Copa Sul-Sudeste kicks off this Tuesday (24) | OneFootball

The first edition of the South-Southeast Cup begins this Tuesday (24). Created by the CBF to be played starting this season, the competition will feature 12 clubs, with teams from Brazil’s South and Southeast regions. The champion secures a spot in the third round of the 2027 Copa do Brasil.

The tournament will have three stages: in the first, the 12 teams were divided into two groups. At this stage, clubs from Group A face teams from Group B, and each participant will play three home matches and three away matches. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage. The semifinal and the final will be decided over two legs.

The opening matches of the competition will take place this Tuesday (24). At 7 p.m., Caxias and Operário-PR face off at Centenário, in Caxias do Sul (RS). Later, at 9:25 p.m., Cianorte plays Volta Redonda at Willie Davids, in Maringá (PR).

The remaining first-round matches will be on Wednesday (25): Sampaio Corrêa-RJ vs. Juventude, at 7 p.m., at Lourival Gomes, in Saquarema (RJ); Tombense vs. Avaí, at 8 p.m., at Almeidão, in Tombos (MG); Novorizontino vs. América-MG, at 9:30 p.m., at Jorge Ismael de Biasi, in Novo Horizonte (SP); Chapecoense vs. São Bernardo, at 9:45 p.m., at Arena Condá, in Chapecó (SC).

This season, the South-Southeast Cup will be broadcast by Sportynet and Xsports.

Competing in the 2026 South-Southeast Cup:

Minas Gerais – América and Tombense;

Paraná – Cianorte and Operário;

Rio de Janeiro – Sampaio Corrêa and Volta Redonda;

Rio Grande do Sul – Caxias and Juventude;

Santa Catarina – Avaí and Chapecoense;

São Paulo – Novorizontino and São Bernardo.

Check out the groups:

Group A – Caxias, Chapecoense, Cianorte, Novorizontino, Sampaio Corrêa, and Tombense;

Group B – América, Avaí, Juventude, Operário, São Bernardo, and Volta Redonda.

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