The 2026 Copa Centro-Oeste finals was the final two-legged tie that decided the 2026 Copa Centro-Oeste, the 5th season of the Copa Centro-Oeste, Brazil's regional cup football tournament organised by the Brazilian Football Confederation. The 2026 edition marked the return of the competition, which has not been held since 2002.
The finals were contested between Anápolis, from Goiás, and Rio Branco, from Espírito Santo.
Anápolis defeated Rio Branco 4–2 on aggregate to win their first title and a place in the third round of the 2027 Copa do Brasil and earned the right to play against 2026 Copa Norte winners Paysandu in the 2026 Copa Verde.
Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) AnápolisNone Rio BrancoNone
Road to the final Note: In all scores below, the score of the finalist is given first. AnápolisRound Rio BrancoOpponentVenueScoreOpponentVenueScoreGroup stage Vila NovaAway1–1 Semi-finals GamaAway1–0
Format The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
Matches
First leg
GK12 RavelDF2 RubinhoDF13 Kauan MartinsDF14 Igor SouzaDF16 Júlio GouvêaMF15 Kauan Guilherme MF8 Vitor Fonseca MF10 JuninhoFW7 Matheus Lagoa (c) FW11 Fernandinho FW19 Fernando Viana Substitutes:GK23 Victor HugoDF3 HélderDF33 Robson ReisMF5 Mila MF17 Gabriel BatistaMF18 GharibMF20 Luiz FelipeMF26 Cássio Gabriel MF41 João Borim FW9 Gonzalo FW21 RodriguinhoFW27 Gustavo Henrique Coach: Evaristo Piza GK42 Andrey (c)DF14 Matheus CasteloDF4 Darlan DF3 Matheus MegaMF33 Bruno Peres MF16 Ruan MF10 Gui Mendes MF17 Tenner MF6 Kaio CristianFW25 David LopesFW26 Breno MeloSubstitutes:GK12 Gabriel BernardDF2 Thainler DF5 Carlos VenturaDF22 Murilo HenriqueMF8 Natham MF88 Alex Galo FW9 Neto Oliveira FW19 Rafael Coach: Rodrigo César Assistant referees: Leandro dos Santos Ruberdo (Mato Grosso do Sul) Marcelo Grando (Mato Grosso do Sul) Fourth official: Anderson Ribeiro Gonçalves (Goiás) Fifth official: Jordana Pereira Batista (Goiás) Video assistant referee: Philip Georg Bennett (Rio de Janeiro) Assistant video assistant referee: José Reinaldo Nascimento Júnior (Distrito Federal) Rafael Martins Diniz (Distrito Federal)
Second leg
GK42 Andrey (c)DF33 Bruno Peres DF14 Matheus Castelo DF5 Rafael VazDF6 Kaio CristianMF22 Murilo Henrique MF8 Natham MF16 Ruan MF26 Breno MeloFW7 Rodrigo Carioca FW20 Victor Braga Substitutes:GK1 Fernando Henrique GK12 Gabriel BernardDF2 Thainler DF3 Matheus MegaDF13 Carlos Ventura DF23 IversonMF15 Daniel BôazMF17 TennerMF18 EdmílsonFW19 Rafael FW25 David Lopes Coach: Rodrigo César GK12 RavelDF2 RubinhoDF14 Igor SouzaDF5 Rafael CostaDF6 LeonanMF13 Kauan Martins MF15 Kauan Guilherme MF10 Juninho FW7 Matheus Lagoa (c) FW11 Fernandinho FW19 Fernando VianaSubstitutes:GK23 Victor Hugo DF3 HélderDF16 Júlio GouvêaMF5 Mila MF8 Vitor Fonseca MF20 Luiz FelipeMF26 Cássio Gabriel MF41 João Borim FW9 Gonzalo FW21 RodriguinhoFW27 Gustavo HenriqueCoach: Evaristo Piza Assistant referees: Luan Patrique Pereira da Silva (Amapá) Inácio Barreto da Camara (Amapá) Fourth official: Wesley Silva dos Santos (Espírito Santo) Fifth official: Vagner Nascimento (Espírito Santo) Video assistant referee: José Cláudio Rocha Filho (São Paulo) Assistant video assistant referee: Ciro Chaban Junqueira (Distrito Federal) Thiago do Carmo Brasil (Rondônia)
See also 2026 Copa do Nordeste 2026 Copa Sul-Sudeste 2026 Copa Norte 2026 Copa Verde
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