2026 Copa do Brasil
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Dates | 17 February – 6 December[1] |
| Teams | 126 |
The 2026 Copa do Brasil is the 38th edition of Brazil's domestic cup, the Copa do Brasil. It will be held from 17 February to 6 December 2026.[1]
Format
Due to its expansion, the 2026 Copa do Brasil will have five stages before the round of 16, with single-legged matches from the first to the fourth stage.[2] From the fifth stage to the semi-finals, teams will play in a two-legged tie to decide which one will advance to the following round.[2] The final will be played in a single match, with the host city having to comply with a stadium of at least 40,000 capacity, and having the structure to host the supporters of both clubs.[2]
Qualified teams
The number of qualified teams was expanded from 92 to 126 teams, with 102 direct spots from the state leagues and state cups (in the past season, 80 spots were given). Série A teams are automatically assured independently from their qualification in the state leagues or cups, and enter the competition in the fifth round.[2] The champions of the 2025 Copa do Nordeste, 2025 Copa Verde, 2025 Série C and 2025 Série D enter in the third round.
| Association | Team[3] | Qualification method |
|---|---|---|
 Acre3 berths |
Independência | 2025 Campeonato Acreano champions |
| Galvez | 2025 Campeonato Acreano runners-up | |
| Vasco da Gama | 2025 Campeonato Acreano 3rd place | |
 Alagoas4 berths |
CRB | 2025 Campeonato Alagoano champions |
| ASA | 2025 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up | |
| Penedense | 2025 Campeonato Alagoano 4th place | |
| CSA | 2025 Campeonato Alagoano play-off winners | |
 Amapá3 berths |
Trem | 2025 Campeonato Amapaense champions |
| Oratório | 2025 Campeonato Amapaense runners-up | |
| Independente | 2025 Campeonato Amapaense 3rd place | |
 Amazonas4 berths |
Amazonas | 2025 Campeonato Amazonense champions |
| Nacional | 2025 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up | |
| Manaus | 2025 Campeonato Amazonense 3rd place | |
| Manauara | 2025 Campeonato Amazonense 4th place | |
 Bahia4 + 2 berths |
Bahia | 2026 Série A participant |
| Vitória | 2026 Série A participant | |
| Jacuipense | 2025 Campeonato Baiano 3rd place | |
| Atlético de Alagoinhas | 2025 Campeonato Baiano 4th place | |
| Porto | 2025 Campeonato Baiano 5th place | |
| Juazeirense | 2025 Campeonato Baiano 6th place | |
 Ceará4 berths |
Ceará | 2025 Campeonato Cearense champions |
| Fortaleza | 2025 Campeonato Cearense runners-up | |
| Maracanã | 2025 Campeonato Cearense 3rd place | |
| Tirol | 2025 Copa Fares Lopes champions | |
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Gama | 2025 Campeonato Brasiliense champions |
| Capital | 2025 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up | |
| Ceilânida | 2025 Campeonato Brasiliense 3rd place | |
 Espírito Santo3 berths |
Rio Branco | 2025 Campeonato Capixaba champions |
| Porto Vitória | 2025 Campeonato Capixaba runners-up | |
| Desportiva Ferroviária | 2025 Campeonato Capixaba 3rd place | |
 Goiás4 berths |
Vila Nova | 2025 Campeonato Goiano champions |
| Anápolis | 2025 Campeonato Goiano runners-up | |
| Atlético Goianiense | 2025 Campeonato Goiano 3rd place | |
| Goiás | 2025 Campeonato Goiano 4th place | |
 Maranhão3 berths |
Maranhão | 2025 Campeonato Maranhense champions |
| Imperatriz | 2025 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up | |
| IAPE | 2025 Campeonato Maranhense 3rd place | |
 Mato Grosso4 berths |
Primavera | 2025 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions |
| Cuiabá | 2025 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up | |
| Mixto | 2025 Campeonato Mato-Grossense 3rd place | |
| CEOV | 2025 Campeonato Mato-Grossense 4th place | |
 Mato Grosso do Sul3 berths |
Operário | 2025 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions |
| Ivinhema | 2025 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up | |
| Pantanal | 2025 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense 3rd place | |
 Minas Gerais5 + 2 berths |
Cruzeiro | 2026 Série A participant |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2026 Série A participant | |
| América Mineiro | 2025 Campeonato Mineiro runners-up | |
| Tombense | 2025 Campeonato Mineiro 3rd place | |
| Athletic | 2025 Campeonato Mineiro 5th place | |
| Uberlândia | 2025 Campeonato Mineiro 6th place | |
| Betim | 2025 Campeonato Mineiro 7th place | |
 Pará4 + 2 berths |
Remo | 2026 Série A participant |
| Paysandu | 2025 Copa Verde champions | |
| Tuna Luso | 2025 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place | |
| Bragantino | 2025 Campeonato Paraense 5th place | |
| Castanhal | 2025 Campeonato Paraense 6th place | |
| Águia de Marabá | 2025 Copa Grão-Pará champions | |
 Paraíba3 berths |
Sousa | 2025 Campeonato Paraibano champions |
| Botafogo | 2025 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up | |
| Serra Branca | 2025 Campeonato Paraibano 3rd place | |
 Paraná5 + 2 berths |
Athletico Paranaense | 2026 Série A participant |
| Coritiba | 2026 Série A participant | |
| Operário Ferroviário | 2025 Campeonato Paranaense champions | |
| Maringá | 2025 Campeonato Paranaense runners-up | |
| Londrina | 2025 Campeonato Paranaense 3rd place | |
| Cianorte | 2025 Campeonato Paranaense 6th place | |
| Azuriz | 2025 Taça FPF runners-up | |
 Pernambuco4 berths |
Sport | 2025 Campeonato Pernambucano champions |
| Retrô | 2025 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up | |
| Santa Cruz | 2025 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place | |
| Maguary | 2025 Campeonato Pernambucano 4th place | |
 Piauí3 berths |
Piauí | 2025 Campeonato Piauiense champions |
| Fluminense | 2025 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up | |
| Altos | 2025 Campeonato Piauiense 3rd place | |
 Rio de Janeiro6 + 4 berths |
Flamengo | 2026 Série A participant |
| Botafogo | 2026 Série A participant | |
| Fluminense | 2026 Série A participant | |
| Vasco da Gama | 2026 Série A participant | |
| Volta Redonda | 2025 Campeonato Carioca 3rd place | |
| Sampaio Corrêa | 2025 Campeonato Carioca 5th place | |
| Madureira | 2025 Campeonato Carioca 6th place | |
| Nova Iguaçu | 2025 Campeonato Carioca 7th place | |
| Boavista | 2025 Campeonato Carioca 8th place | |
| Portuguesa | 2025 Copa Rio champions | |
 Rio Grande do Norte3 berths |
América de Natal | 2025 Campeonato Potiguar champions |
| ABC | 2025 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up | |
| Laguna | 2025 Campeonato Potiguar 3rd Palace | |
 Rio Grande do Sul5 + 2 berths |
Grêmio | 2026 Série A participant |
| Internacional | 2026 Série A participant | |
| Juventude | 2025 Campeonato Gaúcho 3rd place | |
| Caxias | 2025 Campeonato Gaúcho 4th place | |
| Ypiranga | 2025 Campeonato Gaúcho 5th place | |
| São Luiz | 2025 Campeonato Gaúcho 6th place | |
| Guarany de Bagé | 2025 Campeonato Gaúcho 7th place | |
 Rondônia3 berths |
Porto Velho | 2025 Campeonato Rondoniense champions |
| Guaporé | 2025 Campeonato Rondoniense runners-up | |
| Ji-Paraná | 2025 Campeonato Rondoniense 3rd place | |
 Roraima3 berths |
GAS | 2025 Campeonato Roraimense champions |
| Monte Roraima | 2025 Campeonato Roraimense runners-up | |
| Baré | 2025 Campeonato Roraimense 3rd place | |
 Santa Catarina4 + 2 berths |
Chapecoense | 2026 Série A participant |
| Barra | 2025 Série D champions | |
| Avaí | 2025 Campeonato Catarinense champions | |
| Santa Catarina | 2025 Campeonato Catarinense 3rd place | |
| Joinville | 2025 Campeonato Catarinense 4th place | |
| Figueirense | 2025 Copa Santa Catarina champions | |
 São Paulo6 + 7 berths |
Palmeiras | 2026 Série A participant |
| Mirassol | 2026 Série A participant | |
| São Paulo | 2026 Série A participant | |
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2026 Série A participant | |
| Corinthians | 2026 Série A participant | |
| Santos | 2026 Série A participant | |
| Ponte Preta | 2025 Série C champions | |
| São Bernardo | 2025 Campeonato Paulista 5th place | |
| Novorizontino | 2025 Campeonato Paulista 6th place | |
| Guarani | 2025 Campeonato Paulista 10th place | |
| Velo Clube | 2025 Campeonato Paulista 11th place | |
| Portuguesa | 2025 Campeonato Paulista 12th place | |
| Primavera | 2025 Copa Paulista runners-up | |
 Sergipe3 + 1 berths |
Confiança | 2025 Copa do Nordeste runners-up[a] |
| Itabaiana | 2025 Campeonato Sergipano runners-up | |
| Lagarto | 2025 Campeonato Sergipano 3rd place | |
| América de Propriá | 2025 Campeonato Sergipano 4th place | |
 Tocantins3 berths |
Araguaína | 2025 Campeonato Tocantinense finalist |
| Tocantinópolis | 2025 Campeonato Tocantinense finalist | |
| Capital | 2025 Campeonato Tocantinense 3rd place |
- Notes
- ^ Confiança inherited the spot after Bahia assured qualification as a participant of the 2026 Série A
Schedule
On 7 January 2026, CBF published the 2026 Copa do Brasil schedule:[4]
| Round | Format | Dates | Fixtures | Clubs remaining | New entries | New teams | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Single-legged | 17–19 February | 14 | 126 → 112 | Lowered-teams in the CBF club ranking | 26 | TBA |
| Second round | Single-legged | Week 1: 25–26 February Week 2: 4–5 March |
44 | 112 → 68 | Clubs qualified from state leagues or state cups (excluding those already in the first round) | 74 | TBA |
| Third round | Single-legged | 11–12 March | 24 | 68 → 44 | 2025 Série C, 2025 Série D, 2025 Copa Verde and 2025 Copa do Nordeste champions | 4 | TBA |
| Fourth round | Single-legged | 18–19 March | 12 | 44 → 32 | None | 0 | TBA |
| Fifth round | Double-legged | First leg: 22–23 April Second leg: 13–14 May |
16 | 32 → 16 | 2026 Série A participants | 20 | TBA |
| Round of 16 | Double-legged | First leg: 1–2 August Second leg: 5–6 August |
8 | 16 → 8 | None | 0 | TBA |
| Quarter-finals | Double-legged | First leg: 26–27 August Second leg: 2–3 September |
4 | 8 → 4 | None | 0 | TBA |
| Semi-finals | Double-legged | First leg: 1 November Second leg: 8 November |
2 | 4 → 2 | None | 0 | TBA |
| Final | Single-legged | 6 December | 2 | 2 → 1 | None | 0 | TBA |
Single-legged rounds
The draw for the first and second rounds was held on 28 January 2026 at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[5]
First round
In the first round, the 28 worst-placed teams in the CBF club ranking enter the competition. Teams with the best positions in ranking host the match, and face the worst-ranked ones. In case of one or more teams have the same position in the ranking, the CBF federation ranking will define those who have the best places. In case of equality in both rankings, the final standings of the qualification method will be used to define places.
- Draw
Each CBF team's ranking is shown in parentheses.
| Best-ranked | Worst-ranked |
|---|---|
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Matches
| 18 February 2026 G1 | Ji-Paraná | v | Pantanal |
| 18 February 2026 G2 | Ivinhema | v | Independente-AP |
| 18 February 2026 G3 | Baré | v | Madureira |
| 18 February 2026 G4 | Gama | v | Monte Roraima |
| 18 February 2026 G5 | Galvez | v | Guaporé |
| 19 February 2026 G6 | Vasco da Gama-AC | v | Velo Clube |
| 18 February 2026 G7 | Araguaína | v | Primavera-SP |
| 17 February 2026 G8 | Sampaio Corrêa-RJ | v | Desportiva Ferroviária |
| 18 February 2026 G9 | Betim | v | Piauí |
| 18 February 2026 G10 | América de Propriá | v | Tirol |
| 18 February 2026 G11 | Santa Catarina | v | IAPE |
| 18 February 2026 G12 | Porto-BA | v | Serra Branca |
| 18 February 2026 G13 | Maguary | v | Laguna |
| 19 February 2026 G14 | Primavera-MT | v | Bragantino-PA |
Second round
- Draw
Each CBF team's ranking is shown in parentheses.
Matches
| G15 | América Mineiro | v | G10 winners |
| G16 | G2 winners | v | Volta Redonda |
| G17 | América de Natal | v | GAS |
| G18 | Anápolis | v | Cianorte |
| G19 | G8 winners | v | Sport |
| G20 | Ypiranga-RS | v | G1 winners |
| G21 | Rio Branco-ES | v | Athletic |
| G22 | Manauara | v | Itabaiana |
| G23 | Fortaleza | v | G13 winners |
| G24 | Castanhal | v | Guarani |
| G25 | Nova Iguaçu | v | Lagarto |
| G26 | Ceilândia | v | Jacuipense |
| G27 | G11 winners | v | Cuiabá |
| G28 | Novorizontino | v | Nacional-AM |
| G29 | Mixto | v | Botafogo-PB |
| G30 | São Luiz | v | Maranhão |
| G31 | Ceará | v | G7 winners |
| G32 | Joinville | v | CSA |
| G33 | São Bernardo | v | Atlético de Alagoinhas |
| G34 | ASA | v | Operário-MS |
| G35 | G6 winners | v | Vila Nova |
| G36 | Tombense | v | Oratório |
| G37 | Caxias | v | Guarany de Bagé |
| G38 | CEOV | v | Porto Velho |
| G39 | Atlético Goianiense | v | G14 winners |
| G40 | Retrô | v | Uberlândia |
| G41 | Boavista | v | Maringá |
| G42 | Trem | v | Fluminense-PI |
| G43 | G4 winners | v | Goiás |
| G44 | G3 winners | v | ABC |
| G45 | Águia de Marabá | v | Independência |
| G46 | Tuna Luso | v | Tocantinópolis |
| G47 | Juventude | v | G5 winners |
| G48 | Londrina | v | Penedense |
| G49 | Capital-TO | v | Manaus |
| G50 | Juazeirense | v | Capital-DF |
| G51 | G9 winners | v | Operário Ferroviário |
| G52 | Imperatriz | v | Amazonas |
| G53 | Figueirense | v | Azuriz |
| G54 | Santa Cruz | v | Sousa |
| G55 | CRB | v | G12 winners |
| G56 | Avaí | v | Porto Vitória |
| G57 | Portuguesa | v | Altos |
| G58 | Portuguesa-RJ | v | Maracanã |
References
- ^ a b "Novo calendário do futebol brasileiro: veja mudanças que vão entrar em vigor em 2026" [New calendar of Brazilian football: check out changes which will come into effect in 2026] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Copa do Brasil 2026 terá novo formato, mais times e final única: veja o que muda" [2026 Copa do Brasil will have a new format, more teams and single-legged final: check out what changes] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Copa do Brasil 2026: veja todos os 126 clubes classificados e fase de estreia de cada um" [2026 Copa do Brasil: check out all 126 teams qualified and debut stage of each one] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "Copa do Brasil: veja quando estreiam times da Série A e mais detalhes" [Copa do Brasil: check out when Série A teams debut and more details] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Copa do Brasil: veja jogos e chaveamento até a quarta fase" [Copa do Brasil: see the matches and bracket up to the fourth round] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.