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-up1973CruzeiroAtlético1974Not held1975AtléticoCruzeiro1976AtléticoCruzeiro1977Villa NovaAmérica1978Not held1979AtléticoCruzeiro1980UberabaAmérica1981Democrata (GV)Uberlândia1982CruzeiroAtlético1983CruzeiroAtlético1984CruzeiroAmérica1985CruzeiroAtlético1986AtléticoCruzeiro1987AtléticoCruzeiro1988-1998Not held1999URTDemocrata (GV)2000URTIpatinga2001-2002Not held2003UberlândiaAraxá2004IpatingaDemocrata (GV)2005AméricaCaldense2006Villa NovaUberaba2007Ituiutaba(1)Tupi2008TupiAmérica2009UberabaVilla Nova2010UberabaUberlândia2011IpatingaBoa Esporte2012Boa EsporteVilla Nova
(1) Since 2011 Ituiutaba is named Boa Esporte.
Club titles 5 titles Cruzeiro: 1973, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 Atlético: 1975, 1976, 1979, 1986, 1987 3 titles Uberaba: 1980, 2009, 2010 2 titles Boa Esporte: 2007, 2012 Ipatinga: 2004, 2011 URT: 1999, 2000 Villa Nova: 1977, 2006 1 title Democrata (GV): 1981 América: 2005 Tupi: 2008 Uberlândia: 2003
References Guillermo Alexander Rivera, Lisandro Pavan: Minas Gerais Cup - List of Champions / Taça Minas Gerais - Lista de Campeões, RSSSF Brasil, 18 June 2012.