Federação Pernambucana de Futebol (Pernambuco Football Federation), once named Liga Esportiva Pernambucana (English: Pernambucan Sport League), organizes and administrates the Campeonato Pernambucano

Campeonato Pernambucano

The Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol is the football championship of Pernambuco state, Brazil, and is organized by the Pernambuco Football Federation....

 (Pernambucan Football Championship), the Copa Pernambuco (Pernambuco Cup) and the Pernambucan Football Championship lower levels

Campeonato Pernambucano (lower levels)

The Campeonato Pernambucano lower levels are the football tournaments for the Pernambucano state clubs that don't play in the Campeonato Pernambucano First Division. The competitions are organized by the Pernambucano Football Federation...

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The original founders of the Federation are:

• Sport Club Flamengo
  Sport Club Flamengo
  Sport Club Flamengo, commonly known as Flamengo, were a Brazilian football team from Recife, Pernambuco state. They won the first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano.-History:...
  
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• América Futebol Clube (previously known as João de Barros Futebol Clube), and
• Santa Cruz Futebol Clube
  Santa Cruz Futebol Clube
  Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, or simply Santa Cruz is a Brazilian football club in Recife, Pernambuco.-Early history:On February 3, 1914, eleven young men aging from 14 to 16 years founded a football society...
  
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The following clubs also share the status of founders:

• Sport Club do Recife
  Sport Club do Recife
  Sport Club do Recife, more popularly known as Sport in Recife or Sport Recife in Northeastern Brazil, is a football team from Recife, Pernambuco.-1905 - Foundation:...
  
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• Clube Náutico Capibaribe
  Clube Náutico Capibaribe
  Clube Náutico Capibaribe, also known as Náutico, is a Brazilian sports club, including a professional football team, in Recife, Pernambuco....
  
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• Ferroviário Esporte Clube do Recife (previously known as Associação Atlética Great-Western, currently known as Clube Ferroviário do Recife),
• Íbis Sport Club
  Íbis Sport Club
  Íbis Sport Club, or Íbis as they are usually called, are a Brazilian football team from Paulista in Pernambuco state, founded on November 15, 1938. Their home stadium is the Municipal de Paulista. They play in black and red colors...
  
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• Auto Esporte Clube.

In the Founding Assembly the following sport leagues were present:

• Olindense de Desportos,
• Desportiva Caruaruense,
• Desportiva Garanhuense, and
• Desportiva de Pesqueira.

External links

• Federação Pernambucana de Futebol - Official site of the federation.