Primeira Liga (Brazil)
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| Founded | 10 September 2015 |
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| 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] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)), also known as Liga Sul-Minas-Rio ([South-Minas-Rio League] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) or Copa Sul-Minas-Rio ([South-Minas-Rio Cup] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)), 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
| Year | Finals | Semifinalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Score | Runners-up | ||||
| 2016 Details |
 Fluminense |
1–0 |  Atlético Paranaense |
Flamengo |
 Internacional | |
| 2017 Details |
 Cruzeiro |
Paraná | ||||
References
- ^ "Aprovada pela CBF, Primeira Liga começa a ser disputada em 2016". Terra (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 2, 2016.
External links
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