Back Fußballmeisterschaften der Bundesstaaten von Brasilien German Campeonatos estatales de fútbol de Brasil Spanish لیگهای فوتبال ایالتی برزیل Persian Brasilian jalkapallon osavaltiomestaruussarjat Finnish Championnats des États brésiliens de football French Brazil állami labdarúgó-bajnokságok Hungarian Campionati statali brasiliani di calcio Italian 브라질의 주별 리그 Korean Campeonatos estaduais de futebol do Brasil Portuguese 巴西各州足球联赛 Chinese
| Founded | 1902 |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Confederation | CBF |
| Number of clubs | Depends on the states |
| Level on pyramid | 5–9 |
| Promotion to | Copa do Nordeste (northeast) Copa Verde (north, center-west and Espírito Santo) Copa do Brasil Série D |
| Relegation to | Several state divisions |
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The Brazilian states football championships (Portuguese: Campeonatos Estaduais or simply Estaduais) are the professional adult male football competitions in Brazil that take place between January and April for the Northeast, Central-West, Southeast and South regions. In some states from the North Region, however, it takes place in May or June.[1][2] One such league, the Campeonato Paulista, which started in 1902, is the oldest football competition in Brazil.[3] All professional football clubs in Brazil play in a state championship, but not all qualify for the national league.
The state championships were the first professional competitions formed in Brazil; due to economic and geographic reasons, and especially long distances between the country's main cities and different states, each of the federative units of Brazil created their own football championship.[4] As such, state leagues were the main competition and even after the creation of a proper national championship in 1971 the state leagues remained prestigious and important for Brazilian fans up to the 1980s and 1990s, when national and continental competitions surpassed them in terms of relevance. Before the 1989 Campeonato Brasileiro, clubs qualified to the national league through their performances at their state's league.[5] Currently, state championships serve as a pre-season for the Brazilian championship and main season for smaller teams that are not in any national competitions.[1][2]
The state championships run as a parallel league to the main Brazilian Championships. Clubs compete in both Brazilian and state championships simultaneously, and each state league has its own format and divisions with promotion and relegation. Good standings in the tables qualify teams for the next year's Copa do Brasil,[6] regional tournaments Copa do Nordeste and Copa Verde, and teams without a national division qualify for the next year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[7]
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