Fortaleza Esporte Clube
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| Full name | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Leão (The Lion) Tricolor (Tricoloured) Tricolor de Aço (Tricoloured Made of Steel) | ||
| Founded | October 18, 1918 | ||
| Ground | Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil | ||
| Capacity | 58,300 | ||
| Chairman | Ribamar Bezerra, 2005- | ||
| Manager | Roberval Davino | ||
| League | Brazilian Série A | ||
| 2005 | Brazilian Série A, 13th | ||
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Fortaleza Esporte Clube, usually called just Fortaleza, is primarily a football club, but is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. Fortaleza EC is based in Fortaleza, capital of the State of Ceará, Brazil. It was founded in October 18, 1918.
Fortaleza EC is one of the most traditional clubs in the northeastearn region of Brazil alongside Bahia, Santa Cruz, Sport, Vitória and Ceará.
Biggest rivals are from the same city: Ceará SC and Ferroviário AC.
Club colours are red, blue and white.
Current Sponsor
Penalty, Santana Têxtil do Brasil and Otoch.
Titles
- State Championships (Campeonato Cearense) - 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 and 2005.
- State's Pre-Championship Tournament (Torneio Inicio do Campeonato Cearense) - 1925, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1935, 1948, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1977.
- Best Goalscorer: Sandro Preigschadt (39 goals), 1997.
- Regional Championships: Northeastern Cup and North/Northeast Cup (Copa do Nordeste and Copa Norte/Nordeste) - 1946, 1960, 1968, 1970.
Cup North (Copa Norte) - 1960, 1961, 1967.
- National Competitions: 1960 (Runners-up - Taça Brasil), 1968 (Runners-up - Taça Brasil), 2002 (2nd Place - 2nd Division), 2004 (2nd Place - 2nd Division).
- Best Goalscorer: Vinicius (33 goals), 2002.
- Juniors Championship (Campeonato de Juniores): 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986
- Amator Championship (Campeonato Amador): 1996.
- State Championship Under 16 (Campeonato Cearense Sub/16): 2003
- State Championship Under 17 (Campeonato Cearense Sub/17): 2000
- State Championship Under 18 (Campeonato Cearense Sub/18): 2003
- State Championship Under 20 (Campeonato Cearense Sub/20): 1998, 2001, 2005.
- Alagoas Cup (Taça Alagoas): 2005
Stadium
Home venue is Alcides Santos Stadium, with capacity for 4,000 people, but the team only plays at Castelão Stadium which is up to circa 58,300 supporters and at Presidente Vargas Stadium, which has a 22,500 capacity.
Famous players
- Luisinho das Arábias
- Pedro Basílio
- Moésio Gomes
- Amilton Melo
- Croinha
- Eliézer
- Louro
- Clodoaldo
- Daniel Frasson
- Bosco
- Erandir
- Adílton
- Bececê
- Beijoca
- Celso Gavião
- Chinezinho
- Cícero Capacete
- França
- Geraldino Saravá
- Juracy
- Lulinha
- Mozart Gomes
- Sandro Preigschadt
- Sapenha
- Tangerina
- Zé Raimundo
- Dude
- Sílvio
- Mirandinha
- Frank
- Rinaldo
- Lúcio
- Ronaldo Angelim
- Erandir
Past Presidents
- Alcides Santos
- João Gentil
- Ney Rebouças
- Airton França Rebouças
- Péricles Mulatinho
- José Nestor Falção
- Osvaldo Azim
- Ezequiel Menezes
- Jorge Mota
- Clayton Alcântara Veras
- João Cesar
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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