Floresta Esporte Clube, simply known as Floresta, is a football (soccer) club from Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Founded in 1954, it currently plays in the Campeonato Cearense and Campeonato Brasileiro série C.
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| Full name | Floresta Esporte Clube | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Verdão da Vila (Big Mad Troup); Tropa do Malvadão Lobo da Vila Manoel Sátiro (Manoel Sátiro Village's Wolf) | ||
| Founded | 9 November 1954 | ||
| Ground | Presidente Vargas | ||
| Capacity | 20,268 | ||
| President | Diego do Nascimento Felício | ||
| Head coach | Gerson Gusmão | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Campeonato Cearense | ||
| 2023 2023 | Série C, 14th of 20 Cearense Série B, 2nd of 10 (promoted) | ||
| Website | https://pt-br.facebook.com/florestaec | ||
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History
editFounded in 1954, the club only joined the regional championships in 2015,[1] playing in the third division of the Campeonato Cearense and immediately achieving promotion to the second level as runners-up. After two years in the second division, the club finished second in 2017 and achieved promotion to the first tier.[2]
In the 2017 Copa Fares Lopes, the club was crowned champions and earned a place in the 2018 Copa do Brasil.[3]
During the beginning the 2020 season, the Floresta ended up being relegated in the Campeonato Cearense, after finishing in the penultimate position.[4] Due to the covid-19 pandemic, the club spent almost seven months without playing official games. In September, the team started its participation in the Campeonato Brasileiro série D. Although had a difficult start to the season due to relegation in the Estadual and also due to several months without playing official matches, the Floresta managed to get into the top four of the national championship and secured access to the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie C.[5]
Stadium
editFloresta's stadium is Estádio Felipe Santiago, with a capacity of 2,000 people. The club often play in different stadiums within the surroundings of Fortaleza, and played the 2020 Série D at the Domingão in Horizonte, Ceará.[6] The club played the 2021 Série C at the Centro de Treinamento Luis Campos, a training ground for Ceará.
Honours
editNational
edit- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
- Runners-up (1): 2020
State
edit- Copa Fares Lopes
- Winners (1): 2017
- Copa dos Campeões Cearenses
- Winners (1): 2018
References
edit- ^ "Federação Cearense de Futebol". futebolcearense.com.br. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Com base valorizada, Floresta chega à elite cearense e Copa do Brasil em três anos". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Conheça Floresta, time da Vila Manoel Sátiro campeão da Fares Lopes e classificado para CB2018" [Know Floresta, team from Vila Manoel Sátiro champion of the Fares Lopes and qualified for the CB2018] (in Portuguese). O Povo. 4 November 2017. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Série D: América-RN enfrenta Floresta-CE na luta por vaga na Série C". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Com o acesso, Floresta se torna o terceiro time cearense a subir para a Série C". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Floresta aceita disputar Série D do Brasileiro no estádio Domingão, admite dirigente" [Floresta agree to play the Brasileiro Série D in the Domingão stadium, board member admits] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
External links
edit- Floresta Esporte Clube on Facebook (in Portuguese)
- Federação Cearense de Futebol profile (in Portuguese)