The Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais was a Brazilian
football tournament contested by
state
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teams. It was Brazil's most important football competition until the 1950s.
Its last edition was played in 1987, when the
CBF tried to revive the competition.
Winners and goalscorers
Notes
* Until 1960, Rio de Janeiro city was the Distrito Federal (Federal District). After that year, a new
capital was founded, and Rio de Janeiro became the
state of Guanabara, its capital and only municipality being
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...
city. In 1975, Guanabara and the
Rio de Janeiro state
Rio de Janeiro () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil. It has the second largest economy of Brazil, with the largest being that of the state of São Paulo. The state, which has 8.2% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for 9.2% of ...
, whose capital was
Niterói, merged as Rio de Janeiro, with Rio de Janeiro city as the capital.
* Two different Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais editions were contested in 1934. The professional competition was organized by the FBF (Federação Brasileira de Futebol) while the amateur competition was organized by the CBD (Confederação Brasileira de Desportos). São Paulo won the professional competition while Bahia won the amateur one.
* Two different Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais editions were contested in 1935. The professional competition was organized by the FBF (Federação Brasileira de Futebol) while the amateur competition was organized by the CBD (Confederação Brasileira de Desportos). Rio de Janeiro (Distrito Federal) won both competitions.
Statistics
References
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Defunct football competitions in Brazil