Fortaleza Esporte Clube

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Fortaleza

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Full name	Fortaleza Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	Leão (The Lion), Tricolor de Aço (The Steel-made Three Color)
Founded	October 18, 1918
Ground	Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil
Capacity	58,300
Chairman	Ribamar Bezerra, 2005-
Manager	Valdyr Espinosa
League	Brazilian Série A
2004	Brazilian Série B, 2nd
Image:Kit left arm blue hoops.png Image:Kit body blueredhorizontal stripes.png Image:Kit right arm blue hoops.png Image:Kit shorts.png Image:Kit socks.png 　 Home colours Image:Kit left arm blue hoops.png Image:Kit body.png Image:Kit right arm blue hoops.png Image:Kit shorts.png Image:Kit socks.png 　 Away colours

Fortaleza EC is primarily a football club, but is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. Fortaleza EC is based in Fortaleza, capital of the State of Ceará, Brazil. It was founded in October 18, 1918.

Home venue is Alcides Santos Stadium, with capacity for 4,000 people, but the team only plays at Castelão Stadium which is up to circa 60,000 supporters and at Presidente Vargas Stadium, which has a 22,000 capacity. Club colours are red, blue and white.

Fortaleza EC is one of the most traditional clubs in the northeastearn region of Brazil alongside Bahia, Santa Cruz, Sport and Vitória.

Biggest rivals are from the same city: Ceará SC and Ferroviário AC. Fortaleza EC has the largest number of supporters in the Greater Fortaleza area. Major rival Ceará SC has the largest number of supporters taking in consideration only the state's inner cities.

Recent polls have shown that the number of supporters of Fortaleza EC is also growing significantly in the country, marking a slight difference in favour of Fortaleza EC in the whole area of the State of Ceará.

Contents 1 Mascot 2 Current Official Kit 3 Current Sponsor 4 Honours 5 Official Anthem (in Portuguese) 6 Famous Players 7 Past Presidents 8 External links

Mascot

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Current Official Kit

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Current Sponsor

Muriel, SUKS, Penalty, Claro

Honours

• State Championships (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, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005.

• • Best Goalscorer: Sandro Preigschadt (39 goals), 1997.

• Regional Championships: Notheastern Cup and North/Northeast Cup (Copa do Nordeste and Copa Norte/Nordeste) - 1946, 1960, 1968, 1970.

• National Competitions: 1960 (Runners-up - Taça Brasil), 1968 (Runners-up - Taça Brasil), 2002 (2nd Place - 2nd Division), 2004 (2nd Place - 2nd Division).

• • Best Goalscorer: Vinicius (33 goals), 2002.

Official Anthem (in Portuguese)

Fortaleza,

clube de glória e tradição.

Fortaleza,

quantas vezes campeão.

Fortaleza,

querido idolatrado,

estás sempre guardado,

dentro do meu coração.

Altivo,

tua vida sempre foi um marco,

tua glória é lutar e vencer também,

salve ó Tricolor de Aço.

No campo,

provaste mesmo que não tens rival,

tua turma valente é sensacional,

salve ó Tricolor de Aço.

Soberbo,

tua fibra representa um norte,

combativo, aguerrido, vibrante e forte.

Sem demonstrar cansaço,

receba um sincero,

abraço da torcida tão leal,

meu Tricolor de Aço.

Famous Players

• Luisinho das Arábias
• Pedro Basílio
• Moésio Gomes
• Amilton Melo
• Croinha
• Eliézer
• Louro

Past Presidents

• Alcides Santos
• João Gentil
• Ney Rebouças
• Airton França Rebouças
• Péricles Mulatinho
• José Nestor Falção
• Osvaldo Azim
• Jorge Mota
• Clayton Alcântara Veras
• João Cesar

External links

• Official Website
• Fan Online Community