# 2023 Campeonato Pernambucano

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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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.

## Format changes

The tournament will be contested by 13 teams. The relegation stage will not be played and the bottom four teams of the first stage will be relegated to the 2023 Série A2.

## Teams

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Thirteen teams competed, eight returning from 2022 and five promoted from the 2022 Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2: Belo Jardim, Central, Maguary, Petrolina and Porto de Caruaru.

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition will be as follows.
First Stage :
| Round 1: | 7–8 January and TBD | 7–8 January and TBD |
| Round 2: | 11–12 January | 11–12 January |
| Round 3: | 14–16 January | 14–16 January |
| Round 4: | 17–19 January | 17–19 January |
| Round 5: | 24–26 January | 24–26 January |
| Round 6: | 28–30 January | 28–30 January |
| Round 7: | 1–2 February | 1–2 February |
| Round 8: | 4–8 February | 4–8 February |
| Round 9: | 11–12 February | 11–12 February |
| Round 10: | 25–26 February | 25–26 February |
| Round 11: | 11–12 March | 11–12 March |
| Round 12: | 18–19 March | 18–19 March |
| Round 13: | 1 April | 1 April |
| Final Stages |||
| Quarter-finals | 5 April | 5 April |
| Semi-finals | 8 and 9 April | 8 and 9 April |
| | First leg | Second leg |
| Finals | 15 April | 22 April |

## First stage

In the first stage, each team played the other nine teams in a single round-robin tournament. 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 FPF.
Top two teams advanced to the semi-finals of the final stages, while teams from third to sixth places advanced to the quarter-finals. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2023 Série A2.
Top two teams not already qualified for 2024 Série A, Série B or Série C qualified for 2024 Série D.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sport | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 6 | +23 | 30 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Retrô | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 27 | Advance to semi-finals and qualify for 2024 Série D |
| 3 | Náutico | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 25 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 4 | Petrolina | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 19 | Advance to quarter-finals and qualify for 2024 Série D |
| 5 | Santa Cruz | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 18 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 6 | Salgueiro | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 16 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 7 | Central | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 14 | |
| 8 | Porto | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 14 | |
| 9 | Maguary | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 13 | |
| 10 | Íbis (R) | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 12 | Relegation to Pernambucano A2 |
| 11 | Afogados (R) | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 11 | Relegation to Pernambucano A2 |
| 12 | Belo Jardim (R) | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 5 | Relegation to Pernambucano A2 |
| 13 | Caruaru City (R) | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 2 | Relegation to Pernambucano A2 |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AFO | BEL | CAR | CEN | IBI | MAG | NAU | PET | POR | RET | SAL | SAN | SPO |
| Afogados | | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | | 0–2 | | | |
| Belo Jardim | | | | 1–2 | | | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Caruaru City | | 0–4 | | | | 2–3 | | | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | | 0–3 |
| Central | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | | | | | 0–1 |
| Íbis | | 2–0 | 3–1 | | | 1–1 | 0–4 | | | 1–4 | 0–0 | | |
| Maguary | | 0–0 | | 1–1 | | | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 1–3 | | | 1–1 |
| Náutico | | 2–0 | 2–0 | | | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | | 2–2 |
| Petrolina | 4–2 | | 2–0 | | 1–1 | | | | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Porto | 1–1 | | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | | | | | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Retrô | | | | 2–0 | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Salgueiro | 3–2 | | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | | 0–0 | | | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Santa Cruz | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | | | | | | |
| Sport | 4–1 | 6–1 | | | 5–0 | | | 2–0 | | 1–0 | | 2–0 | |

## Final stages

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams will play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:
* Quarter-finals and semi-finals will be played on a single-leg basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the leg.
** If tied, the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners.
* Finals will be 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 will be used to determine the winners.
* Extra time will not be played and away goals rule will not be used in final stages.
* The semifinalist with the best performance in the first stage will qualify for 2024 Copa do Brasil

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 2 | Retrô | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Náutico | 1 (13) | 6 | Salgueiro | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | Salgueiro (p) | 1 (14) | | | | 2 | Retrô | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Sport | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | 1 | Sport | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Petrolina (p) | 1 (5) | 4 | Petrolina | 0 | | | | | |
| 5 | Santa Cruz | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Náutico | 1–1 (13–14 p) | Salgueiro |
| Petrolina | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Santa Cruz |

#### Group C
### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sport | 2–0 | Petrolina |
| Retrô | 3–1 | Salgueiro |

#### Group D

Sport qualified for the 2024 Copa do Brasil.

#### Group E

Retrô qualified for the 2024 Copa do Brasil.

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Retrô | 1–4 | Sport | 1–2 | 0–2 |

#### Matches

| Retrô | Sport |
| GK | 1 | Jean | 90+5' |
| DF | 2 | Israel |
| DF | 4 | Guilherme Paraíba (c) |
| DF | 3 | Renan Dutra | | 58' |
| DF | 6 | Edson Lucas | 69' |
| MF | 5 | Jonas | | 76' |
| MF | 8 | Ratinho |
| MF | 10 | Radsley | | 76' |
| FW | 7 | Gustavo Ermel | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Giva | 45' | 68' |
| FW | 77 | Fernandinho |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Erivelton |
| DF | 14 | Yuri Bigode | 90+7' | 58' |
| DF | 26 | Bruno Moura |
| MF | 13 | Jean |
| MF | 15 | Rômulo |
| MF | 16 | Hudson |
| MF | 17 | Diego Guerra |
| MF | 18 | Alencar | 82' | 76' |
| MF | 19 | Renato Henrique |
| MF | 20 | Albano | | 76' |
| FW | 11 | William Marcílio |
| FW | 21 | Júnior Fialho |
| FW | 23 | João Marcos |
| FW | 25 | Matheus Serafim | | 68' |
| FW | 28 | Luisinho | 90+6' | 46' |
| Coach: ||
| Dico Woolley ||
| GK | 33 | Renan |
| DF | 26 | Eduardo | 50' | 58' |
| DF | 35 | Sabino |
| DF | 15 | Rafael Thyere (c) |
| DF | 16 | Igor Cariús | | 74' |
| MF | 7 | Fabinho |
| MF | 5 | Ronaldo | | 73' |
| MF | 10 | Jorginho | | 90' |
| FW | 46 | Luciano Juba |
| FW | 11 | Edinho Moreira | | 58' |
| FW | 9 | Vágner Love |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 76 | Jordan |
| DF | 2 | Ewerthon | | 58' |
| DF | 6 | Felipinho | | 74' |
| DF | 13 | Renzo |
| DF | 14 | Chico |
| MF | 8 | Matheus Vargas | | 90' |
| MF | 47 | Fábio Matheus |
| MF | 48 | Pedro Martins | | 73' |
| MF | 77 | Wanderson |
| FW | 17 | Kayke Moreno |
| FW | 30 | Facundo Labandeira | | 58' |
| FW | 90 | Gabriel Santos |
| Coach: ||
| Enderson Moreira ||
* Assistant referees:
* Ricardo Bezerra Chianca
* Bruno César Chaves Vieira
* Fourth official:
* Paulo Belence Alves dos Prazeres Filho
* Fifth official:
* Fernando Antônio da Silva Júnior
* Video assistant referee:
* Tiago Nascimento dos Santos
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Francisco Chaves Bezerra Júnior
| Sport | Retrô |
| GK | 33 | Renan |
| DF | 2 | Ewerthon | 71' |
| DF | 35 | Sabino |
| DF | 15 | Rafael Thyere (c) | 33' |
| DF | 16 | Igor Cariús | | 55' |
| MF | 7 | Fabinho |
| MF | 5 | Ronaldo | 81' |
| MF | 10 | Jorginho | 54' | 55' |
| FW | 46 | Luciano Juba |
| FW | 30 | Facundo Labandeira | | 12' |
| FW | 9 | Vágner Love | 43' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 76 | Jordan |
| DF | 6 | Felipinho | | 55' |
| DF | 13 | Renzo |
| DF | 44 | Chico |
| MF | 8 | Matheus Vargas |
| MF | 47 | Fábio Matheus |
| MF | 48 | Pedro Martins | | | 74' |
| MF | 77 | Wanderson |
| FW | 11 | Edinho Moreira | 71' | 12' | 74' |
| FW | 17 | Kayke Moreno |
| FW | 53 | Paulinho |
| FW | 90 | Gabriel Santos | 85' | 55' |
| Coach: ||
| Enderson Moreira ||
| GK | 1 | Jean |
| DF | 2 | Israel | | 77' |
| DF | 4 | Guilherme Paraíba (c) | 45' |
| DF | 3 | Yuri Bigode |
| DF | 6 | Edson Lucas |
| MF | 5 | Jonas | | 46' |
| MF | 8 | Ratinho | | 5' |
| MF | 21 | Alencar |
| MF | 10 | Radsley | 45+9' |
| FW | 9 | Giva | | 58' |
| FW | 77 | Fernandinho | 43' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Erivelton |
| DF | 14 | Renan Dutra |
| DF | 16 | Bruno Moura |
| MF | 13 | Jean |
| MF | 15 | Rômulo | 45+8' | 5' | 46' |
| MF | 17 | Diego Guerra |
| MF | 19 | Renato Henrique | | 77' |
| MF | 20 | Albano |
| MF | 23 | Hudson |
| FW | 7 | Gustavo Ermel |
| FW | 11 | William Marcílio | | 46' |
| FW | 18 | João Marcos |
| FW | 25 | Matheus Serafim | | 58' |
| FW | 26 | Júnior Fialho |
| FW | 28 | Luisinho | | | 46' |
| Coach: ||
| Dico Woolley 32' 45+10' ||
Luisinho (Retrô) was sent off after the match
* Assistant referees:
* Francisco Chaves Bezerra Júnior
* Karla Renata Cavalcanti de Santana
* Fourth official:
* Michelangelo Martins de Almeida Júnior
* Fifth official:
* José Romão da Silva Neto
* Video assistant referee:
* Gilberto Rodrigues Castro Júnior
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Clóvis Amaral da Silva
Sport qualified for the 2024 Copa do Nordeste.