Campeonato Mineiro
Season2012
ChampionsAtlético
RelegatedDemocrata GV and Uberaba
Copa do BrasilAmérica
Tupi
Cruzeiro
Série DNacional
Guarani
Matches played72
Goals scored195 (2.71 per match)
← 2011
2013 →

The 2012 Campeonato da Primera Divisåo de Profissionais - Módulo I (official name: Campeonato Mineiro Chevrolet 2012), better known as 2012 Campeonato Mineiro, was the 98th season of Minas Gerais' top-flight football league. The season began at January 29 and ended on May 13.

Format

The first stage is a single round robin. The top four teams will be qualified to the playoffs, and the bottom two teams will be relegated to the 2013 Módulo II

Qualifications

The best three teams will qualify for 2013 Copa do Brasil. The best two teams not playing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série B or Série C will qualify for 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.

Teams

2012 Campeonato Mineiro is located in Minas Gerais
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte
América-TO
Caldense
Democrata
Guarani
Boa Esporte
Nacional
Tupi
Uberaba SC
Villa Nova
Belo Horizonte teams:
América Mineiro
Atlético Mineiro
Cruzeiro
Locations of the 2012 Módulo I teams
Clubs Home City 2011 result
América Mineiro Belo Horizonte 3rd
América-TO Teófilo Otoni 4th
Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte 2nd
Boa Esporte Varginha 1st (Módulo II)
Caldense Poços de Caldas 7th
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte 1st
EC Democrata Governador Valadares 10th
Guarani Divinópolis 8th
Nacional Nova Serrana 2nd (Módulo II)
Tupi Juiz de Fora 6th
Uberaba SC Uberaba 9th
Villa Nova Nova Lima 5th

First stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético Mineiro (A) 11 9 2 0 26 7 +19 29 Advances to the Semifinals
2 Cruzeiro (A) 11 9 1 1 27 28 −1 28
3 América Mineiro (A) 11 7 0 4 20 15 +5 21
4 Tupi (A) 11 5 2 4 14 11 +3 17
5 Nacional-MG 11 5 1 5 18 20 −2 16 Série D
6 Guarani-MG 11 4 3 4 15 15 0 15
7 Caldense 11 3 4 4 8 14 −6 13
8 Boa Esporte 11 3 3 5 9 10 −1 12
9 América de Teófilo Otoni 11 3 2 6 12 16 −4 11
10 Villa Nova 11 2 4 5 11 16 −5 10
11 Democrata (R) 11 2 1 8 7 27 −20 7 Relegation to Modul II
12 Uberaba (R) 11 1 3 7 12 20 −8 6
Source: fmf (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head points (only when two teams are tie) 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th public draw
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away AMG ATO CAM BOA CAL CRU DEM GUA NAC TUP UBE VIN
América Mineiro 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–4 1–2 2–1
América de Teófilo Otoni 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 3–2 1–3
Atlético Mineiro 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 4–2
Boa Esporte 1–0 0–2 3–0 0–0 4–0
Caldense 1–0 0–5 2–0 1–0 2–2
Cruzeiro 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 3–2 2–0
Democrata 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–3 2–1
Guarani-MG 2–2 0–4 1–1 3–1 1–2
Nacional-MG 2–5 2–1 2–4 1–0 1–1
Tupi 0–0 3–0 3–1 0–1 2–1 0–0
Uberaba 0–2 0–1 0–3 0–0 5–0 1–2
Villa Nova 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–2
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
          
1 Atlético Mineiro 1 1 2
4 Tupi 1 0 1
Atlético Mineiro 1 3 4
América Mineiro 1 0 1
2 Cruzeiro 2 1 3
3 América Mineiro 3 2 5

Overall table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético Mineiro (C) 15 11 4 0 32 9 +23 37 Finalist and 2013 Copa do Brasil Round of 16[a]
2 América Mineiro 15 9 1 5 26 22 +4 28 Finalist and 2013 Copa do Brasil
3 Tupi 13 5 3 5 15 13 +2 18 Eliminated in Semifinals and 2013 Copa do Brasil
4 Cruzeiro 13 9 1 3 30 33 −3 28
5 Nacional-MG 11 5 1 5 18 20 −2 16 Série D
6 Guarani-MG 11 4 3 4 15 15 0 15
7 Caldense 11 3 4 4 8 14 −6 13
8 Boa Esporte 11 3 3 5 9 10 −1 12 2013 Copa do Brasil[b]
9 América de Teófilo Otoni 11 3 2 6 12 16 −4 11
10 Villa Nova 11 2 4 5 11 16 −5 10
11 Democrata (R) 11 2 1 8 7 27 −20 7 Relegation to Modul II
12 Uberaba (R) 11 1 3 7 12 20 −8 6
Source: fmf (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1st stage ; 2nd points; 3rd wins; 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th head-to-head points (only when two teams are tie) 7th red cards received; 8th yellow cards received; 9th public draw
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Atlético Mineiro is qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores and 2013 Copa do Brasil as 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up
  2. ^ Boa Esporte qualified as 2012 Taça Minas Gerais champions

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