List of Brazilian football champions
Brazilian football champions are the winners of the highest league in Brazilian football, which since 1971 is considered the national championship.
In 2010, the Brazilian Football Confederation additionally recognized the winners of the Taça Brasil (1959–68) and the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1967–70) as Brazilian football champions l. Also recognized the controversial "Copa união" won by Flamengo in 1987 as a Brazilian Title [1][2][3]
In 25 August 2023, the 1937 Copa dos Campeões Estaduais is also recognized as an official title.[4][5][6]
List of champions
[edit]Sources: [7]
Performances
[edit]By club
[edit]Seventeen clubs are officially recognized to have been the Brazilian football champions. In bold those competing in Série A as of 2024 season.
By state
[edit]| State | Won | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
 São Paulo
|
34 | 27 | 15 |
 Rio de Janeiro
|
17 | 12 | 12 |
 Minas Gerais
|
7 | 10 | 13 |
 Rio Grande do Sul
|
5 | 11 | 17 |
 Bahia
|
2 | 3 | 1 |
 Paraná
|
2 | 1 | 2 |
 Pernambuco
|
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Ceará
|
0 | 2 | 1 |
 Espírito Santo
|
0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mato Grosso do Sul
|
0 | 0 | 1 |
 Goiás
|
0 | 0 | 1 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ In 25 August 2023, CBF also recognized the 1937 Copa dos Campeões Estaduais.[4]
- ^ a b Taça Brasil and Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa titles are only officially recognized by CBF in 2010.[8][2][3]
- ^ Most known as Copa União.
- ^ Flamengo has claimed the title of the 1987 Campeonato Brasileiro (Copa União), for having won the Green Module (Portuguese: Módulo Verde), organized by Clube dos 13, who refused to play against the Yellow Module (Portuguese: Módulo Amarelo) winners, organized by CBF.[9] However, the club lost in all instances, thus the only officially recognized champion being Sport Recife.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ do Carmo Fernandes Pais, Maria. "Unificação dos Títulos Brasileiros a partir de 1959" (pdf). docplayer.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "CBF iguala Taça Brasil e 'Robertão' a Brasileiro. Santos e Palmeiras viram octas". globoesporte.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 13, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "Unification of titles in Brazil recognizes the glories of Pelé's Santos and Palmeiras". CONMEBOL. December 23, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- ^ a b "É tri! CBF reconhece Atlético-MG como campeão brasileiro de 1937". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). August 25, 2023.
- ^ "Veja o elenco do Atlético que conquistou o Brasileirão de 1937". Itatiaia (in Portuguese). August 25, 2023.
- ^ Torres, Paulo (August 11, 2000). "Taça Brasil -- List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
- ^ Torres, Paulo (August 11, 2000). "Taça Brasil -- List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
- ^ "CBF oficializa títulos nacionais de 1959 a 70 com homenagem a Pelé". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). December 22, 2010.
- ^ Paulo Vinicius Coelho (Blog do PVC) (November 25, 2019). "Entenda o que aconteceu no Brasileirão de 1987" (in Portuguese). UOL.
- ^ "STF mantém decisão que considera Sport campeão brasileiro de 1987" (in Portuguese). Conjur. April 19, 2017.
- ^ "Martelo batido: decisão final do STF faz do Sport único campeão de 87; Fla cogita Fifa". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). March 17, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Brazil - List of Champions, RSSSF.com