State Championship of Minas Gerais

The Campeonato Mineiro , also known as Campeonato Mineiro was the first time in 1915 by established in the same year, Football Federation of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais , the League Mineira de Sports Atletico which later Liga Mineira de Desportes Terrestres and since 1939 de Federação Mineira Futebol calls , held.

The first winner was Atlético Mineiro , now the record champions of Minas Gerais. The next ten titles up to 1925 all went to América Mineiro from the state capital Belo Horizonte , who still holds a national record together with ABC Natal from Rio Grande do Norte . In 1926, the Sociedade Sportiva Palestra Itália , an association of Italian immigrants, also from Belo Horizonte, secured their first championship after four runner-ups in a row. This club was renamed Cruzeiro EC in 1942 and was to celebrate numerous international successes and gain world renown under this name from the 1970s.

In 1926 and 1932, competing football associations were active for a short time. The masters of these competitions are considered equal masters these days. Up to and including 1957 the championship of Minas Gerais was the city championship of Belo Horizonte, but also places from the periphery took part. The provincial associations from Minas Gerais have also been regular participants since 1958.

Nevertheless, the title did not go to the capital only twice. In 2002 AA Caldense from Poços de Caldas won the title. In that year, however, only provincial clubs took part in the state tournament. The capital city clubs played for the Copa Sul-Minas that year , which qualified for participation in the national Copa dos Campeões . Cruzeiro won the "Sul-Minas". Cruzeiro and Caldense eventually played a final for a supercampeonato , which the capitals won. Both clubs can now call themselves state champions from 2002. In 2005 the up-and-coming Ipatinga FC from the city of the same name with a quarter of a million inhabitants was the first and so far only provincial club to win the sole championship of the year.

Along with São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais is one of the four most important football states in Brazil.

Championship history

The master

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Record champions: Atlético Mineiro	0044 tracks:		Atlético Mineiro from Belo Horizonte (3 titles shared)
	0039 tracks:		Cruzeiro from Belo Horizonte (2 shared tracks / including Supercampeonato 2002)
	0016 tracks:		América Mineiro from Belo Horizonte
	0005 tracks:		Villa Nova Atlético Clube from Nova Lima (1 shared title)
	0002 tracks:		Esporte Clube Siderúrgica from Sabará
	0001 title:		AA Caldense from Poços de Caldas Ipatinga FC from Ipatinga

Source: RSSSF

Chronology of the champions and top scorer

State Championship

year	0	master	0	Runner-up	0	0	Top scorer (s)	Gates
2019		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Fred ( CRU )	12
2018		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Aylon ( AME ) Ricardo Oliveira ( AME )	06th
2017		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro EC			Fred ( ATL )	09
2016		América FC		Atlético Mineiro			Robinho (ATL)	09
2015		Atlético Mineiro		AA Caldense			Leandro Damião (CRU)	09
2014		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Mancini ( Villa Nova )	07th
2013		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro EC			Júnior Negão ( TOM )	08th
2012		Atlético Mineiro		América FC			Wellington Paulista (CRU)	11
2011		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Fábio Júnior (AME)	13
2010		Atlético Mineiro		Ipatinga FC			Eraldo (Democrata / GV)	11
2009		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Diego Tardelli (ATL)	16
2008		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Jajá (GUA)	07th
2007		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro EC			Araújo (CRU)	11
2006		Cruzeiro EC		Ipatinga FC (Ipatinga)			Marcelo Pelé (DSL)	09
2005		Ipatinga FC (Ipatinga)		Cruzeiro EC			Fred (CRU)	14th
2004		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Alex (CRU)	14th
2003		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Guilherme (ATL)	13
2002		AA Caldense (Poços de Caldas)		Ipatinga FC (Ipatinga)			Gustavinho (CAL)	09
2002		Cruzeiro EC		AA Caldense (Poços de Caldas)			Alessandro (CRU) Renaldo (AME)	03
2001		América FC		Atlético Mineiro			Guilherme (ATL)	10
2000		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro EC			Joãozinho (IPA) Ditinho (URT)	14th
1999		Atlético Mineiro		América FC			Ditinho (URT)	12
1998		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Marques (ATL)	13
1997		Cruzeiro EC		Villa Nova AC (Nova Lima)			Rinaldo (AME)	12
1996		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Marcelo Ramos (CRU)	23
1995		Atlético Mineiro		América FC			Renaldo (ATL)	13
1994		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Ronaldo (CRU)	22nd
1993		América FC		Atlético Mineiro			Hamilton (AME)	12
1992		Cruzeiro EC		América FC			Toto (CRU)	16
1991		Atlético Mineiro		EC Democrata (Governador Valadares)			Gilmar (DGV)	14th
1990		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Silvio (AME)	20th
1989		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro EC			Gérson da Silva (ATL)	19th
1988		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro EC			Hamilton (CRU)	12
1987		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Carlos Henrique (UBL) Luizão (TUP)	12
1986		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro EC			Nunes (ATL)	26th
1985		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro EC			Everton (ATL)	16
1984		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Carlos Alberto Seixas (CRU)	14th
1983		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro EC			Tostão II (CRU) Carlinhos (CRU) Palhinha (ATL) Naldo (Valério)	13
1982		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro EC			Tostão II	17th
1981		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro EC			Wagner Oliveira (AME)	18th
1980		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro EC			Mauro (CRU)	22nd
1979		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro EC			Fernando Roberto (ATL)	16
1978		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro EC			Luís Alberto (VAL)	12
1977		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Eli Carlos (CRU)	17th
1976		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro EC			Marcão (AME)	13
1975		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Palhinha (CRU)	10
1974		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Dario (ATL)	24
1973		Cruzeiro EC		América FC			Campos (ATL)	15th
1972		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Dario (ATL)	22nd
1971		América FC		Cruzeiro EC			Jair Bala (AME)	14th
1970		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro EC			Dario (ATL)	16
1969		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Dario (ATL)	29
1968		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Tostao (CRU)	25th
1967		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Tostao (CRU)	20th
1966		Cruzeiro EC		Atlético Mineiro			Tostao (CRU)	18th
1965		Cruzeiro EC		América FC			Tostao (CRU)	17th
1964		EC Siderúrgica (Sabará)		América FC			Jair Bala (AME)	25th
1963		Atlético Mineiro		Democrata FC (Sete Lagoas)			Viladônega (ATL)	12
1962		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro EC			Nílson (ATL)	09
1961		Cruzeiro EC		Guarani EC (Divinópolis)			Rossi (CRU)	14th
1960		Cruzeiro EC		América FC			Elmo (CRU)	13
1959	Cruzeiro EC	América FC	Elmo (CRU)	15th
1958	Atlético Mineiro	América FC	Ubaldo (ATL)	13

City Championship of Belo Horizonte

year	0	master	0	Runner-up	0	0	Top scorer (s)	Gates
1957		América FC		Democrata FC (Sete Lagoas)			Miltinho (AME)	12
1956		Atlético Mineiro Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte					Tomazinho (ATL)	15th
1955		Atlético Mineiro		Democrata FC (Sete Lagoas)			Tomazinho (ATL)	15th
1954		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte			Joel (ATL)	11
1953		Atlético Mineiro		Siderúrgica EC (Sabará)			Ubaldo (ATL)	13
1952		Atlético Mineiro		Siderúrgica EC (Sabará)			Vavá (ATL)	16
1951		Villa Nova AC (Nova Lima)		Atlético Mineiro			Lucas (ATL)	16
1950		Atlético Mineiro		Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte			Nívio (ATL)	13
1949		Atlético Mineiro		América FC			Nívio (ATL)	14th
1948		América FC		Atlético Mineiro			Abelardo (CRU)	18th
1947		Atlético Mineiro		Villa Nova AC (Nova Lima)			Lero (ATL)	12
1946		Atlético Mineiro		Villa Nova AC (Nova Lima)			Lero (ATL)	13
1945		Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte		Villa Nova AC (Nova Lima)			Ismael (CRU)	15th
1944		Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte		Atlético Mineiro			Ismael (CRU)	15th
1943		Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte		Atlético Mineiro			Niginho (CRU)	15th
1942		Atlético Mineiro		América FC			Tião (ATL)	12
1941		Atlético Mineiro		Siderúrgica EC (Sabará)			Baiano (ATL)	15th
1940		SS Palestra Itália		Atlético Mineiro			Niginho (PIT)	07th
1939		Atlético Mineiro		Siderúrgica EC (Sabará)			Paulista (ATL)	08th
1938		Atlético Mineiro		SS Palestra Itália			Guará (ATL)	18th
1937		Siderúrgica EC (Sabará)		Villa Nova AC (Nova Lima)
1936		Atlético Mineiro		SS Palestra Itália			Guará (ATL)	22nd
1935		Villa Nova AC (Nova Lima)		Atlético Mineiro
1934		Villa Nova AC (Nova Lima)		Atlético Mineiro
1933		Villa Nova AC (Nova Lima)		SS Palestra Itália
1932		Atlético Mineiro [LMDT] Villa Nova AC (Nova Lima) [AMEG]		Retiro [LMDT] SS Palestra Italia - [AMEG]			Canhoto (VIL)	12
1931		Atlético Mineiro		América FC			Orlando (ATL)	18th
1930		SS Palestra Itália		América FC			Ninão (PIT)	18th
1929		SS Palestra Itália		Atlético Mineiro			Ninão (PIT)	33
1928		SS Palestra Itália		Atlético Mineiro			Ninão (PIT)	43
1927		Atlético Mineiro		SS Palestra Itália			Mario de Castro (ATL)	27
1926		Atlético Mineiro [LMDT] SS Palestra Itália [AMET]		SC Olympic [AMET]
1925		América FC		SS Palestra Itália
1924		América FC		SS Palestra Itália
1923		América FC		SS Palestra Itália
1922		América FC		SS Palestra Itália
1921		América FC		Atlético Mineiro
1920		América FC		Sete de Setembro FC
1919		América FC		Sete de Setembro FC
1918		América FC		Atlético Mineiro
1917		América FC		Atlético Mineiro
1916		América FC		Atlético Mineiro
1915		Atlético Mineiro		América FC

• LMDT = Liga Mineira de Desportes Terrestres
• AMET = Associação Mineira de Esportes Terrestres
• AMEG = Associação Mineira de Esportes Geraes

See also

• National Championship of Minas Gerais (women's football)

Web links

• Federação Mineira de Futebol
• RSSSF Brasil: Minas Gerais Estate - List of Champions (Men)
• RSSSF Brasil: Minas Gerais Estate - List of Champions (Women)
• BOLA N @ ÁREA: Campeonato Mineiro (men)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Julio Bovi Diogo, Claudio Freati: Minas Gerais State - List of Champions ( English ) rsssfbrasil.com. April 20, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.