The Brazilian Football League is highly regionalized because of the vast size of the country. The structure of the league has changed frequently from year to year as different configurations are experimented with. Now, the league has the same configuration of European leagues. Football is by far the most popular sport in Brazil and many of the world's best football players come from the country.
The list of Brazilian teams in football league is very vast (more than four hundred in Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)'s official register). There follows a list of the noted teams in the Brazilian football league sorted by state.
List of clubs sorted by state [edit]
Acre [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Acriano
Alagoas [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Alagoano
Defunct clubs [edit]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Barroso | Maceió |
Amapá [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Amapaense
Amazonas [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Amazonense
Defunct clubs [edit]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Manaos Athletic | Manaus |
| Rodoviária | Manaus |
Bahia [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Baiano
Defunct clubs [edit]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Palmeiras Nordeste | Feira de Santana |
| Santos Dumont | Salvador |
Ceará [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Cearense
Distrito Federal [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Brasiliense
Defunct clubs [edit]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| CEUB | Brasília |
| Tiradentes | Brasília |
Espírito Santo [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Capixaba
Defunct clubs [edit]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Linhares | Linhares |
| Muniz Freire | Muniz Freire |
| Nova Venécia | Nova Venécia |
Goiás [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Goiano
Defunct clubs [edit]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Grêmio Inhumense | Inhumas |
Maranhão [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Maranhense
Mato Grosso [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Mato-Grossense
Defunct clubs [edit]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Atlético (MT) | Cuiabá |
| Berga | Cuiabá |
| AA Sinop | Sinop |
| Sinop EC | Sinop |
Mato Grosso do Sul [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense
Defunct clubs [edit]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Corinthians (MS) | Bataguassu |
| Ubiratan | Dourados |
Minas Gerais [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Mineiro
Defunct clubs [edit]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Flamengo (MG) | Varginha |
| Patrocinense | Patrocínio |
| Poços de Caldas | Poços de Caldas |
| Yale | Belo Horizonte |
Pará [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Paraense
Defunct clubs [edit]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| União Esportiva | Belém |
Paraíba [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Paraibano
Defunct clubs [edit]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Confiança (PB) | Sapé |
Paraná [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Paranaense
Defunct clubs [edit]
Pernambuco [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Pernambucano
Defunct clubs [edit]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Flamengo (PE) | Recife |
| Torre | Recife |
| Tramways | Recife |
Piauí [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Piauiense
Defunct clubs [edit]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Botafogo (PI) | Teresina |
Rio de Janeiro [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Carioca
Defunct clubs [edit]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Barra (RJ) | Teresópolis |
| Bayer | Belford Roxo |
| Football and Athletic | Rio de Janeiro |
| Mangueira | Rio de Janeiro |
| Paissandu | Rio de Janeiro |
| Rio Cricket | Rio de Janeiro |
| Rodoviário | Piraí |
Rio Grande do Norte [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Potiguar
Rio Grande do Sul [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Gaúcho
Defunct clubs [edit]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Americano de Porto Alegre | Porto Alegre |
| Força e Luz | Porto Alegre |
| Renner | Porto Alegre |
Rondônia [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Rondoniense
Defunct clubs [edit]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Ariquemes | Ariquemes |
| Ferroviário (RO) | Porto Velho |
| Flamengo | Porto Velho |
| Ulbra Ji-Paraná | Ji-Paraná |
Roraima [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Roraimense
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Baré | Boa Vista |
| GAS | Boa Vista |
| Náutico (RR) | Boa Vista |
| Progresso | Mucajaí |
| Real | São Luiz do Anauá |
| Rio Negro | Boa Vista |
| Roraima | Boa Vista |
| River (RR) | Boa Vista |
| São Raimundo | Boa Vista |
Santa Catarina [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Catarinense
Defunct clubs [edit]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| América (SC) | Joinville |
| Carlos Renaux | Brusque |
| Lauro Müller | Itajaí |
| Metropol | Criciúma |
| Olímpico | Blumenau |
| Paula Ramos | Florianópolis |
| Paysandu (SC) | Brusque |
São Paulo [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Paulista
Defunct clubs [edit]
Sergipe [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Sergipano
Tocantins [edit]
State championship: Campeonato Tocantinense
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- (Portuguese) Arquivo de Clubes
- RSSSF Brasil
- (Portuguese) Times Brasileiros
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