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.

Floresta
Full nameFloresta Esporte Clube
FoundedNovember 9, 1954 (1954-11-09)
GroundFelipe Santiago, Fortaleza, Ceará
Capacity2,000
PresidentDiego do Nascimento Felicio
Head coachLeston Júnior
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série D
Campeonato Cearense
2020Série D, Semi-Finals
Cearense, 7th (relegated)

History

Founded in 1954, the club only joined the regional championships in 2015,[1] 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.[2]

In the 2017 Copa Fares Lopes, the club was crowned champions and earned a place in the 2018 Copa do Brasil.[3]

During the beginning the 2020 season, the Floresta ended up being relegated in the Campeonato Cearense, after finishing in the penultimate position.[4] 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 oficial matches, the Floresta managed to get into the top four of the national championship and secured access to the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie C.[5]

Honours

References
  1. "Federação Cearense de Futebol". futebolcearense.com.br. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. "Com base valorizada, Floresta chega à elite cearense e Copa do Brasil em três anos". ge (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. "Conheça Floresta, time da Vila Manoel Sátiro campeão da Fares Lopes e classificado para CB2018" [Know Floresta, team from Vila Manoel Sátiro champion of the Fares Lopes and qualified for the CB2018] (in Portuguese). O Povo. 4 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. "Série D: América-RN enfrenta Floresta-CE na luta por vaga na Série C". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 2 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. "Com o acesso, Floresta se torna o terceiro time cearense a subir para a Série C". ge (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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