The 2026 Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1, better known as the 2026 Campeonato Gaúcho (officially the Gauchão Superbet 2026 for sponsorship reasons), was the 106th season of Rio Grande do Sul's top flight football league. The competition was played from 10 January to 8 March 2026, with 12 clubs contesting the tournament.
Internacional are the defending champions.
Format For the Qualifying Phase, the teams were divided into 2 groups, with 6 participants each, according to a draw held during the Technical Council. In the Qualifying Phase, the teams from one group will play against the teams from the other group, in a single round, with no matches between teams from the same group. The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the Quarter-Final Phase. The teams ranked 5th and 6th in each group at the end of the Qualifying Phase will compete in the 9th to 12th Quadrangular for permanence in the 1st division. The Quarter-Final Phase will bring together the 4 best-placed teams from each group in the Qualifying Phase, divided into 4 groups, where the teams will face each other in a single game, competing for places in the Semi-Final. The home field advantage for the single game of the Quarter-Final Phase will belong to the teams ranked 1st and 2nd in each group at the end of the Qualifying Phase. The four teams eliminated in the Quarter-Final Phase will compete for the Farroupilha Trophy, whose winner will secure a spot in the 2027 Copa do Brasil.
The Semi-Final Phase will bring together the 4 winning teams from the Quarter-Final Phase matches, divided into 2 groups, where they will face each other in 2 games (home and away), to determine the teams that qualify for the Final Phase.
The home advantage for the second game of the Semi-Final Phase will belong to the two teams with the best records among the competitors in this phase, in the sum of the Qualifying Phase with the points earned in the Quarter-Final Phase.
SEMIFINAL 1 - GROUP “G” – 4th best record vs. 1st best record SEMIFINAL 2 - GROUP “H” – 3rd best record vs. 2nd best record The Final will be played over two legs (home and away) between the winning teams of Semi-final 1 and Semi-final 2. The home advantage for the second leg of the Final will go to the team that has had the best record since the Qualifying Phase, adding the points obtained in the Quarter-final and Semi-final phases.
Teams A total of 12 teams competed in the 2026 Série A1 season. ClubCityStadiumCapacityPos. in 20251st seasonTitlesLast titleFirst title Avenida Santa Cruz do Sul Estádio dos Eucaliptos 3,600 9th 1979 — — — Caxias Caxias do Sul Centenário 22,132 4th 1961 1 2000 2000 Grêmio Porto Alegre Arena do Grêmio 55,662 2nd 1919 43 2024 1922 Guarany de Bagé Bagé Estrela D'Alva 10,000 6th 1919 2 1938 1920 Internacional Porto Alegre Beira-Rio 50,128 1st 1927 46 2025 1927 Internacional de Santa Maria Santa Maria Presidente Vargas 12,000 2nd (2nd division) 1954 — — — Juventude Caxias do Sul Alfredo Jaconi 19,924 3rd 1925 1 1998 1998 Monsoon Porto Alegre Estádio do Vale 5,196 8th 2025 — — — Novo Hamburgo Novo Hamburgo Estádio do Vale 5,196 1st (2nd division) 1930 1 2017 2017 São José Porto Alegre Passo D'Areia 10,646 10th 1961 — — — São Luiz Ijuí 19 de Outubro 5,217 7th 1974 — — — Ypiranga Erechim Colosso da Lagoa 22,000 5th 1968 — — —
Personnel ClubHead coach Avenida Gabriel Dutra Caxias Fernando Marchiori Grêmio Luís Castro Guarany de Bagé Wiliam Campos Internacional Paulo Pezzolano Internacional de Santa Maria Bruno Coutinho Juventude Maurício Barbieri Monsoon Paulo Baier Novo Hamburgo Rogério Zimmermann São José Gabardo Júnior São Luiz Paulo Henrique Marques Ypiranga Raul Cabral
First stage
Group A
Group B
Relegation stage
Standings and Results
Troféu Farroupilha
Bracket
Knockout stage Quarter-finals The matches was played on 6–9 February 2026.
Semi-finals The first legs was played on 15 February 2026, and the second legs was played on 21–22 February 2026.
Match C1
Match C2
Finals The first legs was played on 1 March 2026, and the second legs was played on 8 March 2026.
Match G1 First leg
Second leg
Statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoal WellissonAvenida Fabinho PolhãoMonsoon Carlos ViníciusGrêmio Rafael BorréInternacional Luam ParedeNovo Hamburgo
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