Ferroviário Atlético Clube, commonly referred to as Ferroviário, is a Brazilian professional club based in
Fortaleza
Fortaleza ( ; ; ) is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeastern Brazil. It is Brazil's 4th largest city—Fortaleza surpassed Salvador, Bahia, Salvador in 2022 census with a population of slightly over 2.4 mi ...
,
Ceará
Ceará (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. It is the List of Brazilian states by population, eighth-largest Brazilian State by ...
founded on 9 May 1933. It competes in the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (English: Brazilian Championship Serie D), commonly known as the Série D or the Brazilian Série D to distinguish it from the Italian Serie D, is the fourth division of the Brazilian football league system, and ...
, the fourth tier of
Brazilian football
Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of the country's national identity. The Brazil national football team has won the FIFA World Cup five times, the most of any team, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. Brazil an ...
, as well as in the
Campeonato Cearense
The Campeonato Cearense is the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Ceará. It is run by the Ceará Football Federation (FCF).
In over a hundred years of competition, only 11 clubs have won the title.
List of champio ...
, the top flight of the Ceará
state football league.
History
The club was founded after two amateur soccer teams, named Matapasto and Jurubeba fused, and after RVC (
Rede de Viação Cearense, "Cearense Transit Net"), a railroad company, wanted to have a team playing in
Campeonato Cearense
The Campeonato Cearense is the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Ceará. It is run by the Ceará Football Federation (FCF).
In over a hundred years of competition, only 11 clubs have won the title.
List of champio ...
. On May 9, 1933 the team was founded as Ferroviário Foot-Ball Club. The club changed its name to Ferroviário Atlético Clube after some time.
In 1937, Ferroviário won its first title, the
Campeonato Cearense
The Campeonato Cearense is the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Ceará. It is run by the Ceará Football Federation (FCF).
In over a hundred years of competition, only 11 clubs have won the title.
List of champio ...
Second Division, being promoted to the following year's first division. In 1945, the club won its first state championship, the
Campeonato Cearense
The Campeonato Cearense is the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Ceará. It is run by the Ceará Football Federation (FCF).
In over a hundred years of competition, only 11 clubs have won the title.
List of champio ...
, after beating Maguari 3-1 in the final. In 1968, Ferroviário won the Campeonato Cearense without losing a single match.
On December 6, 2005, a Ferroviário player,
Alessandro, died during a training at Vila Olímpica Elzir Cabral.
Honours
Official tournaments
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Others tournaments
State
*Torneio Início do Ceará (5): 1940, 1941, 1946, 1949, 1966
Runners-up
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Campeonato Cearense
The Campeonato Cearense is the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Ceará. It is run by the Ceará Football Federation (FCF).
In over a hundred years of competition, only 11 clubs have won the title.
List of champio ...
(20): 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2017
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Copa Fares Lopes (1): 2023
Women's Football
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Campeonato Cearense de Futebol Feminino (1): 1983
External links
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Ferroviário on Globo Esporte
{{Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Ferroviário Atlético Clube (CE)
Association football clubs established in 1933
Football clubs in Ceará
Football clubs in Brazil
Sport in Fortaleza
1933 establishments in Brazil
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D winners
Railway association football teams