Who will face Corinthians in the Brazilian Women's Championship semis | OneFootball

Corinthians, during the afternoon of this Monday (7), Brazil’s Independence Day holiday, faced Cruzeiro at Canindé Stadium in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the 2026 Brazilian Women’s Championship and beat the Minas Gerais side 3-1. The Brabas’ goals were scored by Jhonson, Tamires, and Thaís Ferreira. The result sent Timão through to the next round after a 4-1 aggregate victory.

As a result, Timão’s opponent in the semifinals will be Bahia. The two teams met in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Brasileirão, and the club from Parque São Jorge came out on top with a 4-1 aggregate win over the two matches – 2-0 in the first leg and 2-1 in the second. In this year’s edition of the tournament, the two sides faced each other at Arena Fonte Nova near the end of the first phase and drew 1-1.

Photo: Celo Gil/Agência Corinthians

Bahia advanced to the semifinals of the Brazilian Women’s Championship by eliminating Palmeiras at Arena Barueri, winning 5-4 in the penalty shootout. The tie was decided on penalties after 1-1 draws in both matches. The two semifinal games between Corinthians and the Tricolor de Aço are expected to take place on September 13 and 20. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) will announce the details soon.

Because they had the better campaign in the first stage of the competition, Corinthians will play the second leg at home. In the qualifying stage, Alvinegro advanced in second place with 38 points – 12 wins, two draws, and three losses – while the northeastern side had the sixth-best campaign with 29 points – eight wins, five draws, and four losses.

It is worth noting that Timão will not be able to use Alfredo Schürig Stadium, which has a capacity of 9,000 people. CBF regulations require stadiums to have a minimum capacity of 10,000 for knockout matches. On September 20, the exact date of the second semifinal leg, Alvinegro will face Fluminense at 4 p.m. (Brasília time) at Neo Química Arena in the men’s Brasileirão. Because of this, the Brabas are expected to continue hosting their matches at Canindé.

Throughout the history of the women’s game, Corinthians and Bahia have faced each other six times, with five wins and one draw, 17 goals scored and four conceded. Alvinegro is the tournament’s most successful club with seven titles – 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

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