Copa RN
The Copa RN of professional football is a sports competition organized by the Federação Norte-rio-grandense de Futebol (FNF) since 2004. From 2008 the tournament came to be disputed as the first round of the Campeonato Potiguar, giving the champion access to the Copa do Brasil and a vacancy in the championship final.
Format
Ten clubs participants play against each other; If in the end the first placed can not open an advantage of more than three points, Will be necessary to dispute to a final match.
Champions
List of the champions of the Copa RN of 2004 to 2011:
| Year | Champion | Vice - Champion |
| 2004 | Baraúnas | Potiguar de Mossoró |
| 2005 | ABC | Potiguar de Mossoró |
| 2006 | América | ABC |
| 2007 | Baraúnas | América |
| 2008 | ABC | Santa Cruz |
| 2009 | ASSU | Santa Cruz |
| 2010 | Corinthians | América |
| 2011 | ABC | Santa Cruz |
Titles by Team
| Team | Champions | Vice - Champions |
|---|---|---|
| ABC | 3 (2005, 2008 and 2011) | 1 (2006) |
| Baraúnas | 2 (2004, 2007) | 0 |
| América | 1 (2006) | 2 (2007 and 2010) |
| Corintians | 1 (2010) | 0 |
| ASSU | 1 (2009) | 0 |
| Potiguar de Mossoró | 0 | 2 (2004 and 2005) |
| Santa Cruz | 0 | 3 (2008, 2009 and 2011) |