Campeonato Alagoano · History

The Campeonato Alagoano is the state football championship of Alagoas, Brazil. It is run by the Alagoas Football Federation (FAF) and has been played under the federation since 1927. From 1918 to 1926, the state title was decided in tournaments run by the Liga Alagoana de Futebol. In August 2026, the CBF officially recognised those nine editions, and CRB, winners in 1918, became the first champion of Alagoas. Clubs from Maceió and from towns across the state take part, but two teams from the capital, CRB and CSA, have won most of the titles.

From the Liga to the federation (1918-1930)

In the Liga years, football in Alagoas was played mainly in Maceió, and CRB won every edition from 1918 to 1926. They also won in 1927, the first season under the federation. Since the 2026 recognition, those ten straight wins from 1918 to 1927 count as ten titles in a row, a run no other club in the state has matched. CSA won soon after, in 1928 and 1929, and so began the rivalry between the two capital clubs that would shape the next century. CRB won again in 1930.

Gaps and new champions (1931-1954)

The calendar was irregular in the 1930s and 1940s, and there was no championship in 1931, 1932, 1934 or 1943. CRB won four in a row from 1937 to 1940, and CSA won in 1941, 1942 and 1944. In the second half of the 1940s, other Maceió clubs won: Santa Cruz in 1945 and 1948, Barroso in 1946 and Alexandria in 1947. In 1953, Ferroviário refused to play the final, and the federation gave the title to ASA of Arapiraca, the first champion from the interior of the state. Ferroviário won the following year, in 1954.

Professional football and the capital's grip (1955-1999)

From 1955, amateur and professional teams played in the same championship, and in 1966 it became fully professional. In this period, CSA won four in a row three times: from 1955 to 1958, from 1965 to 1968 and from 1996 to 1999. The only champion from outside Maceió was Capelense, from the town of Capela, who won in 1959, 1962 and 1989. The Estádio Rei Pelé, known as Trapichão, opened in Maceió during the 1970 championship, and CRB were the first club to win a title there. CRB also won four in a row from 1976 to 1979, but CSA ended the century with more titles.

The rise of the interior (2000-2014)

The 2000s were the most open decade in the competition. ASA won in 2000 and 2001, then in 2003, 2005, 2009 and 2011, for a total of seven titles. Corinthians Alagoano won in 2004. Coruripe won in 2006 and 2007, and again in 2014, when they beat CRB in the final. Murici won in 2010. The two big capital clubs also won titles in these years: CRB in 2002, 2012 and 2013, and CSA in 2008.

The derby returns to the final (2015-2021)

From 2015 to 2021, every title went to CRB or CSA. CRB won three in a row from 2015 to 2017, beating Coruripe in the 2015 final and CSA in 2016 and 2017. CSA won in 2018 and 2019, both times against CRB, and the 2019 final went to penalties. In 2020, CRB beat CSA 1-0. In 2021, CSA won again, once more on penalties and once more against CRB.

The CRB-ASA finals and five in a row (2022-2026)

From 2022 to 2026, CRB and ASA met in five straight finals, and CRB won all five. In 2025, the first leg ended 2-2 and the title was decided by stoppage-time goals. In 2026, CRB beat ASA 3-0 at the Rei Pelé on 28 February and drew 1-1 in Arapiraca on 7 March, which gave them five titles in a row. With the nine Liga titles the CBF recognised in August 2026, CRB reached 45 championships and moved ahead of CSA, who had 40. At that point ASA had 7, and Coruripe and Capelense had 3 each.