Serie D: 125 goals in the second round | OneFootball

Brazil’s Série D Championship, featuring 96 clubs, had a very eventful second round, with 125 goals in 48 matches, all played over the weekend. The highlight was Porto Velho, which handed out its second rout of the competition: a 4-0 win over Galvez. In its opener, the team from Rondônia had beaten Humaitá-AC away from home by 5-1.

Porto Velho, which is in Group A2, is the team with the most goals so far: nine. Ten other clubs have also earned two wins in these first two Série D rounds: Nacional, Gama, Capital-DF, América-RN, CSA, Juazeirense, Ivinhema, Tombense, Maricá, and Blumenau.

The 2026 Série D is the longest in history and features a record number of clubs. The 96 teams are divided into 16 groups of six teams each. The top four teams in each group qualify for the start of the knockout stage. Therefore, 64 advance to the next phase.

Right at the start of the knockout stage, there will be 32 two-team matchups, with teams facing each other in home-and-away matches. Whoever advances is already guaranteed a place in the 2027 Série D.

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