The 2023

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 (Brazilian Women's National Championship Second Level) is an annual Brazilian women's club football tournament organized by the CBF. The semi-finalists are promoted to Campeonato Brasi ...

(officially the Brasileirão Feminino Binance A2 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the 7th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2, the second level of women's football in Brazil. The tournament was organized by CBF. It started on 15 April and ended on 10 July 2023. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament. Eight returning from the 2022 Série A2, four relegated from the 2022 Série A1 ( CRESSPOM, ESMAC,

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and São José), and four promoted from the 2022 Série A3 ( 3B da Amazônia,

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, AD Taubaté and Vila Nova/

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). The four semi-finalists,

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and

, were promoted to the 2024 Série A1, while Botafogo-PB, CRESSPOM, ESMAC and Vila Nova/

were relegated to the 2024 Série A3.

defeated

4–0, on aggregate, in the finals to win their second title

Format

In the group stage, the 16 teams were divided into two groups of eight organized regionally. Top four teams qualified for the quarter-finals. From the quarter-finals on the competition was played as a knock-out tournament with each round contested over two legs.

Teams

Number of teams by state

Stadiums and locations

Group stage

In the group stage, each team played on a single

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. 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 15). The top four teams qualified for the quarter-finals, while the four teams with the lowest number of points, regardless of the group, were relegated to the 2024 Série A3.

Group A

Group B

Final stages

The final stages were played on a home-and-away

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basis. If tied on aggregate, the

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would not be used,

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would not be played, and the

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would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 16). For the semi-finals and finals, the best-overall-performance team hosted the second leg. The four quarter-finals winners were promoted to 2024 Série A1.

Quarter-finals

The matches were played from 3 to 11 June 2023.

Matches

Semi-finals

The matches were played from 18 to 26 June 2023.

Matches

Finals

The matches were played on 2 and 10 July 2023.

Matches

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Top goalscorers

References

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