The 2022
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division. It began on 9 April and ended on 8 October 2022.
Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the
2021
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season, four promoted from the
2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the fourth division. The competition began on 26 May and ended on 13 November 2021.
Sixty-eight teams competed in the tournament. Sixty-four teams qu ...
(
ABC,
Aparecidense,
Atlético Cearense and
Campinense) and four relegated from the
2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division. The competition began on 28 May and ended on 28 November.
Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 20 ...
(
Brasil de Pelotas,
Confiança,
Remo
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and
Vitória).
In the finals,
Mirassol
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won their first title after defeating
ABC 2–0 on aggregate.
Mirassol, ABC,
Botafogo-SP and
Vitória were promoted to the
2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, while
Atlético Cearense,
Brasil de Pelotas,
Campinense and
Ferroviário were relegated to the
2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
Format changes
Starting from this edition, the first stage had only one group where each team played the other teams in a single
round-robin tournament instead of two groups played on a home-and-away
round-robin basis. The top eight teams advanced to the second stage, while the bottom four were relegated.
Teams
Number of teams by state
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
;Notes
Format
In the first stage, each team played on a single
round-robin tournament against the other clubs. The top eight teams advanced to the second stage. In the second stage, the teams were divided into two groups of four teams each. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The top two teams of each group were promoted to the Série B, while the group winners advanced to the finals.
First stage
In the first stage, each team played the other nineteen teams in 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 16).
The top eight teams advanced to the second stage, while the bottom four were relegated to
Série D.
Group A
Results
Second stage
In the second stage, each group was played on a home-and-away
round-robin basis. 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. Head-to-head (if the tie was only between two teams); 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the
Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 20).
The top two teams of each group were promoted to the Série B. Group winners advanced to the finals.
Group B
Results
Group C
Results
Finals
The 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
away goals rule would not be used,
extra time would not be played, and the
penalty shoot-out
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would be used to determine the champions (Regulations Article 21).
The finalists 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 22).
The matches were played on 1 and 8 October 2022.
Matches
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Top goalscorers
References
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