2023 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1

The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A-1 (officially the Brasileirão Feminino Neoenergia 2023 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 11th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1, the top level of women's football in Brazil, and the 7th edition in a Série A1 since its establishment in 2016. The tournament was organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). It started on 24 February and ended on 10 September 2023.[2]

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1
Season2023
Dates24 February – 10 September 2023
ChampionsCorinthians (5th title)
RelegatedAthletico Paranaense
Bahia
Ceará
Real Ariquemes
Copa LibertadoresCorinthians (via Copa Libertadores)
Ferroviária
Santos
Matches played134
Goals scored455 (3.4 per match)
Top goalscorerAmanda Gutierres (14 goals)
Biggest home winCorinthians 14–0 Ceará
Group stage, R1, 25 February
Biggest away winReal Ariquemes 0–8 Ferroviária
Group stage, R5, 26 March
Highest scoring14 goals
Corinthians 14–0 Ceará
Group stage, R1, 25 February
2022
2024

Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the 2022 Série A2 (Athletico Paranaense, Bahia, Ceará and Real Ariquemes)[3]

In the 15th round of Group A (12 June 2023), Real Ariquemes players refused to play their home match against Santos in protest over unpaid wages. Santos was awarded a 3–0 win by forfeit.[4]

In the finals, the defending champions Corinthians won their 5th title after defeating Ferroviária 2–1 on aggregate.[5]

Athletico Paranaense, Bahia, Ceará and Real Ariquemes were relegated to the 2024 Série A2.[6]

Format edit

In the group stage, each team played once against the other fifteen teams. Top eight teams qualified for the final stages. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.[7]

Teams edit

Location of teams in 2023 Série A1 within the state of São Paulo.

Number of teams by state edit

Number
of teams
State Team(s)
5   São Paulo Corinthians, Ferroviária, Palmeiras,
Santos and São Paulo
2   Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro
  Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio and Internacional
1   Bahia Bahia
  Ceará Ceará
  Distrito Federal Real Brasília
  Paraná Athletico Paranaense
  Rio de Janeiro Flamengo/Marinha
  Rondônia Real Ariquemes
  Santa Catarina Avaí

Stadiums and locations edit

Team Location Stadium Capacity[8]
  Athletico Paranaense Curitiba CT do Caju 3,000
  Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte SESC Alterosas 2,000
  Avaí Caçador Salézio Kindermann 6,500
  Bahia Salvador CT Evaristo de Macedo (Camaçari) 1,000
  Ceará Fortaleza CT Cidade Vozão (Itaitinga) 4,000
  Corinthians São Paulo Parque São Jorge 18,500
  Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte SESC Alterosas 2,000
  Ferroviária Araraquara Fonte Luminosa 21,441
  Flamengo/Marinha Rio de Janeiro Luso Brasileiro 4,697
  Grêmio Porto Alegre Antônio Vieira Ramos (Gravataí) 4,700
  Internacional Porto Alegre SESC Protásio Alves 2,800
  Palmeiras São Paulo Allianz Parque 43,713
  Real Ariquemes Ariquemes Gentil Valério 2,500
  Real Brasília Brasília Ciro Machado do Espírito Santo 1,500
  Santos Santos Urbano Caldeira 21,732
  São Paulo São Paulo Marcelo Portugal Gouvêa (Cotia) 2,000

Personnel and kits edit

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
Athletico Paranaense   Brenno Basso   Evellyn Marques Umbro
Atlético Mineiro   Vantressa Ferreira   Ludmila Barbosa Adidas Banco BMG
Avaí   Carine Bosetti   Limpia Fretes Umbro PixBet
Bahia   Igor Morena   Thayná Esquadrão (club manufactured kit)
Ceará   David Lopes   Karen Rocha Vozão (club manufactured kit) EstrelaBet
Corinthians   Arthur Elias   Tamires Nike
Cruzeiro   Felipe Freitas   Carol Baiana Adidas Gerdau
Ferroviária   Jéssica de Lima   Patrícia Sochor Lupo Sport [pt] Estrella Galicia
Galera.bet
Flamengo/Marinha   Luís Andrade   Darlene Adidas Banco BRB
Grêmio   Felipe Endres   Tuani Umbro Banrisul
Internacional   Maurício Salgado   Bruna Benites Adidas EstrelaBet
Palmeiras   Ricardo Belli   Bia Zaneratto Puma Betfair
Real Ariquemes   Paulo Eduardo   Gabi Lira Criare Sports CrediSIS CrediAri
Real Brasília   Camilla Orlando   Isabela Melo Tolledo Sports Banco BRB
Santos   Kleiton Lima   Brena Umbro Blaze.com
São Paulo   Thiago Viana   Pardal Adidas Sportsbet.io

Foreign players edit

The clubs can have a maximum of seven foreign players in their Campeonato Brasileiro squads per match, but there is no limit of foreigners in the clubs' squads.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7
Athletico Paranaense   Hilary Vergara
Atlético Mineiro   Karol Bermúdez   Dayana Rodríguez   Luciana Gómez   Jorelyn Carabalí   Ingrid Guerra   Manuela Paví
Avaí   Ximena Velazco   Verónica Riveros   Limpia Fretes   Lule González   Catalina Pérez
Bahia   Yenny Acuña
Ceará   Elena Kössler
Corinthians
Cruzeiro   Kelly Arrieta   Kelly Caicedo
Ferroviária   Joemar Guarecuco   Yisela Cuesta
Flamengo/Marinha   Sole Jaimes   Agustina Barroso
Grêmio   Jessica Peña   Mónica Ramos   Agostina Holzheier
Internacional   Fabiola Sandoval   Fany Gauto   Belén Aquino
Palmeiras   Alicia Bobadilla   Kate Tapia   Lorena Benítez   Ramona Martínez   Rosa Miño   Yamila Rodríguez   Rosario Balmaceda
Real Ariquemes   Graciela Martínez
Real Brasília   Natasha Rosas   Petra Cabrera   Lorena Bedoya   Lady Andrade
Santos   Jourdan Ziff   Luciana Ortega   Reina Bonta
São Paulo

Players holding Brazilian dual nationality edit

They do not take foreign slot.

Group stage edit

In the group stage, each team played on a single round-robin tournament. The top eight teams advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stages. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 15).[7]

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Corinthians 15 12 1 2 53 8 +45 37 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Palmeiras 15 11 2 2 48 14 +34 35
3 Ferroviária 15 11 1 3 38 16 +22 34
4 Santos 15 10 2 3 32 10 +22 32
5 Flamengo/Marinha 15 10 1 4 23 14 +9 31
6 Internacional 15 9 1 5 25 16 +9 28
7 São Paulo 15 7 4 4 27 13 +14 25
8 Cruzeiro 15 6 4 5 36 26 +10 22
9 Grêmio 15 6 1 8 16 22 −6 19
10 Avaí 15 6 1 8 25 33 −8 19
11 Real Brasília 15 5 2 8 16 24 −8 17
12 Atlético Mineiro 15 5 1 9 17 23 −6 16
13 Bahia (R) 15 4 1 10 25 33 −8 13 Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A2
14 Athletico Paranaense (R) 15 3 1 11 15 33 −18 10
15 Real Ariquemes (R) 15 3 0 12 10 54 −44 9
16 Ceará (R) 15 0 1 14 7 74 −67 1
Source: CBF
(R) Relegated

Results edit

Home \ Away ATH ATL AVA BAH CEA COR CRU FER FLA GRE INT PAL RAR RBR SAN SPO
Athletico Paranaense 2–1 0–5 1–4 0–2 1–2 4–1 1–1
Atlético Mineiro 2–1 0–1 2–4 0–2 3–0 1–0 1–0
Avaí 4–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–5 1–2
Bahia 2–4 10–0 1–5 2–3 3–2 1–3 2–1
Ceará 2–4 1–1 1–2 0–7 0–6 1–6 0–2
Corinthians 1–0 1–0 14–0 7–1 4–0 4–0 3–2 1–0
Cruzeiro 2–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–3
Ferroviária 3–0 3–0 2–0 1–4 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–0
Flamengo/Marinha 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1
Grêmio 2–1 3–0 1–4 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–3
Internacional 2–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–0
Palmeiras 3–1 3–0 11–0 3–2 4–1 2–1 9–0 0–1
Real Ariquemes 2–1 2–0 0–6 0–8 0–2 2–3 0–3
Real Brasília 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–3 3–0 0–4
Santos 2–0 4–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–1
São Paulo 3–0 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 7–0 4–1 0–1
Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stages edit

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[7]

  • Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg.
    • If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 16).
  • Extra time would not be played and away goals rule would not be used in final stages.

Starting from the semi-finals, the teams were seeded according to their performance in the tournament. The teams were ranked according to overall points. If tied on overall points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Overall wins; 2. Overall goal difference; 3. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 20).[7]

Bracket edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
            
  São Paulo 1 3 4
  Palmeiras 1 1 2
  São Paulo 1 2 3 (1)
  Ferroviária (p) 3 0 3 (3)
  Internacional 0 0 0
  Ferroviária 1 3 4
  Ferroviária 0 1 1
  Corinthians 0 2 2
  Flamengo/Marinha 1 1 2
  Santos 3 4 7
  Santos 0 0 0
  Corinthians 3 2 5
  Cruzeiro 1 2 3
  Corinthians 2 4 6

Quarter-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cruzeiro   3–6   Corinthians 1–2 2–4
São Paulo   4–2   Palmeiras 1–1 3–1
Internacional   0–4   Ferroviária 0–1 0–3
Flamengo/Marinha   2–7   Santos 1–3 1–4

Group B edit

Cruzeiro  1–2  Corinthians
Marília   44' Report Gabi Zanotti   30'
Victória   90+4' (pen.)
Referee: Thayslane de Melo Costa (Sergipe)

Corinthians  4–2  Cruzeiro
Jheniffer   11'
Victória   22'
Duda Sampaio   48'
Tamires   62'
Report Isabela Fernandes   31'
Byanca Brasil   57'
Referee: Charly Wendy Straub Deretti (Santa Catarina)

Corinthians won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.

Group C edit

São Paulo  1–1  Palmeiras
Maressa   89' Report Letícia Moreno   27'
Referee: Marianna Nanni Batalha (São Paulo)

São Paulo won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.

Group D edit

Internacional  0–1  Ferroviária
Report Luana Sartório   82'
Referee: Deborah Cecilia Cruz Correia (Pernambuco)

Ferroviária  3–0  Internacional
Aline Gomes   36'
Suzane Pires   89'
Cuesta   90+3'
Report
Referee: Rejane Caetano da Silva (Rio de Janeiro)

Ferroviária won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.

Group E edit

Flamengo/Marinha  1–3  Santos
Leidi   39' Report Vitória Yaya   3'
Cristiane   72'
Thaisinha   78'
Referee: Andreza Helena de Siqueira (Minas Gerais)

Santos  4–1  Flamengo/Marinha
Ketlen   21', 90'
Bia Menezes   54'
Camila   90+3'
Report Leidi   17'
Referee: Deborah Cecilia Cruz Correia (Pernambuco)

Santos won 7–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1   Corinthians 17 14 1 2 59 11 +48 43 Second leg
3   Santos 17 12 2 3 39 12 +27 38 First leg
2   Ferroviária 17 13 1 3 42 16 +26 40 Second leg
4   São Paulo 17 8 5 4 31 15 +16 29 First leg
Source: CBF
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos   0–5   Corinthians 0–3 0–2
São Paulo   3–3 (1–3 p)   Ferroviária 1–3 2–0

Group F edit

Santos  0–3  Corinthians
Report Jheniffer   17', 36'
Victória   22'
Referee: Deborah Cecilia Cruz Correia (Pernambuco)

Corinthians  2–0  Santos
Duda Sampaio   63' (pen.)
Fernandinha   88'
Report
Referee: Charly Wendy Straub Deretti (Santa Catarina)

Corinthians won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Group G edit

São Paulo  1–3  Ferroviária
Aline Milene   75' Report Barrinha   67'
Laryh   76', 89'
Referee: Rejane Caetano da Silva (Rio de Janeiro)

Ferroviária  0–2  São Paulo
Report Ariel   36'
Micaelly   42'
Penalties
Luana Sartório  
Laryh  
Eudimilla  
Mylena Carioca  
3–1   Cacau
  Pardal
  Ariel
  Maressa
Referee: Andreza Helena de Siqueira (Minas Gerais)

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Ferroviária won on penalties and advanced to the finals.

Finals edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1   Corinthians 19 16 1 2 64 11 +53 49 2nd leg
2   Ferroviária 19 14 1 4 45 19 +26 43 1st leg
Source: CBF
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ferroviária   1–2   Corinthians 0–0 1–2

Group H edit

Ferroviária  0–0  Corinthians
Report
Referee: Thayslane de Melo Costa (Sergipe)

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Amanda Gutierres Palmeiras 14
2   Byanca Brasil Cruzeiro 11
  Jheniffer Corinthians
4   Aline Gomes Ferroviária 10
5   Victória Corinthians 9
6   Cristiane Santos 8
  Giovanna Crivelari Flamengo/Marinha
  Ketlen Santos
  Laryh Ferroviária
  Letícia Moreno Palmeiras

Source:CBF

References edit

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