The 2015 Campeonato Cearense de Futebol was the 101st season of top professional
football league
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in the state of
Ceará
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,
Brazil
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. The competition began on January 14 and ended on May 3.
Fortaleza
Fortaleza (, locally , Portuguese for ''Fortress'') is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It belongs to the Metropolitan mesoregion of Fortaleza and microregion of Fortaleza. It is Brazil's 5th largest city and the t ...
won the championship for the 40th time, while
Horizonte and
São Benedito
São Benedito is a municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil.
Transportation
The city is served by Walfrido Salmito de Almeida Airport.
See also
*List of municipalities in Ceará
This is a list of the municipali ...
were relegated.
Format
The ten teams are split in two groups, who play a double
round robin
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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.
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.
Participating teams
First stage
Group A1
Results
Group A2
Results
Second stage
Group B1
Group B2
Results
Loser's group
Final stage
Semifinals
First leg
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Second leg
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Finals
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References
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