The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 (officially the Brasileirão Feminino Binance A2 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the 7th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2, the second level of women's football in Brazil. The tournament was organized by CBF. It started on 15 April and ended on 10 July 2023.
Sixteen teams competed in the tournament. Eight returning from the 2022 Série A2, four relegated from the 2022 Série A1 (CRESSPOM, ESMAC, Red Bull Bragantino and São José), and four promoted from the 2022 Série A3 (3B da Amazônia, Sport, AD Taubaté and Vila Nova/UNIVERSO).
The four semi-finalists, América Mineiro, Botafogo, Fluminense and Red Bull Bragantino, were promoted to the 2024 Série A1, while Botafogo-PB, CRESSPOM, ESMAC and Vila Nova/UNIVERSO were relegated to the 2024 Série A3.
Red Bull Bragantino defeated Fluminense 4–0, on aggregate, in the finals to win their second title
Format In the group stage, the 16 teams were divided into two groups of eight organized regionally. Top four teams qualified for the quarter-finals. From the quarter-finals on the competition was played as a knock-out tournament with each round contested over two legs.
Teams
Number of teams by state Numberof teams State Team(s)3 Red Bull Bragantino, São José and AD Taubaté2 3B da Amazônia and JC CRESSPOM and Minas/ICESP Botafogo and Fluminense1 UDA Fortaleza Vila Nova/UNIVERSO América Mineiro ESMAC Botafogo-PB Sport
Stadiums and locations TeamLocationStadiumCapacity 3B da AmazôniaManausIsmael Benigno 10,451 América MineiroBelo HorizonteSESC Alterosas 2,000 BotafogoRio de JaneiroOlímpico Nilton Santos 46,931 Botafogo-PBJoão PessoaAlmeidão 19,000 CRESSPOMBrasíliaMaria de Lourdes Abadia 3,000 ESMACAnanindeuaFrancisco Vasques 4,900 FluminenseRio de JaneiroEstádio das Laranjeiras 2,000 FortalezaFortalezaCT Ribamar Bezerra 1,000 JCItacoatiaraFloro de Mendonça 5,000 Minas/ICESPBrasíliaCiro Machado do Espírito Santo 1,500 Red Bull BragantinoBragança PaulistaPrefeito Gabriel Marques da Silva 7,200 São JoséSão José dos CamposMartins Pereira 16,500 SportRecifeIlha do Retiro 32,983 AD TaubatéTaubatéJoaquinzão 12,896 UDAMaceióRei Pelé 17,126 Vila Nova/UNIVERSOGoiâniaOnésio Brasileiro Alvarenga 6,500
Group stage In the group stage, each team played on 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 15).
The top four teams qualified for the quarter-finals, while the four teams with the lowest number of points, regardless of the group, were relegated to the 2024 Série A3.
Group A
Group B
Final stages The final stages were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. 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 16). For the semi-finals and finals, the best-overall-performance team hosted the second leg.
The four quarter-finals winners were promoted to 2024 Série A1.
Quarter-finals The matches were played from 3 to 11 June 2023.
Matches
Semi-finals The matches were played from 18 to 26 June 2023.
Matches
Finals The matches were played on 2 and 10 July 2023.
Matches
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Paulina Gramaglia Red Bull Bragantino102 Luana Índia Red Bull Bragantino73 Karol Cardozo UDA6 Letícia Monteiro Red Bull Bragantino Valéria Lima Botafogo
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