2022 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1

The 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A-1 (officially the Brasileirão Feminino Neoenergia 2022 for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 10th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1, the top level of women's football in Brazil, and the 6th edition in a Série A1 since its establishment in 2016. The tournament is organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). It started on 4 March and will end on 25 September 2022.[2] Corinthians are the defending champions.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1
Season2022
Dates4 March – 25 September 2022
Matches played63
Goals scored186 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorerCristiane (8 goals)
Biggest home winSantos 6–0 CRESSPOM
Group stage, R6, 18 April
Biggest away winSão José 1–6 Ferroviária
Group stage, R5, 2 April
Avaí 0–5 Santos
Group stage, R5, 3 April
São José 0–5 Corinthians
Group stage, R7, 25 April
Highest scoring7 goals
Avaí 5–2 ESMAC
Group stage, R3, 20 March
São José 1–6 Ferroviária
Group stage, R5, 2 April
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2022.

Format

In the group stage, each team will play once against the other fifteen teams. Top eight teams will qualify for the final stages. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.[3]

Teams
Location of teams in 2022 Série A1 outside the state of São Paulo (in red).
Location of teams in 2022 Série A1 within the state of São Paulo.

Sixteen teams will compete in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the 2021 Série A2.

Number of teams by state
Number
of teams		 State Team(s)
7  São PauloCorinthians, Ferroviária, Palmeiras,
Red Bull Bragantino, Santos, São José and São Paulo
2  Distrito FederalCRESSPOM and Real Brasília
 Minas GeraisAtlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro
 Rio Grande do SulGrêmio and Internacional
1  ParáESMAC
 Rio de JaneiroFlamengo/Marinha
 Santa CatarinaAvaí

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity[4]
Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte SESC Alterosas 2,000
Avaí Caçador Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves 6,500
Corinthians São Paulo Parque São Jorge 18,500
CRESSPOM Brasília Maria de Lourdes Abadia (Ceilândia) 3,000
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte SESC Alterosas 2,000
ESMAC Ananindeua Baenão (Belém) 12,000
Ferroviária Araraquara Fonte Luminosa 21,441
Flamengo/Marinha Rio de Janeiro Luso Brasileiro 4,697
Grêmio Porto Alegre Antônio Vieira Ramos (Gravataí) 4,700
Internacional Porto Alegre SESC Protásio Alves 2,800
Beira-Rio 50,128
Palmeiras São Paulo Allianz Parque 43,713
Real Brasília Brasília Ciro Machado do Espírito Santo 1,500
Red Bull Bragantino Bragança Paulista CFA Jarinu (Jarinu)
Santos Santos Urbano Caldeira 21,732
São José São José dos Campos Martins Pereira 16,500
São Paulo São Paulo Marcelo Portugal Gouvêa (Cotia) 2,000

Group stage

In the group stage, each team will play on a single round-robin tournament. The top eight teams will advance to the quarter-finals of the knockout stages. The teams will be 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 will 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 14).[3]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Palmeiras 8 6 1 1 18 7 +11 19 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Internacional 8 6 1 1 14 4 +10 19
3 Corinthians 8 5 3 0 17 6 +11 18
4 São Paulo 8 5 2 1 15 7 +8 17
5 Ferroviária 8 4 2 2 15 8 +7 14
6 Santos 7 4 0 3 19 8 +11 12
7 Flamengo/Marinha 8 3 3 2 17 12 +5 12
8 Real Brasília 8 3 1 4 12 18 −6 10
9 Grêmio 8 2 4 2 10 9 +1 10
10 Atlético Mineiro 7 2 3 2 8 6 +2 9
11 Cruzeiro 8 2 2 4 8 10 −2 8
12 Avaí 8 2 2 4 6 12 −6 8
13 São José 8 2 2 4 8 19 −11 8 Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A2
14 CRESSPOM 8 1 2 5 8 23 −15 5
15 ESMAC 8 1 1 6 6 23 −17 4
16 Red Bull Bragantino 8 0 1 7 5 14 −9 1
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: CBF

Results
Home \ Away CAM AVA COR CRE CRU ESM FER FLA GRE INT PAL REA RED SAN SJO SAO
Atlético Mineiro 0–0 1–1 – 0–1 – – –
Avaí – 0–0 5–2 – – – 1–0 0–5
Corinthians – 1–0 – 2–2 – 3–0 2–1 1–1
CRESSPOM 0–3 – 2–2 – 1–3 – –
Cruzeiro 1–2 – 0–0 2–4 – 0–1 –
ESMAC – – 0–4 – – 1–0 1–4
Ferroviária – 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 – –
Flamengo/Marinha – 2–4 5–0 – 4–1 – 1–1
Grêmio 1–1 – – 5–1 1–0 – – 1–1
Internacional 2–1 – 1–1 – 3–0 – – 2–0
Palmeiras 2–1 – – 3–0 0–1 4–1 1–0 –
Real Brasília 2–0 – – 1–1 3–2 3–1 –
Red Bull Bragantino 0–1 – – 0–1 – – 1–1
Santos 1–2 6–0 – – 2–1 – 4–1 –
São José – 2–0 0–5 2–2 1–6 – –
São Paulo – 1–0 – 3–0 – 3–1 2–1 –
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stages

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams will play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[3]

  • Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg.
    • If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 15).
  • Extra time will not be played and away goals rule will not be used in final stages.

Starting from the semi-finals, the teams will be seeded according to their performance in the tournament. The teams will be ranked according to overall points. If tied on overall points, the following criteria will 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 19).[3]

Bracket
  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                   
6th place  
3rd place  
   
   
7th place
2nd place  
 
 
5th place  
4th place  
 
   
8th place
1st place  

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
8th place Group B 1st place – –
7th place Group C 2nd place – –
6th place Group D 3rd place – –
5th place Group E 4th place – –

Group B
8th place–1st place
1st place–8th place

Winners advance to the semi-finals.

Group C
7th place–2nd place
2nd place–7th place

Winners advance to the semi-finals.

Group D
6th place–3rd place
3rd place–6th place

Winners advance to the semi-finals.

Group E
5th place–4th place
4th place–5th place

Winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winners Group B Group F[†] Winners Group E – –
Winners Group C Group G[†] Winners Group D – –
  1. † Order to be decided.

Group F
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–

Winners advance to the finals.

Group G
–
–

Winners advance to the finals.

Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winners Group F Group H[†] Winners Group G – –
  1. † Order to be decided.

Group H
–
–

Top goalscorers
As of 1 May 2022
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Cristiane Santos 8
2 Gabi Zanotti Corinthians 5
Rafa Travalão São Paulo
4 Ana Carla Santos 4
Bia Zaneratto Palmeiras
Patrícia Sochor Palmeiras
Fabiola Sandoval Avaí

Source:CBF

References
  1. "Neoenergia é a primeira patrocinadora exclusiva das Seleções Brasileiras Femininas" (in Portuguese). CBF. 1 June 2021.
  2. "BRASILEIRÃO FEMININO NEOENERGIA TABELA DETALHADA / EDIÇÃO 2022" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 24 February 2022.
  3. "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileirão Feminino Neoenergia – 2022" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
  4. "CNEF CADASTRO NACIONAL DE ESTÁDIOS DE FUTEBOL" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 January 2016.
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