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Campeonato Cearense

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Campeonato Cearense
Founded1915
CountryBrazil
ConfederationCBF
Federação Cearense de Futebol
Number of clubs12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toSérie B
Domestic cup(s)Copa do Brasil
Current championsCeará (46th title)
(2024)
Most championshipsCeará and Fortaleza (46 titles each)
Websitewww.futebolcearense.com.br
Current: 2024 Campeonato Cearense

The Campeonato Cearense is the football league of the state of Ceará, Brazil.[1]

Format

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The Campeonato Cearense has three divisions with the following division and format (as in any other Brazilian soccer championship, the format can change every year):

First Division

The ten clubs play two legs. In each leg there are three stages:

  • First stage: All teams play each other one time.
  • Second stage: Two-legged knockout with the top 4 teams of the first stage (1st x 4th and 2nd x 3rd).
  • Third stage: Two-legged knockout with the second stage winners.

The winners of the third stage are leg champions.

The two leg champions decide the state championship final in two games. If a team wins the two legs is a state champion with no championship final necessary.

The two teams last placed in all championship are relegated.

Second Division

The ten clubs play three stages.

  • First stage: All teams play each other home-and-away game.
  • Second stage: The top six teams of the first stage play each other home-and-away game.
  • Third stage: The top two of second stage play the Second Division Final and are promoted to first division.

The two teams last placed in all championship are relegated.

Third Division

The sixteen clubs play two stages.

  • First stage: All teams are divided in 4 groups of 4 teams each. Each team play home-and-away game in its group. The top two of each group qualify to second stage.
  • Second stage: The eight clubs are divided in 2 groups of 4 teams each. Each team play home-and-away game in its group. The top two of each group qualify to third stage.
  • Third stage: Top four clubs play home-and-away game and the two first are promoted to second division.

Clubs

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2023 First Division

Team City 2022 result
Atlético Cearense Fortaleza 8th
Barbalha Barbalha 2nd (Série B)
Caucaia Caucaia 2nd
Ceará Fortaleza 6th
Ferroviário Fortaleza 3rd
Fortaleza Fortaleza 1st
Guarani de Juazeiro Juazeiro do Norte 1st (Série B)
Iguatu Iguatu 4th
Maracanã Maracanaú 7th
Pacajus Pacajus 5th

List of champions

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Season Champions Runners-up
1915 Ceará (1) Stella
1916 Ceará (2) Maranguape
1917 Ceará (3) Stella
1918 Ceará (4) Fortaleza
1919 Ceará (5) Fortaleza
1920 Fortaleza (1) Guarany
1921 Fortaleza (2) Guarany
1921 Fortaleza (3) Ceará
1922 Ceará (6) Fortaleza
1923 Fortaleza (4) América
1924 Fortaleza (5) Ceará
1925 Ceará (7) Fortaleza
1926 Fortaleza (6) Guarany
1927 Fortaleza (7) Fluminense
1928 Fortaleza (8) Maguari
1929 Maguari (1) Fortaleza
1930 Orion (1) Maguari
1931 Ceará (8) Orion
1932 Ceará (9) Maguari
1933 Fortaleza (9) Ceará
1934 Fortaleza (10) América
1935 América (1) Maguari
1936 Maguari (2) Fortaleza
1937 Fortaleza (11) Maguari
1938 Fortaleza (12) Maguari
1939 Ceará (10) Estrela do Mar
1940 Tramways (1) Ferroviário
1941 Ceará (11) Fortaleza
1942 Ceará (12) Ferroviário
1943 Maguari (3) Ceará
1944 Maguari (4) Fortaleza
1945 Ferroviário (1) Maguari
1946 Fortaleza (13) Ferroviário
1947 Fortaleza (14) Ferroviário
1949 Ceará (13) América
1950 Ferroviário (2) Fortaleza
1951 Ceará (14) Ferroviário
1952 Ferroviário (3) Ceará
1953 Fortaleza (15) Ferroviário
1954 Fortaleza (16) América
1955 Calouros do Ar (1) Ferroviário
1956 Gentilândia (1) Usina Ceará
1957 Ceará (15) Usina Ceará
1958 Ceará (16) Fortaleza
1959 Fortaleza (17) Ceará
1960 Fortaleza (18) Ferroviário
1961 Ceará (17) Usina Ceará
1962 Ceará (18) Usina Ceará
1963 Ceará (19) Ferroviário
1964 Fortaleza (19) Ceará
1965 Fortaleza (20) Ceará
1966 América (2) Ceará
1967 Fortaleza (21) Ferroviário
1968 Ferroviário (4) Fortaleza
1969 Fortaleza (22) Ceará
1970 Ferroviário (5) Ceará
1971 Ceará (20) Fortaleza
1972 Ceará (21) Fortaleza
1973 Fortaleza (23) Ceará
1974 Fortaleza (24) Ceará
1975 Ceará (22) Fortaleza
1976 Ceará (23) Fortaleza
1977 Ceará (24) Fortaleza
1978 Ceará (25) Fortaleza
1979 Ferroviário (6) Ceará
1980 Ceará (26) Ferroviário
1981 Ceará (27) Ferroviário
1982 Fortaleza (25) Ferroviário
1983 Fortaleza (26) Ferroviário
1984 Ceará (28) Fortaleza
1985 Fortaleza (27) Ceará
1986 Ceará (29) Fortaleza
1987 Fortaleza (28) Ceará
1988 Ferroviário (7) Fortaleza
1989 Ceará (30) Ferroviário
1990 Ceará (31) Fortaleza
1991 Fortaleza (29) Ceará
1992
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Fortaleza (30) Tie for champion
Ceará (32)
Tiradentes (1)
Icasa (1)
1993 Ceará (33) Icasa
1994 Ferroviário (8) Ceará
1995 Ferroviário (9) Icasa
1996 Ceará (34) Ferroviário
1997 Ceará (35) Fortaleza
1998 Ceará (36) Ferroviário
1999 Ceará (37) Juazeiro
2000 Fortaleza (31) Ceará
2001 Fortaleza (32) Ceará
2002 Ceará (38) Fortaleza
2003 Fortaleza (33) Ceará
2004 Fortaleza (34) Ferroviário
2005 Fortaleza (35) Icasa
2006 Ceará (39) Fortaleza
2007 Fortaleza (36) Icasa
2008 Fortaleza (37) Icasa
2009 Fortaleza (38) Ceará
2010 Fortaleza (39) Ceará
2011 Ceará (40) Guarani de Juazeiro
2012 Ceará (41) Fortaleza
2013 Ceará (42) Guarany de Sobral
2014 Ceará (43) Fortaleza
2015 Fortaleza (40) Ceará
2016 Fortaleza (41) Uniclinic
2017 Ceará (44) Ferroviário
2018 Ceará (45) Fortaleza
2019 Fortaleza (42) Ceará
2020 Fortaleza (43) Ceará
2021 Fortaleza (44) Ceará
2022 Fortaleza (45) Caucaia
2023 Fortaleza (46) Ceará
2024 Ceará (46) Fortaleza

Notes

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  1. ^ The 1992 title was shared by mutual agreement.[2]
  • Icasa EC was refounded as ADRC Icasa in 2002.[3]
  • Ceará titles from 1915 to 1919 were only recognized in 2008.[4] The 1914 title was not considered official.[5][6]
  • Uniclinic is the currently Atlético Cearense.[7]

Titles by team

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Teams in bold stills active.

Rank Club Winners Winning years
1 Ceará 46 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1931, 1932, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992 (shared), 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2024
Fortaleza 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992 (shared), 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
3 Ferroviário 9 1945, 1950, 1952, 1968, 1970, 1979, 1988, 1994, 1995
4 Maguari 4 1929, 1936, 1943, 1944
5 América 2 1935, 1966
6 Calouros do Ar 1 1955
Gentilândia 1956
Icasa 1992 (shared)
Orion 1930
Tiradentes 1992 (shared)
Tramways 1940

By city

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City Championships Clubs
Fortaleza 112 Fortaleza (46), Ceará (46), Ferroviário (9), Maguari (4), América (2), Calouros do Ar (1), Gentilândia (1), Orion (1), Tiradentes (1), Tramways (1)
Juazeiro do Norte 1 Icasa (1)

References

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  1. ^ "Futebol Cearense, in Portuguese". Archived from the original on January 19, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
  2. ^ "Ceará State Championship 1992". RSSSF. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "Saiba mais sobre a história do clube juazeirense Icasa". Jornal O Povo (in Portuguese). August 24, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ato nº 11/2008 da presidência da FCF, obedecendo decisão do Processo 209/08 do TJDF/CE, de 17/12/2008" (in Portuguese). futebolcearense.com.br. December 17, 2008.
  5. ^ "Ceará State League - List of Champions". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Ceará levanta 46ª taça pelo Cearense; confira lista de campeões". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). April 6, 2024.
  7. ^ Federação Cearense de Futebol (September 21, 2018). "Uniclinic agora é Futebol Clube Atlético Cearense" (in Portuguese).
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