Primeira Liga (Brazil)

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For the Portuguese league with the same name, see Primeira Liga.

Primeira Liga
Founded10 September 2015
First season2016
Folded2017
CountryBrazil
RegionBrazil's South Region, Ceará, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro state
TV partnersSporTV (live matches)
WebsiteOfficial 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.

History[]

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[]

List of Primeira Liga finals
Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Losing semi-finalists1
2016 Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense 1–0 Paraná (state) Atlético Paranaense Juiz de Fora Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo and Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
2017 Paraná (state) Londrina 0–0 Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Londrina Minas Gerais Cruzeiro and Paraná (state)Paraná
Londrina won 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out.

References[]

  1. ^ "Aprovada pela CBF, Primeira Liga começa a ser disputada em 2016". Terra (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "Comunicado Oficial" [Official Announcement]. Primeira Liga. March 27, 2018.
  3. ^ 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).

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