List of football clubs in Brazil
The Brazilian Football League is highly regionalized because of the vast size of the country. The structure of the league has changed frequently from year to year as different configurations are experimented with. Now, the league has the same configuration of European leagues. Football is by far the most popular sport in Brazil and many of the world's best football players come from the country.
There are in Brazil, 12 clubs considered by the biggest and the most popular in the country. Most part of them have more than 100 years. These 12 teams represent the ones with most tradition and history. Fluminense, Flamengo, Vasco and Botafogo, from Rio de Janeiro; Corinthians, São Paulo, Santos and Palmeiras, from São Paulo; Internacional and Grêmio, from Rio Grande do Sul; Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro, from Minas Gerais. However, the list of Brazilian teams in football league is very vast (more than four hundred in Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)'s official register). There follows a list of the noted teams in the Brazilian football league sorted by state.
Football is the United States Soccer. In Brazil they call it football.
List of clubs sorted by state
Acre
State championship: Campeonato Acriano
Alagoas
State championship: Campeonato Alagoano
Defunct clubs
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Barroso | Maceió |
Amapá
State championship: Campeonato Amapaense
Amazonas
State championship: Campeonato Amazonense
Defunct clubs
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Manaos Athletic | Manaus |
| Rodoviária | Manaus |
Bahia
State championship: Campeonato Baiano
Defunct clubs
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Palmeiras Nordeste | Feira de Santana |
| Santos Dumont | Salvador |
Ceará
State championship: Campeonato Cearense
Distrito Federal
State championship: Campeonato Brasiliense
Defunct clubs
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| CEUB | Brasília |
| Tiradentes | Brasília |
Espírito Santo
State championship: Campeonato Capixaba
Defunct clubs
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Colatina | Colatina |
| Linhares | Linhares |
| Muniz Freire | Muniz Freire |
| Nova Venécia | Nova Venécia |
Goiás
State championship: Campeonato Goiano
Defunct clubs
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Ferroviário | Goiânia |
| Grêmio Inhumense | Inhumas |
Maranhão
State championship: Campeonato Maranhense
Mato Grosso
State championship: Campeonato Mato-Grossense
Defunct clubs
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Atlético (MT) | Cuiabá |
| Berga | Cuiabá |
| Santa Cruz | Barra do Bugres |
| AA Sinop | Sinop |
| Sinop EC | Sinop |
Mato Grosso do Sul
State championship: Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense
Defunct clubs
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Corinthians (MS) | Bataguassu |
| Ubiratan | Dourados |
Minas Gerais
State championship: Campeonato Mineiro
Defunct clubs
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Flamengo (MG) | Varginha |
| Patrocinense | Patrocínio |
| Poços de Caldas | Poços de Caldas |
| Yale | Belo Horizonte |
Pará
State championship: Campeonato Paraense
Defunct clubs
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| União Esportiva | Belém |
Paraíba
State championship: Campeonato Paraibano
Defunct clubs
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Confiança (PB) | Sapé |
Paraná
State championship: Campeonato Paranaense
Defunct clubs
Pernambuco
State championship: Campeonato Pernambucano
Defunct clubs
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Flamengo (PE) | Recife |
| Torre | Recife |
| Tramways | Recife |
Piauí
State championship: Campeonato Piauiense
Defunct clubs
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Botafogo (PI) | Teresina |
Rio de Janeiro
State championship: Campeonato Carioca
Defunct clubs
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Barra (RJ) | Teresópolis |
| Bayer | Belford Roxo |
| Eletrovapo | Niterói |
| Football and Athletic | Rio de Janeiro |
| Mangueira | Rio de Janeiro |
| Manufatora | Niterói |
| Paissandu | Rio de Janeiro |
| Rio Cricket | Rio de Janeiro |
| Rodoviário | Piraí |
Rio Grande do Norte
State championship: Campeonato Potiguar
Rio Grande do Sul
State championship: Campeonato Gaúcho
Defunct clubs
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Americano de Porto Alegre | Porto Alegre |
| Força e Luz | Porto Alegre |
| Renner | Porto Alegre |
Rondônia
State championship: Campeonato Rondoniense
Defunct clubs
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Ariquemes | Ariquemes |
| Ferroviário (RO) | Porto Velho |
| Flamengo | Porto Velho |
| Ulbra Ji-Paraná | Ji-Paraná |
Roraima
State championship: Campeonato Roraimense
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Baré | Boa Vista |
| GAS | Boa Vista |
| Náutico (RR) | Boa Vista |
| Progresso | Mucajaí |
| Real | São Luiz do Anauá |
| Rio Negro | Boa Vista |
| Roraima | Boa Vista |
| River (RR) | Boa Vista |
| São Raimundo | Boa Vista |
Santa Catarina
State championship: Campeonato Catarinense
Defunct clubs
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| América (SC) | Joinville |
| Carlos Renaux | Brusque |
| Lauro Müller | Itajaí |
| Metropol | Criciúma |
| Olímpico | Blumenau |
| Paula Ramos | Florianópolis |
| Paysandu (SC) | Brusque |
São Paulo
State championship: Campeonato Paulista
Defunct clubs
Sergipe
State championship: Campeonato Sergipano
Tocantins
State championship: Campeonato Tocantinense
See also
References
- (Portuguese) Arquivo de Clubes
- RSSSF Brasil
- (Portuguese) Times Brasileiros
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