2001 Campeonato Mineiro

The 2001 Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol do Módulo I was the 87th season of Minas Gerais's top-flight professional football league. The season began on January 27 and ended on June 3. América won the championship, winning the title for the 15th time. [1][2]

Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol do Módulo I
Season2001
ChampionsAmérica (15th title)
RelegatedDemocrata
Guarani
2002 CBAmérica
Cruzeiro
Atlético
2001 Série CVilla Nova
Ipatinga
Mamoré
Uberlândia
2002 Sul-MinasAmérica
Cruzeiro
Atlético
Mamoré
Matches played92
Goals scored242 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorerGuilherme (Atlético) - 10 goals
Biggest home winIpatinga 5-0 Uberlândia (March 3, 2001)
Biggest away winRio Branco 0-3 Atlético (February 4, 2001)
Uberlândia 0-3 Atlético (March 14, 2001)
Highest scoringVilla Nova 5-2 Guarani (March 4, 2001)
Democrata 4-3 Villa Nova (March 25, 2001)
2000
2002

Participating teams

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Club Home city Previous season
América Belo Horizonte
3rd
Atlético Belo Horizonte
1st
Caldense Poços de Caldas
10th
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
2nd
Democrata Governador Valadares
8th
Guarani Divinópolis
2nd (Second level)
Ipatinga Ipatinga
4th
Mamoré Patos de Minas
1st (Second level)
Rio Branco Andradas
6th
Uberlândia Uberlândia
9th
URT Patos de Minas
7th
Villa Nova Nova Lima
5th

System

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The championship would have three stages.:[2][1]

  • First phase: The twelve teams all played in a single round-robin tournament, with the eight best teams qualifying to the Second phase and the two worst teams being relegated.
  • Second phase: The eight remaining teams were divided into two groups of four; the teams played the teams of their own group in a double round-robin tournament, with the best team in each group advancing to the Finals.
  • Finals: The group winners of the Second phase played in a two-legged tie to define the Champions.

League table

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First phase

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético 11 6 3 2 17 8 +9 21 Qualified to Second phase
2 Cruzeiro 11 6 2 3 20 12 +8 20
3 Mamoré 11 6 2 3 18 15 +3 20
4 Ipatinga 11 5 2 4 18 9 +9 17
5 América 11 5 2 4 16 13 +3 17
6 Villa Nova 11 5 2 4 18 16 +2 17
7 Caldense 11 5 1 5 12 16 −4 16
8 Rio Branco 11 4 4 3 12 13 −1 16
9 URT 11 5 0 6 12 13 −1 15
10 Uberlândia 11 4 1 6 7 16 −9 13
11 Democrata 11 3 2 6 11 14 −3 11 Relegated
12 Guarani 11 1 1 9 9 25 −16 4
Updated to match(es) played on April 8, 2001. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Second phase

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10 Qualified to Finals
2 Villa Nova 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10
3 Mamoré 6 2 2 2 7 10 −3 8
4 Rio Branco 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3 5
Updated to match(es) played on May 20, 2001. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 América 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 Qualified to Finals
2 Cruzeiro 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
3 Caldense 6 2 1 3 7 11 −4 7
4 Ipatinga 6 2 0 4 8 9 −1 6
Updated to match(es) played on May 20, 2001. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Copa Sul-Minas qualfiication table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético 17 9 4 4 29 16 +13 31 Qualified to 2002 Copa Sul-Minas
2 Cruzeiro 17 9 3 5 28 19 +9 30
3 América 17 9 2 6 25 18 +7 29
4 Mamoré 17 8 4 5 25 25 0 28
5 Villa Nova 17 8 3 6 28 24 +4 27
6 Ipatinga 17 7 2 8 26 18 +8 23
7 Caldense 17 7 2 8 19 27 −8 23
8 Rio Branco 17 5 6 6 15 19 −4 21
Updated to match(es) played on May 20, 2001. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América 5–4 Atlético 4–1 1–3

First leg

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América4 – 1Atlético
Wellington Paulo   4'
Tucho   17'
Rodrigo   28'   83'
Gilberto Silva   29'
Attendance: 22,391
Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira

Second leg

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Atlético3 – 1América
Guilherme   12'
Gilberto Silva   55'
Lincoln   62'
Alessandro   77'
Attendance: 46,934
Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira


 Campeonato Mineiro
2001 champion 
 
América
15th title

References

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  1. ^ a b "Championship of Minas Gerais 2001". RSSSFBrasil.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Championship of Minas Gerais 2001". Futebolnacional.com.br. Retrieved January 29, 2021.