The 2023 Campeonato Goiano (officially the GOIANÃO 1XBET 2023 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 80th edition of Goiás's top professional football league organized by FGF. The competition began on 11 January and ended on 9 April 2023.[2]
The competition counted with the participation of Inhumas and Goiânia (teams promoted from the 2022 Campeonato Goiano da Divisão de Acesso) that occupied the places of the 2022 relegated teams.[3][4]
In the first stage, each team will play the other eleven teams in a single round-robin tournament. The teams will be ranked according to points. If tied on points, the following criteria will be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head points (only between two teams) 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw. These criteria (except 4) will also be used to determine the overall performance in the final stages. The top eight teams will advance to the quarter-finals while the bottom two teams will be relegated to 2024 Campeonato Goiano da Divisão de Acesso.[5]
The final stages will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. For the semi-finals and finals the best overall performance team will host the second leg. If the score is level, a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners.
Luiz Fernando (Atlético Goianiense) was sent off after the match but before the penalty shoot-out Bruno Melo (Goiás) was booked a second time during the penalty shoot-out Sidimar (Goiás) and Emerson Santos (Atlético Goianiense) were sent off during the penalty shoot-out
