The 2016 Campeonato Cearense de Futebol was the 102nd season of top professional

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in the state of

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. The competition began in January and will end in May.

Format

The ten teams are split in two groups, who play a double

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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

Group A2

References

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