The 2026 Campeonato Baiano (officially the Baianão A Mansão Green 2026 for sponsorship reasons) was the 122nd edition of Bahia's top professional football league organized by FBF. The competition began on 10 January and ended on 7 March 2026. Bahia were the defending champions.
The champions and the runners-up will qualify for the 2027 Copa do Brasil and the 2027 Copa do Nordeste. The third place will also qualify for 2027 Copa do Brasil. Format In the first stage, each team will play the other nine teams in a single round-robin tournament. Top four teams will advance to the semi-finals. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the 2027 Campeonato Baiano Série B.
The final stages will be played on a single-leg basis, with the best overall performance team hosting the leg. If tied, the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners.
Champions and runners-up will qualify for the 2027 Copa do Brasil and 2027 Copa do Nordeste, while third place will also qualify for the 2027 Copa do Brasil. The champions of the 2027 Copa Governador will earn the fourth Copa do Brasil berth. Top three teams not already qualified for 2027 Série A, Série B or Série C will qualify for 2027 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
Teams ClubHome cityManager2025 positionAtlético de AlagoinhasAlagoinhasSérgio Araújo4thBahiaSalvadorRogério Ceni1stBahia de FeiraFeira de SantanaJoão Carlos Ângelo1st Barcelona de IlhéusIlhéusPaulo Salles8thGalíciaSalvadorEdson Fabiano2nd JacuipenseRiachão do JacuípeRodrigo Ribeiro3rdJequiéJequiéRodrigo Fonseca7thJuazeirenseJuazeiroCarlos Rabello6thPortoPorto SeguroSandro5thVitóriaSalvadorJair Ventura2nd
First stage Group 1
Final stage Bracket
Semi-finals
Group 2
Bahia advanced to the final.
Group 3
Vitória advanced to the final.
Final
Group 4
GK1 RonaldoDF31 Román Gómez DF3 Gabriel XavierDF21 Santiago Ramos Mingo DF46 Luciano JubaMF5 Nicolás AcevedoMF6 Jean Lucas MF10 Éverton Ribeiro (c) FW7 Ademir FW16 Erick Pulga FW12 Willian JoséSubstitutes:GK34 João PauloDF25 Iago BorduchiDF43 Luiz GustavoDF83 Fredi LippertMF11 Rodrigo Nestor MF14 Erick MF63 David Martins MF67 Wendel PassosFW23 Mateo Sanabria FW27 EveraldoFW89 DellFW99 Cristian Olivera Coach: Rogério Ceni GK1 Lucas ArcanjoDF45 Nathan Mendes DF26 Edenílson DF4 CamutangaDF43 EduDF13 RamonMF44 Baralhas (c)MF6 Emmanuel Martínez MF10 MatheuzinhoFW33 Erick FW79 Renato Kayzer Substitutes:GK22 Gabriel VasconcelosDF5 RiccieliDF77 NerisDF83 JamersonDF98 Mateus Silva MF8 Ronald LopesMF62 PabloFW7 Marinho FW11 Osvaldo FW17 Aitor Cantalapiedra FW20 Lucas SilvaFW23 Fabri Coach: Jair Ventura Assistant referees: Luanderson Lima dos Santos Daniella Coutinho Pinto Fourth official: Wagner Francisco Silva Souza Fifth official: Patrícia dos Reis do Nascimento Video assistant referee: Caio Max Augusto Vieira (Goiás) Assistant video assistant referees: Elicarlos Franco de Oliveira Emerson Souza Silva
Overall table
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