The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division.
[1] Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2022 season, four promoted from the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (Amazonas, América de Natal, Pouso Alegre and São Bernardo)[2] and four relegated from the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Brusque, CSA, Náutico and Operário Ferroviário).
[3] Amazonas, Brusque, Operário Ferroviário and Paysandu were promoted to the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B,[4] while Altos, América de Natal, Manaus, and Pouso Alegre were relegated to the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[5] In the finals, Amazonas won their first title after defeating Brusque 2–1 on aggregate.
Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 16).
Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 20).
The 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 away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the champions (Regulations Article 21).
Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 22).