Founded | 10 September 2015 |
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First season | 2016 |
Folded | 2017 |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Brazil's South Region, Ceará, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro state |
Number of teams | 16 |
TV partners | SporTV (live matches) |
Website | Official site |
Primeira Liga (First League), also known as Liga Sul-Minas-Rio (South-Minas-Rio League) or Copa Sul-Minas-Rio (South-Minas-Rio Cup), was a Brazilian football competition contested between Brazil's South Region, Ceará, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro state teams.
The competition was founded in 2015 by clubs that were unhappy with the state championships and their low attendances and revenues. [1] The first edition was played in 2016. The tournament went on hiatus for 2018, [2] before being officially cancelled the following year. [3]
Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Losing semi-finalists 1 |
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2016 | Fluminense | 1–0 | Atlético Paranaense | Juiz de Fora | Flamengo and Internacional |
2017 | Londrina | 0–0 | Atlético Mineiro | Londrina | Cruzeiro and Paraná |
Londrina won 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out. |
Founded | 10 September 2015 |
---|---|
First season | 2016 |
Folded | 2017 |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Brazil's South Region, Ceará, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro state |
Number of teams | 16 |
TV partners | SporTV (live matches) |
Website | Official site |
Primeira Liga (First League), also known as Liga Sul-Minas-Rio (South-Minas-Rio League) or Copa Sul-Minas-Rio (South-Minas-Rio Cup), was a Brazilian football competition contested between Brazil's South Region, Ceará, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro state teams.
The competition was founded in 2015 by clubs that were unhappy with the state championships and their low attendances and revenues. [1] The first edition was played in 2016. The tournament went on hiatus for 2018, [2] before being officially cancelled the following year. [3]
Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Losing semi-finalists 1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Fluminense | 1–0 | Atlético Paranaense | Juiz de Fora | Flamengo and Internacional |
2017 | Londrina | 0–0 | Atlético Mineiro | Londrina | Cruzeiro and Paraná |
Londrina won 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out. |