1967 Copa Minas


The Copa Minas - was an interclub tournament for association football clubs from Brazil, organised in 1967 by the football association of the state of Minas Gerais, the Federação Mineira de Futebol. Participants were the 1966 state champions of
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The RSSSF cataloged it as one of the nine editions of the Torneio Quadrangular de Belo Horizonte. This list, however, is not official. On its official website, Bangu lists this achievement as a national title, under the name Copa dos Campeões.

The matches

Venue of all matches was the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, commonly known as Mineirão, in Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais. The first four matches were held in two double features.
18 January 1967:
22 January 1967:
  • Attendance: 55,478 Revenue: 160,000 cruzeiros
  • Bangu AC 2-2 Atlético Mineiro
  • Cruzeiro EC 3-2 SE Palmeiras
19 March 1967 - the final:
The deciding match served also as a match for the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, a national tournament recognised ca. 2010 as official national championship.