List of Brazilian football champions
The Brazilian football champions are the winners of the competitions recognized by Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-flight football league of Brazil.
In 1933, the São Paulo State Football Federation and the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation decided to create the Torneio Rio–São Paulo between teams from the two states. In 1959, the CBD (predecessor of the CBF) created the Taça Brasil with the objective of sending a representative club from the country to the Copa Libertadores. In 1966, the São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro state federations decided to expand their tournament to Minas Gerais, Paraná, and Rio Grande do Sul, and renamed it the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa. In 1969, the CBD discontinued the Taça Brasil and began organizing the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, calling it the Taça de Prata some times. In 1971, influenced by the Programa de Integração Nacional of the military government, the CBD renamed the competition the Campeonato Nacional de Clubes, maintaining the same tournament format.[1][2] Since then, different names was adopted and all subsequent editions have been organized by the CBD/CBF, with the exception of the 1987 Copa União and the 2000 edition organized by the Clube dos 13, but recognized later by the CBF.
In 2010, the CBF additionally recognized the winners of the Taça Brasil (1959–68) and the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1967–70) as Brazilian football champions. It has also briefely recognized the 1987 controversial edition as a two champions edition, but was forced to backtrack on this decision later.[3][4][5] In 25 August 2023, the 1937 Copa dos Campeões Estaduais is also recognized as an official title.[6][7][8]
List of champions
Source: RSSSF Brazil[9]
Notes
- ^ In 25 August 2023, CBF also recognized the 1937 Copa dos Campeões Estaduais.[6]
- ^ a b Taça Brasil and Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa titles are only officially recognized by CBF in 2010.[10][4][5]
- ^ 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.[11] However, the club lost in all instances, thus the only officially recognized champion being Sport Recife.[12][13]
Performances
By club
Seventeen clubs are officially recognized to have been the Brazilian football champions. In bold those competing in Série A as of 2025 season.
Note: although some consider Flamengo as champion of the Brazilian Championship in 1987, Sport is officially the only champion of this competition.
By state
| State | Won | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 34 | 29 | 15 |
| Rio de Janeiro | 19 | 12 | 15 |
| Minas Gerais | 7 | 10 | 15 |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 5 | 12 | 16 |
| 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
References
- ^ "Futebol e política: a criação do Campeonato Nacional de Clubes de Futebol" (PDF). Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "O futebol também foi uma obra faraônica dos militares, e sofremos com isso até hoje - Trivela". Trivela. 21 October 2017. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ do Carmo Fernandes Pais, Maria. "Unificação dos Títulos Brasileiros a partir de 1959" (pdf). docplayer.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ a b "CBF iguala Taça Brasil e 'Robertão' a Brasileiro. Santos e Palmeiras viram octas". globoesporte.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 December 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Unification of titles in Brazil recognizes the glories of Pelé's Santos and Palmeiras". CONMEBOL. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ^ a b "É tri! CBF reconhece Atlético-MG como campeão brasileiro de 1937". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Veja o elenco do Atlético que conquistou o Brasileirão de 1937". Itatiaia (in Portuguese). 25 August 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). 22 December 2010.
- ^ Paulo Vinicius Coelho (Blog do PVC) (25 November 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. 19 April 2017.
- ^ "Martelo batido: decisão final do STF faz do Sport único campeão de 87; Fla cogita Fifa". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 17 March 2018.
External links
- Brazil - List of Champions, RSSSF.com