Serie C: round 1 has eight games this weekend and two on Monday | OneFootball

The 2026 Série C kicks off this weekend with plenty of attractions. In the opening match, for example, Maranhão will host Guarani, which was Brazil’s top-flight champion in 1978, at 5 p.m. at Castelão, in São Luís. Right after that, three more matches are scheduled: Brusque vs. Caxias, Maringá vs. Ferroviária, and Botafogo (PB) vs. Barra (SC).

On Sunday, the schedule features four more games: Inter de Limeira vs. Floresta, Ituano vs. Anápolis, Confiança vs. Amazonas, and Volta Redonda vs. Paysandu.

The competition features three current state champions in 2026: Botafogo, Barra, and Paysandu. Of all 20 participants, only three have already played in the Brasileirão Série A under the round-robin format, which began in 2003: Paysandu, Santa Cruz, and Guarani.

Check out the 1st round of Série C

Saturday (4)

Maranhão vs. Guarani-SP, at 5 p.m. - Castelão (MA);

Brusque-SC vs. Caxias-RS, at 6 p.m. - Arena Simon;

Maringá-PR vs. Ferroviária-SP, at 7:30 p.m. - Willie Davids;

Botafogo-PB vs. Barra-SC, at 7:30 p.m., at Almeidão.

Sunday (5)

Inter de Limeira-SP vs. Floresta-CE, at 5 p.m. - Major Levy Sobrinho;

Ituano-SP vs. Anápolis-GO, at 5 p.m. - Novelli Junior;

Confiança-SE vs. Amazonas, at 7 p.m. - Batistão;

Volta Redonda-RJ vs. Paysandu-PA, at 7 p.m. - Raulino de Oliveira.

Monday (6)

Ypiranga vs. Figueirense, at 8 p.m. - Colosso da Lagoa;

Santa Cruz vs. Itabaina, at 8 p.m. - Arena de Pernambuco.

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