Fortaleza Esporte Clube
| Full name | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | |||
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| Nicknames | Laion Leão do Pici (Lion of the Pici) O Rei Leão do Brasil (Lion King of Brazil) Tricolor Clube da Garotada (Club of the Youth) Tricolor de Aço (Tricolor of Steel) | |||
| Founded | 23 February 1912 (Fortaleza Football Club) 18 October 1918 (Fortaleza Esporte Clube) | |||
| Ground | Castelão | |||
| Capacity | 63,903 | |||
| SAF Owner | Fortaleza EC SAF (100%) | |||
| President | Rolim Machado | |||
| Head coach | Thiago Carpini | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Campeonato Cearense | |||
| 2024 2024 | Série A, 4th of 20 Cearense, 2nd of 10 | |||
| Website | fortaleza1918 | |||
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Fortaleza Esporte Clube (Brazilian Portuguese: [foʁtaˈlezɐ isˈpɔʁtʃi ˈklubi]) is a Brazilian multi-sport club based in Fortaleza, capital of the state of Ceará. Founded in 18 October 1918, primarily a football club, is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. The club's colors are red, blue and white.
Fortaleza is one of the most successful football clubs in the Brazilian Northeast, having won 46 state league titles and 3 Copa do Nordeste titles. It is placed by surveys as the second biggest fan base in the Northeast, behind only EC Bahia. Its biggest rival is Ceará SC, and clashes between them are called Clássico-Rei (Classic of Kings).