Taça Minas Gerais Explained

The Taça Minas Gerais is a traditional football tournament played in the Minas Gerais state in Brazil. From 1973 through 1977 and then in 1980 and 1981, was a separate competition. In 1979 and from 1982 to 1987, it was played as one of the phases in the Campeonato Mineiro, like the Taça Guanabara in the Campeonato Carioca. The tournament was not played again until 1999, but only teams from the interior of Minas Gerais participated and the winner earned itself a berth in the Copa do Brasil. Since 2004, any team from the Campeonato Mineiro's three divisions have been eligible. The winner also gets a berth in the Copa do Brasil as Minas Gerais are allowed five, the other four go to the top four finishers of the Campeonato Mineiro.

List of champions

YearChampionRunner-up
1973CruzeiroAtlético
1974Not held
1975AtléticoCruzeiro
1976AtléticoCruzeiro
1977Villa NovaAmérica
1978Not held
1979AtléticoCruzeiro
1980UberabaAmérica
1981Democrata de Governador ValadaresUberlândia
1982CruzeiroAtlético
1983CruzeiroAtlético
1984CruzeiroAmérica
1985CruzeiroAtlético
1986AtléticoCruzeiro
1987AtléticoCruzeiro
1988-1998Not held
1999URTDemocrata de Governador Valadares
2000URTIpatinga
2001-2002Not held
2003UberlândiaAraxá
2004IpatingaDemocrata de Governador Valadares
2005AméricaCaldense
2006Villa NovaUberaba
2007Ituiutaba(1)Tupi
2008TupiAmérica
2009UberabaVilla Nova
2010UberabaUberlândia
2011IpatingaBoa Esporte
2012Boa EsporteVilla Nova

(1) Since 2011 Ituiutaba is named Boa Esporte.

Club titles

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