The Federação Paraibana de Futebol (
English: Football Association of Paraíba state) was founded on April 24, 1947, and it manages all the official
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
tournaments within the state of
Paraíba
Paraíba ( , ; ) is a states of Brazil, state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba i ...
, which are the
Campeonato Paraibano
The Campeonato Paraibano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Paraíba
Paraíba ( , ; ) is a states of Brazil, state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Gr ...
, the
Campeonato Paraibano lower levels and the
Copa Paraíba
The Copa Paraíba () was a tournament organized by Federação Paraibana de Futebol in order to decide one of the representatives of the state at the Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil () is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, ...
, and represents the clubs at the
Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
References
Paraíba
Paraíba ( , ; ) is a states of Brazil, state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba i ...
Sports organizations established in 1947
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