2026 Campeonato Capixaba
| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 January – 28 March 2026 |
← 2025 2027 → | |
The 2026 Campeonato Capixaba is the 110th edition of Espírito Santo's top professional football league organized by FES. The competition started on January 13 and will be ended on March 28.[1]
Format
All 10 teams face each other in a single round in the first stage. The best eight advance to the quarterfinals and the last two places suffer relegation.
The quarterfinals, semi-finals and finals will be played in two-legged tie. The teams that had the best classification in the first stage are the home team of the second leg throughout the knockout and have, only in the quarterfinals, the advantage of the draw in the sum of the scores.[2]
The champion qualifies for the 2027 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the 2027 Copa do Brasil and the 2027 Copa Centro-Oeste. The runner-up takes the second spot for the 2027 Copa do Brasil.[2]
Participating teams
| Club | Headquarters | Home ground | 2025 result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capixaba SC | Vila Velha | Estádio Mário Monteiro (Cachoeiro de Itapemirim) | 7th |
| Desportiva Ferroviária | Cariacica | Estádio Engenheiro Araripe | 3rd |
| Forte | Castelo | Estádio Municipal Almiro Ofranti (Vargem Alta) | 2nd (Série B) |
| Porto Vitória | Serra | Estádio Kleber Andrade (Cariacica) | 2nd |
| Real Noroeste | Águia Branca | Estádio José Olimpio da Rocha | 5th |
| Rio Branco | Vitória | Estádio Kleber Andrade (Cariacica) | 1st |
| Rio Branco-VN | Venda Nova do Imigrante | Estádio Olímpio Perim | 6th |
| Serra | Serra | Estádio Municipal Roberto Siqueira Costa | 1st (Série B) |
| Vilavelhense | Vila Velha | Estádio Mário Monteiro (Cachoeiro de Itapemirim) | 8th |
| Vitória | Vitória | Estádio Salvador Costa | 4th |
First stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitória | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 20 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Serra | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 14 | |
| 3 | Vilavelhense | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 13 | |
| 4 | Rio Branco | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | |
| 5 | Porto Vitória | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 13 | |
| 6 | Desportiva Ferroviária | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 11 | |
| 7 | Real Noroeste | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 11 | |
| 8 | Forte | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 11 | |
| 9 | Capixaba SC | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 10 | Relegation to 2027 Série B |
| 10 | Rio Branco-VN | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) disciplinary record; 7) random draw.
Results
Final stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Vitória | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Forte | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vitória | 4 | 1 | 5 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| Porto Vitória | 0 | 5 | 5 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rio Branco | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Porto Vitória | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Porto Vitória | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Serra | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Serra | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Real Noroeste | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serra | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vilavelhense | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Vilavelhense | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Desportiva Ferroviária | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Forte | 1–1 | Vitória |
|---|---|---|
| Arcado 75' | Report | Carlos Vitor 83' |
| Vitória | 4–1 | Forte |
|---|---|---|
| João Paulo 5' Tonoli 10' (pen.) Vinicius 15' João Paulo 28' |
Report | Breno 70' |
| Porto Vitória | 1–1 | Rio Branco |
|---|---|---|
| Thallyson 41' | Report | Mendes 3' |
| Rio Branco | 0–1 | Porto Vitória |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Firmino 14' |
| Real Noroeste | 2–1 | Serra |
|---|---|---|
| Lima 10' Murilo 59' |
Report | Patrick Leonardo 45+2' |
| Serra | 1–0 | Real Noroeste |
|---|---|---|
| Marcudinho 90+4' | Report |
| Desportiva Ferroviária | 1–1 | Vilavelhense |
|---|---|---|
| Ruan 14' | Report | Davis 74' |
| Vilavelhense | 1–1 | Desportiva Ferroviária |
|---|---|---|
| Silva 24' (o.g.) | Report | Bolt 54' |
Semi-finals
| Porto Vitória | 0–4 | Vitória |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Magatão 21' João Paulo 37' João Paulo 45+3' Carlos Vitor 64' |
| Vitória | 1–5 | Porto Vitória |
|---|---|---|
| Truyts 56' | Report | Rian 2' Firmino 44' Tonoli 45+7' (o.g.) Thallyson 67' Adriano 81' |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
| Vilavelhense | 1–2 | Serra |
|---|---|---|
| Palacios 49' | Report | Dandan 32' (pen.) Marcudinho 41' |
| Serra | 1–0 | Vilavelhense |
|---|---|---|
| Dandan 51' | Report |
Finals
| Serra | v | Porto Vitória |
|---|---|---|
References
- ^ "Capixabão 2026 começa com ampla cobertura e vagas para torneios nacionais - Confederação Brasileira de Futebol". www.cbf.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ^ a b "Guia do Campeonato Capixaba 2026: tudo que você precisa saber sobre o Estadual". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2026-01-12. Retrieved 2026-02-15.