Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais explained

Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais
Region:	Brazil

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais was a Brazilian football tournament contested by state teams. It was Brazil's most important football competition until the 1950s.^[1] Its last edition was played in 1987, when the CBF tried to revive the competition.^[1]

Winners and goalscorers

Year	Winner	Finalist	Top Scorer(s)	Team	Goals
1922			Arthur Friedenreich Neco	São Paulo São Paulo
1923	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	Tatú Junqueira	São Paulo Rio de Janeiro (DF)
1924	Rio de Janeiro (DF)		Lagarto Nilo	Rio de Janeiro (DF) Rio de Janeiro (DF)
1925	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	São Paulo	Nilo Manteiga	Rio de Janeiro (DF) Bahia
1926	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	Petronilho de Brito	São Paulo
1927	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	São Paulo	Nilo	Rio de Janeiro (DF)
1928	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	Paraná	Mário Seixas Stacco	Bahia Paraná
1929	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	Russinho	Rio de Janeiro (DF)
1931	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	São Paulo	Oswaldo
1933	São Paulo (pro, FBF)	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	Waldemar de Brito Hércules Canhoto Said	São Paulo São Paulo Minas Gerais
1934	São Paulo (pro, FBF)	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	Mendes	São Paulo
Bahia (ama, CBD)	São Paulo	?	-
1935	Rio de Janeiro (DF) (pro, FBF)	São Paulo	Sá	Rio de Janeiro (DF)
Rio de Janeiro (DF) (ama, CBD)	São Paulo	?	-
1936	São Paulo (ama, CBD)		?	-
1938	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	São Paulo	?	-
1939	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	São Paulo	?	-
1940	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	São Paulo	?	-
1941	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	?	-
1942	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	?	-
1943	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	São Paulo	?	-
1944	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	São Paulo	Tará Siduca	Pernambuco Pernambuco
1946	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	São Paulo	?	-
1950	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	São Paulo	?	-
1952	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	?	-
1954	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	?	-
1956	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	?	-
1959	São Paulo		?	-
1962	Minas Gerais	Guanabara	?	-
1987	Rio de Janeiro	São Paulo	?	-

Notes

• Until 1960, Rio de Janeiro city was the Distrito Federal (Federal District). After that year, a new capital was founded, and Rio de Janeiro became the state of Guanabara, its capital and only municipality being Rio de Janeiro city. In 1975, Guanabara and the Rio de Janeiro state, whose capital was Niterói, merged as Rio de Janeiro, with Rio de Janeiro city as the capital.
• Two different Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais editions were contested in 1934. The professional competition was organized by the FBF (Federação Brasileira de Futebol) while the amateur competition was organized by the CBD (Confederação Brasileira de Desportos). São Paulo won the professional competition while Bahia won the amateur one.^[2]
• Two different Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais editions were contested in 1935. The professional competition was organized by the FBF (Federação Brasileira de Futebol) while the amateur competition was organized by the CBD (Confederação Brasileira de Desportos). Rio de Janeiro (Distrito Federal) won both competitions.^[3]

Statistics

State	Winner	Runner-up	Years won	Years runner-up
- style="vertical-align:top"	Rio de Janeiro (DF)	14	11	1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1931,     1935, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1940,     1943, 1944, 1946, 1950	1922, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1941, 1942, 1952, 1954, 1956
	13	15	1922, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1959	1924, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1987
Bahia	1	0	1934
Minas Gerais	1	0	1962
Rio de Janeiro	1	0	1987
Guanabara	0	1		1962
Paraná	0	1		1928
	0	1		1959
	0	1		1936

Notes and References

1. Book: Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2 . Aretê Editorial S/A . Rio de Janeiro . 2001 . 378. 85-88651-01-7.
2. Web site: Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais-1934. June 10, 2009. October 19, 2008. RSSSF. https://archive.today/20090610203519/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tables/br1934s.htm. 2009-06-10. dead.
3. Web site: Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais-1935. June 10, 2009. October 19, 2008. RSSSF. dead. https://archive.today/20090610203520/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tables/br1935s.htm. June 10, 2009.