2025 Fortaleza Esporte Clube season

Fortaleza Esporte Clube
2025 season
Manager	Juan Pablo Vojvoda
Stadium	Castelão
Série A	Pre-season
Campeonato Cearense	Runner-up
Copa do Brasil	Third Round
Copa do Nordeste	Group Stage
Copa Libertadores	Group stage
Top goalscorer	; Juan Martín Lucero; Tinga; (1)
	← 2024 2026 →

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BRA	João Ricardo
2	DF	BRA	Tinga (captain)
4	DF	BRA	Titi (vice-captain)
5	MF	ARG	Pol Fernández
6	DF	BRA	Bruno Pacheco
7	MF	ARG	Tomás Pochettino
8	MF	ARG	Emmanuel Martínez
9	FW	ARG	Juan Martín Lucero (4th captain)
10	MF	BRA	Calebe
11	FW	BRA	Marinho
12	GK	BRA	Brenno
13	DF	CHI	Benjamín Kuscevic
14	DF	ARG	Eros Mancuso
15	GK	BRA	Magrão
16	DF	BRA	Diogo Barbosa
17	MF	BRA	Zé Welison


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	BRA	Matheus Rossetto
21	FW	BRA	Moisés
22	MF	BRA	Yago Pikachu (3rd captain)
23	DF	BRA	David Luiz
26	FW	BRA	Breno Lopes
27	FW	COL	Dylan Borrero
28	MF	BRA	Pedro Augusto
32	DF	ARG	Gastón Ávila (on loan from Ajax)
33	DF	ARG	Emanuel Brítez (5th captain)
36	DF	BRA	Felipe Jonatan
37	MF	BRA	Kauan Rodrigues
38	MF	BRA	Lucca Prior
39	DF	BRA	Gustavo Mancha
77	MF	VEN	Kervin Andrade
79	FW	BRA	Renato Kayzer
88	MF	BRA	Lucas Sasha

Transfers In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Diogo Barbosa	Fluminense	Free	1 January 2025
DF	David Luiz	Flamengo	Free	20 January 2025	^[2]

Transfers Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Hércules	Fluminense	€4,600,000	1 January 2025
MF	Ronald	Vitória	Free	5 January 2025	^[3]
FW	Imanol Machuca	Vélez Sarsfield	€244,000 loan fee	13 January 2025

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

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	29 March 2025	21 December 2025	Matchday 1		1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Campeonato Cearense	25 January 2025	22 March 2025	First stage	Runner-up	9	5	2	2	15	5	+10	055.56
Copa do Brasil			Third Round		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Copa do Nordeste	23 January 2025		Matchday 1		6	3	0	3	11	6	+5	050.00
Copa Libertadores			Group Stage		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					16	9	2	5	28	11	+17	056.25

Last updated: 29 March 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 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)	Lucero 73'	Report	Mugni 16' Pedro Henrique 25'	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)	Lucero 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas Attendance: 16,027 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Finals

15 March 2025 First Leg	Fortaleza	0–1	Ceará	Fortaleza
		Report	Sobral 82'	Stadium: Castelão

22 March 2025 Second Leg	Ceará	1–1 (2–1 agg.)	Fortaleza	Fortaleza
16:30 (UTC-3)

Copa do Nordeste

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	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)	Reis 68' Rodrigão	Report	Zé Welison 48'	Stadium: Estádio Lindolfo Monteiro Referee: Emerson Souza Silva

19 February 2025 4	Fortaleza	1–2	Vitória	Fortaleza
21:30 (UTC-3)	Lucero 40'	Report	Mosquito 53' Baralhas 80'	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 11,949 Referee: Dênis da Silva Ribeiro Serafim

5 March 2025 5	Fortaleza	4–0	Ferroviário	Fortaleza
(UTC-3)	Moisés 2', 27' Pikachu 13' Kayzer 83'	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'

26 March 2025 7	Fortaleza	0–1	CRB	Fortaleza
(UTC-3)			Ramon 45+2'	Stadium: Castelão

Final stages

Copa do Brasil

Fortaleza will enter the competition in the third round.

Third Round

Copa Libertadores

Group Stage

The draw for the group stage was held on March 17, 2025.^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification	RAC	CLC	FOR	BUC
1	Racing	Advance to round of 16	—	14 May	29 May	10 Apr
2	Colo-Colo	Advance to round of 16	22 Apr	—	10 Apr	29 May
3	Fortaleza	Transfer to Copa Sudamericana	1 Apr	6 May	—	13 May
4	Atlético Bucaramanga		6 May	1 Apr	23 Apr	—

First match(es) will be played: 1 April 2025. Source: CONMEBOL

1 April 2025 (2025-4-1) 1	Fortaleza	v	Racing	Fortaleza, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Castelão

10 April 2025 (2025-4-10) 2	Colo-Colo	v	Fortaleza	Santiago, Chile
20:30 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano

23 April 2025 (2025-4-23) 3	Atlético Bucaramanga	v	Fortaleza	Bucaramanga, Colombia
21:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Estadio Américo Montanini

6 May 2025 (2025-5-6) 4	Fortaleza	v	Colo-Colo	Fortaleza, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Castelão

13 May 2025 (2025-5-13) 5	Fortaleza	v	Atlético Bucaramanga	Fortaleza, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: Castelão

29 May 2025 (2025-5-29) 6	Racing	v	Fortaleza	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3				Stadium: El Cilindro

Série A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Fortaleza	1	1	2	0	+2	3^[a]	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2	Juventude	1	1	2	0	+2	3^[a]
3	Vasco da Gama	1	1	2	1	+1	3^[b]
4	Cruzeiro	1	1	2	1	+1	3^[b]
5	Grêmio	1	1	2	1	+1	3^[b]	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage

Updated to match(es) played on 30 March 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.^[5]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Yellow cards: Fortaleza 1, Juventude 3.
^ ^a ^b ^c Yellow cards: Vasco da Gama 1, Cruzeiro 3, Grêmio 3.

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
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: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

30 March 2025 1	Fortaleza	2–0	Fluminense	Fortaleza
(UTC-3)	Lucero 4' Tinga 21'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima

6 April 2025 2	Mirassol	–	Fortaleza	Mirassol
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia

13 April 2025 3	Fortaleza	–	Internacional	Fortaleza
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão)

16 April 2025 4	Vitória	–	Fortaleza	Salvador
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Estádio Manoel Barradas (Barradão)

20 April 2025 5	Fortaleza	–	Palmeiras	Fortaleza
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão)

27 April 2025 6	Sport	–	Fortaleza	Recife
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)

3 May 2025 7	São Paulo	–	Fortaleza	São Paulo
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)

11 May 2025 8	Fortaleza	–	Juventude	Fortaleza
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão)

18 May 2025 9	Vasco da Gama	–	Fortaleza	Rio de Janeiro
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Estádio Vasco da Gama (São Januário)

25 May 2025 10	Fortaleza	–	Cruzeiro	Fortaleza
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão)

1 June 2025 11	Flamengo	–	Fortaleza	Rio de Janeiro
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)

11 June 2025 12	Fortaleza	–	Santos	Fortaleza
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão)

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
^ "Vitória anuncia o volante Ronald, ex-Criciúma e Fortaleza". ge. January 5, 2025.
^ "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.
^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2025" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 12 February 2025.

[table_hth_FOR0.48426092624863-5] Yellow cards: Fortaleza 1, Juventude 3.

[table_hth_VAS0.48426092624863-6] Yellow cards: Vasco da Gama 1, Cruzeiro 3, Grêmio 3.

[1] "Elenco" [Squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fortaleza EC. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

[2] David Luiz é o novo zagueiro do Fortaleza

[3] "Vitória anuncia o volante Ronald, ex-Criciúma e Fortaleza". ge. January 5, 2025.

[4] "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.

[7] "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2025" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 12 February 2025.

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