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Fortaleza
Fortaleza logo.svg
Full nameFortaleza Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)Leão do Pici (Lion of the Pici)
Rei Leão do Brasil (Lion King of Brazil)
Tricolor
Clube da Garotada (Club of the Youth)
Tricolor de Aço (Steel Tricolor)
FoundedOctober 18, 1918; 104 years ago (1918-10-18)
GroundCastelão
Capacity63,903[1]
PresidentMarcelo Paz
Head coachJuan Pablo Vojvoda
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série A
Campeonato Cearense
2022
2021
Série A, 8th of 20
Cearense, 1st of 10 (champions)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Fortaleza Esporte Clube, usually known as Fortaleza, is primarily a football club, but is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. Fortaleza Esporte Clube is based in Fortaleza, capital of the State of Ceará, Brazil. The club was founded on October 18, 1918.[2]

Fortaleza is one of the most traditional clubs in the Northeastern region of Brazil alongside Bahia, Vitória, Santa Cruz, Sport, Náutico and Ceará, its biggest rival. The club's colors are red, blue and white.

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Futsal

Futsal

Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court like a basketball court, smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football.

Basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball through the defender's hoop, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated.

Fortaleza

Fortaleza

Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It is Brazil's 5th largest city, with a population of slightly over 2.7 million, and the 12th largest city by gross domestic product. It forms the core of the Fortaleza metropolitan area, which is home to over 4.1 million people.

Ceará

Ceará

Ceará is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main tourist destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of Fortaleza, the country's fourth most populous city. The state has 4.3% of the Brazilian population and produces 2.1% of the Brazilian GDP.

Brazil

Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America and in Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers (3,300,000 sq mi) and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the only country in the Americas to have Portuguese as an official language. It is one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world, and the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country.

Esporte Clube Bahia

Esporte Clube Bahia

Esporte Clube Bahia, known familiarly as Bahia, is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Salvador, capital city of the Brazilian state of Bahia. They play in the Campeonato Baiano, Bahia's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Brazil's first-tier league.

Esporte Clube Vitória

Esporte Clube Vitória

Esporte Clube Vitória, commonly referred to as Vitória, is a Brazilian professional club based in Salvador, Bahia founded on 13 May 1899. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Baiano, the top flight of the Bahia state football league.

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Recife, Pernambuco, that competes in the Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Pernambucano, the top flight of the Pernambuco state football league.

Clube Náutico Capibaribe

Clube Náutico Capibaribe

Clube Náutico Capibaribe, or simply Náutico, is a Brazilian multi-sport club based in Recife, Pernambuco. The club is most notable for its association football team, that plays in the Série C, the third tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Pernambucano, the top division in the Pernambucano state football league system.

Ceará Sporting Club

Ceará Sporting Club

Ceará Sporting Club, or Ceará, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Fortaleza, capital city of the Brazilian state of Ceará, founded on June 2, 1914, by Luís Esteves and Pedro Freire. Ceará is one of the most traditionally successful clubs in the Northeast region of Brazil alongside Bahia, Santa Cruz, Sport, Náutico, Vitória and their city rivals Fortaleza.

Red

Red

Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondary color in the CMYK color model, and is the complementary color of cyan. Reds range from the brilliant yellow-tinged scarlet and vermillion to bluish-red crimson, and vary in shade from the pale red pink to the dark red burgundy.

Blue

Blue

Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model, as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when observing light with a dominant wavelength between approximately 450 and 495 nanometres. Most blues contain a slight mixture of other colours; azure contains some green, while ultramarine contains some violet. The clear daytime sky and the deep sea appear blue because of an optical effect known as Rayleigh scattering. An optical effect called Tyndall effect explains blue eyes. Distant objects appear more blue because of another optical effect called aerial perspective.

History

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, called Post Command ( Command Post), 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.

The Alcides Santos Stadium opened its doors in June 1962, beating Usina Ceará in the inaugural match.

After finishing in 4th place in the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the club qualified for the Copa Libertadores for the first time in history.

Uniform

  • 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

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

Statistics

  • 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

Fortaleza mascot Juba
Fortaleza mascot Juba

In the 1960s a journalist popularized the Leão, a name that came from the times of Praça dos Leões. The mascot's name is Juba.

Club structure

Headquarters

The Fortaleza Esporte Clube has its headquarters in the district of Pici, which consists of the Manoel Guimarães administrative headquarters, stadium Alcides Santos stadium, indoor trophies, Hotel Ribamar Bezerra (used for athletes), Otoni Diniz accommodation, dressing rooms, fitness center, and a modern medical department.

Castelão (Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil)
Castelão (Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil)

Stadiums

They play their games at Alcides Santos Stadium, with capacity for 8,300 people, Estadio Castelão, which can hold 63,903 supporters and Estádio Presidente Vargas, which has a capacity of 20,600.

Past presidents

  • 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—present)

Current squad

As of 20 February 2023[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA João Ricardo
2 DF Brazil BRA Tinga (captain)
3 DF Colombia COL Brayan Ceballos
4 DF Brazil BRA Titi (vice-captain)
5 DF Brazil BRA Marcelo Benevenuto
6 DF Brazil BRA Bruno Pacheco
7 MF Argentina ARG Tomás Pochettino
8 MF Brazil BRA Caio Alexandre (on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps)
9 FW Argentina ARG Juan Martín Lucero
10 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Crispim
11 FW Brazil BRA Romarinho
12 GK Brazil BRA Kennedy
13 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Esteves (on loan from Palmeiras)
16 GK Brazil BRA Fernando Miguel
17 MF Brazil BRA Zé Welison
18 FW Argentina ARG Silvio Romero (on loan from Independiente)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Argentina ARG Emanuel Brítez
20 DF Brazil BRA Dudu (on loan from Atlético Goianiense)
21 FW Brazil BRA Moisés
22 DF Brazil BRA Yago Pikachu (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)
26 MF Brazil BRA Sammuel
27 MF Brazil BRA Calebe
28 DF Brazil BRA Habraão
29 FW Brazil BRA Guilherme (on loan from Grêmio)
31 MF Brazil BRA Amorim
32 FW Brazil BRA Pedro Rocha
35 MF Brazil BRA Hércules
37 FW Brazil BRA Júnior Santos
88 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Sasha
91 FW Brazil BRA Thiago Galhardo
GK Brazil BRA Maurício Kozlinski

Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Brazil BRA Renato Kayzer

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Brazil BRA Felipe Alves (on loan to São Paulo until 31 December 2023)
DF Brazil BRA Alix Vinicius (on loan to Volta Redonda until 30 November 2023)
DF Brazil BRA Bruno Melo (on loan to Goiás until 31 December 2023)
DF Brazil BRA João Paulo (on loan to Inter de Limeira until 1 June 2023)
DF Brazil BRA Nathan (on loan to Athletic-MG until 1 June 2023)
DF Brazil BRA Vitor Ricardo (on loan to Aparecidense until 30 November 2023)
MF Brazil BRA Luiz Henrique (on loan to Botafogo-SP until 30 November 2023)
MF Brazil BRA Matheus Jussa (on loan to Cruzeiro until 31 December 2023)
MF Brazil BRA Ronald (on loan to Cuiabá until 31 December 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Brazil BRA Pablo (on loan to Ferroviária until 30 April 2023)
MF Brazil BRA Fabrício Baiano (on loan to Avaí until 30 November 2023)
MF Brazil BRA Ryan (on loan to Boavista until 24 April 2023)
FW Brazil BRA David (on loan to Juventude until 30 November 2023)
FW Brazil BRA Edinho (on loan to Sport Recife until 30 November 2023)
FW Brazil BRA Gustavo Coutinho (on loan to Atlético Goianiense until 30 November 2023)
FW Brazil BRA Igor Torres (on loan to Atlético Goianiense until 30 November 2023)
FW Brazil BRA Pedro Vitor (on loan to Remo until 30 November 2023)

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FIFA eligibility rules

FIFA eligibility rules

As the governing body of association football, FIFA is responsible for maintaining and implementing the rules that determine whether an association football player is eligible to represent a particular country in officially recognised international competitions and friendly matches. In the 20th century, FIFA allowed a player to represent any national team, as long as the player held citizenship of that country. In 2004, in reaction to the growing trend towards naturalisation of foreign players in some countries, FIFA implemented a significant new ruling that requires a player to demonstrate a "clear connection" to any country they wish to represent. FIFA has used its authority to overturn results of competitive international matches that feature ineligible players.

Goalkeeper (association football)

Goalkeeper (association football)

The goalkeeper is a position in association football. It is the most specialised position in the sport. The goalkeeper's main role is to stop the opposing team from scoring. This is accomplished by having the goalkeeper move into the trajectory of the ball to either catch it or direct it further from the vicinity of the goal line. Within the penalty area goalkeepers are allowed to use their hands, giving them the sole rights on the field to handle the ball. The goalkeeper is indicated by wearing a different coloured kit from their teammates and opposition.

Brazilian Football Confederation

Brazilian Football Confederation

The Brazilian Football Confederation is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on Monday, 8 June 1914, as Federação Brasileira de Sports, and renamed Confederação Brasileira de Desportos in 1916. The football confederation, as known today, separated from other sports associations on 24 September 1979. Between 1914 and 1979 it was the governing body, or at least the international reference, for other olympic sports, such as tennis, athletics, handball, swimming and waterpolo. It currently has the most wins on FIFA world cups, with a total of five.

João Ricardo (footballer, born 1988)

João Ricardo (footballer, born 1988)

João Ricardo Riedi, known as João Ricardo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fortaleza.

Defender (association football)

Defender (association football)

In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.

Tinga (footballer, born 1993)

Tinga (footballer, born 1993)

Guilherme de Jesus da Silva, commonly known as Tinga, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Fortaleza.

Captain (association football)

Captain (association football)

The team captain of an association football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband.

Colombian Football Federation

Colombian Football Federation

The Colombian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Colombia. It was founded in 1924 and has been affiliated to FIFA since 1936. It is a member of CONMEBOL and is in charge of the Colombia national football team.

Brayan Ceballos

Brayan Ceballos

Brayan Andrés Ceballos Jiménez is a Colombian footballer who plays as central defender for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fortaleza.

Marcelo Benevenuto

Marcelo Benevenuto

Marcelo da Conceição Benevenuto Malaquias, simply known as Marcelo Benevenuto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Fortaleza.

Staff

Current staff

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

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Argentina

Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica.

Juan Pablo Vojvoda

Juan Pablo Vojvoda

Juan Pablo Vojvoda Rizzo is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current head coach of Brazilian club Fortaleza.

Gastón Liendo

Gastón Liendo

Gastón Ricardo Liendo is an Argentine football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current assistant manager of Brazilian club Fortaleza.

Brazil

Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America and in Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers (3,300,000 sq mi) and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the only country in the Americas to have Portuguese as an official language. It is one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world, and the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country.

Leonardo Porto

Leonardo Porto

Leonardo "Léo" Porto Siqueira is a Brazilian football manager. He is the current assistant manager of Fortaleza.

Honours

  • Campeonato Cearense
    • Winners (45): 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

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Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B is commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B, and until 2022 was officially called Brasileirão Sportingbet by sponsorship reasons. It is the second tier of the Brazilian football league system. Although not having been played annually since its founding in 1971, the competition format has changed almost every season. Since 2006 it has been contested by 20 teams in a double round-robin format with the top four teams being promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A group and the bottom four teams being relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C group.

2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division.

Copa do Nordeste

Copa do Nordeste

Copa do Nordeste, also known as Campeonato do Nordeste or Copa Nordeste, and sometimes informally referred as Lampions League – in reference to the UEFA Champions League and bandit Lampião, is a Brazilian football competition among Northeastern region teams.

2019 Copa do Nordeste

2019 Copa do Nordeste

The 2019 Copa do Nordeste was the 16th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Northeast Region. The competition featured 16 clubs, with Bahia, Ceará and Pernambuco having two seeds each, and Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Alagoas, Paraíba, Maranhão and Piauí with one seed each. Four teams were decided by a qualifying tournament.

2022 Copa do Nordeste

2022 Copa do Nordeste

The 2022 Copa do Nordeste was the 19th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Northeast Region. The competition featured 16 clubs, with Bahia, Ceará and Pernambuco having two seeds each, and Alagoas, Maranhão, Paraíba, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe with one seed each. Four teams were decided by a qualifying tournament. The Copa do Nordeste began on 22 January and ended on 3 April 2022. Bahia were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage.

Torneio Norte-Nordeste

Torneio Norte-Nordeste

The Torneio Norte-Nordeste was a football competition held between 1968 and 1971. In 1968 and 1969, it was played exclusively by North Tournament champion and the Northeast Tournament. In 1970, the tournament was played on a quadrangular basis involving four clubs.

Campeonato Cearense

Campeonato Cearense

The Campeonato Cearense is the football league of the state of Ceará, Brazil.

2015 Campeonato Cearense

2015 Campeonato Cearense

The 2015 Campeonato Cearense de Futebol was the 101st season of top professional football league in the state of Ceará, Brazil. The competition began on January 14 and ended on May 3. Fortaleza won the championship for the 40th time, while Horizonte and São Benedito were relegated.

2016 Campeonato Cearense

2016 Campeonato Cearense

The 2016 Campeonato Cearense de Futebol was the 102nd season of top professional football league in the state of Ceará, Brazil. The competition began in January and will end in May.

2020 Campeonato Cearense

2020 Campeonato Cearense

The 2020 Campeonato Cearense was the 106th season of Ceará's top football league. Fortaleza won the league for the 43rd time.

2022 Campeonato Cearense

2022 Campeonato Cearense

The 2022 Campeonato Cearense was the 108th edition of Ceará's top professional football league organized by FCF. The competition began on 8 January and ended on 23 April 2022.

Source: "Fortaleza Esporte Clube", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 21st), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortaleza_Esporte_Clube.

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References
  1. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). January 18, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Fortaleza". Albion Road. Archived from the original on September 21, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  3. ^ "Elenco" [Squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fortaleza EC. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
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