Copa dos Campeões Cearenses

The Taça dos Campeões Cearenses (or also known as the Copa dos Campeões Cearenses) was a football competition organized by the Federação Cearense de Futebol (FCF) in a model equivalent to that used in supercups, between the champions of the Campeonato Cearense and the Copa Fares Lopes from the previous year.^[1]

Copa dos Campeões Cearenses

Flag of Ceará, the state that hosted the tournament
Founded	2014
Folded	2019
Country	Brazil
State	Ceará
Confederation	Federação Cearense de Futebol
Number of teams	2
Last champions	Ferroviário (1st title) (2019)
Most championships	Fortaleza (2 titles each)
Website	www.futebolcearense.com.br

The first edition took place in 2014,^[2] however, due to the number of substitutions made in the match, which exceeded the limit established for official matches, this edition was considered friendly, and the competition was only made official after its 2016 edition.^[3][4]

The first official dispute took place in 2016 and was held as a round-trip match in which Fortaleza won,^[5] being reformulated to take place in a single game from 2017 onwards.

Due to calendar problems, it was no longer played in 2020 and has not been reactivated since then.

List of champions

Season	Champions	Runners-up
2014	Ceará (1)	Barbalha
2016	Fortaleza (1)	Guarany de Sobral
2017	Fortaleza (2)	Guarani de Juazeiro
2018	Floresta (1)	Ceará
2019	Ferroviário (1)	Ceará

Titles by city

City	Championships	Clubs
Fortaleza	5	Fortaleza (2), Ceará (1), Ferroviário (1), Floresta (1)

References

1. GloboEsporte.comFortaleza, Por; CE (December 20, 2013). "FCF cria Copa dos Campeões Cearenses; Barbalha e Ceará duelam". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
2. Comunicação, Departamento de (January 11, 2014). "Ceará vence o Barbalha e começa o ano do Centenário com título". CearaSC.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
3. "Federação Cearense de Futebol". www.futebolcearense.com.br. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
4. FilhoFortaleza, Por Juscelino; CE (December 30, 2014). "Início promissor e fracasso no fim: Ceará vacila no ano do centenário". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
5. Honorato, Felipe (April 9, 2023). "Pentacampeão Cearense, Fortaleza conquista 12 títulos em quase uma década; veja lista". Fortaleza Esporte Clube (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

External links

• FCF Official Website