CBF released on Saturday night (4th) the details of the 2026 calendar for Brazilian football. The World Cup will guarantee one month of vacation for players from Série A clubs and, afterwards, a 20-...
CBF released on Saturday night (4th) the details of the 2026 calendar for Brazilian football.
The World Cup will guarantee one month of vacation for players from Série A clubs and, afterwards, a 20-day mid-season break.
The break between the end of the 2026 season and the pre-season for 2027 will be shorter.
The organization also highlighted the scheduled dates for Recopa matches—if there is at least one team from the country—, Libertadores (starting from the second preliminary phase), and the Sudamericana.
See also the dates for the two transfer windows scheduled by CBF.
Competition Dates 📅
State Championships - 11 dates
January 11 to March 8
Série A of the Brasileirão - 38 dates
January 28 to December 2
Regional Tournaments - 10 dates
March 25 to June 7
Copa do Brasil - 14 dates
February 18 to December 6 (single final)
Série B - 38 dates
March 21 to November 28
Série C - 27 dates
April 1 to October 25
Série D - 24 dates
April 5 to September 24
Recopa Sudamericana
February 18 and 25 (first and second leg)
Libertadores - 2nd preliminary phase
February 18 and 25 (first and second leg)
Libertadores - 3rd preliminary phase
March 4 and 11 (first and second leg)
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 Série A clubs during the World Cup will begin on June 1 and will last until the 30th of the same month.
The break for Série B clubs will be from June 10 to June 30 (20 days).
The mid-season break for Série A and B teams will last 20 days.
It will run from July 1 to July 20.
Série B will resume on July 21, with the matches of the 13th round.
And Série A on the 22nd, in the 19th round.
Transfer Windows 🔁
The first will be from January 5 to March 3.
The second will run from July 20 to September 11.
Vacation and Resumption for 2027
The break for Série A clubs will be from December 7 to December 21 (15 days).
The vacation for players from Série B clubs will begin on November 29, running until December 21, totaling 23 days.
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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