In 1968, CBD assumed the organization of Roberto Gomes Pedrosa tournament and created, aside this tournament, the Centro-Sul and Norte-Nordeste cups.Copa Centro-Sul champions 1968 - Grêmio de Esportes Maringá (Maringá-OR) 1969 - not disputed 1970 - not disputed Copa Norte-Nordeste champions 1968 - Sport Club do Recife (Recife-PE) 1969 - Ceará Sporting Club (Fortaleza-CE) 1970 - Fortaleza Esporte Clube (Fortaleza-CE) In 1971, when CBD extended the right of participation to any interested state of Brazil and turned the Roberto Gomes Pedrosa tournament into the Campeonato Brasileiro the Centro-Sul and Norte-Nordeste cups became the official Brazilian Second Level. So, the Centro-Sul and Norte-Nordeste cups can be considered, in some sense, predecessors of the Brazilian Second Level, just like the Roberto Gomes Pedrosa is considered the precursor of the Brazilian First Level. Official Brazilian (organised/recognized by CBF and CBD) Second Level champions 1971 - Villa Nova Atlético Clube (Nova Lima) 1972 - Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube (São Luís) Because there was no performance-based criterion defining the teams in the first level there was no promotion or relegation. Between 1973 and 1979 teams were invited to play at the 1st level based mainly on political criteria, and no 2nd division was disputed. 1980 - Londrina Esporte Clube (Londrina-PR) 1981 - Guarani Futebol Clube (Campinas-SP) 1982 - Campo Grande Atlético Clube (Rio de Janeiro-RJ) 1983 - Clube Atlético Juventus (São Paulo-SP) 1984 - Uberlândia Esporte Clube (Uberlândia-MG) 1985 - Tuna Luso Brasileira (Belém-PA) 1986 - not disputed [*] 1987 - not disputed [**] 1988 - Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira-SP) 1989 - Clube Atlético Bragantino (Bragança Paulista-SP) 1990 - Sport Club Recife (Recife-PE) 1991 - Paysandu Sport Club (Belém-PA) 1992 - Paraná Clube (Curitiba-PR) 1993 - not disputed 1994 - Esporte Clube Juventude (Caxias do Sul-RS) 1995 - Clube Atlético Paranaense (Curitiba-PR) 1996 - União São João Esporte Clube (Araras-SP) 1997 - América Futebol Clube (Belo Horizonte-MG) 1998 - Sociedade Esportiva Gama (Brasília-DF) 1999 - Goiás Esporte Clube (Goiânia-GO) 2000 - not disputed [***] 2001 - Paysandu Sport Club (Belém-PA) 2002 - Criciúma Esporte Clube (Criciúma-SC) 2003 - Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (São Paulo-SP) 2004 - Brasiliense Futebol Clube (Brasília-DF) 2005 - Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense (Porto Alegre-RS) 2006 - Clube Atlético Mineiro (Belo Horizonte-MG) 2007 - Coritiba Foot Ball Club (Curitiba-PR) For more information see the second and third division history. Palmares - only official championships Clubs 2 Paysandu 1 América-MG, Atlético-MG, Atlético-PR, Bragantino, Brasiliense, Campo Grande-RJ, Coritiba, Criciúma, Gama, Goiás, Grêmio, Guarani, Internacional-SP, Juventude, Juventus, Londrina, Palmeiras, Paraná, Sampaio Corrêa, Sport Recife, Tuna Luso, Uberlândia, União São João, Villa Nova-MG States 6 São Paulo 4 Minas Gerais, Paraná 3 Pará 2 Distrito Federal, Rio Grande do Sul 1 Goiás, Maranhão, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina [*] Next to the main groups (A to D) of the 1st phase, a Parallel Tournament (see the file on 1986 championship) was disputed with the teams divided into four groups (E to H). Treze Futebol Clube (Campina Grande), Central Sport Club (Caruaru), Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira) and Criciúma Esporte Clube (Criciúma) were the group champions and could be considered second division champions of 1986. [**] Next to the Green, the Yellow Module (see the file on Brazilian champions) was disputed. Sport Club do Recife (Recife) could be considered second division champions of 1987. [***] Paraná Clube won the Yellow Module, equivalent to the 2nd level. This, however, is not an official title. See the Copa João Havelange file for better information.
Palmeiras, Sport Recife, Atlético-PR, Grêmio, Guarani and Atlético-MG are the clubs that have won both the first and second division championships.
Brasiliense, Tuna Luso Brasileira, União São João and Sampaio Corrêa are the clubs that have been both second and third division champions.
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