Brazil 2026 state champions, droughts broken, first-time winners and dominant runs maintained | OneFootball

After a courtroom reversal, América-RN beat ABC on penalties to clinch a fourth Potiguar crown, as Brazil’s state competitions opened the 2026 season.

According to Globo.com, the 2026 champions are: North: Santa Cruz-AC, Santos-AP, Nacional-AM, Paysandu, Guaporé-RO, GAS-RR and Tocantinópolis. Northeast: CRB, Bahia, Fortaleza, IAPE, Botafogo-PB, Sport, Piauí, América-RN and Sergipe.

Centre-West: Gama, Goiás, Mixto-MT and Operário-MS. Southeast: Porto Vitória, Cruzeiro, Flamengo and Palmeiras. South: Operário-PR, Barra-SC and Grêmio.

Five clubs lifted their state trophy for the first time, Santa Cruz-AC, Guaporé-RO, IAPE, Porto Vitória and Barra-SC. Tocantinópolis sealed the Tocantins title over União-TO to close out the honours list.

Long waits ended too. Mixto, record 25-time champions in Mato Grosso, returned after 18 years, while Nacional-AM got to 44 in Amazonas after a gap of 10 editions.

Goiás halted an eight-year wait and Botafogo-PB won Paraíba again for the first time since 2019. In Minas Gerais, Cruzeiro claimed a 39th crown, their first since 2019, and denied Atlético a seventh straight title.

In Amapá, Santos ended a seven-year run without silverware, their eighth leaves them one behind local leaders Ypiranga.

Source: Globo.com