2026 Campeonato Paraense
Football league season
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The 2026 Campeonato Paraense was the 114th edition of Pará's top professional football league. The competition started on 24 January and ended on 8 March.[1] Paysandu won the championship for the 51st time.[2]
| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 January – 8 March |
| Champions | Paysandu (51st title) |
| Relegated | Bragantino São Francisco |
| Série D | Cametá Castanhal |
| Copa do Brasil | Paysandu (as Copa Norte winners) Remo Cametá Castanhal |
| Copa Norte | Paysandu Remo |
| Matches | 44 |
| Goals | 94 (2.14 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ítalo (6 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Paysandu 5–1 Tuna Luso (19 February 2026) |
| Biggest away win | Amazônia 0–3 Capitão Poço (9 February 2026) |
| Highest scoring | Paysandu 5–1 Tuna Luso (19 February 2026) |
| Highest attendance | 46,809 Paysandu 0–0 Remo (8 March 2026) |
| Lowest attendance | 220 Santa Rosa 1–0 São Francisco (4 February 2026) |
← 2025 2027 → | |
Format
Two groups with six clubs, with the teams of one group facing those of the other two. The eight best teams in the overall standings advance to the final stage. The matches of the quarter-finals and semi-finals will be played on a single-legged ties. The finals will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.
The two worst teams in the overall standings will be relegated to the 2027 Campeonato Paraense Second Division. The four teams eliminated in the quarter-finals and the two teams eliminated in the semi-finals will be transferred to the Copa Grão-Pará.
The champion, the runner-up and the 3rd-placed team qualify to the 2027 Copa do Brasil. The champion and the runner-up qualify to the 2027 Copa Norte. The best two teams who are not in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série B or Série C qualify to participate in the 2027 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
Participating teams
| Club | Home city | Head coach | 2025 result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Águia de Marabá | Marabá | Júlio César Nunes | 4th |
| Amazônia | Santarém | Walter Lima | 2nd  (2nd Division) |
| Bragantino | Bragança | Mathaus Sodré | 5th |
| Cametá | Cametá | Rogerinho Gameleira | 9th |
| Capitão Poço | Capitão Poço | Aldenir Risada | 7th |
| Castanhal | Castanhal | Guilherme Furtado | 6th |
| Paysandu | Belém | Júnior Rocha | 2nd |
| Remo | Belém | Flávio Garcia (caretaker) | 1st |
| Santa Rosa | Belém | Samuel Cândido | 8th |
| São Francisco | Santarém | Emerson Almeida | 10th |
| São Raimundo | Santarém | Robson Melo | 1st (2nd Division) |
| Tuna Luso | Belém | Robson Melo[3] | 3rd |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuna Luso | Alexandre Lopes[4] | 14 February 2026 | Robson Melo[3] | 16 February 2026 |
| Remo | Juan Carlos Osorio[5] | 1 March 2026 | Flávio Garcia (caretaker)[6] | 6 March 2026 |
League phase
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cametá (A) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | Advance to the Final stage |
| 2 | Capitão Poço (A) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | Paysandu (A) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | |
| 4 | Águia de Marabá (A) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | |
| 5 | Remo (A) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | |
| 6 | Tuna Luso (A) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 9 | |
| 7 | Castanhal (A) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 8 | |
| 8 | Santa Rosa (A) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 7 | |
| 9 | São Raimundo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | |
| 10 | Amazônia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | |
| 11 | Bragantino (R) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | 2027 Paraense 2nd Division |
| 12 | São Francisco (R) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) fewest red cards; 6) fewest yellow cards; 7) drawing of lots.[7]
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Final stage
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Cametá | 2–0 | Santa Rosa |
| Águia de Marabá | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Remo |
| Capitão Poço | 0–1 | Castanhal |
| Paysandu | 5–1 | Tuna Luso |
Semi-finals
Finals
Paysandu won 2–1 on aggregate.