Rugby team
Fortaleza
Club · Brazil · Serie B
«Leão do Pici»
439
Matches
199
wins
114
draws
126
losses
613–453
Goals
+160
Difference
1.4
Scored per game
Form
D
15 Aug · Away Juventude · 0:0
D
19 Aug · Home São Bernardo · 1:1
W
23 Aug · Away Criciúma · 2:0
D
31 Aug · Home Operário-PR · 1:1
W
5 Sep · Away Goiás · 1:0
W
9 Sep · Home Avaí · 1:0
Fortaleza sits on Brazil's north-eastern coast, in Ceará, and for over a century its football has belonged to Fortaleza Esporte Clube. The club traces itself to Stella Foot-Ball Club, founded in 1915, refounded as Fortaleza Sporting Club on 18 October 1918; the English name held until 1946, when a law banning foreign words in club titles forced the change to its present one.
Home games are played at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, better known as Castelão, which holds 63,903. The two meet in the Clássico-Rei. Fortaleza plays in red, white and blue, and carries the nickname Leão do Pici.
Domestically the club has been the dominant force in Ceará state football, with 46 titles in the Campeonato Cearense, five of them won in a row between 2019 and 2023. The club reached the final of the Copa Sudamericana.
Five state titles in a row, 2019 to 2023.
Latest results
All matches| 9 Sep | Serie B |
Avaí
H
|
1:0 | W |
| 5 Sep | Serie B |
Goiás
A
|
1:0 | W |
| 31 Aug | Serie B |
Operário-PR
H
|
1:1 | D |
| 23 Aug | Serie B |
Criciúma
A
|
2:0 | W |
| 19 Aug | Serie B |
São Bernardo
H
|
1:1 | D |
| 15 Aug | Serie B |
Juventude
A
|
0:0 | D |
Standing
Serie B| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
 Novorizontino
|
27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 47:24 | 49 |
| 3 |
 Vila Nova
|
27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 39:30 | 47 |
| 4 |
Fortaleza
|
27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 30:22 | 47 |
| 5 |
Criciúma
|
27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 28:21 | 47 |
| 6 |
Operário-PR
|
27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 36:33 | 43 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 439
439
Matches
199
wins
114
draws
126
losses
613–453
Goals
+160
Difference
1.4
Scored per game
wins
draws
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 439 | 223 | 216 |
| Scored | 613 | 375 | 238 |
| Conceded | 453 | 179 | 274 |
| Scored per game | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| Conceded per game | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Difference | +160 | +196 | −36 |
Key players
by appearances over the last year
Luan de Freitas Molarinho Chagas
Defender
20 Matches
Rodrigo Santos
Midfielder
20 Matches
Vinicius Silvestre
Goalkeeper
20 Matches
Vitor Samuel Ferreira Arantes
Midfielder
20 Matches
Lucas Sasha
Midfielder
19 Matches
Paulo Henrique Silva Ribeiro
Forward
19 Matches
Welliton Silva de Azevedo Matheus
Forward
19 Matches
Maílton dos Santos de Sá
Defender
19 Matches
Squad of Fortaleza
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | |
Luan de Freitas Molarinho Chagas |
Defender | 25 | 20 |
| 29 | |
Rodrigo Santos |
Midfielder | 25 | 20 |
| 25 | |
Vinicius Silvestre |
Goalkeeper | 32 | 20 |
| 11 | Vitor Samuel Ferreira Arantes |
Midfielder | 20 | ||
| 88 | Lucas Sasha |
Midfielder | 19 | ||
| 77 | |
Paulo Henrique Silva Ribeiro |
Forward | 27 | 19 |
| 31 | |
Welliton Silva de Azevedo Matheus |
Forward | 26 | 19 |
| 22 | Maílton dos Santos de Sá |
Defender | 19 | ||
| 37 | |
 Ryan Gustavo |
Midfielder | 23 | 19 |
| 3 | |
 Lucas Xavier Gazal |
Defender | 27 | 19 |
| 32 |  Luiz Fernando Moraes dos Santos |
Forward | 18 | ||
| 9 |  Juan Bautista Miritello |
Forward | 18 | ||
| 10 | |
 Lucas Crispim |
Midfielder | 32 | 18 |
| 75 | |
 Rodriguinho |
Midfielder | 23 | 18 |
| 8 |  Ronald |
Midfielder | 15 | ||
| 1 | |
 João Ricardo |
Goalkeeper | 38 | 14 |
| 5 |  Pierre |
Midfielder | 14 | ||
| 19 | |
 Lucas Emanuel |
Forward | 20 | 14 |
| 6 |  |
 Tomás Cardona |
Defender | 30 | 13 |
| 23 | |
 Neris |
Defender | 34 | 11 |
| 17 | |
 Nathan Uiliam Fogaça |
Forward | 27 | 11 |
| 18 |  Gabriel Rafael Fuentes Gómez |
Defender | 11 | ||
| 13 | |
 Maurício Júnior Lima Rodrigues |
Defender | 25 | 10 |
| 38 |  Lucca Prior |
Midfielder | 10 | ||
| 33 |  Kaua Rocha |
Defender | 10 | ||
| 28 | |
 Paulinho |
Defender | 21 | 9 |
| 16 |  Pedro Henrique |
Midfielder | 9 | ||
| 2 | |
 Emanuel Brítez |
Defender | 34 | 7 |
| 7 | |
 Tomás Pochettino |
Midfielder | 30 | 7 |
| 13 |  Maurício Júnior |
Defender | 6 | ||
| 12 |  Brenno |
Goalkeeper | 6 | ||
| 15 |  Audenirton Soares da Silva |
Goalkeeper | 4 | ||
| 12 |  Caio Henrique |
Defender | 2 | ||
| 35 |  Bruninho |
Midfielder | 2 | ||
| 99 |  Kaike |
Forward | 1 | ||
| 20 |  Matheus Rossetto |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 21 |  Gabriel Souza |
Forward | 1 |
Fixtures of Fortaleza
-
13 Sep · 22:30
Ceará
H
Serie B
Honours of Fortaleza
- 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, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 45
- Copa do Nordeste 2019, 2022, 2024 3
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2018 1
- Copa Cidade de Natal 1946 1
- Torneio Norte-Nordeste 1970 1
Transfers
TransfersArrivals
- Yeison Guzmán CD América 26/27
- Matheus Rossetto Melbourne City 26/27
- Allanzinho Juventude 26/27
- Allanzinho Atlético-GO 26/27
- Benjamin Kuscevic Toronto 26/27
- Santos Athletico-PR 26/27
Departures
- Matheus Rossetto Melbourne City 26/27
- Brenno Sport Recife 26/27
- Ronald Grêmio 26/27
- Imanol Machuca Independiente 26/27 €606.25K
- Calebe Gonçalves Internacional 26/27
- Paulo Baya Primavera 26/27