The 2023 Campeonato Pernambucano (officially the Pernambucano da Série A1 de 2023) was the 109th edition of the state championship of Pernambuco organized by FPF. The championship began on 7 January and ended on 22 April 2022. Náutico were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Originally four teams would be promoted from the 2022 Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2 and the 2023 Campeonato Pernambucano would be contested by 12 teams. On 13 November 2022, Central, Maguary, Petrolina and Porto advanced to the semi-finals of the 2022 Série A2 and were promoted to the 2023 Campeonato Pernambucano. However Petrolina were denounced before the Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva de Pernambuco (TJD-PE) for fielding the ineligible player Raykar in the match Maguary v Petrolina played on 8 November 2022 (Third stage, 1st round). Petrolina were deducted four points and sanctioned with a fine of R$3,000 after they were punished, on 22 November 2022, by the TJD-PE and Belo Jardim were promoted instead of Petrolina. Petrolina appealed the decision to the Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva (STJD) and, on 22 December 2022, the STJD overruled the decisions of the TJD-PE giving back the four points to Petrolina and confirming their promotion to the 2023 Série A1 instead of Belo Jardim. Taking into account the possibility of a new appeal that could delay the beginning of the 2023 Campeonato Pernambucano until February 2023, the FPF organised a meeting, on 28 December 2022, with the qualified teams and decided that 13 teams would compete in the tournament including Belo Jardim.
The champions will qualify for 2024 Copa do Brasil and 2024 Copa do Nordeste. The runners-up and the semifinalist with the best performance in the first stage will also qualify for 2024 Copa do Brasil.
Format changes The tournament will be contested by 13 teams. The relegation stage will not be played and the bottom four teams of the first stage will be relegated to the 2023 Série A2.
Teams
Thirteen teams competed, eight returning from 2022 and five promoted from the 2022 Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2: Belo Jardim, Central, Maguary, Petrolina and Porto de Caruaru.
Club Home City Manager Stadium Coordinates Capacity Afogados da Ingazeira Futebol Clube Afogados da Ingazeira Evandro Guimarães Valdemar Viana de Araújo 1,735 Belo Jardim Futebol Clube Belo Jardim Felipe Alves Arthur Tavares de Melo 4,000 Caruaru City Sport Club Caruaru Thyago Marcolino Valdemar Viana de Araújo 1,735 Central Sport Club Caruaru Márcio Goiano Lacerdão 19,478 Íbis Sport Club Paulista Rafael Santiago Gileno de Carli 5,459 Associação Atlética Maguary Bonito Nilson Corrêa Arthur Tavares de Melo 4,000 Clube Náutico Capibaribe Recife Dado Cavalcanti Aflitos 22,856 Petrolina Social Futebol Clube Petrolina William Lima Paulo de Souza Coelho 5,000 Clube Atlético do Porto (Porto de Caruaru) Caruaru Oscar de Souza Lacerdão 19,478 Retrô Futebol Clube Brasil Camaragibe Dico Woolley 44,300 Salgueiro Atlético Clube Salgueiro Marcos Tamandaré Cornélio de Barros 12,070 Santa Cruz Futebol Clube Recife Ranielle Ribeiro Arruda 60,044 Sport Clube do Recife Recife Enderson Moreira Ilha do Retiro 32,983
Schedule The schedule of the competition will be as follows.
First StageRound 1:7–8 January and TBDRound 2:11–12 JanuaryRound 3:14–16 JanuaryRound 4:17–19 JanuaryRound 5:24–26 JanuaryRound 6:28–30 JanuaryRound 7:1–2 FebruaryRound 8:4–8 FebruaryRound 9:11–12 FebruaryRound 10:25–26 FebruaryRound 11:11–12 MarchRound 12:18–19 MarchRound 13:1 AprilFinal StagesQuarter-finals5 AprilSemi-finals8 and 9 AprilFirst legSecond legFinals15 April22 April
First stage In the first stage, each team played the other nine 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 FPF.
Top two teams advanced to the semi-finals of the final stages, while teams from third to sixth places advanced to the quarter-finals. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2023 Série A2.
Top two teams not already qualified for 2024 Série A, Série B or Série C qualified for 2024 Série D.
Group A
Results
Final stages Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams will play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: Quarter-finals and semi-finals will be played on a single-leg basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the leg. If tied, the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners. Finals will be 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 will be used to determine the winners. Extra time will not be played and away goals rule will not be used in final stages. The semifinalist with the best performance in the first stage will qualify for 2024 Copa do Brasil
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Group B
Group C
Semi-finals
Group D
Sport qualified for the 2024 Copa do Brasil. Group E
Retrô qualified for the 2024 Copa do Brasil.
Finals
Matches
GK1 Jean DF2 IsraelDF4 Guilherme Paraíba (c)DF3 Renan Dutra DF6 Edson Lucas MF5 Jonas MF8 RatinhoMF10 Radsley FW7 Gustavo Ermel FW9 Giva FW77 FernandinhoSubstitutes:GK22 EriveltonDF14 Yuri Bigode DF26 Bruno MouraMF13 JeanMF15 RômuloMF16 HudsonMF17 Diego GuerraMF18 Alencar MF19 Renato HenriqueMF20 Albano FW11 William MarcílioFW21 Júnior FialhoFW23 João MarcosFW25 Matheus Serafim FW28 Luisinho Coach: Dico Woolley GK33 RenanDF26 Eduardo DF35 SabinoDF15 Rafael Thyere (c)DF16 Igor Cariús MF7 FabinhoMF5 Ronaldo MF10 Jorginho FW46 Luciano JubaFW11 Edinho Moreira FW9 Vágner LoveSubstitutes:GK76 JordanDF2 Ewerthon DF6 Felipinho DF13 RenzoDF14 ChicoMF8 Matheus Vargas MF47 Fábio MatheusMF48 Pedro Martins MF77 WandersonFW17 Kayke MorenoFW30 Facundo Labandeira FW90 Gabriel SantosCoach: Enderson Moreira Assistant referees: Ricardo Bezerra Chianca Bruno César Chaves Vieira Fourth official: Paulo Belence Alves dos Prazeres Filho Fifth official: Fernando Antônio da Silva Júnior Video assistant referee: Tiago Nascimento dos Santos Assistant video assistant referees: Francisco Chaves Bezerra Júnior
GK33 RenanDF2 Ewerthon DF35 SabinoDF15 Rafael Thyere (c) DF16 Igor Cariús MF7 FabinhoMF5 Ronaldo MF10 Jorginho FW46 Luciano JubaFW30 Facundo Labandeira FW9 Vágner Love Substitutes:GK76 JordanDF6 Felipinho DF13 RenzoDF44 ChicoMF8 Matheus VargasMF47 Fábio MatheusMF48 Pedro Martins MF77 WandersonFW11 Edinho Moreira FW17 Kayke MorenoFW53 PaulinhoFW90 Gabriel Santos Coach: Enderson Moreira GK1 JeanDF2 Israel DF4 Guilherme Paraíba (c) DF3 Yuri BigodeDF6 Edson LucasMF5 Jonas MF8 Ratinho MF21 AlencarMF10 Radsley FW9 Giva FW77 Fernandinho Substitutes:GK22 EriveltonDF14 Renan DutraDF16 Bruno MouraMF13 JeanMF15 Rômulo MF17 Diego GuerraMF19 Renato Henrique MF20 AlbanoMF23 HudsonFW7 Gustavo ErmelFW11 William Marcílio FW18 João MarcosFW25 Matheus Serafim FW26 Júnior FialhoFW28 Luisinho Coach: Dico Woolley
Assistant referees: Francisco Chaves Bezerra Júnior Karla Renata Cavalcanti de Santana Fourth official: Michelangelo Martins de Almeida Júnior Fifth official: José Romão da Silva Neto Video assistant referee: Gilberto Rodrigues Castro Júnior Assistant video assistant referees: Clóvis Amaral da Silva Sport qualified for the 2024 Copa do Nordeste.
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