Taça Minas Gerais

The Taça Minas Gerais is a traditional football tournament played in the Minas Gerais state in Brazil. From 1973 through 1977 it was played as a separate tournament, but from 1979 through 1986, it was played as one of the phases in the Campeonato Mineiro, not unlike 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 eligiable. 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.

Champions

1973 - Cruzeiro
1974 - not played
1975 - Atlético
1976 - Atlético
1977 - Villa Nova
1978 - not played
1979 - Atlético
1980 - Uberaba
1981 - Democrata de Governador Valadares
1982 - Cruzeiro
1983 - Cruzeiro
1984 - Cruzeiro
1985 - Cruzeiro
1986 - Atlético
1987 - América
1998 - not played
1999 - URT
2000 - URT
2001 & 2002 - not played
2003 - Uberlândia
2004 - Ipatinga
2005 - América
2006 - Villa Nova

Club titles

5 - Cruzeiro: 1973, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
4 - Atlético: 1975, 1976, 1979, 1986
3 - América: 1980, 1987, 2005
2 - Villa Nova: 1977, 2006
2 - URT: 1999, 2000
1 - Ipatinga: 2004
1 - Uberlândia: 2003
1 - Democrata de Governador Valadares: 1981
1 - Uberaba: 1980