2017 Campeonato Cearense
| Season | 2017 | 
|---|---|
| Dates | Start date: 15 January 2017 | 
| Champions | Ceará | 
| Relegated | Guarany de Sobral Itapipoca | 
| Matches played | 49 | 
| Goals scored | 137 (2.8 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Leílson Guarani de Juazeiro | 
| Biggest home win | Fortaleza 5–0 Itapipoca (March 4) | 
| Biggest away win | Horizante 0-4 Uniclinic (Feb 25) | 
| Highest attendance | 26,157 | 
| ← 2016  2018 →  | |
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)[note 1] | 
| 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 | |
| 3 | Horizante | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 15 | |
| 4 | Guarani de Juazeiro | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 15 | |
| 5 | Maranguape | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 14 | |
| 6 | Ferroviário-CE | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 | |
| 7 | Tiradentes | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 11 | |
| 8 | Uniclinic | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 9 | |
| 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 | 
Source: 
 Final Rounds
Quarter-finals
| Uniclinic | 1-3 | Ceará | 
|---|---|---|
| Preto  81' | Report |  39',  71' Magno Alves  86' Cametá | 
| Ceará | 4-1 | Uniclinic | 
|---|---|---|
| Luiz Otávio  19' Victor Rangel  51' Magno Alves  55',  88' | Report |  80' (Pen.) Netinho  58'  Luis Fernando | 
Ceará win 7–2 on Aggregate.
| Maranguape | 1-1 | Guarani de Juazeiro | 
|---|---|---|
| Jair  89' | Report |  71' Leílson | 
| Guarani de Juazeiro | 5-1 | Maranguape | 
|---|---|---|
| Ítalo  30',  57' Da Silva  45' Ademilson  51' Zé Aquiras  89' | Report |  22' Albano | 
Guarani de Juazeiro win 6–2 on Aggregate.
| Ferroviário-CE | 1-1 | Horizante | 
|---|---|---|
| Jonathas  13' | Report |  63' Doda | 
| Horizante | 1 (2)-(4) 1 (a.e.t.) | Ferroviário-CE | 
|---|---|---|
| Berg  10' | Report |  14' Jonathas | 
| Penalties | ||
| Robert  César Sampaio  Canga  Doda  | 2-4 |  Assizinho  Maxwell  Jonathas  Vitinho | 
Ferroviário-CE win on penalties after a 2–2 tie on Aggregate
| Tiradentes | 2-3 | Fortaleza | 
|---|---|---|
| Cleiton  1' Wilkson  50' | Report |  28' Max Oliveira  66',  76' Lúcio Flávio  81'  Felipe | 
| Fortaleza | 3-0 | Tiradentes | 
|---|---|---|
| Lúcio Flávio  75' Zé Carlos  84',  89' (Pen.) | Report | 
Fortaleza wins 6–2 on Aggregate
Semi-finals
| Ferroviário-CE | 2-0 | Fortaleza | 
|---|---|---|
| Tony  49' Mota  78' | Report | 
| Fortaleza | 1-1 | Ferroviário-CE | 
|---|---|---|
| Anderson  28' | Report |  90+5' Mimi | 
| Fortaleza | 0-0 | Ferroviário-CE | 
|---|---|---|
| Report |  62'  Moises Lucas | 
Ferroviário-CE win with 5 points, to Fortaleza's 2 points
| Ceará | 1-0 | Guarani de Juazeiro | 
|---|---|---|
| Lelê  82' Magno Alves  90' | Report | 
| Ceará | 1-0 | Guarani de Juazeiro | 
|---|---|---|
| Alex Amado  71' | Report | 
Ceará win with 7 points to Guarani de Juazeiro's 1 point.
Final
| Ferroviário-CE | 0-1 | Ceará | 
|---|---|---|
| Report |  19' Wallace Pernambucano | 
| Ceará | 2-0 | Ferroviário-CE | 
|---|---|---|
| Wallace Pernambucano  40' Raul  84' | Report | 
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 | 
|  Maxuell | Ferroviário-CE | ||
| 5. |  Isac | Horizante | 5 | 
|  Ítalo | Guarani de Juazeiro | ||
|  Gugu | Maranguape | ||
| 6. |  Canga | Horizante | 4 | 
References
- ^ "FCF confirma Ferroviário na SérieA do Cearense; Alto Santo está fora". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ "Cearense 2 2016 - Final - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ "Cearense 1 2017 - Group Stage - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ Ferroviário-CE were promoted from instead of Alto Santo,[1] who came in second and should have been promoted.[2]