2026 Esporte Clube Bahia season

Bahia
2026 season
Chairman	Emerson Ferretti
Manager	Rogério Ceni
Stadium	Arena Fonte Nova
Série A	6th
Baiano	Champions (52nd title)
Copa do Brasil	Fifth round
Copa Libertadores	Second stage
	← 2025 2027 →

The 2026 season will be Bahia's 95th season in the club's history.^[4] Bahia will compete in the Série A, Copa Libertadores, Copa do Brasil and Campeonato Baiano.^[5]

Squad

As of 28 March 2026^[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BRA	Ronaldo
2	DF	BRA	Gilberto
3	DF	BRA	Gabriel Xavier
4	DF	BRA	Kanu
5	MF	URU	Nicolás Acevedo
6	MF	BRA	Jean Lucas (vice-captain)
7	FW	BRA	Ademir
8	MF	BRA	Caio Alexandre
10	MF	BRA	Éverton Ribeiro (captain)
11	MF	BRA	Rodrigo Nestor
12	FW	BRA	Willian José
14	MF	BRA	Erick
15	FW	URU	Michel Araújo
16	FW	BRA	Erick Pulga
21	DF	ARG	Santiago Ramos Mingo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	GK	BRA	Léo Vieira
23	FW	ARG	Mateo Sanabria
25	DF	BRA	Iago Borduchi
27	FW	BRA	Everaldo (on loan from Fluminense)
31	DF	ARG	Román Gómez
33	DF	BRA	David Duarte
34	GK	BRA	João Paulo (on loan from Santos)
43	DF	BRA	Luiz Gustavo
44	DF	BRA	Marcos Victor
46	DF	BRA	Luciano Juba
66	DF	BRA	Zé Guilherme
77	FW	BRA	Ruan Pablo
89	FW	BRA	Dell
99	FW	URU	Kike Olivera (on loan from Grêmio)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Baiano	11 January	7 March	First stage	Winner	11	9	2	0	32	12	+20	081.82
Série A	28 January	2 December	Matchday 1		17	7	5	5	25	23	+2	041.18
Copa Libertadores	17 February	25 February	Second stage	Second stage	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Copa do Brasil	22 April	13 May	Fifth round	Fifth round	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	000.00
Total					32	17	7	8	61	42	+19	053.13

Last updated: 4 June 2026
Source: Competitions

Campeonato Baiano

First stage

11 January 2026 1	Bahia	4–2	Jequié	Salvador
16:00 (UTC-3)	Jota 6' Ruan Pablo 35', 41' Fredi 90+3'	Report	Tiago Recife 23' Nael 63'	Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 18,600 Referee: Marielson Alves Silva

14 January 2026 2	Bahia de Feira	0–3	Bahia	Feira de Santana
19:15 (UTC-3)		Report	Rezende 17' Dell 40' Erick 86'	Stadium: Arena Cajueiro Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Bruno Nogueira Prado

17 January 2026 3	Bahia	3–0	Galícia	Salvador
16:00 (UTC-3)	Erick 44' Iago 45' Kauê 70'	Report		Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 20,631 Referee: Wagner Francisco Silva Souza

20 January 2026 4	Bahia	5–1	Barcelona de Ilhéus	Salvador
19:15 (UTC-3)	Luciano Juba 18' Éverton Ribeiro 26' Willian José 50' Ademir 62', 65'	Report	Matheus Guimarães 52'	Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 18,720 Referee: Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos

25 January 2026 5	Vitória	0–1	Bahia	Salvador
16:00 (UTC-3)		Report	Dell 60'	Stadium: Estádio Manoel Barradas (Barradão) Attendance: 29,843 Referee: Wagner Francisco Silva Souza

1 February 2026 6	Bahia	3–1	Porto	Salvador
18:30 (UTC-3)	Kauê 3' Dell 26' Michel Araújo 45+3'	Report	Luan Rodrigues 36' (pen.)	Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 16,152 Referee: Ricarle Gustavo Gonçalves Batista

8 February 2026 7	Juazeirense	1–1	Bahia	Juazeiro
16:00 (UTC-3)	Adailton Bravo 67' (pen.)	Report	Everaldo 53' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Adauto Moraes Attendance: 2,325 Referee: Eziquiel Sousa Costa

14 February 2026 8	Bahia	2–2	Jacuipense	Salvador
16:00 (UTC-3)	Caio Alexandre 5' Erick 23'	Report	Thiago 36' Gustavo 90+1'	Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 17,312 Referee: Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos

21 February 2026 9	Atlético de Alagoinhas	2–4	Bahia	Salvador
20:00 (UTC-3)	Douglas Pantera 62' Everson Ribeiro 85'	Report	Everaldo 8' Rodrigo Nestor 37' Erick 44' Dell 52'	Stadium: Estádio Governador Roberto Santos (Pituaçu) Referee: Bruno Fernandez Moreira

Final stages

28 February 2026 Semi-final	Bahia	4–2	Juazeirense	Salvador
17:00 (UTC-3)	Willian José 23' (pen.) Erick Pulga 33' Olivera 61' Sanabria 90+2'	Report	Bino 77' Vitinho 87'	Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova)

7 March 2026 Final	Bahia	2–1	Vitória	Salvador
17:00 (UTC-3)	Jean Lucas 53', 65'	Report	Gabriel Baralhas 19'	Stadium: Estádio Manoel Barradas (Barradão) Attendance: 48,261 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Copa Libertadores

Qualifying rounds

Second stage

18 February 2026 (2026-02-18) First leg	O'Higgins	1–0	Bahia	Rancagua, Chile
19:00 UTC−3	González 4'	Report		Stadium: Estadio El Teniente Attendance: 8,282^[7] Referee: Javier Feres (Uruguay)

25 February 2026 (2026-02-25) Second leg	Bahia	2–1 (2–2 agg.) (3–4 p)	O'Higgins	Salvador
19:00 UTC−3	Willian José 1', 45+1'		Castillo 54'	Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina)
	Penalties
	Everaldo Luciano Juba Dell Rodrigo Éverton Ribeiro		González Castillo Pavez Vecino Brizuela

Copa do Brasil

Fifth round

22 April 2026 First leg	Bahia	1–3	Remo	Salvador
19:00 (UTC-3)	Willian José 22'	Report	Tchamba 17' Yago Pikachu 74' (pen.) Alef Manga 90+5'	Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 31,147 Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano

13 May 2026 Second leg	Remo	2–1 (2-5 agg.)	Bahia	Belém
21:30 (UTC-3)	Patrick 35' Picco 90'	Report	Erick 22'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico do Pará (Mangueirão) Attendance: 22,461 Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza

Série A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Athletico Paranaense	18	9	3	6	24	18	+6	30	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
5	Red Bull Bragantino	18	9	2	7	25	19	+6	29	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
6	Bahia	17	7	5	5	25	23	+2	26	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
7	Coritiba	18	7	5	6	24	24	0	26
8	São Paulo	18	7	4	7	23	20	+3	25

Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2026. Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.^[8]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
17	7	5	5	25	23	+2	26	3	4	2	14	10	+4	4	1	3	11	13	−2

Last updated: 4 June 2026.
Source: CBF

Matches

28 January 2026 1	Corinthians	1–2	Bahia	Santos
20:00 (UTC-3)	Bidon 12'	Report	Jean Lucas 32' Willian José 45+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Urbano Caldeira (Vila Belmiro) Attendance: 13,788 Referee: Anderson Daronco
Note: Match was moved forward from original date of 29 January and relocated from Neo Química Arena due to Corinthians' participation in the 2026 Supercopa do Brasil.^[9]

5 February 2026 2	Bahia	1–1	Fluminense	Salvador
19:00 (UTC-3)	Olivera 78'	Report	John Kennedy 20'	Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 40,424 Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan

11 February 2026 3	Vasco da Gama	0–1	Bahia	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 (UTC-3)		Report	Luciano Juba 22'	Stadium: Estádio Vasco da Gama (São Januário) Attendance: 11,477 Referee: Paulo César Zanovelli da Silva

25 February 2026 4	Bahia	–	Chapecoense	Salvador
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova)

11 March 2026 5	Bahia	1–1	Vitória	Salvador
20:00 (UTC-3)	Jean Lucas 45+6'	Report	Ramon 45+2'	Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 46,632 Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein

15 March 2026 6	Internacional	0–1	Bahia	Porto Alegre
16:00 (UTC-3)		Report	Willian José 22'	Stadium: Estádio José Pinheiro Borda (Beira-Rio) Attendance: 16,574 Referee: Fernando Antonio Mendes

18 March 2026 7	Bahia	2–0	Red Bull Bragantino	Salvador
19:00 (UTC-3)	Luciano Juba 16' Erick 40'	Report		Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 27,857 Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel

22 March 2026 8	Remo	4–1	Bahia	Belém
16:00 (UTC-3)	Vitor Bueno 45+8' Gabriel Taliari 48', 57' Jajá 82'	Report	Everaldo 32'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico do Pará (Mangueirão) Attendance: 22,447 Referee: João Vitor Gobi

1 April 2026 9	Bahia	3–0	Athletico Paranaense	Salvador
20:00 (UTC-3)	Everaldo 2', 34' Luciano Juba 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 29,316 Referee: Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro

5 April 2026 10	Bahia	1–2	Palmeiras	Salvador
19:30 (UTC-3)	David Duarte 59'	Report	Arias 42' Ramos Mingo 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 41,645 Referee: Lucas Casagrande

11 April 2026 11	Mirassol	1–2	Bahia	Mirassol
18:30 (UTC-3)	David Duarte 13' (o.g.)	Report	Luciano Juba 64' (pen.) Sanabria 88'	Stadium: Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia Attendance: 4,276 Referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva

19 April 2026 12	Flamengo	2–0	Bahia	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 (UTC-3)	de Arrascaeta 16' Lucas Paquetá 79'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Attendance: 64,565 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

25 April 2026 13	Bahia	2–2	Santos	Salvador
18:30 (UTC-3)	Luciano Juba 76' Willian José 83'	Report	Rollheiser 22' (pen.), 45+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 45,813 Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel

3 May 2026 14	São Paulo	2–2	Bahia	Bragança Paulista
16:00 (UTC-3)	Artur 17' Ferreirinha 73'	Report	Luciano Juba 62' Erick 90+7'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques Attendance: 9,390 Referee: Davi De Oliveira Lacerda

9 May 2026 15	Bahia	1–2	Cruzeiro	Salvador
21:00 (UTC-3)	Luciano Juba 27' (pen.)	Report	Kauã Moraes 41' Kaique Kenji 86'	Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 30,423 Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima

17 May 2026 16	Bahia	1–1	Grêmio	Salvador
16:00 (UTC-3)	Sanabria 72'	Report	Viery 62'	Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 26,927 Referee: Fernando Salles Nascimento Filho

25 May 2026 17	Coritiba	3–2	Bahia	Curitiba
20:00 (UTC-3)	Bruno Melo 56' Lavega 65' Breno Lopes 68'	Report	Tiago Cóser 26' (o.g.) Everaldo 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Major Antônio (Couto Pereira) Attendance: 20,680 Referee: Anderson Daronco

30 May 2026 18	Bahia	2–1	Botafogo	Salvador
17:30 (UTC-3)	Ferraresi 57' (o.g.) David Duarte 90+2'	Report	Huguinho 7'	Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova) Attendance: 25,249 Referee: Davi de Oliveira Lacerda

22 July 2026 19	Atlético Mineiro	–	Bahia	Belo Horizonte
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Arena MRV

26 July 2026 20	Bahia	–	Corinthians	Salvador
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova)

29 July 2026 21	Fluminense	–	Bahia	Rio de Janeiro
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)

9 August 2026 22	Bahia	–	Vasco da Gama	Salvador
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova)

16 August 2026 23	Chapecoense	–	Bahia	Chapecó
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Arena Condá

23 August 2026 24	Vitória	–	Bahia	Salvador
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Estádio Manoel Barradas (Barradão)

30 August 2026 25	Bahia	–	Internacional	Salvador
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova)

6 September 2026 26	Red Bull Bragantino	–	Bahia	Bragança Paulista
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques

13 September 2026 27	Bahia	–	Remo	Salvador
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova)

20 September 2026 28	Athletico Paranaense	–	Bahia	Curitiba
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Estádio Mario Celso Petraglia (Arena da Baixada)

7 October 2026 29	Palmeiras	–	Bahia	São Paulo
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Allianz Parque

11 October 2026 30	Bahia	–	Mirassol	Salvador
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova)

18 October 2026 31	Bahia	–	Flamengo	Salvador
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova)

25 October 2026 32	Santos	–	Bahia	Santos
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Estádio Urbano Caldeira (Vila Belmiro)

28 October 2026 33	Bahia	–	São Paulo	Salvador
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova)

4 November 2026 34	Cruzeiro	–	Bahia	Belo Horizonte
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão)

18 November 2026 35	Grêmio	–	Bahia	Porto Alegre
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Arena do Grêmio

22 November 2026 36	Bahia	–	Coritiba	Salvador
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova)

29 November 2026 37	Botafogo	–	Bahia	Rio de Janeiro
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos (Engenhão)

2 December 2026 38	Bahia	–	Atlético Mineiro	Salvador
(UTC-3)				Stadium: Casa de Apostas (Arena Fonte Nova)

References

↑ "Brasileirão 2026: CBF divulga tabela e regulamento com novas regras" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
↑ "Emerson Ferretti é eleito novo presidente do Bahia" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte Brasil. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
↑ "Após primeiros títulos, Ceni vai para ano em que pode se tornar 2º técnico com mais jogos no Bahia" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 December 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
↑ "Bahia volta a fazer pré-temporada em casa após dois anos na Europa" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
↑ "Campeonato Baiano 2026: FBF divulga tabela detalhada da 1ª fase com Ba-Vi dia 25 de janeiro" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
↑ "Futebol - Elenco profissional" (in Portuguese). E.C. Bahia. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
↑ "O'Higgins 1-0 Bahia (18 de fev, 2026) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
↑ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2026" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 15 December 2025.
↑ "Corinthians e Santos fazem acordo para jogos na Vila e na Neo Química Arena; entenda". onefootball.com. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.

[1] "Brasileirão 2026: CBF divulga tabela e regulamento com novas regras" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2026.

[2] "Emerson Ferretti é eleito novo presidente do Bahia" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte Brasil. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2026.

[3] "Após primeiros títulos, Ceni vai para ano em que pode se tornar 2º técnico com mais jogos no Bahia" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 December 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2026.

[4] "Bahia volta a fazer pré-temporada em casa após dois anos na Europa" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2026.

[5] "Campeonato Baiano 2026: FBF divulga tabela detalhada da 1ª fase com Ba-Vi dia 25 de janeiro" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2026.

[6] "Futebol - Elenco profissional" (in Portuguese). E.C. Bahia. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

[7] "O'Higgins 1-0 Bahia (18 de fev, 2026) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 18 February 2025.

[8] "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2026" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 15 December 2025.

[9] "Corinthians e Santos fazem acordo para jogos na Vila e na Neo Química Arena; entenda". onefootball.com. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.

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