Minas Gerais State Championship 2008

Participants

Clube ATLÉTICO Mineiro (Belo Horizonte)
CRUZEIRO Esporte Clube (Belo Horizonte)
DEMOCRATA Futebol Clube (Sete Lagoas)		
Esporte Clube DEMOCRATA (Governador Valadares)
GUARANI Esporte Clube (Divinópolis)
IPATINGA Futebol Clube (Ipatinga)
ITUIUTABA Esporte Clube (Ituiutaba)
RIO BRANCO de Andradas Futebol Clube (Andradas)
SOCIAL Futebol Clube (Coronel Fabriciano)	(+)
TUPI Football Club (Juiz de Fora)
UBERABA Sport Club (Uberaba)			(+)
VILLA NOVA Atlético Clube (Nova Lima)

(+) Promoted from Módulo II 2007


FIRST PHASE
(Top 4 qualify to Semifinals; bottom 2 are relegated)

Table:		  M  W  D  L  GF-GA  Pts
 1.Cruzeiro	 11  8  2  1  22- 9  26  Qualified
 2.Tupi		 11  6  3  2  16-12  21  Qualified
 3.Atlético	 11  6  1  4  18- 7  19  Qualified
 4.Ituiutaba	 11  5  4  2  14-12  19  Qualified
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 5.Guarani	 11  5  3  3  20-16  18
 6.Villa Nova	 11  5  2  4  21-15  17
 7.Rio Branco	 11  4  4  3  14-14  16
 8.Democrata/GV	 11  4  0  7  10-16  12
 9.Uberaba	 11  3  3  5  13-22  12
10.Social	 11  3  2  6  12-18  11
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11.Ipatinga	 11  3  0  8  12-17   9  Relegated
12.Democrata/SL	 11  2  0  9  12-26   6  Relegated

Round 1
[Jan 27]
Democrata/SL   1-0  Atlético 
 [Tuta]      
Rio Branco     2-0  Ipatinga
 [Pepe, Régis Pitbull]
Cruzeiro       4-0  Uberaba
 [Wagner (2), Thiago Heleno (2)]
Villa Nova     4-0  Ituiutaba
 [Jonathas, Márcio Guerreiro, Ricardinho, Márcio Diogo]
Guarani        2-0  Social
 [Jajá, Adriano]
[Jan 28]
Democrata/GV   0-1  Tupi
 [Luciano]

Round 2
[Jan 30]
Ipatinga       4-3  Democrata/SL
 [Marcelo (2), Luciano, Luiz Souza; Ewerton Maradona (2), Daniel]
[Jan 31]
Social         2-1  Villa Nova
 [Éderson Neguinho, Conrado; Ricardinho]
[Feb 1]
Tupi           3-2  Guarani
 [Ademílson, Luciano, Silas; Rômulo, Sílvio Gomes (o.g.)]
[Feb 2]
Atlético       2-1  Democrata/GV
 [Renan, Vanderlei; Sammuel]
Uberaba        1-1  Rio Branco
 [Camanducaia; Bruno Mineiro]
[Mar 27]
Ituiutaba      1-1  Cruzeiro
 [Dinho; Thiago]

Round 3
[Feb 6]
Democrata/GV   1-0  Ipatinga
 [Diego Campos]
[Feb 9]
Villa Nova     0-2  Atlético 
 [Agustin Viana, Renan]      
[Feb 10]
Social         1-2  Ituiutaba
 [Alexandre Goulart; Ademir, Wender]
Tupi           2-0  Uberaba
 [Alan, Eraldo]
Rio Branco     3-0  Guarani
 [Bruno Mineiro (2), Anderson]
Cruzeiro       3-0  Democrata/SL
 [Leandro Domingues, Marcinho, Charles]

Round 4
[Feb 14]
Rio Branco     1-1  Villa Nova
 [Bruno Mineiro; Jonathas]
[Feb 16]
Guarani        2-3  Cruzeiro
 [Jajá, Willian César; Marcel (2), Marcinho]
Ipatinga       0-1  Tupi
 [Luciano]
[Feb 17]
Democrata/SL   0-1  Democrata/GV
 [Diego Campos]
Ituiutaba      1-1  Uberaba
 [Welton Felipe; Zé Maria]
Atlético       0-1  Social
 [Conrado]

Round 5
[Feb 20]
Guarani        2-0  Ipatinga
 [Adriano, Gustavo]
[Feb 23]
Tupi           0-0  Ituiutaba
Uberaba        0-1  Atlético 
 [Rafael Miranda]      
Democrata/GV   1-0  Rio Branco
 [Ely Thadeu]
[Feb 24]
Cruzeiro       3-2  Villa Nova
 [Leandro Domingues, Marcelo Moreno, Marcel; Jonathas, Ricardinho]
Democrata/SL   3-1  Social
 [Cidão, Rafael Cruz, Fabrício; Tiago Azulão]

Round 6
[Feb 28]
Villa Nova     5-2  Democrata/SL
 [Márcio Diogo (2), Lu, Bill,  Márcio Guerreiro; Daniel, Edinho] 
[Mar 1]
Social         1-2  Cruzeiro
 [Renê; Marcinho, Thiago Martinelli]
Democrata/GV   0-3  Guarani
 [Adriano (2), Marcelo Pelé]
[Mar 2]
Rio Branco     2-2  Tupi
 [Bruno Mineiro, Rodriguinho; Eraldo (2)]
Atlético       2-0  Ituiutaba
 [Leandro Almeida, Danilinho] 
Ipatinga       4-0  Uberaba
 [Emerson, Nenê, Gérson Magrão, Marcelo]

Round 7
[Mar 8]
Ituiutaba      2-1  Ipatinga
 [Welton Felipe, Rodrigo; Nenê]
[Mar 9]
Tupi           2-2  Social
 [Luciano, Hugo; Gilvan (2)]
Atlético       0-0  Cruzeiro
Villa Nova     1-0  Democrata/GV
[Jonathas]
Uberaba        3-3  Guarani
 [Valderi, Zé Maria, Farah; Jajá (2), Adriano]
Democrata/SL   1-3  Rio Branco
 [Daniel; Paulista (o.g.), Régis Pitbull (2)]

Round 8
[Mar 12]
Guarani        0-0  Villa Nova
[Mar 15]
Cruzeiro       0-1  Rio Branco
 [Bruno Mineiro]
[Mar 16]
Ituiutaba      3-0  Democrata/GV
 [Amarildo, Olívio, Pachola]
Tupi           2-1  Democrata/SL
 [Eraldo, Ademílson; Bruno Bastelli]
Ipatinga       1-0  Atlético
 [Nenê]      
Uberaba        2-1  Social
 [Matheus (2); Éderson Neguinho]

Round 9
[Mar 20]
Social         1-0  Ipatinga
 [Eleíson]
[Mar 22]
Democrata/GV   1-2  Cruzeiro
 [Ely Thadeu; Marcelo Moreno, Apodí]
[Mar 23]
Rio Branco     1-2  Ituiutaba
 [André Alves; Verona, Dinho]
Guarani        2-1  Democrata/SL
 [Willian César, Marcelo Pelé; Bruno Bastelli]
Villa Nova     4-1  Uberaba
 [Tucho, Márcio Guerreiro, Ricardinho, Mateus; Matheus]
Atlético       3-0  Tupi
 [Márcio Araújo, Danilinho, Gérson]

Round 10
[Mar 26]
Villa Nova     0-2  Tupi
 [Ademílson, Eraldo]
[Mar 27]
Democrata/GV   4-2  Social
 [Rômulo, Ely Thadeu (2), Glaydson; Alexandre Goulart, Gilvan] 
[Mar 29]
Rio Branco     0-6  Atlético 
 [Leandro Almeida, Marinho, Danilinho, Eduardo, Márcio Araújo, Marcelo Nicácio]      
[Mar 30]
Cruzeiro       2-0  Ipatinga
 [Fabinho, Marcinho]
Democrata/SL   0-3  Uberaba
 [Camanducaia, Alexandre, Valderi]
Guarani        1-1  Ituiutaba
 [Jajá; Welton Felipe]

Round 11 [Apr 6]
Social         0-0  Rio Branco
Atlético       2-3  Guarani
 [Leandro Almeida, Eduardo; Micão, Jajá (2)]
Tupi           1-2  Cruzeiro
 [Silas; Espinoza, Marcelo Moreno]
Ituiutaba      2-0  Democrata/SL
 [Diego, Welton Felipe]
Uberaba        2-1  Democrata/GV
 [Matheus, Carlinho; Diego Campos]
Ipatinga       2-3  Villa Nova
 [Adeílson, Osmar; Jonathas, Tucho (2)]

Table:		  M  W  D  L  GF-GA  Pts
 1.Cruzeiro	 11  8  2  1  22- 9  26  Qualified
 2.Tupi		 11  6  3  2  16-12  21  Qualified
 3.Atlético	 11  6  1  4  18- 7  19  Qualified
 4.Ituiutaba	 11  5  4  2  14-12  19  Qualified
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 5.Guarani	 11  5  3  3  20-16  18
 6.Villa Nova	 11  5  2  4  21-15  17
 7.Rio Branco	 11  4  4  3  14-14  16
 8.Democrata/GV	 11  4  0  7  10-16  12
 9.Uberaba	 11  3  3  5  13-22  12
10.Social	 11  3  2  6  12-18  11
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11.Ipatinga	 11  3  0  8  12-17   9  Relegated
12.Democrata/SL	 11  2  0  9  12-26   6  Relegated


SEMIFINALS

[Apr 12]
Ituiutaba      4-4  Cruzeiro		[in Belo Horizonte]
 [Pachola 48', 79', Moreno 64', Rodrigo Hote 80'; Ramires 7', Amarildo (o.g.) 17', Marcelo Moreno 55', Guilherme 56']
[Apr 13]
Atlético       3-2  Tupi
 [Renan 10', Danilinho 35', Renan Oliveira 65'; Edmar 5', Silas 58']

[Apr 19]
Tupi           0-1  Atlético 
 [Renan Oliveira 90']      
[Apr 20]
Cruzeiro       3-1  Ituiutaba
 [Espinoza 57', Leandro Domingues 72', Guilherme 83'; Moreno 22']


FINALS

[Apr 27]
Atlético       0-5  Cruzeiro		[Att.: 48,903]
 [Marcelo Moreno 12', Marcos (o.g.) 19', Ramires 38', Guilherme 66', Wagner 77']

[May 4]
Cruzeiro       1-0  Atlético 		[Att.: 39,197] 
 [Marcelo Moreno 75']

Venue: Mineirão (Belo Horizonte-MG)
Referee: Evandro rogério Román (MS)
CEC: Fábio;Jonathan, Thiago Heleno, Thiago Martinelli, Fabrício (Guilherme); Jadílson (Charles), Elicarlos (Henrique),
Marquinhos Paraná; Wagner, Marcelo Moreno, Marcinho. Coach: Adílson Batista.
CAM: Juninho; Coelho (Xaves), Vinícius, Leandro Almeida, Augustin Viana (Renan); Rafael Miranda, Thiago Feltri, Márcio Araújo,
Gerson; Danilinho, Eduardo (Marinho). Coach: Geninho.      

** CRUZEIRO are Minas Gerais State champions of 2008 **

*** Topscorer: Jajá (Guarani), 7 goals ***


Overall standings

Table:		  M  W  D  L  GF-GA  Pts
 1.Cruzeiro	 15 11  3  1  35-14  38  Champions; Copa do Brasil 2009
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 2.Atlético	 15  8  1  6  22-15  25  Copa do Brasil 2009
 3.Tupi		 13  6  3  4  18-16  21  Série C 2008
 4.Ituiutaba	 13  5  5  3  19-19  20  Série C 2008
 5.Guarani	 11  5  3  3  20-16  18
 6.Villa Nova	 11  5  2  4  21-15  17
 7.Rio Branco	 11  4  4  3  14-14  16
 8.Democrata/GV	 11  4  0  7  10-16  12
 9.Uberaba	 11  3  3  5  13-22  12
10.Social	 11  3  2  6  12-18  11
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11.Ipatinga	 11  3  0  8  12-17   9  Relegated
12.Democrata/SL	 11  2  0  9  12-26   6  Relegated

* 208 goals/ 70 matches = 2.98 gpm

2007

2008 (2nd Level)

2008 (3rd Level)

2008 (State Trophy)

2009

list of champions

list of topscorers


About this document

Prepared and maintained by Vítor Rodrigo Dias and Claudio Freati for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil

Authors: Vítor Rodrigo Dias (vitor.dias@terra.com.br) and Claudio Freati (claudiofreati@yahoo.com.br)
Last updated: 03 Jan 2019

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