The 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A-1 (officially the Brasileirão Feminino Neoenergia 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1, the top level of women's football in Brazil, and the 6th edition in a Série A1 since its establishment in 2016. The tournament was organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). It started on 4 March and ended on 24 September 2022.
In the finals, the defending champions Corinthians won their fourth title after defeating Internacional 5–2 on aggregate.
CRESSPOM, ESMAC, Red Bull Bragantino and São José were relegated to the 2023 Série A2.
Format In the group stage, each team played once against the other fifteen teams. Top eight teams qualified for the final stages. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.
Teams
Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the 2021 Série A2.
Pos.Relegated from 2021 Série A113Botafogo14Minas/ICESP15Napoli16Bahia
Pos.Promoted from 2021 Série A21Red Bull Bragantino2Atlético Mineiro3ESMAC4CRESSPOM
Number of teams by state Numberof teams State Team(s)7 Corinthians, Ferroviária, Palmeiras,Red Bull Bragantino, Santos, São José and São Paulo2 CRESSPOM and Real Brasília Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro Grêmio and Internacional1 ESMAC Flamengo/Marinha Avaí/Kindermann
Stadiums and locations TeamLocationStadiumCapacity Atlético MineiroBelo HorizonteSESC Alterosas 2,000Arena Independência 23,018Castor Cifuentes 5,160 Avaí/KindermannCaçadorCarlos Alberto da Costa Neves 6,500 CorinthiansSão PauloParque São Jorge 18,500Neo Química Arena 47,605 CRESSPOMBrasíliaMaria de Lourdes Abadia 3,000 CruzeiroBelo HorizonteSESC Alterosas 2,000 ESMACAnanindeuaBaenão 12,000Francisco Vasques 4,900 FerroviáriaAraraquaraFonte Luminosa 21,441 Flamengo/MarinhaRio de JaneiroLuso Brasileiro 4,697Estádio da Gávea 4,000 GrêmioPorto AlegreAntônio Vieira Ramos 4,700Aírton Ferreira da Silva 1,500Arena do Grêmio 55,662 InternacionalPorto AlegreSESC Protásio Alves 2,800Beira-Rio 50,128 PalmeirasSão PauloAllianz Parque 43,713Estádio do Canindé 22,375 Real BrasíliaBrasíliaCiro Machado do Espírito Santo 1,500 Red Bull BragantinoBragança PaulistaCFA Jarinu SantosSantosUrbano Caldeira 21,732 São JoséSão José dos CamposMartins Pereira 16,500 São PauloSão PauloMarcelo Portugal Gouvêa 2,000Estádio do Morumbi 77,011
Group stage In the group stage, each team played on a single round-robin tournament. The top eight teams advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stages. 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 Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 14).
Group A
Results
Final stages Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals 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 (Regulations Article 15). Extra time would not be played and away goals rule would not be used in final stages.
Starting from the semi-finals, the teams were seeded according to their performance in the tournament. The teams were ranked according to overall points. If tied on overall points, the following criteria would 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 19).
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Group B
Palmeiras won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.
Group C
São Paulo won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.
Group D
Internacional won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.
Group E
Corinthians won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals
Group F
Corinthians won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.
Group G
Internacional won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.
Finals
Group H
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 CristianeSantos132 AdrianaCorinthians9 Bia ZanerattoPalmeiras Rafa TravalãoSão Paulo5 MilleneInternacional8 Fabiola SandovalAvaí/Kindermann7 Byanca BrasilPalmeiras7 Carol BaianaPalmeiras JhenifferCorinthians Patrícia SochorPalmeiras
Awards Individual awards The following players were rewarded for their performances during the competition.
Best player: Duda Sampaio (Internacional) Breakthrough player: Aline Gomes (Ferroviária)
Best XI The best XI team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.
Pos. Player Team GK LorenaGrêmio DF Fe PalermoSão Paulo DF SorrisoInternacional DF TarcianeCorinthians DF TamiresCorinthians MF DianyCorinthians MF Ary BorgesPalmeiras MF Duda SampaioInternacional MF Gabi ZanottiCorinthians FW Bia ZanerattoPalmeiras FW AdrianaCorinthians Head coach Arthur EliasCorinthians
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