2015 Campeonato Cearense

The 2015 Campeonato Cearense de Futebol was the 101st season of top professional football league in the state of Ceará, Brazil. The competition began on January 14 and ended on May 3. Fortaleza won the championship for the 40th time, while Horizonte and São Benedito were relegated.

Campeonato Cearense de Futebol
Season2015
ChampionsCeará
RelegatedHorizonte
São Benedito
Copa do BrasilFortaleza
Ceará
Série DGuarani de Juazeiro
Matches played76
Goals scored223 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorerNúbio Flávio (Icasa)
Assisinho (Ceará) - 10 goals
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Format

The ten teams are split in two groups, who play a double round robin against teams in the same group. The three best in each group advance to the second stage, while the two worst from each group are put in the loser's group.

In the loser's group, the four teams play against each other in a double round-robin, and the two worst are relegated.[1]

In the second stage, the six teams are split in two groups, who play against the other teams in the same group twice. The two best in each group advance to the final stage.

The final stage are playoffs, where the teams are seeded by their performance in the whole championship.[1]

Participating teams
ClubHome city2013 result
CearáFortaleza1st
FortalezaFortaleza2nd
Guarani de JuazeiroJuazeiro do Norte6th
GuaranySobral4th
HorizonteHorizonte5th
IcasaJuazeiro do Norte3rd
ItapipocaItapipoca8th
MaranguapeMaranguape2nd (2nd division)
QuixadáQuixadá7th
São BeneditoSão Benedito1st (2nd division)

First stage

Group A1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Icasa (A) 8 5 1 2 15 11 +4 16 Qualifies to the Second stage
2 Fortaleza (A) 8 4 3 1 13 7 +6 15
3 Quixadá (A) 8 4 2 2 10 7 +3 14
4 Horizonte 8 2 2 4 10 13 −3 8 Advances to Loser's Group
5 São Benedito 8 1 0 7 9 19 −10 3
Source: [2]
(A) Advance to a further round.

Results
Home \ Away FOR HOR ICA QUI SBE
Fortaleza 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–2
Horizonte 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–0
Icasa 2–0 4–3 1–0 2–1
Quixadá 0–0 1–0 2–4 2–0
São Benedito 1–5 1–2 2–1 1–3
Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group A2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ceará (A) 8 6 1 1 18 7 +11 19 Qualifies to the Second stage
2 Maranguape (A) 8 4 0 4 11 11 0 12
3 Guarani de Juazeiro (A) 8 3 1 4 11 9 +2 10
4 Guarany de Sobral 8 3 1 4 5 11 −6 10 Advances to Loser's Group
5 Itapipoca 8 2 1 5 4 11 −7 7
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round.

Results
Home \ Away CEA GJU GSO ITA MFC
Ceará 1–0 4–0 3–0 4–3
Guarani de Juazeiro 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–2
Guarany de Sobral 2–1 1–3 1–0 0–1
Itapipoca 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–1
Maranguape 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–1
Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

Group B1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Fortaleza (A) 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 13 Qualifies to the Final stage
2 Icasa (A) 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10
3 Quixadá 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round.

Group B2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ceará (A) 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 Qualifies to the Final stage
2 Guarani de Juazeiro (A) 6 1 1 4 3 8 −5 4
3 Maranguape 6 1 1 4 7 17 −10 4
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round.

Results
Home \ Away FOR ICA QUI CEA GJU MFC
Fortaleza 0–1 2–0 1–1
Icasa 2–2 3–0 2–3
Quixadá 3–1 0–2 4–1
Ceará 1–2 2–0 3–1
Guarani de Juazeiro 0–1 0–1 1–1
Maranguape 0–5 1–3 1–2
Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Loser's group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Guarany de Sobral 6 4 2 0 13 8 +5 14
2 Itapipoca 6 2 2 2 14 15 −1 8
3 Horizonte 6 2 1 3 13 11 +2 7 Relegation to 2016 Campeonato Cearense Second Division
4 São Benedito 6 0 3 3 9 15 −6 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

Final stage
  Semifinals Finals
                         
1 Ceará 1 3 4  
4 Guarani de Juazeiro 0 0 0  
    1 Ceará 1 2 3
  2 Fortaleza 2 2 4
2 Fortaleza 2 0 2
3 Icasa 1 0 1  

Semifinals

First leg
Guarani de Juazeiro0–1Ceará
Assisinho  78'
Attendance: 1,521
Referee: José Cleuton Souza Lima
Icasa1–2Fortaleza
Everton  79' Cássio  36'
Lúcio Maranhão  86'
Attendance: 4,876
Referee: Francisco Almeida Filho

Second leg
Fortaleza0–0Icasa
Referee: Glauco Feitosa
Ceará3–0Guarani de Juazeiro
Magno Alves  31'
Marinho  48'
Marcos Aurélio  90+2'

Finals
Fortaleza2–1Ceará
Genílson  15'
Everton  36'		 Magno Alves  41'
Ceará2–2Fortaleza
Ricardinho  81'
Assisinho  90'		 Daniel Sobralense  31'
Cassiano  90+2'

References
  1. "2015 Campeonato Cearense rules". UOL Esporte. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. "BOLA N@ ÁREA - Campeonato Cearense 2015". Bola N@ Área. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
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