Primeira Liga (Brazil)

For the Portuguese league with the same name, see Primeira Liga.

Primeira Liga (First League), also known as Liga Sul-Minas-Rio (South-Minas-Rio League) or Copa Sul-Minas-Rio (South-Minas-Rio Cup), was a Brazilian football competition contested between Brazil's South Region, Ceará, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro state teams. This competition is a successor tournament to the Copa Sul-Minas.

Primeira Liga

Founded	10 September 2015
First season	2016
Folded	2017
Country	Brazil
Region	Brazil's South Region, Ceará, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro state
Number of clubs	16
Broadcaster(s)	SporTV (live matches)
Website	Official site

History

The competition was founded in 2015 by clubs that were unhappy with the state championships and their low attendances and revenues.^[1] The first edition was played in 2016. The tournament went on hiatus for 2018,^[2] before being officially cancelled the following year.^[3]

List of champions

List of Primeira Liga finals

Year	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Losing semi-finalists1
2016	Fluminense	1–0	Atlético Paranaense	Juiz de Fora	Flamengo and Internacional
2017	Londrina	0–0	Atlético Mineiro	Londrina	Cruzeiro and Paraná
	Londrina won 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out.

See also

• Copa Sul Minas