Floresta EC
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Wikipedia - Floresta Esporte Clube
Floresta Esporte Clube, simply known as Floresta, is a football (soccer) club from Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Founded in 1954, it currently plays in the Campeonato Cearense and Campeonato Brasileiro série C.
History
Founded in 1954, the club only joined the regional championships in 2015, playing in the third division of the Campeonato Cearense and immediately achieving promotion to the second level as runners-up. After two years in the second division, the club finished second in 2017 and achieved promotion to the first tier.
In the 2017 Copa Fares Lopes, the club was crowned champions and earned a place in the 2018 Copa do Brasil.
During the beginning the 2020 season, the Floresta ended up being relegated in the Campeonato Cearense, after finishing in the penultimate position. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, the club spent almost seven months without playing official games. In September, the team started its participation in the Campeonato Brasileiro série D. Although had a difficult start to the season due to relegation in the Estadual and also due to several months without playing official matches, the Floresta managed to get into the top four of the national championship and secured access to the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie C.
Domácím hřištěm klubu je Estádio Carlos de Alencar Pinto, známý také jako Vovozão. Stadion má kapacitu přibližně 22 000 diváků.
Floresta EC vyhrála Campeonato Cearense 4krát, naposledy v roce 2015. Klub se také zúčastnil několika národních soutěží, včetně Série C a Copa do Brasil.
Mezi nejvýznamnější hráče klubu patří Alcindo Bittencourt, který hrál za brazilskou reprezentaci na mistrovství světa ve fotbale v roce 1970, a Rinaldo, který hrál za Brazílii na mistrovství světa ve fotbale v roce 1994.
Floresta EC je známá svou vášnivou fanouškovskou základnou a živou atmosférou na domácích zápasech. Klub má silnou rivalitu s dalšími týmy ve Fortaleze, jako je Ceará SC a Fortaleza EC.