The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division. It began on 2 May and ended on 22 October 2023.
Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2022 season, four promoted from the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (Amazonas, América de Natal, Pouso Alegre and São Bernardo) and four relegated from the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Brusque, CSA, Náutico and Operário Ferroviário).
Amazonas, Brusque, Operário Ferroviário and Paysandu were promoted to the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, while Altos, América de Natal, Manaus, and Pouso Alegre were relegated to the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
In the finals, Amazonas won their first title after defeating Brusque 2–1 on aggregate.
Format The first stage had one group where each team played the other teams in a single round-robin tournament. The top eight teams advanced to the second stage, while the bottom four were relegated. In the second stage, the teams were divided into two groups of four teams each. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The top two teams of each group were promoted to the Série B, while the group winners advanced to the finals.
Teams
Pos.Relegated from 2022 Série B17thCSA18thBrusque19thOperário Ferroviário 20thNáuticoPos.Promoted from 2022 Série D1stAmérica de Natal2ndPouso Alegre3rdAmazonas4thSão Bernardo
Number of teams by state Numberof teams State Team(s)2 Amazonas and Manaus Paysandu and Remo São José and Ypiranga Brusque and Figueirense1 CSA Floresta Aparecidense Pouso Alegre Botafogo-PB Operário Ferroviário Náutico Altos Volta Redonda América de Natal São Bernardo Confiança
Stadiums and locations Team Home city State Stadium Capacity Altos Altos Felipe Raulino 4,000 Amazonas Manaus Carlos Zamith 5,000 América de Natal Natal Arena das Dunas 31,375 Aparecidense Aparecida de Goiânia Annibal Batista de Toledo 6,645 Botafogo-PB João Pessoa Almeidão 25,770 Brusque Brusque Augusto Bauer 5,000 Confiança Aracaju Batistão 15,575 CSA Maceió Rei Pelé 17,126 Figueirense Florianópolis Orlando Scarpelli 19,584 Floresta Fortaleza Domingão 10,500 Manaus Manaus Arena da Amazônia 44,000 Náutico Recife Aflitos 22,856 Operário Ferroviário Ponta Grossa Germano Krüger 10,632 Paysandu Belém Estádio da Curuzu 16,200 Pouso Alegre Pouso Alegre Manduzão 26,000 Remo Belém Baenão 13,792 São Bernardo São Bernardo do Campo 1º de Maio 15,159 São José Porto Alegre Passo D'Areia 15,000 Volta Redonda Volta Redonda Raulino de Oliveira 20,255 Ypiranga Erechim Colosso da Lagoa 22,000
Personnel and kits
TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerKit main sponsorAltos Cristiano Bassoli Dos SantosTolledo SportsBET7KAmazonas Luizinho Vieira SassáOnça (club manufactured kit)Governo do Estado do AmazonasAmérica de Natal Dado Cavalcanti Jean PierreMecão (club manufactured kit)Esportes da SorteAparecidense Hemerson Maria RobertTolledo SportsLASBotafogo-PB Felipe Surian MotaLWGA CompanyTVBetBrusque Luizinho Lopes WallaceFintaBompackConfiança Luizinho Vieira AdalbertoSuper BollaMulvi PayCSA Marcelo Cabo ErnandesVolt SportChampion WatchFigueirense Paulo Baier WilsonVolt SportAposta GanhaFloresta Matheus Costa RicardinhoGolaçoManaus Roger Silva Bruno BispoSuper BollaBemolNáutico Bruno Pivetti Victor FerrazNSeis (club manufactured kit)BetnacionalOperário Ferroviário Rafael Guanaes Rafael SantosKariluPhilips Áudio e VídeoPaysandu Hélio dos Anjos RobinhoLobo (club manufactured kit)BanparáPouso Alegre Juarez Leite Rayan RibeiroKick BallBRZ EmpreendimentosRemo Ricardo Catalá ViníciusVolt SportBanparáSão Bernardo Márcio Zanardi Rodrigo SouzaMagnum (club manufactured kit)Magnum BankSão José Thiago Gomes Fábio RampiWeefeBanrisulVolta Redonda Rogério Corrêa Bruno BarraPratic SportUniversidade de VassourasYpiranga Jerson Testoni HeitorClanelBanrisul, Aurora
Coaching changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentRefManaus Evaristo PizaSacked13 August 2022Pre-season Paulo Henrique Marques19 October 2022São José Paulo Henrique Marques15 August 2022 Thiago Gomes10 September 2022Remo Gerson Gusmão16 August 2022 Marcelo Cabo24 October 2022Botafogo-PB Itamar SchülleEnd of contract23 August 2022 Moisés Egert28 September 2022Pouso Alegre Paulo Roberto SantosSigned by São Bento3 October 2022 Eugênio Souza27 November 2022Floresta Leston JúniorSacked25 October 2022 Raimundo Wágner30 November 2022Figueirense Júnior RochaEnd of contract2 November 2022 Cristóvão Borges17 November 2022Brusque Gilson KleinaEnd of contract5 November 2022 Luizinho Lopes11 November 2022Operário Ferroviário Sandro FornerEnd of caretaker spell6 November 2022 Rafael Guanaes1 November 2022CSA Adriano RodriguesSacked4 December 2022 Roberto Fonseca5 December 2022Botafogo-PB Moisés Egert22 January 2023State leagues Francisco Diá23 January 2023Altos Fernando Tonet2 February 2023 Jerson Testoni2 February 2023CSA Roberto Fonseca2 February 2023 Bebeto Moraes (caretaker)3 February 2023 Bebeto MoraesEnd of caretaker spell22 February 2023 Vinícius Bergantin21 February 2023Manaus Paulo Henrique MarquesResigned23 February 2023 Higo Magalhães24 February 2023Botafogo-PB Francisco DiáSacked3 March 2023 Tiago Batizoco (caretaker)5 March 2023Pouso Alegre Eugênio Souza6 March 2023 Heriberto da Cunha (caretaker)10 March 2023 Heriberto da CunhaEnd of caretaker spell19 March 2023 Roger Silva19 March 2023Figueirense Cristóvão BorgesSacked Douglas Bazolli (caretaker)20 March 2023Botafogo-PB Tiago BatizocoEnd of caretaker spell1 April 2023 Felipe Surian1 April 2023América de Natal Leandro SenaSacked5 April 2023 Thiago Carvalho13 April 2023Figueirense Douglas BazolliEnd of caretaker spell17 April 2023 Roberto Fonseca17 April 2023Floresta Raimundo WágnerDemoted to under-20 head coach18 April 2023 Gerson Gusmão18 April 2023Paysandu Márcio FernandesSacked29 April 2023 Marquinhos Santos1 May 2023Náutico Dado CavalcantiSacked15 May 202314th Otávio Augusto (caretaker)15 May 2023Altos Jerson Testoni16 May 202317th Sérgio Soares16 May 2023Remo Marcelo CaboMutual agreement23 May 202320th Ricardo Catalá25 May 2023Náutico Otávio AugustoEnd of caretaker spell28 May 202311th Fernando Marchiori28 May 2023Aparecidense Moacir JúniorMutual agreement9 June 202318th Hemerson Maria11 June 2023Figueirense Roberto FonsecaSacked13 June 202312th Paulo Baier14 June 2023Manaus Higo Magalhães19 June 202317th Moacir Júnior20 June 2023Floresta Gerson Gusmão20 June 202316th Fernando Alves (caretaker)22 June 2023CSA Vinícius Bergantin21 June 202310th Marcelo Cabo21 June 2023Altos Sérgio Soares26 June 202317th Luan Carlos27 June 2023Floresta Fernando AlvesEnd of caretaker spell27 June 202319th Sérgio SoaresPaysandu Marquinhos SantosSacked28 June 202315th Hélio dos Anjos28 June 2023Pouso Alegre Roger Silva3 July 2023 Rogério Henrique4 July 2023América de Natal Thiago Carvalho10 July 202319th Dado Cavalcanti10 July 2023Ypiranga Luizinho Vieira11 July 202311th Jerson Testoni11 July 2023Confiança Vinícius Eutrópio17 July 202312th Luizinho Vieira17 July 2023Altos Luan CarlosResigned24 July 202320th Cristiano Bassoli24 July 2023Manaus Moacir JúniorSacked25 July 202316th Roger Silva26 July 2023Pouso Alegre Rogério HenriqueResigned7 August 202320th Juarez Leite10 August 2023Floresta Sérgio SoaresMutual agreement8 August 202317th Matheus Costa9 August 2023Náutico Fernando MarchioriSacked13 August 20239th Bruno Pivetti14 August 2023Amazonas Rafael Lacerda11 September 20234th (Group C) Luizinho Vieira11 September 2023 Notes
First stage In the first stage, each team played the other nineteen teams in a single round-robin tournament. 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 16).
The top eight teams advanced to the second stage, while the bottom four were relegated to Série D.
Group A
Results
Second stage In the second stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. 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. 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 20).
The top two teams of each group were promoted to the Série B. Group winners advanced to the finals.
Group B
Results
Group C
Results
Finals The 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 away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the champions (Regulations Article 21).
The finalists 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 22).
The matches were played on 15 and 22 October 2023.
Matches
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 SassáAmazonas182 ÍtaloVolta Redonda113 Guilherme QueirózBrusque104 ErickYpiranga9 Mário SérgioPaysandu ThayllonSão José7 Felipe AugustoOperário Ferroviário8 SillasSão José9 OlávioBrusque7 Source: CBF
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