| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 January - 8 March |
| Matches | 51 |
| Goals | 118 (2.31 per match) |
←2025 2027 → All statistics correct as of 13 February 2026. | |
The2026Campeonato Catarinense (officially theCatarinense Fort Atacadista 2026 for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 101st season ofSanta Catarina's top-flight football league organized byFCF. The season began on 6 January and will end on 8 March 2026.Avaí are the defending champions.
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 theTaça ACESC 70 anos, which will determine third place.[2]
Champions and runners-up will qualify for the2027 Copa do Brasil and the2027 Copa Sul-Sudeste. Third place will win theTaça ACESC – Associação dos Cronistas Esportivos de Santa Catarina – 70 anos and will also qualify for the2027 Copa do Brasil. The two best teams not already qualified for the 2027 Série A, Série B or Série C will qualify for the2027 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[3]
| 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 | Gabriel Nascimento | 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 |
For the group stage, the 12 teams were drawn into two groups of six teams each. Each team played on a singleround-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 topoints (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.
| 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 |
| 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
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams will play asingle-elimination tournament. The matches will be played on a home-and-awaytwo-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, thepenalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners.
Teams eliminated in the quarter-finals will play in theTaça ACESC 70 anos play-offs, while those eliminated in the semi-finals will play in theTaça ACESC 70 anos semi-finals.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Concórdia | 0 | 1 | 1(4) | |||||||||||||||||
| Brusque (p) | 0 | 1 | 1(5) | |||||||||||||||||
| Brusque | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chapecoense | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Criciúma | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chapecoense | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| [†] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [†] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Camboriú (p) | 1 | 1 | 2(4) | |||||||||||||||||
| Avaí | 2 | 0 | 2(3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Camboriú | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Barra | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Barra | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Santa Catarina | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concórdia | 1–1(4–5p) | Brusque | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Barra | 2–1 | Santa Catarina | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Camboriú | 2–2(4–3p) | Avaí | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Criciúma | 1–2 | Chapecoense | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Brusque | 1–1 | Concórdia |
|---|---|---|
Álvaro 90+2' | Lucas Barboza 63' | |
| Penalties | ||
Álvaro Petterson Novaes Raimar Alisson Cassiano Rafael Milhorim | 5–4 | Paulo MatheusCaike DuarteEnzo TrentinMatheus Maia Petterson |
Brusque qualified for the semi-finals.
Barra qualified for the semi-finals.
| Avaí | 0–1 | Camboriú |
|---|---|---|
| Kaká 73' | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Daniel Penha DG Jean Lucas Luiz Henrique Avenatti | 3–4 | WermesonKakáNádsonReginaldo |
Camboriú qualified for the semi-finals.
| Criciúma | 1–2 | Chapecoense |
|---|---|---|
| Waguininho 73' | Report | Everton 16' Marcinho 34' |
Chapecoense qualified for the semi-finals.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brusque | Group H | Chapecoense | – | – |
| Camboriú | Group I | Barra | – | – |
Winners qualify for the finals.
Winners qualify for the finals.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group H winners | Group O[†] | Group I winners | – | – |
| – | ||
|---|---|---|
| – | ||
|---|---|---|
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 asingle-elimination tournament. If tied on aggregate, thepenalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners.
The play-offs will be played on a home-and-away, two-legged basis. The semi-finals will be 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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concórdia | Group J | Criciúma | 2–2 | – |
| Santa Catarina | Group K | Avaí | – | – |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Group H losers | Group L[†] | Group J winners |
| Group I losers | Group M[†] | Group K winners |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group L winners | Group N[†] | Group M winners | – | – |
| – | ||
|---|---|---|
| – | ||
|---|---|---|
The relegation stage will be played in a round-robin format. Once this stage is complete, the three clubs with the fewest points will be relegated to the 2027 Série B. SinceFigueirense had the highest ranking among fifth-place clubs in the first stage, they started the relegation stage with an extra point.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | MAR | FIG | CAR | JOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcílio Dias | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | |||
| 2 | Figueirense | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | Relegation to Série B | – | – | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Carlos Renaux | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | – | 1–0 | – | |||
| 4 | Joinville | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2–4 | – | 3–0 |