2022 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1
Season2022
Dates4 March – 24 September 2022
ChampionsCorinthians (4th title)
RelegatedCRESSPOM
ESMAC
Red Bull Bragantino
São José
Copa LibertadoresCorinthians
Internacional
Palmeiras (via Copa Libertadores)
Matches played134
Goals scored392 (2.93 per match)
Best PlayerDuda Sampaio
Top goalscorerCristiane (13 goals)
Biggest home winSantos 6–0 CRESSPOM
Group stage, R6, 18 April
Biggest away winCRESSPOM 1–7 Palmeiras
Group stage, R13, 19 June
Highest scoring8 goals
Santos 5–3 ESMAC
Group stage, R11, 5 June
CRESSPOM 1–7 Palmeiras
Group stage, R13, 19 June
2021
2023

The 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A-1 (officially the Brasileirão Feminino Neoenergia 2022 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was 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 was organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). It started on 4 March and ended on 24 September 2022.[2]

In the finals, the defending champions Corinthians won their fourth title after defeating Internacional 5–2 on aggregate.[3]

CRESSPOM, ESMAC, Red Bull Bragantino and São José were relegated to the 2023 Série A2.[4]

Format

In the group stage, each team played once against the other fifteen teams. Top eight teams qualified for the final stages. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.[5]

Teams

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

Sixteen teams competed 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 Paulo Corinthians, Ferroviária, Palmeiras,
Red Bull Bragantino, Santos, São José and São Paulo
2 Distrito Federal CRESSPOM and Real Brasília
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro
Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio and Internacional
1 Pará ESMAC
Rio de Janeiro Flamengo/Marinha
Santa Catarina Avaí/Kindermann

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity[6]
Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte SESC Alterosas 2,000
Arena Independência 23,018
Castor Cifuentes (Nova Lima) 5,160
Avaí/Kindermann Caçador Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves 6,500
Corinthians[a] São Paulo Parque São Jorge 18,500
Neo Química Arena 47,605
CRESSPOM Brasília Maria de Lourdes Abadia (Ceilândia) 3,000
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte SESC Alterosas 2,000
ESMAC Ananindeua Baenão (Belém) 12,000
Francisco Vasques (Belém) 4,900
Ferroviária Araraquara Fonte Luminosa 21,441
Flamengo/Marinha Rio de Janeiro Luso Brasileiro 4,697
Estádio da Gávea 4,000
Grêmio[b] Porto Alegre Antônio Vieira Ramos (Gravataí) 4,700
Aírton Ferreira da Silva (Eldorado do Sul) 1,500
Arena do Grêmio 55,662
Internacional[c] Porto Alegre SESC Protásio Alves 2,800
Beira-Rio 50,128
Palmeiras[d] São Paulo Allianz Parque 43,713
Estádio do Canindé 22,375
Real Brasília[e] Brasília Ciro Machado do Espírito Santo 1,500
Red Bull Bragantino Bragança Paulista CFA Jarinu (Jarinu)
Santos[f] Santos Urbano Caldeira 21,732
São José São José dos Campos Martins Pereira 16,500
São Paulo[g] São Paulo Marcelo Portugal Gouvêa (Cotia) 2,000
Estádio do Morumbi 77,011
a Corinthians also played a home match at Estádio do Canindé (São Paulo).
b Grêmio also played a home match at Estádio João Corrêa da Silveira (São Leopoldo).
c Internacional also played a home match at Estádio João Corrêa da Silveira (São Leopoldo).
d Palmeiras also played a home match at Arena Barueri (Barueri).
e Real Brasília also played a home match at Arena BRB Mané Garrincha (Brasília).
f Santos also played a home match at Arena Barueri (Barueri).
g São Paulo also played a home match at Arena Barueri (Barueri).

Group stage

In the group stage, each team played on a single round-robin tournament. The top eight teams advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stages. 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 14).[5]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Palmeiras 15 12 1 2 45 13 +32 37 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 São Paulo 15 11 2 2 30 13 +17 35
3 Internacional 15 10 3 2 27 13 +14 33
4 Corinthians 15 9 5 1 33 12 +21 32
5 Real Brasília 15 8 2 5 24 23 +1 26
6 Flamengo/Marinha 15 7 4 4 25 17 +8 25
7 Ferroviária 15 7 3 5 23 14 +9 24
8 Grêmio 15 5 6 4 22 18 +4 21
9 Santos 15 6 2 7 33 24 +9 20
10 Avaí/Kindermann 15 6 2 7 16 26 −10 20
11 Atlético Mineiro 15 5 4 6 17 17 0 19
12 Cruzeiro 15 3 4 8 14 18 −4 13
13 São José (R) 15 2 3 10 11 35 −24 9 Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A2
14 ESMAC (R) 15 2 2 11 13 42 −29 8
15 Red Bull Bragantino (R) 15 1 4 10 11 23 −12 7
16 CRESSPOM (R) 15 1 3 11 12 48 −36 6
Source: CBF
(R) Relegated

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 0–1 2–3 2–0 2–1
Avaí/Kindermann 4–1 0–0 5–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–5
Corinthians 4–0 1–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–1
CRESSPOM 0–3 0–3 2–2 0–5 1–3 1–7 1–3
Cruzeiro 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–4 4–2 0–1 0–1
ESMAC 0–1 2–1 0–4 1–4 0–3 1–0 1–4
Ferroviária 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–0 1–0
Flamengo/Marinha 1–2 2–4 5–0 2–0 4–1 2–1 1–1
Grêmio 1–1 2–1 2–2 5–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–1
Internacional 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 3–2 3–1 2–0
Palmeiras 2–1 6–1 2–0 3–0 0–1 4–1 1–0 5–0
Real Brasília 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 3–1 1–0
Red Bull Bragantino 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–1
Santos 1–2 6–0 5–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–1 2–1
São José 0–0 2–0 0–5 2–2 1–6 0–1 1–3
São Paulo 4–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 3–1
Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stages

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[5]

  • Quarter-finals, semi-finals and 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 penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 15).
  • Extra time would not be played and away goals rule would not be used in final stages.

Starting from the semi-finals, the teams 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 19).[5]

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
            
Flamengo/Marinha 1 1 2
Internacional 3 1 4
Internacional 1 1 2
São Paulo 1 0 1
Ferroviária 0 0 0
São Paulo 0 2 2
Internacional 1 1 2
Corinthians 1 4 5
Real Brasília 0 0 0
Corinthians 2 1 3
Corinthians 2 4 6
Palmeiras 1 0 1
Grêmio 0 1 1
Palmeiras 5 2 7

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Grêmio 1–7 Palmeiras 0–5 1–2
Ferroviária 0–2 São Paulo 0–0 0–2
Flamengo/Marinha 2–4 Internacional 1–3 1–1
Real Brasília 0–3 Corinthians 0–2 0–1

Group B

Grêmio 0–5 Palmeiras
Report Ary Borges 2', 9', 33'
Duda Santos 70'
Carol Baiana 87'
Attendance: 775
Referee: Charly Wendy Straub Deretti (Santa Catarina)

Palmeiras 2–1 Grêmio
Carol Baiana 16'
Ary Borges 78'
Report Caty 36'
Attendance: 1,216
Referee: Francielly Fernanda Lima de Castro (Minas Gerais)

Palmeiras won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.

Group C

Ferroviária 0–0 São Paulo
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Fernanda dos Santos Ignacio de Souza (São Paulo)

São Paulo 2–0 Ferroviária
Rafa Travalão 48'
Micaelly 73'
Report
Attendance: 128
Referee: Marianna Nanni Batalha (São Paulo)

São Paulo won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.

Group D

Flamengo/Marinha 1–3 Internacional
Daiane 61' Report Lelê 25', 59'
Maiara Lisboa 54'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andreza Helena de Siqueira (Minas Gerais)

Internacional 1–1 Flamengo/Marinha
Sorriso 60' Report Jaimes 17'
Attendance: 1,891
Referee: Charly Wendy Straub Deretti (Santa Catarina)

Internacional won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.

Group E

Real Brasília 0–2 Corinthians
Report Adriana 21'
Victória 54' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,101
Referee: Michelle Peixoto Safatle (Goiás)

Corinthians 1–0 Real Brasília
Tamires 59' Report
Attendance: 15,507
Referee: Andreza Helena de Siqueira (Minas Gerais)

Corinthians won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 Palmeiras 17 14 1 2 52 14 +38 43 Second leg
3 Corinthians 17 11 5 1 36 12 +24 38 First leg
2 São Paulo 17 12 3 2 32 13 +19 39 Second leg
4 Internacional 17 11 4 2 31 15 +16 37 First leg
Source: CBF
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Corinthians 6–1 Palmeiras 2–1 4–0
Internacional 2–1 São Paulo 1–1 1–0

Group F

Corinthians 2–1 Palmeiras
Adriana 2'
Jaqueline 47'
Report Camilinha 41'
Attendance: 18,622
Referee: Deborah Cecilia Cruz Correia (Pernambuco)

Palmeiras 0–4 Corinthians
Report Adriana 9' (pen.)
Gabi Portilho 44'
Jheniffer 50', 61'

Corinthians won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Group G

Internacional 1–1 São Paulo
Lelê 54' Report Rafa Travalão 18'
Attendance: 7,101
Referee: Thayslane de Melo Costa (Sergipe)

São Paulo 0–1 Internacional
Report Maiara Lisboa 26'
Attendance: 3,038
Referee: Charly Wendy Straub Deretti (Santa Catarina)

Internacional won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Finals

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 Corinthians 19 13 5 1 42 13 +29 44 2nd leg
2 Internacional 19 12 5 2 33 16 +17 41 1st leg
Source: CBF
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Internacional 2–5 Corinthians 1–1 1–4

Group H

Internacional 1–1 Corinthians
Millene 31' Report Jheniffer 57'
Attendance: 36,330
Referee: Deborah Cecilia Cruz Correia (Pernambuco)

Corinthians 4–1 Internacional
Jaqueline 22'
Diany 45'
Victória 47'
Jheniffer 90+1'
Report Sorriso 13'
Attendance: 41,070
Referee: Charly Wendy Straub Deretti (Santa Catarina)

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Cristiane Santos 13
2 Adriana Corinthians 9
Bia Zaneratto Palmeiras
Rafa Travalão São Paulo
5 Millene Internacional 8
Fabiola Sandoval Avaí/Kindermann
7 Byanca Brasil Palmeiras 7
Carol Baiana Palmeiras
Jheniffer Corinthians
Patrícia Sochor Palmeiras

Source:CBF

Awards

Individual awards

The following players were rewarded for their performances during the competition.[7]

Best XI

The best XI team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.[7]

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. ^ "Corinthians derrota o Internacional e conquista Brasileirão Feminino Neoenergia" (in Portuguese). CBF. 24 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Com São José e Esmac, rebaixamento do Brasileirão Feminino Neoenergia está definido" (in Portuguese). CBF. 4 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileirão Feminino Neoenergia – 2022" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
  6. ^ "CNEF CADASTRO NACIONAL DE ESTÁDIOS DE FUTEBOL" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 January 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Corinthians tem cinco eleitas para o time ideal do Brasileirão NeoEnergia 2022" (in Portuguese). CBF. 10 November 2022.