The Campeonato Pernambucano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It is run by the Pernambuco Football Federation (FPF).
History The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played in 1915, and was won by Flamengo de Recife, a defunct club.
In 1936, Tramways became undefeated state champions with a team made up of players who were paid a salary. This led to significant changes in the structure of football in Pernambuco, heralding the definitive transition from amateurism to professionalism. The following season, Central's defender Zago became the first player to be registered as a professional by the Pernambuco Sports Federation, marking the official start of professionalism in the state.
List of champions Amateur era SeasonChampionsRunners-up1915Flamengo de Recife (1)Santa Cruz1916Sport (1)Santa Cruz1917Sport (2)Santa Cruz1918América (1)Santa Cruz1919América (2)Sport1920Sport (3)Santa Cruz1921América (3)Santa Cruz1922América (4)Sport1923Sport (4)América1924Sport (5)América1925Sport (6)Torre1926Torre (1)Náutico1927América (5)Torre1928Sport (7)Torre1929Torre (2)Santa Cruz1930Torre (3)América1931Santa Cruz (1)Náutico1932Santa Cruz (2)Íris1933Santa Cruz (3)Varzeano1934Náutico (1)Santa Cruz1935Santa Cruz (4)Tramways1936Tramways (1)Santa Cruz
Professional era SeasonChampionsRunners-up1937Tramways (2)Santa Cruz1938Sport (8)Santa Cruz1939Náutico (2)Santa Cruz1940Santa Cruz (5)Sport 1941Sport (9)América1942Sport (10)Náutico1943Sport (11)Santa Cruz1944América (6)Náutico1945Náutico (3)América1946Santa Cruz (6)Náutico1947Santa Cruz (7)América1948Sport (12)América1949Sport (13)Santa Cruz1950Náutico (4)América1951Náutico (5)Sport1952Náutico (6)América1953Sport (14)Santa Cruz1954Náutico (7)Sport1955Sport (15)Náutico1956Sport (16)Náutico1957Santa Cruz (8)Sport1958Sport (17)Náutico1959Santa Cruz (9)Náutico1960Náutico (8)Santa Cruz1961Sport (18)Náutico1962Sport (19)Santa Cruz1963Náutico (9)Sport1964Náutico (10)Sport1965Náutico (11)Sport1966Náutico (12)Sport1967Náutico (13)Sport1968Náutico (14)Sport1969Santa Cruz (10)Sport1970Santa Cruz (11)Náutico1971Santa Cruz (12)Sport1972Santa Cruz (13)Sport1973Santa Cruz (14)Sport1974Náutico (15)Santa Cruz1975Sport (20)Náutico1976Santa Cruz (15)Náutico1977Sport (21) Náutico1978Santa Cruz (16)Náutico1979Santa Cruz (17)Náutico1980Sport (22)Santa Cruz1981Sport (23)Náutico1982Sport (24)Náutico1983Santa Cruz (18)Náutico1984Náutico (16)Santa Cruz1985Náutico (17)Santa Cruz1986Santa Cruz (19)Sport1987Santa Cruz (20)Sport1988Sport (25)Náutico1989Náutico (18)Santa Cruz1990Santa Cruz (21)Sport1991Sport (26)Náutico1992Sport (27)Náutico1993Santa Cruz (22)Náutico1994Sport (28)Náutico1995Santa Cruz (23)Náutico1996Sport (29)Santa Cruz1997Sport (30)Porto1998Sport (31)Porto1999Sport (32)Santa Cruz2000Sport (33)Santa Cruz2001Náutico (19)Santa Cruz2002Náutico (20)Santa Cruz2003Sport (34)Santa Cruz2004Náutico (21)Santa Cruz2005Santa Cruz (24)Náutico2006Sport (35)Santa Cruz2007Sport (36)Central2008Sport (37)Náutico2009Sport (38)Náutico2010Sport (39)Náutico2011Santa Cruz (25)Sport2012Santa Cruz (26)Sport2013Santa Cruz (27)Sport2014Sport (40)Náutico2015Santa Cruz (28)Salgueiro2016Santa Cruz (29)Sport2017Sport (41)Salgueiro2018Náutico (22)Central2019Sport (42)Náutico2020Salgueiro (1)Santa Cruz2021Náutico (23)Sport2022Náutico (24)Retrô2023Sport (43)Retrô2024Sport (44)Náutico2025Sport (45)Retrô2026Sport (46)Náutico
Titles by team
Teams in bold still active.
Rank Club Winners Winning years1Sport461916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025, 20262Santa Cruz291931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1957, 1959, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 20163Náutico241934, 1939, 1945, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2018, 2021, 20224América6 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1927, 19445Torre31926, 1929, 19306Tramways21936, 19377Flamengo de Recife11915Salgueiro2020
By city
City Championships Clubs Recife111Sport (46), Santa Cruz (29), Náutico (24), América (6), Torre (3), Tramways (2), Flamengo (1) Salgueiro1Salgueiro (1)
Copa Pernambuco The Copa Pernambuco () is a competition contested in the second semester of the year, by Pernambuco state teams.
List of champions SeasonWinnerRunner-up1994YpirangaVitória-PE1995Vitória-PEFlamengo de Arcoverde1996RecifeCentral1997RecifeSerrano1998SportSanta Cruz1999PortoCentral2000RecifeSport2001CentralDecisão2002RecifeIntercontinental2003SportNáutico2004Vitória-PECentro Limoeirense2005SalgueiroSport2006Not held2007SportNáutico2008Santa CruzAtlético Pernambucano2009Santa CruzCentral2010Santa CruzPorto2011NáuticoSanta Cruz2012Santa CruzPorto2013-18Not held2019Santa CruzNáutico2020Not held
Titles by team 5 titles Santa Cruz 4 titles Recife 3 titles Sport 2 titles Vitória-PE 1 title Central, Náutico, Porto, Salgueiro and Ypiranga
See also Campeonato Pernambucano (lower levels)
References
External links FPF Official Website RSSSF Historical Results, Pernambuco, Brasil - Contains full listings of the results of all Pernambucan championships.