2026 Associação Portuguesa de Desportos season

Portuguesa
2026 season
PresidentLeandro Teixeira Duarte
Head coachFábio Matias
StadiumCanindé
Série DGroup stage
PaulistaFirst stage
Copa do BrasilFirst round

The 2026 season will be Associação Portuguesa de Desportos' 106th season in existence. Lusa will compete in the Série D for the second consecutive season, aside from the Campeonato Paulista.

Players

Squad information

As of 8 December 2025
Name Pos. Nat. Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Caps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
Bruno Bertinato GK Curitiba (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 15 0 Venezia 19 December 2024 Free 31 December 2026
João Paulo GK Guarapuava (2001-03-08) 8 March 2001 0 0 Chapecoense 8 April 2025 Undisc. 30 April 2026
Rafael Santos GK Barretos (1989-03-14) 14 March 1989 56 0 Operário Ferroviário 12 December 2024 Free 31 December 2026
Defenders
Carlos Lima CB Taboão da Serra (2001-04-06) 6 April 2001 Tochigi City 9 December 2025 Loan 15 September 2026
Eduardo Biazus CB/DM Curitiba (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 23 0 Grêmio Prudente 7 January 2025 Undisc. 13 December 2028
Eric Botteghin CB São Paulo (1987-08-31) 31 August 1987 Free agent 21 November 2025 Free 31 December 2025
Gustavo Henrique CB Fernando Prestes (1999-10-17) 17 October 1999 25 0 CRB 12 December 2024 Undisc. 31 December 2028
Kauã Victor CB Bebedouro (2004-11-26) 26 November 2004 15 0 Youth system 14 June 2024 Free 31 December 2026
Carlos Eduardo RB Araranguá (1996-11-17) 17 November 1996 5 0 TransINVEST 10 June 2025 Free 1 June 2026
Gustavo Salomão LB Muzambinho (1997-06-28) 28 June 1997 Retrô 19 November 2025 Free 31 December 2026
Gustavo Sciencia RB São Bernardo do Campo (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 12 0 Youth system 14 June 2024 Free 30 November 2026
João Vitor RB Goiânia (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 Monsoon 5 December 2025 Undisc. 31 December 2027
Lucas Hipólito LB Belo Horizonte (1995-07-14) 14 July 1995 11 0 Operário Ferroviário 19 December 2024 Free 14 September 2026
Midfielders
Hudson DM/RB São Paulo (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 48 0 Juventude 5 June 2021 Free 31 August 2026
Denis CM/AM São Bernardo do Campo (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 16 1 Youth system 30 June 2023 Free 30 September 2026
Franco CM/RB Uberlândia (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 3 0 São José-SP 2 August 2024 Free 31 March 2026
Gabriel Pires CM/AM Resende (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993 Free agent 23 October 2025 Free 15 September 2026
Zé Vitor CM/DM Goiânia (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 Maringá 5 November 2025 Loan 12 March 2026
Guilherme Portuga AM/CM Taboão da Serra (1998-07-16) 16 July 1998 27 5 Galo Maringá 8 May 2024 Free 30 August 2026
Marcelo Freitas AM/CM Engenheiro Coelho (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 4 2 Hatta 9 June 2025 Free 30 July 2027
Forwards
Cauari LW/RW Santos (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 13 2 Galo Maringá 10 April 2025 Undisc. 31 December 2027
De Paula RW/LW Caieiras (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 7 0 Santa Catarina 24 March 2025 Free 20 April 2026
Everton Maceió RW/LW Maceió (2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 36 11 São Caetano 20 January 2024 Free 31 December 2027
Igor Torres ST/LW São Paulo (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 18 1 Fortaleza 6 February 2025 Free 10 December 2027
Kauê Dias LW/LB São Paulo (2003-12-09) 9 December 2003 3 0 Youth system 28 January 2025 Free 31 December 2026
Keven Coloni ST/RW Araraquara (2005-04-14) 14 April 2005 3 0 Youth system 11 July 2025 Free 30 October 2026
Lohan ST Carmo (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995 12 4 Portuguesa-RJ 31 March 2025 Free 15 April 2026
Matheus Cadorini ST Taubaté (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 Murcia 11 December 2025 Undisc. 31 December 2028
Renê LW Fortaleza (2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 São José-RS 2 December 2025 Free 31 December 2026

Source: FPF (for contracts). Players in italic are not registered for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.

Managers

Name Nat. Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Role G W D L % Departure Manner Contract end
Fábio Matias Santa Bárbara d'Oeste (1979-09-25) 25 September 1979 Free agent 30 September 2025[1] Permanent 0 0 0 0 ! 31 December 2026

Transfers

Transfers in

Pos. Name Age Moving from Type Fee Source
CM Gabriel Pires 32 Free agent Transfer Free [2]
CB Gustavo Henrique 26 Caxias Loan return Free [3]
DM Tauã 30 Caxias Loan return Free [3]
ST Igor Torres 25 Caxias Loan return Free [3]
CB Marco 25 São Bento Loan return Free [4]
ST Hericlis 30 América-PE Loan return Free [5]
CB Eduardo Biazus 24 CSA Loan return Free [6]
DM Hudson 24 Juventude Loan return Free [7]
LB Gustavo Salomão 28 Retrô Transfer Free [8]
CB Eric Botteghin 38 Free agent Transfer Free [9]
GK Bruno Bertinato 27 Mirassol Loan return Free [10]
LW Renê 22 São José-RS Transfer Free [11]
RW Everton Maceió 22 Mirassol Loan return Free [12]
RB João Vitor 23 Monsoon Transfer Undisclosed [13]
ST Matheus Cadorini 23 Murcia Transfer Undisclosed [14]

Loans in

Pos. Name Age Loaned from Loan expires Fee Source
CM Zé Vitor 25 Maringá March 2025 Free [15]
CB Carlos Lima 24 Tochigi City September 2025 Free [16]

Transfers out

Pos. Name Age Moving to Type Fee Source
DM Tauã 30 Noroeste Contract rescinded Free [17]
LB Pedro Henrique 21 Free agent Contract ended Free [18]
RW Leandro 22 Atlético de Cajazeiras Contract ended Free [19]
GK Estevão 21 Penapolense Contract ended Free [20]
AM Cristiano 38 Ponte Preta Contract rescinded Free [21]
GK Rafael Pascoal 35 Free agent Contract ended Free [21]

Loans out

Pos. Name Age Loaned to Loan expires Source
LW Everton Messias 23 Madureira March 2026 [22]
ST Hericlis 30 Madureira March 2026 [23]
CB Marco 25 Sertãozinho February 2026 [24]
Notes

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

29 November 2025 Friendly Portuguesa 3–1 Itapirense São Paulo
Report Stadium: CT da Portuguesa
6 December 2025 Friendly Portuguesa 0–0 Água Santa São Paulo
Report Stadium: CT da Portuguesa
13 December 2025 Friendly Portuguesa 2–2 Betim São Paulo
Guilherme Portuga
Lohan
Report Luiz Felipe
Cauã Marangoni
Stadium: CT da Portuguesa
18 December 2025 Friendly Portuguesa 5–0 Portuguesa U20 São Paulo
Renê ,
Lohan ,
Keven Coloni
Report Stadium: CT da Portuguesa
22 December 2025 Friendly Portuguesa 4–0 Nacional-SP São Paulo
Denis
Lohan
João Vitor
Matheus Cadorini
Report Stadium: CT da Portuguesa
23 December 2025 Friendly Portuguesa 2–1 São José-SP São Paulo
Renê , Report Clessione Stadium: CT da Portuguesa

Competitions

Campeonato Paulista

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source:

First stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Palmeiras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Quarter-finals
9 Ponte Preta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Portuguesa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Primavera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Red Bull Bragantino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: FPF
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) draw.
Matches
10 January 1 Portuguesa v Palmeiras
20:30
13 January 2 Capivariano v Portuguesa
21:30
17 January 3 Portuguesa v Velo Clube
17:00
21 January 4 São Paulo v Portuguesa
19:30
26 January 5 Portuguesa v Guarani
20:00
31 January 6 Primavera v Portuguesa
20:30
7 February 7 Portuguesa v Ponte Preta
16:00
15 February 8 Mirassol v Portuguesa
20:30

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source:

References

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  2. ^ "Portuguesa anuncia Gabriel Pires, primeiro reforço para 2026" [Portuguesa announce Gabriel Pires, first addition for 2026] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
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