Men's football calendar 2023: understand the changes released by the CBF

After meeting the CBF's top leadership with club directors, Brazilian football is undergoing substantial changes.

Last year, the CBF released the 2023 men's football calendar, bringing some news worth clarifying. Starting with the interruption of the Brasileirão during Date FIFA and the final matches of the Copa do Brasil on Sundays.

It is also important to say that in addition to the stoppage of the Brazilian Championship games, during the call-up of the national team players, the teams will still have a 48-hour break between the end and the beginning of their games.

As for the time of the final games, according to the CBF, Sundays would be prime time for Brazilian football. In this way, it is expected that, with the change, the Copa do Brasil will become more attractive for viewers and traders.

For the former, because they will be able to plan for get-togethers while their favorite teams are playing, and for merchants, because they will be able to sell more during the weekends.

Important changes in Brazilian football

After a meeting of the technical council of the CBF with club directors, many changes were approved for Brazilian football in 2023. One of the measures unanimously approved was the increase in the limit of foreign players registered per match.

If until then each Brazilian team could have 5 foreigners registered per game, after the change, it will be able to have up to 7 foreign players.

Another very important change that will come into effect this year concerns the severe punishment for cases of racism. According to the summit, regardless of the number of fans who practice the discriminatory act, the club will be punished.

At first, the club will be fined approximately R$ 500 thousand reais. In addition, the club may lose control of the field and even be forced to play matches behind closed doors. Now, in a third case of racism, the team will then lose points, being directly harmed in the tournament in question.

The change was somewhat controversial, which meant that the CBF did not put it to a vote, deciding for itself.

Another measure is being widely discussed on the networks by fans and even being claimed by some clubs. In this way, the public and the players expect a reduction of relegation from series A to series B.

Currently, the bottom four of Serie A drop to Serie B. However, some clubs are demanding the CBF that only the bottom three of the first division drop to the second division. However, the Brazilian Football Confederation decided not to put this claim on the agenda at this time.

Men's football calendar 2023: check the dates of the main tournaments!

Now that we know what the main changes are in Brazilian men's football, let's see when the main competitions will start. It is important to say that the year 2023 reserves great national and international championships for us.

With the aim of further promoting grassroots football, in the first half of 2023 we have the following championships: Under-20, Under-15, Under-17. Now, in the second half, the highlight goes to the Copa do Brasil Sub-20 and the Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17.

It is important to point out that the Confederation created the Brazilian Under-15 Championship with the objective of increasing the search for new talents. But, in addition to the basic championships, we will also have the Copa do Brasil, the South American Competitions and FIFA Dates.

The state championships continue with 16 dates, starting on January 15th, thus being the first tournaments of 2023. The Super Cup will have a single dispute on January 28th. To learn more, check out the schedule of major tournaments below:

• State Championships: from 15/01 to 09/04;
• Copa do Brasil: from 22/02 to 24/09;
• Brasileirão Serie A: from 16/04 to 03/12;
• Brasileirão Serie B: from 15/04 to 25/11;
• Brasileirão series C: from 23/04 to 12/11;
• Brasileirão Serie D: from 30/04 to 29/10;
• Brazilian Super Cup: 28/01;
• Copa Libertadores: from 08/02 to 11/11;
• Recopa Sudamericana: 08/02 and 15/02;
• Copa Sudamericana: from 08/03 to 28/10;
• FIFA dates for friendlies: March (20th to 28th), June (12th to 20th), September (4th to 12th), October (9th to 17th) and November (13th to 21st).

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