FC Atlético Cearense
Full name | Futebol Clube Atlético Cearense | ||
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Nickname(s) | Águia da Precabura (Eagle of the Precabura) | ||
Founded | 7 March 1997 | ||
Ground | Estádio Antônio Cruz | ||
Capacity | 3,000 | ||
President | Maria José Vieira | ||
Head Coach | Raimundo Wágner | ||
League | Campeonato Cearense Campeonato Brasileiro Série D | ||
2021 | Cearense, 4th | ||
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Futebol Clube Atlético Cearense, commonly known as Atlético Cearense, is a Brazilian football club based in Fortaleza, Ceará state. The club was formerly known as Uniclinic Atlético Clube and Centro de Treinamento Uniclinic.
History[]
The club was founded on 7 March 1997 as Centro de Treinamento Uniclinic,[1][2] and played their first senior tournament took place in 1998, as they featured and won the . In 2002, after finishing ninth in the year's Campeonato Cearense, Uniclinic suffered relegation.
The club returned to the top tier in 2004, after finishing second in the 2003 Second Division. In 2008, they were renamed to Uniclinic Atlético Clube, and once again suffered relegation in the Cearense.[3] The club spent the next five seasons in the second level, suffering relegation to the in 2013.
Uniclinic won the third division in 2014, and achieved a second consecutive promotion in 2015 after finishing second in the second level. In 2016, the club reached the finals of the Cearense, but lost the title to Fortaleza; later in the year, the club debuted in a national competition after featuring in the Série D.
During the 2017 campaign, Uniclinic made their debut in the Copa do Brasil and in the Copa do Nordeste, being knocked out in the first stage of both tournaments. On 21 September 2018, the club was renamed to Futebol Clube Atlético Cearense.[4]
On 17 October 2021, Atlético Cearense achieved promotion to the Série C for the first time in their history, after a 4–3 penalty win over Ferroviária.[5]
Honours[]
- : 1998
Stadium[]
Atlético Cearense is the owner of Estádio Antônio Cruz, which has a capacity of 3,000 people. The club often play their most important home games at Estádio Presidente Vargas,[2] which has a maximum capacity of 20,600 people.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Uniclinic Atlético Clube celebra 21 anos" [Uniclinic Atlético Clube celebrate 21 years] (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ a b Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 45.
- ^ "Uniclinic Atlético Clube | CE" (in Portuguese). McNish. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "Uniclinic agora é Futebol Clube Atlético Cearense" (in Portuguese). Federação Cearense de Futebol. 21 September 2018.
- ^ "ABC-RN e Atlético-CE conquistam acesso para a Série C do Brasileirão" [ABC-RN and Atlético-CE achieve promotion to the Brasileirão Série C] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
- FC Atlético Cearense
- Association football clubs established in 1997
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