Ceará Sporting Club, or Ceará, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Fortaleza in Ceará, founded on June 2, 1914. Ceará is one of the most traditionally successful clubs in the Northeast region of Brazil alongside Bahia, Santa Cruz, Sport, Náutico, Vitória and their city rivals Fortaleza.
On June 2, 1914, the club was founded as Rio Branco Football Club by Luiz Esteves Junior and Pedro Freire. Later, some of their friends also joined: Gilberto Gurgel, Walter Barroso, Raimundo Justa, Newton Rôla, Bolívar Purcell, Aluísio Mamede, Orlando Olsen, José Elias Romcy, Isaías Façanha de Andrade, Raimundo Padilha, Rolando Emílio, Meton Alencar Pinto, Gotardo Morais, Artur de Albuquerque, Cincinato Costa, Carlos Calmon and Eurico Medeiros. As Rio Branco Football Club, the team colors were white and lilac. In 1915, on their first birthday, the club changed its name to Ceará Sporting Club.
From 1915 to 1919, Ceará was five time consecutive champion of the Torneios Metropolitanos. In 1941, Ceará won the Campeonato Cearense, the same year of the inauguration of Presidente Vargas stadium. From 1961 to 1963, the club was three times consecutive state champion. In 1969, Ceará won the Northeast Cup.
In 1970, ended the seven-year titleless state championship period. In 1971, Ceará was the last placed team in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A first edition. From 1975 to 1978, the club was four times in a row state champion.
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In 1985, Ceará finished in Brazilian League 7th position. This is the best participation of a team of Ceará State in Brazilian Championships all time. In 1994, the club was the Runner-up of Brazilian Cup. In the final, the club was beat by Grêmio. In 1995, Ceará disputed Copa CONMEBOL, the club’s first international championship, becoming the only club of Ceará State to play an International Tournament. In 1996, the team administrator was Forró bands businessman Emanuel Gurgel. The team changed its home shirt to an all black one. Because of this, the team was nicknamed “Urubu do Nordeste” (Northeast Vulture). From 1996 to 1999, the club was four times in a row state champion.
In 2002, Ceará won the state championship after three years. In 2005, Ceará reached Copa do Brasil semifinals. The club was defeated by Fluminense. In 2006, the club won the state championship after 4 years without winning the competition.
After 17 years of absence, Ceará was promoted back to the 2010 edition of the Brazilian League, after finishing in third place at the 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
In 2010, Ceará finished the Brazilian League in the 12th position, achieving a place in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana.
In 2011, Ceará reached the 2011 Copa do Brasil semifinals. Ceará notoriously ended Ronaldinho’s Flamengo’s unbeaten streak in the previous round at the away game, and drew the home game, eliminating the Rio de Janeiro team in a notorious upset. Ceará, however, was defeated by Coritiba in the semifinals.
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