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Volleyball team

Ceará

Club · Brazil · Serie B

«Vozão»

395 Matches
165 wins
115 draws
115 losses
533–392 Goals
+141 Difference
1.3 Scored per game
Form L 15 Aug · Home Cuiabá · 1:3 L 19 Aug · Away Nautico Recife · 0:1 W 22 Aug · Home Londrina · 2:1 L 30 Aug · Away Vila Nova · 0:2 W 5 Sep · Home Sport Recife · 2:1 L 10 Sep · Away Atlético Goianiense · 1:2

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

All matches
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
22 Aug Serie B Londrina H 2:1 W
19 Aug Serie B Nautico Recife A 0:1 L
15 Aug Serie B Cuiabá H 1:3 L

Standing

Serie B
# Team M W D L Goals Pts
14 São Bernardo 26 9 8 9 36:29 35
15 Botafogo SP 27 8 7 12 30:32 31
16 Ceará 27 8 7 12 28:35 31
17 Avaí 27 8 5 14 28:35 29
18 Londrina 26 5 7 14 30:38 22
Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 395
395 Matches
165 wins
115 draws
115 losses
533–392 Goals
+141 Difference
1.3 Scored per game
Season results matches counted: 395
165wins: 165 · 41% 115draws: 115 · 29% 115losses: 115 · 29%
wins draws losses
Scored and conceded last matches
15 Aug · Home Cuiabá · 1:3
19 Aug · Away Nautico Recife · 0:1
22 Aug · Home Londrina · 2:1
30 Aug · Away Vila Nova · 0:2
5 Sep · Home Sport Recife · 2:1
10 Sep · Away Atlético Goianiense · 1:2
scored — above the line conceded — below the line
Metric Total Home Away
Matches 395 199 196
Scored 533 308 225
Conceded 392 172 220
Scored per game 1.3 1.5 1.1
Conceded per game 1.0 0.9 1.1
Difference +141 +136 +5

Key players

by appearances over the last year
Richard Midfielder 16 Matches Sánchez Defender 16 Matches Matheus de Araújo Andrade Midfielder 15 Matches Richardson Midfielder 15 Matches Luiz Otávio Anacleto Leandro Defender 14 Matches Júlio César Alves Gonçalves Defender 14 Matches Lucca Holanda Sampaio Tavares Forward 13 Matches Melk Midfielder 13 Matches

Squad of Ceará

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

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