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Football team

Ceará

Club · Brazil · Serie B

«Vozão»

399 Matches
167 wins
117 draws
115 losses
539–396 Goals
+143 Difference
1.4 Scored per game
Form 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 W 3 Oct · Away Avaí · 1:0

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
8 Oct Serie B Criciúma H
3 Oct Serie B Avaí A 1:0 W
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

Standing

Serie B
# Team M W D L Goals Pts
13 Nautico Recife 31 11 9 11 39:38 42
14 Athletic Club 31 10 12 9 37:35 42
15 Ceará 31 10 9 12 34:39 39
16 Botafogo SP 30 9 8 13 34:36 35
17 Avaí 31 8 6 17 30:42 30
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Team statistics

matches counted in total: 399
399 Matches
167 wins
117 draws
115 losses
539–396 Goals
+143 Difference
1.4 Scored per game
Match outcomes matches counted in total: 399
167wins: 167 · 41% 117draws: 117 · 29% 115losses: 115 · 28%
wins draws losses
Scored and conceded last matches
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
3 Oct · Away Avaí · 1:0
scored — above the line conceded — below the line
Metric Total Home Away
Matches 399 200 199
Scored 539 310 229
Conceded 396 173 223
Scored per game 1.4 1.6 1.2
Conceded per game 1.0 0.9 1.1
Difference +143 +137 +6

Key players

by appearances over the last year
Richard Midfielder 20 Matches Matheus de Araújo Andrade Midfielder 19 Matches Sánchez Defender 19 Matches Richardson Midfielder 18 Matches Luiz Otávio Anacleto Leandro Defender 18 Matches Lucca Holanda Sampaio Tavares Forward 17 Matches Júlio César Alves Gonçalves Defender 17 Matches Vina Midfielder 16 Matches

Squad of Ceará

by appearances over the last year
Number Player Position Age Matches
40 Richard Midfielder 20
8 Matheus de Araújo Andrade Midfielder 19
12 Sánchez Defender 19
26 Richardson Midfielder 18
13 Luiz Otávio Anacleto Leandro Defender 18
99 Lucca Holanda Sampaio Tavares Forward 17
18 Júlio César Alves Gonçalves Defender 17
29 Vina Midfielder 16
2 Rafael Ramos Defender 16
4 Luiz Otávio da Silva Santos Defender 15
81 Joao Gabriel Midfielder 15
33 Éder Ferreira Graminho Defender 14
40 Melk Midfielder 13
60 Enzo Valentim Lodovico Midfielder 12
10 Lucas Mugni Midfielder 12
9 Wendel da Silva Costa Forward 12
10 Juan Alano Forward 11
17 BR Fernando Defender 27 10
7 Giovanni Pavani Midfielder 9
31 Bryan Borges Mascarenhas Defender 9
35 Giulio Midfielder 9
25 Vinicius Nelson de Souza Zanocelo Midfielder 8
6 Sávio Defender 8
11 Michael Nicolás Ferreira Berrondo Midfielder 8
94 Bruno Ferreira Goalkeeper 8
77 Lenny Lobato Forward 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
21 Alex Silva Defender 6
31 Lucas Lima Midfielder 6
94 Renzo López Patrón Forward 5
22 Matheus Vinícius Matos Nogueira Goalkeeper 5
23 BR Caíque França Godoy Goalkeeper 31 5
88 Jose Wilson Netu Midfielder 5
30 Gustavo Prado Midfielder 5
41 Gustavo Dias Martins Goalkeeper 4
45 Vinicius Menezes Uchella Defender 4
90 Kauan Ziegler Forward 4

Fixtures of Ceará

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