Copa Sul-Minas Explained

Copa Sul-Minas
Founded:	2000
Region:	Brazil
Teams:	Vary (include the number of participating teams)

Copa Sul-Minas was a Brazilian football competition that ran between 2000 and 2002, with teams from the three Southern states of Brazil, plus the Southeastern state of Minas Gerais. It replaced the 1999 tournament called Copa Sul^[1] which only included teams from the Southern states. In 2016, a successor to this tournament was created, the Primeira Liga (also known as Copa Sul-Minas-Rio).

In its three editions, Copa Sul-Minas was won by Minas Gerais teams.

List of finals

Copa Sul

Year
width=200	Winners	width=100	Score	width=200	Runners-up
1999^[2]	Grêmio	2 – 1 0 – 2 1 – 0	Paraná

Copa Sul-Minas

Year	Finals			Semi-finalists
width=200	Winners	width=100	Score	width=200	Runners-up
2000^[3]	América	1 – 0 2 – 1	Cruzeiro	Athletico-PR	Paraná
2001^[4]	Cruzeiro	2 – 0 3 – 0	Coritiba	Atlético-MG	Grêmio
2002^[5]	Cruzeiro	2 – 1 1 – 0	Athletico-PR	Grêmio	Atlético-MG

Notes and References

Web site: Brazil - Copa Sul-Minas - List of Winners. Ricardo Pontes. 18 May 2002. RSSSF. 7 March 2018.
Web site: Copa Sul 1999. Ricardo Pontes. 3 May 2001. RSSSF. 7 March 2018.
Web site: Copa Sul-Minas 2000. Ricardo Pontes. 3 May 2001. RSSSF. 7 March 2018.
Web site: Copa Sul-Minas 2001. Ricardo Pontes. 18 March 2002. RSSSF. 7 March 2018.
Web site: Copa Sul-Minas 2002. Ricardo Pontes. 18 May 2002. RSSSF. 7 March 2018.