glennuk Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Hello, Really the first time i am manging in brazil, after joining during the brazil first division, i then started the next season with the state championships (Sao Paulo state championships for my club plamerias) The question i have is what is the point of them? What do i get if i win the state championship? Anything significant? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisso Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Nothing significant no. You have to remember that some of the State Championships are older than the National Serie A itself and given the size of Brazil and it's culture, some of the State Champs are taken seriously as the football has grown over the decades. If you could imagine Brazil being around 35 times the size of the UK, you could see why there could be a North-West championship, a London Championship or a Midland Championship etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyguinness Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 The Serie A as it is today only exists since 2003. Before, the top teams of every state championship qualified for the national championship, which was held in a tournament format (group stage and knockout rounds). This is how the Brazilian Serie D today works. So if you manage a team that is not in the national league system, you can qualifiy for Serie D over your state championship. I don't know if this importance has been brought into FM, but i think (I'm not brazilian, but i have spent some time there) that in real life the states championships are even more important to the fans than the national championship. Because of their tradition and because you always play against your local rivals. By the way: Good opportunity to play your younger players in the matches agains the smaller clubs. Edit: And you qualify for the Copa do Brasil via the state chmapionships (but I'm not sure if it works like that in FM). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Brazil Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 The great thing is if you pick a particular setup with weaker competition (like Pernambuco w/Sport Recife) you can easily win early on, especially if you're new to the genre of FM Amen? Amen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelewasgood Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Use the state competitions to blood youngsters. They are fairly easy to win, but big clubs expect to win them. Test out the young players to see who can make the grade for the proper league campaign. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccer.joel Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 If you win it easy morale will be high for the national competition which is a huge benefit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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