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Boxing team

Ceará

Club · Brazil · Serie B

«Vozão»

398 Matches
166 wins
117 draws
115 losses
538–396 Goals
+142 Difference
1.4 Scored per game
Form L 30 Aug · Away Vila Nova · 0:2 W 5 Sep · Home Sport Recife · 2:1 L 10 Sep · Away Atlético Goianiense · 1:2 D 13 Sep · Away Fortaleza · 1:1 W 19 Sep · Home Novorizontino · 2:1 D 26 Sep · Away Operário-PR · 2:2

Rio Branco Football Club took the field in Fortaleza in 1914, and a year later, on its first anniversary, the club renamed itself Ceará Sporting Club and swapped its lilac shirts for black and white.

The Campeonato Cearense has gone to Vozão 47 times, most recently in 2024 and 2025, and that run in 2025 took the club past Fortaleza in the all-time count between them. A second, quieter rivalry runs against Ferroviário, known as the Clássico da Paz.

Beyond the state, the record thins. Ceará reached the final of the Copa do Brasil in 1994 and lost to Grêmio, and its best finish in the national championship came in 1964, third place. The Copa do Nordeste has been kinder: three titles, in 2015, 2020 and 2023, with two further final defeats along the way.

The club plays its biggest matches at the Arena Castelão, which holds 63,903; smaller fixtures move to the Presidente Vargas or to the old ground the fans call Vovozão, a nod to the club's own nickname, Vovô — the grandfather of Ceará football.

Latest results

Fixtures and results
26 Sep Serie B Operário-PR A 2:2 D
19 Sep Serie B Novorizontino H 2:1 W
13 Sep Serie B Fortaleza A 1:1 D
10 Sep Serie B Atlético Goianiense A 1:2 L
5 Sep Serie B Sport Recife H 2:1 W
30 Aug Serie B Vila Nova A 0:2 L

Standing

Serie B
# Team M W D L Goals Pts
13 Nautico Recife 30 11 8 11 38:37 41
14 Athletic Club 29 10 11 8 34:31 41
15 Ceará 30 9 9 12 33:39 36
16 Botafogo SP 29 8 8 13 32:36 32
17 Avaí 29 8 6 15 30:38 30
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Team statistics

matches counted in total: 398
398 Matches
166 wins
117 draws
115 losses
538–396 Goals
+142 Difference
1.4 Scored per game
Match outcomes matches counted in total: 398
166wins: 166 · 41% 117draws: 117 · 29% 115losses: 115 · 28%
wins draws losses
Scored and conceded last matches
30 Aug · Away Vila Nova · 0:2
5 Sep · Home Sport Recife · 2:1
10 Sep · Away Atlético Goianiense · 1:2
13 Sep · Away Fortaleza · 1:1
19 Sep · Home Novorizontino · 2:1
26 Sep · Away Operário-PR · 2:2
scored — above the line conceded — below the line
Metric Total Home Away
Matches 398 200 198
Scored 538 310 228
Conceded 396 173 223
Scored per game 1.4 1.6 1.2
Conceded per game 1.0 0.9 1.1
Difference +142 +137 +5

Key players

by appearances over the last year
Richard Midfielder 18 Matches Sánchez Defender 18 Matches Richardson Midfielder 17 Matches Matheus de Araújo Andrade Midfielder 17 Matches Júlio César Alves Gonçalves Defender 16 Matches Luiz Otávio Anacleto Leandro Defender 16 Matches Lucca Holanda Sampaio Tavares Forward 15 Matches Vina Midfielder 14 Matches

Squad of Ceará

by appearances over the last year
Number Player Position Age Matches
40 Richard Midfielder 18
12 Sánchez Defender 18
26 Richardson Midfielder 17
8 Matheus de Araújo Andrade Midfielder 17
18 Júlio César Alves Gonçalves Defender 16
13 Luiz Otávio Anacleto Leandro Defender 16
99 Lucca Holanda Sampaio Tavares Forward 15
29 Vina Midfielder 14
2 Rafael Ramos Defender 14
4 Luiz Otávio da Silva Santos Defender 13
81 Joao Gabriel Midfielder 13
40 Melk Midfielder 13
9 Wendel da Silva Costa Forward 12
33 Éder Ferreira Graminho Defender 12
10 Juan Alano Forward 11
10 Lucas Mugni Midfielder 10
60 Enzo Valentim Lodovico Midfielder 10
17 BR Fernando Defender 27 10
35 Giulio Midfielder 9
11 Michael Nicolás Ferreira Berrondo Midfielder 8
94 Bruno Ferreira Goalkeeper 8
31 Bryan Borges Mascarenhas Midfielder 7
6 Sávio Defender 7
7 Giovanni Pavani Midfielder 7
25 Vinicius Nelson de Souza Zanocelo Midfielder 7
71 Gabriel Silva Rocha Defender 7
98 BR Matheus Leonardo Sales Cardoso Midfielder 28 7
11 BR Fernandinho Forward 29 7
63 Pedro Gilmar Defender 6
31 Lucas Lima Midfielder 6
21 Alex Silva Defender 6
77 Lenny Lobato Forward 5
88 Jose Wilson Netu Midfielder 5
30 Gustavo Prado Midfielder 5
45 Vinicius Menezes Uchella Defender 4
7 Renzo López Patrón Forward 4
22 Matheus Vinícius Matos Nogueira Goalkeeper 4
90 Kauan Ziegler Forward 4
23 BR Caíque França Godoy Goalkeeper 31 3
41 Gustavo Dias Martins Goalkeeper 3

Fixtures of Ceará

  • 3 Oct · 15:00 Avaí A Serie B

Honours of Ceará

  • Campeonato Cearense 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1931, 1932, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2024, 2025 47
  • Copa do Nordeste 2015, 2020, 2023 3
  • Taça Asa Branca 2016 1
  • Torneio Norte-Nordeste 1969 1
  • Zona Norte-Nordeste da Taça Brasil 1964 1