Below, clubs are listed which were never out (relegated or licensed) from their state first division after first gaining admittance to it. This list works similarly to the Coventric! one, about national first divisions.
Founder members (participants of the first ever championship) are indicated in bold face.
1947: Rio Branco FC 1952: Atlético Acreano 1992: Adesg 2008: Náuas EC 2008: Plácido de Castro FC 2010: Alto Acre FC
1998: SC Corinthians A 1999: Murici FC 2004: AA Coruripe 2011: Sport C Santo Antônio (a.k.a. Sport Atalaia) 2012: CE Olhodaguense
1998: Santos FC
2011: Operário EC 2012: EC Iranduba A
1931: EC Bahia [*] 2007: EC Primeiro Passo Vitória da Conquista 2008: Feirense FC 2012: SD Juzeirense
[*] Including the 2002 Superchampionship
1938: Ferroviário AC 2008: Horizonte FC 2012: Crateús EC 2012: A Trairense F
1976: SE Gama 2001: Brasiliense FC
1998: Serra FC 2006: Linhares FC [*] 2010: Espírito Santo FC 2011: Colatina SE [**] 2012: Conilon FCJ 2012: Real Noroeste CFC
[*] Linhares FC (founded in 2001) has nothing to do with the older Linhares EC [**] Colatina SE (founded in 2009) has nothing to do with the older AA Colatina and CTE Colatina
1944: Goiás EC 2010: Morrinhos FC
1970: Sampaio Corrêa FC [*] 2008: São José de Ribamar EC 2011: Cordino EC 2012: Sabiá FC
[*] Information available only from 1970 on
2004: Luverdense EC 2008: Rondonópolis EC S/A
2000: CENE 2006: CD 7 de Setembro 2008: CE Naviraiense 2009: Itaporã FC 2010: MS Saad EC 2012: AA Colorado
1915: C Atlético M [*] 1921: Cruzeiro EC [*] 2010: América FC (Teófilo Otoni) 2012: Nacional EC S/a (Nova Serrana)
[*] Including the 2002 Superchampionship
1968: Paysandu SC [*] 1968: C Remo [*] 1968: Tuna Luso B [*] 1998: São Raimundo EC 1999: Águia de Marabá FC 2010: Cametá SC 2011: Parauapebas FC
[*] Information available only from 1968 on
2011: CSP 2012: EC Flamengo P 2012: Paraíba SC
1915: Coritiba FC [*] 1999: SC Corinthians P [*] [**]
[*] Including the 2002 Superchampionship [**] Corinthians was formerly named C Malutrom and J.Malucelli F S/A
1915: Santa Cruz FC 1916: C Náutico C 2010: Araripina FC 2012: Serra Talhada FC
2006: Barras FC
2002: ASSU 2005: SC Santa Cruz [*] 2011: Palmeira FC da Una [*] SC Santa Cruz (founded in 2008) has nothing to do with te older Santa Cruz EC
1994: ECRC Veranópolis 2004: Universidade SC [*] 2012: Cerâmica AC [*] Universidade SC was formerly named SC Ulbra
1906: Botafogo FR 1906: Fluminense FC 1912: CR Flamengo 1921: CR Vasco da Gama 2008: Duque de Caxias FC 2008: Macaé EFC 2008: Resende FC
1998: SC Genus de Porto Velho [*] 2008: Ariquemes FC [**] 2008: Rolim de Moura EC 2009: EC Espigão
[*] SC Genus de Porto Velho was formerly named SC Genus Rondoniense [**] Ariquemes FC (founded in 1996) has nothing to do with the older SE Ariquemes
1995: Atlético Roraima C [*] 1996: GAS 1996: A Rio Negro C 2011: AE Real
[*] Information available only from 1995 on
1974: A Chapecoense F 1976: Joinville EC 2005: CA Metropolitano 2012: Camboriú FC
1916: SE Palmeiras [*] [**] 2008: Mirassol FC 2012: G Catanduvense F [***]
[*] Including the 2002 Superchampionship [**] SE Palmeiras (founded in 1914 as SS Palestra Itália) has nothing to do with the older AA Palmeiras [***] G Catamduvense F (founded in 1999) has nothing to do with the older GE Catanduvense
1969: AD Confiança [*] 1969: AO Itabaiana [*] 1969: CS Sergipe [*] 2008: São Domingos FC 2010: SE River Plate 2011: AD Socorrense
[*] Information available only from 1969 on
1993: Tocantinópolis EC 1997: Palmas FR 2011: SC Guaraí
Thanks to Antonio Jose Peres de Souza (antonio.souza@timnordeste.com.br), Natanael Duarte Neto (ndnrsssf@yahoo.com.br), Henrique Ribeiro (henriquemr@brfree.com.br), Pedro Varanda (florianovaranda@ig.com.br) and Alan Roger (alan.roger@uol.com.br).
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Authors: Marcelo Leme de Arruda (mlarruda@terra.com.br)
Last updated: 03 Feb 2012
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