The Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense is the
football
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league of the state of
Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, and ...
,
Brazil
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. Before 1979, the Sul-Mato-Grossense clubs competed in the
Campeonato Mato-Grossense
Campeonato Mato-Grossense is the football league of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is organized by the Mato Grosso State Football Federation.
Format
First Division 2006
First stage:
*The teams are divided in two groups of six teams.
*Dou ...
, because
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP.
Neighboring ...
and Mato Grosso do Sul were a single state.
Format
Serie A
*First Stage: double
round-robin, in which all teams play each other home-and-away games.
*Second Stage: home-and-away
playoff
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s between the top 4 teams in the first stage.
The winner of second stage is crowned the champion.
The two teams last placed in the first stage are relegated to Serie B.
As in any other Brazilian soccer championship, the format can change every year.
List of champions
Titles by team
Teams in bold stills active.
By city
External links
FFMS Official Website
{{Brazilian Football Competitions
Sul-Matogrossense