The 2023

Campeonato Baiano The Campeonato Baiano is the football league of the state of Bahia, Brazil. The championship has been played since 1905 without interruption. 2020 format First stage: 10 teams are included in one group, playing once only against all teams in ...

(officially the Campeonato Baiano de Futebol Profissional Série “A” – Edição 2023) was the 119th edition of

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

's top professional football league organized by FBF. The competition began on 10 January and ended on 2 April 2023. Atlético de Alagoinhas were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the group stage.

defeated Jacuipense 4–1 on aggregate obtaining their 50th title. As champions, Bahia qualified for the 2024 Copa do Brasil and the 2024 Copa do Nordeste.

Format

In the first stage, each team played the other nine teams in a single

round-robin tournament A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero ...

. Top four teams advanced to the semi-finals. The bottom two teams were relegated to the 2024 Campeonato Baiano Série B. The final stage was played on a home-and-away

two-legged In sports (particularly association football), a two-legged tie is a contest between two teams which comprises two matches or "legs", with each team as the home team in one leg. The winning team is usually determined by aggregate score, the sum o ...

basis with the best overall performance team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the

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would be used to determine the winners. Champions qualified for the 2024 Copa do Brasil and 2024 Copa do Nordeste, while runners-up and third place qualified for the 2024 Copa do Brasil. Top two teams not already qualified for 2024 Série A, Série B or Série C qualified for 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The champions of the 2023 Copa Governador will earn the third Série D berth.

Teams

First stage

Group 1

Final stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

Group 2

---- ''Bahia qualified for the finals.''

Group 3

---- ''Jacuipense qualified for the finals.''

Finals

Group 4

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References

{{2023 in Brazilian football Campeonato Baiano Baiano 2023 in Brazilian football