# 2017 Campeonato Cearense

The 2017 Campeonato Cearense is the 103rd season of Ceará's top football league. Ceará won the league for the 44th time.

## Format

First Round
* All the ten teams play each other once.
* The top eight teams go to the Final Rounds.
* The bottom two teams are relegated.
Final Rounds
* The eight teams are paired according to their ranking:
* 1 vs. 8 (Game 1)
* 2 vs. 7 (Game 2)
* 3 vs. 6 (Game 3)
* 4 vs. 5 (Game 4)
* The games are played over two legs. The better teams hosts the second leg.
* The winners are again paired according to their ranking:
* Winners Game 1 vs. Winners Game 4
* Winners Game 2 vs. Winners Game 3
* The games are this time played over three legs. When a team wins a leg, they gain three points. When a leg is tied, each team gets one point, and when a team loses, they gain zero points. The team with the most points at the end of the three legs moves on. If one team wins the first two legs, no third leg is played. The better team hosts the second and third legs.
* The winners of the semi-finals go on to the final, played the same way as the semi-finals.
Qualification
* The top two teams not already playing in Série A, Série B, or Série C, or already assured qualification to Série D qualify for the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
* The winner and runner-up qualify for the 2018 Copa do Brasil.
* The winner and runner-up qualify for the 2018 Copa do Nordeste.

## Teams

| Club | Home city | 2016 Result |
| Ceará | Fortaleza | 5th |
| Ferroviário-CE | Fortaleza | 3rd (Série B) |
| Fortaleza | Fortaleza | 1st |
| Guarani de Juazeiro | Juazeiro do Norte | 3rd |
| Guarany de Sobral | Sobral | 4th |
| Horizante | Horizonte | 1st (Série B) |
| Itapipoca | Itapipoca | 8th |
| Maranguape | Maranguape | 6th |
| Tiradentes | Fortaleza | 7th |
| Uniclinic | Fortaleza | 2nd |

## First round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ceará | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 20 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 17 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 3 | Horizante | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 15 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 4 | Guarani de Juazeiro | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 15 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 5 | Maranguape | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 14 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 6 | Ferroviário-CE | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 7 | Tiradentes | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 11 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 8 | Uniclinic | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 9 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 9 | Guarany de Sobral | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 6 | Relegated to 2018 Campeonato Cearense Série B |
| 10 | Itapipoca | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 3 | Relegated to 2018 Campeonato Cearense Série B |

## Final Rounds
### Quarter-finals

Ceará win 7–2 on Aggregate.
Guarani de Juazeiro win 6–2 on Aggregate.
Ferroviário-CE win on penalties after a 2–2 tie on Aggregate
Fortaleza wins 6–2 on Aggregate

### Semi-finals

Ferroviário-CE win with 5 points, to Fortaleza's 2 points
Ceará win with 7 points to Guarani de Juazeiro's 1 point.

### Final

A third match was not necessary. Ceará wins with 6 points to Ferroviário-CE's 0 points.
* Campeonato Cearense 2017 champion
* Ceará 44th title
Ferroviário-CE and Guarani de Juazeiro qualify for 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Ceará and Ferroviário-CE qualify for the 2018 Copa do Brasil. Ceará and Ferroviário-CE qualify for the 2018 Copa do Nordeste.

## Topscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1. | Leílson | Guarani de Juazeiro | 9 |
| 2. | Edson Carius | Uniclinic | 8 |
| 3. | Magno Alves | Ceará | 7 |
| 4. | Lúcio Flávio | Fortaleza | 6 |
| 4. | Maxuell | Ferroviário-CE | 6 |
| 5. | Isac | Horizante | 5 |
| 5. | Ítalo | Guarani de Juazeiro | 5 |
| 5. | Gugu | Maranguape | 5 |
| 6. | Canga | Horizante | 4 |