The 2026 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 (officially the Paulistão Casas Bahia 2026 due to sponsorship reasons) was the 125th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. The competition was played from 10 January to 8 March 2026.
Corinthians are the defending champions.
Teams
Pos.Relegated to 2026 Série A215thÁgua Santa16thInter de Limeira Pos.Promoted from 2025 Série A21stCapivariano2ndPrimavera
Stadium and locations Team City Stadium Capacity Botafogo Ribeirão Preto Santa Cruz 29,292 Capivariano Capivari Arena Capivari 7,314 Corinthians Neo Química Arena 48,905 Guarani Brinco de Ouro 29,130 Mirassol Mirassol Campos Maia 14,534 Noroeste Alfredo de Castilho 18,866 Novorizontino Novo Horizonte Doutor Jorge Ismael de Biasi 16,000 Palmeiras Allianz Parque 43,713 Ponte Preta Moisés Lucarelli 19,728 Portuguesa Canindé 21,004 Primavera Indaiatuba Ítalo Mário Limongi 7,820 Red Bull Bragantino Bragança Paulista Cícero de Souza Marques 12,000 Santos Santos Vila Belmiro 16,068 São Bernardo São Bernardo do Campo 1º de Maio 15,159 São Paulo MorumBIS 66,795 Velo Clube Rio Claro Benito Agnelo Castellano 8,136
Personnel and kits Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor Other sponsors Botafogo Cláudio Tencati Leandro Maciel Volt Sport Nicnet Capivariano Elio Sizenando Bruno Silva Junpe Uniformes Microsal Corinthians Dorival Júnior Rodrigo Garro Nike Esportes da Sorte Guarani Matheus Costa Rafael Donato Kappa ASA Alumínio Mirassol Rafael Guanaes Reinaldo Athleta Guaraná Poty Noroeste Guilherme Alves Carlinhos Physicus Unimed Novorizontino Enderson Moreira Robson Physicus PAGOL.Bet Palmeiras Abel Ferreira Gustavo Gómez Puma Sportingbet Ponte Preta Marcelo Fernandes Élvis Diadora Ginga.bet Portuguesa Fábio Matias Gabriel Pires Joma ZeroUm Primavera Rafael Marques Júnior Caiçara Junpe Uniformes Brasa Red Bull Bragantino Vagner Mancini Cleiton Puma Red Bull Santos Juan Pablo Vojvoda Neymar Umbro Bet7K São Bernardo Ricardo Catalá Foguinho Magnum Magnum Bank São Paulo Hernán Crespo Jonathan Calleri New Balance Superbet Velo Clube Pintado Marcelo Augusto Junpe Uniformes Embramaco
Format Inspired by the new UEFA Champions League format, teams were divided into four pots, with four teams in each pot. Teams will face all three teams of their own pot, two of another two pots, and one of another one pot, meaning: Teams from pot A (teams with the most number of Campeonato Paulista titles) will face two teams from pot B and C, and one from pot D; Teams from pot B (teams placed between 5th and 8th place in the previous Paulista) will face two teams from pot A and D, and one from pot C; Teams from pot C (teams placed between 9th and 12th place in the previous Paulista) will face two teams from pot A and D, and one from pot B; Teams from pot D (teams placed between in 13th and 14th place in the previous Paulista, and the two promoted teams) will face two teams from pot B and C, and one from pot A.
In the first stage, all teams will play eight matches, with the matches of teams between pots being defined by a draw. The top eight teams qualify to the quarterfinals, played in a single match, with the winners qualifying to the semifinals, also played in one match. Teams with the best campaign hold de advantage of playing at home.
The two last-placed teams of the first stage are relegated to the Campeonato Paulista Série A2.
The finals will be played in two legs, with the best placed team playing the second leg at home.
Draw Teams were divided into four pots, and the draw for the matches took place on 11 November 2025. Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D Corinthians Palmeiras Santos São Paulo Mirassol Novorizontino Red Bull Bragantino São Bernardo Guarani Ponte Preta Portuguesa Velo Clube Botafogo Capivariano Noroeste Primavera
First stage
Results
Knockout stage The knockout stage of the 2026 Campeonato Paulista began on 21 February 2026 with the quarter-finals and end on 8 March 2026 with the final. A total of eight teams will compete in the knockout stage.
Round dates RoundFirst legSecond legQuarter-finals21–22 February 2026–Semi-finals28 February – 1 March 2026–Finals4 March 20268 March 2026
Format The quarter-finals will be played in a single match at the stadium of the better-ranked team in the first phase. If the match ends in a draw, the tie will be decided via a penalty shoot-out. The semi-finals will be played with the same format as the quarter-finals. The finals will be played over two legs, with the team having the better record in matches from the previous stages hosting the second leg.
Qualified teams
Team 1 Novorizontino 2 Palmeiras 3 Red Bull Bragantino 4 Portuguesa 5 Corinthians 6 São Paulo 7 Capivariano 8 Santos
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
First leg
Second leg
Overall table
Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals RobsonNovorizontino José Manuel LópezPalmeiras Rômulo Novorizontino Jonathan CalleriSão Paulo CarlãoNoroeste Gabriel BarbosaSantos Gabriel PovedaPrimavera
References