The Federação Paraense de Futebol (

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

: Football Association of Pará state) was founded on December 2, 1969, and manages all the official football tournaments within the state of

Pará Pará is a state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest are the borders of Guyana ...

, which are the

Campeonato Paraense The Campeonato Paraense, nicknamed Parazão, is the top flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of Pará Pará is a state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilia ...

and the Campeonato Paraense lower levels, and represents the clubs at the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The organization replaced the Federação Paraense Desportiva (FPD), founded on May 9, 1941.

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