2026 Campeonato Catarinense
| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 January - 8 March |
| Matches | 54 |
| Goals | 124 (2.3 per match) |
← 2025 2027 →
All statistics correct as of 15 February 2026. | |
The 2026 Campeonato Catarinense (officially the Catarinense Fort Atacadista 2026 for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 101st season of Santa Catarina's top-flight football league organized by FCF. The season began on 6 January and will end on 8 March 2026. Avaí are the defending champions.
Format
The tournament consists of 12 teams competing in four stages. In the first stage, the teams were divided into two groups of six, with each group playing a single round-robin tournament against the teams in the other group. The top four teams in each group will advance to the final stages, while the bottom two will play in the relegation stage, which will see three teams relegated to the 2027 Série B. The final stages (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. Additionally, teams eliminated in the final stages will compete in the Taça ACESC 70 anos, which will determine third place.[2]
Champions and runners-up will qualify for the 2027 Copa do Brasil and the 2027 Copa Sul-Sudeste. Third place will win the Taça ACESC – Associação dos Cronistas Esportivos de Santa Catarina – 70 anos and will also qualify for the 2027 Copa do Brasil. The two best teams not already qualified for the 2027 Série A, Série B or Série C will qualify for the 2027 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[3]
Participating teams
| Club | Home city | Manager | 2025 result | Titles (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avaí | Florianópolis | Cauan de Almeida | 1st | 19 (2025) |
| Barra | Balneário Camboriú | Eduardo Souza | 9th | 0 |
| Brusque | Brusque | Higo Magalhães | 6th | 2 (2022) |
| Camboriú | Camboriú | Laécio Aquino | 2nd (Série B) | 0 |
| Carlos Renaux | Brusque | Gabriel Nascimento | 1st (Série B) | 2 (1953) |
| Chapecoense | Chapecó | Gilmar Dal Pozzo | 2nd | 7 (2020) |
| Concórdia | Concórdia | Henrique Barcellos | 10th | 0 |
| Criciúma | Criciúma | Eduardo Baptista | 5th | 12 (2024) |
| Figueirense | Florianópolis | Márcio Zanardi | 7th | 18 (2018) |
| Joinville | Joinville | Serginho Catarinense | 4th | 12 (2001) |
| Marcílio Dias | Itajaí | Emerson Cris | 8th | 1 (1963) |
| Santa Catarina | Rio do Sul | Betinho | 3rd | 0 |
First stage
For the group stage, the 12 teams were drawn into two groups of six teams each. Each team played on a single round-robin tournament against the six clubs from the other group. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stages, while the bottom two teams in each group will play in the relegation stage. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brusque | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | Advance to Final stages |
| 2 | Avaí | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 | Camboriú | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | Concórdia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 7 | |
| 5 | Marcílio Dias | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Advance to Relegation stage |
| 6 | Joinville | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 1 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Catarina | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 12 | Advance to Final stages |
| 2 | Chapecoense | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | |
| 3 | Criciúma | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | |
| 4 | Barra | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | |
| 5 | Figueirense | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | Advance to Relegation stage |
| 6 | Carlos Renaux | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
Results
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Source:FCF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Final stages
Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams will play a single-elimination tournament. The matches will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners.
Teams eliminated in the quarter-finals will play in the Taça ACESC 70 anos play-offs, while those eliminated in the semi-finals will play in the Taça ACESC 70 anos semi-finals.
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Concórdia | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| Brusque (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| Brusque | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chapecoense | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Criciúma | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chapecoense | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| [†] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [†] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Camboriú (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| Avaí | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Camboriú | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Barra | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Barra | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Santa Catarina | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
- † Order to be decided.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concórdia | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Brusque | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Barra | 2–1 | Santa Catarina | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Camboriú | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Avaí | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Criciúma | 1–2 | Chapecoense | 1–2 | 0–0 |
Group C
| Concórdia | 0–0 | Brusque |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Brusque | 1–1 | Concórdia |
|---|---|---|
Álvaro  90+2' |
Lucas Barboza 63' |
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| Penalties | ||
Álvaro  Petterson Novaes Raimar Alisson Cassiano Rafael Milhorim |
5–4 | Paulo Matheus Caike Duarte Enzo Trentin Matheus Maia Petterson |
Brusque qualified for the semi-finals.
Group D
| Barra | 1–1 | Santa Catarina |
|---|---|---|
| Éverton Alemão 45' |
Report | Bruninho 13' |
| Santa Catarina | 0–1 | Barra |
|---|---|---|
| Warley 85' |
Barra qualified for the semi-finals.
Group E
| Avaí | 0–1 | Camboriú |
|---|---|---|
| Kaká 73' |
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| Penalties | ||
| Daniel Penha DG Jean Lucas Luiz Henrique Avenatti |
3–4 | Wermeson Kaká Nádson Reginaldo |
Camboriú qualified for the semi-finals.
Group F
| Criciúma | 1–2 | Chapecoense |
|---|---|---|
| Waguininho 73' |
Report | Everton 16' Marcinho 34' |
Chapecoense qualified for the semi-finals.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brusque | Group H | Chapecoense | 1–0 | – |
| Camboriú | Group I | Barra | 1–1 | – |
Group H
| Brusque | 1–0 | Chapecoense |
|---|---|---|
| João Prado 45+3' |
Winners qualify for the finals.
Group I
Winners qualify for the finals.
Finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group H winners | Group O[†] | Group I winners | – | – |
- † Order to be decided.
Group O
| – | ||
|---|---|---|
| – | ||
|---|---|---|
Taça ACESC 70 anos
The Taça ACESC 70 anos will determine third place in the tournament. The winners will qualify for the 2027 Copa do Brasil. The teams will compete in a single-elimination tournament. If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners.
The play-offs will be played on a home-and-away, two-legged basis. The semi-finals will be played as a single match, and the number of matches in the final will depend on whether the finalists are participating in the 2026 Copa do Brasil. The higher-seeded team will host the second leg of the two-legged fixture and the only leg of the one-legged fixture.
Play-offs
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concórdia | Group J | Criciúma | 2–2 | – |
| Santa Catarina | Group K | Avaí | 1–2 | – |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Group H losers | Group L[†] | Group J winners |
| Group I losers | Group M[†] | Group K winners |
- † Order to be decided.
Finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group L winners | Group N[†] | Group M winners | – | – |
- † Order to be decided.
Group N
| – | ||
|---|---|---|
| – | ||
|---|---|---|
Relegation stage
The relegation stage will be played in a round-robin format. Once this stage is complete, the three clubs with the fewest points will be relegated to the 2027 Série B. Since Figueirense had the highest ranking among fifth-place clubs in the first stage, they started the relegation stage with an extra point.
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | MAR | FIG | CAR | JOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcílio Dias | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | |||
| 2 | Figueirense | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | Relegation to Série B | – | – | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Carlos Renaux | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | – | 1–0 | – | |||
| 4 | Joinville | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2–4 | – | 3–0 |
References
- ^ "Fort Atacadista e Koerich assinam o Campeonato Catarinense" (in Portuguese). Grandes Nomes da Propaganda. 6 January 2026.
- ^ "Entenda o formato de disputa do Campeonato Catarinense de 2026" (in Portuguese). Globo. 13 October 2025.
- ^ "2026 Catarinense Fort Atacadista REC Regulamento Específico da Competição" (PDF) (in Portuguese). FCF. 8 December 2025.