The 2026 Taça das Favelas Mato Grosso crowned its champions on Saturday at Estádio Dito Souza in Várzea Grande. Unidos do Alto da Boa Vista won the women’s competition with a 3-0 victory over Nova Era Cáceres, while Jardim Florianópolis took the men’s title by defeating Cohab Celestino.
The Alto da Boa Vista side, from Cuiabá, secured the women’s trophy with a three-goal margin over its opponents from Cáceres.
Jardim Florianópolis reached the men’s final after beating Osmar Cabral 3-0 in the semifinal. Cohab Celestino earned its place in the decider with a comeback win over Morro de Nossa Senhora do Livramento.
The finals concluded the state stage of the tournament. The winning players and individual standouts will be considered for Mato Grosso’s teams at the national Taça das Favelas competition, known as Favelão, which is scheduled to take place in Curitiba, Paraná.
The 2026 edition featured 28 teams: 16 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams. It was organized by the Central Única das Favelas de Mato Grosso (CUFA-MT), the state’s Secretariat of Culture, Sport and Leisure (Secel-MT), and the Association for Social Development of Favelas, with TV Centro América as promoter. In 2025, Mapim won the men’s title and Novo Colorado claimed the women’s championship.
Sources: Globo Esporte.