2026 in Brazilian football

Season2026

Football in Brazil
Men's football
Season	2026
Supercopa	Corinthians
Women's football
Supercopa Feminina	Palmeiras
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The following article presents a summary of the 2026 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which will be the 125th season of competitive football in the country.

The 2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on 28 January 2026 and will end on 2 December 2026.^[1]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Palmeiras	13	10	2	1	23	10	+13	32	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2	Flamengo	12	8	2	2	24	10	+14	26
3	Fluminense	13	8	2	3	23	16	+7	26
4	São Paulo	13	7	2	4	17	11	+6	23
5	Athletico Paranaense	13	7	1	5	20	15	+5	22	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
6	Bahia	12	6	3	3	17	14	+3	21	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
7	Coritiba	13	5	4	4	15	13	+2	19
8	Botafogo	12	5	2	5	24	24	0	17
9	Red Bull Bragantino	13	5	2	6	15	15	0	17
10	Vasco da Gama	13	4	4	5	18	19	−1	16
11	Grêmio	13	4	4	5	15	16	−1	16
12	Cruzeiro	13	4	4	5	17	21	−4	16
13	Vitória	12	4	3	5	12	17	−5	15
14	Corinthians	13	3	6	4	9	11	−2	15
15	Atlético Mineiro	13	4	2	7	14	19	−5	14
16	Internacional	13	3	5	5	12	14	−2	14
17	Santos	13	3	5	5	18	21	−3	14	Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18	Mirassol	12	2	3	7	13	18	−5	9
19	Remo	13	1	5	7	13	23	−10	8
20	Chapecoense	12	1	5	6	12	24	−12	8

Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2026. Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.^[2]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The 2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on 21 March 2026 and will end on 28 November 2026.^[1]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Vila Nova	6	3	3	0	11	8	+3	12	Promotion to 2027 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2	Fortaleza	6	3	2	1	6	7	−1	11	Promotion to 2027 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
3	São Bernardo	6	3	1	2	8	5	+3	10	Advance to the promotion play-offs
4	Criciúma	6	3	1	2	8	6	+2	10
5	Juventude	6	3	1	2	5	4	+1	10
6	Ceará	6	2	4	0	8	5	+3	10
7	Sport	6	2	4	0	6	4	+2	10
8	Operário Ferroviário	6	2	3	1	4	3	+1	9
9	Botafogo-SP	6	2	2	2	9	6	+3	8
10	Athletic	5	2	2	1	8	7	+1	8
11	Avaí	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	8
12	Novorizontino	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	8
13	Atlético Goianiense	6	2	1	3	7	8	−1	7
14	Ponte Preta	6	2	1	3	5	6	−1	7
15	Goiás	6	2	1	3	6	8	−2	7
16	Cuiabá	6	1	4	1	3	3	0	7
17	Náutico	5	2	0	3	3	6	−3	6	Relegation to 2027 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
18	Londrina	6	1	2	3	7	8	−1	5
19	CRB	6	0	2	4	6	11	−5	2
20	América Mineiro	6	0	2	4	3	10	−7	2

Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2026. Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.^[3]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on 4 April 2026 and will end on 25 October 2026.^[1]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

The 2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on 4 April 2026 and will end on 13 September 2026.^[1]

Super cup

Supercopa Rei

The 2026 Supercopa Rei was played on 1 February 2026 between Flamengo and Corinthians.^[4]

1 February 2026

Flamengo	0–2	Corinthians

Arena BRB Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Corinthians won the super cup after defeating Flamengo.^[5]

Domestic cups

Copa do Brasil

The 2026 Copa do Brasil started on 17 February 2026 and will end on 6 December 2026.^[1]

Copa do Nordeste

The competition features 20 clubs from the Northeastern region. It started on 24 March 2026 and will end on 7 June 2026.^[1]

Copa Sul-Sudeste

The competition features 12 clubs from the South-Southeastern region. It started on 24 March 2026 and will end on 7 June 2026.^[1]

Copa Verde

The 2026 Copa Verde will be played on TBD and TBD 2026 between TBD and TBD.^[1]

Copa Centro-Oeste

The competition features 12 clubs from the West-central region. It started on 24 March 2026 and will end on 7 June 2026.^[1]

Copa Norte

The competition features 12 clubs from the northern region. It started on 24 March 2026 and will end on 7 June 2026.^[1]

State championship champions

State	Champions
Acre	Santa Cruz^[6]
Alagoas	CRB^[7]
Amapá	Santos^[8]
Amazonas	Nacional^[9]
Bahia	Bahia^[10]
Ceará	Fortaleza^[11]
Distrito Federal	Gama^[12]
Espírito Santo	Porto Vitória^[13]
Goiás	Goiás^[14]
Maranhão	IAPE^[15]
Mato Grosso	Mixto^[16]
Mato Grosso do Sul	Operário^[17]
Minas Gerais	Cruzeiro^[18]
Pará	Paysandu^[19]
Paraíba	Botafogo^[20]
Paraná	Operário Ferroviário^[21]
Pernambuco	Sport^[22]
Piauí	Piauí^[23]
Rio de Janeiro	Flamengo^[24]
Rio Grande do Norte	América de Natal^[25]
Rio Grande do Sul	Grêmio^[26]
Rondônia	Guaporé^[27]
Roraima	GAS^[28]
Santa Catarina	Barra^[29]
São Paulo	Palmeiras^[30]
Sergipe	Sergipe^[31]
Tocantins	Tocantinópolis^[32]

State championship second division champions

State	Champions
Alagoas
Amapá
Amazonas
Bahia
Ceará
Distrito Federal
Espírito Santo
Goiás
Maranhão
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso do Sul
Minas Gerais
Pará
Paraíba
Paraná
Pernambuco
Piauí
Rio de Janeiro
Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Sul
Rondônia
Santa Catarina
São Paulo
Sergipe
Tocantins

State championship third division champions

State	Champions
Ceará
Goiás
Minas Gerais
Pará
Paraíba
Paraná
Pernambuco
Rio de Janeiro
Rio Grande do Sul
Santa Catarina
São Paulo	Portuguesa Santista^[33]

State championship fourth division champions

State	Champions
Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo

State championship fifth division champions

State	Champions
Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo

State cup competition champions

Competition	Champions
Copa Alagoas	CSA^[34]
Copa ES
Copa Fares Lopes
Copa FGF
Copa Paulista
Copa Rio
Copa Santa Catarina
Taça FPF

Youth competition champions

Competition	Champions
Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20
Copa do Brasil Sub-20
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17
Copa do Brasil Sub-17
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior	Cruzeiro^[35]
Copa 2 de Julho Sub-15

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team	2026 Copa Libertadores	2026 Copa Sudamericana	2026 Recopa Sudamericana
Atlético Mineiro	N/A	In the Group stage	N/A
Bahia	Second stage eliminated by O'Higgins	N/A	N/A
Botafogo	Third stage eliminated by Barcelona	In the Group stage	N/A
Corinthians	In the Group stage	N/A	N/A
Cruzeiro	In the Group stage	N/A	N/A
Flamengo	In the Group stage	N/A	Runners-up lost to Lanús
Fluminense	In the Group stage	N/A	N/A
Grêmio	N/A	In the Group stage	N/A
Mirassol	In the Group stage	N/A	N/A
Palmeiras	In the Group stage	N/A	N/A
Red Bull Bragantino	N/A	In the Group stage	N/A
Santos	N/A	In the Group stage	N/A
São Paulo	N/A	In the Group stage	N/A
Vasco da Gama	N/A	In the Group stage	N/A

National team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2026.

Friendlies

26 March	Brazil	1–2	France	Foxborough, United States
16:00 UTC−4	Bremer 78'	Report	Mbappé 31' Ekitiké 64'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr (United States)

31 March	Brazil	3–1	Croatia	Orlando, United States
20:00 UTC−4	Danilo Santos 45+1' Igor Thiago 87' (pen.) Gabriel Martinelli 90+1'	Report	Majer 83'	Stadium: Camping World Stadium Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

31 May	Brazil	–	Panama	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
				Stadium: Maracanã

6 June	Brazil	–	Egypt	Cleveland, United States
				Stadium: Huntington Bank Field

2026 FIFA World Cup

13 June Group C	Brazil	–	Morocco	East Rutherford, United States
18:00 UTC−4				Stadium: MetLife Stadium

19 June Group C	Brazil	–	Haiti	Philadelphia, United States
21:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field

24 June Group C	Scotland	–	Brazil	Miami Gardens, United States
18:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium

Competition	Performance
FIFA World Cup	In the Group stage

Palmeiras	1–1	Corinthians

Penalties
	5–4

Competition	Champions
Copa Pará de Futebol Feminino
Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino
Copa Rio de Futebol Feminino	Fluminense^[47]

Competition	Champions
Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Sub-20
Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Sub-17
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Feminino

27 February	Costa Rica	2–5	Brazil	Alajuela, Costa Rica
19:00 (CST)	Chinchilla 51', 66'	Report	Kerolin 10' Jheniffer 14', 90+1' Tainá Maranhão 27' Adriana 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Félix Mojica (Nicaragua)

4 March	Brazil	1–2	Venezuela	Toluca, Mexico
15:30 (CST)	Jaqueline 83'	Report	Romero 44' Higuera 48'	Stadium: Estadio FMF - Campus Toluca Referee: Francia González (Mexico)

Team	2026 Copa Libertadores Femenina	2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup
Corinthians	In the Group stage	Runners-up lost to Arsenal
Cruzeiro	In the Group stage	N/A
Palmeiras	In the Group stage	N/A

7 March	Mexico	1–0	Brazil	Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 (CST)	Espinoza 75'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 24,876 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)

11 April	Brazil	5–1	South Korea	Cuiabá, Brazil
21:30 (AMT)	Ary Borges 42' Ludmila 47' Dudinha 58' Kerolin 61' Tainá Maranhão 83'	Report	Park Soo-jeong 87'	Stadium: Arena Pantanal Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

14 April	Brazil	6–1	Zambia	Cuiabá, Brazil
21:30 (AMT)	Yasmim 30' Tainá Maranhão 47' Angelina 60' (pen.) Raíssa Bahia 77' Kerolin 90+1' Vitória Calhau 90+6' (pen.)	Report	B. Banda 51'	Stadium: Arena Pantanal Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)

18 April	Brazil	1–0	Canada	Cuiabá, Brazil
21:30 (AMT)	Aline Gomes 47'	Report		Stadium: Arena Pantanal Referee: María Victoria Daza (Colombia)

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Supercopa Rei

Copa do Brasil

Copa do Nordeste

Copa Sul-Sudeste

Copa Verde

Copa Centro-Oeste

Copa Norte

Friendlies

2026 FIFA World Cup

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3

Super cup

Supercopa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

Domestic cups

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

Domestic competition champions

State cup competition champions

Youth competition champions

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

National team

Friendlies

2026 Women's FIFA Series

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