The 2023 Campeonato Paranaense (officially the Campeonato Paranaense 1XBET 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the 109th edition of the top division of football in the state of Paraná organized by FPF. The competition began on 14 January and ended on 9 April 2023. Coritiba were the defending champions but were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Format In the first stage, each team played the other eleven teams in a single round-robin tournament. The teams were 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. Head-to-head results (only between two teams); 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the FPF.
Top eight teams advanced to the quarter-finals of the final stages. The bottom two teams were relegated to the second division. Top three teams not already qualified for 2024 Série A, Série B or Série C will qualified for 2024 Série D.
Final stage will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the best overall performance team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners. Top four teams will qualify for the 2024 Copa do Brasil.
Participating teams
Club Home city Manager 2022 result Titles (last) Aruko Maringá Rafael Andrade 2nd (Seg.) 0 Athletico Paranaense Curitiba Paulo Turra 4th 26 Azuriz Marmeleiro Tcheco 10th 0 Cianorte Cianorte Alexandre Gallo 8th 0 Coritiba Curitiba António Oliveira 1st 39 FC Cascavel Cascavel Luiz Carlos Cruz 7th 0 Foz do Iguaçu Foz do Iguaçu Negreiros 1st (Seg.) 0 Londrina Londrina Omar Feitosa 5th 5 Maringá Maringá Jorge Castilho 2nd 0 Operário Ferroviário Ponta Grossa Rafael Guanaes 3rd 1 Rio Branco Paranaguá Norberto Lemos 9th 0 São Joseense São José dos Pinhais Zé Roberto 6th 0
First stage
Final stage Bracket
Quarter-finals
Group A
Athletico Paranaense qualified for the semi-finals.
Group B
Operário Ferroviário qualified for the semi-finals.
Group C
FC Cascavel qualified for the semi-finals.
Group D
Maringá qualified for the semi-finals.
Semi-finals
Group E
Athletico Paranaense qualified for the finals.
Group F
FC Cascavel qualified for the finals.
Finals
Group G
GK1 André LuizDF2 Libano DF23 Rafael MilhorimDF4 Willian Gomes (c)DF26 Mateus Rodrigues MF5 Jacy MF8 GamaMF20 RobinhoFW18 Wagner Gomes FW9 Lucas Coelho FW31 Gaspar Substitutes:GK40 Diego MonteiroDF3 FerreiraDF6 César Morais DF21 LéoMF7 FerrugemMF10 AdenilsonMF35 Pedrinho FW11 Lucas Batatinha FW17 Dionas BrunoFW19 Renanzinho FW29 Rodrigo Alves FW32 CavaniCoach: Luiz Carlos Cruz GK1 BentoDF2 KhellvenDF3 Zé Ivaldo DF44 Thiago Heleno (c)DF48 PedrinhoMF26 Erick MF5 Fernandinho MF8 Vitor Bueno FW10 David Terans FW92 Pablo FW14 Agustín Canobbio Substitutes:GK23 Léo LinckDF6 FernandoDF22 MadsonDF34 Pedro HenriqueDF42 Matheus FelipeMF17 Hugo MouraMF18 Léo CittadiniMF80 Alex Santana MF88 Christian FW28 Tomás Cuello FW35 RômuloFW39 Vitor Roque Coach: Paulo Turra Assistant referees: João Fábio Machado Brischiliari Andrey Luiz de Freitas Fourth official: André Ricardo Martins Fifth official: Jefferson Cleiton Piva da Silva Video assistant referee: Adriano Milczvski Assistant video assistant referees: Luciano Roggenbaum
GK1 BentoDF2 KhellvenDF3 Zé Ivaldo DF44 Thiago Heleno (c)DF48 PedrinhoMF17 Hugo Moura MF5 Fernandinho MF8 Vitor Bueno FW10 David Terans FW92 Pablo FW14 Agustín Canobbio Substitutes:GK23 Léo LinckDF6 FernandoDF22 MadsonDF34 Pedro HenriqueDF42 Matheus FelipeMF18 Léo CittadiniMF30 Bryan García MF80 Alex Santana MF88 Christian FW28 Tomás Cuello FW35 RômuloFW39 Vitor Roque Coach: Paulo Turra GK1 André LuizDF2 Libano DF23 Rafael MilhorimDF4 Willian Gomes (c)DF26 Mateus RodriguesMF5 Jacy MF8 GamaMF20 RobinhoFW18 Wagner Gomes FW11 Lucas Batatinha FW31 Gaspar Substitutes:GK33 SassáGK40 Diego MonteiroDF3 FerreiraMF7 FerrugemMF35 Pedrinho FW9 Lucas Coelho FW19 Renanzinho FW29 Rodrigo Alves FW32 CavaniCoach: Luiz Carlos Cruz Assistant referees: Bruno Boschilia Victor Hugo Imazu dos Santos Fourth official: Leonardo Ferreira Lima Fifth official: Rafael Trombeta Video assistant referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques Assistant video assistant referees: Jefferson Cleiton Piva da Silva
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 PabloAthletico Paranaense82 Vinícius MingottiOperário Ferroviário63 Luiz FernandoCianorte5 Rodrigo PinhoCoritiba5 Alef MangaCoritiba4 Anderson TanqueSão Joseense
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