CBF ranking
The CBF Rankings are football rankings produced by the CBF, the Brazilian Football Confederation. The Ranking Nacional de Federações determines how many berths each state federation receives in Copa do Brasil, Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, Copa do Nordeste and Copa Verde.[1][2][3][4] The Ranking Nacional de Clubes is a ranking of clubs and is used to determine the allocation of clubs in the pots for the draws of Copa do Brasil and Copa do Nordeste[5] as well as was used until 2023 to determine the 10 extra participants of Copa do Brasil.
Criteria for awarding points
Points are awarded to clubs on the basis of performances in various competitions.[6]
Points for Campeonato Brasileiro
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Série A
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Série B
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Série C
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Série D
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Points for Copa do Brasil
| Phase | Points |
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| Champions | 600 |
| Runners-up | 480 |
| Semi-finalists | 450 |
| Quarter-finalists | 400 |
| Round of 16 | 200 |
| 4th stage | 100 |
| 3rd stage | 50 |
| 2nd stage | 25 |
| 1st stage | 15 |
Points for participants of Copa Libertadores up to 2012
| Phase | Points |
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| Participants | 400 |
Note: Up to 2012 clubs taking part of Copa Libertadores could not participate of Copa do Brasil of the same year.
Points for the champion of Copa Sudamericana up to 2016
| Phase | Points |
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| Champions | 280 |
Note: Up to 2016 The Copa Sudamericana champions automatically qualified to the next year edition of the competition, making them unable to take part in the next edition of Copa do Brasil.
2026 Club Ranking
Last update: 23 December 2025[7]
| Rank | Club | State | Points |
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| 1 | Flamengo | 16,314 | |
| 2 | Corinthians | 14,930 | |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 13,860 | |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 13,696 | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 13,556 | |
| 6 | Fluminense | 13,006 | |
| 7 | Botafogo | 12,834 | |
| 8 | Athletico Paranaense | 12,656 | |
| 9 | Bahia | 12,632 | |
| 10 | Vasco da Gama | 11,330 | |
| 11 | Cruzeiro | 11,010 | |
| 12 | Grêmio | 10,636 | |
| 13 | Fortaleza | 10,382 | |
| 14 | Internacional | 10,014 | |
| 15 | Red Bull Bragantino | 9,802 | |
| 16 | Santos | 8,852 | |
| 17 | Juventude | 8,426 | |
| 18 | Atlético Goianiense | 7,476 | |
| 19 | América Mineiro | 7,429 | |
| 20 | Vitória | 8,160 |
2026 State Ranking
Last update:23 December 2025[8]
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2026 Women's Club Ranking
Last update: 4 December 2025[11]
| Rank | Club | State | Points |
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| 1 | Corinthians | 14,000 | |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 11,536 | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 11,162 | |
| 4 | Ferroviária | 11,112 | |
| 5 | Internacional | 10,072 | |
| 6 | Red Bull Bragantino | 9,296 | |
| 7 | Flamengo | 9,080 | |
| 8 | Bahia | 9,018 | |
| 9 | Cruzeiro | 8,988 | |
| 10 | Grêmio | 8,348 | |
| 11 | Real Brasília | 8,052 | |
| 12 | Santos | 7,804 | |
| 13 | Fluminense | 7,296 | |
| 14 | América Mineiro | 7,272 | |
| 15 | Avaí/Kindermann | 6,716 | |
| 16 | Sport | 6,696 | |
| 17 | Atlético Mineiro | 6,072 | |
| 18 | Botafogo | 5,992 | |
| 19 | Juventude | 5,262 | |
| 20 | 3B da Amazônia | 5,252 |
2026 Women's State Ranking
Last update:4 December 2025[12]
| Rank | State | Coeff. |
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| 1 | São Paulo | 78,150 |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | 27,524 |
| 3 | Rio Grande do Sul | 25,752 |
| 4 | Minas Gerais | 24,432 |
| 5 | Distrito Federal | 16,875 |
| 6 | Bahia | 16,806 |
| 7 | Amazonas | 14,646 |
| 8 | Santa Catarina | 9,255 |
| 9 | Ceará | 8,985 |
| 10 | Pernambuco | 8,732 |
| 11 | Pará | 8,494 |
| 12 | Mato Grosso | 6,969 |
| 13 | Paraná | 6,633 |
| 14 | Alagoas | 5,050 |
| 15 | Paraíba | 5,025 |
| 16 | Goiás | 4,347 |
| 17 | Rondônia | 3,892 |
| 18 | Roraima | 3,423 |
| 19 | Piauí | 3,246 |
| 20 | Maranhão | 2,469 |
| 21 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 2.344 |
| 22 | Amapá | 2,104 |
| 23 | Sergipe | 2,036 |
| 24 | Espírito Santo | 2,004 |
| 25 | Acre | 1,983 |
| 26 | Rio Grande do Norte | 1,667 |
| 27 | Tocantins | 1,407 |
References
- ^ 2014 Copa do Brasil competition regulations (in portuguese).
- ^ 2014 Série D competition regulations (in portuguese).
- ^ 2015 Copa do Nordeste competition regulations Archived 2017-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in portuguese).
- ^ 2015 Copa Verde competition regulations (in portuguese).
- ^ Critérios para o sorteio da Primeira Fase da Copa do Brasil/2015 (in portuguese).
- ^ "Convenção de Pontos do Ranking Nacional de Clubes" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 26 July 2017.
- ^ "RNC - RANKING NACIONAL DOS CLUBES 2026" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 23 December 2025.
- ^ "RNF - RANKING NACIONAL DAS FEDERAÇÕES 2026" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 23 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Brasileirão: veja os 156 clubes das Séries A, B, C e D em 2026" (in Portuguese). Globo. 29 December 2025.
- ^ "REC Regulamento Específico da Competição Copa do Brasil 2026" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
- ^ "RNC - RANKING NACIONAL DOS CLUBES 2026 FUTEBOL FEMININO" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 4 December 2025.
- ^ "RNF - RANKING NACIONAL DAS FEDERAÇÕES 2026 FUTEBOL FEMININO" (in Portuguese). CBF. 4 December 2025.