2023 Campeonato Mato-Grossense Explained

Competition:Campeonato Mato-Grossense de Futebol
Season:2023
Winners:Cuiabá (12th title)
Relegated:Cacerense
Sport Sinop
Continentalcup1:Copa do Brasil
Continentalcup2:Série D
League Topscorer:Daniel
(9 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Cuiabá 5–0 Luverdense (26 Feb)
Cuiabá 5–0 Luverdense (1 Apr)
Biggest Away Win:Sport Sinop 1–6 CEOV (4 Mar)
Highest Scoring:Sport Sinop 1–6 CEOV (4 Mar)
Matches:55
Total Goals:133
Longest Wins:Cuiabá (9 matches)
Longest Unbeaten:Cuiabá (13 matches)
Longest Winless:Sport Sinop (9 matches)
Longest Losses:Sport Sinop (7 matches)
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

The 2023 Campeonato Mato-Grossense de Futebol is the 81st edition of the Mato Grosso's top professional football league. The competition began on 21 January, and is scheduled to end on 8 April.[1] Cuiabá are the defending champions.

Cacerense and Sport Sinop were relegated at the end of the first round, with Cacerense immediately returning to the second division after one year, and Sport Sinop, after two years.[2] Cuiabá won their 12th title on 8 April 2023, after a 3–0 aggregate win over União; with 12 wins and one draw in 13 matches, the club won their title in an unbeaten status.[3]

Format

On the first stage, all ten teams play against each other in a round-robin format. The two worst teams are relegated, while the top two teams qualify straight to the semifinals, and the other four best-placed teams qualify to the quarterfinals.[4]

In the quarterfinals, the 3rd place faces the 6th place, while the 4th place faces the 5th place in a two-legged fixture, with the best placed team playing at home in the last match. In the semifinals, the winner of the 3rd-6th place contest faces the 2nd place, while the winner of the 4th-5th place contest faces the 1st place, also on two-legged matches. The winners face each other in the Finals, also played on two legs.[4]

Qualifications

The champion qualifies to the 2024 Copa do Brasil and 2024 Copa Verde. The best team who is not on Série D, Série B or Série C qualifies to the 2024 Série D.[4]

Participating teams

Club Home city Home stadium Head coach 2022 result
Edilson Júnior[5]
Marcos Menali[6]
Ariel Mamede[7]
Ivo Vieira[8]
Bernardo Gomes[9]
Betinho[10]
Éverton Goiano[11]
Mário Roberto[12]
Elton Medina[13]
Odil Soares[14]

First round

Results

Final stage

Quarterfinals

The Federação Matogrossense de Futebol published the dates of the matches on 7 March 2023.[15]

First leg

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Second leg

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Semifinals

First leg

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Second leg

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Finals

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Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 DanielCEOV9
2 Isidro PittaCuiabá6
3 Odail JúniorUnião5
4 Luan VianaMixto4
Val ParaíbaDom Bosco

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FMF define data de abertura, regulamento e fórmula de disputa do Estadual 2023. FMF set opening date, regulation and format of the 2023 state league. A Bola da Vez MT. pt-BR. 9 November 2022. 7 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Classificados e rebaixados: Veja como ficou a última rodada do Mato-grossense. Qualified and relegated: See how the last round of the Mato-grossense went. RD News. pt-BR. 4 March 2023. 7 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Cuiabá vence o União de novo e conquista o título do Campeonato Mato-grossense 2023. Cuiabá defeat União again and win the 2023 Campeonato Mato-grossense. ge. pt-BR. 8 April 2023. 8 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Regulamento Específico da Competição – Campeonato Mato-grossense 1ª Divisão 2023. Federação Matogrossense de Futebol. pt-BR. 7 March 2023.
  5. Web site: Academia fecha com Edilson Júnior para o comando técnico no Mato-grossense 2023. Academia sign Edilson Júnior for the technical staff in the 2023 Mato-grossense. ge. pt-BR. 22 November 2022. 7 March 2023.
  6. Web site: Cacerense define Marcos Menali como técnico e Birigui de auxiliar para o Estadual 2023. Cacerense set Marcos Menali as head coach and Birigui as an assistant for the 2023 state league. Olhar Esportivo. pt-BR. 23 December 2022. 7 March 2023.
  7. Web site: Operário VG define comandante técnico para a disputa do Campeonato Mato-grossense. Operário VG set head coach for the Campeonato Mato-grossense. ge. pt-BR. 14 December 2022. 7 March 2023.
  8. Web site: Cuiabá anuncia contratação do técnico português Ivo Vieira. Cuiabá announce the signing of Portuguese head coach Ivo Vieira. ge. pt-BR. 8 December 2022. 9 December 2022.
  9. Web site: Após saída por problema de saúde, Bernardo Gomes retorna ao comando do Dom Bosco. After departure due to health problem, Bernardo Gomes returns to Dom Bosco. ge. pt-BR. 28 February 2023. 7 March 2023.
  10. Web site: Luverdense contrata técnico Betinho para a sequência do Mato-grossense. Luverdense sign head coach Betinho for the remainder of the Mato-grossense. Olhar Esportivo. pt-BR. 13 February 2023. 7 March 2023.
  11. Web site: Mixto anuncia técnico Éverton Goiano e novo gerente de futebol - veja. Mixto announce head coach Éverton Goiano and new football manager - check it out. RD News. pt-BR. 3 February 2023. 7 March 2023.
  12. Web site: Nova Mutum confirma campeão da Copa FMF como técnico no Mato-grossense 2023. Nova Mutum confirm champion of the Copa FMF as head coach in the 2023 Mato-grossense. ge. pt-BR. 22 November 2022. 7 March 2023.
  13. Web site: Por suspensão de Charles Araújo, diretoria do Sport Sinop troca comando técnico da equipe. Due to Charles Araújo's suspension, Sport Sinop's board change technical command of the team. ge. pt-BR. 7 February 2023. 7 March 2023.
  14. Web site: União de Rondonópolis anuncia retorno do técnico Odil Soares para temporada 2023. União Rondonópolis announce the return of head coach Odil Soares for the 2023 season. ge. pt-BR. 12 November 2022. 7 March 2023.
  15. Web site: Mato-grossense 2023: tabela detalhada das quartas de final é divulgada; veja datas e horários. 2023 Mato-grossense: detailed table of the quarterfinals is published; check it out dates and times. ge. pt-BR. 7 March 2023. 7 March 2023.