2000 Campeonato Mineiro

The 2000 Campeonato Mineiro was the 86th edition of the state championship of Minas Gerais organized by the FMF. The competition began on 23 January and ended on 8 June 2000.

Campeonato Mineiro
Season2000
Dates23 January – 8 June
ChampionsAtlético Mineiro
RelegatedIpiranga
Valeriodoce
Matches played114
Goals scored328 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorerDitinho (URT)
Joãozinho (Ipatinga)
14 goals[1]
Highest scoringUberlândia 5-3 Ipiranga (30 January 2000)
1999
2001

The competition was won by Atlético Mineiro winning their 38th Campeonato Mineiro and their second in a row after winning the 1999 competition.[2] The final consisted of a 2–1 win over Cruzeiro in the first leg followed by a 1–1 draw in the second leg.[3]

Format

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First stage

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The 2000 Módulo I first stage was contested by 8 clubs in a double round-robin tournament. The four best-placed teams qualified for the second stage and the bottom two teams were relegated to the 2001 Módulo II. The winner of the first stage is named champion of the Taça Minas Gerais.

Second stage

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The four teams that qualified from the first stage were entered into a second, double round-robin tournament, alongside four teams that received byes from the first stage. The clubs that received first stage byes were: América Mineiro, Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro and Villa Nova.

Finals

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The finals were played between the 2 best-placed teams from the second stage in a two-legged tie.

Participating teams

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Locations of the 2000 Campeonato Mineiro teams
Team Home city 1999 result[4]
América Mineiro Belo Horizonte 2nd
Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte 1st
Caldense Poços de Caldas 6th
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte 3rd
Democrata Governador Valadares 5th
Ipatinga Ipatinga 2nd (Módulo II)
Ipiranga Manhuaçu 9th
Rio Branco Andradas 10th
Uberlândia Uberlândia 1st (Módulo II)[5]
URT Patos de Minas 7th
Valeriodoce Itabira 8th
Villa Nova Nova Lima 4th

First stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation URT IPA DEM RIO UBE CAL IPI VAL
1 URT[a] (Q) 14 8 3 3 24 17 +7 27 Qualified for Second Stage 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 2–0
2 Ipatinga (Q) 14 7 3 4 22 17 +5 24 3–2 1–3 3–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–1
3 Democrata (Q) 14 7 2 5 24 17 +7 23 0–3 3–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–1
4 Rio Branco (Q) 14 7 2 5 20 16 +4 23 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 3–0
5 Uberlândia 14 6 4 4 21 21 0 22 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–4 2–0 5–3 0–0
6 Caldense 14 5 5 4 16 15 +1 20 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0
7 Ipiranga (R) 14 1 5 8 20 29 −9 8 2001 Módulo II 3–3 1–1 0–1 4–2 3–3 1–2 1–1
8 Valeriodoce (R) 14 1 4 9 10 25 −15 7 1–2 1–2 1–5 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–0
Source: Futebol Nacional
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Champions of the Taça Minas Gerais

Second stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation ATM CRU AME IPA VIL RIO URT DEM
1 Atlético Mineiro (Q) 14 10 2 2 33 20 +13 32 Qualified for Finals 4–2 2–3 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2
2 Cruzeiro (Q) 14 9 4 1 26 10 +16 31 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1
3 América Mineiro 14 5 6 3 20 14 +6 21 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–0
4 Ipatinga 14 5 4 5 18 18 0 19 1–4 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 4–2 4–1
5 Villa Nova 14 4 6 4 19 19 0 18 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 3–1
6 Rio Branco 14 5 2 7 17 22 −5 17 2–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1
7 URT 14 2 3 9 14 26 −12 9 1–3 0–4 0–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–1
8 Democrata 14 2 1 11 18 36 −18 7 2–3 1–4 0–3 0–1 5–2 1–3 2–3
Source: Futebol Nacional
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Finals

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Cruzeiro1–2Atlético Mineiro
Geovanni   89' Report Marques   24'
Guilherme   57'
Attendance: 4,146

Atlético Mineiro1–1Cruzeiro
Ramon   28' Report Fábio Júnior   84'
Attendance: 19,853
Referee: Oscar Roberto de Godói

Atlético Mineiro win 3–2 on aggregate


 Campeonato Mineiro
2000 champion 
 
Atlético
38th title

References

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  1. ^ "Minas Gerais State Championship 2000". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Clube Atlético Mineiro". atletico.com.br. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Campeonato Mineiro 2000 :: ogol.com.br". www.ogol.com.br (in Breton). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Championship of Minas Gerais 1999". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Minas Gerais 1999 (Second Level)". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.