Fortaleza Esporte Clube

Fortaleza
Full name	Fortaleza 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);
Founded	18 October 1918
Ground	Castelão
Capacity	63,903
SAF Owner	Fortaleza EC SAF (100%)
President	Alex Santiago
Head coach	Juan Pablo Vojvoda
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A; Campeonato Cearense
2023; 2024	Série A, 10th of 20; Cearense, 2nd of 10
Website	Club website
	Current season

Fortaleza Esporte Clube is a Brazilian multi-sport club based in Fortaleza, capital of the state of Ceará. Founded in 18 October 1918,^[3] primarily a football club, is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. The club's colors are red, blue and white.

Fortaleza is one of the most successful football clubs in the Brazilian Northeast, having won 46 state league titles and 3 Copa do Nordeste titles. It is placed by surveys as the second biggest fan base in the Northeast, behind only EC Bahia.^[4] Its biggest rival is Ceará SC, and clashes between them are called Clássico-Rei (Classic-King).^[5]

^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). 18 January 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
^ "Fortaleza aprova transformação em SAF inspirada no Bayern de Munique; entenda" (in Portuguese). ESPN. 23 September 2023. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
^ "Fortaleza". Albion Road. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
^ "Pesquisa mostra Flamengo e Corinthians como maiores torcidas do Brasil; veja o ranking". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ "Ceará x Fortaleza: quem venceu mais na história? | Goal.com Brasil". www.goal.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 April 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[1] "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). 18 January 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

[2] "Fortaleza aprova transformação em SAF inspirada no Bayern de Munique; entenda" (in Portuguese). ESPN. 23 September 2023. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[3] "Fortaleza". Albion Road. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2011.

[4] "Pesquisa mostra Flamengo e Corinthians como maiores torcidas do Brasil; veja o ranking". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[5] "Ceará x Fortaleza: quem venceu mais na história? | Goal.com Brasil". www.goal.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 April 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

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