ASA bow out of Série D 2026 proud of their runners-up finish | OneFootball

ASA finished as runner-up in the 2026 Brasileirão Série DCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

This Sunday (13), ASA said goodbye to the 2026 Série D as runner-up in the biggest edition in the tournament’s history, with the pride of a team that played a leading role in an extremely tough and fiercely contested competition. At Parque do Sabiá, the Alagoas-based Alvinegro drew 1-1 with Uberlândia and was unable to overturn the 2-0 defeat suffered in Arapiraca in the first leg of the final.

According to president Rogério Siqueira, securing second place is cause for celebration for a club that fought for nine years to return to Série C — the Alagoas team had not played in that competition since 2017.

“We spent nine years in Série D to earn promotion. Without a doubt, of all the divisions, D is the hardest. We leave very happy and satisfied; we managed to get our club back on track. We are going to celebrate the podium finish and the runner-up title, yes — we have to celebrate,” he emphasized.

As Série D’s representative on the 2025 National Club Commission, Siqueira also praised the tournament’s new format, whose edition this year debuted the changes introduced by the CBF: more clubs (from 64 to 96), more matches (from 510 to 610), and higher participation payouts (from R$ 40 million to R$ 65.5 million distributed among the teams), in addition to the creation of promotion playoffs.

ASA president Rogério Siqueira and Alagoas Football Federation president Felipe Feijó talk before the second leg of the Série D final between Uberlândia and ASA at Parque do SabiáCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

“I am very proud and I could not fail to thank the CBF for the structure it put together and the reorganization, which gave dignity to the competition. That is very important. We are very happy to be part of the first final under this new format, which gives clubs sustainability,” he praised.

The president of the Alagoas Football Federation (FAF), Felipe Feijó, praised the campaign ASA put together throughout the season, which culminated in the long-awaited promotion to Série C in 2027.

“We wanted to be champions, obviously, but ASA did a great job throughout the competition. It earned promotion, reached the final, and finished as runner-up. At the end of the day, only one can be champion. We leave here with our heads held high and very happy. The main objective was to go up, and now we have an affiliated club to play in Série C next year,” he said.

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