Planalto-GO title keeps Women’s Brasileirão A3 champions diverse | OneFootball

Planalto-GO’s title on Saturday night (5) kept the diversity of champion states in the Women’s Brasileirão A3 alive. In the fifth edition of the tournament, it was Goiás’s turn to lift the trophy, following titles won by teams from São Paulo, Mato Grosso, Rio de Janeiro, and Piauí. At Lourival Batista Stadium in Aracaju, the team beat Juventude-SE 1-0.

This was the first women’s national title for the state of Goiás. Last year, Vila Nova came close to winning it all but fell to Atlético Piauiense in the final.

Piauí had Atlético-PI, winners of the 2025 Women’s Brasileirão A3, as the state’s first-ever national championCredits: Samuel Pereira/ Staff Images / CBF

The Planaltinas’ triumph came in the biggest edition in the competition’s history. For this season, the CBF introduced major changes, such as a revamped format featuring home-and-away matches in the first phase, as well as an increase in the number of games (from 78 to 126) and match dates (from 11 to 14).

Participation fees also increased. In the first phase alone, investment rose by 3.3 times, jumping from R$36,000 in the 2025 edition to R$120,000 in 2026.

In addition to these measures, all 32 teams participating in the Women’s Brasileirão A3 were guaranteed a place in the Women’s Copa do Brasil, which raised the level of competitiveness among the teams this year.

Vasco were crowned champions of the 2024 Women’s Brasileirão A3Credits: Nayra Halm / Staff Images Woman / CBF

History of the competition

The tournament debuted on the national calendar in 2022, the year AD Taubaté-SP won the title. The São Paulo side defeated 3B da Amazônia with a remarkable comeback, winning the second match 3-0 after opening the tie with a 2-0 defeat.

In 2023, Mixto of Mato Grosso won the championship. In the final, they recorded two 2-0 wins over Remo.

The following season, Rio de Janeiro’s Vasco defeated Paysandu to become champions. They won the first leg 2-1 and drew the second 0-0.

In the most recent edition, Atlético-PI claimed the title with two wins over Vila Nova: 2-1 and 4-0.

In 2023, Mato Grosso had the first national champion in its history: Mixto-MT, winners of the Women’s Brasileirão A3Credits: Gil Gomes / CBF

See the list of Women’s Brasileirão A3 champions:

2026 – Planalto-GO

2025 – Atlético Piauiense

2024 – Vasco

2023 – Mixto-MT

2022 – AD Taubaté-SP

In 2022, AD Taubaté-SP won the first edition of the Women’s Brasileirão A3Credits: Bruno Castilho/EC Taubaté

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