CBF celebrates the 2026 Série D, the biggest ever | OneFootball

Uberlândia won the 2026 Brasileirão Série DCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

The 18th edition of the Brasileirão Série D came to an end this Sunday (13) with Uberlândia celebrating at Parque do Sabiá. Against a hard-fighting ASA side, the home team drew 1-1, secured the tournament title, and put the finishing touches on a historic season for the competition.

This year, the CBF introduced the changes prepared for Série D as part of the restructuring of the men’s professional calendar to ensure more matches, better organization, and greater support for the base of the Brazilian football pyramid. Among the new features were an increase in the number of clubs (from 64 to 96), matches (from 510 to 610), and participation fees (from R$ 40 million to R$ 65.5 million distributed among the teams), as well as the creation of promotion playoffs.

In an interview with CBF TV, the organization’s Competitions Director, Julio Avellar, highlighted the progress achieved by Série D and congratulated Uberlândia on the title and ASA on the excellent campaign they built throughout the season.

“I want to praise the work CBF has been doing under the leadership of President Samir and his administration. We had a completely revamped Série D, which went from 64 to 96 clubs, giving more opportunities to teams on the national stage. This is support, this is development. There were 610 matches, 100 more than last year. In other words, a series of positive impacts. Congratulations to ASA, who fought bravely, and to Uberlândia, who were a very consistent team throughout the season,” he said.

CBF Competitions Director Julio Avellar highlighted the progress achieved by the 2026 Série DCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

Série D coordinator and president of the Federal District Football Federation (FFDF), Daniel Vasconcelos, emphasized the celebration put on by Uberlândia’s fans, who turned out in large numbers at Parque do Sabiá at the end of a memorable edition of the competition.

“I want to congratulate Uberlândia on the title and all six clubs that earned promotion to Série C. CBF made a major investment, with the number of matches increased to 610 and an investment of R$ 65 million in participation fees. Série D has grassroots football. And seeing the stadium with nearly 40,000 people and such a beautiful celebration... I can only congratulate President Samir and his entire board for the competition,” he celebrated.

Série D coordinator and president of the Federal District Football Federation, Daniel Vasconcelos praised the 2026 edition of the competitionCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

CBF’s Competitions Marketing Director, Cláudio Gomes, also praised the results achieved by Série D this season.

“It was a beautiful, wonderful celebration. We had a championship with 96 clubs, 610 matches, and broadcasts all across Brazil. I want to thank the Metrópoles group, which broadcasts Série D and backs and believes in this competition. It is a grassroots competition. In fact, Série D and the Copa do Brasil are the only competitions that reach the whole of Brazil, all 27 federations. So congratulations to the champions, Uberlândia, and the runners-up, ASA. Now we wait for Série D 2027,” he said joyfully.

Across these 610 matches, the tournament recorded 1,389 goals, an average of 2.28 goals per game. In addition to Uberlândia and ASA, ABC and Gama, who were eliminated in the semifinals, also secured promotion to the 2027 Série C, along with Nacional-AM and Goiatuba-GO, who qualified through the playoffs.

CBF Competitions Marketing Director Cláudio Gomes took part in the awards ceremony for the 2026 Série D finalCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

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