2026 Campeonato Pernambucano
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| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 January – 8 March |
| Champions | Sport |
| Relegated | Jaguar (2027 first stage) |
| 2027 Copa do Brasil | Náutico Retrô Santa Cruz Sport |
| 2027 Copa do Nordeste | Náutico Sport |
| 2027 Série D | Decisão Retrô |
| Matches | 38 |
| Goals | 111 (2.92 per match) |
← 2025 2027 → | |
The 2026 Campeonato Pernambucano (officially the Campeonato Pernambucano da Série A1 2026) was the 112th edition of the state championship of Pernambuco organized by FPF. The championship began on 9 January and ended on 8 March 2026.[1] Sport are the defending champions.
In the first stage, each team will play each of the other seven teams once in a round-robin tournament. The top two teams will advance to the semi-finals, and the teams ranked third through sixth will advance to the quarter-finals. The team that finishes bottom of the first stage will play in the first stage of the 2027 Campeonato Pernambucano.
The champions and the runners-up will qualify for the 2027 Copa do Brasil and the 2027 Copa do Nordeste, while the third and fourth placed teams will also qualify for the 2027 Copa do Brasil. The top two teams not already qualified for the 2027 Série A, Série B or Série C will qualify for the 2027 Série D.[2]
Teams
A total of eight teams will be competing, including seven that returned from the 2025 tournament and one that was promoted from the 2025 Pernambucano Série A2: Vitória das Tabocas.[3]
| Club | City | Manager | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decisão | Goiana | Kinho Forgiarini | José Dionísio do Carmo |
| Jaguar | Jaboatão dos Guararapes | Alex Faustino | Arena Pernambuco (São Lourenço da Mata) |
| Maguary | Bonito | Sued Lima | Arthur Tavares de Melo |
| Náutico | Recife | Hélio dos Anjos and Guilherme dos Anjos |
Aflitos |
| Retrô | Camaragibe | Jamesson | Arena Pernambuco (São Lourenço da Mata) |
| Santa Cruz | Recife | Fábio Cortez | Arena Pernambuco (São Lourenço da Mata)[a] |
| Sport | Recife | Roger | Ilha do Retiro |
| Vitória das Tabocas | Vitória de Santo Antão | Eudes Pedro | Arena Pernambuco (São Lourenço da Mata) |
First stage
In the first stage, each team played the other seven teams in a single round-robin tournament. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the FPF.[5]
Top two teams advanced to the semi-finals of the final stages, while teams from third to sixth places advanced to the quarter-finals. The bottom team will play in the first stage of the 2027 Campeonato Pernambucano. This decision aligns with the merger of the Pernambucano Série A1 and the Pernambucano A2 into a single tournament, with the first stage of the new tournament replacing the Série A2.[6]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Náutico | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 18 | Advance to semi-finals and qualify for 2027 Copa do Brasil |
| 2 | Sport | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 14 | |
| 3 | Retrô | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 4 | Santa Cruz | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 | |
| 5 | Decisão | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 9 | |
| 6 | Maguary | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | |
| 7 | Vitória das Tabocas | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 | |
| 8 | Jaguar | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 3 | Relegation to 2027 Pernambucano first stage |
