The 2023
Campeonato Mato-Grossense de Futebol is the 81st edition of the
Mato Grosso
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's top professional football league. The competition began on 21 January, and is scheduled to end on 8 April.
Cuiabá are the defending champions.
Cacerense and
Sport Sinop
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were relegated at the end of the first round, with Cacerense immediately returning to the second division after one year, and Sport Sinop, after two years.
Cuiabá won their 12th title on 8 April 2023, after a 3–0 aggregate win over
União; with 12 wins and one draw in 13 matches, the club won their title in an unbeaten status.
Format
On the first stage, all ten teams play against each other in a
round-robin format. The two worst teams are relegated, while the top two teams qualify straight to the semifinals, and the other four best-placed teams qualify to the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinals, the 3rd place faces the 6th place, while the 4th place faces the 5th place in a two-legged fixture, with the best placed team playing at home in the last match. In the semifinals, the winner of the 3rd-6th place contest faces the 2nd place, while the winner of the 4th-5th place contest faces the 1st place, also on two-legged matches. The winners face each other in the Finals, also played on two legs.
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Qualifications
The champion qualifies to the 2024 Copa do Brasil
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and 2024 Copa Verde
The 2024 Copa Verde is the 11th edition of the football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 24 clubs, Acre, Amazonas, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Pará and Tocantins have two vacancies; Amapá, Mato Grosso do Sul ...
. The best team who is not on Série D, Série B or Série C qualifies to the 2024 Série D.[
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Participating teams
First round
Standings
Results
Final stage
Quarterfinals
The Federação Matogrossense de Futebol
The Federação Matogrossense de Futebol (English: Football Association of Mato Grosso state) was founded on May 26, 1942, and it manages all the official football tournaments within the state of Mato Grosso, which are the Campeonato Mato-Grossense ...
published the dates of the matches on 7 March 2023.
First leg
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Second leg
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Semifinals
First leg
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Second leg
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Finals
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Top scorers
References
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Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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