2023 Campeonato Cearense

The 2023 Campeonato Cearense (officially the Campeonato Cearense 1XBET 2023 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 109th edition of Ceará's top professional football league organized by FCF. The competition began on 14 January and ended on 8 April 2023. Fortaleza are the defending champions.

Campeonato Cearense
Season2023
Dates14 January – 8 April
ChampionsFortaleza
RelegatedGuarani de Juazeiro
Pacajus
Copa do BrasilCeará
Fortaleza
Série DFerroviário
Iguatu
Maracanã
Matches played47
Goals scored132 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorerCiel
Zazá
(5 goals each)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 8 April 2023.

Format

In the first stage, the 10 teams were drawn into two groups of five teams each.

Group A Group B

Each team will play on a single round-robin tournament against the five clubs from the other group. The winners of each group will advance to the semi-finals, while the runners-up and third place will advance to the quarter-finals.[2]

The bottom two teams of each group will play the relegation stage. The relegation stage will be played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The bottom two teams will be relegated to 2024 Campeonato Cearense Série B.

In the first stage and the relegation stage, the teams will be ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria will be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the FCF.

Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners. For the finals, the team with best performance in the semi-finals and the first stage will host the second leg.

Champions and runners-up will qualify for the 2024 Copa do Brasil. Top three teams not already qualified for 2024 Série A, Série B or Série C will qualify for 2024 Série D.[3]

Teams
Club Home City Manager
Futebol Clube Atlético CearenseFortalezaMichel Lima
Barbalha Futebol ClubeBarbalhaMárcio Allan
Caucaia Esporte ClubeCaucaiaRoberto Carlos
Ceará Sporting ClubFortalezaGustavo Morínigo
Ferroviário Atlético ClubeFortalezaPaulinho Kobayashi
Fortaleza Esporte ClubeFortalezaJuan Pablo Vojvoda
Guarani Esporte Clube (Guarani de Juazeiro)Juazeiro do NorteFerreira
Associação Desportiva IguatuIguatuWashington Luiz
Maracanã Esporte ClubeMaracanaúJúnior Cearense
Pacajus Esporte ClubePacajusCleiton Cearense

First stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ceará 5 4 1 0 14 3 +11 13 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Iguatu 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4 10 Advance to quarter-finals
3 Atlético Cearense 5 2 2 1 5 8 −3 8
4 Caucaia 5 2 0 3 8 4 +4 6 Advance to relegation stage
5 Barbalha 5 1 0 4 6 13 −7 3
Source: FCF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Fewest red cards; 6) Fewest yellow cards; 7) Draw.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Fortaleza 5 4 0 1 12 4 +8 12 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Maracanã 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 8 Advance to quarter-finals
3 Ferroviário 5 2 1 2 8 5 +3 7
4 Pacajus 5 1 1 3 6 11 −5 4 Advance to relegation stage
5 Guarani de Juazeiro 5 0 0 5 3 19 −16 0
Source: FCF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Fewest red cards; 6) Fewest yellow cards; 7) Draw.

Relegation stage

Standings and Results
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation CAU BAR PAC GUA
1 Caucaia 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12 2–0 0–0 1–0
2 Barbalha 6 3 0 3 8 7 +1 9 1–2 1–0 0–1
3 Pacajus (R) 6 2 2 2 10 4 +6 8 Relegation to 2024 Série B 1–1 1–2 7–0
4 Guarani de Juazeiro (R) 6 1 1 4 3 14 −11 4 1–1 1–4 0–1
Source: FCF
(R) Relegated

Final stages

Bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
Ferroviário 1 0 1
Ferroviário 2 3 5 Fortaleza 1 4 5
Maracanã 0 1 1 Fortaleza 2 2 4
Ceará 1 2 3
Iguatu 1 0 1
Atlético Cearense 1 0 1 Ceará 1 2 3
Iguatu 2 1 3

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Cearense 1–3 Iguatu 1–2 0–1
Ferroviário 5–1 Maracanã 2–0 3–1

Group C
Atlético Cearense1–2Iguatu
Siloé 32' Report Tiaguinho 53' (pen.)
Max Oliveira 88'
Estádio Municipal Prefeito Almir Dutra, Maracanaú
Attendance: 119
Referee: Raimundo Rodrigues de Oliveira Júnior
Iguatu1–0Atlético Cearense
Luís Soares 43' Report
Estádio Antônio Moreno de Melo, Iguatu
Attendance: 1,229
Referee: Léo Simão Holanda

Group D
Ferroviário2–0Maracanã
Alisson 54'
Erick Pulga 65'		 Report
Attendance: 1,135
Referee: Renato Pinheiro
Maracanã1–3Ferroviário
Veraldo 87' Report Erick Pulga 20', 70'
Roni 90+5' (pen.)
Estádio Municipal Prefeito Almir Dutra, Maracanaú
Attendance: 1,000

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Iguatu 1–3 Ceará 1–1 0–2
Ferroviário 1–5 Fortaleza 1–1 0–4

Group E
Iguatu1–1Ceará
Léo Reis 36' Report Guilherme Castilho 6'
Estádio Antônio Moreno de Melo, Iguatu
Referee: Adriano Barros Carneiro
Ceará2–0Iguatu
 Report
Referee: Leo Simão Holanda

Group F
Ferroviário1–1Fortaleza
Felipe Guedes 38' Report Lucero 89'
Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique
Fortaleza4–0Ferroviário
 Report Éder Lima Red card 30'
Referee: Luiz Cesar de Oliveira Magalhaes

Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fortaleza 4–3 Ceará 2–1 2–2

Matches
Fortaleza2–1Ceará
Ceará2–2Fortaleza

References
  1. "FCF realiza lançamento oficial do Campeonato Cearense 1XBET 2023" (in Portuguese). FCF. 5 November 2022.
  2. "Campeonato Cearense Série A 2023 tem fórmula de disputa definida" (in Portuguese). FCF. 1 November 2022.
  3. "Cearense 1XBET 2023 – Regulamento Específico da Competição" (PDF) (in Portuguese). FCF. 4 January 2023.
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