Cuiabá
- City
- Cuiabá
- Country
- Brazil
- Stadium
- Arena Pantanal
- Founded
- 2001
- Nickname
- Dourado
Cuiaba Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football club from Cuiaba, the capital of Mato Grosso, founded in 2001. Nicknamed the Dourado (Golden Fish), the club rose rapidly from regional football to Serie A, playing at the Arena Pantanal built for the 2014 World Cup, and became the first club from its state to reach the Brazilian top flight.
Fortaleza
- City
- Fortaleza
- Country
- Brazil
- Founded
- 1918
- Nickname
- Leão do Pici
Fortaleza Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football club from Fortaleza, the capital of Ceara in the north-east, founded in 1918. Nicknamed the Leao do Pici and playing at the Arena Castelao, the club rose to Serie A and became a regular in the Copa Libertadores, contesting the Classico-Rei with rivals Ceara. It develops players whose transfers carry rising market value.