First Stage [Teams play once against the teams from other group, then twice against team from same group, 16 matches in total] Round 1 [Feb 1] Cruzeiro 0-0 Guarani Vila Nova 0-0 Social Ipiranga 1-0 Caldense Nacional 1-5 Atletico Democrata 1-0 Valeriodoce America 3-2 Montes Claros Round 2 [Feb 8] Social 1-5 Cruzeiro Atletico 5-3 Democrata Montes Claros 2-1 Ipiranga Guarani 1-1 Nacional Caldense 2-2 America Valeriodoce 0-0 Vila Nova Round 3 [Feb 15] Cruzeiro 1-1 America Vila Nova 3-1 Atletico Nacional 0-4 Ipiranga Democrata 2-0 Guarani Caldense 2-1 Social Montes Claros 0-0 Valeriodoce Round 4 [Feb 19] America 5-0 Nacional Social 1-0 Montes Claros Guarani 3-2 Vila Nova Atletico 2-5 Caldense Valeriodoce 2-3 Cruzeiro Ipiranga 0-3 Democrata Round 5 [Mar 1] Cruzeiro 2-0 Ipiranga Vila Nova 2-3 America Caldense 1-2 Guarani Montes Claros 0-3 Atletico Democrata 0-0 Social Nacional 1-0 Valeriodoce Round 6 [Mar 8] Atletico 1-2 Cruzeiro Ipiranga 2-0 Vila Nova Valeriodoce 2-1 Caldense Guarani 0-1 Montes Claros America 3-1 Democrata Social 3-0 Nacional Round 7 [Mar 15] Montes Claros 2-1 Nacional Ipiranga 0-0 Social Atletico 1-1 Valeriodoce America 5-2 Guarani Vila Nova 2-1 Caldense Democrata 1-1 Cruzeiro Round 8 [Mar 21] Nacional 1-0 Democrata [Mar 22] Caldense 2-1 Montes Claros Cruzeiro 0-1 Vila Nova Valeriodoce 2-1 America Guarani 2-1 Ipiranga Social 0-2 Atletico Round 9 [Mar 28] Montes Claros 0-3 Cruzeiro [Mar 29] Democrata 2-0 Vila Nova Nacional 1-4 Caldense Ipiranga 3-0 Atletico America 1-2 Social Guarani 1-1 Valeriodoce Round 10 [Apr 1] Cruzeiro 0-0 Caldense [Mar 26] Vila Nova 2-1 Nacional Democrata 3-1 Montes Claros Social 1-1 Valeriodoce Atletico 2-0 Guarani Ipiranga 2-1 America Round 11 [Apr 4] Nacional 2-3 Cruzeiro [Apr 5] Caldense 1-1 Democrata Montes Claros 1-2 Vila Nova Valeriodoce 1-2 Ipiranga Guarani 1-0 Social America 0-1 Atletico [Apr 28] Round 12 [Apr 8] Cruzeiro 1-1 Democrata Caldense 2-0 Vila Nova Nacional 0-1 Montes Claros Social 2-1 Ipiranga Valeriodoce 1-3 Atletico [Apr 22] Guarani 1-1 America Round 13 [Apr 12] Democrata 3-0 Nacional Montes Claros 0-1 Caldense Vila Nova 0-1 Cruzeiro America 2-0 Valeriodoce Ipiranga 0-0 Guarani Atletico 1-1 Social Round 14 [Apr 15] Cruzeiro 2-1 Montes Claros [Mar 12] Vila Nova 2-0 Democrata Caldense 1-1 Nacional Atletico 2-1 Ipiranga Valeriodoce 1-0 Guarani Social 1-0 America [Apr 22] Round 15 [Apr 19] Caldense 1-1 Cruzeiro Nacional 0-0 Vila Nova Montes Claros 2-2 Democrata Valeriodoce 2-1 Social Guarani 1-2 Atletico America 2-2 Ipiranga Round 16 [Apr 26] Cruzeiro 1-0 Nacional [Mar 18] Democrata 3-1 Caldense Vila Nova 4-1 Montes Claros Ipiranga 2-1 Valeriodoce Social 1-0 Guarani Atletico 0-0 America Table: 1.Cruzeiro 16 9 6 1 26-12 33 [A] 2.Atlético 16 9 3 4 31-22 30 [B] 3.Democrata 16 7 5 4 26-18 26 [A] 4.Ipiranga 16 7 3 6 22-18 24 [B] 5.Vila Nova 16 7 3 6 20-18 24 [A] 6.América 16 6 5 5 30-21 23 [B] 7.Caldense 16 6 5 5 25-20 23 [A] 8.Social 16 6 5 5 15-16 23 [B] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.Valeriodoce 16 4 5 7 15-20 17 [B] 10.Guarani 16 4 5 7 14-21 17 [B] --------------------------------------------- 11.Montes Claros 16 4 2 10 15-28 14 [A] Relegated 12.Nacional 16 2 3 11 10-35 9 [A] Relegated Second Stage Quarterfinals [knock-out] First Legs [May 3] Cruzeiro 1-1 Social [Apr 29] Caldense 0-2 Atletico America 1-0 Democrata Vila Nova 1-0 Ipiranga Second Legs [May 10] Social 0-2 Cruzeiro Atletico 3-1 Caldense Democrata 1-1 America Ipiranga 1-2 Vila Nova Semifinals [knock-out] First Legs [May 17] America 2-3 Atletico Vila Nova 0-2 Cruzeiro Second Legs [May 24] Atletico 3-1 America Cruzeiro 0-0 Vila Nova [Jun 4] Final [winner first to obtain 4 points; if both reach 4 points simultaneously, Atletico thanks to better overall record] First Leg [Jun 7] Cruzeiro 3-2 Atletico Second Leg [Jun 11] Atletico 0-0 Cruzeiro Cruzeiro Minas Gerais champions 1998. Topscorer: Marques (Atlético) 13
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