Campeonato Tocantinense
The state championship of Tocantins, also called Campeonato Tocantinense, is the youngest of the football championships of the states of Brazil. After the 1.4 million inhabitants of Tocantins in 1988 separated from the state of Goiás in 1988 as an independent state, it took until 1993 as there football became professionalized and a state competition was held by the founded in the same year Federação Tocantinense de Futebol first time. The first championship began on April 3, 1993 with the play of Tocantinópolis EC against Miracema EC, which the home side won 4-1. The team from Tocantinópolis should secure the first championship, while the association of Miracema do Tocantins last was - but that season was still no descent.
Since 2000, the Palmas FR Founded in 1997 secured from the same, approximately 200,000 counting state capital a certain dominance and is now five titles of the giants of the state. However, with 10 different clubs, the competition in this state is probably more open than in all other states came to championship honors since 1993.
1997 was the year when the EC Gurupi the first successful title defense of the state, succeeded the Tocantins EC from Miracema do Tocantins a lonely record: he closed the championship not only point, but also from scoreless.