2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D is a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the fourth division. The competition began on 6 May and will end on 23 September 2023.[1][2]
Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 6 May – 23 September |
Matches played | 64 |
Goals scored | 156 (2.44 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Histone (4 goals) |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2023. |
Teams

Federation ranking
The number of teams from each state was chosen based on the CBF State Ranking.
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Participating teams
- Notes
- Caldense and Villa Nova (2022 Campeonato Mineiro 4th place and 8th place, respectively) declined to participate in the Série D.[3][4] They were replaced by the 9th place Patrocinense.[5]
Format
In the group stage, the 64 teams will be divided into eight groups of eight organized regionally. Top four teams will qualify for the round of 32. From the round of 32 on the competition will be played as a knock-out tournament with each round contested over two legs.[6]
Group stage
In the group stage, each group will be played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams will be 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 will be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head (if the tie was only between two teams); 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 14).[6]
The top four teams will qualify for the round of 32.
Group A1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PRI | HUM | NAC | AGU | SRA | TUN | TRE | SFR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Advance to round of 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4–0 | ||
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3–0 | – | |||
3 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | – | 3–1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
4 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | 3–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
5 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – | – | – | 3–1 | – | – | – | |||
6 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 2–1 | – | – | – | – | |||
7 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | |||
8 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | – |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.
Group A2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FER | PAR | CAU | ATL | MAR | COR | TOC | FLU | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Advance to round of 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2–0 | ||
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | |||
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2–2 | – | – | |||
4 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 1–1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
5 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 1–1 | – | – | – | |||
6 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
7 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | |||
8 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | – | – | 2–2 | – | – | – | – |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.
Group A3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SOU | CAM | NAC | SAN | IGU | POT | PAC | GLO | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Advance to round of 32 | – | – | – | – | – | 2–1 | – | ||
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4–0 | |||
3 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2–0 | – | – | |||
4 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | – | – | |||
5 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | |||
6 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | – | – | – | 2–1 | – | – | – | |||
7 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | – | 2–2 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
8 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | 2–5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.
Group A4
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ASA | FAL | CRU | BAH | JAC | RET | ATL | SER | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Advance to round of 32 | – | – | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | ||
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1–1 | – | – | |||
3 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | |||
4 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3–1 | |||
5 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
6 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1–1 | – | – | – | – | |||
7 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | – | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
8 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1–2 | – | – |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.
Group A5
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CEI | BRA | UNI | ANA | IPO | CEO | REA | INT | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | Advance to round of 32 | – | – | – | 4–0 | – | – | – | ||
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – | – | 2–2 | – | – | – | – | |||
3 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 0–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
4 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | |||
5 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8–1 | |||
6 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
7 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0–2 | – | |||
8 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | – | – | 0–2 | – | – | – | – |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.
Group A6
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | DEM | SAN | ATH | REA | VIT | RES | NOV | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Advance to round of 32 | – | – | – | 5–2 | – | – | – | ||
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – | 1–1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
3 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | – | |||
4 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
5 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2–0 | |||
6 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1–1 | – | |||
7 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | – | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
8 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | – | – | – | 1–2 | – | – | – |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.
Group A7
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAT | CRA | INT | XVP | MAR | OPE | FER | CAS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to round of 32 | – | 1–1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1–1 | |||
4 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 1–1 | – | – | – | |||
5 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | |||
6 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | |||
7 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | |||
8 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | – | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.
Group A8
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAM | SAO | HER | CAX | CON | BRA | AIM | NOV | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to round of 32 | – | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | ||
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | – | – | 2–1 | – | – | – | – | |||
3 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | |||
4 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – | – | – | 2–0 | – | – | – | |||
5 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2–1 | – | – | |||
6 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | – | 2–2 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
7 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – | |||
8 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | 0–3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.
Final stages
The final stages will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. For the round of 16, semi-finals and finals, the best-overall-performance team will host the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule will not be used, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 19).
For the quarter-finals, teams will be seeded based on the table of results of all matches in the competition. The top four seeded teams will host the second leg.
The four quarter-finals winners will be promoted to 2024 Série C.[6]
Round of 32
The round of 32 will be a two-legged knockout tie, with the draw regionalised.
Matches
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Group A2 4th place | B1 | Group A1 winners | – | – |
Group A1 3rd place | B2 | Group A2 runners-up | – | – |
Group A1 4th place | B3 | Group A2 winners | – | – |
Group A2 3rd place | B4 | Group A1 runners-up | – | – |
Group A4 4th place | B5 | Group A3 winners | – | – |
Group A3 3rd place | B6 | Group A4 runners-up | – | – |
Group A3 4th place | B7 | Group A4 winners | – | – |
Group A4 3rd place | B8 | Group A3 runners-up | – | – |
Group A6 4th place | B9 | Group A5 winners | – | – |
Group A5 3rd place | B10 | Group A6 runners-up | – | – |
Group A5 4th place | B11 | Group A6 winners | – | – |
Group A6 3rd place | B12 | Group A5 runners-up | – | – |
Group A8 4th place | B13 | Group A7 winners | – | – |
Group A7 3rd place | B14 | Group A8 runners-up | – | – |
Group A7 4th place | B15 | Group A8 winners | – | – |
Group A8 3rd place | B16 | Group A7 runners-up | – | – |
Matches
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Group B1 winners | C1[†] | Group B6 winners | – | – |
Group B2 winners | C2[†] | Group B5 winners | – | – |
Group B3 winners | C3[†] | Group B8 winners | – | – |
Group B4 winners | C4[†] | Group B7 winners | – | – |
Group B9 winners | C5[†] | Group B14 winners | – | – |
Group B10 winners | C6[†] | Group B13 winners | – | – |
Group B11 winners | C7[†] | Group B16 winners | – | – |
Group B11 winners | C8[†] | Group B15 winners | – | – |
- † Order to be decided.
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals will be seeded based on the table of results of all matches in the competition for the qualifying teams. The teams will be ranked according to points. 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 16).[6]
Matches
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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8th overall | D1 | 1st overall | – | – |
5th overall | D2 | 4th overall | – | – |
7th overall | D3 | 2nd overall | – | – |
6th overall | D4 | 3rd overall | – | – |
References
- "Calendário 2023: Brasileirão será paralisado em Datas FIFA pela primeira vez" [2023 calendar: Brasileirão will stop on FIFA Dates for the first time] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 21 September 2022.
- "Com entrada do Patrocinense, Série D 2023 está completa; veja times" [With the entrance of Patrocinense, 2023 Série D is complete; see the teams] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- "Sem verba para equipe competitiva, Caldense desiste de disputar a Série D do Brasileiro" [Without budget for a competitive team, Caldense give up on playing the Brasileiro Série D]. Grupo Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 February 2023.
- "Villa Nova não aceita vaga na Série D" [Villa Nova do not accept the spot in the Série D] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal Villa Nova. 16 February 2023.
- "Patrocinense confirma participação na Série D do Campeonato Brasileiro" [Patrocinense confirm participation in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D]. Grupo Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 February 2023.
- "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série D 2023" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 3 March 2023.