2023 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2023 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 122nd season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on 15 April 2023 and ended on 6 December 2023.


 * América Mineiro
 * Athletico Paranaense
 * Atlético Mineiro
 * Bahia
 * Botafogo
 * Corinthians
 * Coritiba
 * Cruzeiro
 * Cuiabá
 * Flamengo
 * Fluminense
 * Fortaleza
 * Goiás
 * Grêmio
 * Internacional
 * Palmeiras
 * Red Bull Bragantino
 * Santos
 * São Paulo
 * Vasco da Gama

Palmeiras won the league.

Relegation
The four worst placed teams, América Mineiro, Coritiba, Goiás and Santos, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on 14 April 2023 and ended on 25 November 2023.


 * ABC
 * Atlético Goianiense
 * Avaí
 * Botafogo (SP)
 * Ceará
 * Chapecoense
 * CRB
 * Criciúma
 * Guarani
 * Ituano
 * Juventude
 * Londrina
 * Mirassol
 * Novorizontino
 * Ponte Preta
 * Sampaio Corrêa
 * Sport
 * Tombense
 * Vila Nova
 * Vitória

Vitória won the league.

Promotion
The four best placed teams, Vitória, Criciúma, Juventude and Atlético Goianiense, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation
The four worst placed teams, ABC, Londrina, Sampaio Corrêa and Tombense, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on 2 May 2023 and ended on 22 October 2023.


 * Altos
 * Amazonas
 * América de Natal
 * Aparecidense
 * Botafogo (PB)
 * Brusque
 * Confiança
 * CSA
 * Figueirense
 * Floresta
 * Manaus
 * Náutico
 * Operário Ferroviário
 * Paysandu
 * Pouso Alegre
 * Remo
 * São Bernardo
 * São José (RS)
 * Volta Redonda
 * Ypiranga (RS)

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Brusque and Amazonas.

Amazonas won the league after beating Brusque.

Promotion
The four best placed teams, Brusque, Amazonas, Paysandu and Operário Ferroviário, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation
The four worst placed teams, Pouso Alegre, Altos, América de Natal and Manaus, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on 6 May 2023 and ended on 16 September 2023.


 * Águia de Marabá
 * Aimoré
 * Anápolis
 * ASA
 * Athletic
 * Atlético Cearense
 * Atlético de Alagoinhas
 * Bahia de Feira
 * Brasil de Pelotas
 * Brasiliense
 * Camboriú
 * Campinense
 * Caucaia
 * Caxias
 * Ceilândia
 * CEOV
 * Concórdia
 * Cordino
 * CRAC
 * Cruzeiro de Arapiraca
 * Democrata GV
 * Falcon
 * FC Cascavel
 * Ferroviária
 * Ferroviário
 * Fluminense (PI)
 * Globo
 * Hercílio Luz
 * Humaitá
 * Iguatu
 * Inter de Limeira
 * Interporto
 * Iporá
 * Jacuipense
 * Maranhão
 * Maringá
 * Nacional (AM)
 * Nacional de Patos
 * Nova Iguaçu
 * Novo Hamburgo
 * Operário
 * Pacajus
 * Parnahyba
 * Patrocinense
 * Portuguesa (RJ)
 * Potiguar de Mossoró
 * Princesa do Solimões
 * Real Ariquemes
 * Real Noroeste
 * Resende
 * Retrô
 * Santa Cruz
 * Santo André
 * São Francisco
 * São Joseense
 * São Raimundo (RR)
 * Sergipe
 * Sousa
 * Tocantinópolis
 * Trem
 * Tuna Luso
 * União Rondonópolis
 * Vitória (ES)
 * XV de Piracicaba

Caldense and Villa Nova declined to participate in the Série D. They were replaced by Patrocinense.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Ferroviária and Ferroviário.

Ferroviário won the league after defeating Ferroviária.

Promotion
The four best placed teams, Caxias, Athletic, Ferroviária and Ferroviário, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Supercopa do Brasil
The 2023 Supercopa do Brasil was played on 28 January 2023 between Palmeiras and Flamengo.

Palmeiras won the super cup after defeating Flamengo.

Copa do Brasil
The 2023 Copa do Brasil started on 21 February 2023 and ended on 24 September 2023. The Copa do Brasil final was played between São Paulo and Flamengo.

São Paulo won the cup after defeating Flamengo.

Copa do Nordeste
The competition featured 16 clubs from the Northeastern region. It started on 21 January 2023 and ended on 3 May 2023. The Copa do Nordeste final was played between Ceará and Sport.

Ceará won the cup after defeating Sport.

Copa Verde
The competition featured 24 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including two teams from Espírito Santo. It started on 17 February 2023 and ended on 31 May 2023. The Copa Verde final was played between Goiás and Paysandu.

Goiás won the cup after defeating Paysandu.

State championship second division champions
Baraúnas (Rio Grande do Norte) were declared champions after the original champions, Mossoró, were disqualified.

Youth competition champions
(1) The Copa Nacional do Espírito Santo Sub-17, between 2008 and 2012, was named Copa Brasil Sub-17. The similar named Copa do Brasil Sub-17 is organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation and it was first played in 2013.

National team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2023.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1
The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 started on 24 February 2023 and ended on 10 September 2023.


 * Athletico Paranaense
 * Atlético Mineiro
 * Avaí
 * Bahia
 * Ceará
 * Corinthians
 * Cruzeiro
 * Ferroviária
 * Flamengo/Marinha
 * Grêmio
 * Internacional
 * Palmeiras
 * Real Ariquemes
 * Real Brasília
 * Santos
 * São Paulo

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 final was played between Corinthians and Ferroviária.

Corinthians won the league after defeating Ferroviária.

Relegation
The four worst placed teams, Ceará, Real Ariquemes, Athletico Paranaense and Bahia, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2
The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 started on 15 April 2023 and ended on 10 July 2023.


 * 3B da Amazônia
 * América Mineiro
 * Botafogo
 * Botafogo (PB)
 * CRESSPOM
 * ESMAC
 * Fluminense
 * Fortaleza
 * JC
 * Minas/ICESP
 * Red Bull Bragantino
 * São José
 * Sport
 * AD Taubaté
 * UDA
 * Vila Nova/UNIVERSO

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 final was played between Fluminense and Red Bull Bragantino.

Red Bull Bragantino won the league after defeating Fluminense.

Promotion
The four best placed teams, Botafogo, Red Bull Bragantino, América Mineiro and Fluminense, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation
The four worst placed teams, CRESSPOM, ESMAC, Botafogo (PB) and Vila Nova/UNIVERSO, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3
The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3 started on 21 April 2023 and ended on 25 June 2023.


 * Acauã
 * Aliança/Goiás
 * Assermurb
 * Astro
 * Capital
 * CEFAMA
 * Ceilândia
 * Criciúma
 * Doce Mel
 * Estanciano
 * Guarani de Juazeiro
 * IAPE
 * Juventude
 * Mixto
 * Mixto (PB)
 * Náutico
 * Operário
 * Pérolas Negras
 * Pinda
 * Polivalente
 * Recanto
 * Remo
 * São Bernardo
 * São Raimundo (RR)
 * Tarumã
 * Tiradentes
 * Toledo
 * Uberlândia
 * Vasco da Gama
 * VF4
 * Vila Nova (ES)
 * Ypiranga (AP)

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. Originally, União/ABC (Rio Grande do Norte) and Porto Velho (Rondônia) qualified for the Série A3. However, CBF announced that 2022 Campeonato Potiguar Feminino and 2022 Campeonato Rondoniense Feminino did not meet the requirements as qualification tournaments. CBF awarded their berths, via Women's State Ranking, to Astro (Bahia) and Penarol (Amazonas). However, Penarol declined to participate and they were replaced by Tarumã (Amazonas). As the 2022 Campeonato Amapaense Feminino was not played, the Federação Amapaense de Futebol granted the Amapá berth to Ypiranga (AP). Atletas de Jesus (Goiás) declined to participate in the Série A3. They were replaced, via Women's State Ranking, by Ceilândia (Distrito Federal).

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3 final was played between Remo and Mixto.

Mixto won the league after defeating Remo.

Promotion
The four best placed teams, Mixto, Remo, Juventude and VF4, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Supercopa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
The competition featured 8 clubs chosen between the top-twelve 2022 Série A1 and the top-four 2022 Série A2, with only one team for state. It started on 4 February 2023 and ended on 12 February 2023. The Supercopa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino final was played between Flamengo/Marinha and Corinthians.

Corinthians won the super cup after defeating Flamengo/Marinha.

National team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2023.

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2023: