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
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...
. It replaced the 1999 tournament called Copa Sul
which only included teams from the Southern states. In 2016, a successor to this tournament was created, the
Copa Sul-Minas-Rio (also known as Primeira Liga), in this tournament there were not only teams from the Southern states and Minas Gerais, but they also added teams from
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of the same name, Brazil's List of Brazilian states by population, third-most populous state, and the List of largest citi ...
.
In its three editions, Copa Sul-Minas was won by Minas Gerais teams.
List of finals
Copa Sul
Copa Sul-Minas
Copa Sul-Minas-Rio
References
Defunct football competitions in Brazil
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