The competition was founded in 2013, being a qualifying tournament for the Super Copa Gaúcha, where the winner ensures participation in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D of the following year.

The Copa Metropolitana occasionally receive a different name, honoring important people related to football in Rio Grande do Sul.

The 2014 edition is called Copa Nestor Ludwig, in posthumous tribute to former Internacional director who died in September 2013.

Over the past decades, one of the major problems of Brazilian football has been the lack of an annual schedule for smaller clubs.

Having been established in 2013, the Copa Metropolitana is played by clubs located in the Metropolitan Porto Alegre and compete in the first, second or third division of the Campeonato Gaúcho.