Federação De Futebol Do Estado Do Rio De Janeiro
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The Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (), usually known by the acronyms FERJ and FFERJ, manages all the official
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tournaments within the state of
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including the
Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...
, the Campeonato Carioca Série B1, the Copa Rio, and the Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino. It was founded in 1978.


History

On March 15, 1975, the states of Guanabara, which consisted essentially only of the city of Rio de Janeiro and until 1960 the federal capital district of Brasil, and Rio de Janeiro, the non-metropolitan area of the state of Rio de Janeiro were merged into the current State of Rio de Janeiro. On September 29, 1978, the ''Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro'' was founded by the merger of the ''Federação Carioca de Futebol'' (Carioca Football Federation, FCF) in the state of Guanabara and the ''Federação Fluminense de Desportos'' (Fluminense Sports Federation, FFD) in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Octávio Pinto Guimarães, who was FCF's president, was chosen as FERJ's first president. In 1979, the Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro organized two different state championships, both won by Flamengo. Those competitions were the first competitions organized by FERJ.


Presidents


Current clubs in Brasileirão

As of 2024 season. Common team names are noted in bold.


See also

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Confederação Brasileira de Futebol The Brazilian Football Confederation (, CBF) is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on Monday, 8 June 1914, as , and renamed Confederação Brasileira de Desportos in 1916. The football confederation, as known today, separ ...
*
Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...
* Campeonato Carioca Second Division * Campeonato Carioca Third Division


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Federacao de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
Sports organizations established in 1978