The 2023 Campeonato Catarinense (officially the Catarinense Fort Atacadista 2023 for sponsorship reasons) is the 98th season of Santa Catarina's top-flight football league organized by FCF. The season began on 14 January and ended on 8 April 2023.
The finals were played between Criciúma and the defending champions Brusque. Criciúma won 2–0 on aggregate and clinched their 11th title.
Format The tournament was contested between 12 teams, who first played in a single round-robin tournament. In the first stage, the bottom two teams were relegated to the 2024 Série B. The final stage was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. Champions and runners-up qualified for the 2024 Copa do Brasil, while three teams qualified for the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
Participating teams
ClubHome cityManager2022 resultTitles (last)Atlético CatarinenseSão JoséCarlos Pereira (caretaker)2nd (Série B)0AvaíFlorianópolisAlex8th18 BarraBalneário CamboriúRafael Piccinin10th0BrusqueBrusqueLuizinho Lopes1st2 CamboriúCamboriúJúnior Lopes2nd0ChapecoenseChapecóArgel Fuchs6th7 ConcórdiaConcórdiaItamar Schülle3rd0CriciúmaCriciúmaCláudio Tencati1st (Série B)10 FigueirenseFlorianópolisDouglas Bazolli4th18 Hercílio LuzTubarãoRaul Cabral5th2 JoinvilleJoinvilleMarcelo Martelotte9th12 Marcílio DiasItajaíRogélio (caretaker)7th1
First stage Table and Results
Final stage Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament. The matches 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.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Group A
Hercílio Luz qualified for the semi-finals.
Group B
Barra qualified for the semi-finals.
Group C
Brusque qualified for the semi-finals.
Group D
Criciúma qualified for the semi-finals.
Semi-finals
Group E
Criciúma qualified for the finals.
Group F
Brusque qualified for the finals.
Finals
Group G
GK1 GustavoDF2 Claudinho DF3 Rodrigo (c)DF4 Walisson MaiaDF6 Marcelo Hermes MF8 ArilsonMF17 Rômulo MF7 Fellipe MateusMF10 Marcinho FW11 FabinhoFW23 Éder Substitutes:GK12 AlissonDF13 Thiago MinaDF16 Hélder Santos MF5 Crystopher MF9 Alexandre TamMF14 Léo GonçalvesMF15 Léo CostaMF20 Ítalo MF21 ThiaguinhoMF22 Rodrigo SouzaFW18 João Carlos FW19 Lohan Coach: Cláudio Tencati GK1 Matheus NogueiraDF20 Toty DF3 Éverton AlemãoDF4 Wallace (c)DF66 Alex Ruan MF5 Rodolfo PotiguarMF33 João Pedro MF8 Jhemerson FW99 Everton BalaFW17 Guilherme Queiróz FW7 Cléo Silva Substitutes:GK47 Ruan CarneiroDF14 DionatanDF21 Danilo Belão DF22 IranMF10 Thiago Alagoano MF88 Rodrigo MF97 NetoFW9 Olávio FW11 Lucas PolettoFW18 PedocaFW27 Diego Mathias Coach: Luizinho Lopes Assistant referees: Henrique Neu Ribeiro Thiaggo Americano Labes Fourth official: Fernando Henrique de Medeiros Miranda Fifth official: Hector Andrew Lisbôa Jacques Video assistant referee: Rafael Traci Assistant video assistant referees: Éder Alexandre
GK1 Matheus NogueiraDF20 Toty DF2 Éverton AlemãoDF4 Wallace (c) DF66 Alex RuanMF5 Rodolfo Potiguar MF88 Rodrigo MF8 JhemersonFW99 Everton Bala FW17 Guilherme Queiróz FW7 Cléo SilvaSubstitutes:GK47 Ruan CarneiroDF3 IansonDF6 AirtonDF21 Danilo BelãoDF22 IranMF10 Thiago Alagoano MF30 Luiz HenriqueFW9 Olávio FW11 Lucas Poletto FW18 Pedoca FW19 LuizinhoFW27 Diego Mathias Coach: Luizinho Lopes GK1 Gustavo DF2 Claudinho DF3 Rodrigo (c)DF4 Walisson MaiaDF6 Marcelo HermesMF8 Arilson MF17 Rômulo MF7 Fellipe MateusMF10 Marcinho FW11 Fabinho FW23 Éder Substitutes:GK12 AlissonGK24 KauãDF13 RayanDF14 Cristovam DF16 Hélder Santos MF5 Crystopher MF9 Alexandre TamMF15 Léo Costa MF20 ÍtaloFW18 João CarlosFW19 Lohan FW21 Tiago MarquesCoach: Cláudio Tencati Assistant referees: Alex dos Santos Thiaggo Americano Labes Fourth official: Charly Wendy Straub Deretti Fifth official: André Eduardo da Silveira Video assistant referee: Héber Lopes Assistant video assistant referees: Helton Nunes
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1WaguininhoAvaí52MaxwellChapecoense4OlávioBrusque
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