O Quixadá Futebol Clube é um clube cearense fundado em 27 de dezembro de 1965, conhecido como Canarinho do Sertão, que joga no Estádio Abilhão, em Quixadá.
Quixadá Football Club
Quixadá Football Club is the main football club in Quixadá, in the central sertão of Ceará, founded on December 27, 1965. It is known as Canarinho do Sertão and plays its home matches at Abilhão.
History
Quixadá Football Club was founded on December 27, 1965 and became the representative of Quixadá, in the central sertão of Ceará, in professional football. The club is also called Quixinha and Canarinho do Sertão. Its matches are played at the José Antônio Abílio de Lima Stadium, the Abilhão, with a capacity of around 5,000 fans. Throughout its history, the club won the second level of the Ceará State Championship in 1967 and competed in Series C of the Brazilian Championship in 1997, when it was eliminated in the second phase. In 2024, it won the Ceará title in Series C. Quixadá competed in the elite of the Ceará State Championship in 2026 and was relegated to the state Series B in 2027, alongside Tirol.