KickFlow · Guides
The Brazilian Série A table in English: how to read the 2026 standings
Twenty clubs, 38 rounds, four relegation places and a cluster of continental spots at the top. Brazil's league table tells a great story once you know how to read it. Here is the format, in plain English.
The format
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the Brasileirão, is a straight double round-robin: every club plays every other club home and away, 38 matches each, usually from late March to early December. A win is worth 3 points, a draw 1. There are no playoffs: the club with the most points after round 38 is champion.
The zones, top to bottom
- The title and continental spots: the top of the table qualifies for South America's continental competitions in the following season. The exact cutoffs shift slightly each year, depending on who wins the domestic cup and the continental titles.
- Mid-table: comfortable, until it is not. Three bad rounds can drag a mid-table side into the relegation conversation.
- The relegation zone (17th to 20th), known as the Z4: the bottom four at the end of round 38 drop to Série B. Brazilian fans track this zone as obsessively as the title race.
Tiebreakers
Clubs level on points are separated, in order, by criteria such as number of wins, goal difference and goals scored, followed by head-to-head and disciplinary records. Goal difference decides relegation more often than you would think, which is why a heavy defeat in April can hurt in December.
How to follow the table live
On KickFlow, the Série A table is in English, updates automatically as matches finish and highlights the qualification and relegation zones with color bands, so one glance tells you what is at stake in every fixture. Top scorers update goal by goal while matches are live, and per-team alerts keep you on top of results without watching every match. The app is free, with no ads and no account, for iPhone (iOS 17 or later). Here is why it is built for exactly this.
The Série A table, live and in English, on your iPhone.
