The Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino (''Carioca Women's Football Championship'', in

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), organized by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation (FFERJ) is the women's football state championship of

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, and is contested since 1983. The four most important

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Men's football teams ( Vasco da Gama,

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and

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) contested in all editions of the competition between 1995 and 2000. In 2006, the four most important Rio de Janeiro clubs did not dispute the competition, and in 2007 only Botafogo participated of the competition. Two unofficial competitions were also contested, Torneio de Rio das Ostras (''Rio das Ostras Tournament'', in English), which had

as the champion of the only edition disputed, in 1999, and Torneio Início (''Start Tournament'', in English) which had Vasco da Gama winning in 1999 and 2000, the only editions of the tournament.

List of champions

Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino

Torneio de Rio das Ostras

Torneio Início

References

Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino at RSSSF2006 season at FFERJ official website
(in .doc format)

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