Championship of Minas Gerais 1998

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)	
GUARANI Esporte Clube (Divinópolis)	
IPIRANGA Futebol Clube (Manhuaçu) 		(+)
MONTES CLAROS Futebol Clube (Montes Claros)	
NACIONAL Futebol Clube (Uberaba) 		(+)
SOCIAL Futebol Clube (Coronel Fabriciano)	
VALERIODOCE Esporte Clube (Itabira)	
VILLA NOVA Atlético Clube (Nova Lima)	


(+) Promoted from Módulo II 1997


First Phase

(Teams play once against the teams from other group, then twice against team from 
same group, 16 matches in total. General top 8 are qualified to Quarterfinals)


Table:			M  W  D  L  GF-GA  Pts  Group
 1.Cruzeiro            16  9  6  1  26-12  33    [A]  Qualified
 2.Atlético            16  9  3  4  31-22  30    [B]  Qualified
 3.Democrata           16  7  5  4  26-18  26    [A]  Qualified
 4.Ipiranga            16  7  3  6  22-18  24    [B]  Qualified
 5.Villa Nova          16  7  3  6  20-18  24    [A]  Qualified
 6.América             16  6  5  5  30-21  23    [B]  Qualified
 7.Caldense            16  6  5  5  25-20  23    [A]  Qualified
 8.Social              16  6  5  5  15-16  23    [B]  Qualified
-----------------------------------------------
 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


Round 1 [Feb 1]
Cruzeiro        0-0 Guarani
Villa 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 Villa Nova

Round 3 [Feb 15]
Cruzeiro        1-1 America
Villa 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 Villa Nova
Atletico        2-5 Caldense
Valeriodoce     2-3 Cruzeiro
Ipiranga        0-3 Democrata

Round 5 [Mar 1]
Cruzeiro        2-0 Ipiranga
Villa 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 Villa 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
Villa 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 Villa 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 Villa Nova
Nacional        1-4 Caldense
Ipiranga        3-0 Atletico
America         1-2 Social
Guarani         1-1 Valeriodoce

Round 10 
[Mar 26]
Cruzeiro        0-0 Caldense          
[Apr 1]
Villa 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 Villa Nova
Valeriodoce     1-2 Ipiranga
Guarani         1-0 Social
[Apr 28]
America         0-1 Atletico          

Round 12 
[Apr 8]
Cruzeiro        1-1 Democrata
Caldense        2-0 Villa Nova
Nacional        0-1 Montes Claros
Social          2-1 Ipiranga
[Apr 22]
Valeriodoce     1-3 Atletico          
Guarani         1-1 America

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

Round 14 
[Mar 12]
Cruzeiro        2-1 Montes Claros     
[Apr 15]
Villa Nova      2-0 Democrata
Caldense        1-1 Nacional
Atletico        2-1 Ipiranga
Valeriodoce     1-0 Guarani
[Apr 22]
Social          1-0 America           

Round 15 [Apr 19]
Caldense        1-1 Cruzeiro
Nacional        0-0 Villa Nova
Montes Claros   2-2 Democrata
Valeriodoce     2-1 Social
Guarani         1-2 Atletico
America         2-2 Ipiranga

Round 16 
[Mar 18]
Cruzeiro        1-0 Nacional          
[Apr 26]
Democrata       3-1 Caldense
Villa Nova      4-1 Montes Claros
Ipiranga        2-1 Valeriodoce
Social          1-0 Guarani
Atletico        0-0 America


Table:			M  W  D  L  GF-GA  Pts  Group
 1.Cruzeiro            16  9  6  1  26-12  33    [A]  Qualified
 2.Atlético            16  9  3  4  31-22  30    [B]  Qualified
 3.Democrata           16  7  5  4  26-18  26    [A]  Qualified
 4.Ipiranga            16  7  3  6  22-18  24    [B]  Qualified
 5.Villa Nova          16  7  3  6  20-18  24    [A]  Qualified
 6.América             16  6  5  5  30-21  23    [B]  Qualified
 7.Caldense            16  6  5  5  25-20  23    [A]  Qualified
 8.Social              16  6  5  5  15-16  23    [B]  Qualified
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 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


Quarterfinals


First Legs
[Apr 29] 
Cruzeiro        1-1 Social            
[May 3]
Caldense        0-2 Atletico
America         1-0 Democrata
Villa Nova      1-0 Ipiranga   

Second Legs [May 10]
Social          0-2 Cruzeiro
Atletico        3-1 Caldense
Democrata       1-1 America
Ipiranga        1-2 Villa Nova   


Semifinals


First Legs [May 17]
America         2-3 Atletico
Villa Nova      0-2 Cruzeiro

Second Legs 
[May 24]
Atletico        3-1 America
[Jun 4]
Cruzeiro        0-0 Villa Nova        


Finals

First Leg [Jun 7]
Cruzeiro        3-2 Atletico 		[Att.:37,826]
 [Fabio Júnior 18', 23', 30'; Edgard 38', Lincoln 71']   

Second Leg [Jun 11]
Atletico        0-0 Cruzeiro 		[Att.:39,247]

** Cruzeiro are Minas Gerais State champions of 1998 **
*** Topscorer: Marques (Atlético), 13 goals ***

1997

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