The 2017

Campeonato Cearense The Campeonato Cearense is the football league of the state of Ceará, Brazil. Format The Campeonato Cearense has three divisions with the following division and format (as in any other Brazilian soccer championship, the format can change ever ...

is the 103rd season of

Ceará Ceará (, pronounced locally as or ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the ...

's top football league.

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

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. *The winner and runner-up qualify for the 2018 Copa do Brasil. *The winner and runner-up qualify for the

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Teams

First round

Final Rounds

Quarter-finals

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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 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 ...

wins 6–2 on Aggregate

Semi-finals

---- ---- Ferroviário-CE win with 5 points, to

's 2 points ---- ----

win with 7 points to Guarani de Juazeiro's 1 point.

Final

---- A third match was not necessary.

wins with 6 points to Ferroviário-CE's 0 points. Ferroviário-CE and Guarani de Juazeiro qualify for

and Ferroviário-CE qualify for the 2018 Copa do Brasil.

and Ferroviário-CE qualify for the

Topscorers

References

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