| Founded | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Confederation | CBF Federação de Futebol do Mato Grosso do Sul |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Copa do Brasil |
| Current champions | Águia Negra (2019) |
| Most championships | Operário (11 titles) |
| Website | www.futebolms.com.br |
The Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense is the football league of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Before 1979, the Sul-Mato-Grossense clubs competed in the Campeonato Mato-Grossense, because Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul were a single state.
Format
Serie A
- First Stage: double round-robin, in which all teams play each other home-and-away games.
- Second Stage: home-and-away playoffs between the top 4 teams in the first stage.
The winner of second stage is crowned the champion.
The two teams last placed in the first stage are relegated to Serie B.
As in any other Brazilian soccer championship, the format can change every year.
List of champions
- 1979 Operário
- 1980 Operário
- 1981 Operário
- 1982 Comercial
- 1983 Operário
- 1984 Corumbaense
- 1985 Comercial
- 1986 Operário
- 1987 Comercial
- 1988 Operário
- 1989 Operário
- 1990 Ubiratan
- 1991 Operário
- 1992 Nova Andradina
- 1993 Comercial
- 1994 Comercial
- 1995 SERC
- 1996 Operário
- 1997 Operário
- 1998 Ubiratan
- 1999 Ubiratan
- 2000 Comercial
- 2001 Comercial
- 2002 CENE
- 2003 SERC
- 2004 CENE
- 2005 CENE
- 2006 Coxim
- 2007 Águia Negra
- 2008 Ivinhema
- 2009 Naviraiense
- 2010 Comercial
- 2011 CENE
- 2012 Águia Negra
- 2013 CENE
- 2014 CENE
- 2015 Comercial
- 2016 Sete de Dourados
- 2017 Corumbaense
- 2018 Operário
- 2019 Águia Negra
Titles by team
- Operário 11 times
- Comercial 9 times
- CENE 6 times
- Águia Negra and Ubiratan 3 times
- Corumbaense and SERC 2 times
- Nova Andradina, Coxim, Ivinhema, Naviraiense and Sete de Dourados 1 time