Campeonato Mineiro: Difference between revisions
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==Current Clubs== |
==Current Clubs== |
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===First Division=== |
===First Division 2009=== |
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*[[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]] |
*[[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]] |
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*[[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] |
*[[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] |
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*[[Democrata Futebol Clube]] |
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*[[Guarani Esporte Clube (MG)|Guarani]] |
*[[Guarani Esporte Clube (MG)|Guarani]] |
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*[[Ituiutaba Esporte Clube]] |
*[[Ituiutaba Esporte Clube]] |
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*[[Rio Branco de Andradas Futebol Clube|Rio Branco de Andradas]] |
*[[Rio Branco de Andradas Futebol Clube|Rio Branco de Andradas]] |
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*[[Tupi Football Club|Tupi FC]] |
*[[Tupi Football Club|Tupi FC]] |
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*[[Uberaba Sport Club|Uberaba]] |
*[[Uberaba Sport Club|Uberaba]] |
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*[[Uberlândia Esporte Clube|Uberlândia]] |
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*[[Villa Nova Atlético Clube|Villa Nova AC]] |
*[[Villa Nova Atlético Clube|Villa Nova AC]] |
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Revision as of 12:36, 10 October 2008
Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF (Federação Mineira de Futebol).
The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided in to two parts: before and after the construction of the Mineirão, in September 1966. The Mineirão is the biggest soccer stadium of Minas Gerais and it is located in Minas Gerais' state capital, Belo Horizonte. Before the stadiums inauguration América and Atlético were the most successful teams in the state, but after the construction of the Mineirão, known as the "Era Mineirão" ("Mineirão Era"), another team from the capital also gained prominence, Cruzeiro. Atlético is the most successful team in the competition, having won 39 championships.
As with many other Brazilian football state leagues, the Campeonato Mineiro is much older than the Brazilian League itself. This is partly due to the fact that in the early 20th century Brazil did not have a well established transportation and communication infrastructure, that could help it organize a national league in the country, which was made worse by the nation's enormous size.
Many of the best players in Brazilian football were first seen in the Campeonato Mineiro, players like Ronaldo and Tostão had their professional football debut in the competition.
List of Champions
Current Clubs
First Division 2009
- América Mineiro
- Atlético Mineiro
- Cruzeiro
- Democrata(GV)
- Guarani
- Ituiutaba Esporte Clube
- Rio Branco de Andradas
- Social FC
- Tupi FC
- Uberaba
- Uberlândia
- Villa Nova AC
Second Division 2009
- Araxá Esporte Clube
- Caldense
- Democrata Futebol Clube
- Esporte Clube Itaúna
- Formiga
- Ipatinga FC
- Ideal de Ipatinga
- União Recreativa dos Trabalhadores
- Valeriodoce
- Vulcão
The cnampion and the runner-up of the Third Division 2008 will be promoted to the Second Divison 2009. The Third Division Championiship ends in November.
Titles by Team
- Atlético 39 times
- Cruzeiro 35 times
- América 15 times
- Villa Nova 5 times
- Siderúrgica 2 times
- Caldense and Ipatinga 1 time