2024 Fortaleza Esporte Clube season

Fortaleza Esporte Clube
2024 season
Manager	Juan Pablo Vojvoda
Stadium	Castelão
Série A	4th
Campeonato Cearense	Runners-up
Copa do Brasil	Third round
Copa do Nordeste	Winners
Copa Sudamericana	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Juan Martín Lucero (8); All: ; Juan Martín Lucero (22)
Average home league attendance	29,279
Biggest win	Barbalha 0–5 Fortaleza
Biggest defeat	Cuiabá 5–0 Fortaleza

The 2024 season was the 106th season in the history of Fortaleza Esporte Clube and the sixth consecutive season in the top division. They played in the Série A and the Campeonato Cearense and the Copa Sudamericana.

Squad

As of December 8, 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BRA	João Ricardo
2	DF	BRA	Tinga (captain)
4	DF	BRA	Titi (vice-captain)
6	DF	BRA	Bruno Pacheco
7	MF	ARG	Tomás Pochettino
8	MF	ARG	Emmanuel Martínez
9	FW	ARG	Juan Martín Lucero
10	MF	BRA	Calebe
11	FW	BRA	Marinho
13	DF	CHI	Benjamín Kuscevic
14	DF	BRA	Jhonatan Silva
15	GK	BRA	Bruno Guimarães
16	MF	BRA	Matheus Rossetto
17	MF	BRA	Zé Welison
18	MF	BRA	Luquinhas
19	DF	ARG	Emanuel Brítez
21	FW	BRA	Moisés


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	BRA	Yago Pikachu
23	GK	BRA	Santos
26	FW	BRA	Breno Lopes
27	DF	BRA	Geilson Souza
28	MF	BRA	Pedro Augusto
30	GK	BRA	Maurício Kozlinski
31	DF	BRA	Amorim
33	DF	ARG	Eros Mancuso
34	FW	BRA	Iarley
35	MF	BRA	Hercules
36	DF	BRA	Felipe Jonatan
37	MF	BRA	Kauan Rodrigues
39	FW	ARG	Imanol Machuca
77	MF	VEN	Kervin Andrade
79	FW	BRA	Renato Kayzer
88	MF	BRA	Lucas Sasha
—	GK	BRA	Magrão

Transfers

In

Out

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Série A	14 April 2024	8 December 2024	Matchday 1	4th	38	19	11	8	53	39	+14	050.00
Campeonato Cearense	20 January 2024	6 April 2024	1st phase	Runners-up	9	4	5	0	19	7	+12	044.44
Copa do Brasil	4 March 2024	21 May 2024	First round	Third round	4	1	3	0	6	3	+3	025.00
Copa do Nordeste	3 February 2024	9 June 2024	Group stage	Winners	12	5	2	5	20	13	+7	041.67
Copa Sudamericana	3 April 2024	24 September 2024	Group stage	Quarter Final	10	5	2	3	19	15	+4	050.00
Total					73	34	23	16	117	77	+40	046.58

Last updated: 8 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

Série A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Palmeiras	38	22	7	9	60	33	+27	73	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage^[a]
3	Flamengo	38	20	10	8	61	42	+19	70
4	Fortaleza	38	19	11	8	53	39	+14	68
5	Internacional	38	18	11	9	53	36	+17	65
6	São Paulo	38	17	8	13	53	43	+10	59

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.^[2]
Notes:

^ Botafogo and Flamengo qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2024 Copa Libertadores and the 2024 Copa do Brasil, respectively.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
11	4	5	2	11	11	0	17	3	3	0	8	3	+5	1	2	2	3	8	−5

Last updated: 26 June 2024.
Source:

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	D	D	D	D	W	L	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	P	W	W	W	W	W
Position	3	6	8	11	12	12	9	11	11	10	10	10	8	9	7	6	6	4	4	4	3	2	2	1

Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2024. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 29 February.^[3]

13 April 2024 1	São Paulo	1–2	Fortaleza	São Paulo
				Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi

17 April 2024 2	Fortaleza	1–1	Cruzeiro	Fortaleza
				Stadium: Castelão

28 April 2024 4	Fortaleza	1–1	Red Bull Bragantino	Fortaleza
				Stadium: Castelão

4 May 2024 5	Corinthians	0–0	Fortaleza	São Paulo
				Stadium: Arena Corinthians

12 May 2024 6	Fortaleza	1–1	Botafogo	Fortaleza
				Stadium: Castelão

2 June 2024 7	Fortaleza	1–0	Athletico Paranaense	Fortaleza
	Kuscevic 45'			Stadium: Castelão

13 June 2024 8	Bahia	1–0	Fortaleza	Salvador
	Jean Lucas 80'			Stadium: Casa de Apostas Arena Fonte Nova

16 June 2024 9	Cuiabá	5–0	Fortaleza	Cuiabá
	Clayson 3' Ramon 11' Cafú 37' Pitta 45+8' Fernando Sobral 54' (pen.)			Stadium: Arena Pantanal

19 June 2024 10	Fortaleza	1–0	Grêmio	Fortaleza
	Lucero 42' (pen.)		Pepê 44'	Stadium: Castelão

23 June 2024 11	Atlético Mineiro	1–1	Fortaleza	Belo Horizonte
	Paulinho 58'		Lopes 25'	Stadium: Arena MRV

26 June 2024 12	Fortaleza	3–0	Palmeiras	Fortaleza
	Lucero 9', 48' Pacheco 69'			Stadium: Castelão

30 June 2024 13	Fortaleza	2–1	Juventude	Fortaleza
				Stadium: Castelão

3 July 2024 14	Vasco da Gama	2–0	Fortaleza	Rio de Janeiro
	Mateus Carvalho 45+3' Vegetti 63'			Stadium: São Januário Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan

7 July 2024 15	Fortaleza	1–0	Fluminense	Fortaleza
	Lucero 56'	Report		Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 34,831 Referee: Davi de Oliveira Lacerda

11 July 2024 16	Flamengo	1–2	Fortaleza	Rio de Janeiro
	Pedro 39' (pen.)	Report	Wesley 11' (o.g.) Lucero 63' (Pochettino)	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 57,517 Referee: Edina Alves Batista

17 July 2024 17	Fortaleza	3–1	Vitória	Fortaleza
				Stadium: Castelão

21 July 2024 18	Fortaleza	3–1	Atlético Goianiense	Fortaleza
				Stadium: Castelão

24 July 2024 3	Criciúma	1–1	Fortaleza	Criciúma
				Stadium: Estádio Heriberto Hülse

28 July 2024 20	Fortaleza	1–0	São Paulo	Fortaleza
				Stadium: Castelão

6 August 2024 21	Cruzeiro	1–2	Fortaleza	Belo Horizonte
				Stadium: Mineirão

10 August 2024 22	Fortaleza	1–0	Criciúma	Fortaleza
				Stadium: Castelão

17 August 2024 23	Red Bull Bragantino	1–2	Fortaleza	Bragança Paulista
				Stadium: Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid

25 August 2024 24	Fortaleza	1–0	Corinthians	Fortaleza
				Stadium: Castelão

31 August 2024 25	Botafogo	2–0	Fortaleza	Rio de Janeiro
21:00 UTC−3	Igor Jesus 73', 90+1'			Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos Attendance: 32,564 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

11 September 2024 19	Internacional	2–1	Fortaleza	Porto Alegre
19:00	Alan Patrick 21' Gustavo Prado 84'	Report	Titi 45+2'	Stadium: Beira-Rio Attendance: 23,358 Referee: Gustavo Ervino Bauermann

14 September 2024 (2024-09-14) 26	Athletico Paranaense	1–1	Fortaleza	Curitiba
18:30 BRT (UTC−3)	Canobbio 28'	Report	Moisés 14'	Stadium: Ligga Arena Attendance: 16,452 Referee: Davi Lacerda

21 September 2024 27	Fortaleza	4–1	Bahia	Fortaleza
	Marinho 28', 38' Pochettino 80' Kayzer 89'		Everaldo 30'	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 42,051

29 September 2024 28	Fortaleza	1–0	Cuiabá	Fortaleza
	Hércules 45+5'			Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 32,085

4 October 2024 29	Gremio	3–1	Fortaleza	Porto Alegre
				Stadium: Arena do Grêmio

16 October 2024 30	Fortaleza	1–1	Atlético Mineiro	Fortaleza
				Stadium: Castelão

26 October 2024 31	Palmeiras	2–2	Fortaleza	São Paulo
16:30 UTC−3	Raphael Veiga 29' (pen.) Estêvão 57' (pen.)	Report	Hércules 38' Moisés 62'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 40,321 Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel (Santa Catarina)

2 November 2024 32	Juventude	0–3	Fortaleza	Caxias do Sul
			Moisés 45+3' Mancuso 45+8' Kuscevic 71'	Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi Attendance: 7,479

9 November 2024 33	Fortaleza	3–0	Vasco da Gama	Fortaleza
			Martínez 13' Lopes 79' Kayzer 90+2'	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 44,293

20 November 2024 34	Fluminense	2–2	Fortaleza	Rio de Janeiro
20:30 (UTC-3)	Lima 11' Cano 85'	Report	Moisés 19' Marinho 43'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 37,969 Referee: Raphael Claus

26 November 2024 35	Fortaleza	0–0	Flamengo	Fortaleza
20:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Arena Castelão Attendance: 57,624 Referee: Anderson Daronco

1 December 2024 36	Vitória	2–0	Fortaleza	Salvador
				Stadium: Barradão

4 December 2024 37	Atletico Goianiense	3–1	Fortaleza	Goiânia
				Stadium: Estádio Serra Dourada

8 December 2024 38	Fortaleza	3–0	Internacional	Fortaleza
				Stadium: Arena Castelão

Campeonato Cearense

First phase

20 January 2024 1

Fortaleza

2–0

Horizonte

28 January 2024 2	Barbalha	0–5	Fortaleza	Juazeiro do Norte
				Stadium: Estádio Mauro Sampaio

1 February 2024 3

Fortaleza

3–1

Iguatu

8 February 2024 4

Ferroviário

1–1

Fortaleza

17 February 2024 5

Fortaleza

3–3

Ceará

Semi-finals

10 March 2024 First leg

Maracanã

1–1

Fortaleza

17 March 2024 Second leg

Fortaleza

3–0

Maracanã

Final

30 March 2024 First leg	Fortaleza	0–0	Ceará	Fortaleza
				Stadium: Castelão

6 April 2024 Second leg	Ceará	1–1 (1–1 agg.) (3–2 p)	Fortaleza	Fortaleza
	Mineiro 49'		Lucero 58'	Stadium: Castelão
	Penalties
	Matheus Felipe Guilherme Castilho Recalde Lourenço Ramos		Yago Pikachu Zé Welison Moisés Tinga Machuca

Copa do Brasil

First Round

4 March 2024	Fluminense-PI	0–3	Fortaleza	Teresina
16:00		Report	Kuscevic 47' Lucero 73' Kervin Andrade 90+5'	Stadium: Estádio Lindolfo Monteiro Attendance: 942 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo)

Second Round

14 March 2024 (2024-03-14)	Fortaleza	0–0 (3–2 p)	Retrô	Fortaleza
21:30		Report		Stadium: Castelão Referee: João Vitor Gobi (São Paulo)
	Penalties
	Calebe Lucero Kervin Andrade Zé Welison Tinga		Fernandinho Renato Henrique Edson Lucas Luisinho Giva

Third Round

1 May 2024 (2024-05-01) First Leg	Fortaleza	0–0	Vasco da Gama	Fortaleza
19:00				Stadium: Castelão

21 May 2024 (2024-05-21) Second Leg	Vasco da Gama	3–3 (3–3 agg.) (5–4 p)	Fortaleza	Rio de Janeiro
21:30	Pablo Vegetti 16' (pen.), 65' Lucas Piton 75'	Report	Marinho 7' Lucero 54' Hércules 88'	Stadium: São Januário Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio
	Penalties
	Dimitri Payet Juan Sforza Lucas Piton Pumita Rodríguez Pablo Vegetti		Lucero Yago Pikachu Hércules Zé Welison Kervin Andrade

Copa do Nordeste

Group Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bahia	8	6	0	2	11	8	+3	18	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Fortaleza	8	2	2	4	9	10	−1	8
3	Altos	8	1	5	2	6	8	−2	8
4	Náutico	8	1	4	3	7	8	−1	7
5	ABC	8	1	4	3	8	12	−4	7

Source: CBF

Final Stages

Quarter-finals

21 April 2024	Fortaleza	5–0	Altos	Fortaleza
19:00	Marinho 28' (pen.) Andrade 36', 45+1' Moisés 42' Yago Pikachu 68'	Report		Stadium: Castelão Referee: Márcio dos Santos Oliveira (Alagoas)

Semi-finals

26 May 2024	Sport	1–4	Fortaleza	São Lourenço da Mata
18:00	Gustavo Coutinho 82'	Report	Moisés 8', 18', 42' Hércules 21'	Stadium: Arena Pernambuco Referee: Caio Max Augusto Vieira (Rio Grande do Norte)

Finals

5 June 2024 First Leg	Fortaleza	2–0	CRB	Fortaleza
21:30	Moisés 40' Lucero 45+3'	Report		Stadium: Castelão Referee: Paulo Belence Alves dos Prazeres Filho (Pernambuco)

9 June 2024 Second Leg	CRB	2–0 (2–2 agg.) (4–5 p)	Fortaleza	Maceió
16:30	João Neto 65', 86'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé Referee: Emerson Ricardo de Almeida Andrade (Bahia)
	Penalties
	Anselmo Ramon Gegê João Neto Hereda Matheus Ribeiro		Lucero Pedro Rocha Zé Welison Hércules Yago Pikachu

Copa Sudamericana

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	FOR	BOC	NAP	TRI
1	Fortaleza	6	4	1	1	15	8	+7	13	Advance to round of 16	—	4–2	5–0	2–1
2	Boca Juniors	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11	Advance to knockout round play-offs	1–1	—	4–0	1–0
3	Nacional Potosí	6	2	1	3	6	13	−7	7		4–1	0–0	—	2–1
4	Sportivo Trinidense	6	1	0	5	5	9	−4	3		0–2	1–2	2–0	—

Source: CONMEBOL

3 April 2024 (2024-04-03) 1	Sportivo Trinidense	0–2	Fortaleza	Asunción, Paraguay
20:00 UTC−4		Report	Thiago Galhardo 4' Yago Pikachu 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Attendance: 500^[4] Referee: Francisco Gilabert (Chile)

10 April 2024 (2024-04-10) 2	Fortaleza	5–0	Nacional Potosí	Fortaleza, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3	Hércules 13' Lucero 16', 29' Yago Pikachu 48' Machuca 58'	Report		Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 19,237^[5] Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)

25 April 2024 (2024-04-25) 3	Fortaleza	4–2	Boca Juniors	Fortaleza, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3	Lucero 4', 51' Yago Pikachu 55', 63'	Report	Merentiel 21' Zenón 85'	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 53,428^[6] Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

8 May 2024 (2024-05-08) 4	Nacional Potosí	4–1	Fortaleza	Potosí, Bolivia
20:00 UTC−4	Callejo 6' Prost 37' Guerra 70' Álvarez 90+3'	Report	Lucero 16'	Stadium: Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte Attendance: 1,401^[7] Referee: Alex Cajas (Ecuador)

15 May 2024 (2024-05-15) 5	Boca Juniors	1–1	Fortaleza	Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:00 UTC−3	Cavani 55'	Report	Andrade 90'	Stadium: La Bombonera Attendance: 46,466^[8] Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

29 May 2024 (2024-05-29) 6	Fortaleza	2–1	Sportivo Trinidense	Fortaleza, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3	Pochettino 20' Lucero 42'	Report	Rayer 90+3'	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 29,227^[9] Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)

Final Stages

Round of 16

14 August 2024 (2024-08-14) First Leg	Rosario Central	1–1	Fortaleza	Rosario, Argentina
19:00 UTC−3	Sández 6'	Report	Marinho 2'	Stadium: Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Attendance: 14,360^[10] Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

21 August 2024 (2024-08-21) Second Leg	Fortaleza	3–1 (4–2 agg.)	Rosario Central	Fortaleza, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3	Lucero 53' Yago Pikachu 78' Lucas Sasha 90+2'	Report	Mallo 48'	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 50,135^[11] Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Quarterfinals

17 September 2024 (2024-09-17) First Leg	Fortaleza	0–2	Corinthians	Fortaleza, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3		Report	Coronado 39' Yuri Alberto 90'	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 46,617^[12] Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

24 September 2024 (2024-09-24) Second Leg	Corinthians	3–0 (5–0 agg.)	Fortaleza	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Romero 55' Coronado 59' Pedro Henrique 81'	Report		Stadium: Neo Química Arena Attendance: 44,680^[13] Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

References

^ "Série A 2024 - Attendance". 10 September 2024.
^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2024" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 16 March 2024.
^ Tabela do Brasileirão 2024: CBF divulga jogos da Série A
^ "Fortaleza 2-0 Trinidense (3 de abr, 2024) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ "Fortaleza 5-0 Nacional Potosí (10 de abr, 2024) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
^ "Fortaleza 4-2 Boca Juniors (25 de abr, 2024) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
^ "Nacional Potosí 4-1 Fortaleza (8 de mai, 2024) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^ "Boca 1-1 Fortaleza (15 de mai, 2024) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
^ "Fortaleza 2-1 Trinidense (29 de mai, 2024) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Rosário Central 1-1 Fortaleza (14 de ago, 2024) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ "Fortaleza 3-1 Rosário Central (21 de ago, 2024) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
^ "Corinthians 2-0 Fortaleza (Sep 17, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ "Corinthians 3-0 Fortaleza (24 de set, 2024) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 24 September 2024.

[table_note_res_LIBG0.7208246009987-2] Botafogo and Flamengo qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2024 Copa Libertadores and the 2024 Copa do Brasil, respectively.

[1] "Série A 2024 - Attendance". 10 September 2024.

[3] "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2024" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 16 March 2024.

[4] Tabela do Brasileirão 2024: CBF divulga jogos da Série A

[5] "Fortaleza 2-0 Trinidense (3 de abr, 2024) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[6] "Fortaleza 5-0 Nacional Potosí (10 de abr, 2024) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 April 2024.

[7] "Fortaleza 4-2 Boca Juniors (25 de abr, 2024) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

[8] "Nacional Potosí 4-1 Fortaleza (8 de mai, 2024) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

[9] "Boca 1-1 Fortaleza (15 de mai, 2024) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 15 May 2024.

[10] "Fortaleza 2-1 Trinidense (29 de mai, 2024) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[11] "Rosário Central 1-1 Fortaleza (14 de ago, 2024) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

[12] "Fortaleza 3-1 Rosário Central (21 de ago, 2024) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

[13] "Corinthians 2-0 Fortaleza (Sep 17, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 18 September 2024.

[14] "Corinthians 3-0 Fortaleza (24 de set, 2024) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 24 September 2024.

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