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Federação Gaúcha de Futebol

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Federação Gaúcha de Futebol
Formation18 May 1918; 106 years ago (1918-05-18)[1]
TypeList of international sport federations
HeadquartersPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Official language
Portuguese
Luciano Dahmer Hocsman
Websitefgf.com.br

The Football Association of Rio Grande do Sul (Portuguese: Federação Gaúcha de Futebol; FGF) was founded by Aurelio Py on May 18, 1918 and manages all the official football tournaments within the state of Rio Grande do Sul, which are the Campeonato Gaúcho, Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2, Campeonato Gaúcho Série B, the state cup Copa FGF, the state supercup Recopa Gaúcha, as well a number of state-level amateur tournaments. It also represents the clubs at the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

Current clubs in Brasileirão

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As of 2022 season. Common team names are noted in bold.

Club City
Série A
Internacional Porto Alegre
Juventude Caxias do Sul
Série B
Grêmio Porto Alegre
Série C
Brasil de Pelotas Pelotas
Ypiranga Erechim
São José Porto Alegre
Série D
Aimoré São Leopoldo
Caxias Caxias do Sul
São Luiz Ijuí

References

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  1. ^ Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro ("Shields of Teams from Around the World"). Panda Books. P. 36. Panda Books. p. 36.