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Gender:Male

Est:1914

Players:23

Ceara

Also known as: Ceará Sporting Club

📍 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil•Brazilian Serie B

ID: team_134744

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About

Ceará Sporting Club, or Ceará, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Fortaleza, capital city of the Brazilian state of Ceará, founded on June 2, 1914 by Luís Esteves e Pedro Freire. 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.

City:Fortaleza, Ceará

Country:Brazil

Stadium:Estádio Castelão

Capacity:63,903

Home Venue

Estádio Castelão

Capacity:63,903

Location:Fortaleza, Ceará

Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo, also known as the Castelão (Portuguese for "Big Castle") or Gigante da Boa Vista, is a football stadium that was inaugurated on November 11, 1973 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with a maximum capacity of 63,903 spectators. The stadium is owned by the Ceará state Government, and is the home ground of Ceará Sporting Club and Fortaleza Esporte Clube. Its formal name honors Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (1906–1979), who served as the Governor of Ceará from September 12, 1966 to March 15, 1971, and was a leader in getting the stadium built.