Clube dos 13

Clube dos 13 (Club of the 13) was the organization responsible for representing the interest of the most powerful football clubs of Brazil, including members from several football state federations such as Federação Paulista de Futebol, Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Federação Gaúcha de Futebol, Federação Mineira de Futebol and Federação Bahiana de Futebol . The organization exists mainly to negotiate radio and television rights of competitions such as the Campeonato Brasileiro. Also Clube dos 13 is responsible for providing a unified voice in negotiations with CBF about the format of the Brazilian competitions. It was founded on July 11, 1987, by representatives of the 13 most traditional clubs, hence the organization's name. As of 2007, the organization is now composed of 20 members. Clube dos 13 organized two national competitions: 1987 Copa União and 2000 Copa João Havelange.