The Rio de Janeiro state football team () represents Rio de Janeiro in association football.
The team was created in 1901 in response to the creation of a team for São Paulo, since at the beginning of the 20th century these were the two centers where the practice of football began in Brazil.
Because they preceded the Brazil national squad which played its first match in 1914, sometimes Rio de Janeiro represented the country (as did the São Paulo state team), against foreign squads that toured South America, or against Argentina, where football was more developed in that period.
It is the most successful team in the Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais (Brazilian State Selection Championship), with 15 titles conquered.
Rio de Janeiro was the capital of Brazil until 1960, year of construction of BrasÃÂlia, then the Seleção Carioca represented the Federal District (later, the Guanabara State) until in 1975, there was the unification of the city of Rio de Janeiro with the state of Rio de Janeiro. There was also the Rio de Janeiro state football team (countryside), called Seleção Fluminense (1922âÂÂ1978), who faced the Seleção Carioca several times in previous decades.
Following is the information about the players who appeared for the Rio de Janeiro state team:
These are all the managers who as headed Rio de Janeiro state team:
The Rio de Janeiro team played only three matches in the XXI century:
The following players were called up for the Copa Inovação against São Paulo, on 9 December 2010.
Below is a result summary of all matches Rio de Janeiro have played against another Brazilian state teams, FIFA national teams and clubs.