Campeonato Mineiro
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Campeonato Mineiro is the league played in the Brazilian southeastern State of Minas Gerais and is held by the Minas Gerais Soccer Federation FMF (Federação Mineira de Futebol).
The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided in two parts: before and after the build of Mineirão. Mineirão is the biggest soccer stadium of Minas Gerais. It was build in the Minas Gerais state capital, Belo Horizonte, and inaugurated in September of 1965. The age after the build of Mineirão, know as "Era Mineirão" (Mineirão Age), mark the rising of the youngest team of the capital, Cruzeiro, that took the place of América and joined Atlético as the biggest winner of Camponato Mineiro. Atletico is now the biggest winner with 38 titles, but Cruzeiro is the biggest winner of the "Era Mineirão" with 22 titles after 1965 against 16 titles of Atlético.
Many world class football talents were first seen in the Campeonato Mineiro, players like Ronaldo and Tostão had their professional football debut in the competition. Although many consider the league weak, the Campeonato Mineiro always presents great games stimulated by the great rivalry of the capital teams América, Atlético and Cruzeiro.
[edit] List of Champions
[edit] Titles by Team
- Atlético 38 times
- Cruzeiro 34 times
- América 15 times
- Villa Nova 5 times
- Siderúrgica 2 times
- Caldense and Ipatinga 1 time
[edit] External links
| Brazilian Football Competitions |
| Major Competitions |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | Campeonato Brasileiro Série C | Copa do Brasil |
| State Championships |
| Acre | Alagoas | Amapá | Amazonas | Bahia | Ceará | Distrito Federal | Espírito Santo | Goiás | Maranhão | Mato Grosso | Mato Grosso do Sul | Minas Gerais | Pará | Paraíba | Paraná | Pernambuco | Piauí | Rio de Janeiro | Rio Grande do Norte | Rio Grande do Sul | Rondônia | Roraima | Santa Catarina | São Paulo | Sergipe | Tocantins
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| Youth Competitions |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 | Copa Macaé de Juvenis | Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil | Copa São Paulo de Juniores | Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores
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| Defunct Competitions |
| Copa dos Campeões | Copa Sul-Minas | Taça Brasil | Torneio Rio-São Paulo | Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa | Supercopa do Brasil
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