The Campeonato Capixaba, also known as the Capixabão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. It is run by the Espírito Santo Football Federation (FES).
History From 1917 to 1929, the Taça Cidade de Vitória (City of Vitória Cup) was contested, a competition restricted to clubs based in the city of Vitória.
In 1930, the Taça Estadual (State Cup) was introduced, contested between the winner of the Taça Cidade de Vitória and the winner of the Campeonato Sulino (Southern Championship), a tournament involving clubs from the southern interior of the state. The Taça Estadual was held in 1930, 1936, 1944, 1948, and from 1950 to 1953. In years when the Taça Estadual was not held, the winner of Vitória was recognized as the state champion.
From 1962 onward, the two competitions were unified into a single tournament. In parallel, the Taça Cidade de Vitória continued to be held, although it no longer determined the state champion, until its final edition in 1972.
In 1985, the promotion and relegation system was established.
Current teams 2026 First Division
Team Headquarters 2025 resultCapixaba SCVila VelhaDesportiva FerroviáriaCariacicaForteCasteloPorto VitóriaSerraReal NoroesteÁguia BrancaRio BrancoVitóriaRio Branco-VNVenda Nova do ImigranteSerraSerraVilavelhenseVila VelhaVitóriaVitória
List of champions
Following is the list with all the champions of Campeonato Capixaba:
Taça Cidade de Vitória SeasonChampionsRunners-up11917 América (1)Rio Branco21918 Rio Branco (1)América31919 Rio Branco (2)Vitória41920 Vitória (1)51921 Rio Branco (3)Vitória61922 América (2)71923 América (3)81924 Rio Branco (4)Vitória91925 América (4)101926 Floriano (1)111927 América (5)Rio Branco121928 América (6)Rio Branco131929 Rio Branco (5)Vitória Taça Estadual SeasonChampionsRunners-up141930 Rio Branco (6)Cachoeiro151931 Santo Antônio (1)161932 Vitória (2)Viminas171933 Vitória (3)181934 Rio Branco (7)191935 Rio Branco (8)201936 Rio Branco (9)Comercial de Castelo211937 Rio Branco (10)221938 Rio Branco (11)231939 Rio Branco (12)Americano 241940 Americano (1)Rio Branco251941 Rio Branco (13)261942 Rio Branco (14)Vitória271943 Vitória (4)Caxias 281944 Caxias (1)Cachoeiro291945 Rio Branco (15)Caxias 301946 Rio Branco (16)311947 Rio Branco (17)Santo Antônio321948 Cachoeiro (1)Vale do Rio Doce331949 Rio Branco (18)Vale do Rio Doce341950 Vitória (5)Cachoeiro351951 Rio Branco (19)Ordem e Progresso361952 Vitória (6)Ordem e Progresso371953 Santo Antônio (2)Ordem e Progresso381954 Santo Antônio (3)391955 Santo Antônio (4)Caxias 401956 Vitória (7)411957 Rio Branco (20)421958 Rio Branco (21)431959 Rio Branco (22)Vale do Rio Doce441960 Santo Antônio (5)Rio Branco451961 Santo Antônio (6)União Colatinense Campeonato Capixaba SeasonChampionsRunners-up461962 Rio Branco (23)União Colatinense471963 Rio Branco (24)Santos481964 Desportiva (1)Rio Branco491965 Desportiva (2)Rio Branco501966 Rio Branco (25)Vitória511967 Desportiva (3)Rio Branco521968 Rio Branco (26)Desportiva531969 Rio Branco (27)Desportiva541970 Rio Branco (28)Desportiva551971 Rio Branco (29)Desportiva561972 Desportiva (4)Rio Branco571973 Rio Branco (30)Desportiva581974 Desportiva (5)Rio Branco591975 Rio Branco (31)Desportiva601976 Vitória (8)Rio Branco611977 Desportiva (6)Rio Branco621978 Rio Branco (32)Desportiva631979 Desportiva (7)Vitória641980 Desportiva (8)Vitória651981 Desportiva (9)AA Colatina661982 Rio Branco (33)Guarapari671983 Rio Branco (34)Desportiva681984 Desportiva (10)Vitória691985 Rio Branco (35)Desportiva701986 Desportiva (11)Guarapari711987 Guarapari (1)Estrela do Norte721988 Ibiraçu (1)Rio Branco 731989 Desportiva (12)AA Colatina741990 AA Colatina (1)Guarapari751991 Muniz Freire (1)Desportiva761992 Desportiva (13)Comercial de Muqui771993 Linhares EC (1)Aracruz 781994 Desportiva (14)São Mateus791995 Linhares EC (2)Rio Branco-VN801996 Desportiva (15)Linhares EC811997 Linhares EC (3)São Mateus821998 Linhares EC (4)São Mateus831999 Serra (1)São Mateus842000 Desportiva (16)Serra852001 Alegrense (1)Estrela do Norte862002 Alegrense (2)Rio Branco872003 Serra (2)CTE Colatina 882004 Serra (3)Estrela do Norte892005 Serra (4)Estrela do Norte902006 Vitória (9)Estrela do Norte912007 Linhares FC (1)Jaguaré EC922008 Serra (5)Rio Bananal932009 São Mateus (1)Rio Branco942010 Rio Branco (36)Vitória952011 São Mateus (2)Linhares FC962012 Aracruz (1)Botafogo de Jaguaré 972013 Desportiva (17)Aracruz 982014 Estrela do Norte (1)Linhares FC992015 Rio Branco (37)Desportiva1002016 Desportiva (18)Espírito Santo FC1012017 Atlético Itapemirim (1)Doze1022018 Serra (6)Real Noroeste1032019 Vitória (10)Real Noroeste1042020 Rio Branco-VN (1)Rio Branco1052021 Real Noroeste (1)Rio Branco-VN1062022 Real Noroeste (2)Vitória1072023Real Noroeste (3)Nova Venécia1082024Rio Branco (38)Rio Branco-VN1092025Rio Branco (39)Porto Vitória1102026Porto Vitória (1)Serra
Notes
Linhares EC went bankrupt in 1998, giving way to Linhares FC which has a similar crest (based on the city's coat of arms), however the two clubs have no institutional link.
Titles by club
Teams in bold still active.
Rank Club Winners Winning years1Rio Branco391918, 1919, 1921, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 2010, 2015, 2024, 20252Desportiva Ferroviária 181964, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2013, 2016 3Vitória101920, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1976, 2006, 2019 4América61917, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1928 Santo Antônio1931, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1961 Serra1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2018 7Linhares EC41993, 1995, 1997, 1998 8Real Noroeste 32021, 2022, 20239Alegrense 22001, 2002São Mateus 2009, 201111Americano 11940Aracruz2012Atlético Itapemirim2017Cachoeiro1948Caxias1944AA Colatina1990Estrela do Norte2014Floriano 1926Guarapari 1987Ibiraçu1988Linhares FC2007Muniz Freire 1991Rio Branco-VN2020Porto Vitória2026
By city
City Championships Clubs Vitória64Rio Branco (39), Vitória (10), América (6), Santo Antônio (6), Americano (1), Caxias (1), Floriano (1) Cariacica18Desportiva Ferroviária (18) Serra7Serra (6), Porto Vitória (1) Linhares5Linhares EC (4), Linhares FC (1) Águia Branca3Real Noroeste (3) Alegre2Alegrense (2) Cachoeiro de Itapemirim2Cachoeiro (1), Estrela do Norte (1) São Mateus2São Mateus (2) Aracruz1Aracruz (1) Colatina1AA Colatina (1) Guarapari1Guarapari (1) Ibiraçu1Ibiraçu (1) Itapemirim1Atlético Itapemirim (1) Muniz Freire1Muniz Freire (1) Venda Nova do Imigrante1Rio Branco-VN (1)
Notes
References
External links FES Official Website RSSSF Copa Espírito Santo at RSSSF