Fortaleza Expands His Lead As Ceará’s Greatest Champion Of The Century; see numbers – Play

THE Fortaleza extended a historical advantage against Ceará in the Ceará Championship this century. Adding only competitions in the 21st century, started in 2001, the the triumph of this Wednesday (21) leaves the Lion with a balance of 12 state titles against eight of the archrival.

In this context, the greatest sequence of conquests was the Tetra obtained between 2007 and 2010. Years before, in the interval from 2003 to 2005, the team was three times champion, an achievement that can be repeated if the cup is maintained in 2021.

It is worth mentioning that the total sum has Ceará as the great champion. Grandpa won the tournament 45 times, while Tricolor has 43. Since 1995, the teams have alternated as winners. The last different club was Ferroviário, with the second championship in that edition.

A detail: in the 21st century, Fortaleza was runner-up in five moments. Thus, he reached the final 17 times, showing a 70.5% success rate when he was in the final. Ceará went to 15, with eight vices, which indicates a percentage of 53.3% when it reaches the final of the Ceará Championship.

Ceará Championship titles in the XXI century:

2001 – Fortress

2002 – Ceará
2003 – Fortress
2004 – Fortress
2005 – Fortress

2006 – Ceará
2007 – Fortress
2008 – Fortress
2009 – Fortress
2010 – Fortress

2011 – Ceará
2012 – Ceará
2013 – Ceará
2014 – Ceará
2015 – Fortress
2016 – Fortress

2017 – Ceará
2018 – Ceará
2019 – Fortress
2020 – Fortress

TOTAL:

Fortress: 12

Ceara: 8

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