2026 Esporte Clube Bahia season
| 2026[1] season | ||||
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| Chairman | Emerson Ferretti[2] | |||
| Manager |  Rogério Ceni[3] | |||
| Stadium | Arena Fonte Nova | |||
| Série A | Matchday 1 | |||
| Baiano | First stage | |||
| Copa do Brasil | Fifth round | |||
| Copa Libertadores | Second stage | |||
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The 2026 season will be Bahia's 95th season in the club's history.[4] Bahia will compete in the Série A, Copa Libertadores, Copa do Brasil and Campeonato Baiano.[5]
Squad
- As of 1 January 2026[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Cristian Olivera
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Grêmio
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Loan | 1 January 2026 | [7] |
| DF |  Román Gómez
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Estudiantes
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$3,000,000 | 8 January 2026 | [8] |
| FW | Everaldo
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Fluminense
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Loan | 6 February 2026 | [9] |
Transfers Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Santiago Arias
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Independiente
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Free | 22 January 2026 | [10] |
| FW | Kayky
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Internacional
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Loan | 11 February 2026 | [11] |
| MF | Cauly
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São Paulo
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Loan | 12 February 2026 | [12] |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Baiano | 11 January | 22 February | First stage | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 75.00 |
| Série A | 28 January | 2 December | Matchday 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 66.67 |
| Copa Libertadores | 17 February | TBD | Second stage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Copa do Brasil | 22 April | TBD | Fifth round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 72.73 | |||
Last updated: 13 February 2026
Source: Competitions
Campeonato Baiano
First stage
| 11 January 2026 1 | Bahia | 4–2 | Jequié | Salvador |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Jota  6'Ruan Pablo 35', 41'Fredi 90+3' |
Report | Tiago Recife 23' Nael 63' |
Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 18,600 Referee: Marielson Alves Silva |
| 14 January 2026 2 | Bahia de Feira | 0–3 | Bahia | Feira de Santana |
| 19:15 (UTC-3) | Report | Rezende 17' Dell 40'Erick 86' |
Stadium: Arena Cajueiro Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Bruno Nogueira Prado |
| 17 January 2026 3 | Bahia | 3–0 | Galícia | Salvador |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Erick 44' Iago 45'Kauê 70' |
Report | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 20,631 Referee: Wagner Francisco Silva Souza |
| 20 January 2026 4 | Bahia | 5–1 | Barcelona de Ilhéus | Salvador |
| 19:15 (UTC-3) | Luciano Juba 18' Éverton Ribeiro 26'Willian José 50'Ademir 62', 65' |
Report | Matheus Guimarães 52' |
Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 18,720 Referee: Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos |
| 25 January 2026 5 | Vitória | 0–1 | Bahia | Salvador |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Dell 60' |
Stadium: Estádio Manoel Barradas (Barradão) Attendance: 29,843 Referee: Wagner Francisco Silva Souza |
| 1 February 2026 6 | Bahia | 3–1 | Porto | Salvador |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) | Kauê 3' Dell 26'Michel Araújo 45+3' |
Report | Luan Rodrigues 36' (pen.) |
Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 16,152 Referee: Ricarle Gustavo Gonçalves Batista |
| 8 February 2026 7 | Juazeirense | 1–1 | Bahia | Juazeiro |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Adauto Moraes Attendance: 2,325 Referee: Eziquiel Sousa Costa |
| 14 February 2026 8 | Bahia | 2–2 | Jacuipense | Salvador |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Caio Alexandre 5' Erick 23' |
Report | Thiago 36' Gustavo 90+1' |
Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 17,312 Referee: Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos |
| 22 February 2026 9 | Atlético de Alagoinhas | – | Bahia | Alagoinhas |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Municipal Antônio de Figueiredo Carneiro (Carneirão) |
Copa Libertadores
Qualifying rounds
- Second stage
| 18 February 2026 First leg | O'Higgins  | v | Bahia | Rancagua, Chile |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Estadio El Teniente |
| 25 February 2026 Second leg | Bahia | v | O'Higgins | Salvador |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova |
Copa do Brasil
Série A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | São Paulo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Fluminense | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7[a] | |
| 4 | Bahia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7[a] | |
| 5 | Athletico Paranaense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 6 | Red Bull Bragantino | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage |
Updated to match(es) played on 12 February 2026. Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.[13]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.[13]
Notes:
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
Last updated: 13 February 2026.
Source: CBF
Matches
| 28 January 2026 1 | Corinthians | 1–2 | Bahia | Santos |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Urbano Caldeira (Vila Belmiro) Attendance: 13,788 Referee: Anderson Daronco |
| Note: Match was moved forward from original date of 29 January and relocated from Neo Química Arena due to Corinthians' participation in the 2026 Supercopa do Brasil.[14] | ||||
| 5 February 2026 2 | Bahia | 1–1 | Fluminense | Salvador |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 40,424 Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan |
| 11 February 2026 3 | Vasco da Gama | 0–1 | Bahia | Rio de Janeiro |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Vasco da Gama (São Januário) Attendance: 11,477 Referee: Paulo César Zanovelli da Silva |
| 25 February 2026 4 | Bahia | – | Chapecoense | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) |
| 11 March 2026 5 | Bahia | – | Vitória | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) |
| 14 March 2026 6 | Internacional | – | Bahia | Porto Alegre |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio José Pinheiro Borda (Beira-Rio) |
| 18 March 2026 7 | Bahia | – | Red Bull Bragantino | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) |
| 22 March 2026 8 | Remo | – | Bahia | Belém |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Olímpico do Pará (Mangueirão) |
| 1 April 2026 9 | Bahia | – | Athletico Paranaense | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) |
| 5 April 2026 10 | Bahia | – | Palmeiras | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) |
| 12 April 2026 11 | Mirassol | – | Bahia | Mirassol |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia |
| 19 April 2026 12 | Flamengo | – | Bahia | Rio de Janeiro |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) |
| 26 April 2026 13 | Bahia | – | Santos | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) |
| 3 May 2026 14 | São Paulo | – | Bahia | São Paulo |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) |
| 10 May 2026 15 | Bahia | – | Cruzeiro | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) |
| 17 May 2026 16 | Bahia | – | Grêmio | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) |
| 24 May 2026 17 | Coritiba | – | Bahia | Curitiba |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Major Antônio (Couto Pereira) |
| 31 May 2026 18 | Bahia | – | Botafogo | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) |
| 22 July 2026 19 | Atlético Mineiro | – | Bahia | Belo Horizonte |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena MRV |
| 26 July 2026 20 | Bahia | – | Corinthians | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) |
| 29 July 2026 21 | Fluminense | – | Bahia | Rio de Janeiro |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) |
| 9 August 2026 22 | Bahia | – | Vasco da Gama | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) |
| 16 August 2026 23 | Chapecoense | – | Bahia | Chapecó |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena Condá |
| 23 August 2026 24 | Vitória | – | Bahia | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Manoel Barradas (Barradão) |
| 30 August 2026 25 | Bahia | – | Internacional | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) |
| 6 September 2026 26 | Red Bull Bragantino | – | Bahia | Bragança Paulista |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques |
| 13 September 2026 27 | Bahia | – | Remo | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) |
| 20 September 2026 28 | Athletico Paranaense | – | Bahia | Curitiba |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Mario Celso Petraglia (Arena da Baixada) |
| 7 October 2026 29 | Palmeiras | – | Bahia | São Paulo |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Allianz Parque |
| 11 October 2026 30 | Bahia | – | Mirassol | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) |
| 18 October 2026 31 | Bahia | – | Flamengo | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) |
| 25 October 2026 32 | Santos | – | Bahia | Santos |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Urbano Caldeira (Vila Belmiro) |
| 28 October 2026 33 | Bahia | – | São Paulo | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) |
| 4 November 2026 34 | Cruzeiro | – | Bahia | Belo Horizonte |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão) |
| 18 November 2026 35 | Grêmio | – | Bahia | Porto Alegre |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Arena do Grêmio |
| 22 November 2026 36 | Bahia | – | Coritiba | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) |
| 29 November 2026 37 | Botafogo | – | Bahia | Rio de Janeiro |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos (Engenhão) |
| 2 December 2026 38 | Bahia | – | Atlético Mineiro | Salvador |
| (UTC-3) | Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) |
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