2026 Campeonato Pernambucano

Campeonato Pernambucano
Season2026
Dates9 January – 8 March
ChampionsSport
RelegatedJaguar (2027 first stage)
2027 Copa do BrasilNáutico
Retrô
Santa Cruz
Sport
2027 Copa do NordesteNáutico
Sport
2027 Série DDecisão
Retrô
Matches38
Goals111 (2.92 per match)
← 2025
2027 →

The 2026 Campeonato Pernambucano (officially the Campeonato Pernambucano da Série A1 2026) was the 112th edition of the state championship of Pernambuco organized by FPF. The championship began on 9 January and ended on 8 March 2026.[1] Sport are the defending champions.

Format

In the first stage, each team will play each of the other seven teams once in a round-robin tournament. The top two teams will advance to the semi-finals, and the teams ranked third through sixth will advance to the quarter-finals. The team that finishes bottom of the first stage will play in the first stage of the 2027 Campeonato Pernambucano.

The champions and the runners-up will qualify for the 2027 Copa do Brasil and the 2027 Copa do Nordeste, while the third and fourth placed teams will also qualify for the 2027 Copa do Brasil. The top two teams not already qualified for the 2027 Série A, Série B or Série C will qualify for the 2027 Série D.[2]

Teams

A total of eight teams will be competing, including seven that returned from the 2025 tournament and one that was promoted from the 2025 Pernambucano Série A2: Vitória das Tabocas.[3]

Club City Manager Stadium
Decisão Goiana Kinho Forgiarini José Dionísio do Carmo
Jaguar Jaboatão dos Guararapes Alex Faustino Arena Pernambuco (São Lourenço da Mata)
Maguary Bonito Sued Lima Arthur Tavares de Melo
Náutico Recife Hélio dos Anjos and
Guilherme dos Anjos 		Aflitos
Retrô Camaragibe Jamesson Arena Pernambuco (São Lourenço da Mata)
Santa Cruz Recife Fábio Cortez Arena Pernambuco (São Lourenço da Mata)[a]
Sport Recife Roger Ilha do Retiro
Vitória das Tabocas Vitória de Santo Antão Eudes Pedro Arena Pernambuco (São Lourenço da Mata)
a Santa Cruz played their home matches at Arena Pernambuco instead of their regular stadium Arruda, Recife.[4]

First stage

In the first stage, each team played the other seven teams in a single round-robin tournament. 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 in the headquarters of the FPF.[5]

Top two teams advanced to the semi-finals of the final stages, while teams from third to sixth places advanced to the quarter-finals. The bottom team will play in the first stage of the 2027 Campeonato Pernambucano. This decision aligns with the merger of the Pernambucano Série A1 and the Pernambucano A2 into a single tournament, with the first stage of the new tournament replacing the Série A2.[6]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Náutico 7 6 0 1 19 4 +15 18 Advance to semi-finals and qualify for 2027 Copa do Brasil
2 Sport 7 4 2 1 15 8 +7 14
3 Retrô 7 3 2 2 8 5 +3 11 Advance to quarter-finals
4 Santa Cruz 7 3 1 3 12 8 +4 10
5 Decisão 7 3 0 4 8 17 −9 9
6 Maguary 7 2 3 2 10 10 0 9
7 Vitória das Tabocas 7 1 1 5 7 14 −7 4
8 Jaguar 7 0 3 4 5 18 −13 3 Relegation to 2027 Pernambucano first stage
Source: FPF

Results

Home \ Away DEC JAG MAG NAU RET SAN SPO VIT
Decisão 2–0 1–2 0–4
Jaguar 1–2 0–4 2–2
Maguary 3–4 1–1 1–1 1–1
Náutico 2–0 0–1 4–0
Retrô 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–0
Santa Cruz 3–0 6–0 0–4 1–0
Sport 5–0 2–0 2–1 3–0
Vitória das Tabocas 1–1 0–2 2–3
Source: FPF
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 with the following rules:[5]

  • The stages will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg.
  • Extra time will not be played and away goals rule will not be used in final stages.

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
3 Retrô 0 2 2
6 Maguary 1 1 2 2 Sport 1 3 4
3 Retrô 1 2 3 2 Sport 3 3 6
1 Náutico 3 0 3
4 Santa Cruz 0 0 0
5 Decisão 1 0 1 1 Náutico 1 2 3
4 Santa Cruz 2 1 3

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Maguary 2–3 Retrô 1–1 1–2
Decisão 1–3 Santa Cruz 1–2 0–1

Group B

Maguary1–1Retrô
Francisco Chagas 11' Report Vágner Love 87'
Estádio Arthur Tavares de Melo, Bonito
Referee: Diego Fernando Silva de Lima
Retrô2–1Maguary
Ericson 63'
Vágner Love 65'		 Iago Felipe 35'
Referee: Deborah Cecilia Cruz Correia

Retrô qualified for the 2027 Copa do Brasil.

Group C

Decisão1–2Santa Cruz
Bambam 84' Report Israel 12'
Matheus Vinicius 43'
Estádio José Dionísio do Carmo, Goiana
Referee: Michelangelo Martins de Almeida Júnior
Santa Cruz1–0Decisão
Patrick Allan 50'
Referee: Hugo Soares Dias Figueiredo

Santa Cruz qualified for the 2027 Copa do Brasil.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santa Cruz 0–3 Náutico 0–1 0–2
Retrô 2–4 Sport 0–1 2–3

Group D

Santa Cruz0–1Náutico
Paulo Sérgio 17'
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Rio de Janeiro)
Náutico2–0Santa Cruz
Paulo Sérgio 45+6' (pen.), 72'
Referee: Paulo César Zanovelli da Silva (Minas Gerais)

Náutico qualified for the 2027 Copa do Nordeste.

Group E

Retrô0–1Sport
Gustavo Maia 53'
Referee: Anderson Luís Marques
Sport3–2Retrô
Ramon Menezes 7'
Benevenuto 72'
Max Alves 87'		 Diego Guerra 17'
Luiz Henrique 25'
Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima

Sport qualified for the 2027 Copa do Nordeste.

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sport 6–3 Náutico 3–3 3–0

Group F

Sport
Náutico
GK 26 Thiago Couto
DF 68 Augusto Pucci
DF 5 Benevenuto  80'
DF 40 Ramon Menezes
DF 66 Felipinho
MF 23 Zé Gabriel
MF 48 Pedro Martins  68'
MF 31 Marlon Douglas  67'
FW 30 Chrystian Barletta  73'
FW 95 Iury Castilho  20'  78'
FW 99 Zé Roberto (c)  68'
Substitutes:
GK 42 Adriano Sousa
DF 2 Matheus Alexandre
DF 3 Marcelo Ajul
DF 29 Davi Gabriel
MF 7 Yago Felipe  73'
MF 8 Max Alves  68'
MF 10 Carlos de Pena
MF 54 Adriel
MF 58 Zé Lucas  68'
FW 9 Gustavo Coutinho  78'
FW 11 Gustavo Maia  67'
FW 25 Clayson
Coach:
Roger
 
GK 1 Muriel
DF 2 Arnaldo  57'
DF 43 Wanderson
DF 23 Igor Fernandes
DF 6 Yuri
MF 41 Samuel Félix
MF 8 Wenderson  62'
MF 10 Dodô  75'
FW 29 Júnior Todinho  75'
FW 7 Vinícius (c)
FW 9 Paulo Sérgio  23'  57'
Substitutes:
GK 55 Gastón Guruceaga
DF 13 Índio
DF 66 Léo Jance
DF 93 Reginaldo  57'
MF 5 Auremir
MF 11 Juninho  75'
MF 27 Luiz Felipe  90+4'  62'
MF 40 Ramon Carvalho  79'  75'
FW 17 Jonas Toró
FW 31 Rosa
FW 34 Samuel Otusanya  57'
FW 98 Felipe Saraiva
Coaches:
Hélio dos Anjos
Guilherme dos Anjos

Assistant referees:
Nailton Júnior de Sousa Oliveira (Ceará)
Luiz Cláudio Regazone (Rio de Janeiro)
Fourth official:
Gleika Oliveira Pinheiro (Pará)
Fifth official:
Francisco de Assis da Hora (Rio Grande do Norte)
Video assistant referee:
Rodrigo Guarizo Ferreira do Amaral (São Paulo)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Lilian da Silva Fernandes Bruno (São Paulo)

Náutico0–3Sport
Iury Castilho 14', 90+8' (pen.)
Augusto Pucci 42'
Referee: Paulo César Zanovelli (Minas Gerais)
Náutico
Sport
GK 1 Muriel
DF 2 Arnaldo  23'  46'
DF 43 Wanderson
DF 23 Igor Fernandes
DF 6 Yuri  70'
MF 5 Auremir  46'
MF 8 Wenderson  69'
MF 10 Dodô  39'
FW 29 Júnior Todinho  46'
FW 7 Vinícius (c)
FW 9 Paulo Sérgio
Substitutes:
GK 55 Gastón Guruceaga
DF 13 Índio
DF 25 Mateus Silva
DF 66 Léo Jance
DF 93 Reginaldo  46'
MF 11 Juninho  69'
MF 27 Luiz Felipe  85'  46'
MF 40 Ramon Carvalho
MF 41 Samuel Félix
FW 31 Rosa  81'
FW 34 Samuel Otusanya
FW 98 Felipe Saraiva  46'  81'
Coaches:
Hélio dos Anjos
Guilherme dos Anjos
GK 26 Thiago Couto
DF 68 Augusto Pucci
DF 5 Benevenuto
DF 3 Marcelo Ajul
DF 60 Felipinho
MF 23 Zé Gabriel  18'  46'
MF 58 Zé Lucas  81'
MF 7 Yago Felipe (c)  53'
FW 30 Chrystian Barletta  80'
FW 11 Gustavo Maia  68'
FW 95 Iury Castilho
Substitutes:
GK 1 Halls
DF 2 Matheus Alexandre
DF 29 Davi Gabriel
DF 40 Ramon Menezes
MF 8 Max Alves  80'
MF 10 Carlos de Pena  68'
MF 48 Pedro Martins  67'  46'  68'
FW 9 Gustavo Coutinho
FW 25 Clayson  68'
FW 31 Marlon Douglas  53'
FW 77 Micael
FW 99 Zé Roberto
Coach:
Roger
 

Assistant referees:
Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Corrêa (Rio de Janeiro)
Eduardo Gonçalves da Cruz (Mato Grosso do Sul)
Fourth official:
Rejane Caetano da Silva (Ceará)
Fifth official:
Luís Filipe Gonçalves Corrêa (Paraíba)
Video assistant referee:
Pablo Ramon Gonçalves Pinheiro (Rio Grande do Norte)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Fabrício Porfírio de Moura (São Paulo)

Overall table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sport 11 7 3 1 25 13 +12 24 Champions and 2027 Copa do Brasil
2 Náutico 11 8 1 2 25 10 +15 25 Runners-up and 2027 Copa do Brasil
3 Retrô 11 4 3 4 13 11 +2 15 2027 Copa do Brasil and 2027 Série D
4 Santa Cruz 11 5 1 5 15 12 +3 16 2027 Copa do Brasil
5 Decisão 9 3 0 6 9 20 −11 9 2027 Série D
6 Maguary 9 2 4 3 12 13 −1 10
7 Vitória das Tabocas 7 1 1 5 7 14 −7 4
8 Jaguar 7 0 3 4 5 18 −13 3 Relegation to 2027 Pernambucano first stage
Source: FPF

References

  1. ^ "Pernambucano A1 2026" (PDF) (in Portuguese). FPF. 9 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Guia do Pernambucano 2026: tudo que você precisa saber sobre a competição" (in Portuguese). Globo. 9 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Com acesso do Vitória, Pernambucano 2026 fecha lista de participantes; veja clubes classificados" (in Portuguese). Folha de Pernambuco. 2 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Santa Cruz deve mandar jogos do Pernambucano na Arena Pernambuco" (in Portuguese). Diario de Pernambuco. 18 November 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Campeonato Pernambucano da Série A1 2026 - Regulamento Específico da Competição (REC)" (PDF) (in Portuguese). FPF. 6 December 2025.
  6. ^ "FPF confirma ampliação do Estadual em 2027 e projeta dois turnos: Frevo e Forró" (in Portuguese). Cassio Zirpoli. 28 November 2025.
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