2023 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2023 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which will be the 122nd season of competitive football in the country.

Football in Brazil
Season2023
Men's football
SupercopaPalmeiras
Women's football
Supercopa FemininaCorinthians
Brazil

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Main article: 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on 15 April 2023 and is scheduled to end on 3 December 2023.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Botafogo 6 5 0 1 13 6 +7 15 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Palmeiras 6 4 2 0 16 6 +10 14
3 Fluminense 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13
4 Cruzeiro 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12
5 Athletico Paranaense 6 4 0 2 10 7 +3 12 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
6 Atlético Mineiro 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10
7 Santos 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
8 Fortaleza 6 2 4 0 9 4 +5 10
9 Flamengo 6 3 0 3 12 9 +3 9
10 São Paulo 6 2 3 1 8 4 +4 9
11 Grêmio 6 2 2 2 7 9 −2 8
12 Internacional 6 2 1 3 4 8 −4 7
13 Red Bull Bragantino 6 1 4 1 9 11 −2 7
14 Bahia 6 2 0 4 8 11 −3 6
15 Goiás 6 2 0 4 5 12 −7 6
16 Vasco da Gama 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6
17 Corinthians 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5 Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18 Cuiabá 6 1 1 4 5 12 −7 4
19 Coritiba 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2
20 América Mineiro 6 0 1 5 5 17 −12 1
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.[2]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Main article: 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on 14 April 2023 and is scheduled to end on 25 November 2023.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Vitória 6 5 0 1 15 3 +12 15 Promotion to 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2 Criciúma 6 4 2 0 8 3 +5 14
3 Atlético Goianiense 6 4 2 0 13 9 +4 14
4 Guarani 6 4 0 2 10 4 +6 12
5 Botafogo-SP 6 4 0 2 7 7 0 12
6 Vila Nova 5 3 2 0 7 2 +5 11
7 Mirassol 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10
8 Chapecoense 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4 8
9 Sport 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 8
10 Novorizontino 6 2 2 2 5 4 +1 8
11 Ituano 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7
12 Londrina 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7
13 Ceará 6 2 1 3 4 8 −4 7
14 Avaí 6 2 0 4 4 12 −8 6
15 CRB 5 1 2 2 3 5 −2 5
16 Sampaio Corrêa 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5
17 Ponte Preta 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5 5 Relegation to 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
18 Tombense 6 1 1 4 6 9 −3 4
19 Juventude 6 1 0 5 3 7 −4 3
20 ABC 6 0 1 5 3 12 −9 1
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: CBF
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) drawing of lots.[3]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Main article: 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on 2 May 2023 and is scheduled to end on 12 November 2023.[1]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Main article: 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on 6 May 2023 and is scheduled to end on 23 September 2023.[1]

Caldense and Villa Nova declined to participate in the Série D.[4][5] They were replaced by Patrocinense.[6]

Super cup

Supercopa do Brasil
Main article: 2023 Supercopa do Brasil

The 2023 Supercopa do Brasil was played on 28 January 2023 between Palmeiras and Flamengo.[7]

Palmeiras4–3Flamengo

Palmeiras won the super cup after defeating Flamengo.[8]

Domestic cups

Copa do Brasil
Main article: 2023 Copa do Brasil

The 2023 Copa do Brasil started on 21 February 2023 and is scheduled to end on 24 September 2023.[1]

Copa do Nordeste
Main article: 2023 Copa do Nordeste

The competition featured 16 clubs from the Northeastern region. It started on 21 January 2023 and ended on 3 May 2023.[9] The Copa do Nordeste final was played between Ceará and Sport.

Ceará2–1Sport
Sport1–0Ceará
Penalties
2–4

Ceará won the cup after defeating Sport.[10]

Copa Verde
Main article: 2023 Copa Verde

The competition features 24 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including two teams from Espírito Santo. It started on 17 February 2023 and is scheduled to end on 31 May 2023.[11] The Copa Verde final will be played between Goiás and Paysandu.

Paysandu0–2Goiás
Goiás–Paysandu

State championship champions
State Champions
Acre (state) Acre Rio Branco[12]
Alagoas Alagoas CRB[13]
Amapá Amapá
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas Amazonas[14]
Bahia Bahia Bahia[15]
Ceará Ceará Fortaleza[16]
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal Real Brasília
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo Real Noroeste[17]
Goiás Goiás Atlético Goianiense[18]
Maranhão Maranhão Maranhão[19]
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso Cuiabá[20]
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul Costa Rica
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro[21]
Pará Pará
Paraíba Paraíba Treze[22]
Paraná (state) Paraná Athletico Paranaense[23]
Pernambuco Pernambuco Sport[24]
Piauí Piauí River[25]
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro Fluminense[26]
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte América de Natal
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio[27]
Rondônia Rondônia
Roraima Roraima
Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina Criciúma[28]
São Paulo (state) São Paulo Palmeiras[29]
Sergipe Sergipe Itabaiana[30]
Tocantins Tocantins Tocantinópolis[31]

State championship second division champions
State Champions
Acre (state) Acre No second division
Alagoas Alagoas
Amapá Amapá No second division
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas
Bahia Bahia
Ceará Ceará Horizonte[32]
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo
Goiás Goiás
Maranhão Maranhão
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais
Pará Pará
Paraíba Paraíba
Paraná (state) Paraná
Pernambuco Pernambuco
Piauí Piauí
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul
Rondônia Rondônia
Roraima Roraima No second division
Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina
São Paulo (state) São Paulo Ponte Preta[33]
Sergipe Sergipe
Tocantins Tocantins

State cup competition champions
Competition Champions
Copa Alagoas CSE[34]
Copa Espírito Santo
Copa Fares Lopes
Copa FGF
Copa FMF (MA)
Copa FMF (MT)
Copa Paulista
Copa Rio
Copa Santa Catarina

Youth competition champions
Competition Champions
Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20
Copa do Brasil Sub-20
Supercopa do Brasil Sub-20
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17
Copa do Brasil Sub-17(1)
Supercopa do Brasil Sub-17
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-15
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Palmeiras[35]

(1) The Copa Nacional do Espírito Santo Sub-17, between 2008 and 2012, was named Copa Brasil Sub-17. The similar named Copa do Brasil Sub-17 is organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation and it was first played in 2013.

Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team 2023 Copa Libertadores 2023 Copa Sudamericana 2023 Recopa Sudamericana
América Mineiro N/A In the Group Stage N/A
Athletico Paranaense In the Group Stage N/A N/A
Atlético Mineiro In the Group Stage N/A N/A
Botafogo N/A In the Group Stage N/A
Corinthians In the Group Stage N/A N/A
Flamengo In the Group Stage N/A Runners-up
lost to
Ecuador Independiente del Valle
Fluminense In the Group Stage N/A N/A
Fortaleza Third Stage
eliminated by
Paraguay Cerro Porteño		 In the Group Stage N/A
Goiás N/A In the Group Stage N/A
Internacional In the Group Stage N/A N/A
Palmeiras In the Group Stage N/A N/A
Red Bull Bragantino N/A In the Group Stage N/A
Santos N/A In the Group Stage N/A
São Paulo N/A In the Group Stage N/A

National team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2023.

Friendlies
25 March Morocco  2–1  Brazil Tangier, Morocco
22:00 UTC±0 Boufal 29'
Sabiri 79'		 Report Casemiro 67' Stadium: Ibn Batouta Stadium
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Brazil  –  Bolivia
Peru  –  Brazil
Brazil  –  Venezuela
Uruguay  –  Brazil
Colombia  –  Brazil
Brazil  –  Argentina

Women's football

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1
Main article: 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1

The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 started on 24 February 2023 and is scheduled to end on 17 September 2023.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2

The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 started on 15 April 2023 and is scheduled to end on 8 July 2023.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3

The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3 started on 21 April 2023 and is scheduled to end on 24 June 2023.

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.[36]
Originally, União/ABC (Rio Grande do Norte) and Porto Velho (Rondônia) qualified for the Série A3. However, CBF announced that 2022 Campeonato Potiguar Feminino and 2022 Campeonato Rondoniense Feminino did not meet the requirements as qualification tournaments.[37][38] CBF awarded their berths, via Women's State Ranking, to Astro (Bahia) and Penarol (Amazonas).[39] However, Penarol declined to participate and they were replaced by Tarumã (Amazonas).[40]
As the 2022 Campeonato Amapaense Feminino was not played, the Federação Amapaense de Futebol granted the Amapá berth to Ypiranga (AP).[41]
Atletas de Jesus (Goiás) declined to participate in the Série A3.[42] They were replaced, via Women's State Ranking, by Ceilândia (Distrito Federal).[43]

Supercopa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
Main article: 2023 Supercopa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

The competition featured 8 clubs chosen between the top-twelve 2022 Série A1 and the top-four 2022 Série A2, with only one team for state. It started on 4 February 2023 and ended on 12 February 2023. The Supercopa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino final was played between Flamengo/Marinha and Corinthians.

Corinthians4–1Flamengo/Marinha

Corinthians won the super cup after defeating Flamengo/Marinha.[44]

Domestic competition champions
State Champions
Acre (state) Acre
Alagoas Alagoas
Amapá Amapá Ypiranga[45]
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas
Bahia Bahia
Ceará Ceará
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo
Goiás Goiás
Maranhão Maranhão
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais
Pará Pará
Paraíba Paraíba
Paraná (state) Paraná
Pernambuco Pernambuco
Piauí Piauí
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul
Rondônia Rondônia
Roraima Roraima
Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina
São Paulo (state) São Paulo
Sergipe Sergipe
Tocantins Tocantins

State cup competition champions
Competition Champions
Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino
Copa Rio de Futebol Feminino Flamengo/Marinha[46]

Youth competition champions
Competition Champions
Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Sub-20
Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Sub-17

Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team 2023 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Corinthians In the Group Stage
Internacional In the Group Stage
Palmeiras In the Group Stage

National team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2023.

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2023:

Friendlies
11 April Germany  1–2  Brazil Nuremberg, Germany
18:00 (CEST) Brand 90+2' Report Tamires 11'
Ary Borges 39'		 Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 32,587
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

2023 SheBelieves Cup
Main article: 2023 SheBelieves Cup
16 February Japan  0–1  Brazil Orlando, United States
16:00 (EST) Report Debinha 72' Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 6,453
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
19 February Brazil  0–2  Canada Nashville, United States
17:30 (CST) Report Gilles 31'
Viens 71'		 Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 6,502
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
22 February United States  2–1  Brazil Frisco, United States
18:00 (CST) Morgan 45+3'
Swanson 63'		 Report Ludmila 90' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 17,784
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

2023 Women's Finalissima
Main article: 2023 Women's Finalissima
6 April England  1–1
(4–2 p)		  Brazil London, England
19:45 (BST) Toone 23' Report Andressa Alves 90+3' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 83,132
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Penalties
Stanway soccer ball with check mark
Toone soccer ball with red X
Daly soccer ball with check mark
Greenwood soccer ball with check mark
Kelly soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Adriana
soccer ball with red X Tamires
soccer ball with red X Rafaelle
soccer ball with check mark Kerolin

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
24 July Group F Brazil  –  Panama Adelaide, Australia
20:30 (ACST) Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
29 July Group F France  –  Brazil Brisbane, Australia
20:00 (AEST) Stadium: Lang Park
2 August Group F Jamaica  –  Brazil Melbourne, Australia
20:00 (AEST) Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Competition Performance
SheBelieves Cup Third place
Women's Finalissima Runners-up
lost to
England England
FIFA Women's World Cup

References
  1. "Calendário 2023: Brasileirão será paralisado em Datas FIFA pela primeira vez" (in Portuguese). CBF. 21 September 2022.
  2. "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2023" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 14 February 2023.
  3. "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série B 2023" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 15 February 2023.
  4. "Sem verba para equipe competitiva, Caldense desiste de disputar a Série D do Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Globo. 14 February 2023.
  5. "Villa Nova não aceita vaga na Série D" (in Portuguese). Portal Villa Nova. 16 February 2023.
  6. "Patrocinense confirma participação na Série D do Campeonato Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Globo. 18 February 2023.
  7. "Supercopa do Brasil 2023: veja data de Palmeiras x Flamengo" (in Portuguese). Globo. 2 November 2022.
  8. "Palmeiras vence o Flamengo e conquista a Supercopa Betano do Brasil 2023" (in Portuguese). CBF. 28 January 2023.
  9. "Copa do Nordeste apresenta formato da edição 2023" (in Portuguese). CBF. 27 October 2022.
  10. "Ceará conquista Copa do Nordeste em grande decisão no Recife" (in Portuguese). CBF. 4 May 2023.
  11. "CBF divulga Regulamento Específico e Tabela Básica da Copa Verde 2023". CBF. 15 December 2022.
  12. "Rio Branco vence o Humaitá e é campeão acreano de 2023" (in Portuguese). Jornal Acre 24 horas. 1 May 2023.
  13. "COM O BICAMPEONATO, CRB CELEBRA O SEU 33º TÍTULO DO ALAGOANO" (in Portuguese). Gazeta de Alagoas. 11 April 2023.
  14. "Amazonas FC é o campeão do Barezão 2023" (in Portuguese). Federação Amazonense de Futebol. 23 April 2023.
  15. "50 vezes Bahia! Tricolor vence o Jacuipense e é campeão do Baianão 2023" (in Portuguese). Federação Bahiana de Futebol. 2 April 2023.
  16. "Fortaleza é Pentacampeão do Campeonato Cearense" (in Portuguese). Federação Cearense de Futebol. 8 April 2023.
  17. "Real Noroeste comemora o tricampeonato capixaba" (in Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Espírito Santo. 24 April 2023.
  18. "Atlético vence nos pênaltis e fatura título do Goianão 2023" (in Portuguese). Federação Goiana de Futebol. 9 April 2023.
  19. "MAC é campeão maranhense após um jejum de 10 anos" (in Portuguese). O Imparcial. 26 March 2023.
  20. "Cuiabá conquista o 12° título Mato-grossense" (in Portuguese). Federação Mato-grossense de Futebol. 10 April 2023.
  21. "Com dois gols de Hulk, Atlético vence o América e é o campeão mineiro" (in Portuguese). Federação Mineira de Futebol. 10 April 2023.
  22. "Treze campeão paraibano de 2023: Galo vence Sousa nos pênaltis e leva título" (in Portuguese). Jornal da Paraíba. 8 April 2023.
  23. "Athletico é o Campeão Paranaense de 2023" (in Portuguese). Federação Paranaense de Futebol. 10 April 2023.
  24. "Sport vence Retrô e conquista o 43º título estadual" (in Portuguese). Federação Pernambucana de Futebol. 22 April 2023.
  25. "River Atlético Clube é o campeão Piauiense de 2023" (in Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Piauí. 15 April 2023.
  26. "Com goleada, Flu leva o bi do Carioca Betnacional" (in Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 9 April 2023.
  27. "Grêmio vence o Caxias por 1 a 0 e conquista o hexacampeonato do Gauchão Ipiranga" (in Portuguese). Federação Gaúcha de Futebol. 8 April 2023.
  28. "Criciúma é o campeão do Catarinense Fort Atacadista 2023" (in Portuguese). Federação Catarinense de Futebol. 8 April 2023.
  29. "Palmeiras faz 4 a 0 no Água Santa e é bicampeão" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 9 April 2023.
  30. "Itabaiana é campeão do Sergipão Pixbet 2023" (in Portuguese). Federação Sergipana de Futebol. 22 April 2023.
  31. "TEC vence Capital e conquista o título Tocantinense 2023" (in Portuguese). Federação Tocantinense de Futebol. 10 April 2023.
  32. "Horizonte é campeão do Cearense Série B 2023" (in Portuguese). Federação Cearense de Futebol. 16 April 2023.
  33. "Ponte Preta vence o Novorizontino nos pênaltis e é campeã" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 8 April 2023.
  34. "CSE vence ASA nos pênaltis e é campeão da Copa Alagoas pela primeira vez" (in Portuguese). Tribuna Hoje. 29 March 2023.
  35. "Palmeiras derrota América-MG com gol no fim e é bicampeão" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 25 January 2023.
  36. "VF4 e Mixto-PB são representantes da Paraíba no Brasileiro Feminino A3" (in Portuguese). Jornal da Paraíba. 11 April 2023.
  37. "RN fica fora do Brasileirão Feminino A3; campeão potiguar repudia" (in Portuguese). Globo. 12 April 2023.
  38. "Rondônia fica de fora da A3 feminina; Porto Velho perde vaga" (in Portuguese). Globo. 29 March 2023.
  39. "Com três novidades, Brasileiro Feminino Série A3 2023 tem os 32 clubes definidos" (in Portuguese). Revista Série Z. 29 March 2023.
  40. "Após suspensão do Iranduba, Tarumã assume vaga e vai disputar a Série A3 do Brasileirão Feminino" (in Portuguese). Portal Esporte Manaus. 5 April 2023.
  41. "Campeonato Amapaense Feminino de Futebol será disputado por cinco clubes em 2023" (in Portuguese). Globo. 4 January 2023.
  42. "Após convite da CBF, Atletas de Jesus desiste de disputar o Brasileirão Feminino A-3" (in Portuguese). Esporte Goiano. 7 April 2023.
  43. "Ceilândia herda vaga e vai disputar a Série A3 do Brasileirão Feminino" (in Portuguese). Distrito do Esporte. 30 March 2023.
  44. "Corinthians é bicampeão da Supercopa Feminina Betano 2023" (in Portuguese). CBF. 12 February 2023.
  45. "Agora bicampeão, Ypiranga conquista a vitória do Feminino 2023" (in Portuguese). Federação Amapaense de Futebol. 9 March 2023.
  46. "Rubro-Negras conquistam a Copa Rio Feminina" (in Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 8 April 2023.
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