2023 Campeonato Baiano
The 2023 Campeonato Baiano (officially the Campeonato Baiano de Futebol Profissional Série “A” – Edição 2023) was the 119th edition of Bahia's top professional football league organized by FBF. The competition began on 10 January and ended on 2 April 2023.[1] Atlético de Alagoinhas were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the group stage.
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 January – 2 April |
| Champions | Bahia (50th title) |
| Relegated | Doce Mel Jacobinense |
| Copa do Brasil | Bahia Itabuna Jacuipense |
| Série D | Itabuna Jacuipense |
| Copa do Nordeste | Bahia |
| Matches played | 51 |
| Goals scored | 113 (2.22 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Cesinha (6 goals) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Bahia defeated Jacuipense 4–1 on aggregate obtaining their 50th title. As champions, Bahia qualified for the 2024 Copa do Brasil and the 2024 Copa do Nordeste.
Format
In the first stage, each team played the other nine teams in a single round-robin tournament. Top four teams advanced to the semi-finals. The bottom two teams were relegated to the 2024 Campeonato Baiano Série B.
The final stage was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis with the best overall performance team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners.[2]
Champions qualified for the 2024 Copa do Brasil and 2024 Copa do Nordeste, while runners-up and third place qualified for the 2024 Copa do Brasil. Top two teams not already qualified for 2024 Série A, Série B or Série C qualified for 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The champions of the 2023 Copa Governador will earn the third Série D berth.[3]
Teams
| Club | Home City | Manager | 2022 Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alagoinhas Atlético Clube (Atlético de Alagoinhas) | Alagoinhas | Rodrigo Chagas | 1st |
| Esporte Clube Bahia | Salvador | Renato Paiva | 6th |
| Associação Desportiva Bahia de Feira | Feira de Santana | João Carlos Ângelo | 3rd |
| Barcelona Futebol Clube (Barcelona de Ilhéus) | Ilhéus | Gelson Conte | 4th |
| Doce Mel Esporte Clube | Ipiaú | Eduardo Bahia | 8th |
| Itabuna Esporte Clube | Itabuna | Sérgio Araújo | 1st  (Second Division) |
| Jacobinense Esporte Clube | Jacobina | Agnaldo Liz | 2nd (Second Division) |
| Esporte Clube Jacuipense | Riachão do Jacuípe | Jonilson Veloso | 2nd |
| Sociedade Desportiva Juazeirense | Juazeiro | Carlos Rabello | 7th |
| Esporte Clube Vitória | Salvador | Léo Condé | 5th |
First stage
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahia | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 21 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Jacuipense | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 17 | |
| 3 | Juazeirense | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 16 | |
| 4 | Itabuna | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 15 | |
| 5 | Bahia de Feira | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 | |
| 6 | Vitória | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 12 | |
| 7 | Barcelona de Ilhéus | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
| 8 | Atlético de Alagoinhas | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | |
| 9 | Jacobinense (R) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 7 | Relegation to 2024 Campeonato Baiano Série B |
| 10 | Doce Mel (R) | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head result; 6) Fewest red cards; 7) Fewest yellow cards; 8) Draw.
(R) Relegated
Final stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Juazeirense | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Jacuipense | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Jacuipense | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Bahia | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Itabuna | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | Bahia | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itabuna | 2–4 | Bahia | 1–0 | 1–4 |
| Juazeirense | 0–4 | Jacuipense | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Group 2
| Itabuna | 1–0 | Bahia |
|---|---|---|
Jan Pieter  73' |
Report |
| Bahia | 4–1 | Itabuna |
|---|---|---|
| Everaldo 13' (pen.), 54' Cauly 51', 85' |
Report | Cesinha 76' (pen.) |
Bahia qualified for the finals.
Group 3
| Juazeirense | 0–1 | Jacuipense |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Robinho 90' |
| Jacuipense | 3–0 | Juazeirense |
|---|---|---|
| Thiaguinho 24' Welder 82'Raphinha 90+2' |
Report |
Jacuipense qualified for the finals.
Finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacuipense | 1–4 | Bahia | 1–1 | 0–3 |
Group 4
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Assistant referees:
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 Bahia
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 Jacuipense
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References
- "CAMPEONATO BAIANO DE FUTEBOL PROFISSIONAL SÉRIE A – TABELA BÁSICA / EDIÇÃO 2023" (PDF) (in Portuguese). FBF. 23 December 2022.
- "Conselho Técnico define detalhes do Baianão 2023; confira" (in Portuguese). FBF. 26 October 2022.
- "CAMPEONATO BAIANÃO 2023 – REGULAMENTO" (PDF) (in Portuguese). FBF. 11 November 2022.