2000 Campeonato Mineiro Explained

Competition:Campeonato Mineiro
Season:2000
Dates:23 January – 8 June
Winners:Atlético Mineiro
Relegated:Ipiranga
Valeriodoce
League Topscorer:Ditinho (URT)
Joãozinho (Ipatinga)
14 goals[1]
Highest Scoring:Uberlândia 5-3 Ipiranga (30 January 2000)
Matches:114
Total Goals:328
Prevseason:1999
Nextseason:2001

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.

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

First stage

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

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

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

Participating teams

TeamHome city1999 result[4]
América MineiroBelo Horizonte
Atlético MineiroBelo Horizonte
CaldensePoços de Caldas
Belo Horizonte
DemocrataGovernador Valadares
Ipatinga
IpirangaManhuaçu
Rio BrancoAndradas
UberlândiaUberlândia[5]
URTPatos de Minas
ValeriodoceItabira
Villa NovaNova Lima

First stage

Second stage

Finals

----Atlético Mineiro win 3–2 on aggregate

Notes and References

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