Fortaleza E.C.

On 23 February 1912, Alcides Santos founded a club called Fortaleza, and participated shortly after in the founding of the Stella Foot-Ball Club. Finally, on 18 October 1918, Fortaleza Sporting Club was born, the first denomination of the Fortaleza Esporte Clube. Its colors represent the colors of the French flag, since the founder spent time in France and decided to put the colors of the European country in the Brazilian club. In 1920, they participated in the foundation of the Associação Cearense de Desportos. That same year they got their first Cearense Championship title. In 1951, the Municipality of Fortaleza decided to renovate the Presidente Vargas Stadium. The idea of having a private stadium was reborn in the board since it had its own stadium during the 1920s. In 1957, the club acquired from the land in Bairro do Pici from Mrs. Hedwing, which during the Second World War was where the American military base was in Fortaleza, called Post Command (Command Post), hence the name Pici, transfers it to the Club of Gentilândia in exchange for the new neighborhood. It changed its name to Leão do Pici, a reference to the neighborhood where the Parque dos Campeonatos is located. The Alcides Santos Stadium opened its doors in June 1962, beating Usina Ceará in the inaugural match. After finishing in 4th place in the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the club qualified for the Copa Libertadores for the first time in history. In 2023 they finished 2nd place in the Copa…

Official tournaments

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Others tournaments

International

Panamaribo Cup (1): 1962

National

Torneio Início do Torneio de Integração Nacional (1): 1971

Regional and Inter-state

Copa Cidade de Natal (1): 1946 Zona Norte-Nordeste da Taça Brasil (2): 1960, 1968

State

Torneio Início do Ceará (12): 1925, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1935, 1948, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1977

Winners

Copa Sudamericana (1): 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Runner-up 1995 Copa do Brazil: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Supercopa do Brazil: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Copa Libertadores: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Recopa Sudamercana: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Copa Sudamercana: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Supercopa Sudamercana; 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 FIFA club world cup: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 Runner-up: 1995 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (2): 1960, 1968, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Runner-up 1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (2): 2002, 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (1): 2017 Copa do Nordeste (1): 2026 Campeonato Cearense (28): 1922, 1925, 1929, 1936, 1941, 1944, 1950, 1958, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2024, 2025 Copa Fares Lopes (1): 2017

Women's Football

Campeonato Cearense de Futebol Feminino (4):…