Participating Clubs: Calouros do Ar Futebol Clube (Fortaleza) Ceará Sporting Club (Fortaleza) Esporte Clube Limoeiro (Limoeiro do Norte) Ferroviário Atlético Clube (Fortaleza) Fortaleza Esporte Clube (Fortaleza) Guarany Sporting Club (Sobral) Icasa Esporte Clube (Juazeiro do Norte) Quixadá Futebol Clube (Qui-adá) Associação Esportiva Tiradentes (Fortaleza) Uruburetama Futebol Clube (Uruburetama) First Phase: Qualifying Stage: Round 1: January 25th: Ferroviario 1-0 Icasa Ceara 4-0 Tiradentes Esporte 5-1 Quixada Guarany-S 0-0 Fortaleza Round 2: February 1st: Uruburetama 2-2 Ferroviario Icasa 1-1 Tiradentes Calouros do Ar 2-1 Guarany-S Fortaleza 3-2 Esporte Round 3: January 27th: Uruburetama 0-3 Ceara February 4th: Quixada 3-1 Calouros do Ar Guarany-S 0-2 Esporte February 5th: Ferroviario 2-0 Tiradentes Round 4: February 8th: Icasa 4-2 Uruburetama Ceara 2-2 Ferroviario Esporte 2-1 Calouros do Ar Fortaleza 3-1 Quixada Round 5: February 15th: Tiradentes 0-2 Uruburetama Ceara 2-0 Icasa Quixada 0-1 Guarany-S Fortaleza 1-1 Calouros do Ar Tables: Group A 1.Ceará 4 3 1 0 11- 2 10 2.Ferroviário 4 2 2 0 7- 4 8 3.Icasa 4 1 1 2 5- 6 4 4.Uruburetama 4 1 1 2 6- 9 4 5.Tiradentes 4 0 1 3 1- 9 1 Group B: 1.Esporte Limoeiro 4 3 0 1 11- 5 9 2.Fortaleza 4 2 2 0 7- 4 8 3.Guarany(S) 4 1 1 2 2- 4 4 Calouros do Ar 4 1 1 2 5- 7 4 5.Quixadá 4 1 0 3 5-10 3 First 3 of each group qualify for playoffs; Guarany(S) qualified over Calouros do Ar on toin coss. Playoffs (best of three) First Leg [Mar 1] Ceara 5-0 Calouros do Ar Fortaleza 0-3 Ferroviario Icasa 4-0 Esporte Second Leg [Mar 8] Ceara 1-2 Calouros do Ar Ferroviario 2-2 Fortaleza Esporte 0-0 Icasa Third Leg [Mar 15] Ferroviario 4-0 Fortaleza Ceara 2-0 Calouros do Ar Esporte 2-1 Icasa Ceará, Ferroviário and Icasa first phase finalists. First Phase: Triangular: March 22nd: Ferroviario 4-2 Icasa Mach 25th: Ceara 2-1 Icasa March 29th: Ferroviario 2-2 Ceara 1.Ferroviário 2 1 1 0 6- 4 4 2.Ceará 2 1 1 0 4- 3 4 3.Icasa 2 0 0 2 3- 6 0 Final: First Leg: April 5th: Ceara 1-0 Ferroviario Second Leg: April 12th: Ferroviario 2-0 Ceara (aet 0-0, on penalties: Ceara 7-6 Ferroviario) Cearã winners first phase Second Phase: Qualifying Stage: Round 1: April 5th: Icasa 1-0 Fortaleza Uruburetama 2-1 Guarany-S Quixada 6-4 Tiradentes April 12th: Quixada 3-1 Uruburetama April 15th: Fortaleza 1-1 Uruburetama Calouros do Ar 1-2 Icasa April 17th: Guarany-S 1-3 Icasa April 19th: Ceara 0-1 Quixada Esporte 0-0 Icasa Ferroviario 3-0 Calouros do Ar April 21st: Uruburetama 3-2 Calouros do Ar Fortaleza 3-1 Tiradentes April 26th: Tiradentes 3-1 Esporte Fortaleza 5-3 Ceara April 29th: Guarani 2-3 Ferroviario May 1st: Icasa 2-1 Quixada Uruburetama 0-2 Esporte May 3rd: Ferroviario 3-2 Fortaleza Esporte 0-0 Ceara May 9th: Tiradentes 3-1 Calouros do Ar Ceara 6-3 Guarany-S Quixada 3-3 Ferroviario May 13th: Ferroviario 3-0 Esporte Guarany-S 2-3 Tiradentes Ceara 5-0 Calouros do Ar Standings: Group A 1.Ferroviário 5 4 1 0 15- 7 13 To Playoffs 2.Icasa 5 4 1 0 8- 3 13 To Playoffs 3.Tiradentes 5 3 0 2 14-13 9 To Playoffs 4.Ceará 5 2 1 2 14- 9 7 5.Uruburetama 5 2 1 2 7- 9 7 Group B: 1.Quixadá 5 3 1 1 14-10 10 To Playoffs 2.Fortaleza 5 2 1 2 11- 9 7 To Playoffs 3.Esporte Limoeiro 5 1 2 2 3- 6 5 To Playoffs 4.Calouros do Ar 5 0 0 5 4-16 0 Relegated 5.Guarany(S) 5 0 0 5 9-17 0 Relegated Playoffs: Round 1: May 17th Fortaleza 1-1 Icasa Tiradentes 1-1 Quixada Esporte 1-0 Ferroviario Round 2: May 19th: Quixada 1-0 Tiradentes Icasa 1-0 Fortaleza Ferroviario 3-1 Esporte Round 3: May 21st Quixada 2-1 Tiradentes Icasa 2-1 Fortaleza Ferroviario 2-1 Esporte Quixada, Icasa and Ferroviario qualified for Triangular. Triangular May 24th: Ferroviario 3-0 Quixada May 26th: Icasa 4-0 Ferroviario May 28th: Icasa 1-2 Quixada 1.Icasa 2 1 0 1 5- 2 3 To Final 2.Ferroviário 2 1 0 1 3- 4 3 To Final 3.Quixadá 2 1 0 1 2- 4 3 Final: First Leg: May 30th: Ferroviario 2-1 Icasa Second Leg: June 2nd: Ferroviario 4-1 Icasa Ferroviário winners second phase. Championship Final 1st Leg: June 4th: Ceara 4-0 Ferroviario 2nd Leg: June 7th: Ferroviario 2-1 Ceara (Ceara win extra time 1-0) Ceará state champions of Ceará 1998. Guarany (Sobral) was relegated to 2nd Level. Topscorer: Rômulo (Ferroviário) with 15 goals.
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