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Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2
Season 2022
Dates11 June – 17 September
Champions Ceará (1st title)
Promoted Athletico Paranaense
Bahia
Ceará
Real Ariquemes
Relegated Aliança/ Goiás
CEFAMA
Iranduba
Vasco da Gama
Matches played62
Goals scored168 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorer Michele Carioca (7 goals)
Biggest home win Athletico Paranaense 6–0 América Mineiro
Group A, R1, 11 June
Biggest away win CEFAMA 0–6 JC
Group D, R4, 9 July
Highest scoring7 goals
Athletico Paranaense 6–1 Aliança/ Goiás
Group A, R3, 1 July
2021
2023

The 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 (officially the Brasileirão Feminino Binance A-2 2022 for sponsorship reasons) [1] was the 6th 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 11 June and ended on 17 September 2022. [2]

Sixteen teams competed in the tournament. Twelve returning from the 2021 Série A2 and four relegated from the 2021 Série A1 ( Bahia, Botafogo, Minas/ ICESP and Napoli). [3] As Napoli were disbanded, they were replaced by CEFAMA [4]

The four semi-finalists, Athletico Paranaense, Bahia, Ceará and Real Ariquemes, were promoted to the 2023 Série A1, [5] while Aliança/ Goiás, CEFAMA, Iranduba and Vasco da Gama were relegated to the 2023 Série A3. [6]

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Ceará defeated Athletico Paranaense 3–1 on penalties in the finals to win their first title. [7]

Format

In the group stage, the 16 teams were divided into four groups of four organized regionally. Top two 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. [8]

Teams

Number of teams by state

Number
of teams
State Team(s)
3   Rio de Janeiro Botafogo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama
2   Amazonas Iranduba and JC
  Ceará Ceará and Fortaleza
1   Alagoas UDA
  Bahia Bahia
  Distrito Federal Minas/ ICESP
  Goiás Aliança/ Goiás
  Maranhão CEFAMA
  Minas Gerais América Mineiro
  Paraíba Botafogo-PB
  Paraná Athletico Paranaense
  Rondônia Real Ariquemes

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity [9]
Goiás Aliança/ Goiás Goiânia Olímpico Pedro Ludovico 13,500
Minas Gerais América Mineiro Belo Horizonte SESC Venda Nova 1,400
Paraná (state) Athletico Paranaense Curitiba CT do Caju 3,000
Arena da Baixada 42,372
Bahia Bahia Salvador CT Evaristo de Macedo ( Camaçari) 1,000
Arena Fonte Nova 50,025
Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo Rio de Janeiro Giulite Coutinho ( Mesquita) 13,544
Olímpico Nilton Santos 46,931
Paraíba Botafogo-PB João Pessoa Almeidão 19,000
Ceará Ceará Fortaleza CT Cidade Vozão ( Itaitinga) 4,000
Presidente Vargas 20,262
Maranhão CEFAMA São José de Ribamar Nhozinho Santos 11,429
Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense Rio de Janeiro Estádio das Laranjeiras 2,000
Ceará Fortaleza Fortaleza CT Ribamar Bezerra ( Maracanaú) 1,000
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Iranduba Iranduba Ismael Benigno ( Manaus) 10,451
Municipal Carlos Zamith ( Manaus) 5,000
Amazonas (Brazilian state) JC Itacoatiara Floro de Mendonça 5,000
Federal District (Brazil) Minas/ ICESP Brasília Ciro Machado do Espírito Santo 1,500
Rondônia Real Ariquemes Ariquemes Gentil Valério 2,500
Alagoas UDA Maceió Estádio da UFAL 2,213
Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro Nivaldo Pereira ( Nova Iguaçu) 2,184
São Januário 24,584

Group stage

In the group 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. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 15). [8]

The top two teams qualified for the quarter-finals, while the four teams with the lowest number of points, regardless of the group, were relegated to the 2023 Série A3.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATH MIN AME ALI
1 Athletico Paranaense 6 4 1 1 19 4 +15 13 Advance to quarter-finals 0–1 6–0 6–1
2 Minas/ ICESP 6 4 1 1 5 2 +3 13 0–0 2–1 1–0
3 América Mineiro 6 3 0 3 8 13 −5 9 1–3 1–0 3–1
4 Aliança/ Goiás 6 0 0 6 4 17 −13 0 Relegation to Série A3 1–4 0–1 1–2
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) fewest red cards; 6) fewest yellow cards; 7) draw.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAH BOT FLU VAS
1 Bahia 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13 Advance to quarter-finals 1–0 4–2 1–1
2 Botafogo 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 1–0 0–0 2–2
3 Fluminense 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 5 0–2 0–2 2–0
4 Vasco da Gama 6 0 3 3 5 10 −5 3 Relegation to Série A3 0–2 1–2 1–1
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) fewest red cards; 6) fewest yellow cards; 7) draw.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CEA FOR UDA BPB
1 Ceará 6 4 2 0 16 4 +12 14 Advance to quarter-finals 2–1 4–0 1–1
2 Fortaleza 6 2 2 2 7 5 +2 8 2–2 0–0 3–0
3 UDA 6 2 1 3 2 7 −5 7 0–2 1–0 0–1
4 Botafogo-PB 6 1 1 4 2 11 −9 4 0–5 0–1 0–1
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) fewest red cards; 6) fewest yellow cards; 7) draw.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification REA JCF IRA CEF
1 Real Ariquemes 6 6 0 0 17 5 +12 18 Advance to quarter-finals 2–1 1–0 2–1
2 JC 6 4 0 2 20 6 +14 12 2–3 5–1 5–0
3 Iranduba 6 0 2 4 4 14 −10 2 Relegation to Série A3 1–5 0–1 2–2
4 CEFAMA 6 0 2 4 3 19 −16 2 0–4 0–6 0–0
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) fewest red cards; 6) fewest yellow cards; 7) draw.

Final stages

The final stages were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out 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 2023 Série A1. [8]

Quarter-finals

The matches were played from 6 to 13 August 2022.

Matches

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro (state) 3–3 (2–4 p) Paraná (state) Athletico Paranaense 2–1 1–2
Minas/ ICESP Federal District (Brazil) 1–2 Bahia Bahia 0–1 1–1
JC Amazonas (Brazilian state) 3–8 Ceará Ceará 2–4 1–4
Fortaleza Ceará 0–1 Rondônia Real Ariquemes 0–1 0–0

Semi-finals

The matches were played from 20 to 27 August 2022.

Matches

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Athletico Paranaense Paraná (state) 2–2 (3–2 p) Bahia Bahia 1–1 1–1
Ceará Ceará 3–2 Rondônia Real Ariquemes 1–0 2–2

Finals

The matches were played on 10 and 17 September 2022.

Matches

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Athletico Paranaense Paraná (state) 2–2 (1–3 p) Ceará Ceará 2–0 0–2
Athletico Paranaense Paraná (state)2–0 Ceará Ceará
Milena Monteiro 16' ( pen.)
Solange 26'
Report
Attendance: 28,447
Referee: Andreza Helena de Siqueira ( Minas Gerais)

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Michele Carioca Ceará Ceará 7
2 Solange Paraná (state) Athletico Paranaense 6
3 Gabrielle Itacaré Bahia Bahia 5
Gi Amazonas (Brazilian state) JC
Késia Rondônia Real Ariquemes
Letícia Pires Paraná (state) Athletico Paranaense
Milena Monteiro Paraná (state) Athletico Paranaense

Source: CBF

References

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  2. ^ "BRASILEIRÃO FEMININO BINANCE A2 – TABELA DETALHADA / EDIÇÃO 2022" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 19 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Botafogo também é rebaixado no Brasileirão Feminino" (in Portuguese). UOL. 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Exclusivo: Cefama ocupará a vaga do Napoli no Brasileiro Feminino Série A2 2022" (in Portuguese). Série Z. 10 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Athletico, Ceará e Real Ariquemes garantem acesso ao Brasileirão Feminino Neoenergia" (in Portuguese). CBF. 13 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Série A2 do Brasileiro Feminino define mata-mata e queda do Vasco" (in Portuguese). Correio Popular. 23 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Nos pênaltis, Ceará conquista Brasileirão Feminino Binance A-2" (in Portuguese). CBF. 17 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Regulamento Específico da Competição Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino Binance A2 – 2022" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 1 June 2022.
  9. ^ "CNEF CADASTRO NACIONAL DE ESTÁDIOS DE FUTEBOL" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 January 2016.