{{Short description|Brazilian sport association}} {{Use American English|date=March 2013}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2013}} {{Infobox Organization | name = Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro | image = Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.png | image_size = | map = | formation = {{start date and age|1978|9|29|df=y}}<ref name="foundation"/> | type = List of international sport federations | membership = | headquarters = Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | leader_title = President | leader_name = Rubens Lopes | language = Portuguese | website = {{URL|https://fferj.com.br/}} }} The '''Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro''' ({{langx|en|Football Federation of the State of Rio de Janeiro}}), usually known by the acronyms '''FERJ''' and '''FFERJ''', manages all the official football tournaments within the state of Rio de Janeiro including the Campeonato Carioca, the Campeonato Carioca Série B1, the Copa Rio, and the Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino. It was founded in 1978.
==History== right|thumb|Seat of the FERJ in Maracanã On March 15, 1975, the states of Guanabara, which consisted essentially only of the city of Rio de Janeiro and until 1960 the federal capital district of Brasil, and Rio de Janeiro, the non-metropolitan area of the state of Rio de Janeiro were merged into the current State of Rio de Janeiro. On September 29, 1978, the ''Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro'' was founded by the merger of the ''Federação Carioca de Futebol'' (Carioca Football Federation, '''FCF''') in the state of Guanabara and the ''Federação Fluminense de Desportos'' (Fluminense Sports Federation, '''FFD''') in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Octávio Pinto Guimarães, who was FCF's president, was chosen as FERJ's first president.<ref name="foundation">{{cite web | title = A Fusão das Federações | url = http://www.fferj.com.br/Federacao/Historia/PARTE%209%20Fus%C3%A3o.pdf | access-date = November 24, 2007 | publisher = Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro | format = PDF | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110728104011/http://www.fferj.com.br/Federacao/Historia/PARTE%209%20Fus%C3%A3o.pdf | archive-date = July 28, 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
In 1979, the Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro organized two different state championships, both won by Flamengo. Those competitions were the first competitions organized by FERJ.<ref name="foundation"/>
==Presidents== {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Name !Term start !Term end |- !1. |Octávio Pinto Guimarães |1978 |1985 |- !2. |Eduardo Viana |1985 |2006 |- !3. |Rubens Lopes da Costa Filho |2006 |2014 |}
==Current clubs in Brasileirão== As of 2024 season. Common team names are noted in '''bold'''. {| class="wikitable" |- !Club !City |- |align="center" colspan="2"|'''Série A''' |- |'''Botafogo''' |Rio de Janeiro |- |'''Flamengo''' |Rio de Janeiro |- |'''Fluminense''' |Rio de Janeiro |- |'''Vasco da Gama''' |Rio de Janeiro |- |align="center" colspan="2"|'''Série C''' |- |'''Volta Redonda''' |Volta Redonda |- |align="center" colspan="2"|'''Série D''' |- |'''Audax Rio''' |Angra dos Reis |- |'''Portuguesa''' |Rio de Janeiro |- |'''Nova Iguaçu''' |Nova Iguaçu |}
==See also== * Confederação Brasileira de Futebol * Campeonato Carioca * Campeonato Carioca Second Division * Campeonato Carioca Third Division
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{official website|http://www.fferj.com.br}} {{in lang|pt}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Federacao de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro}} Rio de Janeiro Category:Football in Rio de Janeiro (state) Category:Sports organizations established in 1978