2022 Campeonato Cearense
The 2022 Campeonato Cearense (officially the Cearense 1XBET 2022 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 108th edition of Ceará's top professional football league organized by FCF. The competition began on 8 January and ended on 23 April 2022.[2]
| Season | 2022 |
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| Dates | 8 January – 23 April |
| Champions | Fortaleza (45th title) |
| Relegated | Atlético Cearense Crato |
| Copa do Brasil | Caucaia Ferroviário Fortaleza (via Copa do Nordeste) |
| Série D | Caucaia Iguatu Pacajus |
| Copa do Nordeste | Fortaleza Ceará (via RNC) |
| Matches played | 66 |
| Goals scored | 155 (2.35 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Edson Cariús (9 goals) |
← 2021 2023 → | |
After Sportradar found evidence of match fixing, on 16 February 2022, the FCF and the Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva do Futebol do Ceará (TJDF-CE) decided to suspend Crato from the tournament.[3] Therefore, the last match of the first stage Crato v Ferroviário, scheduled for 19 February 2022, was not played and Ferroviário was awarded a 3–0 win.[4]
On 22 February 2022, Icasa were denounced by Atlético Cearense before the TJDF-CE for fielding Leandro Mendes in the match Iguatu v Icasa played on 19 February 2022 (14th round).[5] He was booked three times during the tournament (against Crato, Ferroviário and Maracanã) and was ineligible for the match against Iguatu. Later, Maracanã and Icasa asked the TJDF-CE to expel Crato from the tournament instead of suspending them. With this request, all the matches played by Crato would be annulled and replaced by 3–0 wins, which would allow Maracaná to qualify for the quarter-finals and avoid the possible relegation of Icasa. As the first legs of the semifinals were scheduled for 6 and 8 March 2022, the TJDF-CE suspended the Campeonato Cearense from 6 to 11 March 2022 until the judgement of the case.[6] Although the announcement of the suspension was made while Caucaia and Iguatu were playing the first leg of their semi-final, the match was finished. On 7 March 2022, the STJD (Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva) authorized the FCF to continue with the tournament as initially scheduled.[7] Days later, the TJDF-CE also authorized the normal development of the tournament until the end of the match fixing investigation.[8]
The finals were played between the defending champions Fortaleza and Caucaia. Fortaleza won 4–0 on aggregate to win their 45th title.[9]
Format
In the first stage the teams (except the teams that participated in the 2022 Copa do Nordeste, Ceará and Fortaleza) played the other teams on a home-and-away round-robin tournament. Top two teams advanced to the semi-finals, while third and fourth places advanced to the quarter-finals. The bottom two teams were relegated to 2023 Campeonato Cearense Série B. First stage winners qualified for the 2023 Copa do Brasil. Ceará and Fortaleza started their participation in the quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners. A draw was held to determine the home-and-away teams for the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, while for the finals, the team with best performance in the semi-finals hosted the second leg. Champions qualified for the 2023 Copa do Brasil.[10]
Teams
First stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Caucaia | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 30 | Advance to the semi-finals and qualify for the 2023 Copa do Brasil |
| 2 | Ferroviário | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 26 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 3 | Pacajus | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 20 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 4 | Iguatu | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 19 | |
| 5 | Maracanã | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 17 | |
| 6 | Icasa | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 16 | |
| 7 | Atlético Cearense (R) | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 13 | Relegation to the 2023 Campeonato Cearense Série B |
| 8 | Crato (R) | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 39 | −34 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head result (only between two teams); 6) Draw.
(R) Relegated
Final stages
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Caucaia | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ceará | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) | 4 | Iguatu | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Iguatu (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | 1 | Caucaia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Fortaleza | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ferroviário | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fortaleza | 1 | 5 | 6 | Fortaleza | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Pacajus | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortaleza | 6–0 | Pacajus | 1–0 | 5–0 |
| Ceará | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Iguatu | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caucaia | 3–1 | Iguatu | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Ferroviário | 1–3 | Fortaleza | 0–1 | 1–2 |
Group 4
| Fortaleza | 2–1 | Ferroviário |
|---|---|---|
Moisés  4'André Baumer 90+3' (o.g.) |
Report | Edson Cariús 73' |
Finals
As Caucaia and Fortaleza had already qualified for the Copa do Brasil by winning the first stage and the 2022 Copa do Nordeste, respectively, third place Ferroviário earned a berth for the 2023 Copa do Brasil.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Caucaia | 0–4 | Fortaleza | 0–0 | 0–4 |
Matches
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Assistant referees:
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Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | Edson Cariús | Ferroviário | 9 |
| 2 | Ari | Atlético Cearense | 7 |
| Romário | Iguatu | ||
| 4 | Edson | Pacajus | 6 |
| Otacílio Marcos | Iguatu | ||
| 6 | Vanderlan | Caucaia | 5 |
| Vitinho | Caucaia |
References
- "Campeonato Cearense se chamará Cearense 1XBET 2022" (in Portuguese). FCF. 5 January 2022.
- "CAMPEONATO CEARENSE SERIE A 2022 – TABELA DETALHADA" (PDF) (in Portuguese). FCF. 7 January 2022.
- "NOTA OFICIAL - Suspensão do Crato Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). FCF. 17 February 2022.
- "DCO/FCF divulga Portaria 001 sobre o W.O do Crato no Cearense 1XBET 2022" (in Portuguese). FCF. 17 February 2022.
- "Atlético-CE entra com recurso no TJDF-CE contra Icasa por escalação irregular no Cearense" (in Portuguese). Globo. 22 February 2022.
- "TJDF-CE determina suspensão imediata do Cearense por suspeita de manipulação de resultados" (in Portuguese). Globo. 6 March 2022.
- "STJDF concedeu efeito suspensivo que tratava da suspensão do Campeonato Cearense 1XBET 2022" (in Portuguese). FCF. 7 March 2022.
- "Julgamento é suspenso no TJDF-CE, e semifinais do Cearense estão confirmadas" (in Portuguese). Globo. 11 March 2022.
- "Fortaleza é Tetracampeão do Cearense 1XBET 2022" (in Portuguese). FCF. 24 April 2022.
- "Regulamento Específico da Competição Campeonato Cearense da Série A 2022" (PDF) (in Portuguese). FCF.