2023 Fortaleza Esporte Clube season

Fortaleza
2023 season
ManagerJuan Pablo Vojvoda
StadiumCastelão
Série A10th
Campeonato CearenseWinners
Copa do BrasilRound of 16
Copa do NordesteSemi-finals
Copa SudamericanaRunners-up
Top goalscorer
Juan Martín Lucero (9)
Biggest winFortaleza 6–1 Atlético Cearense
Fortaleza 6–1 Águia de Marabá
Fortaleza 6–1 Estudiantes de Mérida
Biggest defeatPalmeiras 3–0 Fortaleza
Fortaleza 0–3 Red Bull Bragantino

The 2023 season was the 105th in the history of Fortaleza Esporte Clube, and the club's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. In addition to the national league, Fortaleza participated in the Campeonato Cearense, the Copa do Brasil, the Copa do Nordeste, and the Copa Sudamericana.

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Brazil Dudu Brazil Atlético Goianiense Undisclosed 1 January 2023
MF Brazil Yago Pikachu Japan Shimizu S-Pulse Loan 1 January 2023 [1]
GK Brazil João Ricardo Brazil Ceará Undisclosed 1 January 2023
DF Brazil Bruno Pacheco Brazil Ceará Undisclosed 1 January 2023
MF Brazil Zé Welison Brazil Atlético Mineiro Undisclosed 1 January 2023
MF Argentina Tomás Pochettino United States Austin FC Undisclosed 6 January 2023 [2]
FW Brazil Thiago Galhardo Unattached 10 January 2023
FW Argentina Juan Martín Lucero Chile Colo-Colo €900,000 13 January 2023
MF Brazil Guilherme Brazil Grêmio Loan 8 February 2023
MF Brazil Marinho Brazil Flamengo Free 1 July 2023
DF Argentina Gonzalo Escobar Spain Ibiza Free 3 July 2023
DF Portugal Tobias Figueiredo England Hull City Undisclosed 11 July 2023
MF Brazil Pedro Augusto Portugal Tondela Free 13 July 2023
MF Argentina Imanol Machuca Argentina Union Santa Fe €2,200,000 28 July 2023

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Brazil Romarinho Brazil Sport Recife €465,000 1 January 2023

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Série A 15 April 2023 7 December 2023 Matchday 1 10th 38 15 9 14 45 44 +1 039.47
Campeonato Cearense 14 January 2023 8 April 2023 First round Winners 9 6 2 1 21 8 +13 066.67
Copa do Brasil 12 April 2023 31 May 2023 Third round Round of 16 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 075.00
Copa do Nordeste 21 January 2023 29 March 2023 Group stage Semi-finals 10 7 0 3 21 8 +13 070.00
Copa Sudamericana 5 April 2025 28 October 2023 Group stage Runners-up 13 9 3 1 28 10 +18 069.23
Total 74 40 14 20 124 74 +50 054.05

Source: Competitions

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Main article: 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Athletico Paranaense 38 14 14 10 51 43 +8 56 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
9 Internacional 38 15 10 13 46 45 +1 55
10 Fortaleza 38 15 9 14 45 44 +1 54
11 São Paulo 38 14 11 13 40 38 +2 53 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a]
12 Cuiabá 38 14 9 15 40 39 +1 51 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
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.[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ São Paulo qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2023 Copa do Brasil.

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
38 15 9 14 45 44  +1 54 9 6 4 28 20  +8 6 3 10 17 24  −7

Source:

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHA
ResultDWWDDDLWDLWWLWLLLLWWWLWWDWLLDLLLDLDWWW
Position1032467118911108107991113118888896889999111112111010
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 15 February 2023.[4]

15 April 2023 1 Fortaleza 1–1 Internacional
23 April 2023 2 Coritiba 0–3 Fortaleza
29 April 2023 3 Fortaleza 4–2 Fluminense
9 May 2023 4 Corinthians 1–1 Fortaleza
11 May 2023 5 Fortaleza 0–0 São Paulo
14 May 2023 6 Grêmio 0–0 Fortaleza
20 May 2023 7 América Mineiro 2–1 Fortaleza
27 May 2023 8 Fortaleza 2–0 Vasco da Gama
3 June 2023 9 Fortaleza 0–0 Bahia
11 June 2023 10 Botafogo 2–0 Fortaleza
21 June 2023 11 Cruzeiro 0–1 Fortaleza
24 June 2023 12 Fortaleza 2–1 Atlético Mineiro
1 July 2023 13 Flamengo 2–0 Fortaleza
9 July 2023 14 Fortaleza 1–0 Athletico Paranaense
16 July 2023 15 Fortaleza 0–1 Cuiabá
22 July 2023 16 Palmeiras 3–1 Fortaleza
29 July 2023 17 Fortaleza 0–3 Red Bull Bragantino
5 August 2023 18 Goiás 1–0 Fortaleza
13 August 2023 19 Fortaleza 4–0 Santos
19 August 2023 20 Internacional 0–1 Fortaleza
27 August 2023 21 Fortaleza 3–1 Coritiba
3 September 2023 22 Fluminense 1–0 Fortaleza
14 September 2023 23 Fortaleza 2–1 Corinthians
21 September 2023 24 São Paulo 1–2 Fortaleza
30 September 2023 25 Fortaleza 1–1 Grêmio
8 October 2023 26 Fortaleza 3–2 América Mineiro
18 October 2023 27 Vasco da Gama 1–0 Fortaleza
21 October 2023 28 Bahia 2–0 Fortaleza
2 November 2023 31 Atlético Mineiro 3–1 Fortaleza
5 November 2023 32 Fortaleza 0–2 Flamengo
8 November 2023 33 Athletico Paranaense 1–1 Fortaleza
12 November 2023 34 Cuiabá 2–1 Fortaleza
18 November 2023 30 Fortaleza 0–1 Cruzeiro
23 November 2023 29 Fortaleza 2–2 Botafogo
26 November 2023 25 Fortaleza 2–2 Palmeiras
30 November 2023 36 Red Bull Bragantino 1–2 Fortaleza
3 December 2023 37 Fortaleza 1–0 Goiás
7 December 2023 38 Santos 1–2 Fortaleza

Campeonato Cearense

First round

Results by round
Round12345
GroundHHAHA
ResultWWWWL
Position21111
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
14 January 2023 1 Fortaleza 2–0 Iguatu
18 January 2023 2 Fortaleza 1–0 Caucaia
29 January 2023 3 Barbalha 1–2 Fortaleza
1 February 2023 4 Fortaleza 6–1 Atlético Cearense
8 February 2023 5 Ceará 2–1 Fortaleza
Semi-finals
12 March 2023 First leg Ferroviário 1–1 Fortaleza
19 March 2023 Second leg Fortaleza 4–0
(5–1 agg.)		 Ferroviário
Finals
1 April 2023 First leg Fortaleza 2–1 Ceará
8 April 2023 Second leg Ceará 2–2
(3–4 agg.)		 Fortaleza

Copa do Brasil

Third round

12 April 2023 First leg Fortaleza 6–1 Águia de Marabá
26 April 2023 Second leg Águia de Marabá 0–2
(1–8 agg.)		 Fortaleza

Third round

17 May 2023 First leg Palmeiras 3–0 Fortaleza
31 May 2023 Second leg Fortaleza 1–0
(1–3 agg.)		 Palmeiras

Copa do Nordeste

Main article: 2023 Copa do Nordeste
21 January 2023 1 Fortaleza 2–0 Campinense
27 January 2023 5 Fortaleza 1–0 Sergipe
4 February 2023 2 ABC 2–0 Fortaleza
14 February 2023 3 Bahia 0–3 Fortaleza
17 February 2023 4 Fortaleza 3–0 CSA
26 February 2023 7 Fortaleza 2–1 Náutico
5 March 2023 6 Ceará 2–0 Fortaleza
22 March 2023 8 Santa Cruz 0–4 Fortaleza

Play-offs

25 March 2023 Quarter-finals Fortaleza 4–0 Ferroviário
29 March 2023 Semi-finals Fortaleza 2–3 Ceará Fortaleza
Stadium: Castelão
Attendance: 31,929
Referee: Araujo M.

Copa Sudamericana

Group stage

The draw was held on 27 March 2023.[5]

Group H
5 April 2023 1 Fortaleza Brazil 4–0 Chile Palestino
20 April 2023 2 San Lorenzo Argentina 0–2 Brazil Fortaleza
4 May 2023 3 Fortaleza Brazil 6–1 Venezuela Estudiantes de Mérida
24 May 2023 4 Fortaleza Brazil 3–2 Argentina San Lorenzo
6 June 2023 5 Estudiantes de Mérida Venezuela 1–0 Brazil Fortaleza
27 June 2023 6 Palestino Chile 1–2 Brazil Fortaleza

Round of 16

1 August 2023 First leg Libertad Paraguay 0–1 Brazil Fortaleza
8 August 2023 Second leg Fortaleza Brazil 1–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Paraguay Libertad

Quarter-finals

24 August 2023 First leg América Mineiro Brazil 1–3 Brazil Fortaleza Belo Horizonte
  • Mastriani 69'
Stadium: Arena Independência
Attendance: 3,301
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
31 August 2023 Second leg Fortaleza Brazil 2–1
(5–2 agg.)		 Brazil América Mineiro Fortaleza
19:00 UTC−3
  • Breno Cascardo 89'
 Stadium: Castelão
Attendance: 56,916
Referee: Felipe Andres Gonzalez Alveal

Semi-finals

26 September 2023 First leg Corinthians Brazil 1–1 Brazil Fortaleza São Paulo
21:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Neo Química Arena
Attendance: 42,196
Referee: Esteban Ostojich
3 October 2023 Second leg Fortaleza Brazil 2–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Brazil Corinthians Fortaleza
21:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Castelão
Attendance: 60,151
Referee: Andrés Rojas

Final

28 October 2023 Final Fortaleza Brazil 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Ecuador LDU Quito Maldonado, Uruguay
16:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estadio Domingo Burgueño
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

References

  1. ^ "Pikachu volta ao Fortaleza para 2023". 6 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Fortaleza anuncia argentino Tomás Pochettino para temporada 2023". 6 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2023" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 14 February 2023.
  4. ^ "CBF divulga tabela da Série B do Brasileiro 2023". 15 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Grupo do Fortaleza na Sul-Americana: Time do Papa, chileno". 28 March 2023.
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