# 2023 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino

The Paulista Football Championship of 2023 is the 31st edition of this championship women's football organized by the Paulista Football Federation (FPF). Played between May and November, the competition has twelve participants.

## Format

The 2023 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino has been held in three stages:
In the first stage, the twelve teams have been placed in a single group. Each team in the group has been played each other, and the four teams at the top of the table advance to the semifinals. The teams that finish 5th through 8th place will compete in the Copa Paulista.
In the semifinal phase, the top 4 teams will be placed in two groups of two, with the first group containing the 2nd and 3rd placed teams and the second group containing the first and fourth placed teams. Each team will play one home match and one away match. The teams from each group with the most points after two matches will qualify for the finals. The semifinal groups will follow the same tiebreaker criteria as the group stage.
The final phase will be disputed by the top finishers of the two semifinal groups. The two teams each will play a home and away match to determine the winner. The final group phase will follow the same tiebreaker criteria as the semifinal phase and the group stage.

### Tiebreaker criteria

In the case of tie between two and more teams the following criteria will be used:
* Number of wins
* Goal difference
* Goals Scored
* Fewer red cards received
* Fewer yellow cards received
* Drawing of lots

## Teams

| Team | City | Manager | 2022 result |
| Corinthians | São Paulo | Arthur Elias | 5th |
| EC São Bernardo | São Bernardo do Campo | Prisco Palumbo | 8th |
| Ferroviaria | Araraquara | Jéssica Lima | 4th |
| Palmeiras | São Paulo | Ricardo Belli | 1st |
| Pinda | Pindamonhangaba | Marcos Derrico | 10th |
| Realidade Jovem | São José do Rio Preto | Carlos Ferraz | 11th |
| Red Bull Bragantino | Bragança Paulista | Humberto Simão | 6th |
| Santos | Santos | Bruno Silva | 2nd |
| São José | São José dos Campos | Adilson Galdino | 9th |
| São Paulo | São Paulo | Thiago Viana | 3rd |
| SKA Brasil | Santana de Parnaíba | Marcos Mancha | 1st (Divisão Especial) |
| Taubaté | Taubaté | Arismar Júnior | 7th |
Source: "Guia do Paulistão Feminino" (PDF). FPF (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2023.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Corinthians | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 5 | +47 | 31 | Advance to Semi-final |
| 2 | Santos | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 26 | Advance to Semi-final |
| 3 | São Paulo | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 24 | Advance to Semi-final |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 9 | +28 | 22 | Advance to Semi-final |
| 5 | Ferroviaria | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 20 | |
| 6 | RB Bragantino | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 18 | |
| 7 | Taubaté | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 14 | |
| 8 | São José | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 13 | |
| 9 | Realidade Jovem | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 43 | −35 | 7 | |
| 10 | Pinda | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 30 | −23 | 5 | |
| 11 | EC São Bernardo | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 34 | −26 | 4 | |
| 12 | SKA Brasil | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 69 | −64 | 3 | |

## Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Corinthians | 1 | 8 | 9 | | | | | |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Corinthians | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | 3 | São Paulo | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Santos | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) | 3 | São Paulo | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | São Paulo | 0 | 3 | 3 (4) | | | | | |

## Semifinals
### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Corinthians | 9-0 | Palmeiras | 1-0 | 8-0 |
| Santos | 3-3 (2–4) | São Paulo | 1-0 | 2-3 |

## Final
### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Corinthians | 5-3 | São Paulo | 1-2 | 4-1 |

## Top goalscorers

    As of 1 December 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Victória Albuquerque | Corinthians | 10 |
| 2 | Amanda Gutierres | Palmeiras | 8 |
| 3 | Eudimilla | Ferroviária | 7 |
| 3 | Grazi | Corinthians | 7 |
| 5 | Glaucia | São Paulo | 6 |
| 5 | Millene | Corinthians | 6 |
| 5 | Letícia | Palmeiras | 6 |
Source: Federação Paulista de Futebol