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| Organising body | FERJ |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1906 |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State |  Rio de Janeiro |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Campeonato Carioca Série A2 |
| Domestic cup | Copa Rio |
| Current champions | Flamengo (39th title) (2025) |
| Most championships | Flamengo (39 titles) |
| Broadcaster(s) | Rede Bandeirantes,BandSports, andESPN (Broadcast) YouTube,Twitch and Dale (OTT) |
| Website | www |
| Current:2025 Campeonato Carioca | |
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TheCampeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), most known asCampeonato Carioca and commonly as theCariocão, is the top-flight professionalstate football league in the Brazilianstate ofRio de Janeiro. It is run by theRio de Janeiro State Football Federation (FERJ).
The first season of the Campeonato Carioca was played in1906. Rivalries amongst four of the most prestigious Brazilian teams (Botafogo,Flamengo,Fluminense andVasco da Gama) have marked the history of the competition. Flamengo leads the title count with 38, followed by Fluminense (33), Vasco da Gama (24), Botafogo (21),America (7),Bangu (2),São Cristóvão andPaissandu (1 each).
The 20th century saw in Rio de Janeiro andNiterói a significant popularity in football with the establishment of clubs such as Rio Cricket and Athletic Association in Niterói,Fluminense Football Club in 1902, andBangu Atlético Club,América Football Club, andBotafogo Football Club in 1904 being founded. Organizing leagues for competition amongst clubs followed by Rio Cricket and Athletic Association, Fluminense Football Club, Football and Athletic Club, America Football Club, Bangu Atlético Club, Sport Club Petrópolis andPayssandu Cricket Club. On June 8, 1905, the Liga Metropolitana de Football (abbreviatedLMF,Metropolitan Football League inEnglish) was founded. LMF's first president was Bangu's José Villas Boas, who was replaced by Francis Walter in December of the same year.
In 1906, the first Campeonato Carioca was contested by six clubs: Fluminense, Botafogo, Bangu, Football and Athletic, Payssandu and Rio Cricket. America, despite being one of the league founders, did not contest the league's first edition. Fluminense became the first Rio de Janeiro state champion.
In 1907, the championship ended with a tie between Botafogo and Fluminense. The league rules did not address ties. Botafogo claimed an extra-match advantage; Fluminense claimed that the league should adopt the goal-average criteria. It went unresolved until 1996 when both clubs were declared champions.
On February 29, 1908, Fluminense, Botafogo, America, Paysandu, Rio Cricket, and Riachuelo foundedLiga Metropolitana de Sports Athleticos (LMSA, meaningMetropolitan Athletic Sports League), the organizer of the 1908 Campeonato Carioca. Fluminense won.
The first league split was in 1911 when Botafogo left LMSA and foundedAssociação de Football do Rio de Janeiro (AFRJ -Rio de Janeiro Football Association). The league was nicknamedLiga Barbante (String League), because Botafogo was the only significant club to question the full realisation of the sport under LMSA. AFRJ was incorporated by LMSA in 1913.[clarification needed]
In 1917, several accusations of bribery caused LMSA to rebrand asLiga Metropolitana de Desportos Terrestres (Terrestrial Sports Metropolitan League) (LMDT). Fluminense won the competition of that year.
On March 1, 1924, a second league split occurred, andAssociação Metropolitana de Esportes Athleticos (Athletic Sports Metropolitan Association) was founded. AMEA, founded by the "aristocratic" clubs Flamengo, Fluminense, Botafogo and America, with restrictions on itsblacks and lower class citizens to their members. The Confederação Brasileira de Desportos (CBD -Brazilian Sports Confederation) remained with AMEA recognizing it as the official league of Rio de Janeiro from 1924 on, and disassociating with LMDT. AMEA's competition was won by Fluminense. LMDT's (The league was nicknamed Liga Barbante) (String League) competition was won by Vasco da Gama, the only significant club that remained on the old league. In 1925, AMEA rescinded its racial conditions and Vasco left LMDT, while LMDT continued with its minor clubs. Years later, the LMDT championship of 1924 was considered official - but not the following LMDT championships.[citation needed]
On January 23, 1933, Bangu, Fluminense, Vasco and America founded the first professional league of Rio de Janeiro,Liga Carioca de Futebol (LCF) (Carioca Football League). The Confederação Brasileira de Desportos was an amateur-only league supported AMEA. For this reason, LCF was nicknamed "pirate league". In 1934 CBD finally accepted professionalism, but LCF and AMEA did not merge for political reasons. On December 11, 1934, Botafogo, Vasco, Bangu, São Cristóvão, Andaraí, Olaria, Carioca and Madureira founded the professionalFederação Metropolitana de Desportos (FMD) (Sports Metropolitan Federation), replacing AMEA as the official Rio de Janeiro league affiliated to CBD.
In 1937, the Brazilian football clubs were professionalized. On July 29, 1937, FMD and LCF merged, creatingLiga de Football do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro Football League), also called LFRJ. In 1941, LFRJ rebranded as Federação Metropolitana de Futebol (FMF) (Metropolitan Football Federation). The occasion was celebrated by a friendly match between Vasco da Gama and America that would come to be nicknamedClássico da Paz (Peace Derby) for any game played between the two teams.
On April 21, 1960, the Brazilian capital city becameBrasília, so,Federação Metropolitana de Futebol rebranded asFederação Carioca de Futebol (FCF) (Carioca Football Federation). América won the state championship of that year.
On March 15, 1975, Rio de Janeiro andGuanabara states merged under the name of Rio de Janeiro.
On September 29, 1978,Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation) (FERJ), was founded, after Guanabara state's FCF and Rio de Janeiro state's FFD (Federação Fluminense de Desportos, orFluminense Sports Federation) fused.
In 1979, there was an extra Campeonato Carioca which also included the countryside state teams, which, until that year, contested theCampeonato Fluminense. This extra competition, known as Primeiro Campeonato Estadual de Profissionais (First Professionals State Championship) was won by Flamengo, which was also the champion of the regular competition, but did not count in the overall titles.
In 1996,Taça Cidade Maravilhosa was contested only by clubs from Rio de Janeiro city. This competition was contested by eight teams (America, Bangu, Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense, Madureira, Olaria and Vasco da Gama), which played against each other once. Botafogo was the champion, Flamengo being the runner up. In the same year, a state championship was played, won by Flamengo.
The competition is usually divided in three stages: the traditional Taça Guanabara, Taça Rio and the Finals.
Taça Guanabara is the first stage of the competition, with the teams divided into two groups. The traditional "big four", namely,Botafogo,Flamengo,Fluminense andVasco da Gama are seeded—two teams of the "big four" put into each group. It is possible other teams also be seeded in some ways, but the seeding criteria are not codified in the regulation and has never been publicly available. The teams play one match with each team in their group. The top team in each group plays the second team in the semi-finals; the winners qualify for the final match.
Taça Rio is the second stage of the competition. Teams are divided into the two same groups of Taça Guanabara, but each team plays once against every team from the other group. The top team from each group compete in the semi-finals with the second team from the opposite group, and winners of the semi-finals compete for the Taça Rio.
The winners of Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio compete in the two-legged finals of Campeonato Carioca, with the winner champion.
2025 First Division
Source:RSSSF Brasil
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Comments | Top Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Fluminense (1) | Paissandu | Horácio da Costa | Fluminense | 18 | |
| 1907 | Botafogo (1) Fluminense (2) | Paissandu | both clubs were declared champions in 1996, after more than 90 years of battles in courts.[1] | Flávio Ramos | Botafogo | 6 |
| 1908 | Fluminense (3) | Botafogo América | Edwin Cox | Fluminense | 12 | |
| 1909 | Fluminense (4) | Botafogo | Flávio Ramos | Botafogo | 18 | |
| 1910 | Botafogo (2) | Fluminense | Abelardo de Lamare | Botafogo | 22 | |
| 1911 | Fluminense (5) | America | James Calvert | Fluminense | 7 | |
| 1912 | Paissandu (1) | Flamengo | by LMSA, Liga Metropolitana de Sports Athleticos | Harry Robinson | Paissandu - LMSA | 24 |
| 1912 | Botafogo (3) | SC Americano | by AFRJ, Associação de Football do Rio de Janeiro - recognized later as an official championship | Mimi Sodré | Botafogo - AFRJ | 12 |
| 1913 | America (1) | Flamengo | Mimi Sodré | Botafogo | 13 | |
| 1914 | Flamengo (1) | Botafogo | Barthô | Fluminense | 10 | |
| 1915 | Flamengo (2) | Fluminense | Henry Welfare | Fluminense | 19 | |
| 1916 | America (2) | Botafogo | Aluízio | Botafogo | 12 | |
| 1917 | Fluminense (6) | America | Luís Menezes | Botafogo | 16 | |
| 1918 | Fluminense (7) | Botafogo | Luís Menezes | Botafogo | 21 | |
| 1919 | Fluminense (8) | Flamengo | Braz de Oliveira | São Cristóvão | 24 | |
| 1920 | Flamengo (3) | Fluminense | Arlindo Claudionor | Botafogo Bangu | 18 | |
| 1921 | Flamengo (4) | America | Cecy | Vila Isabel [pt] | 15 | |
| 1922 | America (3) | Flamengo | Braz de Oliveira | Carioca [pt] | 15 | |
| 1923 | Vasco da Gama (1) | Flamengo | Nonô | Flamengo | 17 | |
| 1924 | Fluminense (9) | Flamengo | by AMEA, Associação Metropolitana de Esportes Athleticos | Nilo | Fluminense | 28 |
| 1924 | Vasco da Gama (2) | Bonsucesso | by LMDT, Liga Metropolitana de Desportos Terrestres - recognized later as an official championship | Telê | Andarahy [pt] - LMDT | 17 |
| 1925 | Flamengo (5) | Fluminense | Nonô | Flamengo | 27 | |
| 1926 | São Cristóvão (1) | Vasco da Gama | Vicente | São Cristóvão | 25 | |
| 1927 | Flamengo (6) | Fluminense | Nilo | Botafogo | 30 | |
| 1928 | América (4) | Vasco da Gama | Vicente | São Cristóvão | 21 | |
| 1929 | Vasco da Gama (3) | America | Russinho Telê | Vasco América | 23 | |
| 1930 | Botafogo (4) | Vasco da Gama | Preguinho Ladislau | Fluminense Bangu | 20 | |
| 1931 | America (5) | Vasco da Gama | Russinho | Vasco | 17 | |
| 1932 | Botafogo (5) | Flamengo | Preguinho | Fluminense | 21 | |
| 1933 | Botafogo (6) | Olaria | by AMEA, Associação Metropolitana de Esportes Athleticos | Nilo | Botafogo | 19 |
| 1934 | Botafogo (7) | Andarahy | by AMEA, Associação Metropolitana de Esportes Athleticos | Bianco | Andarahy [pt] - AMEA | 13 |
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Comments | Top Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Bangu (1) | Fluminense | by LCF, Liga Carioca de Futebol - recognized later as an official championship | Tião | Bangu | 13 |
| 1934 | Vasco da Gama (4) | São Cristóvão | by LCF, Liga Carioca de Futebol - recognized later as an official championship | Alfredinho | Flamengo | 10 |
| 1935 | Botafogo (8) | Vasco da Gama | by FMD, Federação Metropolitana de Desportos | Ladislau | Bangu | 18 |
| 1935 | America (6) | Fluminense | by LCF, Liga Carioca de Futebol - recognized later as an official championship | China | Bonsucesso | 16 |
| 1936 | Vasco da Gama (5) | Madureira | by FMD, Federação Metropolitana de Desportos | Carvalho Leite | Botafogo | 15 |
| 1936 | Fluminense (10) | Flamengo | by LCF, Liga Carioca de Futebol - recognized later as an official championship | Hércules | Fluminense | 23 |
| 1937 | Fluminense (11) | Flamengo | by LFRJ, Liga de Futebol do Rio de Janeiro | Niginho | Vasco | 25 |
| 1937 | São Cristóvão (2) | Madureira | by FMD, Federação Metropolitana de Desportos, recognized officially in 2023.[2] | Carreiro Caxambu Roberto | São Cristóvão | 7 |
| 1938 | Fluminense (12) | Flamengo | Carvalho Leite | Botafogo | 16 | |
| 1939 | Flamengo (7) | Vasco da Gama | Carvalho Leite | Botafogo | 22 | |
| 1940 | Fluminense (13) | Flamengo | Leônidas | Flamengo | 30 | |
| 1941 | Fluminense (14) | Flamengo | Pirilo | Flamengo | 39 | |
| 1942 | Flamengo (8) | Botafogo | Heleno | Botafogo | 28 | |
| 1943 | Flamengo (9) | Fluminense | João Pinto | São Cristóvão | 26 | |
| 1944 | Flamengo (10) | Vasco da Gama | Geraldino | Canto do Rio | 19 | |
| 1945 | Vasco da Gama (6) | Botafogo | Lelé | Vasco | 13 | |
| 1946 | Fluminense (15) | Botafogo | Rodrigues | Fluminense | 28 | |
| 1947 | Vasco da Gama (7) | Botafogo | Dimas | Vasco | 18 | |
| 1948 | Botafogo (9) | Vasco da Gama | Orlando Octávio | Fluminense Botafogo | 21 | |
| 1949 | Vasco da Gama (8) | Fluminense | Ademir | Vasco | 31 | |
| 1950 | Vasco da Gama (9) | America | Ademir | Vasco | 25 | |
| 1951 | Fluminense (16) | Bangu | Carlyle | Fluminense | 23 | |
| 1952 | Vasco da Gama (10) | Flamengo | Menezes Zizinho | Bangu | 19 | |
| 1953 | Flamengo (11) | Fluminense | Benítez | Flamengo | 22 | |
| 1954 | Flamengo (12) | America | Dino da Costa | Botafogo | 24 | |
| 1955 | Flamengo (13) | America | Paulinho | Flamengo | 23 | |
| 1956 | Vasco da Gama (11) | Fluminense | Valdo | Fluminense | 22 | |
| 1957 | Botafogo (10) | Fluminense | Paulo Valentim | Botafogo | 22 | |
| 1958 | Vasco da Gama (12) | Flamengo | Quarentinha | Botafogo | 20 | |
| 1959 | Fluminense (17) | Botafogo | Quarentinha | Botafogo | 25 | |
| 1960 | America (7) | Fluminense | Quarentinha | Botafogo | 25 | |
| 1961 | Botafogo (11) | Flamengo | Amarildo | Botafogo | 18 | |
| 1962 | Botafogo (12) | Flamengo | Saulzinho | Vasco | 18 | |
| 1963 | Flamengo (14) | Fluminense | Bianchini | Bangu | 18 | |
| 1964 | Fluminense (18) | Bangu | Amoroso | Fluminense | 19 | |
| 1965 | Flamengo (15) | Bangu | Amoroso | Fluminense | 10 | |
| 1966 | Bangu (2) | Flamengo | Paulo Borges | Bangu | 16 | |
| 1967 | Botafogo (13) | Bangu | Paulo Borges | Bangu | 13 | |
| 1968 | Botafogo (14) | Vasco da Gama | Roberto | Botafogo | 13 | |
| 1969 | Fluminense (19) | Botafogo | Flávio | Fluminense | 15 | |
| 1970 | Vasco da Gama (13) | Fluminense | Flávio | Fluminense | 18 | |
| 1971 | Fluminense (20) | Botafogo | Paulo César Caju | Botafogo | 11 | |
| 1972 | Flamengo (16) | Fluminense | Doval | Flamengo | 16 | |
| 1973 | Fluminense (21) | Vasco da Gama | Dario | Flamengo | 15 | |
| 1974 | Flamengo (17) | Vasco da Gama | Luisinho Tombo | America | 20 | |
| 1975 | Fluminense (22) | Botafogo Vasco da Gama | Zico | Flamengo | 30 | |
| 1976 | Fluminense (23) | Vasco da Gama | Doval | Fluminense | 20 | |
| 1977 | Vasco da Gama (14) | Flamengo | Zico | Flamengo | 27 | |
| 1978 | Flamengo (18) | Vasco da Gama | Zico Cláudio Adão Roberto Dinamite | Flamengo Flamengo Vasco | 19 | |
| 1979 | Flamengo (19) | Fluminense | Zico | Flamengo | 26 | |
| 1979 | Flamengo (20) | Vasco da Gama | extra tournament | Zico | Flamengo | 34 |
| 1980 | Fluminense (24) | Vasco da Gama | Cláudio Adão | Fluminense | 20 | |
| 1981 | Flamengo (21) | Vasco da Gama | Roberto Dinamite | Vasco | 31 | |
| 1982 | Vasco da Gama (15) | Flamengo | Zico | Flamengo | 21 | |
| 1983 | Fluminense (25) | Flamengo | Luisinho Tombo | America | 22 | |
| 1984 | Fluminense (26) | Flamengo | Baltazar Cláudio Adão | Botafogo Bangu | 12 | |
| 1985 | Fluminense (27) | Bangu | Roberto Dinamite | Vasco | 12 | |
| 1986 | Flamengo (22) | Vasco da Gama | Romário | Vasco | 20 | |
| 1987 | Vasco da Gama (16) | Flamengo | Romário | Vasco | 16 | |
| 1988 | Vasco da Gama (17) | Flamengo | Bebeto | Flamengo | 17 | |
| 1989 | Botafogo (15) | Flamengo | Bebeto | Flamengo | 18 | |
| 1990 | Botafogo (16) | Vasco da Gama | Gaúcho | Flamengo | 14 | |
| 1991 | Flamengo (23) | Fluminense | Gaúcho | Flamengo | 17 | |
| 1992 | Vasco da Gama (18) | Flamengo | Ézio | Fluminense | 15 | |
| 1993 | Vasco da Gama (19) | Fluminense | Valdir | Vasco | 19 | |
| 1994 | Vasco da Gama (20) | Flamengo | Charles Túlio | Flamengo Botafogo | 14 | |
| 1995 | Fluminense (28) | Flamengo | Túlio | Botafogo | 27 | |
| 1996 | Flamengo (24) | Vasco da Gama | Romário | Flamengo | 26 | |
| 1997 | Botafogo (17) | Vasco da Gama | Romário | Flamengo | 18 | |
| 1998 | Vasco da Gama (21) | Flamengo | Romário | Flamengo | 10 | |
| 1999 | Flamengo (25) | Vasco da Gama | Romário | Flamengo | 16 | |
| 2000 | Flamengo (26) | Vasco da Gama | Romário | Vasco | 19 | |
| 2001 | Flamengo (27) | Vasco da Gama | Edílson | Flamengo | 16 | |
| 2002 | Fluminense (29) | Americano | It wassub judice until April 14, 2009, when Fluminense were officially confirmed as the champions.[3] | Fábio | Volta Redonda | 16 |
| 2003 | Vasco da Gama (22) | Fluminense | Fábio Bala | Fluminense | 10 | |
| 2004 | Flamengo (28) | Vasco da Gama | Valdir | Vasco | 14 | |
| 2005 | Fluminense (30) | Volta Redonda | Túlio | Volta Redonda | 12 | |
| 2006 | Botafogo (18) | Madureira | Dodô | Botafogo | 9 | |
| 2007 | Flamengo (29) | Botafogo | Dodô Marcelo | Botafogo Madureira | 13 | |
| 2008 | Flamengo (30) | Botafogo | Wellington Paulista | Botafogo | 14 | |
| 2009 | Flamengo (31) | Botafogo | Maicosuel | Botafogo | 12 | |
| 2010 | Botafogo (19) | Flamengo | Vágner Love | Flamengo | 15 | |
| 2011 | Flamengo (32) | Fluminense | Fred | Fluminense | 10 | |
| 2012 | Fluminense (31) | Botafogo | Alecsandro | Vasco | 12 | |
| 2013 | Botafogo (20) | Flamengo | Hernane | Flamengo | 12 | |
| 2014 | Flamengo (33) | Vasco | Edmilson | Vasco | 11 | |
| 2015 | Vasco da Gama (23) | Botafogo | Fred | Fluminense | 11 | |
| 2016 | Vasco da Gama (24) | Botafogo | Tiago Amaral | Volta Redonda | 10 | |
| 2017 | Flamengo (34) | Fluminense | Paolo Guerrero | Flamengo | 10 | |
| 2018 | Botafogo (21) | Vasco da Gama | Pedro | Fluminense | 7 | |
| 2019 | Flamengo (35) | Vasco da Gama | Bruno Henrique | Flamengo | 8 | |
| 2020 | Flamengo (36) | Fluminense | Gabriel Barbosa João Carlos | Flamengo Volta Redonda | 8 | |
| 2021 | Flamengo (37) | Fluminense | Alef Manga | Volta Redonda | 9 | |
| 2022 | Fluminense (32) | Flamengo | Gabriel Barbosa | Flamengo | 9 | |
| 2023 | Fluminense (33) | Flamengo | German Cano | Fluminense | 16 | |
| 2024 | Flamengo (38) | Nova Iguaçu | Pedro | Flamengo | 11 | |
| 2025 | Flamengo (39) | Fluminense | German Cano Max Pablo Vegetti | Fluminense Sampaio Corrêa Vasco | 6 |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flamengo | 39 | 33 | 1914,1915,1920,1921,1925,1927,1939,1942,1943,1944,1953,1954,1955,1963,1965,1972,1974,1978,1979 (Especial),1979,1981,1986,1991,1996,1999,2000,2001,2004,2007,2008,2009,2011,2014,2017,2019,2020,2021,2024,2025 |
| Fluminense | 33 | 24 | 1906,1907 (shared),1908,1909,1911,1917,1918,1919,1924 (AMEA),1936 (LCF),1937 (LFRJ),1938,1940,1941,1946,1951,1959,1964,1969,1971,1973,1975,1976,1980,1983,1984,1985,1995,2002,2005,2012,2022,2023 |
| Vasco da Gama | 24 | 25 | 1923,1924 (LMDT),1929,1934 (LCF),1936 (FMD),1945,1947,1949,1950,1952,1956,1958,1970,1977,1982,1987,1988,1992,1993,1994,1998,2003,2015,2016 |
| Botafogo | 21 | 20 | 1907 (shared),1910,1912 (AFRJ),1930,1932,1933 (AMEA),1934 (AMEA),1935 (FMD),1948,1957,1961,1962,1967,1968,1989,1990,1997,2006,2010,2013,2018 |
| America | 7 | 7 | 1913,1916,1922,1928,1931,1935 (LCF),1960 |
| Bangu | 2 | 6 | 1933 (LCF),1966 |
| São Cristóvão | 2 | 1 | 1926,1937 (FMD) |
| Paissandu | 1 | 1 | 1912 (LMSA) |
Below is the list of clubs that have more appearances in the Campeonato Carioca.
| Club | App | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botafogo | 122 | 1906 | 2025 |
| Fluminense | 121 | 1906 | 2025 |
| Flamengo | 115 | 1912 | 2025 |
| Bangu | 111 | 1906 | 2025 |
| America | 109 | 1908 | 2021 |
| Vasco da Gama | 107 | 1921 | 2025 |
| Madureira | 83 | 1924 | 2025 |
| São Cristóvão | 74 | 1912 | 1995 |
| Olaria | 66 | 1924 | 2013 |
| Bonsucesso | 65 | 1924 | 2018 |
| Portuguesa | 52 | 1933 | 2025 |
| Volta Redonda | 46 | 1976 | 2025 |
| Americano | 40 | 1976 | 2021 |
| Campo Grande | 31 | 1924 | 1995 |
The 25 top score for team of the history of the Campeonato Carioca, all Brazilian, except the EnglishHenry Welfare:
The awards are given by theFERJ.
| Season | Best Player | Best GK | Best young player | Best coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995[4] | Renato (Fluminense)[a] | - | - | - |
| 2005 | Gabriel (Fluminense) | Leandro Coelho Lugão (Volta Redonda) | Schneider Cordeiro da Silva (Volta Redonda) | Dário Lourenço (Volta Redonda) |
| 2008[5] | Lúcio Flávio (Botafogo) | Bruno (Flamengo) | - | Joel Santana (Flamengo) |
| 2009[6] | Maicosuel (Botafogo) | Bruno (Flamengo) | - | Cuca (Flamengo) |
| 2010[7] | Jefferson (Botafogo) | Jefferson (Botafogo) | - | Joel Santana (Botafogo) |
| 2011[8] | Thiago Neves (Flamengo) | Felipe (Flamengo) | - | Vanderlei Luxemburgo (Flamengo) |
| 2012[9] | Deco (Fluminense) | Diego Cavalieri (Fluminense) | - | Abel Braga (Fluminense) |
| 2013[10] | Clarence Seedorf (Botafogo) | Jefferson (Botafogo) | - | Oswaldo de Oliveira (Botafogo) |
| 2015[11] | Luan Garcia (Vasco da Gama) | Martin Silva (Vasco da Gama) | Doriva (Vasco da Gama) | |
| 2016[12] | Nenê (Vasco da Gama) | Martin Silva (Vasco da Gama) | Jorginho (Vasco da Gama) | |
| 2017[13] | Paolo Guerrero (Flamengo) | Martin Silva (Vasco da Gama) | Wendel (Fluminense) | Abel Braga (Fluminense) |
| 2018 | Paulinho (Vasco da Gama) | Júlio César (Fluminense) | Paulinho (Vasco da Gama) | Zé Ricardo (Vasco da Gama) |
| 2019[14] | Éverton Ribeiro (Flamengo) | Jefferson Paulino (Bangu) | Tiago Reis (Vasco da Gama) | Fernando Diniz (Fluminense) |
| 2020[15] | Gabriel Barbosa (Flamengo) | Douglas Borges (Volta Redonda) | Jorge Jesus (Flamengo) andOdair Hellmann (Fluminense) | |
| 2021 | Gabriel Barbosa (Flamengo) | Marcos Felipe (Fluminense) | Kayky (Fluminense) | Felipe Surian (Portuguesa) |
| 2022[16] | Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Flamengo) | Thiago Rodrigues (Vasco da Gama) | Abel Braga (Fluminense) | |
| 2023 | Germán Cano (Fluminense) | Fabio (Fluminense) | Lele (Fluminense) | Fernando Diniz (Fluminense) |
| 2024 | Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Flamengo) | Agustín Rossi (Flamengo) | Yago (Nova Iguaçu) | Carlos Vitor (Nova Iguaçu) |
On 18 April 2020 distinguished Brazilian newspaperO Globo announced the best XI of the 21st Century via a poll.Romario received most of the votes.[17]
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