2023 Fortaleza Esporte Clube season
Fortaleza 2023 football season
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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.
| 2023 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Juan Pablo Vojvoda |
| Stadium | Castelão |
| Série A | 10th |
| Campeonato Cearense | Winners |
| Copa do Brasil | Round of 16 |
| Copa do Nordeste | Semi-finals |
| Copa Sudamericana | Runners-up |
| Top goalscorer | Juan Martín Lucero (9) |
| Biggest win | Fortaleza 6–1 Atlético Cearense Fortaleza 6–1 Águia de Marabá Fortaleza 6–1 Estudiantes de Mérida |
| Biggest defeat | Palmeiras 3–0 Fortaleza Fortaleza 0–3 Red Bull Bragantino |
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Dudu |
Atlético Goianiense |
Undisclosed | 1 January 2023 | |
| MF | Yago Pikachu |
 Shimizu S-Pulse |
Loan | 1 January 2023 | [1] |
| GK | João Ricardo |
Ceará |
Undisclosed | 1 January 2023 | |
| DF | Bruno Pacheco |
Ceará |
Undisclosed | 1 January 2023 | |
| MF | Zé Welison |
Atlético Mineiro |
Undisclosed | 1 January 2023 | |
| MF |  Tomás Pochettino |
 Austin FC |
Undisclosed | 6 January 2023 | [2] |
| FW | Thiago Galhardo |
Unattached | 10 January 2023 | ||
| FW | Juan Martín Lucero |
 Colo-Colo |
€900,000 | 13 January 2023 | |
| MF | Guilherme |
Grêmio |
Loan | 8 February 2023 | |
| MF | Marinho |
Flamengo |
Free | 1 July 2023 | |
| DF | Gonzalo Escobar |
 Ibiza |
Free | 3 July 2023 | |
| DF |  Tobias Figueiredo |
 Hull City |
Undisclosed | 11 July 2023 | |
| MF | Pedro Augusto |
Tondela |
Free | 13 July 2023 | |
| MF | Imanol Machuca |
Union Santa Fe |
€2,200,000 | 28 July 2023 |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Romarinho |
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 | 39.47 |
| Campeonato Cearense | 14 January 2023 | 8 April 2023 | First round | Winners | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 66.67 |
| Copa do Brasil | 12 April 2023 | 31 May 2023 | Third round | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 75.00 |
| Copa do Nordeste | 21 January 2023 | 29 March 2023 | Group stage | Semi-finals | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 70.00 |
| Copa Sudamericana | 5 April 2025 | 28 October 2023 | Group stage | Runners-up | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 69.23 |
| Total | 74 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 124 | 74 | +50 | 54.05 | ||||
Source: Competitions
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:
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:
- 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: [citation needed]
Results by round
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
| 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
| 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 |
Copa Sudamericana
Group stage
The draw was held on 27 March 2023.[5]
- Group H
| 5 April 2023 1 | Fortaleza | 4–0 | Palestino |
| 20 April 2023 2 | San Lorenzo | 0–2 | Fortaleza |
| 4 May 2023 3 | Fortaleza | 6–1 |  Estudiantes de Mérida |
| 24 May 2023 4 | Fortaleza | 3–2 | San Lorenzo |
| 6 June 2023 5 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 1–0 | Fortaleza |
| 27 June 2023 6 | Palestino | 1–2 | Fortaleza |
Round of 16
| 1 August 2023 First leg | Libertad  | 0–1 | Fortaleza |
| 8 August 2023 Second leg | Fortaleza | 1–1 (2–1 agg.) | Libertad |
Quarter-finals
| 24 August 2023 First leg | América Mineiro | 1–3 | Fortaleza | Belo Horizonte |
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Stadium: Arena Independência Attendance: 3,301 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
Semi-finals
| 26 September 2023 First leg | Corinthians | 1–1 | Fortaleza | São Paulo |
| 21:30 UTC−3 |
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Stadium: Neo Química Arena Attendance: 42,196 Referee: Esteban Ostojich |
Final
| 28 October 2023 Final | Fortaleza | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) |  LDU Quito | Maldonado, Uruguay |
| 16:00 UTC−3 |
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Stadium: Estadio Domingo Burgueño Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) |