This is a list of football clubs located in Brazil. The list is sorted alphabetically by state and includes both active and inactive clubs. These football clubs are all associated with the Brazilian Football Confederation. As with many other football leagues, the structure has changed frequently, including its implementation of the same configuration of European leagues in 2003.

List of clubs sorted by state

Acre

State championship: Campeonato Acriano

Alagoas

State championship: Campeonato Alagoano

Defunct clubs

Amapá

State championship: Campeonato Amapaense

Amazonas

State championship: Campeonato Amazonense

Defunct clubs

Bahia

State championship: Campeonato Baiano

Defunct clubs

Ceará

State championship: Campeonato Cearense

Distrito Federal

State championship: Campeonato Brasiliense

Defunct clubs

Espírito Santo

State championship: Campeonato Capixaba

Defunct clubs

Goiás

State championship: Campeonato Goiano

Defunct clubs

Maranhão

State championship: Campeonato Maranhense

Mato Grosso

State championship: Campeonato Mato-Grossense

Defunct clubs

Mato Grosso do Sul

State championship: Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense

Defunct clubs

Minas Gerais

State championship: Campeonato Mineiro

Defunct clubs

Pará

State championship: Campeonato Paraense

Defunct clubs

Paraíba

State championship: Campeonato Paraibano

Defunct clubs

Paraná

State championship: Campeonato Paranaense

Defunct clubs

Pernambuco

State championship: Campeonato Pernambucano

Defunct clubs

Piauí

State championship: Campeonato Piauiense

Defunct clubs

Rio de Janeiro

State championship: Campeonato Carioca

Defunct clubs

Rio Grande do Norte

State championship: Campeonato Potiguar

Rio Grande do Sul

State championship: Campeonato Gaúcho

Defunct clubs

Rondônia

State championship: Campeonato Rondoniense

Defunct clubs

Roraima

State championship: Campeonato Roraimense

Santa Catarina

State championship: Campeonato Catarinense

Defunct clubs

São Paulo

State championship: Campeonato Paulista

Defunct clubs

Sergipe

State championship: Campeonato Sergipano

Tocantins

State championship: Campeonato Tocantinense