Fortaleza EC

Fortaleza
Basic data
Surname	Fortaleza Esporte Clube
Seat	Fortaleza , Brazil
founding	October 18, 1918
Colours	blue White Red
Website	fortaleza1918.com.br
First soccer team
Head coach	Rogério Ceni
Venue	Estádio Plácido Aderaldo Castelo
Places	58,300
league	Série A
2019	9th place
home Away Alternatively

The Fortaleza Esporte Clube is a football club from the capital of the Brazilian state Ceará , the coastal metropolis Fortaleza . The club, founded on October 18, 1918, plays in the 2018 season in the Série B , the second division of Brazil, and was champion in this.

history

The founding of the association goes back to Alcides Santos. In February 1912 he founded a club called "Fortaleza" for the first time. He was also involved in founding the Stella Foot-Ball Club in May 1915 . On October 18, 1918, the Fortaleza Sporting Club was finally created, as the club was called before it was renamed Fortaleza Esporte Clube .

In 1920 the club was involved in the establishment of a representation for the regional football teams and in the same year also won the national championship of Ceará, the so-called Campeonato Cearense , for the first time . In the meantime - until 2007 - the club was able to win this title 36 times. The club has never achieved a national title. The greatest success was reaching the final of the Taça Brasil in 1960 . After relegation from the Brazilian first division in 2006, Fortaleza played in the Série B until 2009. From 2010 to 2017, the club played in the Série C and again in the Série B in 2018 in the top Brazilian division for the 2019 season.

Stadion

The "Castelão"

The club plays its home games at the Estádio Plácido Aderaldo Castelo , which belongs to the state of Ceará. Fortaleza shares the venue, which is generally only called "Castelão", with local rivals Ceará SC . The stadium was inaugurated on November 11, 1973 and seats around 60,000 spectators. The Castelão was also used at the 2014 World Cup .

successes

Men:

• Copa Norte-Nordeste (North-Northeast Brazilian Regional Championship): 1970
• State championship of Ceará : (42 ×) 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, 2002¹, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2019
• Brazilian Cup : Finalist 1960, 1968
• Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol - Série B : 2018
• Copa do Nordeste : 2019

-1 by court decision

Women:

• State Championship of Ceará : 2010

Well-known former coaches

(incomplete)

Name of the trainer	Period	comment
Geninho	1993
Paulo Silas	2007-2008
Zé Teodoro	2010-?	• 2010: State Championship of Ceará
Rogério Ceni	January 2018-August 2019	• Série B : 2018 • National Championship of Ceará: 2019 • Copa do Nordeste : 2019

Web links

• official homepage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Série B Meister 2018 , report on cbf.com.br November 15, 2018, page in portugal, accessed on November 16, 2018