The 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the fourth division.
Sixty teams qualified from their state leagues and cups, and four relegated from the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (Jacuipense, Oeste, Paraná and Santa Cruz).
[2][3] The four semi-finalists, Amazonas, América de Natal, Pouso Alegre and São Bernardo, were promoted to the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.[4] In the finals, América de Natal won their first title after defeating Pouso Alegre 2–1 on aggregate.
For the round of 16, semi-finals and finals, the best-overall-performance team hosted the second leg.
If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 18).
For the quarter-finals, teams were seeded based on the table of results of all matches in the competition.
The four quarter-finals winners were promoted to 2023 Série C.[7] The round of 32 was a two-legged knockout tie, with the draw regionalised.
[9] The draw for the quarter-finals was seeded based on the table of results of all matches in the competition for the qualifying teams.