Campeonato Cearense

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Campeonato Cearense
Country Brazil
Confederation CBF
Federação Cearense de Futebol
Founded 1915
Number of teams 12
Domestic cup(s) Copa do Brasil
Current champions Ceará
(2013)
Most championships Ceará (42 titles)
Website www.futebolcearense.com.br
2013 Campeonato Cearense

The Campeonato Cearense is the football (soccer) league of the state of Ceará, Brazil.

Format

The Cearense Championship 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 are classified 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 are classified to third stage.
  • Third stage: Top four clubs play home-and-away game and the two first are promoted to second division.

Clubs

First Division 2010

Second Division 2010

  • Aracati Esporte Clube
  • Associação Desportiva Arsenal
  • Caucaia Esporte Clube
  • Associação Desportiva Recreativa Cultural Icasa
  • Maracanã Esporte Clube
  • Associação Nova Russas Futebol Clube
  • Associação Desportiva São Benedito
  • Associação Desportiva Tauá (banned from the competition)
  • Associação Esportiva Tiradentes
  • Associação Trairiense de Futebol
  • Uniclinic Atlético Clube

Third Division 2010

  • Aliança Atlética Futebol Clube
  • Alto Santo Esporte Clube
  • América Football Club
  • Barbalha Futebol Clube
  • Associação Esportiva Baturité
  • Calouros do Ar Futebol Clube
  • Crateús Esporte Clube
  • Eusébio Esporte Clube
  • Ipu Futebol Clube
  • Itapajé Futebol Clube
  • Jardim Sport Clube
  • Sport Club Maguary
  • União Desportiva Messejana
  • Centro Esportivo Morada Nova
  • Clube Atlético Pacajuense
  • Palmácia Esporte Clube
  • Paracuru Atlético Clube
  • Santana Esporte Clube
  • Sociedade Esportiva e Cultural Terra e Mar Clube
  • Tianguá Esporte Clube
  • Uruburetama Futebol Clube
  • Verdes Mares Futebol clube

List of champions

[1]

Titles by team

i. ^ Defunct clubs

References

  1. ↑ Futebol Cearense, in Portuguese

External links

National teams
League system
Nationwide and Regional competitions
Nationwide women's competitions
Youth competitions
Defunct competitions
State championships
State championships
lower divisions
State cups
State federations
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