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37-648: The Campeonato Baiano (English: Baiano Championship), also known as the Baianão (Big Baiano), is the state football league of the Brazilian state of Bahia . The championship has been played since 1905 without interruption and is organized by the Federação Bahiana de Futebol (FBF). 10 clubs contest the Campeonato Baiano, typically from January to April, for the title of state champion. It

74-460: A coach (already having three achievements as a player: 3 Cariocas ), having nine titles this century, being tied at the top of this stat with Givanildo , who in turn is also the statewide winner for more different teams in the 21st century (8). Source: RSSSF Brasil Copa do Brasil Initially the Copa do Brasil was contested by 32 clubs. The field increased to 40 in 1996, increased to 69 by

111-438: A coach, the same Givanildo won 18 state teams for 10 teams in 6 FUs , an absolute record: 7 Paraenses , 5 Pernambucanos , 2 Cearenses , 2 Alagoanos , 1 Baiano and 1 Mineiro . This adds up to 30 state commemorations for Givanildo , an isolated record holder. Another big winner is Vanderlei Luxemburgo , who won 14 times for 9 teams in 5 FUs (9 Paulistas , 2 Mineiros , 1 Carioca , 1 Capixaba and 1 Pernambucano ) as

148-542: A new trophy was instituted for the Copa do Brasil. In that same year Sport Recife became the first and so far only club from outside the Southeast Region or the South Region to win the competition. The North Region and Center-West regions have had no representative win the cup so far. Grêmio's victory over Atletico Mineiro in the first leg of the 2016 Copa do Brasil final was the first time ever that

185-578: A regular national championship ( Taça Brasil ) was first established. In recent years, bigger clubs have become increasingly critical of the state leagues, which are often blamed for the lack of space in Brazil's football calendar and have lost most of its old prestige. Smaller clubs, however, are dependent on the state leagues for their financial well-being and largely oppose calls to reduce the number of games or even end state leagues altogether. Because of these championships, some disputes between rivals from

222-491: A visiting club won the first leg of the Copa do Brasil final, in the 28 editions of the competition. The number of participating teams has varied during the competition's history, based on the number of teams that qualify through their state federation's league tournament. From 1989 to 1994, 32 teams participated. That number was increased in 1995 to 36 teams, in 1996 to 40 teams, and in 1997 to 45 teams. 42 teams participated in 1998, 65 in 1999 and 69 in 2000. From 2001 to 2012,

259-575: Is officially called the Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro The club with the most state champions in Brazil is ABC , with 57 titles from Campeonato Potiguar , which gives it the world record for the most titles in the same competition. This team also holds the record for straight titles, ten (between 1932 and 1941), alongside América Mineiro (which won the Campeonato Mineiro successively between 1916 and 1925). Bahia

296-424: Is the second biggest champion and Paysandu , the third. The players most often champions are the left midfielder Quarentinha , with 12 titles, all for Paysandu , between the 1950s and the 1970s, being the one with the most triumphs in a single state and by the same club; defender Durval , who in 2017 also won his 12th state title, in 5 FUs (each for a single team), among trophies accumulated since 2003 between

333-484: Is the second-oldest state football championship of Brazil — just behind the Campeonato Paulista , founded in 1902 — and has been played without interruption since 1905. The biggest winner of the competition is Esporte Clube Bahia , with 50 titles won. First stage : 10 teams are included in one group, playing once only against all teams in the group. The four best teams qualify to the semifinals, while

370-635: The 1989 Campeonato Brasileiro , clubs qualified to the national league through their performances at their state's league. Currently, state championships serve as a pre-season for the Brazilian championship and main season for smaller teams that are not in any national competitions. The state championships run as a parallel league to the main Brazilian Championships . Clubs compete in both Brazilian and state championships simultaneously, and each state league has its own format and divisions with promotion and relegation . Good standings in

407-413: The 2003 Copa do Brasil and the 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro , Cruzeiro won both the domestic cup and domestic league in the same year, a feat that was matched only once in Brazilian football by Atlético Mineiro in 2021. Atlético has also won the 2021 Campeonato Mineiro , their state championship, as Cruzeiro did in 2003, completing the domestic treble (State league, national league and cup). In 2008,

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444-686: The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D , if not in any division above it. 2023 First Division Teams in bold still active. State football leagues in Brazil The Brazilian states football championships ( Portuguese : Campeonatos Estaduais or simply Estaduais ) are the professional adult male football competitions in Brazil that take place between January and April for the Northeast , Central-West , Southeast and South regions. In some states from

481-619: The Campeonato Carioca and not the Campeonato Fluminense ; the second because popular and culturally Carioca is the gentile by which its inhabitants are usually known outside the state of Rio de Janeiro , and the third because there is a traditional club in the state called Fluminense , which could generate complaints from rivals if the championship were so called. Because of this, the Rio state football championship

518-479: The Campeonato Paraibano , Brasiliense , Paranaense , Pernambucano (6) and Paulista (3) championships; the midfielder Givanildo Oliveira , winner of 10 Pernambucanos , as well as a Paulista and a Carioca ; and Jorge Henrique , who is perhaps the player who won in more states, as he was champion 12 times by 8 teams in 8 FUs ( CE , DF , PE (3), PR , RJ , RS (2), SC and SP (2). As

555-1185: The Clássico dos Clássicos and Clássico das Multidões, in Pernambuco ; the Ba-Vi, in Bahia ; the Clássico de Florianópolis and the Clássico do Interior, in Santa Catarina ; Clássico-Rei, in Ceará , between Ceará and Fortaleza , and in Rio Grande do Norte between ABC and América de Natal; the Re-Pa , in Pará ; Clássico das Multidões in Alagoas ; the Super Clássico, in Maranhão ; Rivengo, in Piauí ;

592-567: The North Region , however, it takes place in May or June. One such league, the Campeonato Paulista , which started in 1902, is the oldest football competition in Brazil. All professional football clubs in Brazil play in a state championship, but not all qualify for the national league . The state championships were the first professional competitions formed in Brazil, due economic and geographic reasons and especially long distances between

629-440: The 1990 Copa Libertadores. From 1989 to 1993, the champion of that year took home the trophy. In 1994 it was determined that the club that won the Copa do Brasil three times would have final possession of the cup. This happened in 2001 with Grêmio (after winning in 1994, 1997 and 2001). Thus, for the 2002 Copa do Brasil a new trophy was contested, which remained until 2007 with no club earning its final possession. By winning

666-720: The Brazilian Championship Serie A , Serie B or Serie C qualify for next year's Serie D. Finally, the best teams in each state league can also qualify for regional cups such as the Copa do Nordeste (for Northeastern clubs) and Copa Verde (for clubs from North and Center-West regions). To prepare for the State Championship, divisionless clubs, lacking a full-year calendar, play training games and some choose to face Municipal Selections in different regions. The only state championship that does not use

703-575: The Brazilian Championship. Copa do Brasil is of high importance for the medium and small clubs in these regions who now, at least theoretically, have a path to qualify for the Copa Libertadores. The first edition of the Copa do Brasil took place in 1989. The first goal in the cup's history was scored by Alcindo Sartori in a 2–0 victory by Flamengo over Paysandu . Gremio were the first champion, qualifying to compete in

740-837: The Clássico dos Maiorais, in Paraíba ; Derby Sergipano, in Sergipe ; the Derby do Cerrado, in Goiás ; the Rio-Nal, in Amazonas ; the Clássico dos Gigantes, in Espírito Santo ; between others. State champions and runners-up, and in some states, the highest placed on the state championship table, are automatically qualified to play in the next year's Copa do Brasil . In addition, the highest ranked clubs in each state that do not compete in

777-500: The best placed teams in the previous year's Série A and Série B (or the champion of Copa Libertadores and/or Copa Sudamericana, if it is a Brazilian team) and Copa do Nordeste and Copa Verde's Title Holders will join the Copa do Brasil directly in Round of 16. The Copa do Brasil was created in 1989 to appease the state soccer federations with fewer large and traditional clubs on the national stage, whose representatives would hardly have

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814-425: The competition, resulting in a total of 17 champions. The state with the highest number of titles is São Paulo , with 11. Only two states have champions from more than one city: São Paulo ( Jundiaí , Santo André , Santos and São Paulo ) and Rio Grande do Sul ( Caxias do Sul and Porto Alegre ). Rio de Janeiro (Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama ) and São Paulo (Palmeiras, Corinthians and São Paulo ) are

851-438: The country's main cities and different states, each of the federative units of Brazil created their own football championship. As such, state leagues were the main competition and even after the creation of a proper national championship in 1971 the state leagues remained prestigious and important for Brazilian fans up to the 1980s and 1990s, when national and continental competitions surpassed them in terms of relevance. Before

888-524: The first stage qualify. The champion qualify for the Copa do Nordeste and the Copa do Brasil of the next year, while the second and the third-placed teams also qualify for the national cup. The second place for the Copa do Nordeste goes to the best placed team in the CBF ranking , while the third place in the regional cup also goes according to the CBF ranking. The three best-placed in the competition also qualify for

925-450: The format was consolidated to 64 teams, without teams that participated in the Copa Libertadores that year due to conflict of dates. In 2013, CBF presented a new cup trophy to replace the trophy in dispute since 2008. The champion gets permanent possession of the trophy and an identical trophy will be produced for the following year. Also in 2013, the tournament format was expanded again to 87 teams, which remained through 2014 and 2015. Under

962-520: The last-placed team is relegated to the Second Level. Final stage The four best teams play in a two-legged knockout tie , with the first facing the fourth and the second facing the third placed. The winner of each Semifinal qualify for the Finals, which occur in the same way. The winners of the finals are the champions. In case that two teams end tied after a round, those with the best record in

999-413: The next edition, since they would be qualified for the Copa Libertadores that year. From 2013 to 2015, 87 teams participate in the cup and the teams that compete in the Copa Libertadores join the Copa do Brasil directly in the Round of 16. Also, the best 8 teams from the previous year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A eliminated up to the third round qualify for Copa Sudamericana . In 2016, the competition

1036-422: The official gentile of those born in the state is the one in Rio de Janeiro , since, popularly, the tournament is called Campeonato Carioca ( Carioca is the official gentile of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro ), instead of Campeonato Fluminense . This occurs for three reasons: the first because of tradition, since the big clubs in the state, when Rio de Janeiro was still the capital of Brazil, disputed

1073-400: The only cities with more than two champion clubs. The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties (in the third round onwards). In the first two rounds, the winner is known after a single leg. The first round is played in the lowest ranked team stadium, with the away team having a draw advantage to qualify. Since the tournament's creation in 1989,

1110-578: The opportunity to face big clubs during the year. This concern arose after a decrease in the number of participants in the 1987 Campeonato Brasileiro, when 13 of the biggest clubs in Brazil broke away to form the Copa União (Union Cup) in response to the CBF's financial difficulties. The creation of this competition was designed to promote the state championships in the North, Northeast and Central West regions of Brazil, which were no longer represented in

1147-471: The remaining spot.) The eligible teams to compete in the Copa do Brasil are the previous year's Copa do Brasil champion, the 70 best-placed clubs in the state championships (in which the number of spots per state range from one to five clubs), the top six clubs from the previous year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A , the Copa do Nordeste (Northeast Cup) champion, the Copa Verde (Green Cup) champion,

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1184-694: The same state or city have the same weight or greater than a dispute with the main clubs in other states. These games are called derbies . Some examples are the Fla-Flu and the Clássico dos Milhões , in Rio de Janeiro ; Paulista Derby , Choque Rei , Majestoso and San-São , in São Paulo ; Grenal , in Rio Grande do Sul ; the Clássico Mineiro , in Minas Gerais ; Atle-tiba , in Paraná ;

1221-452: The tables qualify teams for the next year's Copa do Brasil , regional tournaments Copa do Nordeste and Copa Verde , and teams without a national division qualify for the next year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série D . Historically, for economic and geographic reasons, such as long distances between the country's main cities, the state leagues were considered the most important championship for Brazilian clubs, especially before 1959, when

1258-489: The ten highest-ranked clubs in CBF's ranking not already qualified, and two of the following: the Brazilian champion of the most recent Copa Libertadores (if there is one), the Brazilian champion of the most recent Copa Sudamericana (if there is one), the 7th place team of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, or the champion of Campeonato Brasileiro Série B . The 7 Brazilians teams in the Copa Libertadores da América ,

1295-420: The winner of the tournament qualifies for the next year's Copa Libertadores de América . Non-random slots Random slots Non-random slots Random slots The champion can choose to compete in the Copa do Brasil or Série D. The runner-up will take the remaining spot.) Non-random slots Random slots The champion can choose to compete in the Copa do Brasil or Série D. The runner-up will take

1332-521: The year of 2000, and stabilized at 64 after 2001 which it remained at until 2012. Clubs from all 26 Brazilian states and the Federal District participate. From 2001 to 2012, the Copa do Brasil was played in the first half of the year and in those seasons, due to busy scheduling , teams playing in the Copa Libertadores did not participate in the Copa do Brasil during the same year. Thus, the Copa do Brasil champion never defended their title in

1369-586: Was played by 86 clubs. From 2017 to 2020 the cup was contested by 91 teams but in 2021 the number of participants was increased to 92. Since the 2023 edition , the tournament has been sponsored by Betano and is thus known as the Copa Betano do Brasil for sponsorship reasons. Cruzeiro is the most successful club, having won the competition six times, followed by Flamengo and Grêmio with 5 titles, Palmeiras with 4, Corinthians with 3, and Atlético Mineiro with 2. Another 11 clubs have won one edition of

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