Campeonato Tocantinense
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The Campeonato Tocantinense is the football
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 league of the state of Tocantins
Tocantins (state)
Tocantins is one of the states of Brazil. . The state was formed in 1988 out of the northern part of Goiás, and construction began on the capital, Palmas, in 1989, in contrast to most of the other cities in the state which date back to the Portuguese colonial period...

, Brazil
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.

Format

First Division
  • First stage: standard round-robin
    Round-robin tournament
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    , in which all teams play each other once.

  • Second stage: home-and-away playoff
    Playoff
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    s with the top 6 teams of the first stage.

(1st place x 6th place, 2nd place x 5th place, 3rd place x 4th place)
  • Third stage: double round-robin
    Round-robin tournament
    A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...

    , in which all teams play each other home-and-away games, with the winners of second stage playoffs, plus the playoff loser with the best overall competition record.

  • Fourth stage: home-and-away playoff
    Playoff
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     between the top 2 teams in the third stage. The winner of this playoff
    Playoff
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     is crowned the champion.


As in any other Brazilian soccer championship, the format can change every year.

Clubs

First Division
  • Tocantins
    Tocantins Futebol Clube
    Tocantins Futebol Clube, also known as Tocantins, are a Brazilian football team from Palmas, Tocantins. They competed in the Série D in 2009.-History:...

    Futebol Clube
  • Palmas
    Palmas Futebol e Regatas
    Palmas Futebol e Regatas, usually known simply as Palmas, is a Brazilian football club from Palmas, Tocantins state.-History:Palmas Futebol e Regatas was founded on January 31, 1997, after borrowing Canelas documentation, which was already regularized at Tocantins Football Federation, thus,...

    Futebol e Regatas
  • Tocantinópolis
    Tocantinópolis Esporte Clube
    Tocantinópolis Esporte Clube, commonly known as Tocantinópolis, is a Brazilian football club based in Tocantinópolis, Tocantins state. They competed once in the Série A, three times in the Série C and once in the Copa do Brasil.-History:...

    Esporte Clube
  • Interporto
    Interporto Futebol Clube
    Interporto Futebol Clube, commonly known as Interporto, is a Brazilian football club based in Porto Nacional, Tocantins state. They competed twice in the Copa do Brasil.-History:...

    Futebol Clube
  • Araguaína
    Araguaína Futebol e Regatas
    Araguaína Futebol e Regatas, usually known simply as Araguaína, is a Brazilian football club from Araguaína, Tocantins state. The club plays its home matches at Municipal de Araguaína...

    Futebol e Regatas
  • Colinas
    Colinas Esporte Clube
    Colinas Esporte Clube, commonly known as Colinas, is a Brazilian football club based in Colinas do Tocantins, Tocantins state. They won the Campeonato Tocantinense once and competed once in the Copa do Brasil.-History:...

    Esporte Clube
  • Intercap
    Intercap Esporte Clube
    Intercap Esporte Clube, commonly known as Intercap, is a Brazilian football club based in Paraíso do Tocantins, Tocantins state. They competed in the Série C once.-History:The club was founded on July 10, 1972...

    Esporte Clube
  • Gurupi
    Gurupi Esporte Clube
    Gurupi Esporte Clube, commonly known as Gurupi, is a Brazilian football club based in Gurupi, Tocantins state. They competed three times in the Série C, and will compete in the 2011 Série D.-History:...

    Esporte Clube
  • Associação Atlética Alvorada
    Associação Atlética Alvorada
    Associação Atlética Alvorada, commonly known as Alvorada, is a Brazilian football club based in Alvorada, Tocantins state. They competed in the Série C and in the Copa do Brasil once.-History:...

  • Clube Atlético Tocantinense
  • Miracema Esporte Clube

List of champions and runners-up

Season Winner Runner-up
1993 Tocantinópolis Gurupi
1994 União Araguainense Tocantins
1995 Intercap Gurupi
1996 Gurupi Kaburé
1997 Gurupi Interporto
1998 Alvorada Palmas
1999 Interporto Tocantinópolis
2000 Palmas Interporto
2001 Palmas Tocantinópolis
2002 Tocantinópolis Palmas
2003 Palmas Gurupi
2004 Palmas Araguaína
2005 Colinas Araguaína
2006 Araguaína Tocantinópolis
2007 Palmas Araguaína
2008 Tocantins Gurupi
2009 Araguaína Palmas
2010 Gurupi Araguaína
2011 Gurupi Interporto

Titles by team

  • Palmas
    Palmas Futebol e Regatas
    Palmas Futebol e Regatas, usually known simply as Palmas, is a Brazilian football club from Palmas, Tocantins state.-History:Palmas Futebol e Regatas was founded on January 31, 1997, after borrowing Canelas documentation, which was already regularized at Tocantins Football Federation, thus,...

    5 times
  • Gurupi
    Gurupi Esporte Clube
    Gurupi Esporte Clube, commonly known as Gurupi, is a Brazilian football club based in Gurupi, Tocantins state. They competed three times in the Série C, and will compete in the 2011 Série D.-History:...

    4 times
  • Araguaína
    Araguaína Futebol e Regatas
    Araguaína Futebol e Regatas, usually known simply as Araguaína, is a Brazilian football club from Araguaína, Tocantins state. The club plays its home matches at Municipal de Araguaína...

    and Tocantinópolis
    Tocantinópolis Esporte Clube
    Tocantinópolis Esporte Clube, commonly known as Tocantinópolis, is a Brazilian football club based in Tocantinópolis, Tocantins state. They competed once in the Série A, three times in the Série C and once in the Copa do Brasil.-History:...

    2 times
  • União Araguainense, Intercap, Alvorada
    Associação Atlética Alvorada
    Associação Atlética Alvorada, commonly known as Alvorada, is a Brazilian football club based in Alvorada, Tocantins state. They competed in the Série C and in the Copa do Brasil once.-History:...

    , Interporto
    Interporto Futebol Clube
    Interporto Futebol Clube, commonly known as Interporto, is a Brazilian football club based in Porto Nacional, Tocantins state. They competed twice in the Copa do Brasil.-History:...

    , Colinas
    Colinas Esporte Clube
    Colinas Esporte Clube, commonly known as Colinas, is a Brazilian football club based in Colinas do Tocantins, Tocantins state. They won the Campeonato Tocantinense once and competed once in the Copa do Brasil.-History:...

    , and Tocantins
    Tocantins Futebol Clube
    Tocantins Futebol Clube, also known as Tocantins, are a Brazilian football team from Palmas, Tocantins. They competed in the Série D in 2009.-History:...

    1 time

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