The Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores (or ''Belo Horizonte Youth Cup'', in

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), also known as Taça Belo Horizonte de Futebol Júnior or Taça BH, is a cup competition usually played by 36 Brazilian under-20

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teams, most of them from

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state. The 2006 competition's trophy was named after

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Format

In the first stage the 36 teams are divided in 6 groups. The top 2 of each group, plus the top four 3rd placed teams, qualify to the knockout stage. From the round of 16 to the final there are only one-leg matches, as all matches are played in Minas Gerais state. An edition of this cup lasts about 40 days.

List of champions

U-20

U-17

Titles by team

References

External links

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Under-20 association football