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| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 January – 22 April |
| Champions | Sport |
| Relegated | Afogados Belo Jardim Caruaru City Íbis |
| 2024 Copa do Brasil | Petrolina Retrô Sport |
| 2024 Copa do Nordeste | Sport |
| 2024 Série D | Petrolina Retrô |
| Matches played | 84 |
| Goals scored | 198 (2.36 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Emerson Galego (5 goals) |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 22 April 2023. | |
The 2023 Campeonato Pernambucano (officially the Pernambucano da Série A1 de 2023) was the 109th edition of the state championship of Pernambuco organized by FPF. The championship began on 7 January and ended on 22 April 2022. Náutico were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Originally four teams would be promoted from the 2022 Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2 and the 2023 Campeonato Pernambucano would be contested by 12 teams.[1] On 13 November 2022, Central, Maguary, Petrolina and Porto advanced to the semi-finals of the 2022 Série A2 and were promoted to the 2023 Campeonato Pernambucano.[2] However Petrolina were denounced before the Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva de Pernambuco (TJD-PE) for fielding the ineligible player Raykar in the match Maguary v Petrolina played on 8 November 2022 (Third stage, 1st round). Petrolina were deducted four points and sanctioned with a fine of R$3,000 after they were punished, on 22 November 2022, by the TJD-PE and Belo Jardim were promoted instead of Petrolina.[3] Petrolina appealed the decision to the Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva (STJD) and, on 22 December 2022, the STJD overruled the decisions of the TJD-PE giving back the four points to Petrolina and confirming their promotion to the 2023 Série A1 instead of Belo Jardim.[4] Taking into account the possibility of a new appeal that could delay the beginning of the 2023 Campeonato Pernambucano until February 2023, the FPF organised a meeting, on 28 December 2022, with the qualified teams and decided that 13 teams would compete in the tournament including Belo Jardim.[5]
The champions will qualify for 2024 Copa do Brasil and 2024 Copa do Nordeste. The runners-up and the semifinalist with the best performance in the first stage will also qualify for 2024 Copa do Brasil.
- ^ "FPF recebe 29 representantes em Conselho Arbitral da Série A2" (in Portuguese). FPF. 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Terceira fase da Série A2 foi encerrada neste domingo (13)" (in Portuguese). FPF. 13 November 2022.
- ^ "NOTA OFICIAL" (in Portuguese). FPF. 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Petrolina é absolvido no STJD, recupera pontos e garante vaga na Série A do Pernambucano" (in Portuguese). Globo. 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Pernambucano 2023 terá 13 clubes com a entrada de Belo Jardim e Petrolina, mas mantém fórmula" (in Portuguese). Globo. 28 December 2022.