Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

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Seat of the FERJ in Maracanã

The Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (English: Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation), usually known by the acronyms FERJ and FFERJ, manages all the official football tournaments within the state of Rio de Janeiro including the Campeonato Carioca, the Campeonato Carioca lower levels, the Copa Rio, and the Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino. It was founded in 1978.

History

On March 15, 1975, the states of Guanabara, which consisted essentially only of the city of Rio de Janeiro and until 1960 the federal capital district of Brasil, and Rio de Janeiro, essentially the non-metropolitan area of today's state of Rio de Janeiro were merged to today's State of Rio de Janeiro. On September 29, 1978, the Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro was founded by the merger of Guanabara state's Federação Carioca de Futebol (Carioca Football Federation, FCF) and Rio de Janeiro state's Federação Fluminense de Desportos (Fluminense Sports Federation, FFD). Octávio Pinto Guimarães, who was FCF's president, was chosen as FERJ's first president.[1]

In 1979, the Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro organized two different state championships, both won by Flamengo. Those competitions were the first competitions organized by FERJ.[1]

Presidents

Name Term start Term end
1. Octávio Pinto Guimarães 1978 1985
2. Eduardo Viana 1985 2006
3. Rubens Lopes da Costa Filho 2006 2014

Current member clubs

As of 2014 season. Common team names are noted in bold.

Club City
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas Rio de Janeiro
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Rio de Janeiro
Fluminense Futebol Clube Rio de Janeiro
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube Duque de Caxias
Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube Macaé
Madureira Esporte Clube Rio de Janeiro
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Boavista Sport Club Saquarema
Associação Desportiva Cabofriense Cabo Frio
Campeonato Carioca Level 1 (with clubs above)
Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube São João de Meriti
Bangu Atlético Clube Rio de Janeiro
Bonsucesso Futebol Clube Rio de Janeiro
Friburguense Atlético Clube Nova Friburgo
Nova Iguaçu Futebol Clube Nova Iguaçu
Resende Futebol Clube Resende
Volta Redonda Futebol Clube Volta Redonda

References

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