The first phase will be played in straight points, with eight rounds, guaranteeing clashes between the main clubs such as Corinthians, Palmeiras, São Paulo and Santos
Starts this Saturday (10) marking the return of the national football calendar and the start of the 2026 season in the State of São Paulo.
This year the championship has a different format. . The first phase will be played in straight points, with eight rounds, guaranteeing clashes between the main clubs such as Corinthians, Palmeiras, São Paulo and Santos.
The eight best classified from the initial phase advance to the quarterfinals, which will be played in a single game, the same is repeated in the quarterfinals and semifinals, until the teams reach the big decision. .
Another big news for 2026 is the implementation of semi-automatic offside, which will be used in the quarter-finals of the competition. The FPF also plans the presence of the VAR (video referee) in all matches.
See the games this Saturday, January 10th
- 3pm – São Bernardo x Capivariano
- 4pm – Santos x Novorizontino
- 18h30 – Guarani x Spring
- 8:30 pm – Portuguesa x Palmeiras
Clashes on Sunday, January 11
- 4pm – Corinthians x Ponte Preta
- 5pm – Velo Clube x Botafogo-SP
- 6:15 pm – Noroeste x Bragantino
- 8:30 pm – Mirassol x São Paulo
Check out each team’s opponents in the first phase of the competition
- Santos: Palmeiras, São Paulo, Corinthians, Bragantino, Novorizontino, Velo Clube, Guarani and Noroeste
- Palm trees: Santos, São Paulo, Corinthians, Novorizontino, Mirassol, Guarani, Portuguesa and Botafogo-SP
- São Paulo: Santos, Palmeiras, Corinthians, Mirassol, São Bernardo, Portuguesa, Ponte Preta and Primavera
- Corinthians: Santos, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Bragantino, São Bernardo, Velo Clube, Ponte Preta and Capivariano
- Bragantino: Santos, Corinthians, Novorizontino, Mirassol, São Bernardo, Velo Clube, Noroeste and Botafogo-SP
- Novorizontino: Santos, Palmeiras, Bragantino, Mirassol, São Bernardo, Guarani, Botafogo-SP and Primavera
- Mirasol: Palmeiras, São Paulo, Bragantino, Novorizontino, São Bernardo, Portuguesa, Primavera and Capivariano
- Saint Bernard: Bragantino, Novorizontino, Mirassol, São Paulo, Corinthians, Ponte Preta, Noroeste and
- Capivarian
- Velo Club: Guarani, Portuguesa, Ponte Preta, Santos, Corinthians, Bragantino, Noroeste and Botafogo-SP
- Guarani: Velo Clube, Portuguesa, Ponte Preta, Santos, Palmeiras, Novorizontino, Botafogo-SP and Primavera
- Portuguese: Velo Clube, Guarani, Ponte Preta, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Mirassol, Primavera and Capivariano
- Black Bridge: Velo Clube, Guarani, Portuguesa, São Paulo, Corinthians, São Bernardo, Capivariano and Noroeste
- Northwest: Botafogo-SP, Primavera, Capivariano, Santos, Bragantino, São Bernardo, Velo Clube and Ponte Preta
- Botafogo-SP: Noroeste, Primavera, Capivariano, Palmeiras, Bragantino, Novorizontino, Velo Clube and Guarani
- Primavera: Noroeste, Botafogo-SP, Capivariano, São Paulo, Novorizontino, Mirassol, Guarani and Portuguesa
- Capivarian: Noroeste, Botafogo-SP, Primavera, Corinthians, Mirassol, São Bernardo, Portuguesa and Ponte Preta.
The competition will have a robust transmission system. TNT Sports renewed its contract until 2029 and, for the first time, HBO Max streaming will have access to 100% of matches.
Other channels that hold broadcasting rights are Record (open TV) and YouTube/Cazé TV (open streaming). With this, fans will have several options to follow the tournament, whether on closed, open TV or streaming.
