Founded 1985 Current champions São Paulo (2016) Number of teams 28 | Region Brazil Current champion São Paulo FC (2016) | |
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Most successful club(s) CruzeiroAtlético Mineiro (5 times each) | ||
The Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores (or Belo Horizonte Youth Cup, in English), also known as Taça Belo Horizonte de Futebol Júnior or Taça BH, is a cup competition usually played by 36 Brazilian under-20 football teams, most of them from Minas Gerais state.
The 2006 competition's trophy was named after Telê Santana.
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.
References
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA