The 2022

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the f ...

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

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season, four promoted from the

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( ABC, Aparecidense, Atlético Cearense and Campinense) and four relegated from the

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( Brasil de Pelotas, Confiança, Remo and Vitória). In the finals, Mirassol won their first title after defeating ABC 2–0 on aggregate. Mirassol, ABC, Botafogo-SP and Vitória were promoted to the

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, while Atlético Cearense, Brasil de Pelotas, Campinense and Ferroviário were relegated to the

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Format changes

Starting from this edition, the first stage had only one group where each team played the other teams in a single

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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

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

. The teams were ranked according to

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(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.

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; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the

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(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

(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.

; 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

(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

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basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the

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would not be used,

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would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out 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

(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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