Championship of Minas Gerais 1997

Participants:

AMÉRICA Futebol Clube (Belo Horizonte)
Associação Atlética CALDENSE (Poços de Caldas)
Clube ATLÉTICO Mineiro (Belo Horizonte)
CRUZEIRO Esporte Clube (Belo Horizonte)
Esporte Clube DEMOCRATA (Governador Valadares)
Esporte Clube MAMORÉ (Patos de Minas)
GUARANI Esporte Clube (Divinópolis)
MONTES CLAROS Futebol Clube (Montes Claros) 	(+)
SOCIAL Futebol Clube (Coronel Fabriciano) 	(+)
UBERLÂNDIA Esporte Clube (Uberlândia)
VALERIODOCE Esporte Clube (Itabira)
VILLA NOVA Atlético Clube (Nova Lima)

(+) Promoted from Módulo II 1996


First Phase
(Top 8 are qualified to Quarterfinals)

Table:		      M  W  D  L GF-GA  Pts
 1.Atlético          22 12  8  2 37-22  44   Qualified
 2.Caldense          22  9  8  5 39-28  35   Qualified
 3.Cruzeiro          22  9  8  5 34-27  35   Qualified
 4.Social            22  9  8  5 28-23  35   Qualified
 5.Valeriodoce       22  9  6  7 29-26  33   Qualified
 6.Montes Claros     22  9  6  7 21-20  33   Qualified
 7.América           22  8  8  6 36-28  32   Qualified
 8.Villa Nova        22  7  7  8 23-26  28   Qualified
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 9.Democrata         22  7  4 11 33-40  25
10.Guarani           22  5  8  9 19-24  23
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11.Mamoré            22  6  1 15 21-39  19  Relegated
12.Uberlândia        22  4  4 14 20-37  16  Relegated

Round 1 [Feb 2]
Cruzeiro        1-0  Montes Claros
Democrata       1-2  Atletico
Guarani         1-1  America
Uberlandia      2-1  Caldense
Social          1-0  Villa Nova
Valeriodoce     2-1  Mamore

Round 2 
[Feb 6]
America         1-1  Social
[Feb 8]
Mamore          1-3  Cruzeiro
Atletico        3-3  Valeriodoce
Caldense        1-1  Democrata
Villa Nova      1-1  Guarani
Montes Claros   4-2  Uberlandia

Round 3 [Feb 16]
Guarani         0-0  Cruzeiro
Uberlandia      0-2  Atletico
America         1-2  Mamore
Villa Nova      0-0  Montes Claros
Valeriodoce     1-1  Caldense
Democrata       1-3  Social

Round 4 
[Feb 18]
Atletico        2-0  Social
[Feb 19]
Cruzeiro        4-4  Villa Nova
Caldense        1-0  Guarani
Mamore          2-1  Uberlandia
Montes Claros   1-1  Democrata
[Feb 20]
Valeriodoce     2-1  America

Round 5 [Feb 23]
America         3-0  Cruzeiro
Caldense        2-2  Atletico
Villa Nova      0-0  Valeriodoce
Social          1-0  Montes Claros
Guarani         1-1  Uberlandia
Democrata       0-2  Mamore

Round 6 
[Feb 26]
Atletico        1-0  Guarani
Social          1-1  Mamore
Uberlandia      0-1  Democrata
Montes Claros   0-0  Caldense
[Feb 27]
Valeriodoce     2-1  Cruzeiro
[Mar 20]
America         3-1  Villa Nova       

Round 7 
[Mar 2]
Cruzeiro        2-0  Uberlandia
Villa Nova      0-0  Atletico
Mamore          2-0  Montes Claros
Caldense        2-1  America
Democrata       0-1  Valeriodoce
[Mar 26]
Guarani         2-1  Social          

Round 8 
[Mar 5]
Cruzeiro        2-2  Caldense
Montes Claros   1-0  Atletico      
Uberlandia      2-1  Villa Nova
Social          0-0  Valeriodoce
Mamore          0-1  Guarani
[Mar 25]
America         4-2  Democrata 

Round 9 [Mar 9]
Atletico        3-2  America
Democrata       1-3  Cruzeiro
Social          1-1  Caldense
Villa Nova      2-0  Mamore
Valeriodoce     2-2  Uberlandia
Guarani         0-0  Montes Claros

Round 10 
[Mar 12]
America         1-0  Uberlandia
Caldense        0-1  Villa Nova
Democrata       2-2  Guarani
Montes Claros   1-0  Valeriodoce
[Mar 13]
Cruzeiro        0-2  Social
[Apr 23]
Mamore          2-3  Atletico        

Round 11 [Mar 16]
Atletico        1-1  Cruzeiro
Montes Claros   1-1  America
Mamore          0-3  Caldense
Uberlandia      1-1  Social
Villa Nova      1-0  Democrata
Guarani         2-3  Valeriodoce

Round 12 [Mar 23]
Montes Claros   1-0  Cruzeiro
Atletico        5-1  Democrata
America         1-0  Guarani
Caldense        3-0  Uberlandia
Villa Nova      0-0  Social
Mamore          0-1  Valeriodoce

Round 13 
[Mar 29]
Valeriodoce     2-3  Atletico    
[Mar 30]
Cruzeiro        3-1  Mamore
Social          1-1  America
Democrata       5-3  Caldense
Guarani         1-0  Villa Nova
Uberlandia      1-2  Montes Claros

Round 14 [Apr 1]
Atletico        1-0  Uberlandia
Cruzeiro        3-0  Guarani
Mamore          2-1  America
Montes Claros   2-0  Villa Nova
Caldense        1-0  Valeriodoce
Social          3-1  Democrata

Round 15 [Apr 8]
Villa Nova      2-1  Cruzeiro
Social          0-0  Atletico
America         2-0  Valeriodoce
Guarani         2-0  Caldense
Uberlandia      2-0  Mamore
Democrata       1-0  Montes Claros

Round 16 
[Apr 12]
Atletico        0-3  Caldense
[Apr 13]
Cruzeiro        2-1  America
Valeriodoce     0-1  Villa Nova
Montes Claros   0-1  Social
Uberlandia      0-0  Guarani
Mamore          1-2  Democrata

Round 17 [Apr 16]
Guarani         0-0  Atletico
Mamore          0-1  Social
Democrata       2-0  Uberlandia
Villa Nova      1-1  America
Cruzeiro        1-1  Valeriodoce
Caldense        4-0  Montes Claros

Round 18 
[Apr 19]
Uberlandia      1-2  Cruzeiro
[Apr 20]
Atletico        1-0  Villa Nova
Montes Claros   2-1  Mamore
Social          1-0  Guarani
America         2-2  Caldense
Valeriodoce     2-1  Democrata

Round 19 [Apr 27]
Caldense        1-1  Cruzeiro
Atletico        2-1  Montes Claros
Democrata       1-2  America
Villa Nova      3-2  Uberlandia
Valeriodoce     3-1  Social
Guarani         4-0  Mamore

Round 20 [May 1]
America         3-3  Atletico
Cruzeiro        2-2  Democrata
Caldense        5-3  Social
Mamore          2-1  Villa Nova
Uberlandia      1-0  Valeriodoce
Montes Claros   2-0  Guarani

Round 21 [May 4]
Social          1-2  Cruzeiro
Atletico        3-0  Mamore
Uberlandia      0-2  America
Villa Nova      3-1  Caldense
Guarani         1-3  Democrata
Valeriodoce     1-2  Montes Claros

Round 22
[May 8]
Social          4-2  Uberlandia 
[May 10]      
America         1-1  Montes Claros
[May 11]
Cruzeiro        0-0  Atletico
Caldense        2-1  Mamore
Democrata       4-1  Villa Nova
Valeriodoce     3-1  Guarani


Table:		      M  W  D  L GF-GA  Pts
 1.Atlético          22 12  8  2 37-22  44   Qualified
 2.Caldense          22  9  8  5 39-28  35   Qualified
 3.Cruzeiro          22  9  8  5 34-27  35   Qualified
 4.Social            22  9  8  5 28-23  35   Qualified
 5.Valeriodoce       22  9  6  7 29-26  33   Qualified
 6.Montes Claros     22  9  6  7 21-20  33   Qualified
 7.América           22  8  8  6 36-28  32   Qualified
 8.Villa Nova        22  7  7  8 23-26  28   Qualified
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 9.Democrata         22  7  4 11 33-40  25
10.Guarani           22  5  8  9 19-24  23
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11.Mamoré            22  6  1 15 21-39  19  Relegated
12.Uberlândia        22  4  4 14 20-37  16  Relegated


QUARTERFINALS

[May 18]
Montes Claros   1-2  Cruzeiro
Villa Nova	3-1  Atlético
América		4-0  Caldense
Valeriodoce	0-1  Social

[May 21]
Cruzeiro	2-0  Montes Claros   
[May 25]
Atlético	1-0  Villa Nova
Caldense	0-3  América
Social		0-1  Valeriodoce


SEMIFINALS

[May 31]
América		2-3  Cruzeiro
[Jun 1]
Villa Nova	2-0  Social

[Jun 8]
Cruzeiro	0-1  América
Social		2-2  Villa Nova

FINALS
 
[Jun 15]
Villa Nova      2-1  Cruzeiro

[Jun 22]
Cruzeiro	1-0  Villa Nova

** Cruzeiro are Minas Gerais State champions of 1997 **
*** Topscorer: Rinaldo (América), 12 goals ***




1996

1997 (2nd level)

1997 (3rd level)

1998

list of champions


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