- Copa Rio (state cup)
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The Copa Rio (English: Rio Cup), was created in 1991 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation to decide one of the Rio de Janeiro's Copa do Brasil representatives of the following year (the other being the Campeonato Carioca champion). If the state champion had also won Copa Rio, the representative would have been the tournament runner-up.
However, in 1995 the Brazilian Football Confederation established the possibility of a club being invited to dispute Copa do Brasil, and, as a consequence of this, Copa Rio ended up not being interesting for the big teams, so it was discontinued.
In 1996 and 1997, the competition was replaced by a similar competition disputed only by Rio de Janeiro state countryside clubs, commonly known as Copa do Interior (Portuguese for Countryside Cup).
In 1998, there was an attempt to recreate Copa Rio, but without the qualification to Copa do Brasil. This attempt was a failure, and after three years, the competition was discontinued again.
In 2005 and in 2007, the competition was held again, but without the participation of the big clubs of the state, and again without qualification to Copa do Brasil.
In 2008, the third-placed team (Madureira) was eligible to play in Copa Rio-Espírito Santo.[1]
Contents
List of champions
Year Champion 1991 Flamengo 1992 Vasco da Gama 1993 Vasco da Gama 1994 Volta Redonda 1995 Volta Redonda 1998 Fluminense 1999 Volta Redonda 2000 Portuguesa 2005 Tigres do Brasil 2007 Volta Redonda 2008 Nova Iguaçu 2009 Tigres do Brasil 2010 Sendas Titles by team
Club Titles Volta Redonda 4 titles Vasco da Gama 2 titles Flamengo 1 title Fluminense 1 title Nova Iguaçu 1 title Portuguesa 1 title Sendas 1 title Tigres do Brasil 1 title Copa do Interior
List of champions
Year Champion 1996 Rubro Social 1997 Duquecaxiense Titles by team
Club Titles Duquecaxiense 1 title Rubro Social 1 title See also
References
External links
Football in Brazil National teams League system Nationwide and Regional competitions Youth competitions Defunct competitions Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino · Copa dos Campeões · Taça Brasil · Torneio Rio – São Paulo · Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa · Supercopa do BrasilState championships Acre · Alagoas · Amapá · Amazonas · Bahia · Ceará · Distrito Federal · Espírito Santo · Goiás · Maranhão · Mato Grosso · Mato Grosso do Sul · Minas Gerais · Pará · Paraíba · Paraná · Pernambuco · Piauí · Rio de Janeiro (W) · Rio Grande do Norte · Rio Grande do Sul · Rondônia · Roraima · Santa Catarina · São Paulo (W) · Sergipe · TocantinsState championships
lower divisionsAcre · Alagoas · Amapá · Amazonas · Bahia · Ceará · Distrito Federal · Espírito Santo · Goiás · Maranhão · Mato Grosso · Mato Grosso do Sul · Minas Gerais · Pará · Paraíba · Paraná · Pernambuco · Piauí · Rio de Janeiro · Rio Grande do Norte · Rio Grande do Sul · Rondônia · Santa Catarina · São Paulo (A2; A3; B; B2; B3) · Sergipe · TocantinsState cups Bahia · Espírito Santo · Maranhão · Mato Grosso · Mato Grosso do Sul · Minas Gerais · Paraíba · Piauí · Rio de Janeiro · Rio Grande do Sul · Santa Catarina · São Paulo · SergipeState federations Acre · Alagoas · Amapá · Amazonas · Bahia · Ceará · Distrito Federal · Espírito Santo · Goiás · Maranhão · Mato Grosso · Mato Grosso do Sul · Minas Gerais · Pará · Paraíba · Paraná · Pernambuco · Piauí · Rio de Janeiro · Rio Grande do Norte · Rio Grande do Sul · Rondônia · Roraima · Santa Catarina · São Paulo · Sergipe · TocantinsCategories:- Copa Rio
- State football cup competitions in Brazil
- Football cup competitions in Rio de Janeiro (state)
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