The Federação Catarinense de Futebol (

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: Football Association of Santa Catarina state) was founded on 12 April 1924, and manages all the official

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tournaments within the state of Santa Catarina, which are the Campeonato Catarinense, the Campeonato Catarinense lower levels and the Copa Santa Catarina, and represents the clubs at the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

Founding members

The Federação Catarinense de Futebol was founded by the following clubs: *

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Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...

* Florianópolis * Internato

Current clubs in Brasileirão

As of 2022 season. Common team names are noted in bold.

References

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