The 2026 season is the 117th season in the history of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. It covers the period from January 2026 to December 2026. There was a mid-season break due to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in June–July.
Corinthians is coming off a successful campaign by achieving a national double after winning the Copa do Brasil (fourth overall) and state league (31st overall). The club made its return to the Supercopa do Brasil, as the competition was not held between 1992 and 2019 (a period in which Corinthians won six league titles and three cup titles).
This season marked the first major change in years at the Brazilian football calendar. The Brasileirão started in January, before the end of the state leagues. The Copa do Brasil was restructured to feature more teams (with all clubs from the Série A joining the competition later than usual), as well as having its final match in a neutral venue. The state leagues also had a major reduction in matchdays to better accommodate the calendar.
Background Board and management changes On 23 December 2025, the club announced the resignation of football executive director Fabinho Soldado via a mutual agreement. He was in charge of the position since January 2024. Four days later, then CEO of Fortaleza Marcelo Paz was announced as his substitute.
On 13 April, Júlio César (who previously joined the club's youth squad as a goalkeeper in 2002 and played for the club between 2005 and 2014) was announced as the new football manager. He will work alongside Paz to integrate the athletes and technical staff with the executive portion of the football department.
Kits Supplier: Nike / Main sponsor: Esportes da Sorte (until 5 October)
+ Kits from the 2026 season
+ Kits from the 2025 season
Kit information This is Nike's 24th year supplying Corinthians kit, having taken over from Topper at the beginning of the 2003 season. The deal was renewed for another 10 seasons in June 2025.
Home: The club revealed their new home kit for the 2026 season on 8 May. The kit maintains Corinthians's traditional colours of black and white. The shirt's body and sleeves are white, with black details based on Nike's main template for the season, and is complemented by black shorts and white socks. The new kit pays tribute to the 50th anniversary of the "Corinthian Invasion" (pt-br / Invasão Corinthiana) in 1976, when thousands of Corinthians fans (estimated between 40,000 and 70,000) traveled from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro to watch the match against Fluminense at the Maracanã Stadium, in that year's national championship semifinals. The Corinthians' crest is the same one used during that time, returning to its regular position on the left chest, while the Nike logo also returns to the right chest. Away: Corinthians' away kit was released on 8 May as well and it also pays tribute to the 50th anniversary of the iconic match. The shirt features the classic black design with white stripes, including the sleeves, marking that layout's return since the 2023 season. It is expected to be complemented by black or white shorts and black socks. Third: On 18 September, Corinthians released their third kit. The kit maintains the Invasão Corinthiana theme as it pays homage to Tobias, who played for the club between 1974 and 1980. He was the club's goalkeeper during the match and one of its heroes as he saved two penalties during the penalty shoot-out to help qualify Corinthians to the finals. It resembles Tobias' 1976 kit with a light blue shirt and socks, alongside black shorts. The kit will make its debut in a home match against Fluminense, the opponent of the original match. Despite being designed for the outfield players, the goalkeepers will be responsible for wearing the kit on its first match. GK: The new goalkeeper kits are based on Nike's goalkeeper template for the season. The club's crest is also the same one used in other kits mentioned above.
Kit usage
Kit Combination Usage Kits from the 2026 season Home White shirt, black shorts and white socks. Home alt1 White shirt, white shorts and white socks. Home alt2 White shirt, white shorts and black socks. Home alt3 White shirt, black shorts and black socks. Away Black shirt with white stripes, black shorts and black socks. Away alt.1 Black shirt with white stripes, white shorts and black socks. Away alt.2 Black shirt with white stripes, white shorts and white socks. Third Light blue shirt, black shorts and light blue socks. Third alt. Light blue shirt, light blue shorts and light blue socks. Goalkeeper1 Purple shirt, purple shorts and purple socks. Goalkeeper2 Grey shirt, grey shorts and grey socks. Goalkeeper3 Black shirt, black shorts and black socks.
Kit Combination Usage Kits from the 2025 season Home White shirt with black sleeves, black shorts and white socks. Home alt.1 White shirt with black sleeves, white shorts and white socks. Home alt.2 White shirt with black sleeves, black shorts and black socks. Away Black shirt with white sleeves, black shorts and black socks. Away alt. Black shirt with white sleeves, white shorts and white socks. Third Black shirt, black shorts and black socks; all details in orange Goalkeeper1 Yellow shirt, yellow shorts and yellow socks. Goalkeeper2 Black shirt, black shorts and black socks. Goalkeeper3 Orange shirt, orange shorts and orange socks.
Squad
Squad number changes Notes: Squad numbers last updated on 21 February 2026. Player* – Player who joined Corinthians permanently or on loan during the season. Player† – Player who departed Corinthians permanently or on loan during the season.
Player Previous player to wear number Notes Breno Bidon MF 27 7 Maycon (2025) Maycon departed the club (December 2025) Vitinho MF 29 11 Ángel Romero (2025) Romero departed the club (December 2025) Pedro Raul FW — 18 Paulinho (2024) Paulinho changed his number (April 2024) Gabriel Paulista* DF — 20 Pedro Raul (2025) Pedro Raul left on loan (February 2025) Matheus Pereira* MF — 23 Fagner (2024) Fagner left on loan (January 2025) Gabriel Paulista* DF 20 3 Félix Torres (2025) Torres left on loan (January 2026) Pedro Milans* DF — 20 Gabriel Paulista (2026) Gabriel Paulista took the number 3 shirt (January 2026) João Pedro DF 47 4 Caetano (2024) Caetano departed the club (January 2025) Kaio César* FW — 37 Ryan (2026) Ryan left on loan (January 2026) Allan* MF — 29 Vitinho (2025) Vitinho took the number 11 shirt (January 2026) Zakaria Labyad* MF — 52 Fernando Vera (2025) Vera returned to the youth squad (Mid 2025) Jesse Lingard* MF — 77 Igor Coronado (2025) Coronado departed the club (June 2025)
Managerial changes On 5 April, Dorival Júnior was fired right after a 1–0 home defeat against Internacional, which extended the club's winless run to nine matches.
The following day, Fernando Diniz was announced as the club's new manager. He previously played for the club as a midfielder between 1997 and 1998.
Manager Signed fromDate of signingDate of departureSigned withSource Dorival JúniorFree agent28 April 20255 April 2026 — Fernando DinizFree agent6 April 2026 — —
Transfers Transfers in #Position:PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateTeamSource20 Gabriel Paulista BeşiktaşFree transfer (Rescinded contract)First team Diego Palacios Karpaty LvivLoan cancelledFirst team20 Pedro Milans PeñarolFree transfer (End of contract)First team Juninho Maxline VitebskLoan cancelledAcademy26 Fabrizio AngileriFree agentFree transferFirst team52 Zakaria LabyadFree agentFree transferFirst team77 Jesse LingardFree agentFree transferFirst team Léo Mana CriciúmaEnd of loanFirst team10 Memphis DepayFree agentFree transferFirst team
Loans in #Position Player Loaned fromDate Loan expires TeamSource23 Matheus Pereira Fortaleza16 January 202631 December 2026First team37 Kaio César Al-Hilal29 January 202631 December 2026First team29 Allan Flamengo11 February 202631 December 2026First team
Transfers out
#Position Player Transferred toFee Date TeamSource50 Cadu ConfiançaFree transfer (Rescinded contract)Academy11 Ángel Romero Boca JuniorsFree transfer (End of contract)First team26 Fabrizio AngileriFree agentEnd of contractFirst team Fagner CruzeiroFree transfer (Rescinded contract)First team Arthur Borghi Hellas VeronaFree transfer (Rescinded contract)Academy22 Héctor Hernández Gil VicenteFree transfer (Rescinded contract)First team Fernando Vera Zalaegerszegi TEFree transfer (Rescinded contract)Academy Juninho FK IMTFree transfer (Rescinded contract)Academy Thomas Lisboa Tartu JK TammekaFree transfer (Rescinded contract)Academy70 José Andrés MartínezFree agentRescinded contractFirst team Guilherme Gama Athletico ParanaenseFree transfer (Rescinded contract)Academy Rodrigão CearáFree transfer (Rescinded contract)Academy Denner Chelsea€10,000,000 Academy Yago Gonçalves CamboriúFree transfer (Rescinded contract)Academy10 Memphis DepayFree agentEnd of contractFirst team
Loans out #Position Player Loaned toDate Loan expires TeamSource3 Félix Torres Internacional18 January 202631 December 2026First team Diego Palacios Universidad Católica21 January 202631 December 2026First team37 Ryan Fortaleza21 January 202631 December 2026First team32 Matheus Donelli Shabab Al Ahli8 February 202631 December 2026First team25 Cacá Vitória26 February 202631 December 2026First team Gabriel Caipira Betim4 March 202631 December 2026 Academy Favela Żabbar St Patrick2 September 202630 June 2027Academy Luiz Eduardo Santos11 September 202631 August 2027Academy Lucas Molina Avaí16 September 202631 August 2027Academy
Squad statistics
No.Pos.NameCampeonato BrasileiroCopa do BrasilSupercopa do BrasilCampeonato PaulistaCopa LibertadoresTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Hugo Souza240301090100470302DF Matheuzinho21 (2)140105 (3)09040 (5)1913DF Gabriel Paulista20130114 (2)010038 (1)2804DF João Pedro4 (1)10000300 (1)07 (2)1105DF André Ramalho6 (1)0100 (1)0710 (1)014 (3)1607MF Breno Bidon22 (3)230106 (2)19141 (5)41308MF Rodrigo Garro20 (6)3300 (1)04 (2)09 (1)036 (10)31009FW Yuri Alberto16 (1)31 (1)1113 (4)25 (1)126 (7)84010FW Memphis Depay9 (3)100103 (1)03 (1)016 (5)12011MF Vitinho4 (4)00 (1)0005 (5)10 (2)09 (12)11013DF Gustavo Henrique2324110611034477014MF Raniele22 (1)22 (1)0105 (2)07137 (4)38118MF Pedro Raul4 (10)12 (2)1001 (7)03 (7)010 (26)22019MF André Carrillo12 (9)00 (2)0103 (2)03 (6)019 (19)07020DF Pedro Milans6 (1)00000301010 (1)00021DF Matheus Bidu21 (1)32 (1)0107 (2)09040 (4)36023MF Matheus Pereira7 (13)01 (2)00 (1)04 (1)01 (1)013 (18)07026DF Fabrizio Angileri6 (4)1200000109 (4)14029MF Allan12 (9)02 (2)000305 (2)022 (13)09231FW Kayke2 (4)010001 (4)1216 (8)20035MF Charles4 (1)0000 (1)05 (1)00 (2)09 (5)02037FW Kaio César10 (6)22 (2)00 (1)0105 (3)118 (12)34040GK Felipe Longo0000001000100046DF Hugo0000003000300048MF Guilherme Amorim0000000000000049MF André13 (5)33010825 (1)030 (6)55251GK Kauê4010000000502052MF Zakaria Labyad2 (9)10 (2)000001 (3)13 (14)21054MF Luiz Gustavo0000001000101055DF Iago Machado2000000000200056FW Gui Negão2 (9)110006 (1)10 (1)09 (11)22059DF João Vitor0000000 (1)0000 (1)00061MF Dieguinho3 (12)11 (2)0001 (6)10 (2)05 (22)20064FW Luizinho0000000000000067FW Nícollas0000000000000077MF Jesse Lingard7 (10)02 (2)100002 (6)111 (18)24080MF Alex Santana0 (1)0000000000 (1)00081GK Pietro0000000000000084DF Yago Melo00000000000000 Players transferred out during the season25DF Cacá0000001000101032GK Matheus Donelli0000000000000037MF Ryan0000000 (1)0000 (1)00070MF José Andrés Martínez00000000000000
Goals
RankPlayerBRCBSBCPCLTotal1 Yuri Alberto3112182 Gustavo Henrique2101373 André3002054 Breno Bidon2001145 Rodrigo Garro300003 Kaio César20001 Matheus Bidu30000 Raniele200019 Dieguinho100102 Gabriel Paulista10100 Gui Negão10010 Kayke00011 Zakaria Labyad10001 Jesse Lingard01001 Pedro Raul1100016 André Ramalho000101 Fabrizio Angileri10000 Memphis Depay10000 João Pedro10000 Matheuzinho10000 Vitinho00010Own goals000000Total2942111056
Assists