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2026 Campeonato Cearense

Campeonato Cearense
Season2026
Dates6 January – 8 March
RelegatedQuixadá
Tirol
Série DFerroviário
Horizonte
Iguatu
Matches38
Goals83 (2.18 per match)
← 2025
2027 →
All statistics correct as of 15 February 2026.

The 2026 Campeonato Cearense (officially the Campeonato Cearense Superbet 2026 for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 112th edition of Ceará's top professional football league organized by FCF. The competition began on 6 January and will end on 8 March 2026.[2] Ceará are the defending champions.

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 each of the other four teams once in a round-robin tournament. The top three teams from Groups A and B will advance to the second stage, forming Groups C and D, respectively. Meanwhile, the bottom two teams from Groups A and B will play in the relegation stage. This stage will be played in a single round-robin format. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the 2027 Campeonato Cearense Série B.

In the second stage, each team will participate in a single round-robin tournament against the three clubs from the other group. The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the semi-finals, while the third-place teams will compete for fifth place.[3]

During the first, second and relegation stages, 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.

The fifth-place and the third-place matches will be played in a single-leg format. The team with the best overall performance will host the match. If tied, the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners.

The semi-finals and the 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 overall performance will host the second leg.

The champions, runners-up, and third-place team will qualify for the 2027 Copa do Brasil. The top three teams that are not already qualified for the 2027 Série A, B, or C will qualify for the 2027 Série D.[4]

Teams

Club Home city Manager
Ceará Fortaleza Mozart
Ferroviário Fortaleza Nuno Pereira
Floresta Fortaleza Leston Júnior
Fortaleza Fortaleza Thiago Carpini
Horizonte Horizonte Adriano Albino
Iguatu Iguatu Washington Luiz
Maracanã Maracanaú Júnior Cearense
Maranguape Maranguape João Neto
Quixadá Quixadá Jazon Vieira
Tirol Fortaleza Ailton Silva

First stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Fortaleza 4 3 1 0 6 0 +6 10 Advance to the second stage
2 Ferroviário 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8
3 Horizonte 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
4 Quixadá 4 1 1 2 2 6 −4 4 Advance to relegation stage
5 Maracanã 4 0 0 4 1 5 −4 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.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ceará 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 10 Advance to the second stage
2 Floresta 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 7
3 Iguatu 4 1 3 0 4 2 +2 6
4 Maranguape 4 1 0 3 1 6 −5 3 Advance to relegation stage
5 Tirol 4 0 1 3 1 7 −6 1
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.

Second stage

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Fortaleza 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Ferroviário 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
3 Horizonte 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1 Advance to fifth place match
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 D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ceará 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Floresta 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
3 Iguatu 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2 Advance to fifth place match
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 MAR MCN QUI TIR
1 Maranguape 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 1–1 3–2
2 Maracanã 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4 2–3
3 Quixadá 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3 Relegation to 2027 Série B 1–3 0–1
4 Tirol 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3 0–2
Source: FCF

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ferroviário Group E Fortaleza 0–2 –
Floresta Group F Ceará 0–3 –

Group E

Ferroviário0–2Fortaleza
Bareiro 12'
Vitinho 57'
Fortaleza–Ferroviário

Group F

Floresta0–3Ceará
Rafael Ramos 16'
Vina 39', 77'
Ceará–Floresta

Fifth place match

Iguatu3–1Horizonte
Cássio 5'
Alison Araçoiaba 57'
Piauí 66'		 Willian Anicete 15' (pen.)
Estádio Antônio Moreno de Mello, Iguatu

Third place match

Semi-final losers–Semi-final losers

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Group E winners G[†] Group F winners – –
  1. † Order to be decided.

Matches

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References

  1. ^ "Pelo terceiro ano consecutivo, a Superbet é a patrocinadora master do Campeonato Cearense" (in Portuguese). FCF. 4 January 2026.
  2. ^ "CAMPEONATO CEARENSE SÉRIE A TABELA DETALHADA / EDIÇÃO 2026" (PDF) (in Portuguese). FCF. 7 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Guia do Cearense 2026: saiba tudo sobre campeonato e times" (in Portuguese). Globo. 6 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Cearense 2026 – Regulamento Específico da Competição" (PDF) (in Portuguese). FCF. 14 November 2025.
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