2023 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3

The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3 (officially the Brasileirão Feminino Binance A3 2023 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the second season of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3, the third level of women's football in Brazil. The tournament was organized by CBF. It started on 21 April and ended on 25 June 2023.[2]

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3
Season2023
Dates21 April – 25 June
ChampionsMixto (1st title)
PromotedJuventude
Mixto
Remo
VF4
Matches played62
Goals scored170 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorerBia Batista (10 goals)
Biggest home winJuventude 6–1 Criciúma
Round of 32, 1st leg, 23 April
Biggest away winAliança/Goiás 0–5 Mixto
Round of 32, 2nd leg, 29 April
Highest scoring7 goals
Juventude 6–1 Criciúma
Round of 32, 1st leg, 23 April
2022
2023

Thirty-two teams competed in the tournament. Twenty-eight qualified from their state leagues and four relegated from the 2022 Série A2 (Aliança/Goiás, CEFAMA, Iranduba and Vasco da Gama).[3] As the Federação Amazonense de Futebol suspended the Iranduba men's team for two years due to their possible involvement in match-fixing, the Iranduba women's team was expelled from the Série A3. They were replaced by VF4 (2022 Série A3 fifth place).[4]

The four semi-finalists, Juventude, Mixto, Remo and VF4, were promoted to the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2.[5]

Mixto defeated Remo 4–0, on aggregate, in the finals to win their first title.[6]

Format edit

The competition was a single-elimination tournament with each round contested a home-and-away two-legged basis. The first rounds were organized regionally. In the round of 32, the highest-ranked team in the 2023 Women's Club Ranking hosted the second leg. If the teams had the same rank the highest-ranked-federation team in the 2023 Women's State Ranking would host the second leg.

Starting from the round of 16, 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. Overall goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards in the tournament; 5. Fewest yellow cards in the tournament; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 15).

If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 14).

The four semi-finalists were promoted to the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2.[7]

Teams edit

Federation ranking edit

The number of teams from each state was chosen based on the CBF Women's State Ranking (WSR), with São Paulo having two berths, and the other states with one berth each.

Rank Federation Coeff. Teams Notes
1   São Paulo 67,202 2
2   Rio de Janeiro 21,010 1 +1 (A2)
3   Rio Grande do Sul 18,448
4   Distrito Federal 16,360 +1 (WSR)
5   Minas Gerais 16,214
6   Santa Catarina 15,298
7   Bahia 12,208 +1 (WSR)
8   Amazonas 9,880 +1 (WSR)
9   Ceará 8,626
10   Paraná 8,222
11   Pernambuco 8,104
12   Pará 6,638
13   Goiás[1] 6,354 0 +1 (A2)
14   Rondônia[1] 4,600
15   Paraíba 4,294 1 +1 (A3)
16   Alagoas 4,146
17   Maranhão 3,488 +1 (A2)
18   Mato Grosso 3,232
19   Piauí 2,990
20   Amapá 2,940
21   Tocantins 2,930
22   Espírito Santo 2,894
23   Rio Grande do Norte[1] 2,860 0
24   Sergipe 2,850 1
  Mato Grosso do Sul
  Acre
27   Roraima 2,166
1 Since some teams declined to participate or were excluded, the Goiás, Rondônia and Rio Grande do Norte berths were granted to Distrito Federal, Amazonas and Bahia, respectively, through the CBF Women's State Ranking.

Participating teams edit

Federation Team Home city Qualification method
  Acre Assermurb Rio Branco 2022 Campeonato Acreano Feminino champions
  Alagoas Acauã Maceió 2022 Campeonato Alagoano Feminino runners-up
  Amapá Ypiranga-AP[a] Macapá 2021 Campeonato Amapaense Feminino champions
  Amazonas Recanto Manaus 2022 Campeonato Amazonense Feminino champions
Tarumã[b] Manaus 2022 Campeonato Amazonense Feminino 5th place
  Bahia Doce Mel Jequié 2022 Campeonato Baiano Feminino runners-up
Astro[c] Feira de Santana 2022 Campeonato Baiano Feminino 3rd place
  Ceará Guarani de Juazeiro Juazeiro do Norte 2022 Campeonato Cearense Feminino 3rd place
  Distrito Federal Capital Paranoá 2022 Campeonato Brasiliense Feminino 4th place
Ceilândia[d] Ceilândia 2022 Campeonato Brasiliense Feminino 5th place
  Espírito Santo Vila Nova-ES Vila Velha 2022 Campeonato Capixaba Feminino champions
  Goiás Aliança/Goiás Goiânia 2022 Campeonato Feminino Série A2 16th place
  Maranhão IAPE São Luís 2022 Campeonato Maranhense Feminino champions
CEFAMA São José de Ribamar 2022 Campeonato Feminino Série A2 15th place
  Mato Grosso Mixto Cuiabá 2022 Campeonato Mato-Grossense Feminino champions
  Mato Grosso do Sul Operário Campo Grande 2022 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense Feminino champions
  Minas Gerais Uberlândia Uberlândia 2022 Campeonato Mineiro Feminino 4th place
  Pará Remo Belém 2022 Campeonato Paraense Feminino champions
  Paraíba Mixto (PB) João Pessoa 2022 Campeonato Paraibano Feminino runners-up
VF4[e] João Pessoa 2022 Campeonato Feminino Série A3 5th place
  Paraná Toledo Toledo 2022 Campeonato Paranaense Feminino runners-up
  Pernambuco Náutico Recife 2022 Campeonato Pernambucano Feminino runners-up
  Piauí Tiradentes Teresina 2022 Campeonato Piauiense Feminino champions
  Rio de Janeiro Pérolas Negras Resende 2022 Campeonato Carioca Feminino 5th place
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro 2022 Campeonato Feminino Série A2 13th place
  Rio Grande do Sul Juventude Caxias do Sul 2022 Campeonato Gaúcho Feminino 3rd place
  Roraima São Raimundo Boa Vista 2022 Campeonato Roraimense Feminino champions
  Santa Catarina Criciúma Criciúma 2022 Campeonato Catarinense Feminino runners-up
  São Paulo São Bernardo São Bernardo do Campo 2022 Campeonato Paulista Feminino 8th place
Pinda Pindamonhangaba 2022 Campeonato Paulista Feminino 10th place
  Sergipe Estanciano Estância 2022 Campeonato Sergipano Feminino champions
  Tocantins Polivalente Palmas 2022 Campeonato Tocantinense Feminino champions
a As the 2022 Campeonato Amapaense Feminino was not played, the Federação Amapaense de Futebol granted the Amapá berth to Ypiranga (AP) (2021 Campeonato Amapaense Feminino champions).[8]
b Originally, Porto Velho (2022 Campeonato Rondoniense Feminino runners-up) qualified for the Série A3, however, CBF announced that the 2022 Campeonato Rondoniense Feminino did not meet the requirements as qualification tournament.[9] CBF awarded the berth, via Women's State Ranking, to Penarol (2022 Campeonato Amazonense Feminino 3rd place).[10] However, Penarol declined to participate and they were replaced by Tarumã (2022 Campeonato Amazonense Feminino 5th place).[11]
c Originally, União/ABC (2022 Campeonato Potiguar Feminino champions) qualified for the Série A3, however, CBF announced that the 2022 Campeonato Potiguar Feminino did not meet the requirements as qualification tournament.[12] CBF awarded the berth, via Women's State Ranking, to Astro (2022 Campeonato Baiano Feminino 3rd place).[10]
d Atletas de Jesus (2022 Campeonato Goiano Feminino 3rd place) declined to participate in the Série A3.[13] They were replaced, via Women's State Ranking, by Ceilândia (2022 Campeonato Brasiliense Feminino 5th place).[14]
e As the Federação Amazonense de Futebol suspended the Iranduba men's team for two years due to their possible involvement in match-fixing, the Iranduba women's team (2022 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 14th place) was expelled from the Série A3. They were replaced by VF4 (2022 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3 5th place).[15]

Round of 32 edit

The matches were played from 21 April to 2 May 2023.

Matches edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Polivalente   1–1 (4–1 p)   Tiradentes 1–1 0–0
Mixto   7–0   Aliança/Goiás 2–0 5–0
Ceilândia   2–6   Capital 1–4 1–2
Uberlândia   8–1   Vila Nova-ES 4–1 4–0
Pérolas Negras   4–3   Vasco da Gama 2–2 2–1
Pinda   4–1   São Bernardo 4–1 0–0
Operário   2–3   Toledo 2–1 0–2
Juventude   8–2   Criciúma 6–1 2–1
Assermurb   3–2   São Raimundo 3–1 0–1
Tarumã   0–7   Recanto 0–3 0–4
Remo   2–2 (10–9 p)   Ypiranga-AP 2–2 0–0
IAPE   7–3   CEFAMA 4–1 3–2
Guarani de Juazeiro   5–0   Náutico 3–0 2–0
Mixto (PB)   2–3   VF4 1–2 1–1
Acauã   3–2   Estanciano 3–1 0–1
Astro   1–5   Doce Mel 1–2 0–3

Round of 16 edit

The matches were played from 6 to 14 May 2023.

Matches edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Polivalente   1–5   Mixto 1–2 0–3
Capital   1–3   Uberlândia 1–1 0–2
Pérolas Negras   2–3   Pinda 0–2 2–1
Toledo   0–4   Juventude 0–2 0–2
Assermurb   0–3   Recanto 0–0 0–3
Remo   4–2   IAPE 1–0 3–2
VF4   1–1 (4–3 p)   Guarani de Juazeiro 1–1 0–0
Acauã   2–5   Doce Mel 2–2 0–3

Quarter-finals edit

The matches were played from 20 to 28 May 2023.

Matches edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Uberlândia   1–2   Mixto 0–1 1–1
Pinda   2–2 (2–3 p)   Juventude 2–2 0–0
Remo   3–2   Recanto 3–1 0–1
VF4   6–2   Doce Mel 4–0 2–2

Semi-finals edit

The matches were played from 3 to 11 June 2023.

Matches edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juventude   0–4   Mixto 0–2 0–2
VF4   2–3   Remo 2–0 0–3

Finals edit

The matches were played on 17 and 25 June 2023.

Matches edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Remo   0–4   Mixto 0–2 0–2
Remo  0–2  Mixto
Report Bia Batista   4'
Ray Pires   45'
Referee: Ruthyanna Camila Medeiros da Silva (Paraíba)

Mixto  2–0  Remo
Bia Batista   37'
Gaby   58' (pen.)
Report
Referee: Elizabete Esmeralda Cordeiro dos Santos Gomes (Ceará)

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Bia Batista   Mixto 10
2 Lu Meireles   VF4 6
3 Cristina Lima   Doce Mel 4
Maria Alane   Guarani de Juazeiro

Source: CBF

References edit

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