| Competition: | Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3 |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Dates: | 21 April – 25 June |
| Promoted: | Juventude Mixto Remo VF4 |
| Matches: | 62 |
| Total Goals: | 170 |
| League Topscorer: | Bia Batista (10 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Juventude 6–1 Criciúma |
| Biggest Away Win: | Aliança/Goiás 0–5 Mixto |
| Highest Scoring: | 7 goals Juventude 6–1 Criciúma |
| Prevseason: | 2022 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3 (officially the Brasileirão Feminino Binance A3 2023 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the second season of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3, the third level of women's football in Brazil. The tournament was organized by CBF. It started on 21 April and ended on 25 June 2023.[2]
Thirty-two teams competed in the tournament. Twenty-eight qualified from their state leagues and four relegated from the 2022 Série A2 (Aliança/Goiás, CEFAMA, Iranduba and Vasco da Gama).[3] As the Federação Amazonense de Futebol suspended the Iranduba men's team for two years due to their possible involvement in match-fixing, the Iranduba women's team was expelled from the Série A3. They were replaced by VF4 (2022 Série A3 fifth place).[4]
The four semi-finalists, Juventude, Mixto, Remo and VF4, were promoted to the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2.[5]
Mixto defeated Remo 4–0, on aggregate, in the finals to win their first title.[6]
The competition was a single-elimination tournament with each round contested a home-and-away two-legged basis. The first rounds were organized regionally.In the round of 32, the highest-ranked team in the 2023 Women's Club Ranking hosted the second leg. If the teams had the same rank the highest-ranked-federation team in the 2023 Women's State Ranking would host the second leg.
Starting from the round of 16, 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. Overall goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards in the tournament; 5. Fewest yellow cards in the tournament; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 15).
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 14).
The four semi-finalists were promoted to the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2.[7]
The number of teams from each state was chosen based on the CBF Women's State Ranking (WSR), with São Paulo having two berths, and the other states with one berth each.
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| Federation | Team | Home city | Qualification method | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acre | Assermurb | Rio Branco | 2022 Campeonato Acreano Feminino champions | |
| Alagoas | Acauã | Maceió | 2022 Campeonato Alagoano Feminino runners-up | |
| Amapá | Ypiranga-AP | Macapá | 2021 Campeonato Amapaense Feminino champions | |
| Amazonas | Recanto | Manaus | 2022 Campeonato Amazonense Feminino champions | |
| Tarumã | Manaus | 2022 Campeonato Amazonense Feminino 5th place | ||
| Bahia | Doce Mel | Jequié | 2022 Campeonato Baiano Feminino runners-up | |
| Astro | Feira de Santana | 2022 Campeonato Baiano Feminino 3rd place | ||
| Ceará | Guarani de Juazeiro | Juazeiro do Norte | 2022 Campeonato Cearense Feminino 3rd place | |
| Distrito Federal | Capital | Paranoá | 2022 Campeonato Brasiliense Feminino 4th place | |
| Ceilândia | Ceilândia | 2022 Campeonato Brasiliense Feminino 5th place | ||
| Espírito Santo | Vila Nova-ES | Vila Velha | 2022 Campeonato Capixaba Feminino champions | |
| Goiás | Aliança/Goiás | Goiânia | 2022 Campeonato Feminino Série A2 16th place | |
| Maranhão | IAPE | São Luís | 2022 Campeonato Maranhense Feminino champions | |
| CEFAMA | São José de Ribamar | 2022 Campeonato Feminino Série A2 15th place | ||
| Mato Grosso | Mixto | Cuiabá | 2022 Campeonato Mato-Grossense Feminino champions | |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | Operário | Campo Grande | 2022 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense Feminino champions | |
| Minas Gerais | Uberlândia | Uberlândia | 2022 Campeonato Mineiro Feminino 4th place | |
| Pará | Remo | Belém | 2022 Campeonato Paraense Feminino champions | |
| Paraíba | Mixto (PB) | João Pessoa | 2022 Campeonato Paraibano Feminino runners-up | |
| VF4 | João Pessoa | 2022 Campeonato Feminino Série A3 5th place | ||
| Paraná | Toledo | Toledo | 2022 Campeonato Paranaense Feminino runners-up | |
| Pernambuco | Náutico | Recife | 2022 Campeonato Pernambucano Feminino runners-up | |
| Piauí | Tiradentes | Teresina | 2022 Campeonato Piauiense Feminino champions | |
| Rio de Janeiro | Pérolas Negras | Resende | 2022 Campeonato Carioca Feminino 5th place | |
| Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro | 2022 Campeonato Feminino Série A2 13th place | ||
| Rio Grande do Sul | Juventude | Caxias do Sul | 2022 Campeonato Gaúcho Feminino 3rd place | |
| Roraima | São Raimundo | Boa Vista | 2022 Campeonato Roraimense Feminino champions | |
| Santa Catarina | Criciúma | Criciúma | 2022 Campeonato Catarinense Feminino runners-up | |
| São Paulo | São Bernardo | São Bernardo do Campo | 2022 Campeonato Paulista Feminino 8th place | |
| Pinda | Pindamonhangaba | 2022 Campeonato Paulista Feminino 10th place | ||
| Sergipe | Estanciano | Estância | 2022 Campeonato Sergipano Feminino champions | |
| Tocantins | Polivalente | Palmas | 2022 Campeonato Tocantinense Feminino champions |
The matches were played from 21 April to 2 May 2023.
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The matches were played from 6 to 14 May 2023.
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The matches were played from 20 to 28 May 2023.
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The matches were played from 3 to 11 June 2023.
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The matches were played on 17 and 25 June 2023.
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| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bia Batista | Mixto | 10 | ||
| 2 | Lu Meireles | VF4 | 6 | ||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 3 | Cristina Lima | Doce Mel | align=center rowspan=7 | 4 |
| Maria Alane | Guarani de Juazeiro |