Copa Rio (National)
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The Copa Rio, or Rio Cup, was created in 1991 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation to decide one of the Rio de Janeiro's Copa do Brasil representatives of the following year (the other being the Campeonato Carioca champion). If the state champion had also won Copa Rio, the representative would have been the tournament runner-up.
However, in 1995 the Brazilian Football Confederation established the possibility of a club being invited to dispute Copa do Brasil, and, as a consequence of this, Copa Rio ended up not being interesting for the big teams, so it was discontinued.
In 1996 and 1997, the competition was replaced by a similar competition disputed only by Rio de Janeiro state contryside clubs.
In 1998, there was an attempt to recreate Copa Rio, but without the qualification to Copa do Brasil. This attempt was a failure, and after three years, the competition was discontinued again.
In 2005 and in 2007, the competition was disputed again, but without the participation of the big clubs of the state, and again without qualification to Copa do Brasil.
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[edit] List of champions
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Flamengo |
| 1992 | Vasco da Gama |
| 1993 | Vasco da Gama |
| 1994 | Volta Redonda |
| 1995 | Volta Redonda |
| 1998 | Fluminense |
| 1999 | Volta Redonda |
| 2000 | Portuguesa |
| 2005 | Tigres do Brasil |
| 2007 | Volta Redonda |
[edit] Titles by team
- Volta Redonda: 4 titles
- Vasco da Gama: 2 titles
- Flamengo: 1 title
- Fluminense: 1 title
- Portuguesa: 1 title
- Tigres do Brasil: 1 title
[edit] Countryside Cup
[edit] List of champions
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Rubro Social |
| 1997 | Duquecaxiense |
[edit] Titles by team
- Duquecaxiense 1 title
- Rubro Social 1 title
