Reigning U12 champions, Ceará start Copa Manjadinho this week | OneFootball

Gabriel Silva / Ceará SC

This week, Ceará begins its journey in the Copa Manjadinho, an educational competition organized by the Ceará State Football Federation in the month of July. In its 4th appearance in the competition, Alvinegro will compete in the U-12 and U-14 categories.

Looking to defend the title in the U-12 category, the People’s Team makes its debut on Thursday the 9th at 8:30 a.m. against FC Atlético. The U-14 side faces São Gonçalo on Wednesday the 8th at 10:30 a.m. Both matches will be played at Franzé Moraes Stadium, in Cidade Vozão.

U-12

The 1st phase of the competition will be played in a single round-robin format over seven rounds. The Porangabuçu Alvinegro will face Fortaleza, Anjos do Céu, Alvinegro, Santa Cruz, São Gonçalo, Juazeiro, and FC Atlético.

According to the regulations, the 1st-place team at the end of the 1st phase secures an automatic place in the final. Meanwhile, the 2nd- and 3rd-place teams will play in the semifinal.

U-14

Split into two groups of six, the teams will face each other over five rounds in this 1st phase. In Group B, Vozão will take on São Gonçalo, Estação, FC Atlético, Anjos do Céu, and Santa Cruz.

At the end of the opening phase, the 1st-place team from each group advances to the semifinals. The 2nd- and 3rd-place teams will compete in the quarterfinals.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.