2018 Campeonato Mineiro

The 2018 Campeonato Mineiro was the 104th season of Mineiro's top professional football league. The competition began on January 17 and ended on April 8. Atlético was the defending champions but was beaten in the final by its longtime rival Cruzeiro, that conquered its 37th title and became the defending champions.

Campeonato Mineiro
Season2018
ChampionsCruzeiro
RelegatedDemocrata
Uberlândia
Matches played76
Goals scored164 (2.16 per match)
Top goalscorerAylon
Ricardo Oliveira (6 goals)
Average attendance5 258,6
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Format

First stage

The 2018 Módulo I first stage was played by 12 clubs in a single round-robin, with all teams playing each other once. The eight best-placed teams qualified for the final stage and the last two teams were relegated to the 2019 Módulo II.

The league also selects Minas Gerais's representatives in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D and the Copa do Brasil. The two best placed teams not already qualified to the 2018 seasons of the Série A, Série B or Série C, earns the spots to the 2018 Série D. The three best-placed teams qualify for the 2019 Copa do Brasil.

Knockout stage

The knockout stage was played between the 8 best-placed teams from the previous stage, with the quarterfinals played in a one-legged tie and the semifinals and finals played in a two-legged tie. The quarterfinals were played necessarily at the best-placed team's home. The first best-placed team played against the eighth best-placed, the second against the seventh and so on. In the semifinals, the best-placed team in the first stage in each contest have the right to choose whether to play its home game in the first or second leg. The best-placed team in the first stage of each contest could win it with two ties.

Participating teams
Team Home city Manager
América Mineiro Belo Horizonte Enderson Moreira
Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte Oswaldo de Oliveira
Boa Esporte Varginha Sidney Moraes
Caldense Poços de Caldas Roberto Fonseca
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte Mano Menezes
Democrata Governador Valadares Gimar Estevam
Patrocinense Patrocínio Rogério Henrique
Tombense Tombos Ramon Menezes
Tupi Juiz de Fora Alexandre Barroso
Uberlândia Uberlândia Paulo Cézar Catanoce
URT Patos de Minas Rodrigo Santana
Villa Nova Nova Lima Ito Roque

First stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cruzeiro 11 9 2 0 20 2 +18 29 Knockout stage
2 América Mineiro 11 6 3 2 14 8 +6 21
3 Atlético Mineiro 11 5 3 3 14 7 +7 18
4 Tupi 11 5 1 5 19 16 +3 16
5 Tombense 11 4 3 4 8 7 +1 15
6 URT 11 4 3 4 12 13 −1 15
7 Boa Esporte 11 4 2 5 5 9 −4 14
8 Patrocinense 11 3 4 4 13 14 −1 13
9 Caldense 11 3 4 4 9 12 −3 13
10 Villa Nova 11 3 2 6 12 16 −4 11
11 Democrata GV 11 3 1 7 12 0 +12 10 2019 Módulo II
12 Uberlândia 11 3 0 8 9 18 −9 9
Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2018. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.

Knockout stage

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
A1 Cruzeiro 2
A2 Patrocinense 0
Cruzeiro 1 2 3
Tupi 0 1 1
B1 Tupi 0 (4)
B2 Tombense 0 (2)
Cruzeiro 1 2 3
Atlético Mineiro 3 0 3
C1 Atlético Mineiro 1
C2 URT 0
Atlético Mineiro 1 2 3
América Mineiro 0 0 0
D1 América Mineiro 1
D2 Boa Esporte 0

Quarterfinals
Cruzeiro2 - 0Patrocinense
52', 64' Raniel Report
Referee: Ronei Candido Alves (Brazil)
Tupi0 - 0Tombense
Report
Penalties
Tchô soccer ball with check mark
Kayser soccer ball with check mark
Rodrigo Dias soccer ball with check mark
Patrick soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with red X Everton Galdino
soccer ball with check mark Theo Kruger
soccer ball with red X Natan
soccer ball with check mark Breno Evangelista
América Mineiro1 - 0Boa Esporte
Moura 65' Report
Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira (Brazil)
Atlético Mineiro1 - 0URT
Santos 42' Report
Referee: Jerferson Antonio da Costa (Brazil)

First leg
Tupi0 - 1Cruzeiro
Report Cabral 46'
Referee: Wanderson Alves de Souza (Brazil)
Atlético Mineiro1 - 0América Mineiro
Cazares 77' Report
Referee: Igor Junio Benevenuto (Brazil)

Second leg
Cruzeiro2 - 1Tupi
Neves 17', 81' Report Vitor 20'
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães (Brazil)
América Mineiro0 - 2Atlético Mineiro
Report Santos 52'
Elias 79'
Referee: Igor Junio Benevenuto (Brazil)

First leg
Atlético Mineiro3 - 1Cruzeiro
Oliveira 37', 45+1'
Adílson 42'		 Report De Arrascaeta 83'
Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva (Brazil)

Second leg
Cruzeiro2 - 0Atlético Mineiro
De Arrascaeta 4'
Neves 53'

Goalscorers
As of 8 April 2018[1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Aylon América 6
Brazil Ricardo Oliveira Atlético Mineiro
2 Brazil Fernando Ribeiro Fernandes Democrata 5
Brazil Rafinha Cruzeiro
Brazil Renato Kayser Tupi

References
  1. "Artilharia". FMF. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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