on loan toAl-Khaldiyauntil 31 January 2025)
— FW ARG Imanol Machuca(on loan toVélez Sarsfielduntil 31 December 2025)
— FW BRA Iarley(on loan toAthletic-MGuntil 30 November 2025)

Staff

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Current staff

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As of 24 February 2023.
Position Name
Coaching staff
Head coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda
Assistant head coach Nahuel Martínez
Assistant head coach Gastón Liendo
Assistant head coach Leonardo Porto
Fitness coach Luis Aspiazu
Fitness coach Émerson Santana
Fitness coach Kelmo Bonatto
Fitness coach Lucas Martins
Goalkeepers trainer Santiago Piccinini
Goalkeepers trainer Guto Albuquerque
Development analyst Henrique Bittencourt
Development analyst Leonardo Abreu
Medical staff
Team doctor Cláudio Maurício
Team doctor Glay Maranhão
Team doctor Rafael Veras
Team doctor Roberto Oliveira
Team doctor Vinícius Castelo Branco
Physiotherapist Albino Luciano
Physiotherapist Egberto Oliveira
Physiotherapist Patrício Teixeira
Physiotherapist Ranielson Xavier

Honours

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Official tournaments

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National
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1 2018
Regional
Competitions Titles Seasons
Copa do Nordeste 3 2019,2022,2024
Torneio Norte-Nordeste 1s 1970
State
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Cearense 46s 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,2015,2016,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023
Copa dos Campeões Cearenses 2 2016, 2017
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  • sshared record

Others tournaments

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International

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  • Panamaribo Cup (1): 1962

National

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  • Torneio Início do Torneio de Integração Nacional (1): 1971

Regional and Inter-state

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State

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  • Torneio Início do Ceará (12): 1925, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1935, 1948, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1977

Runners-up

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Women's Football

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References

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  1. ^"CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol"(PDF)(in Portuguese). 18 January 2016. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 29 June 2017.Retrieved6 June2016.
  2. ^"Fortaleza aprova transformação em SAF inspirada no Bayern de Munique; entenda"(in Portuguese). ESPN. 23 September 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 24 September 2023.Retrieved25 September2023.
  3. ^"Fortaleza".Albion Road. Archived fromthe originalon 21 September 2008.Retrieved23 November2011.
  4. ^"Pesquisa mostra Flamengo e Corinthians como maiores torcidas do Brasil; veja o ranking".ge(in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 July 2022.Retrieved27 May2024.
  5. ^"Ceará x Fortaleza: quem venceu mais na história? | Goal Brasil".goal(in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 April 2024.Retrieved27 May2024.
  6. ^"Elenco"[Squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fortaleza EC.Retrieved18 January2020.
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