Maracanã Esporte Clube, commonly known as Maracanã, is a Brazilian football club based in Maracanaú, Ceará state.

The club was founded on January 31, 2005, and joined the Federação Cearense de Futebol in the same year.

The team was promoted to the 2013 Campeonato Cearense after they won the Campeonato Cearense Second Level in 2012, when they defeated Pacatuba 4–2 on May 27, 2012, in Horizonte, in the last round of the competition.

[2] Maracanã Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Municipal Ribeirão.

[3] The colors of the Maracanã uniform, the sky blue, and the white, being the 1st uniform, is the vertical striped shirt in sky blue and white, with blue shorts and white socks.