2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division. It began on 9 April and will end on 8 October 2022. Twenty teams compete in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2021 season, four promoted from the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (ABC, Aparecidense, Atlético Cearense and Campinense) and four relegated from the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Brasil de Pelotas, Confiança, Remo and Vitória). Format changes. Starting from this edition, the first stage will have only one group where each team will play the other  teams in a single round-robin tournament instead of two groups played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The top eight teams will advance to the second stage, while the bottom four will be relegated. Format. In the first stage, each team will play on a single round-robin tournament against the other clubs. The top eight teams will advance to the second stage. In the second stage, the teams will be divided into two groups of four teams each. Each group will be played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The top two teams of  each group will be promoted to the Série B, while the group winners will advance to the finals. First stage. In the first stage, each team will play the other nineteen teams in a single round-robin tournament. The teams will be 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 will 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 Brazilian  Football Confederation (Regulations Article 16). The top eight teams will advance to the second stage, while the bottom four will be relegated to Série D. Group A. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Second stage. In the second stage, each group will be played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams will be 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. Head-to-head (if  the tie is only between two teams); 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 20). The top two teams of each group will be promoted to the Série B. Group winners will advance to the finals. Group B. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Group C. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Finals. The 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 away goals rule will not be used , extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the champions (Regulations Article 21). The finalists will be seeded according to their performance in the tournament. The teams will be ranked according to overall points. If tied on overall points, the following criteria will be used to determine the ranking: 1. Overall wins; 2. Overall goal difference; 3. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 22). The matches will be played on 1 and 8 October 2022.