Championship of Minas Gerais Third Level 2000

PARTICIPATING CLUBS:

Associação Atlética ACIARIA (Ipatinga)
AMÉRICA Futebol Clube (Alfenas)
BELO HORIZONTE Futebol e Cultura (Nova Lima) [*]
BOTAFOGO (Sabará)
Clube ESPORTIVO de Futebol (Passos)
GRÊMIO MANHUMIRIM (Manhumirim)
NACIONAL Atlético Clube (Muriaé)
Associação Atlética PARAISENSE (São Sebastião do Paraíso)
PASSOS Futebol Clube (Passos)
Clube Atlético PATROCINENSE (Patrocínio)

[*] Plays home matches in Congonhas do Campo

FIRST STAGE:
(Teams divided in two groups - top 3 from each group qualify)

Group A

Round 1
[Aug 20]
Passos          1-1  Paraisense
América         1-0  Esportivo

Round 2
[Aug 27]
Paraisense      1-5  América
[Sep 13]
Patrocinense    1-0  Esportivo

Round 3
[Sep 3]
Patrocinense    8-1  Paraisense
América         2-0  Passos

Round 4
[Sep 7]
Paraisense      2-1  Esportivo
[Sep 21]
Passos          1-1  Patrocinense

Round 5
[Sep 10]
Esportivo       2-5  Passos
Patrocinense    3-0  América

Round 6
[Sep 17]
Esportivo       1-2  América
Paraisense      3-0  Passos

Round 7
[Sep 23]
Esportivo       0-3  Patrocinense
[Sep 24]
América         0-1  Paraisense

Round 8
[Oct 8]
Paraisense      2-2  Patrocinense
Passos          1-1  América

Round 9
[Oct 12]
Patrocinense    4-4  Passos
Esportivo       n/p  Paraisense

Round 10
[Oct 15]
Passos          n/p  Esportivo
América         0-0  Patrocinense

Table
 1.Patrocinense        6  2  4  0  18- 8  10  Qualified
 2.América/Alf         6  2  2  2   8- 6   8  Qualified
 3.Paraisense          6  2  2  2   9-16  11  Qualified
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 4.Passos              6  0  4  2   7-12   6
Esportivo expelled from the tournament, all of its matches were cancelled

Group B

Round 1
[Aug 20]
Aciaria         0-1  Belo Horizonte
Nacional        3-0  Manhumirim

Round 2
[Aug 27]
Belo Horizonte  1-1  Nacional
[Aug 30]
Manhumirim      6-0  Botafogo

Round 3
[Sep 03]
Belo Horizonte  4-2  Botafogo
Nacional        0-0  Aciaria

Round 4
[Sep 07]
Aciaria         0-0  Botafogo
Belo Horizonte  3-0  Manhumirim

Round 5
[Sep 10]
Botafogo        3-5  Nacional
[Sep 13]
Manhumirim      1-0  Aciaria

Round 6
[Sep 17]
Belo Horizonte  2-0  Aciaria
[Sep 20]
Manhumirim      0-4  Nacional

Round 7
[Sep 24]
Nacional        2-0  Belo Horizonte
Botafogo        0-5  Manhumirim

Round 8
[Oct 8]
Belo Horizonte  6-1  Botafogo
Aciaria         0-2  Nacional

Round 9
Botafogo        n/p  Aciaria
Manhumirim      n/p  Belo Horizonte

Round 10
Nacional        n/p  Botafogo
Aciaria         n/p  Manhumirim

Table
 1.Nacional/Mur        7  5  2  0  17- 4  17  Qualified
 2.Belo Horizonte      7  5  1  1  17- 6  16  Qualified
 3.Grêmio Manhumirim   6  3  0  3  12-10   9  Qualified
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 4.Aciaria             6  0  2  4   0- 6   2
 5.Botafogo            6  0  1  5   6-26   1

SECOND STAGE:
(Six teams in one single group-top 2 promoted and qualified for final matches)

Round 1
[Oct 22]
Belo Horizonte  2-2  Patrocinense
Nacional        1-1  Paraisense
[Oct 24]
Manhumirim      2-4  América

Round 2
[Oct 29]
Paraisense      1-3  Belo Horizonte
Patrocinense    8-0  Manhumirim
América         3-0  Nacional

Round 3
[Nov 5]
Belo Horizonte  1-1  América 
Manhumirim      2-4  Paraisense
Patrocinense    3-0  Nacional

Round 4
[Nov 12]
América         1-0  Belo Horizonte
Nacional        1-2  Patrocinense
Paraisense      4-1  Manhumirim

Round 5
[Nov 15]
Belo Horizonte  1-2  Paraisense 
Manhumirim      0-5  Patrocinense
Nacional        0-1  América

Round 6
[Nov 19]
Paraisense      4-1  Nacional
América         2-0  Manhumirim
Patrocinense    2-1  Belo Horizonte

Table
 1.Patrocinense        6  5  1  0  22- 4  16 [C]  Promoted
 2.América/Alf         6  5  1  0  12- 3  16 [C]  Promoted
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 3.Paraisense          6  4  1  1  16- 9  13 [C]
 4.Belo Horizonte      6  1  2  3   8- 9   5 [D]
 5.Nacional/Mur        6  0  1  5   3-14   1 [D]
 6.Grêmio Manhumirim   6  0  0  6   5-27   0 [D]
Teams in Group C play twice against teams in Group D.

FINALS:

[Nov 23]
América         2-1  Patrocinense

[Nov 26]
Patrocinense    4-0  América

Stadium: Pedro A. do Nascimento Stadium (Patrocínio)
Referee: Ronaldo Martins Basílio
Attendance: 1.200  (R$ 6.283,00)
PATROCINENSE: Wilson; Edson (Marcelino), Henrique, Dentinho, Cidão; Roni, 
              Clemílson (Reinaldo), Rogerinho, Zé Eduardo; Ferreira,
              Nil (Luiz Carlos). 
              Coach: Renê Santana.
AMÉRICA: Flávio; Luizinho (Guiba), Ivan, Marquinhos, Luiz Almeida; Lela, 
         Wéllerson, Ronaldinho (Fabiano), Maurinho Veras (Juliano); 
         Cambôla, Edinho. 
         Coach: Ademir Quiarotti. 
Red cards: Zé Eduardo (P) and Wéllerson (A)
Goals: Zé Eduardo 27, Dentinho 65, Ferreira 89, 91
Patrocinense wins 5-2 on aggregate

C.A. Patrocinense are the Minas Gerais Third Division champions.
Patrocinense and América/Alfenas are promoted to the 2001 Second Level.


1999

2000 (1st level)

2000 (2nd level)

2001

list of champions

list of champions (2nd and 3rd levels)
About this document

Thanks to Folha da Manhã and 90 Minutos
Prepared and maintained by Paulo Torres for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil
Author: Paulo Torres (paulotf@uai.com.br)
Last updated: 3 Feb 2001