2019 Campeonato Mineiro

The 2019 Campeonato Mineiro was the 105th season of Mineiro's top professional football league. The competition began on January 19 and ended on April 3. Cruzeiro are the defending champions, having won their 38th title by defeating Atlético Mineiro.

Campeonato Mineiro

Season	2019
Champions	Cruzeiro
Relegated	Guarani de Divinópolis Tupi
Matches played	74
Goals scored	189 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorer	Fred (12 goals)
← 2018 2020 →

Format

First stage

The 2019 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 bottom two teams were relegated to the 2020 Módulo II.

The league also selects Minas Gerais's representatives in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D and the Copa do Brasil. The three best-placed teams not already qualified for the 2019 seasons of the Série A, Série B or Série C, earn places in the 2020 Série D. The four best-placed teams qualify for the 2020 Copa do Brasil. Should a team qualify for the cup by other means, their entry is passed down to the next best-placed team.

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 hosted by the better placing team in the first stage. In the semifinals, the best-placed team in the first stage of each contest has the right to choose whether to play its home game in the first or second leg. The away goals rule is not in effect, and should two teams be level on aggregate after both legs, the team who placed better in the first stage advances.

Participating teams

Team	Home city	Manager	2018 result
América Mineiro	Belo Horizonte	Givanildo Oliveira	3rd
Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte	Levir Culpi	2nd
Boa Esporte	Varginha	Tuca Guimarães	7th
Caldense	Poços de Caldas	Mauro Fernandes	9th
Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte	Mano Menezes	1st
Guarani	Divinópolis	Gian Rodrigues	1st (Módulo II)
Patrocinense	Patrocínio	Rodrigo Fonseca	8th
Tombense	Tombos	Ricardo Drubscky	5th
Tupi	Juiz de Fora	Beto Sousa	4th
Tupynambás	Juiz de Fora	Paulo Campos	2nd (Módulo II)
URT	Patos de Minas	Ito Roque	6th
Villa Nova	Nova Lima	Eugênio Souza	10th

First stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Atlético Mineiro	11	9	1	1	24	6	+18	28	Knockout stage
2	Cruzeiro	11	7	4	0	22	5	+17	25
3	América Mineiro	11	6	4	1	22	9	+13	22
4	Boa Esporte	11	5	3	3	21	16	+5	18	Knockout stage and 2020 Série D
5	Tombense	11	3	4	4	11	11	0	13
6	Caldense	11	3	4	4	11	12	−1	13
7	Patrocinense	11	3	3	5	10	13	−3	12	Knockout stage
8	Tupynambás	11	3	2	6	10	18	−8	11
9	Villa Nova	11	3	2	6	9	21	−12	11
10	URT	11	2	4	5	9	16	−7	10
11	Guarani	11	1	7	3	8	13	−5	10	2020 Módulo II
12	Tupi	11	0	4	7	6	23	−17	4

Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2019. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head results; 6) Fewest red cards received; 7) Fewest yellow cards received; 8) Draw.

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-final				Semi-final						Final
	Atlético Mineiro	3
	Tupynambás	1
					Atlético Mineiro	0	5	5
					Boa Esporte	0	0	0
	Boa Esporte	1 (3)
	Tombense	1 (0)
											Atlético	1	1	2
											Cruzeiro	2	1	3
	Cruzeiro	5
	Patrocinense	0
					Cruzeiro	3	3	6
					América Mineiro	2	0	2
	América Mineiro	2
	Caldense	0

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

Atlético Mineiro	3 – 1	Tupynambás
Juan Cazares 29', 63' Ricardo Oliveira 82'	Report	Ademilson 72' (pen.)

March 23, 2019

16:00 UTC−03:00

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 46,924

Referee: Emerson De Almeida Ferreira

Quarterfinal 2

Cruzeiro	5 – 0	Patrocinense
Fred 8' Rodriguinho 23', 75' Marquinhos Gabriel 47', 49'	Report

March 23, 2019

19:00 UTC−03:00

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 19,998

Referee: Ronei Candido Alves

Quarterfinal 3

América Mineiro	2 – 0	Caldense
Matheusinho 83' João Paulo 90+2'	Report

March 25, 2019

20:00 UTC−03:00

Independência, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 2,267

Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima

Quarterfinal 4

Boa Esporte	1 – 1	Tombense
Gustavo Henrique 8'	Report	Everton 38'
Penalties
Gindré Chiquinho Alagoano Ferreira	3 – 0	Bruninho Bruno Ferreira Vander

March 23, 2019

21:00 UTC−03:00

Melão, Varginha

Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Boa Esporte	0 – 0	Atlético Mineiro
	Report

March 30, 2019

18:00 UTC−03:00

Melão, Varginha

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Atlético Mineiro	5 – 0	Boa Esporte
Luan 25' Elias 41' Victor 45+4' (o.g.) Geuvânio 47' Vinícius Goes 74'

April 7, 2019

16:00 UTC−03:00

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Semifinal 2

América Mineiro	2 – 3	Cruzeiro
Diego Jussani 57' Jonatas Belusso 84'	Report	Fred 18', 52', 71'

March 31, 2019

16:00 UTC−03:00

Independência, Belo Horizonte

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Cruzeiro	3 – 0	América Mineiro
Léo 15' Fred 20' Rafinha 88'	Report

April 6, 2019

19:00 UTC−03:00

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Finals

Cruzeiro	2 – 1	Atlético Mineiro
Marquinhos Gabriel 45+1' Léo 61'		Ricardo Oliveira 56'

14 April 2019

16:00 (UTC−03:00)

Mineirão

Attendance: 51.032

Referee: Wagner do Nascimento

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Atlético Mineiro	1 – 1	Cruzeiro
Elias 30'		Fred 79' (pen.)

20 April 2019

16:30 (UTC−03:00)

Independência

Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Fred	Cruzeiro	12
2	Ademilson	Tupynambás	8
3	Ricardo Oliveira	Atlético Mineiro	7
4	Gindré	Boa Esporte	6
	Gustavo Henrique