Futebol Clube Atlético Cearense, commonly known as Atlético Cearense, is a Brazilian
football club based in
Fortaleza,
Ceará state. The club was formerly known as Uniclinic Atlético Clube and Centro de Treinamento Uniclinic.
History
The club was founded on 7 March 1997 as ''Centro de Treinamento Uniclinic'',
and played their first senior tournament took place in 1998, as they featured and won the
Campeonato Cearense Second Level. In 2002, after finishing ninth in the year's
Campeonato Cearense
The Campeonato Cearense is the football league of the state of Ceará, Brazil.
Format
The Campeonato Cearense has three divisions with the following division and format (as in any other Brazilian soccer championship, the format can change ev ...
, Uniclinic suffered relegation.
The club returned to the top tier in 2004, after finishing second in the 2003 Second Division. In 2008, they were renamed to ''Uniclinic Atlético Clube'', and once again suffered relegation in the Cearense. The club spent the next five seasons in the second level, suffering relegation to the
Campeonato Cearense Third Level in 2013.
Uniclinic won the third division in 2014, and achieved a second consecutive promotion in 2015 after finishing second in the second level. In 2016, the club reached the finals of the
Cearense, but lost the title to
Fortaleza; later in the year, the club debuted in a national competition after featuring in the
Série D.
During the 2017 campaign, Uniclinic made their debut in the
Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de P ...
and in the
Copa do Nordeste, being knocked out in the first stage of both tournaments. On 21 September 2018, the club was renamed to ''Futebol Clube Atlético Cearense''.
On 17 October 2021, Atlético Cearense achieved promotion to the
Série C for the first time in their history, after a 4–3 penalty win over
Ferroviária.
Honours
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Campeonato Cearense Série B: 1998
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Campeonato Cearense Série C: 2014
Stadium
Atlético Cearense is the owner of
Estádio Antônio Cruz, which has a capacity of 3,000 people.
The club often play their most important home games at
Estádio Presidente Vargas,
which has a maximum capacity of 20,262 people.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Atletico Cearense
FC Atlético Cearense
Association football clubs established in 1997
1997 establishments in Brazil