The biggest grassroots tournament in Brazilian football, the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, popularly called Copinha, will follow the tradition of previous editions and will open the 2026 season calendar.
This will be the 56th edition of the competition, which will feature 128 clubs participating in 32 distributed venues.
and has five titles under his belt, alongside Fluminense and Internacional. , with 11 mugs.
When will the first game be?
Copinha 2026 will start on January 2nd, a Friday, with six games. The duel that kicks off the competition will be Meia-Noite x Real-RR, at 8:45 am, in the city of Patrocínio Paulista.
The Copa São Paulo decision is scheduled for the 25th, the anniversary of the capital of São Paulo.
Copinha opening day games
January 2
- 8:45 am: Midnight x Real-RR (Group 14)
- 11am: Coritiba x Ponte Preta (Group 14)
- 3:45 pm: Votuporanguense x Galvez-AC (Group 2)
- 4:15 pm: Mirassol x Forte-ES (Group 4)
- 6pm: Grêmio x Falcon-SE (Group 2)
- 6:30 pm: Sport x Linense (Group 4)
