Brazil - state championships 2025 - discussion thread

[criptoevangelista]

Hello everyone, the 2025 state championships will start in Brazil in a few days. I created this topic so we can discuss the matches and sports betting.

Do you want to speculate about the first Brazilian clubs to be champions in 2025? The guesses are open!

Start date of the 2025 Brazilian state championships:

January 12 to March 26

main state championships in Brazil:

Who were the state champions in 2024?

Acre - Independence
Alagoas - CRB
Amazonas - Manaus
Amapá - Train
Bahia - Vitoria
Ceara - Ceara
Federal District - Ceilandia
Espirito Santo - Rio Branco-ES
Goias - Atlético-GO
Maranhao - Sampaio Corrêa
Mato Grosso - Cuiabá
Mato Grosso do Sul - Operário-MS
Minas Gerais - Atlético-MG
Pará - Paysandu
Paraíba - Sousa
Paraná - Athletico
Pernambuco - Sport
Piauí - Altos
Rio de Janeiro - Flamengo
Rio Grande do Norte - América-RN
Rio Grande do Sul - Grêmio
Rondônia - Porto Velha
Roraima - GAS
Santa Catarina - Criciuma
Sao Paulo - Palmeiras
Sergipe - Confiança
Tocantins - União-TO

[uneng]

This isn't a very relevant championship, but it's good to see how each club is going to perform in the beginning of 2025. Some changes on every teams are expected, so we must analyze carefully the strategy of each of them and if they have improved somehow compared to 2024.

I'm curious to see how players are going to adapt themselves to the new clubs they are going to, and if they are going to display more efficiency than they did in their previous teams they played for.

Most of the teams above are unknown to me, because it's really impossible to follow all of them, considering so many states and so many of them. I stick to the main ones which are going to participate Brasileirão Série A later.

[criptoevangelista]

This isn't a very relevant championship, but it's good to see how each club is going to perform in the beginning of 2025. Some changes on every teams are expected, so we must analyze carefully the strategy of each of them and if they have improved somehow compared to 2024.

I'm curious to see how players are going to adapt themselves to the new clubs they are going to, and if they are going to display more efficiency than they did in their previous teams they played for.

Most of the teams above are unknown to me, because it's really impossible to follow all of them, considering so many states and so many of them. I stick to the main ones which are going to participate Brasileirão Série A later.

The start of a new season always attracts all the attention, especially when a club performed poorly the previous year, as in the case of Fluminense, for example.

In these championships, although they do not have the same prestige as a national tournament, the state classics usually have excellent matches and very crowded stadiums. In the big capitals, streets are closed to watch the finals on big screens installed in bars or squares.

[LTU_btc]

Brazil have interesting football system - shortly after end of season in main leagues they have to play in state championshiop. I think it's unique thing. And I see that some of these leagues have different format, like teams divided in groups and then playoffs. I'm just wondering how important for big clubs these state championships it?
BTW, I see Barcelona name in one of leagues. I knew there is Barcelona club in Ecuador, but not in Brazil. Well, they're were creative with their logo .

[uneng]

I'm just wondering how important for big clubs these state championships it?

Not very much. As mockery, there are some people who say it's just a consolation prize for clubs which can't win more important championships like Campeonato Brasileiro and Libertadores da América. It's always nice to win a new trophy and title, but truth is that big clubs fight for the big achievements and will feel proud of themselves only if they manage doing so.

[criptoevangelista]

I'm just wondering how important for big clubs these state championships it?

Not very much. As mockery, there are some people who say it's just a consolation prize for clubs which can't win more important championships like Campeonato Brasileiro and Libertadores da América. It's always nice to win a new trophy and title, but truth is that big clubs fight for the big achievements and will feel proud of themselves only if they manage doing so.

For some clubs it serves as preparation for the season, with coaches testing tactical schemes and giving opportunities to players from the youth divisions, while for other smaller clubs it is very important because the state championships are qualifying championships for a place in the Brazilian Cup, that is, the only opportunity for many teams to compete in a national level championship.

Another difference is the rival clubs that always decide among themselves who is the best in the state, like, Flamengo x Vasco, Palmeiras x Corinthians, Internacional x Grêmio...

[Pumared]

I like watching the state championships because of the revelations of the teams that moved up a category or that remain and that normally don't have great opportunities. In addition, I like to watch practically all the classic games of the state championships. So, I'm happy that soon we'll have more football!

[criptoevangelista]

I like watching the state championships because of the revelations of the teams that moved up a category or that remain and that normally don't have great opportunities. In addition, I like to watch practically all the classic games of the state championships. So, I'm happy that soon we'll have more football!

The state championships are very charming. The state classics and the rivalries are the best part for me, for example Petkovic's goal in the 2001 Rio de Janeiro state championship, a beautiful goal in the 43rd minute of the second half, Vasco was practically the champion and Pet went there to score a goal from a free kick, I watched it live and it was one of the best moments in football for me.

All the most renowned state championships have a great story to tell, but only those who live in Brazil really know it; people from other countries will probably never understand the magic of the state championship.


Petkovic free kick goal::

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD_RcvoOIP0

[Pumared]

I like watching the state championships because of the revelations of the teams that moved up a category or that remain and that normally don't have great opportunities. In addition, I like to watch practically all the classic games of the state championships. So, I'm happy that soon we'll have more football!

The state championships are very charming. The state classics and the rivalries are the best part for me, for example Petkovic's goal in the 2001 Rio de Janeiro state championship, a beautiful goal in the 43rd minute of the second half, Vasco was practically the champion and Pet went there to score a goal from a free kick, I watched it live and it was one of the best moments in football for me.

All the most renowned state championships have a great story to tell, but only those who live in Brazil really know it; people from other countries will probably never understand the magic of the state championship.


Petkovic free kick goal::

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD_RcvoOIP0

That was a really beautiful goal, and his celebration knowing he did his job is very moving.

Whenever I hear anything about Petkovic, I remember his Olympic goals, when he would shoot from a corner and score. I think he was one of the first to do that here in Brazil, so much so that it became a craze, everyone wanted to do it and the coaches even had to change the defense on corners because of him.

[criptoevangelista]

I like watching the state championships because of the revelations of the teams that moved up a category or that remain and that normally don't have great opportunities. In addition, I like to watch practically all the classic games of the state championships. So, I'm happy that soon we'll have more football!

The state championships are very charming. The state classics and the rivalries are the best part for me, for example Petkovic's goal in the 2001 Rio de Janeiro state championship, a beautiful goal in the 43rd minute of the second half, Vasco was practically the champion and Pet went there to score a goal from a free kick, I watched it live and it was one of the best moments in football for me.

All the most renowned state championships have a great story to tell, but only those who live in Brazil really know it; people from other countries will probably never understand the magic of the state championship.


Petkovic free kick goal::

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD_RcvoOIP0

That was a really beautiful goal, and his celebration knowing he did his job is very moving.

Whenever I hear anything about Petkovic, I remember his Olympic goals, when he would shoot from a corner and score. I think he was one of the first to do that here in Brazil, so much so that it became a craze, everyone wanted to do it and the coaches even had to change the defense on corners because of him.

Petkovic was a very curious case, he returned to Flamengo in 2009 to pay off a debt that the club had with him since 2001, he was not even supposed to play, he was just supposed to train, fulfill his contract and say goodbye to the club, but the team had numerous absences and the only option left was Petkovic. He joined the team and never left and was one of the great protagonists of the 2009 Brazilian championship title, in that championship he even scored 2 Olympic goals, against Palmeiras and against Atlético-MG.

[rdluffy]

Nice thread, it deserves one merit hehe
By the way, let's distribute more merits around here guys, it's very difficult for anyone to release merits around here and there's a lot of good content that deserves it

The state championships are an excellent way to get a preview of how the teams are doing for the most important championships such as the Brasileirão, Copa do Brasil and the intercontinental tournaments
It's also great for testing and making some adjustments

What's more, it's also a good way to win some bets, since almost all state championships are dominated by the same clubs
Since I'm fan of Corinthians, I always follow Paulista, but always take a look at Carioca, Mineiro and Gaucho

[Forsyth Jones]

Nice thread, it deserves one merit hehe
By the way, let's distribute more merits around here guys, it's very difficult for anyone to release merits around here and there's a lot of good content that deserves it

The state championships are an excellent way to get a preview of how the teams are doing for the most important championships such as the Brasileirão, Copa do Brasil and the intercontinental tournaments
It's also great for testing and making some adjustments

What's more, it's also a good way to win some bets, since almost all state championships are dominated by the same clubs
Since I'm fan of Corinthians, I always follow Paulista, but always take a look at Carioca, Mineiro and Gaucho

That's it, football can't stop and the São Paulo championship, which is what I follow because of my team, Palmeiras, is always very good.

You're right, I don't know why the merits are so scarce in the gambling tab, there are users here who are very experienced in both sports betting and gambling, experience with casinos and so on... they deserve more recognition.

[rdluffy]

Nice thread, it deserves one merit hehe
By the way, let's distribute more merits around here guys, it's very difficult for anyone to release merits around here and there's a lot of good content that deserves it

The state championships are an excellent way to get a preview of how the teams are doing for the most important championships such as the Brasileirão, Copa do Brasil and the intercontinental tournaments
It's also great for testing and making some adjustments

What's more, it's also a good way to win some bets, since almost all state championships are dominated by the same clubs
Since I'm fan of Corinthians, I always follow Paulista, but always take a look at Carioca, Mineiro and Gaucho

That's it, football can't stop and the São Paulo championship, which is what I follow because of my team, Palmeiras, is always very good.

You're right, I don't know why the merits are so scarce in the gambling tab, there are users here who are very experienced in both sports betting and gambling, experience with casinos and so on... they deserve more recognition.

Thanks for the merits my new Legendary friend 
Let's try to change this slowly 

I completely forgot that you are a fan of Palmeiras
Your team is probably the strongest and the favorite to win again the title, let's see if Corinthians and Sao Paulo can mount a team capable of win against Palmeiras and avoid again the title
Are you optmist about Palmeiras or not?


Here's the group phase of Paulista


Source> Google

[Pumared]

I believe Corinthians will be harder to beat in this state championship. Palmeiras is doing well, but as we all saw at the end of the Brasileirão, Corinthians was winning in a row. I hope they can find their feet and keep up the pace. If they can, Palmeiras will not have an easy time.

[criptoevangelista]

I believe Corinthians will be harder to beat in this state championship. Palmeiras is doing well, but as we all saw at the end of the Brasileirão, Corinthians was winning in a row. I hope they can find their feet and keep up the pace. If they can, Palmeiras will not have an easy time.

I'm really curious to know if Corinthians in 2025 will perform as well as Corinthians in 2024, if the team has really improved or if it was just a temporary distortion of reality. The same goes for Botafogo, so I'm really curious to see if they will be a title-making powerhouse in 2025.

Football can't stop, and neither can betting.

As for the merits in this gambling tab, I also don't understand why there aren't so many. After all, it's a super popular tab and one of the busiest on the forum. This incentive for merits should happen here too. Do we have sources of merits here?

[Forsyth Jones]

Thanks for the merits my new Legendary friend 
Let's try to change this slowly 

I completely forgot that you are a fan of Palmeiras
Your team is probably the strongest and the favorite to win again the title, let's see if Corinthians and Sao Paulo can mount a team capable of win against Palmeiras and avoid again the title
Are you optmist about Palmeiras or not?

I believe that Palmeiras will be among the finalists of this championship. I won't deny that they didn't have a very good campaign this year, because as I've said a few times, they lost in all the decisive games (like that match against Botafogo in the Brazilian Championship). I just hope i won't be disappointed next year.

If Palmeiras loses the Paulista, that's fine, the best team has to win and it has to be a team that deserves it or is lacking titles.

As for Corinthians, I'm anxious to see their performance and see if they can really keep up that winning streak.

Members, if you're reading this, consider giving merits to the other posts on this gambling board. Sometimes most members meet the goal of posting their campaigns here and so don't earn many merits, and it could be a great poster.

Football is the sport of joy, the one that doesn't have violence on the field, but it's the sport where people fight the most, hehe.

Football is both fun and fighting, but where there are people gathered and cheering together, there is a chance of fighting, especially if the fans are very fanatical and get mad because their team lost, but it has always been like that.

That is why Brazilian football is watched even abroad, it is an exciting sport.

I just want to say here that i'm not advocating any violence, whether on or off the field, i'm just telling what reality is like.

[Hirose UK]

~snip~

I'm really curious to know if Corinthians in 2025 will perform as well as Corinthians in 2024, if the team has really improved or if it was just a temporary distortion of reality. The same goes for Botafogo, so I'm really curious to see if they will be a title-making powerhouse in 2025.

Football can't stop, and neither can betting.

As for the merits in this gambling tab, I also don't understand why there aren't so many. After all, it's a super popular tab and one of the busiest on the forum. This incentive for merits should happen here too. Do we have sources of merits here?

Same, Corinthians is one of the team that really makes me curious for next year, they are relied on and favored by some people so that it raises some public opinions that believe Corinthians can create success in several competitions outside the Brazil Serie-A.
As for Botafogo itself, it is still not so convincing but for Corinthians they have previously performed well in several competitions.

In terms of betting, I see not so many people betting on various Brazil football competitions, even for the highest caste of the Brazil League itself only few people follow it, maybe because it is not so popular and is still behind the quality of competitions in Europe.

[rdluffy]

I believe Corinthians will be harder to beat in this state championship. Palmeiras is doing well, but as we all saw at the end of the Brasileirão, Corinthians was winning in a row. I hope they can find their feet and keep up the pace. If they can, Palmeiras will not have an easy time.

I hope so hahaha, Corinthians haven't won a Campeonato Paulista since 2019 
And Palmeiras have won the last 3 titles in a row 

I'm really curious to know if Corinthians in 2025 will perform as well as Corinthians in 2024, if the team has really improved or if it was just a temporary distortion of reality. The same goes for Botafogo, so I'm really curious to see if they will be a title-making powerhouse in 2025.

Football can't stop, and neither can betting.

As for the merits in this gambling tab, I also don't understand why there aren't so many. After all, it's a super popular tab and one of the busiest on the forum. This incentive for merits should happen here too. Do we have sources of merits here?

The Carioca Championship should be between Flamengo or Botafogo this year
Vasco and Fluminense are unlikely to stand a chance

About the merits, I don't think there are any merit sources that frequent these boards
And unfortunately there's a lot of spam. I've seen this subject being discussed, I'll find the thread and post it here later

[Pumared]

I believe Corinthians will be harder to beat in this state championship. Palmeiras is doing well, but as we all saw at the end of the Brasileirão, Corinthians was winning in a row. I hope they can find their feet and keep up the pace. If they can, Palmeiras will not have an easy time.

I'm really curious to know if Corinthians in 2025 will perform as well as Corinthians in 2024, if the team has really improved or if it was just a temporary distortion of reality. The same goes for Botafogo, so I'm really curious to see if they will be a title-making powerhouse in 2025.

Football can't stop, and neither can betting.

As for the merits in this gambling tab, I also don't understand why there aren't so many. After all, it's a super popular tab and one of the busiest on the forum. This incentive for merits should happen here too. Do we have sources of merits here?

Regarding Botafogo, I'm sure they'll align and do well, regardless of the changes. I believe it's already become a kind of team culture, so anyone who joins will be included in that and will have the same spirit.

[criptoevangelista]

I believe Corinthians will be harder to beat in this state championship. Palmeiras is doing well, but as we all saw at the end of the Brasileirão, Corinthians was winning in a row. I hope they can find their feet and keep up the pace. If they can, Palmeiras will not have an easy time.

I hope so hahaha, Corinthians haven't won a Campeonato Paulista since 2019 
And Palmeiras have won the last 3 titles in a row 

I'm really curious to know if Corinthians in 2025 will perform as well as Corinthians in 2024, if the team has really improved or if it was just a temporary distortion of reality. The same goes for Botafogo, so I'm really curious to see if they will be a title-making powerhouse in 2025.

Football can't stop, and neither can betting.

As for the merits in this gambling tab, I also don't understand why there aren't so many. After all, it's a super popular tab and one of the busiest on the forum. This incentive for merits should happen here too. Do we have sources of merits here?

The Carioca Championship should be between Flamengo or Botafogo this year
Vasco and Fluminense are unlikely to stand a chance

About the merits, I don't think there are any merit sources that frequent these boards
And unfortunately there's a lot of spam. I've seen this subject being discussed, I'll find the thread and post it here later

You're right, it will probably be between Botafogo and Flamengo. I would bet on Botafogo, because Flamengo is in the middle of a change in coach, squad and board of directors. After all, we recently had presidential elections, and there could be many changes in all sectors. So, for the convenience of continuing a work, I believe more in Botafogo.

There really is a lot of spam, which must be why merits soucers don't like reading things here... it must take up too much time and most of the posts aren't very high quality. But if at least some of them were in the national championships tab, things would probably change, because the posts we make are good in my opinion.