Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1
Women's football league in Brazil
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The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino (Brazilian Women's National Championship), also known as Brasileirão Feminino, is an annual Brazilian women's club football tournament organized by the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, or CBF. It is the country's premier women's football competition and the first professional women's league in the country.
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| Organising body | CBF |
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| Founded | 18 September 2013 |
| First season | 2013 |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Number of clubs | 18 (since 2026) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 |
| Domestic cup | Copa do Brasil Feminina Supercopa Feminina |
| International cup | Copa Libertadores Femenina |
| Current champions | Corinthians (7th title) (2025) |
| Most championships |
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| Broadcaster(s) | TV Globo TV Brasil sportv N Sports CBF TV getv UOL |
| Website | Official website |
| Current: 2026 edition | |
History
Brazil had a tournament called Taça Brasil de Futebol Feminino (Women's Football Brazil Trophy, in English) played between 1983, and 1989, followed by Torneio Nacional (1990 and 1991) and Taça Brasil de Clubes (1993). A competition also named Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino which was a forerunner of the current tournament, was founded in 1994, ran that season, was cancelled in 1995 and re-instated in 1996 being played until 2001. When it folded, the country was left with only state football leagues for women available in few states and no national tournament.
In 2006, another national tournament attempt was made, organized by the Amateur Paulista Football Federation (Federação Paulista de Futebol Amador, FPFA) and the National Football League (Liga Nacional de Futebol, LINAF), it was called Taça Brasil de Futebol Feminino. The tournament was contested in Jaguariúna, São Paulo state on its first year (2006) and in multiple towns of Rio de Janeiro state on its second year (2007).[1]
In 2007, CBF created the Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, a national cup tournament, and in 2013, a national league competition was founded, the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino, with a short three-month season initially.[2][3] In 2015, teams that reached the knock-out stage got a financial support of about USD 3,000 for a home-and-away round plus air or road transport cost paid.[4]
Format
Up to 2016, 20 teams took part in the competition. In the first round there were four groups of five teams that play each other within the group once. The top two of each group move on. In the second round eight teams were put into two groups of four. Teams play each other twice and the top two teams move to the two leg semi-finals, with the winners moving to the two leg final.[2]
In 2017 the league was restructured and the first level, now called Série A1, has 16 teams in one group. After playing each other the top 8 teams move to the play-offs. There is also relegation/promotion to the new Série A2, which will also have 16 teams split in two groups of eight teams.[5] In 2021, the Série A3 was created with 32 teams taking part.[6][7]
List of winners
| Finals decided on away goals | |
| Finals decided by a penalty shoot-out | |
Performances
By club
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Corinthians | 7 | 2 | 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | 2017, 2019 |
| Ferroviária | 2 | 1 | 2014, 2019 | 2023 |
| Rio Preto | 1 | 2 | 2015 | 2016, 2018 |
| Centro Olímpico | 1 | 0 | 2013 | |
 Flamengo | 1 | 0 | 2016 | |
| Santos | 1 | 0 | 2017 | |
| São José | 0 | 2 | 2013, 2015 | |
 Kindermann[note 1] | 0 | 1 | 2014 | |
| Avaí/Kindermann[note 1] | 0 | 1 | 2020 | |
| Palmeiras | 0 | 1 | 2021 | |
 Internacional | 0 | 1 | 2022 | |
| São Paulo | 0 | 1 | 2024 | |
 Cruzeiro | 0 | 1 | 2025 |
By state
| State | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo |
12 | 9 | Corinthians (7), Ferroviária (2), Centro Olímpico (1), Rio Preto (1), Santos (1) | São José (2), Rio Preto (2), Corinthians (2), Palmeiras (1), Ferroviária (1), São Paulo (1) |
| Rio de Janeiro |
1 | 0 | Flamengo (1) | |
| Santa Catarina |
0 | 2 | Kindermann (1), Avaí/Kindermann (1)[note 1] | |
| Rio Grande do Sul |
0 | 1 | Internacional (1) | |
| Minas Gerais |
0 | 1 | Cruzeiro (1) |
Top scorers
| Season | Topscorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Gabi Zanotti |
Centro Olímpico | 12 |
| 2014 | Raquel |
Ferroviária | 16 |
| 2015 | Gabi Nunes |
Centro Olímpico | 14 |
| 2016 | Millene |
Rio Preto | 10 |
| 2017 |  Sole Jaimes |
Santos | 18 |
| 2018 | Danyelle |
Flamengo | 15 |
| 2019 | Millene |
Corinthians | 19 |
| 2020 | Carla Nunes |
Palmeiras | 12 |
| 2021 | Bia Zaneratto |
Palmeiras | 13 |
| 2022 | Cristiane |
Santos | 13 |
| 2023 | Amanda Gutierres |
Palmeiras | 13 |
| 2024 | Amanda Gutierres |
Palmeiras | 15 |
| 2025 | Amanda Gutierres |
Palmeiras | 17 |
| Source: CBF[16][17] | |||
Relegated teams
| Year | Teams |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Grêmio, Vitória (BA) |
| 2018[a] | Rio Preto, Portuguesa, Pinheirense |
| 2019 | Vitória (PE), Foz Cataratas, São Francisco (BA), Sport Recife |
| 2020 | Iranduba, Grêmio Audax, Ponte Preta, Vitória (BA) |
| 2021 | Botafogo, Minas Brasília, Napoli, Bahia |
| 2022 | São José (SP), ESMAC, Red Bull Bragantino, CRESSPOM |
| 2023 | Bahia, Athletico Paranaense, Real Ariquemes, Ceará |
| 2024 | Botafogo, Santos, Avaí/Kindermann, Atlético Mineiro |
| 2025 | 3B, Sport Recife |
- Note: Rio Preto withdrew from 2019 Série A1 and was replaced by Internacional.
See also
- Sport in Brazil
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A2, the second division of women's Brazilian football
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A3, the third division of women's Brazilian football
- Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
- Copa Libertadores Femenina
Notes
- Kindermann had a partnership with Avaí for the 2020 season. Kindermann ceased operations in 2021 and Avaí remained with the project ever since.