2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
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The 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division. It began on 9 April and ended on 8 October 2022.[1]
Botafogo-SP
Mirassol
Vitória
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 April – 8 October |
| Champions | Mirassol (1st title) |
| Promoted | ABC Botafogo-SP Mirassol Vitória |
| Relegated | Atlético Cearense Brasil de Pelotas Campinense Ferroviário |
| Matches | 216 |
| Goals | 501 (2.32 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alex Henrique (12 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Mirassol 6–0 Atlético Cearense Group A, R13, 3 July |
| Biggest away win | Volta Redonda 0–3 Aparecidense Group A, R12, 26 June Altos 0–3 Paysandu Group A, R18, 6 August |
| Highest scoring | 6 goals Ypiranga 3–3 Figueirense Group A, R9, 4 June Manaus 4–2 Ferroviário Group A, R13, 2 July Mirassol 6–0 Atlético Cearense Group A, R13, 3 July Figueirense 5–1 Vitória Group C, R2, 28 August Mirassol 3–3 Volta Redonda Group B, R4, 11 September |
| Longest winning run | 4 games Botafogo-SP Paysandu |
| Longest unbeaten run | 9 games Vitória |
| Longest winless run | 8 games Campinense |
| Longest losing run | 6 games Ferroviário Floresta |
| Highest attendance | 28,006 Vitória 3–1 Brasil de Pelotas Group A, R19, 13 August |
| Lowest attendance | 41 Floresta 0–1 Manaus Group A, R6, 14 May |
| Total attendance | 821,637 |
| Average attendance | 3,804 |
← 2021 2023 → | |
Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2021 season, four promoted from the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (ABC, Aparecidense, Atlético Cearense and Campinense)[2] and four relegated from the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Brasil de Pelotas, Confiança, Remo and Vitória).[3]
In the finals, Mirassol won their first title after defeating ABC 2–0 on aggregate.[4]
Mirassol, ABC, Botafogo-SP and Vitória were promoted to the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B,[5] while Atlético Cearense, Brasil de Pelotas, Campinense and Ferroviário were relegated to the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[6]
Format changes
Starting from this edition, the first stage had only one group where each team played the other teams in a single round-robin tournament 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.[7]
Teams
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Number of teams by state
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altos | End of contract | 21 October 2021 | Pre-season | 21 October 2021 | [8] | ||
| Botafogo-SP | End of caretaker spell | 15 November 2021 | 19 November 2021 | [9][10] | |||
| Figueirense | End of contract | 18 November 2021 | 23 November 2021 | [11][12] | |||
| Ypiranga | 19 November 2021 | 25 November 2021 | [13][14] | ||||
| Vitória | 28 November 2021 | 22 December 2021 | [15] | ||||
| Paysandu | End of caretaker spell | 4 December 2021 | 4 December 2021 | [16] | |||
| Remo | End of contract | 12 December 2021 | 14 December 2021 | [17] | |||
| Floresta | Demoted to assistant manager | 20 December 2021 | 20 December 2021 | [18] | |||
| Atlético Cearense | Resigned | 11 January 2022 | State leagues | 12 January 2022 | [19][20] | ||
| Ferroviário | Sacked | 5 February 2022 | 6 February 2022 | [21][22] | |||
| Altos | Resigned | 11 February 2022 | 11 February 2022 | [23][24] | |||
| São José | Sacked | 14 February 2022 | 14 February 2022 | [25][26] | |||
| Volta Redonda | 28 February 2022 | 28 February 2022 | [27][28] | ||||
| Mirassol | Resigned | 2 March 2022 | 3 March 2022 | [29] | |||
| Aparecidense | 7 March 2022 | 9 March 2022 | [30][31] | ||||
| Atlético Cearense | Sacked | 11 March 2022 | 30 March 2022 | [32] | |||
| São José | 15 March 2022 | 15 March 2022 | [33][34] | ||||
| Ferroviário | 16 March 2022 | 18 March 2022 | [35][36] | ||||
| Vitória | 17 March 2022 | 17 March 2022 | [37][38] | ||||
| ABC | Mutual agreement | 18 March 2022 | 19 March 2022 | [39] | |||
| Mirassol | End of caretaker spell | 19 March 2022 | 19 March 2022 | [40] | |||
| Volta Redonda | 21 March 2022 | 21 March 2022 | [41] | ||||
| ABC | 22 March 2022 | 22 March 2022 | [42] | ||||
| Altos | Sacked | 10 April 2022 | 19th | 11 April 2022 | [43][44] | ||
| Confiança | 13 April 2022 | 18th | 14 April 2022 | [45][46] | |||
| Vitória | 20 April 2022 | 17th | 21 April 2022 | [47] | |||
| End of caretaker spell | 26 April 2022 | 18th | 26 April 2022 | [48] | |||
| Altos | Sacked | 19th | [49] | ||||
| Atlético Cearense | End of caretaker spell | 20th | [50] | ||||
| Altos | Sacked | 16 May 2022 | 19th | 16 May 2022 | [51][52] | ||
| Botafogo-SP | 23 May 2022 | 10th | 23 May 2022 | [53][54] | |||
| Brasil de Pelotas | 30 May 2022 | 19th | 30 May 2022 | [55] | |||
| Aparecidense | 6 June 2022 | 16th | 9 June 2022 | [56][57] | |||
| Brasil de Pelotas | End of caretaker spell | 7 June 2022 | 20th | 7 June 2022 | [58] | ||
| Floresta | Sacked | 12 June 2022 | 14th | 13 June 2022 | [59][60] | ||
| Ferroviário | 11th | 12 June 2022 | [61] | ||||
| Confiança | Resigned | 18 June 2022 | 18th | 20 June 2022 | [62][63] | ||
| Vitória | Sacked | 19 June 2022 | 16th | 19 June 2022 | [64][65] | ||
| Remo | 8th | 21 June 2022 | [66][67] | ||||
| Botafogo-PB | Signed by Remo | 21 June 2022 | 4th | 21 June 2022 | [68][69] | ||
| Manaus | Sacked | 26 June 2022 | 9th | 28 June 2022 | [70][71] | ||
| Campinense | 3 July 2022 | 18th | 4 July 2022 | [72][73] | |||
| Ferroviário | 4 July 2022 | 17th | 4 July 2022 | [74][75] | |||
| Manaus | Resigned | 19 July 2022 | 11th | 19 July 2022 | [76] | ||
| Atlético Cearense | Sacked | 20 July 2022 | 20th | 23 July 2022 | [77] | ||
- Notes
- Cristiano Bassoli was the caretaker manager in the Campeonato Piauiense 11th round against Oeirense on 13 February
- Cristiano Bassoli was the caretaker manager in the Campeonato Piauiense semifinals against Parnahyba on 13 April
- Bibi was the caretaker manager on the 2nd round against Ypiranga on 16 April
Format
In the first stage, each team played on a single round-robin tournament 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 round-robin tournament. 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 16).[78]
The top eight teams advanced to the second stage, while the bottom four were relegated to Série D.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirassol | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 33 | Advance to Second stage |
| 2 | Paysandu | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 33 | |
| 3 | Figueirense | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 33 | |
| 4 | Volta Redonda | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 32 | |
| 5 | Botafogo-SP | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 32 | |
| 6 | ABC | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 31 | |
| 7 | Vitória | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 29 | |
| 8 | Aparecidense | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 29 | |
| 9 | Botafogo-PB | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 29 | |
| 10 | Ypiranga | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 28 | |
| 11 | São José | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 26 | |
| 12 | Remo | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 26 | |
| 13 | Manaus | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 25 | |
| 14 | Confiança | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 23 | |
| 15 | Floresta | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 23 | |
| 16 | Altos | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 21 | |
| 17 | Atlético Cearense (R) | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 19 | Relegation to 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
| 18 | Brasil de Pelotas (R) | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 17 | |
| 19 | Ferroviário (R) | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 16 | |
| 20 | Campinense (R) | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) fewest red cards; 6) fewest yellow cards; 7) draw.
(R) Relegated
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 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. 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 Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 20).[78]
The top two teams of each group were promoted to the Série B. Group winners advanced to the finals.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirassol (P) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 | Advance to Finals and promoted to 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| 2 | Botafogo-SP (P) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | Promoted to 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| 3 | Aparecidense | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Volta Redonda | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.
(P) Promoted
Results
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABC (P) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 12 | Advance to Finals and promoted to 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| 2 | Vitória (P) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 9 | Promoted to 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| 3 | Figueirense | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Paysandu | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.
(P) Promoted
Results
Finals
The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. 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 champions (Regulations Article 21).[78]
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 Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 22).[78]
The matches were played on 1 and 8 October 2022.[79]
Matches
| Mirassol | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Camilo Vinícius Mingotti |
Report |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aparecidense | 12 | |
| 2 | Paysandu | 10 | |
| 3 | Mirassol | 9 | |
| 4 | Vitória | 8 | |
| 5 | Botafogo-PB | 7 | |
| Botafogo-SP | |||
| Volta Redonda | |||
| Mirassol | |||
| 9 | São José | 6 | |
| ABC | |||
| Ypiranga | |||
| Figueirense | |||
| Volta Redonda | |||
| Brasil de Pelotas | |||
| Vitória |
Source: CBF