Palmeiras president Leila Pereira hails new Brazilian calendar | OneFootball

On Wednesday morning, the CBF, headed by Samir Xaud, released information about the new Brazilian football calendar. The changes included advancing the start of the Brasileirão and reducing the number of games in the state and Copa do Brasil for Serie A teams. The head of Palmeiras, Leila Pereira, approved the new competition dates.

“Palmeiras agrees with the changes in the calendar released by the CBF, starting with the reduction of all state games to 11 dates, including the Paulista Championship. Difficult solutions require difficult decisions,” she said.

“The CBF today took a very important step so that we have, in the near future, an even better calendar, which fully respects the integrity of the athletes and values Brazilian football in each of its peculiarities,” she added.

Previously, Leila Pereira had already shown support for changes in the Brazilian football calendar. This year, with the Club World Cup competition, Palmeiras has already played 58 matches and is the second team in Brazil with the most games of the year.

Details of the new calendar

The state championships, traditionally started in mid-January, will begin on January 11, 2026. Another novelty is the reduction of dates in these tournaments, which go from 16 to 11. The competitions are scheduled to end on March 8.

The Brazilian Championship, which usually started at the end of March, will kick off on January 28, with an expected end date of December 2.

In the Copa do Brasil, the Serie A teams will join the 12 teams qualified from the previous phases in the fifth phase, when the knockout rounds will begin, with home and away matches until the final, which will be played in a single match.

Next Palmeiras games

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