2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Season2026
Dates5 April – 25 October
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The 2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C will be a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division. It will begin on 5 April and will end on 25 October 2026.[1]

Twenty teams will compete in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2025 season, four promoted from the 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (Barra, Inter de Limeira, Maranhão and Santa Cruz)[2] and four relegated from the 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Amazonas, Ferroviária, Paysandu and Volta Redonda).[3]

Format

The first stage will have one group where each team played the other teams in a single round-robin tournament. The top eight teams advance to the second stage, while the bottom two are relegated, as a part of the expansion planned for the division. In the second stage, the teams are divided into two groups of four teams each. Each group will be played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The top two teams of each group will be promoted to the Série B, while the group winners will advance to the finals.[4]

Teams

Location of teams in 2026 Série C
Pos. Relegated from 2025 Série B
17th Ferroviária
18th Amazonas
19th Volta Redonda
20th Paysandu
Pos. Promoted from 2025 Série D
1st Barra
2nd Santa Cruz
3rd Inter de Limeira
4th Maranhão

Number of teams by state

Number
of teams 		State Team(s)
4 São Paulo Ferroviária, Guarani, Inter de Limeira and Ituano
3 Santa Catarina Barra, Brusque and Figueirense
2 Rio Grande do Sul Caxias and Ypiranga
Sergipe Confiança and Itabaiana
1 Amazonas Amazonas
Ceará Floresta
Goiás Anápolis
Maranhão Maranhão
Pará Paysandu
Paraíba Botafogo-PB
Paraná Maringá
Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Rio de Janeiro Volta Redonda

Stadiums and locations

Team Home city State Stadium Capacity
Amazonas Manaus Amazonas Municipal Carlos Zamith 5,000
Arena da Amazônia 44,000
Anápolis Anápolis Goiás Jonas Duarte 14,000
Barra Itajaí Santa Catarina Arena Barra FC 5,500
Botafogo-PB João Pessoa Paraíba Almeidão 25,770
Brusque Brusque Santa Catarina Augusto Bauer 5,000
Caxias Caxias do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Centenário 22,132
Confiança Aracaju Sergipe Batistão 15,575
Ferroviária Araraquara São Paulo Fonte Luminosa 20,000
Figueirense Florianópolis Santa Catarina Orlando Scarpelli 19,584
Floresta Fortaleza Ceará Presidente Vargas 20,262
Guarani Campinas São Paulo Brinco de Ouro 29,130
Inter de Limeira Limeira Major José Levy Sobrinho 23,475
Itabaiana Itabaiana Sergipe Etelvino Mendonça 12,000
Ituano Itu São Paulo Novelli Júnior 18,560
Maranhão São Luís Maranhão Castelão 40,149
Maringá Maringá Paraná Willie Davids 16,226
Paysandu Belém Pará Curuzu 16,200
Mangueirão 53,635
Santa Cruz Recife Pernambuco Arruda 60,044
Volta Redonda Volta Redonda Rio de Janeiro Raulino de Oliveira 20,255
Ypiranga Erechim Rio Grande do Sul Colosso da Lagoa 22,000

Personnel and kits

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Kit main sponsor
Amazonas Vacant Fabiano Onça[a] None
Anápolis Luiz Carlos Winck Paulinho Kelme Brejeiro, ZeroUm
Barra Eduardo Souza Jean Pierre Pescador[a]
Botafogo-PB Bernardo Franco TBD Kappa Loccel, ZeroUm
Brusque Higo Magalhães Alex Ruan Finta HAVAN, ZeroUm
Caxias Fernando Marchiori Tomas Bastos Bravo 35[a] Banrisul, ZeroUm, Postos SIM
Confiança Luizinho Vieira Valdo Super Bolla Banese Card, MC Games Bet
Ferroviária Rogério Corrêa Ronaldo Alves Lupo Sport Esportes da Sorte
Figueirense Waguinho Dias Ligger Volt Sport Grupo Liderança, Dalla Cervejaria
Floresta Leston Júnior Ícaro Golaço ZeroUm
Guarani Matheus Costa Alan Santos Kappa Única Saúde, ASA Alumínio, ZeroUm
Inter de Limeira Alberto Félix Saulo Alluri Sports Construjá, Lukma Electric
Itabaiana Roberto Fonseca Betão Robrac Banese Card, ZeroUm
Ituano Mazola Júnior Bruno Silva Alluri Sports ZeroUm, HARAS Coração de Cavalo
Maranhão Marcinho Guerreiro Jean Demolidor[a] Granorte
Maringá Rodrigo Chipp Ronald Carvalho Maringá[a] Cresol, Tayayá, UniCesumar
Paysandu Júnior Rocha Matheus Nogueira Lobo[a] Banpará
Santa Cruz Marcelo Cabo William Alves Volt Sport Bet da Sorte
Volta Redonda Rodrigo Santana Bruno Barra Pratic Sport BETesporte
Ypiranga Raul Cabral Zé Carlos Clanel Banrisul, Aurora, Cavaletti
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f Club manufactured kit

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment Ref
Botafogo-PB Evaristo Piza Signed by Campinense 22 September 2025 Pre-season Bernardo Franco 20 October 2025 [5][6]
Itabaiana Gilson Kleina End of contract 23 September 2025 Roberto Fonseca 27 September 2025 [7][8]
Anápolis Gabardo Júnior 29 September 2025 Luiz Carlos Winck 3 October 2025 [9][10]
Inter de Limeira Ademir Fesan 7 October 2025 Alberto Félix 10 November 2025 [11][12]
Caxias Júnior Rocha 18 October 2025 Fernando Marchiori 29 October 2025 [13][14]
Brusque Bernardo Franco Signed by Botafogo-PB 20 October 2025 Higo Magalhães 11 November 2025 [6][15]
Volta Redonda Neto Colucci End of caretaker spell 19 November 2025 Rodrigo Santana 8 December 2025 [16]
Paysandu Ignácio Neto 23 November 2025 Júnior Rocha 24 November 2025 [17]
Ferroviária Daniel Azambuja Rogério Corrêa 5 December 2025 [18]
Amazonas Aderbal Lana Back to coordinator role 30 November 2025
Notes

References

  1. ^ "Série C 2026 tem datas de início e fim definidas pela CBF; veja" [2026 Série C have start and end dates set by the CBF; check out] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Itatiaia. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Série D: veja os quatro times que conquistaram acesso para a terceira divisão" [Série D: check out the four teams who achieved promotion to the third division] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Série B: veja quem subiu para a Série A e quem caiu para a Série C" [Série B: check out who went up to the Série A and who went down to the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Série C terá 28 clubes a partir de 2028; entenda mudanças" [Série C will have 28 clubs starting from 2028; understand changes] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Evaristo Piza é oficializado como novo treinador do Campinense" [Evaristo Piza is officially named Campinense head coach] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Voz da Torcida. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Bernardo Franco é o novo técnico do Botafogo-PB" [Bernardo Franco is the new head coach of Botafogo-PB] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Itabaiana e Sergipe anunciam saídas de seus técnicos" [Itabaiana and Sergipe announce departure of their head coaches] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Infonet. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Roberto Fonseca é o novo técnico do Itabaiana para temporada 2026" [Roberto Fonseca is the new head coach of Itabaiana for the 2026 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 September 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Sem acordo para renovação, Gabardo Júnior deixa o comando técnico do Anápolis" [Without agreement for a renewal, Gabardo Júnior leaves the technical command of Anápolis] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Mais Goiás. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Anápolis anuncia técnico para 2026 e renova com destaque da temporada" [Anápolis announce head coach for 2026 and renew with spotlight of the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  11. ^ "Sem acordo por renovação, Inter de Limeira anuncia saída do técnico Ademir Fesan" [Without agreement for a renewal, Inter de Limeira announce departure of head coach Ademir Fesan] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Inter de Limeira anuncia ex-Bragantino e Linense como treinador para Série A2" [Inter de Limeira announce former Bragantino and Linense man as head coach for the Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Técnico Júnior Rocha anuncia saída do Caxias e não segue no clube em 2026" [Head coach Júnior Rocha announces departure of Caxias and does not continue at the club in 2026] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Caxias anuncia Fernando Marchiori como novo técnico para 2026" [Caxias announce Fernando Marchiori as new head coach for 2026] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SER Caxias do Sul. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  15. ^ "Brusque anuncia Higo Magalhães como técnico para 2026" [Brusque announce Higo Magalhães as head coach for 2026] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Volta Redonda anuncia Rodrigo Santana como técnico para 2026" [Volta Redonda announce Rodrigo Santana as head coach for 2026] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  17. ^ "Júnior Rocha é o novo técnico bicolor" [Júnior Rocha is the new bicolor coach] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Paysandu SC. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  18. ^ "Rogério Corrêa é o novo técnico da Ferroviária" [Rogério Corrêa is the new head coach of Ferroviária] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Ferroviária de Esportes. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
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