The Brazilian Volleyball Super League () is the top level

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ian professional

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competition. It is organized by the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation. It shares the same name as the men's tournament, and are disputed simultaneously. The number of participating clubs varies every year. The champion team qualifies for the South American Championship.

History

First competitions

Until the early 1960s, there were only state volleyball competitions in Brazil. A national level competition was inconceivable, because of the geographical distances and lack of transportation infrastructure. Only in 1962 the first national volleyball competition was disputed, the Guarani Trophy of Champion clubs (). The competition was disputed two more times, being rename in 1964 to Brazilian Championship of Champion Clubs (). In 1965 started a three-years hiatus without a national level competition, until the Brazilian Trophy () was organized in 1968 with teams from

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. It was organized in such format until 1975.

Fully national competition and professionalism

Only in 1976, the competition was opened to amateur clubs from all Brazilian states, and became truly national. It was renamed to Brazilian Championship () and was held every second year. In 1980 the Brazilian Championship had a major reorganization, becoming an annual competition and allowing professional teams for the first time. The competition's format changed in 1988, and started to follow the

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calendar. Also, it was renamed to Brazilian National League (). The competition was disputed under this format between the seasons 1988-89 and 1993–94.

The foundation of Super League

There was a last major change in the organization of the competition in the 1994–95 season. Again, it was renamed to Brazilian National Super League (). The first champion of the tournament, with the present format, was Leite Moça/Sorocaba.

List of women's champions

Campeonato Brasileiro

Liga Nacional

Superliga

Titles by team

References

External links

Superliga official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga Volleyball competitions in Brazil

Women's sports leagues in Brazil Women's volleyball leagues Professional sports leagues in Brazil Women's volleyball in Brazil