The 2023

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(officially the Campeonato Cearense 1XBET 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the 109th edition of

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's top professional football league organized by FCF. The competition began on 14 January and ended on 8 April 2023.

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are the defending champions.

Format

In the first stage, the 10 teams were drawn into two groups of five teams each. Each team will play on a single

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against the five clubs from the other group. The winners of each group will advance to the semi-finals, while the runners-up and third place will advance to the quarter-finals. The bottom two teams of each group will play the relegation stage. The relegation stage will be played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The bottom two teams will be relegated to 2024 Campeonato Cearense Série B. In the first stage and the relegation stage, the teams will be ranked according to

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(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.

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; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the FCF. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will be played on a home-and-away

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basis. If tied on aggregate, the

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will be used to determine the winners. For the finals, the team with best performance in the semi-finals and the first stage will host the second leg. Champions and runners-up will qualify for the 2024 Copa do Brasil. Top three teams not already qualified for 2024 Série A, Série B or Série C will qualify for 2024 Série D.

Format

Teams

First stage

Group A

Group B

Relegation stage

Standings and Results

Final stages

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Group C

Group D

Semi-finals

Group E

Group F

Finals

Matches

References