2026 Campeonato Catarinense

Campeonato Catarinense
Season2026
Dates6 January - 8 March
ChampionsBarra
RelegatedCarlos Renaux
Figueirense
Joinville
Copa do BrasilBarra
Chapecoense
Criciúma
Série DCamboriú
Santa Catarina
Matches70
Goals168 (2.4 per match)
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2027 →

The 2026 Campeonato Catarinense (officially the Catarinense Fort Atacadista 2026 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 101st season of Santa Catarina's top-flight football league organized by FCF. The season began on 6 January and ended on 8 March 2026. Avaí were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

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 André Horta 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
Source: FCF

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
Source: FCF

Results

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
               
Camboriú (p) 1 1 2 (4)
Avaí 2 0 2 (3)
Camboriú 1 0 1
Barra 1 3 4
Barra 1 1 2
Santa Catarina 1 0 1
Barra 3 0 3
Chapecoense 1 1 2
Concórdia 0 1 1 (4)
Brusque (p) 0 1 1 (5)
Brusque 1 0 1
Chapecoense 0 3 3
Criciúma 1 0 1
Chapecoense 2 0 2

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

Concórdia0–0Brusque
Report
Estádio Domingos Machado de Lima, Concórdia
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Fernando Henrique de Medeiros Miranda
Brusque1–1Concórdia
Álvaro 90+2' Lucas Barboza 63'
Penalties
Álvaro
Petterson Novaes
Raimar
Alisson Cassiano
Rafael Milhorim 		5–4 Paulo Matheus
Caike Duarte
Enzo Trentin
Matheus Maia
Petterson
Referee: Igor da Silva Albuquerque

Brusque qualified for the semi-finals.

Group D

Barra1–1Santa Catarina
Éverton Alemão 45' Report Bruninho 13'
Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Júlio César Pfleger
Santa Catarina0–1Barra
Warley 85'
Estádio Municipal Alfredo João Krieck, Rio do Sul
Referee: Gustavo Ervino Bauermann

Barra qualified for the semi-finals.

Group E

Camboriú1–2Avaí
Wermeson 85' (pen.) Report Thayllon 7'
Allyson 9'
Attendance: 839
Referee: Cinésio Mendes Júnior
Avaí0–1Camboriú
Kaká 73'
Penalties
Daniel Penha
DG
Jean Lucas
Luiz Henrique
Avenatti 		3–4 Wermeson
Kaká
Nádson
Reginaldo
Referee: Franciel dos Santos Martins

Camboriú qualified for the semi-finals.

Group F

Criciúma1–2Chapecoense
Waguininho 73' Report Everton 16'
Marcinho 34'
Attendance: 8,353
Referee: Rodrigo D'Alonso Ferreira
Chapecoense0–0Criciúma
Referee: Júlio César Pfleger

Chapecoense qualified for the semi-finals.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brusque 1–3 Chapecoense 1–0 0–3
Camboriú 1–4 Barra 1–1 0–3

Group H

Brusque1–0Chapecoense
João Prado 45+3'
Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado
Chapecoense3–0Brusque
Jean Carlos 45'
Clar 50'
Higor Meritão 90+5'
Referee: Rodrigo D'Alonso Ferreira

Chapecoense qualified for the finals.

Group I

Camboriú1–1Barra
Kaká 78' Geovany Soares 18'
Referee: Ramon Abatti
Barra3–0Camboriú
Gabriel Silva 27'
Lucas Vargas 77'
Elvinho 90+1'
Referee: Diego da Costa Cidral

Barra qualified for the finals.

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barra 3–2 Chapecoense 3–1 0–1

Group O

Barra3–1Chapecoense
Elvinho 20'
Renan Bernabé 29'
Gabriel Silva 65'		 João Vitor 89'
Referee: Júlio César Pfleger
Barra
Chapecoense
GK 1 Ewerton
DF 2 Fábio
DF 3 Jean Pierre (c)
DF 4 Éverton Alemão
DF 6 Da Rocha
MF 8 Henrique Freitas  81'
MF 5 Tetê
MF 10 Elvinho  20'  75'
FW 7 Gabriel Silva  71'
FW 9 Renan Bernabé  75'
FW 11 Geovany Soares  81'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Fabian Volpi
DF 13 Vitão
DF 14 Vavá França
MF 15 Pablo Gabriel
MF 16 Péricles
MF 18 Warley  75'
MF 24 Barba  81'
FW 17 Cléo Silva  71'
FW 19 Saymon  81'
FW 20 Marcelinho
FW 21 Nicolas
FW 23 Lucas Vargas  75'
Coach:
Eduardo Souza
GK 12 Léo Vieira
DF 25 Victor Caetano  72'
DF 33 Bruno Leonardo (c)  64'
DF 3 Eduardo Doma
DF 37 Walter Clar
MF 27 Camilo Reijers
MF 99 Rafael Carvalheira
MF 20 Jean Carlos  84'
FW 7 Marcinho  53'  60'
FW 77 Ítalo Vargas  84'
FW 18 Neto Pessoa  60'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Rafael Santos
DF 2 Marcos Vinícius  84'
DF 4 João Paulo
DF 21 Kauan Faria  79'  72'
DF 91 Bruno Pacheco
MF 5 João Vitor  84'
MF 19 David
MF 22 Higor Meritão
MF 97 Ênio
FW 9 Pedro Perotti  60'
FW 70 Rubens  60'
FW 90 Mailson
Coach:
Gilmar Dal Pozzo

Assistant referees:
Henrique Neu Ribeiro
Bruno Muller
Fourth official:
Fernando Henrique de Medeiros Miranda
Fifth official:
Deise Genoefa Bellaver
Video assistant referee:
Rafael Traci
Assistant video assistant referees:
Helton Nunes
Diego da Costa Cidral

Chapecoense1–0Barra
Jean Carlos 88'
Referee: Ramon Abatti
Chapecoense
Barra
GK 12 Léo Vieira
DF 26 Everton  61'
DF 25 Victor Caetano
DF 3 Eduardo Doma
DF 37 Walter Clar
MF 27 Camilo Reijers  21'
MF 22 Higor Meritão  62'
MF 99 Rafael Carvalheira
MF 10 Giovanni Augusto (c)  68'
FW 77 Ítalo Vargas  46'
FW 18 Neto Pessoa  46'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Rafael Santos
DF 4 João Paulo
DF 15 Rafael Thyere
DF 91 Bruno Pacheco
MF 5 João Vitor
MF 19 David
MF 20 Jean Carlos  61'
MF 97 Ênio
FW 7 Marcinho  46'  46'
FW 9 Pedro Perotti  46'
FW 11 Yannick Bolasie  68'
FW 70 Rubens  62'
Coach:
Gilmar Dal Pozzo
GK 1 Ewerton
DF 2 Fábio
DF 3 Jean Pierre (c)
DF 4 Éverton Alemão
DF 6 Da Rocha  90+1'
MF 8 Henrique Freitas  62'
MF 5 Tetê
MF 10 Elvinho  14'  15'
FW 7 Gabriel Silva  71'
FW 9 Renan Bernabé  62'
FW 11 Geovany Soares  72'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Fabian Volpi
DF 13 Vitão
DF 14 Vavá França
MF 15 Pablo Gabriel  62'
MF 16 Péricles  72'
MF 18 Warley
MF 24 Barba
FW 17 Cléo Silva  15'
FW 19 Saymon
FW 20 Marcelinho  71'
FW 21 Nicolas
FW 23 Lucas Vargas  90+7'  62'
Coach:
Eduardo Souza

Assistant referees:
Diogo Berndt
Hector Andrew Lisboa Jacques
Fourth official:
Luiz Augusto Silveira Tisne
Fifth official:
Aline Risso
Video assistant referee:
Rodrigo D'Alonso Ferreira
Assistant video assistant referees:
Helton Nunes
Fernando Henrique de Medeiros Miranda

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 were played on a home-and-away, two-legged basis. The semi-finals were 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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Concórdia 2–6 Criciúma 2–2 0–4
Santa Catarina 1–5 Avaí 1–2 0–3

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Brusque 0–1 Criciúma
Camboriú 1–0 Avaí

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Camboriú 3–3 (7–8 p) Criciúma 1–0 2–3

Group N

Camboriú1–0Criciúma
Danilo Mendes 55'
Criciúma3–2Camboriú
Waguininho 22'
Jhonata Robert 54'
Jean Irmer 82'		 Wermeson 13' (pen.)
Mansur 58'
Penalties
Jhonata Robert
Marcinho
Jean Irmer
João Carlos
Waguininho
Luciano Castán
Marcelo Hermes
Thales
Ruan Carvalho
Alisson
Jhonata Robert 		8–7 Wermeson
Kaká
Nádson
Danilo Mendes
Macías
Matheuzinho
Matheus Belém
Alysson Dutra
Silva
Vavá
Wermeson

Relegation stage

The relegation stage was played in a round-robin format. Once this stage was complete, the three clubs with the fewest points were 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 CAR FIG JOI
1 Marcílio Dias 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 1–1 1–0 2–0
2 Carlos Renaux 6 4 1 1 10 8 +2 13 Relegation to Série B 2–1 1–0 2–1
3 Figueirense 6 2 0 4 6 7 −1 7 0–1 2–4 1–0
4 Joinville 6 1 0 5 6 12 −6 3 2–4 3–0 0–3
Source: FCF

Overall table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barra 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 9 Champions and 2027 Copa do Brasil
2 Chapecoense 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 Runners-up and 2027 Copa do Brasil
3 Criciúma 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 2027 Copa do Brasil
4 Camboriú 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9 2027 Série D
5 Brusque 6 3 3 0 9 6 +3 12
6 Avaí 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
7 Santa Catarina 6 3 3 0 10 5 +5 12 2027 Série D
8 Concórdia 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7
9 Marcílio Dias 6 2 0 4 6 6 0 6
10 Carlos Renaux 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4 Relegation to 2027 Catarinense Série B
11 Figueirense 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7
12 Joinville 6 0 1 5 3 14 −11 1
Source: FCF

References

  1. ^ "Fort Atacadista e Koerich assinam o Campeonato Catarinense" (in Portuguese). Grandes Nomes da Propaganda. 6 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Entenda o formato de disputa do Campeonato Catarinense de 2026" (in Portuguese). Globo. 13 October 2025.
  3. ^ "2026 Catarinense Fort Atacadista REC Regulamento Específico da Competição" (PDF) (in Portuguese). FCF. 8 December 2025.
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