Copinha pre-registrations up, boost for Corinthians | OneFootball

The São Paulo Football Federation announced, throughout last Tuesday, October 7, the increase in the number of pre-registrations from 30 to 40 athletes in preparation for the 2026 São Paulo Cup. This measure provides support to all teams participating in the tournament, including Corinthians.

The FPF decided to make this change mainly due to the alterations in the Brazilian football calendar promoted by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), as from next year, the Brazilian Championship will begin at the end of January. As a result, many clubs are expected to rely on their youth teams for the state championships.

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“Considering the change in the Brazilian Football Calendar announced on 10/04/2025 by the Brazilian Football Confederation, which brings forward the start of the state championships to 01/11/2026; Considering the clubs' need to define their squads for the state championships in light of participation in the São Paulo Junior Football Cup;”

“(The FPF) Decides to increase from 30 to 40 the number of athletes allowed to be registered for the 56th São Paulo Junior Football Cup in 2026. Each club will register up to 40 athletes by December 1, 2025. By January 2, 2026, the club will define the 30 (thirty) athletes who will actually participate in the competition and adjust the fixed numbering of their jerseys”, published the São Paulo Federation.

As a result, each team can leave out 10 players, as the maximum number of registrations for the 2026 edition will be 30 athletes. In recent years, Corinthians has been promoting athletes registered in the Copinha to the professional team for the start of the Paulista Championship. In 2023, for example, the Alvinegro requested Wesley and Arthur Sousa to join the main team for the state competition.

Currently, the Corinthians Under-20 category is on vacation, having been eliminated early in both the Paulista and Brazilian Championships of the category. The athletes will return to training on November 3 at the youth training center to begin preparations for the 2026 Copinha.

The Alvinegro is the most successful team in the tournament with 12 titles, the last being in 2024, against Cruzeiro, in the final held at the Neo Química Arena.

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