How Brazil's federation rankings allocated 102 Copa do Brasil places

Points determine rank, and rank determines a band

São Paulo led with 93,528 points and Rio de Janeiro followed with 61,308. Both received six state-route places because both were in the first band. The points gap measures the difference in the ranking, while the regulation gives identical places within that band. Source 1 Source 2

Four bands add to 102 places

The first two federations received six each. Ranks 3 to 5 received five each, ranks 6 to 14 received four each and ranks 15 to 27 received three each. The arithmetic is 12 plus 15 plus 36 plus 39, which equals 102. Source 2

Other routes fill the rest of the draw

Article 2 also reserves 20 places for Série A clubs and four through another national competition route. The state allocation describes one entry mechanism in the 126-team competition. An individual state can also have clubs that enter by those separate routes. Source 2

How to read the map

IBGE's municipal-seat coordinates place one representative pin at each leading state capital. The numbers describe the state federation, including affiliated clubs outside the capital. The locations are a geographic reference for the ranking and allocations. Source 3 Source 1 Source 2

Sources

• CBF 2026 National Ranking of Federations
• CBF Copa do Brasil 2026 specific regulations, Article 2
• IBGE, geographic coordinates of state-capital municipalities, Table 1.5