Primeira Liga (Brazil)

Primeira Liga
Founded 10 September 2015
Region Brazil's South Region, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro state
Number of teams 16 (from 2017)
Website Official site
2017 season

Primeira Liga (First League), also known as Liga Sul-Minas-Rio (South-Minas-Rio League) or Copa Sul-Minas-Rio (South-Minas-Rio Cup), is a Brazilian football competition contested between Brazil's South Region, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro state teams.

History

The competition was founded in 2015 by clubs that are unhappy with the state championships and their low attendances and revenues.[1] The first edition was played in 2016.

List of champions

List of Primeira Liga finals
Year Winner Score Runner-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 shootout.

References

  1. ↑ "Aprovada pela CBF, Primeira Liga começa a ser disputada em 2016". Terra (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 January 2016.


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