Serie B: a closer look at the clubs promoted to the Brasileirão elite | OneFootball

Coritiba, Athletico-PR, Chapecoense, and Remo have secured promotion and are confirmed in the Brazilian Championship Série A for 2026. See everything you need to know about the clubs that will compete in the elite of Brazilian football next year.

Coritiba

With a 2-1 victory over Amazonas FC, Coritiba was crowned champion of Série B with 68 points and took home the prize of R$ 3.5 million. The team coached by Mozart Santos had the Portuguese forward Josué as the leader in goals and assists in the competition. The team from Paraná also had the best defense in the championship, conceding only 23 goals.

Athletico Paranaense

Despite achieving the same number of wins, the team led by Odair Helmann was three points behind the leader Coritiba, finishing in second place after a narrow 1-0 victory against América-MG.

The Furacão had the best attack in the competition, with a standout performance by Colombian Kevin Viveros, who scored nine goals and secured the club's top scorer title in Série B, along with seven assists, leading the category alongside Bruno Zapelli.

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Chapecoense

In his third stint with the Chapecó team, Gilmar Dal Pozzo reached 62 points with a 1-0 victory over Atlético-GO at the Arena Condá, securing Chape's spot in Série A 2026. Walter Clar was the team's top scorer with eight goals, and Giovanni Augusto was the assist leader of the championship with nine.

Wins: 18Draws: 8Losses: 12Points: 62 (3rd place)Last time in Série A: 2021

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Remo

Remo won the direct confrontation against Goiás by 3-1 and secured the last spot, tying with Chapecoense with 62 points. Despite having the same points, the team led by Guto Ferreira was behind Chape due to the number of wins, the first tiebreaker criterion.

The top scorer of Série B was Pedro Rocha, with 14 goals and 8 assists, leading Remo in both categories.

Wins: 16Draws: 14Losses: 18Points: 62 (4th place)Last time in Série A: 1994

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