The 2026 Paulista Women's Championship, officially Paulistão F Petrobras 2026, its the 31st edition of the championship, the 31st edition of the first division of the women's football in São Paulo State. The tournament is organized by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF). It started on 6 May and will end on 20 December 2026.
Palmeiras are the defending champions.
On 24 July, it was announced that Petrobras had acquired the naming rights to all women's football championships organized by the São Paulo State Soccer Federation. From that date through the end of 2027, the competition will be known as the Paulistão F Petrobras.
Format A new format has been announced for this edition of the Paulistão F. The competition is divided into four stages. In the first stage, the eight participating teams play each other in a single round-robin format. The top two teams automatically advance to the semifinals, while the teams ranked third through sixth qualify for a play-in to secure a spot in the semifinals. Starting with the play-in, all matches are played as two-leg series. The 2026 edition of the tournament is the first women's football competition in Brazil to use VAR in every match.
Teams, stadiums and personnel The competition will feature eight teams, all of which have been approved in accordance with the requirements set forth by the São Paulo State Football Federation's Club Licensing Committee. Mirassol is the newcomer to the tournament; its women's team was founded in 2026 in response to the requirement to field a women's team following the club's qualification for the Men's Libertadores.
Stadiums and locations TeamLocationStadiumCapacityCorinthiansSão PauloParque São Jorge18,500Neo Química Arena47,605FerroviáriaAraraquaraFonte Luminosa21,441MirassolMirassolMaião18,000Manoel Francisco Ferreira (Bálsamo)8,000PalmeirasSão PauloArena Barueri 31,452Allianz Parque43,713Red Bull BragantinoBragança PaulistaCícero de Souza Marques12,000Benitão (Rio Claro)8,136SantosSantosVila Belmiro16,068São PauloSão PauloMarcelo Portugal Gouvêa 2,000TaubatéTaubatéJoaquinzão9,600
Personnel and sponsorship TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt main sponsorCorinthians Emily Lima Gabi ZanottiNikeEsporte da SorteFerroviária Léo Mendes NicolyLupo SportGalera.bet, Amil, Hopi HariMirassol Carine Bosetti KatielleAthletaPotyPalmeiras Rosana Bia ZanerattoPumaSportingbetRed Bull Bragantino Humberto Simão Ana CarlaPumaRed BullSantos Marcelo Frigerio Suzane PiresUmbroSão Paulo Thiago Viana Aline MileneNew BalanceSuperbet, BISTaubaté Arismar Junior YolandaMAGG SportsTaubaté City Hall
First stage
Results
Knockout stage Bracket
Statistics As of 25 September 2026.
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Corinthians62 JhonsonCorinthians4
Assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 GláuciaPalmeiras12 Ana GuimarãesPalmeiras2 Bia Zaneratto Duda MineiraCorinthians Belén Aquino Gisela Robledo Juliete Evelin BonifácioSantos Camila BarbosaSão Paulo
Hat-tricks PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef. CorinthiansRed Bull Bragantino0–6 (A)14 May 2026Taubaté6–2 (H)26 August 2026 (H) – Home; (A) – Away
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