Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino
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The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino (Brazilian Women's Football Championship, in English
) was the Brazil
ian women's football
national competition, and was disputed from 1994 to 2001. There was also another tournament, called Taça Brasil de Futebol Feminino (Women's Football Brazil Trophy, in English) disputed between 1983 and 1989, which was a forerunner of Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino.
In 2006, another tournament called Taça Brasil de Futebol Feminino was disputed. This competition was organized by the Amateur Paulista Football Federation (Federação Paulista de Futebol Amador, FPFA) and by the National Football League (Liga Nacional de Futebol, Linaf). The competition was disputed in Jaguariúna
, São Paulo state
. Linaf also organized the Liga Nacional de Futebol Feminino in 2007, in Rio de Janeiro state
.
In 2001, the competition was hosted in Ubá
, Minas Gerais
, being played from August 18 to September 9 of that year, and was disputed by 20 teams divided in five groups of four teams each. The top two teams of each group, plus the two best third placed teams qualified to the second round. These 12 teams were divided in four groups of three teams each. The top team of each group qualified to the semifinals. The losers of the semifinals disputed a third and fourth place playoff, and the winners disputed the final match. Santa Isabel won the competition after defeating Matonense
1-0. The topscorer of the competition was Duda, of Internacional
, who scored 10 goals.
English language
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) was the Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian women's football
Women's football (soccer)
Women's association football has been played for many decades, but was associated with charity games and physical exercise in the past before the breakthrough of organized women's association football came in the 1970s. Before the 1970s, football was basically seen as a men's game...
national competition, and was disputed from 1994 to 2001. There was also another tournament, called Taça Brasil de Futebol Feminino (Women's Football Brazil Trophy, in English) disputed between 1983 and 1989, which was a forerunner of Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino.
In 2006, another tournament called Taça Brasil de Futebol Feminino was disputed. This competition was organized by the Amateur Paulista Football Federation (Federação Paulista de Futebol Amador, FPFA) and by the National Football League (Liga Nacional de Futebol, Linaf). The competition was disputed in Jaguariúna
Jaguariúna
Jaguariúna is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 33,194 and the area is 142.88 km². The elevation is 584 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language and means the land of the black Jaguars....
, São Paulo state
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
. Linaf also organized the Liga Nacional de Futebol Feminino in 2007, in Rio de Janeiro state
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...
.
Format
There was no predetermined competition format for the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino, changing almost every year.In 2001, the competition was hosted in Ubá
Ubá
Ubá is a city located in the Zona da Mata mesoregion of Minas Gerais, Brazil, southeast of Belo Horizonte, and north of Rio de Janeiro. The estimated population of the city of Ubá was 99,708 in 2009. The current mayor of Ubá is Vadinho Baião....
, Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
, being played from August 18 to September 9 of that year, and was disputed by 20 teams divided in five groups of four teams each. The top two teams of each group, plus the two best third placed teams qualified to the second round. These 12 teams were divided in four groups of three teams each. The top team of each group qualified to the semifinals. The losers of the semifinals disputed a third and fourth place playoff, and the winners disputed the final match. Santa Isabel won the competition after defeating Matonense
Sociedade Esportiva Matonense
Sociedade Esportiva Matonense, commonly known as Matonense, is a Brazilian football club based in Matão, São Paulo state. They competed in the Série A and in the Série C once.-History:...
1-0. The topscorer of the competition was Duda, of Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...
, who scored 10 goals.
List of champions
- 1994 Vasco da Gama (from Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
) - 1995 Vasco da Gama
- 1996 SaadSaad Esporte ClubeSaad Esporte Clube, usually known simply as Saad, is a Brazilian men's and women's football team, from São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo state.-History:On April 28, 1961, Saad Esporte Clube was founded by the businessman Felício José Saad...
(from São Caetano do SulSão Caetano do SulSão Caetano do Sul is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo Metropolitan Area. It is the city with the highest per capita income in Brazil and it also has the highest Human Development Index .-Geography:São Caetano do Sul is located on a plateau that is part of the...
) - 1997 São PauloSão Paulo Futebol ClubeSão Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...
(from São PauloSão PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
) - 1998 Vasco da Gama
- 1999/2000 PortuguesaAssociação Portuguesa de DesportosAssociação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a sports club, and a Brazilian football team from São Paulo in São Paulo state, founded on August 14, 1920 by the Portuguese population of the city.-History:...
(from São PauloSão PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
) - 2001 Santa Isabel (from UbáUbáUbá is a city located in the Zona da Mata mesoregion of Minas Gerais, Brazil, southeast of Belo Horizonte, and north of Rio de Janeiro. The estimated population of the city of Ubá was 99,708 in 2009. The current mayor of Ubá is Vadinho Baião....
, Minas GeraisMinas GeraisMinas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
)
Titles by team
- Vasco da Gama 3 times
- PortuguesaAssociação Portuguesa de DesportosAssociação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a sports club, and a Brazilian football team from São Paulo in São Paulo state, founded on August 14, 1920 by the Portuguese population of the city.-History:...
1 time - SaadSaad Esporte ClubeSaad Esporte Clube, usually known simply as Saad, is a Brazilian men's and women's football team, from São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo state.-History:On April 28, 1961, Saad Esporte Clube was founded by the businessman Felício José Saad...
1 time - Santa Isabel 1 time
- São PauloSão Paulo Futebol ClubeSão Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...
1 time
List of champions
- 1983 Radar (from Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
city) - 1984 Radar
- 1985 Radar
- 1986 Radar
- 1987 Radar
- 1989 Radar
List of champions
- 2003 SaadSaad Esporte ClubeSaad Esporte Clube, usually known simply as Saad, is a Brazilian men's and women's football team, from São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo state.-History:On April 28, 1961, Saad Esporte Clube was founded by the businessman Felício José Saad...
(Circuito Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino)
List of champions
- 2006 BotucatuBotucatu Futebol ClubeBotucatu Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Botucatu, is a Brazilian women's football team, from Botucatu, São Paulo state.-History:...
(from BotucatuBotucatuBotucatu is a city in the southeastern region of Brazil and is located 224.8 km from São Paulo, the Capital of the State of São Paulo. The city has a population of about 127,370 inhabitants within a of 1,486.4 square kilometers, on top of a plateau . Botucatu became a township in .The...
city, São PauloSão Paulo (state)São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
)
See also
- Copa do Brasil de Futebol FemininoCopa do Brasil de Futebol FemininoThe Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino is a Brazilian women's football competition organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation with the help of the Brazilian Ministry of Sports. It is designed as an equivalent to the men's Copa do Brasil. The first edition is scheduled to start in the end...
- Campeonato Carioca de Futebol FemininoCampeonato Carioca de Futebol FemininoThe Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino , organized by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation is the women's football state championship of Rio de Janeiro State, and is contested since 1983.The four most important Rio de Janeiro Men's football teams contested in...
- Campeonato Paulista Feminino de FutebolCampeonato Paulista Feminino de FutebolThe Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino is the women's football state championship of São Paulo State, and is contested since 1997. In 2002 and 2003, however, the competition was not contested...