2026 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1
Season2026
Dates15 February – 4 October 2026
2025
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The 2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A1 will be the 14th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1, the top level of women's football in Brazil, and the 10th edition in a Série A1 since its establishment in 2016. The tournament will be organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). It will start on 15 February and will end on 4 October 2026.[1]

Eighteen teams competed in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the 2025 Série A2 (Atlético Mineiro, Botafogo, Fortaleza and Santos)[2] Corinthians are the defending champions.

Format

In the group stage, each team played once against the other seventeen teams. Top eight teams qualified for the final stages. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

Teams

Location of teams in 2026 Série A1 within the state of São Paulo.

Number of teams by state

Number
of teams
State Team(s)
6 São Paulo Corinthians, Ferroviária, Palmeiras, Red Bull Bragantino, Santos and São Paulo
3 Minas Gerais América Mineiro, Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro
Rio de Janeiro Botafogo, Flamengo and Fluminense
Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio, Internacional and Juventude
1 Bahia Bahia
Ceará Fortaleza
Distrito Federal Real Brasília

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
América Mineiro Belo Horizonte Arena Independência 23,018
Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte Arena Gregorão (Contagem) 4,000
Bahia Salvador Joia da Princesa (Feira de Santana) 16,274
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro Nilton Santos 44,000
Corinthians São Paulo Parque São Jorge 18,500
Neo Química Arena 47,605
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte Castor Cifuentes (Nova Lima) 5,160
Ferroviária Araraquara Fonte Luminosa 21,441
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro Luso Brasileiro 4,697
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro Moça Bonita 9,024
Fortaleza Fortaleza CT Ribamar Bezerra 1,000
Grêmio Porto Alegre Aírton Ferreira da Silva (Eldorado do Sul) 1,500
Internacional Porto Alegre SESC Protásio Alves 2,800
Juventude Caxias do Sul Montanha dos Vinhedos (Bento Gonçalves) 15,269
Palmeiras São Paulo Arena Barueri (Barueri) 31,452
Real Brasília Brasília Bezerrão (Gama) 20,310
Red Bull Bragantino Bragança Paulista Gabriel Marques da Silva (Santana de Parnaíba) 7,220
Santos Santos Vila Belmiro 16,068
São Paulo São Paulo Marcelo Portugal Gouvêa (Cotia) 2,000

First stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América Mineiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to the quarterfinals
2 Atlético Mineiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bahia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Botafogo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Corinthians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cruzeiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Ferroviária 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Flamengo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Fluminense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Fortaleza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Grêmio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Internacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Juventude 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Palmeiras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Real Brasília 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Red Bull Bragantino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Santos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A2
18 São Paulo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
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.

References

  1. ^ "CBF divulga calendário do futebol feminino para 2026; veja as novidades" [CBF publish women's football calendar for 2026; check out the news] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Série A2: Atlético-MG, Santos, Fortaleza e Botafogo garantem acesso à elite do Feminino" [Série A2: Atlético-MG, Santos, Fortaleza and Botafogo assure promotion to the top tier of women's football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.