The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A-1 (officially the Brasileirão Feminino Neoenergia 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1, the top level of women's football in Brazil, and the 7th edition in a Série A1 since its establishment in 2016. The tournament was organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). It started on 24 February and ended on 10 September 2023.
Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the 2022 Série A2 (Athletico Paranaense, Bahia, Ceará and Real Ariquemes)
In the 15th round of Group A (12 June 2023), Real Ariquemes players refused to play their home match against Santos in protest over unpaid wages. Santos was awarded a 3–0 win by forfeit.
In the finals, the defending champions Corinthians won their 5th title after defeating Ferroviária 2–1 on aggregate.
Athletico Paranaense, Bahia, Ceará and Real Ariquemes were relegated to the 2024 Série A2.
Format In the group stage, each team played once against the other fifteen teams. Top eight teams qualified for the final stages. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.
Teams
Pos.Relegated from 2022 Série A113São José14ESMAC15Red Bull Bragantino16CRESSPOM
Pos.Promoted from 2022 Série A21Ceará2Athletico Paranaense3Real Ariquemes4Bahia
Number of teams by state Numberof teams State Team(s)5 Corinthians, Ferroviária, Palmeiras,Santos and São Paulo2 Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro Grêmio and Internacional1 Bahia Ceará Real Brasília Athletico Paranaense Flamengo/Marinha Real Ariquemes Avaí
Stadiums and locations TeamLocationStadiumCapacity Athletico ParanaenseCuritibaCT do Caju 3,000 Atlético MineiroBelo HorizonteSESC Alterosas 2,000 AvaíCaçadorSalézio Kindermann 6,500 BahiaSalvadorCT Evaristo de Macedo 1,000 CearáFortalezaCT Cidade Vozão 4,000 CorinthiansSão PauloParque São Jorge 18,500 CruzeiroBelo HorizonteSESC Alterosas 2,000 FerroviáriaAraraquaraFonte Luminosa 21,441 Flamengo/MarinhaRio de JaneiroLuso Brasileiro 4,697 GrêmioPorto AlegreAntônio Vieira Ramos 4,700 InternacionalPorto AlegreSESC Protásio Alves 2,800 PalmeirasSão PauloAllianz Parque 43,713 Real AriquemesAriquemesGentil Valério 2,500 Real BrasíliaBrasíliaCiro Machado do Espírito Santo 1,500 SantosSantosUrbano Caldeira 21,732 São PauloSão PauloMarcelo Portugal Gouvêa 2,000
Personnel and kits TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt main sponsor Athletico Paranaense Brenno Basso Evellyn Marques Umbro Atlético Mineiro Vantressa Ferreira Ludmila Barbosa Adidas Banco BMG Avaí Carine Bosetti Limpia Fretes Umbro PixBet Bahia Igor Morena Thayná Esquadrão Ceará David Lopes Karen Rocha Vozão EstrelaBet Corinthians Arthur Elias Tamires Nike Cruzeiro Felipe Freitas Carol Baiana Adidas Gerdau Ferroviária Jéssica de Lima Patrícia Sochor Estrella GaliciaGalera.bet Flamengo/Marinha Luís Andrade Darlene Adidas Banco BRB Grêmio Felipe Endres Tuani Umbro Banrisul Internacional Maurício Salgado Bruna Benites Adidas EstrelaBet Palmeiras Ricardo Belli Bia Zaneratto Puma Betfair Real Ariquemes Paulo Eduardo Gabi Lira Criare Sports CrediSIS CrediAri Real Brasília Camilla Orlando Isabela Melo Tolledo Sports Banco BRB Santos Kleiton Lima Brena Umbro Blaze.com São Paulo Thiago Viana Pardal Adidas Sportsbet.io
Foreign players The clubs can have a maximum of seven foreign players in their Campeonato Brasileiro squads per match, but there is no limit of foreigners in the clubs' squads.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Athletico Paranaense Hilary Vergara Atlético Mineiro Karol Bermúdez Dayana Rodríguez Luciana Gómez Jorelyn Carabalí Ingrid Guerra Manuela Paví Avaí Ximena Velazco Verónica Riveros Limpia Fretes Lule González Catalina Pérez Bahia Yenny Acuña Ceará Elena Kössler Corinthians Cruzeiro Kelly Arrieta Kelly Caicedo Ferroviária Joemar Guarecuco Yisela Cuesta Flamengo/Marinha Sole Jaimes Agustina Barroso Grêmio Jessica Peña Mónica Ramos Agostina Holzheier Internacional Fabiola Sandoval Fany Gauto Belén Aquino Palmeiras Alicia Bobadilla Kate Tapia Lorena Benítez Ramona Martínez Rosa Miño Yamila Rodríguez Rosario Balmaceda Real Ariquemes Graciela Martínez Real Brasília Natasha Rosas Petra Cabrera Lorena Bedoya Lady Andrade Santos Jourdan Ziff Luciana Ortega Reina Bonta São Paulo
Players holding Brazilian dual nationality They do not take foreign slot.
Suzane Pires (Ferroviária)
Group stage In the group stage, each team played on a single round-robin tournament. The top eight teams advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stages. 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 15).
Group A
Results
Final stages Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: Quarter-finals, semi-finals and 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 penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 16). Extra time would not be played and away goals rule would not be used in final stages.
Starting from the semi-finals, the teams 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 20).
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Group B
Corinthians won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.
Group C
São Paulo won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.
Group D
Ferroviária won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.
Group E
Santos won 7–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals
Group F
Corinthians won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.
Group G
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Ferroviária won on penalties and advanced to the finals.
Finals
Group H
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Amanda GutierresPalmeiras142 Byanca BrasilCruzeiro11 JhenifferCorinthians4 Aline GomesFerroviária105 VictóriaCorinthians96 CristianeSantos8 Giovanna CrivelariFlamengo/Marinha KetlenSantos LaryhFerroviária Letícia MorenoPalmeiras
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