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Copa Centro-Oeste

Copa Centro-Oeste
Organiser(s)Brazilian Football Confederation
Founded1999; 26 years ago (1999)
RegionBrazil's Central-West plus Espírito Santo and Tocantins
Teams12
Qualifier forCopa do Brasil (third round)
Copa Verde
Current championsGoiás Goiás (3rd title)
Most championshipsGoiás Goiás
(3 titles)
2026 Copa Centro-Oeste

The Copa Centro-Oeste (English: Central-West Cup) is a Brazilian football competition contested between Central-West region teams, plus Espírito Santo and Tocantins. The champion secures a place in the third round of the following year's Copa do Brasil, as well as competing for the Copa Verde trophy against the winner of the Copa Norte.

History

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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.[1]

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.[2]

Format

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The twelve clubs are divided into two groups of six clubs each. The top four teams from each group advance to the knockout stage. The quarter-finals will be single matches, while the semi-finals and finals will be two-legged ties.[3]

List of champions

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Year Finals Losing semi-finalists1
Winners Score Runners-up
1999 Minas Gerais
Cruzeiro
3–0
1–2
0–0
2
Goiás
Vila Nova
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro and Mato Grosso EC Operário
2000 Goiás
Goiás
3–1
5–1
Aggregate

8–2
Goiás
Vila Nova
Mato Grosso Juventude and Espírito Santo São Mateus
2001 Goiás
Goiás
1–0
1–1
Aggregate

2–1
Goiás
Vila Nova
Federal District (Brazil) Gama and Espírito Santo Serra
2002 Goiás
Goiás
2–3
3–0
Aggregate

5–3
Federal District (Brazil)
Gama
Mato Grosso do Sul Comercial and Goiás Vila Nova
Tournament was not held between 2003 and 2025.

Note 1: Losing semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.

Note 2: Cruzeiro won for having made the best campaign.

Records and statistics

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Finalists

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Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Goiás Goiás 3 0 2000, 2001, 2002
Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 1 0 1999
Goiás Vila Nova 0 3 1999, 2000, 2001
Federal District (Brazil) Gama 0 1 2002

Performance by State

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State Won Runner-up
Goiás 3 3
Minas Gerais 1 0
Distrito Federal 0 1

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