2025 Fortaleza Esporte Clube season
| 2025 season | ||||
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| Manager | Juan Pablo Vojvoda | |||
| Stadium | Castelão | |||
| Série A | 18th | |||
| Campeonato Cearense | Runner-up | |||
| Copa do Brasil | Third Round | |||
| Copa do Nordeste | Quarter-finals | |||
| Copa Libertadores | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | Juan Martín Lucero Tinga (1) | |||
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The 2025 season will be 107th season in the history of Fortaleza Esporte Clube and 7th consecutive in Brazil's top division Série A. The club will also participate in the Campeonato Cearense, Copa do Brasil, Copa do Nordeste, and Copa Libertadores.
Squad
Current squad
- As of 28 February 2025[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| DF | Diogo Barbosa | Fluminense | Free | 1 January 2025 | |
| DF | David Luiz | Flamengo | Free | 20 January 2025 | [2] |
| MF | José María Herrera | Argentinos Juniors | US$2,400,000 | 30 June 2025 | [3] |
| FW | Adam Bareiro | River Plate | US$1,800,000 | 8 July 2025 | [4] |
Transfers Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Brayan Ceballos | New England Revolution | Undisclosed | 1 January 2025 | [5] |
| MF | Hércules | Fluminense | €4,600,000 | 1 January 2025 | |
| MF | Ronald | Vitória | Free | 5 January 2025 | [6] |
| FW | Imanol Machuca | Vélez Sarsfield | €244,000 loan fee | 13 January 2025 | |
| MF | Pol Fernández | Godoy Cruz | Contract terminated | 9 June 2025 | [7] |
| DF | Tomás Cardona | Tigre | Loan | 27 June 2025 | [8] |
Exhibition matches
| 18 January 2025 Orlando Cup | Miami United FC | 2–1 | Fortaleza |
| 19 January 2025 Orlando Cup | Chicago Fire | 0–1 | Fortaleza | Davie, Florida |
| 67' Moisés | Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Série A | 29 March 2025 | 21 December 2025 | Matchday 1 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 16.67 | |
| Campeonato Cearense | 25 January 2025 | 22 March 2025 | First stage | Runner-up | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 55.56 |
| Copa do Brasil | 29 April 2025 | 21 May 2025 | Third Round | Third Round | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Copa do Nordeste | 23 January 2025 | 9 July 2025 | Matchday 1 | Quarter-finals | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 37.50 |
| Copa Libertadores | 1 April 2025 | Group Stage | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 33.33 | ||
| Total | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 32.43 | ||||
Last updated: 9 July 2025
Source: Competitions
Campeonato Cearense
First stage
| 25 January 2025 2 | Horizonte | 1–3 | Fortaleza | Horizonte |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Waldson 60' | Report | Renato Kayzer 10', 57' (pen.) Breno Lopes 30' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Horácio Domingos de Sousa Attendance: 6,005 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique |
| 27 January 2025 1* | Fortaleza | 7–0 | Cariri | Fortaleza |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Moisés 13' Lucero 31', 45+1' Marinho 34' Pochettino 74' Yago Pikachu 75' Brítez 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas Attendance: 8,072 Referee: Joanilson Scarcella |
| 30 January 2025 3 | Fortaleza | 1–0 | Maracanã | Fortaleza |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Marinho 66' | Report | Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas Attendance: 9,559 Referee: Luciano da Silva |
| 1 February 2025 4 | Floresta | 0–1 | Fortaleza | Fortaleza |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Yago Pikachu 25' | Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas Referee: Antônio Magno Lima Cordeiro |
| 8 February 2025 5 | Fortaleza | 1–2 | Ceará | Fortaleza |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) |
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Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 42,464 Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan |
Semi-finals
| 1 March 2025 First Leg | Ferroviário | 0–0 | Fortaleza | Fortaleza |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas Attendance: 2,982 Referee: Raimundo Rodrigues de Oliveira Júnior |
| 8 March 2025 Second Leg | Fortaleza | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Ferroviário | Fortaleza |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas Attendance: 16,027 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique |
Finals
Copa do Nordeste
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sport | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Ferroviário | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 10 | |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | |
| 5 | CRB | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 | |
| 6 | Altos | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
Source: CBF
| 23 January 2025 1 | Fortaleza | 2–0 | Moto Club | Fortaleza |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Lucero 31' (pen.) Yago Pikachu 79' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas Attendance: 14,090 Referee: Jardiel da Rocha Soares |
| 4 February 2025 2 | Sport | 0–2 | Fortaleza | Recife |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Moisés 51' Breno Lopes 90+2' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Rafael Carlos Salgueiro Lima |
| 11 February 2025 3 | Altos | 2–1 | Fortaleza | Teresina |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) |
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Stadium: Estádio Lindolfo Monteiro Referee: Emerson Souza Silva |
| 19 February 2025 4 | Fortaleza | 1–2 | Vitória | Fortaleza |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) |
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Report | Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 11,949 Referee: Dênis da Silva Ribeiro Serafim |
| 5 March 2025 5 | Fortaleza | 4–0 | Ferroviário | Fortaleza |
| (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 10,750 Referee: Márcio de Santos Oliveira |
| 19 March 2025 6 | Sousa | 2–1 | Fortaleza | Sousa |
| (UTC-3) | Luan Rodrigues 30', 57' | Kervin Andrade 33' |
Final stages
| 9 July 2025 Quarter-finals | Bahia | 2–1 | Fortaleza | Salvador |
| 21:30 | Willian José 39' (pen.) Caio Alexandre 45+6' |
Report | Matheus Pereira 68' | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Referee: Antônio Dib Moraes de Sousa |
Copa do Brasil
Fortaleza will enter the competition in the third round.
Third Round
| 29 April 2025 First leg | Retrô | 1–1 | Fortaleza | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Franco 33' | Report | Lucero 88' | Stadium: Arena Pernambuco Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano |
| 21 May 2025 Second leg | Fortaleza | 1–1 (2–2 agg.) (1–4 p) | Retrô | Fortaleza |
| 19:00 UTC−3 |
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Stadium: Castelão Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza |
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Copa Libertadores
Group Stage
The draw for the group stage was held on March 17, 2025.[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Racing | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | |
| 3 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | Transfer to Copa Sudamericana |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 5 |
Source: CONMEBOL
| 1 April 2025 1 | Fortaleza | 0–3 | Racing | Fortaleza, Brazil |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Castelão Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay) |
| 10 April 2025 2 | Colo-Colo | 0–3 Awarded[10] | Fortaleza | Santiago, Chile |
| 20:30 UTC−4 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano | |||
| Note: The match was abandoned at 0–0 in the 68th minute following a pitch invasion after two supporters died in an incident prior to the start of the match. On 30 April 2025, CONMEBOL's Disciplinary Commission awarded Fortaleza a 3–0 win. | ||||
| 23 April 2025 3 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 1–1 | Fortaleza | Bucaramanga, Colombia |
| 21:00 UTC−5 | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Américo Montanini Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru) |
| 6 May 2025 4 | Fortaleza | 4–0 | Colo-Colo | Fortaleza, Brazil |
| 21:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Castelão Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) |
| 13 May 2025 5 | Fortaleza | 0–0 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Fortaleza, Brazil |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Castelão Referee: Derlis López (Paraguay) |
| 29 May 2025 6 | Racing | 1–0 | Fortaleza | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 21:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: El Cilindro Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) |
Final stages
Round of 16
| 12 August 2025 First leg | Fortaleza | v | Vélez Sarsfield | Fortaleza |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Castelão |
| 19 August 2025 Second leg | Vélez Sarsfield | v | Fortaleza | Buenos Aires |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estadio José Amalfitani |
Série A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 16 | Santos | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 11 | |
| 17 | Vitória | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 11 | Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| 18 | Fortaleza | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 10 | |
| 19 | Juventude | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 8 | |
| 20 | Sport | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 12 July 2025. 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.[11]
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.[11]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 29 March 2025.
Source:
Matches
| 30 March 2025 1 | Fortaleza | 2–0 | Fluminense | Fortaleza |
| (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima |
| 6 April 2025 2 | Mirassol | 1–1 | Fortaleza | Mirassol |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) | Cristian Renato 90+3' | Report | Emmanuel Martínez 15' | Stadium: Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia Referee: Sávio Sampaio |
| 13 April 2025 3 | Fortaleza | 0–0 | Internacional | Fortaleza |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) Attendance: 16,587 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza |
| 16 April 2025 4 | Vitória | 2–1 | Fortaleza | Salvador |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) |
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Stadium: Estádio Manoel Barradas (Barradão) |
| 20 April 2025 5 | Fortaleza | 1–2 | Palmeiras | Fortaleza |
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Report | Stadium: Arena Castelão Attendance: 23,439 Referee: Paulo César Zanovelli da Silva (Minas Gerais) |
| 27 April 2025 6 | Sport | 0–0 | Fortaleza | Recife |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) |
| 2 May 2025 7 | São Paulo | 0–0 | Fortaleza | São Paulo |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 39,502 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães |
| 10 May 2025 8 | Fortaleza | 5–0 | Juventude | Fortaleza |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) |
| 18 May 2025 9 | Vasco da Gama | 3–0 | Fortaleza | Rio de Janeiro |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Vasco da Gama (São Januário) |
| 25 May 2025 10 | Fortaleza | 0–2 | Cruzeiro | Fortaleza |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) Attendance: 12,483 Referee: João Vitor Gobi |
| 1 June 2025 11 | Flamengo | 5–0 | Fortaleza | Rio de Janeiro |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Attendance: 64,900 Referee: Gustavo Ervino Bauermann |
| 12 June 2025 12 | Fortaleza | 2–3 | Santos | Fortaleza |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) |
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Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) Attendance: 20,381 Referee: Paulo César Zanovelli da Silva |
| 13 July 2025 13 | Fortaleza | – | Ceará | Fortaleza |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) |
| 16 July 2025 14 | Grêmio | – | Fortaleza | Porto Alegre |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena do Grêmio |
| 19 July 2025 15 | Fortaleza | – | Bahia | Fortaleza |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) |
| 22 July 2025 16 | Atlético Mineiro | – | Fortaleza | Belo Horizonte |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena MRV |
| 25 July 2025 17 | Fortaleza | – | Red Bull Bragantino | Fortaleza |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) |
| 1 August 2025 18 | Corinthians | – | Fortaleza | São Paulo |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Neo Química Arena |
| 8 August 2025 19 | Fortaleza | – | Botafogo | Fortaleza |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) |
| 15 August 2025 20 | Fluminense | – | Fortaleza | Rio de Janeiro |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) |
| 22 August 2025 21 | Fortaleza | – | Mirassol | Fortaleza |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) |
| 29 August 2025 22 | Internacional | – | Fortaleza | Porto Alegre |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio José Pinheiro Borda (Beira-Rio) |
| 12 September 2025 23 | Fortaleza | – | Vitória | Fortaleza |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) |
| 19 September 2025 24 | Palmeiras | – | Fortaleza | São Paulo |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Allianz Parque |
| 26 September 2025 25 | Fortaleza | – | Sport | Fortaleza |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) |
| 30 September 2025 26 | Fortaleza | – | São Paulo | Fortaleza |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) |
| 15 October 2025 27 | Juventude | – | Fortaleza | Caxias do Sul |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi |
| 24 October 2025 28 | Fortaleza | – | Vasco da Gama | Fortaleza |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) |
| 4 November 2025 29 | Cruzeiro | – | Fortaleza | Belo Horizonte |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão) |
| 18 November 2025 30 | Fortaleza | – | Flamengo | Fortaleza |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) |
| 21 November 2025 31 | Santos | – | Fortaleza | Santos |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Urbano Caldeira (Vila Belmiro) |
| 28 November 2025 32 | Ceará | – | Fortaleza | Fortaleza |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) |
| 2 December 2025 33 | Fortaleza | – | Grêmio | Fortaleza |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) |
| 5 December 2025 34 | Bahia | – | Fortaleza | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas Arena Fonte Nova (Fonte Nova) |
| 9 December 2025 35 | Fortaleza | – | Atlético Mineiro | Fortaleza |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) |
| 12 December 2025 36 | Red Bull Bragantino | – | Fortaleza | Bragança Paulista |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid |
| 16 December 2025 37 | Fortaleza | – | Corinthians | Fortaleza |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) |
| 20 December 2025 38 | Botafogo | – | Fortaleza | Rio de Janeiro |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos (Engenhão) |
References
- ^ "Elenco" [Squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fortaleza EC. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ David Luiz é o novo zagueiro do Fortaleza
- ^ "José Herrera é o novo atacante do Fortaleza".
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- ^ "New England Revolution sign center back Brayan Ceballos". Major League Soccer. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ "Vitória anuncia o volante Ronald, ex-Criciúma e Fortaleza". ge. January 5, 2025.
- ^ "Fortaleza and Pol Fernández Agree to Contract Termination".
- ^ "Fortaleza empresta zagueiro Tomás Cardona ao Tigre, da Argentina".
- ^ "Pautas de sorteo de Fase de Grupos para la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2025" [Group Stage draw guidelines for the 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores and CONMEBOL Sudamericana]. CONMEBOL. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Multa y advertencia al Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo" [Fine and warning to Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2025" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 12 February 2025.