⚠️ CBF reveals details of the 2026 Brazilian football calendar
CBF released the details of the 2026 Brazilian football calendar on the evening of this Saturday (4).
The World Cup will guarantee a month of vacation for Serie A club athletes and then a 20-day mid-season break.
The break between the end of next year's season and the pre-season for 2027 will be shorter.
The organization also highlighted the scheduled dates for the Recopa matches - if it includes at least one team from the country -, Libertadores (from the second preliminary phase), and the Copa Sudamericana.
The date and location of the Supercopa Betano Rei 2026 are yet to be announced.
Also, see the dates for the two transfer windows scheduled by CBF.
Competition Dates 📅
State Championships - 11 dates
January 11 to March 8
Serie A of the Brasileirão - 38 dates
January 28 to December 2
Regional Championships - 10 dates
March 25 to June 7
Copa do Brasil - 14 dates
February 18 to December 6 (single final)
Serie B - 38 dates
March 21 to November 28
Serie C - 27 dates
April 1 to October 25
Serie D - 24 dates
April 5 to September 24
Recopa Sudamericana
February 18 and 25 (home and away)
Libertadores - 2nd preliminary phase
February 18 and 25 (home and away)
Libertadores - 3rd preliminary phase
March 4 and 11 (home and away)
Libertadores - group stage
April 8 to May 27
Copa Sudamericana - group stage
April 8 to May 27
Copa Sudamericana - round of 16 playoffs
July 22 and 29
See more dates soon
And during the World Cup? 🌎
The vacation period for Serie A clubs during the World Cup will start on June 1 and will last until the 30th of the same month.
The break for Serie B clubs will be from June 10 to 30 (20 days).
The mid-season break for Serie A and B teams will be 20 days.
It will run from July 1 to 20.
Serie B will resume on July 21, with the 13th round of matches.
And Serie A on the 22nd, in the 19th round.
Transfer Windows 🔁
The first will be between January 5 and March 3.
The second will be from July 20 to September 11.
Break and Resumption for 2027
The break for Serie A clubs will be from December 7 to the 21st of the same month (15 days).
The vacation for Serie B club athletes will start on November 29 and go until December 21, totaling 23 days.
The pre-season will begin on December 22.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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