Campeonato Capixaba

The Campeonato Capixaba is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. It is run by the Espírito Santo Football Federation (FES).

Campeonato Capixaba

Organising body	FES
Founded	1917; 108 years ago (1917) (as Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória) 1930; 95 years ago (1930) (as Campeonato Capixaba)
Country	Brazil
State	Espírito Santo
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Série B
Domestic cup(s)	Copa ES
Current champions	Rio Branco (39th title) (2025)
Most championships	Rio Branco (39 titles)
Website	FES Official website
Current: 2025 Campeonato Capixaba

History

From 1917 to 1929, it was disputed the Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória (Vitória City Championship), a competition contested only by Vitória city clubs. In 1930, this competition was replaced by the current competition, the Campeonato Capixaba, which is disputed by clubs from the Espírito Santo state.

Current clubs

2025 First Division

Team	City	2024 result
Desportiva Ferroviária	Cariacica	6th
Jaguaré	Jaguaré	7th
Nova Venécia	Nova Venécia	8th
Porto Vitória	Vitória	3rd
Real Noroeste	Águia Branca	5th
Rio Branco	Vitória	1st
Rio Branco-VN	Venda Nova do Imigrante	2nd
Capixaba SC	Vila Velha	1st (Série B)
Vilavelhense	Vila Velha	2nd (Série B)
Vitória	Vitória	4th

List of champions

Following is the list with all the champions of Campeonato Capixaba:^[1]

Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória (Vitória City Championship)

Season	Champions
1917	América (1)
1918	Rio Branco (1)
1919	Rio Branco (2)
1920	Vitória (1)
1921	Rio Branco (3)
1922	América (2)
1923	América (3)
1924	Rio Branco (4)
1925	América (4)
1926	Floriano (1)
1927	América (5)
1928	América (6)
1929	Rio Branco (5)

Campeonato Capixaba

Season	Champions	Runners-up
1930	Rio Branco (6)	Cachoeiro
1931	Santo Antônio (1)
1932	Vitória (2)	Viminas
1933	Vitória (3)
1934	Rio Branco (7)
1935	Rio Branco (8)
1936	Rio Branco (9)	Comercial de Castelo
1937	Rio Branco (10)
1938	Rio Branco (11)
1939	Rio Branco (12)	Americano
1940	Americano (1)	Rio Branco
1941	Rio Branco (13)
1942	Rio Branco (14)	Vitória
1943	Vitória (4)	Caxias
1944	Caxias (1)	Cachoeiro
1945	Rio Branco (15)	Caxias
1946	Rio Branco (16)
1947	Rio Branco (17)	Santo Antônio
1948	Cachoeiro (1)	Vale do Rio Doce
1949	Rio Branco (18)	Vale do Rio Doce
1950	Vitória (5)	Cachoeiro
1951	Rio Branco (19)	Ordem e Progresso
1952	Vitória (6)	Ordem e Progresso
1953	Santo Antônio (2)	Ordem e Progresso
1954	Santo Antônio (3)
1955	Santo Antônio (4)	Caxias
1956	Vitória (7)
1957	Rio Branco (20)
1958	Rio Branco (21)
1959	Rio Branco (22)	Vale do Rio Doce
1960	Santo Antônio (5)	Rio Branco
1961	Santo Antônio (6)	União Colatinense
1962	Rio Branco (23)	União Colatinense
1963	Rio Branco (24)	Santos
1964	Desportiva (1)	Rio Branco
1965	Desportiva (2)	Rio Branco
1966	Rio Branco (25)	Vitória
1967	Desportiva (3)	Rio Branco
1968	Rio Branco (26)	Desportiva
1969	Rio Branco (27)	Desportiva
1970	Rio Branco (28)	Desportiva
1971	Rio Branco (29)	Desportiva
1972	Desportiva (4)	Rio Branco
1973	Rio Branco (30)	Desportiva
1974	Desportiva (5)	Rio Branco
1975	Rio Branco (31)	Desportiva
1976	Vitória (8)	Rio Branco
1977	Desportiva (6)	Rio Branco
1978	Rio Branco (32)	Desportiva
1979	Desportiva (7)	Vitória
1980	Desportiva (8)	Vitória
1981	Desportiva (9)	AA Colatina
1982	Rio Branco (33)	Guarapari
1983	Rio Branco (34)	Desportiva
1984	Desportiva (10)	Vitória
1985	Rio Branco (35)	Desportiva
1986	Desportiva (11)	Guarapari
1987	Guarapari (1)	Estrela do Norte
1988	Ibiraçu (1)	Rio Branco
1989	Desportiva (12)	AA Colatina
1990	AA Colatina (1)	Guarapari
1991	Muniz Freire (1)	Desportiva
1992	Desportiva (13)	Comercial de Muqui
1993	Linhares EC (1)	Aracruz
1994	Desportiva (14)	São Mateus
1995	Linhares EC (2)	Rio Branco-VN
1996	Desportiva (15)	Linhares EC
1997	Linhares EC (3)	São Mateus
1998	Linhares EC (4)	São Mateus
1999	Serra (1)	São Mateus
2000	Desportiva (16)	Serra
2001	Alegrense (1)	Estrela do Norte
2002	Alegrense (2)	Rio Branco
2003	Serra (2)	CTE Colatina
2004	Serra (3)	Estrela do Norte
2005	Serra (4)	Estrela do Norte
2006	Vitória (9)	Estrela do Norte
2007	Linhares FC (1)	Jaguaré EC
2008	Serra (5)	Rio Bananal
2009[2][3]	São Mateus (1)	Rio Branco
2010	Rio Branco (36)	Vitória
2011	São Mateus (2)	Linhares FC
2012	Aracruz (1)	Botafogo de Jaguaré
2013	Desportiva (17)	Aracruz
2014	Estrela do Norte (1)	Linhares FC
2015	Rio Branco (37)	Desportiva
2016	Desportiva (18)	Espírito Santo FC
2017	Atlético Itapemirim (1)	Doze
2018	Serra (6)	Real Noroeste
2019	Vitória (10)	Real Noroeste
2020	Rio Branco-VN (1)	Rio Branco
2021	Real Noroeste (1)	Rio Branco-VN
2022	Real Noroeste (2)	Vitória
2023	Real Noroeste (3)	Nova Venécia
2024	Rio Branco (38)	Rio Branco-VN
2025	Rio Branco (39)	Porto Vitória

Notes

• Linhares EC went bankrupt in 1998, giving way to Linhares FC which has a similar crest (based on the city's coat of arms), however the two clubs have no institutional link.^[4]

Titles by team

Teams in bold still active.

Rank	Club	Winners	Winning years
1	Rio Branco	39	1918, 1919, 1921, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 2010, 2015, 2024, 2025
2	Desportiva	18	1964, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2013, 2016
3	Vitória	10	1920, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1976, 2006, 2019
4	América	6	1917, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1928
	Santo Antônio		1931, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1961
	Serra		1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2018
7	Linhares EC	4	1993, 1995, 1997, 1998
8	Real Noroeste	3	2021, 2022, 2023
9	Alegrense	2	2001, 2002
	São Mateus		2009, 2011
11	Americano	1	1940
	Aracruz		2012
	Atlético Itapemirim		2017
	Cachoeiro		1948
	Caxias		1944
	AA Colatina		1990
	Estrela do Norte		2014
	Floriano		1926
	Guarapari		1987
	Ibiraçu		1988
	Linhares FC		2007
	Muniz Freire		1991
	Rio Branco (VN)		2020

By city

City	Championships	Clubs
Vitória	64	Rio Branco (39), Vitória (10), América (6), Santo Antônio (6), Americano (1), Caxias (1), Floriano (1)
Cariacica	18	Desportiva (18)
Serra	6	Serra (6)
Linhares	5	Linhares EC (4), Linhares FC (1)
Águia Branca	3	Real Noroeste (3)
Alegre	2	Alegrense (2)
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	2	Cachoeiro (1), Estrela do Norte (1)
São Mateus	2	São Mateus (2)
Aracruz	1	Aracruz (1)
Colatina	1	AA Colatina (1)
Guarapari	1	Guarapari (1)
Ibiraçu	1	Ibiraçu (1)
Itapemirim	1	Atlético Itapemirim (1)
Muniz Freire	1	Muniz Freire (1)
Venda Nova do Imigrante	1	Rio Branco (VN) (1)