Ferroviário Atlético Clube
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Ferroviário Atlético Clube, or Ferroviário as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Fortaleza
in Ceará
, founded on May 9, 1933. The team name means "railroad worker" in Portuguese.
Home stadium is the Elzir Cabral stadium, capacity 8,000.
. 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
Second Division, being promoted to the following year's first division. In 1945, the club won its first state championship, the Campeonato Cearense
, 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.
Fortaleza
Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. With a population close to 2.5 million , Fortaleza is the 5th largest city in Brazil. It has an area of and one of the highest demographic densities in the country...
in Ceará
Ceará
Ceará is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8th largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main touristic destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of...
, founded on May 9, 1933. The team name means "railroad worker" in Portuguese.
Home stadium is the Elzir Cabral stadium, capacity 8,000.
History
The club was founded after two amateur soccer teams, named Matapasto and Jurubeba fused, and after RVC (Rede de Viação Cearense, "Cearense Traffic Net"), a railroad company, wanted to have a team playing in Campeonato CearenseCampeonato Cearense
The Campeonato Cearense is the football league of the state of Ceará, Brazil.-Format:The Cearense Championship has three divisions with the following division and format :First DivisionThe ten clubs play two legs...
. 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
Campeonato Cearense
The Campeonato Cearense is the football league of the state of Ceará, Brazil.-Format:The Cearense Championship has three divisions with the following division and format :First DivisionThe ten clubs play two legs...
Second Division, being promoted to the following year's first division. In 1945, the club won its first state championship, the Campeonato Cearense
Campeonato Cearense
The Campeonato Cearense is the football league of the state of Ceará, Brazil.-Format:The Cearense Championship has three divisions with the following division and format :First DivisionThe ten clubs play two legs...
, 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
Alessandro Pinheiro Martins
Alessandro Pinheiro Martins, nicknamed Alessandro was a Brazilian football player. He was born in São Luís, Maranhão.He played as a defensive midfielder for Ferroviário, of Fortaleza, Ceará since 2004...
, died during a training at Vila Olímpica Elzir Cabral.
Achievements
- Campeonato CearenseCampeonato CearenseThe Campeonato Cearense is the football league of the state of Ceará, Brazil.-Format:The Cearense Championship has three divisions with the following division and format :First DivisionThe ten clubs play two legs...
:- Winners (9): 1945, 1950, 1952, 1968, 1970, 1979, 1988, 1994, 1995
- Campeonato Cearense Second Division:
- Winners (1): 1937
Ultras
There are several groups supporting Ferroviário, like:- Torcida Falange Coral
- Ultras Resistência Coral
Symbols
- The team colors, as well as the logos and kits are very similar to São PauloSão Paulo Futebol ClubeSão Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...
ones. Ferroviários's mascot is a shark.