National Championship of Rio de Janeiro (women's football)
The Rio de Janeiro State Women's Football Championship ( Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino in Portuguese ) is the women's football club championship of the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil , which has been held with interruptions since 1983 by the Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FERJ) .
history
The state championship in women's football was initiated by the FERJ four years after the legal ban on organizing this sport as a club was lifted. The first title won the EC Radar after three finals against Bangu AC . As the only relatively professionally run women's soccer team in Brazil, Radar dominated this sport throughout the 1980s and won all championships. A lack of audience interest and reporting led to an initial decline in the state championship towards the end of the decade. The state championship was revived in 1995 as part of a boost to professionalism across the country by the CBF. In addition, all the major capital city clubs around Flamengo , Fluminense , Botafogo and Vasco da Gama founded their departments for women's football during this time . By recruiting several of his players, Vasco has inherited Radar and has now dominated the championship.
Persistent lack of interest in women's football, which is also due to the machismo characteristic of Rio's fan scene , has led to a renewed decline after the turn of the millennium. The big clubs then withdrew from the championship, which was now borne by smaller clubs. Since then, the competitive culture has remained at the amateur level, which could not be overcome even with the return of Vasco in 2009 and especially that of Flamengo in 2015. Only seven teams took part in the 2017 championship season, which together came to twenty-four games.
Qualification for the Copa do Brasil Feminino has been decided via the state championship since 2007 . The same has been true for the second division (Série A2) of the Brazilian championship since the 2017 season .
Championship history
Honor roll of the winners
| 9 tracks | CR Vasco da Gama (Rio de Janeiro) | |
| 6 tracks | EC Radar (Rio de Janeiro) | |
| 5 tracks | CR Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro) | |
| 3 tracks | CEPE-Caxias (Duque de Caxias) | |
| 2 tracks | Campo Grande AC (Rio de Janeiro) | |
| 1 title |
Barra FC (Teresópolis) Volta Redonda FC Duque de Caxias FC Botafogo FR (Rio de Janeiro) |
Chronology of the Masters
See also
- National Championship of Rio de Janeiro (men's football)
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