Primeira Liga (Brazil)
Appearance
Founded | 10 September 2015 |
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First season | 2016 |
Folded | 2017 |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Brazil's South Region, Ceará, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro state |
Number of teams | 16 |
TV partners | SporTV (live matches) |
Website | Official site |
Primeira Liga (First League), also known as Liga Sul-Minas-Rio (South-Minas-Rio League) or Copa Sul-Minas-Rio (South-Minas-Rio Cup), was a Brazilian football competition contested between Brazil's South Region, Ceará, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro state teams. This competition is a successor tournament to the Copa Sul-Minas.
History
[edit]The competition was founded in 2015 by clubs that were unhappy with the state championships and their low attendances and revenues.[1] The first edition was played in 2016. The tournament went on hiatus for 2018,[2] before being officially cancelled the following year.[3]
List of champions
[edit]Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Losing semi-finalists1 |
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2016 | ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Juiz de Fora | ![]() ![]() |
2017 | ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
Londrina | ![]() ![]() |
Londrina won 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Aprovada pela CBF, Primeira Liga começa a ser disputada em 2016". Terra (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Comunicado Oficial" [Official Announcement]. Primeira Liga. March 27, 2018.
- ^ Muratori, Matheus (June 25, 2019). "Primeira Liga anuncia fim de torneio e propõe criação de associação nacional de clubes" [Primeira Liga announces end of tournament and proposes creation of national club association]. Super Esportes (in Portuguese).
External links
[edit]- Official site (in Portuguese)