Founded | 10 September 2015 |
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Region | Brazil's South Region, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro state |
Number of teams | 16 (from 2017) |
Website | Official site |
2017 season |
Primeira Liga (English: First League), also known as Liga Sul-Minas-Rio (English: South-Minas-Rio League) or Copa Sul-Minas-Rio (English: South-Minas-Rio Cup), is a Brazilian football competition contested between Brazil's South Region, Ceará, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro state teams.
The competition was founded in 2015 by clubs that are unhappy with the state championships and their low attendances and revenues. The first edition was played in 2016.