The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3 (officially the Brasileirão Feminino Binance A3 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3, the third level of women's football in Brazil. The tournament was organized by CBF. It started on 21 April and ended on 25 June 2023.
Thirty-two teams competed in the tournament. Twenty-eight qualified from their state leagues and four relegated from the 2022 Série A2 (Aliança/Goiás, CEFAMA, Iranduba and Vasco da Gama). 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 (2022 Série A3 fifth place).
The four semi-finalists, Juventude, Mixto, Remo and VF4, were promoted to the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2.
Mixto defeated Remo 4–0, on aggregate, in the finals to win their first title.
Format The competition was a single-elimination tournament with each round contested a home-and-away two-legged basis. The first rounds were organized regionally. In the round of 32, the highest-ranked team in the 2023 Women's Club Ranking hosted the second leg. If the teams had the same rank the highest-ranked-federation team in the 2023 Women's State Ranking would host the second leg.
Starting from the round of 16, 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. Overall goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards in the tournament; 5. Fewest yellow cards in the tournament; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 15).
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 winners (Regulations Article 14).
The four semi-finalists were promoted to the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2.
Teams
Federation ranking The number of teams from each state was chosen based on the CBF Women's State Ranking (WSR), with São Paulo having two berths, and the other states with one berth each. RankFederationCoeff.TeamsNotes1 São Paulo67,20222 Rio de Janeiro21,01013 Rio Grande do Sul18,4484 Distrito Federal16,3605 Minas Gerais16,2146 Santa Catarina15,2987 Bahia12,208 8 Amazonas9,8809 Ceará8,62610 Paraná8,22211 Pernambuco8,10412 Pará6,63813 Goiás6,354014 Rondônia4,60015 Paraíba4,294116 Alagoas4,14617 Maranhão3,48818 Mato Grosso3,23219 Piauí2,99020 Amapá2,94021 Tocantins2,93022 Espírito Santo2,894232,860024 Sergipe2,8501 Mato Grosso do Sul Acre27 Roraima2,166
Participating teams FederationTeamHome cityQualification method AcreAssermurbRio Branco2022 Campeonato Acreano Feminino champions AlagoasAcauãMaceió2022 Campeonato Alagoano Feminino runners-up AmapáYpiranga-APMacapá2021 Campeonato Amapaense Feminino champions AmazonasRecantoManaus2022 Campeonato Amazonense Feminino championsTarumãManaus2022 Campeonato Amazonense Feminino 5th place BahiaDoce Mel/Jequié ECJequié2022 Campeonato Baiano Feminino runners-upAstroFeira de Santana2022 Campeonato Baiano Feminino 3rd place CearáGuarani de JuazeiroJuazeiro do Norte2022 Campeonato Cearense Feminino 3rd place Distrito FederalCapitalParanoá2022 Campeonato Brasiliense Feminino 4th placeCeilândiaCeilândia2022 Campeonato Brasiliense Feminino 5th place Espírito SantoVila Nova-ESVila Velha2022 Campeonato Capixaba Feminino champions GoiásAliança/GoiásGoiânia2022 Campeonato Feminino Série A2 16th place MaranhãoIAPESão Luís2022 Campeonato Maranhense Feminino championsCEFAMASão José de Ribamar2022 Campeonato Feminino Série A2 15th place Mato GrossoMixtoCuiabá2022 Campeonato Mato-Grossense Feminino champions Mato Grosso do SulOperárioCampo Grande2022 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense Feminino champions Minas GeraisUberlândiaUberlândia2022 Campeonato Mineiro Feminino 4th place ParáRemoBelém2022 Campeonato Paraense Feminino champions ParaíbaMixto (PB)João Pessoa2022 Campeonato Paraibano Feminino runners-upVF4João Pessoa2022 Campeonato Feminino Série A3 5th place ParanáToledoToledo2022 Campeonato Paranaense Feminino runners-up PernambucoNáuticoRecife2022 Campeonato Pernambucano Feminino runners-up PiauíTiradentesTeresina2022 Campeonato Piauiense Feminino champions Rio de JaneiroPérolas NegrasResende2022 Campeonato Carioca Feminino 5th placeVasco da GamaRio de Janeiro2022 Campeonato Feminino Série A2 13th place Rio Grande do SulJuventudeCaxias do Sul2022 Campeonato Gaúcho Feminino 3rd place RoraimaSão RaimundoBoa Vista2022 Campeonato Roraimense Feminino champions Santa CatarinaCriciúmaCriciúma2022 Campeonato Catarinense Feminino runners-up São PauloSão BernardoSão Bernardo do Campo2022 Campeonato Paulista Feminino 8th placePinda/FerroviáriaPindamonhangaba2022 Campeonato Paulista Feminino 10th place SergipeEstancianoEstância2022 Campeonato Sergipano Feminino champions TocantinsPolivalentePalmas2022 Campeonato Tocantinense Feminino champions
Round of 32 The matches were played from 21 April to 2 May 2023.
Matches
Round of 16 The matches were played from 6 to 14 May 2023.
Matches
Quarter-finals The matches were played from 20 to 28 May 2023.
Matches
Semi-finals The matches were played from 3 to 11 June 2023.
Matches
Finals The matches were played on 17 and 25 June 2023.
Matches
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1Bia Batista Mixto102Lu Meireles VF463Cristina Lima Doce Mel/Jequié EC4Maria Alane Guarani de Juazeiro
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