Copa Centro-Oeste

At the end of the 1960s and beginning of the 1970s, the first regional tournaments began to emerge in Brazilian football. However, it was in 1999 that the Copa Centro-Oeste came into being. Teams from the central-west region of Brazil participated, along with teams from Espírito Santo, from the southeast region, and Tocantins, in the northern region. Minas Gerais state clubs only competed in the first Copa Centro-Oeste edition, in 1999, joining the new Copa Sul-Minas in 2000. In 1999, the winner of the Copa Centro-Oeste qualified for the Copa CONMEBOL. From 2000 to 2002, the champion went on to compete in the Copa dos Campeões. Following changes to the Brazilian football calendar, the tournament was discontinued in 2003. However, in October 2025, the CBF announced the return of the competition after 24 years. ==Format==

The twelve clubs are divided into two groups of six clubs each. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage. The semi-finals will be single matches, while the finals will be two-legged ties. ==List of champions==

Note 1: Losing semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order. Note 2: Cruzeiro won for having made the best campaign. ==Records and statistics==

Finalists Performance by State ==References==