The Copa Rio Grande do Norte was the
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
state cup of
Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte (, , ) is one of the states of Brazil. It is located in the northeastern region of the country, forming the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. The name literally translates as "Great Northern River", ref ...
, organized by the
Federação Norte-rio-grandense de Futebol (FNF), in order to decide one of the representatives of the state at the
Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de ...
.
It was abolished after 2007, when the
Campeonato Potiguar
The Campeonato Potiguar is the football league of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Format
First Division
First stage: standard round-robin, in which all teams play each other once.
Second stage: home-and-away playoffs between the to ...
began to be played in two rounds, being one of these rounds receiving the name of
Copa RN (similar to the
Taça Rio
Taça Rio, or Rio Trophy, is an annual Rio de Janeiro football tournament. It is the second stage competition of the Campeonato Carioca, the state football championship in Rio de Janeiro. It has been organized since 1982 by the Rio de Janeiro St ...
in the
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, B ...
).
Champions
See also
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Campeonato Potiguar
The Campeonato Potiguar is the football league of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Format
First Division
First stage: standard round-robin, in which all teams play each other once.
Second stage: home-and-away playoffs between the to ...
*
Copa Cidade do Natal The Copa Cidade do Natal, formely known as Taça Cidade de Natal, is a trophy organized by the Federação Norte-rio-grandense de Futebol (FNF) who currently represents the winners of the first round of the Campeonato Potiguar.
Champions
List of ...
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Copa RN
References
External links
Official Site of the FNF
Football competitions in Rio Grande do Norte
State football cup competitions in Brazil
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