2012 Campeonato Mineiro
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Atlético |
| Relegated | Democrata GV and Uberaba |
| Copa do Brasil | América Tupi Cruzeiro |
| Série D | Nacional Guarani |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Goals scored | 195 (2.71 per match) |
← 2011 2013 → | |
The 2012 Campeonato da Primera Divisåo de Profissionais - Módulo I (official name: Campeonato Mineiro Chevrolet 2012), better known as 2012 Campeonato Mineiro, was the 98th season of Minas Gerais' top-flight football league. The season began at January 29 and ended on May 13.
Format[edit]
The first stage is a single round robin. The top four teams will be qualified to the playoffs, and the bottom two teams will be relegated to the 2013 Módulo II
Qualifications[edit]
The best three teams will qualify for 2013 Copa do Brasil. The best two teams not playing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série B or Série C will qualify for 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
Teams[edit]
Belo Horizonte
Locations of the 2012 Módulo I teams
| Clubs | Home City | 2011 result |
|---|---|---|
| América Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | 3rd |
| América-TO | Teófilo Otoni | 4th |
| Atlético Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | 2nd |
| Boa Esporte | Varginha | 1st (Módulo II) |
| Caldense | Poços de Caldas | 7th |
| Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte | 1st |
| EC Democrata | Governador Valadares | 10th |
| Guarani | Divinópolis | 8th |
| Nacional | Nova Serrana | 2nd (Módulo II) |
| Tupi | Juiz de Fora | 6th |
| Uberaba SC | Uberaba | 9th |
| Villa Nova | Nova Lima | 5th |
First stage[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro (A) | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 29 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Cruzeiro (A) | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 28 | |
| 3 | América Mineiro (A) | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 21 | |
| 4 | Tupi (A) | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 17 | |
| 5 | Nacional-MG | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 16 | Série D |
| 6 | Guarani-MG | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | |
| 7 | Caldense | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 13 | |
| 8 | Boa Esporte | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 12 | |
| 9 | América de Teófilo Otoni | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 11 | |
| 10 | Villa Nova | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 | |
| 11 | Democrata (R) | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 7 | Relegation to Modul II |
| 12 | Uberaba (R) | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 6 |
Source: fmf (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head points (only when two teams are tie) 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th public draw
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head points (only when two teams are tie) 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th public draw
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Results[edit]
Playoffs[edit]
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Tupi | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| América Mineiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | América Mineiro | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
Overall table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro (C) | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 37 | Finalist and 2013 Copa do Brasil Round of 16[a] |
| 2 | América Mineiro | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 28 | Finalist and 2013 Copa do Brasil |
| 3 | Tupi | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 18 | Eliminated in Semifinals and 2013 Copa do Brasil |
| 4 | Cruzeiro | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 28 | |
| 5 | Nacional-MG | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 16 | Série D |
| 6 | Guarani-MG | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | |
| 7 | Caldense | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 13 | |
| 8 | Boa Esporte | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 12 | 2013 Copa do Brasil[b] |
| 9 | América de Teófilo Otoni | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 11 | |
| 10 | Villa Nova | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 | |
| 11 | Democrata (R) | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 7 | Relegation to Modul II |
| 12 | Uberaba (R) | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 6 |
Source: fmf (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1st stage ; 2nd points; 3rd wins; 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th head-to-head points (only when two teams are tie) 7th red cards received; 8th yellow cards received; 9th public draw
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st stage ; 2nd points; 3rd wins; 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th head-to-head points (only when two teams are tie) 7th red cards received; 8th yellow cards received; 9th public draw
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Atlético Mineiro is qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores and 2013 Copa do Brasil as 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up
- ^ Boa Esporte qualified as 2012 Taça Minas Gerais champions