2021 Campeonato Mineiro
Football championship of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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The 2021 Campeonato Mineiro (officially Campeonato Mineiro SICOOB 2021 – Módulo I for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 107th edition of the state championship of Minas Gerais organized by the FMF. The competition began on 27 February and ended on 22 May 2021.
| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 February – 22 May |
| Champions | Atlético Mineiro |
| Relegated | Boa Esporte Coimbra |
| Matches | 75 |
| Goals | 154 (2.05 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rodolfo (7 goals) |
← 2020 2022 → | |
Due to the worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, FMF suspended the Campeonato Mineiro between 22 and 31 March 2021. The tournament resumed on 1 April 2021.[2]
The defending champions Atlético Mineiro successfully defended their title winning their 46th Campeonato Mineiro.[3]
Format
First stage
The 2021 Módulo I first stage was contested by 12 clubs in a single round-robin tournament. The four best-placed teams qualified for the final stage and the bottom two teams were relegated to the 2022 Módulo II.
The three best-placed teams not already qualified for the 2022 seasons of the Série A, Série B or Série C, gained berths in the 2022 Série D. The four best-placed teams qualified for the 2022 Copa do Brasil. If a team qualified for the Copa do Brasil by other means, its berth would be awarded to the Troféu Inconfidência champions.[4]
Knockout stage
The knockout stage was played between the 4 best-placed teams from the previous stage in a two-legged tie. In the semifinals and finals, higher-seeded team earned the right to choose the order of the legs. The away goals rule would not be used, and if two teams tied on aggregate goals, higher-seeded team would advance.[4]
Troféu Inconfidência
The Troféu Inconfidência was played between the 5th to 8th-placed teams from the previous stage. Originally, the Troféu Inconfidência would be played in a two-legged tie but, following an agreement with FMF, the qualified teams decided to play in a single-leg tie.[5] In the semifinals and final, higher-seeded team hosted the leg. If the score was level, the match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[6]
Participating teams
| Team | Home city | Manager | 2020 result[7][8] |
|---|---|---|---|
| América Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | Lisca | 3rd |
| Athletic Club | São João del-Rei | Gustavo Brancão | 2nd (Módulo II) |
| Atlético Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | Cuca | 1st |
| Boa Esporte | Varginha | Luiz Gabardo | 7th |
| Caldense | Poços de Caldas | Marcus Paulo Grippi | 4th |
| Coimbra | Contagem | Eugênio Souza | 10th |
| Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte | Felipe Conceição | 6th |
| Patrocinense | Patrocínio | Rogério Henrique | 8th |
| Pouso Alegre | Pouso Alegre | Emerson Ávila | 1st (Módulo II) |
| Tombense | Tombos | Rafael Guanaes | 2nd |
| Uberlândia | Uberlândia | Waguinho Dias | 5th |
| URT | Patos de Minas | Wellington Fajardo | 9th |
First stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 27 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | América Mineiro | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 22 | |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 20 | |
| 4 | Tombense | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 20 | |
| 5 | URT | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 16 | Troféu Inconfidência |
| 6 | Pouso Alegre | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 15 | |
| 7 | Caldense | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 15 | |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 13 | |
| 9 | Uberlândia | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 12 | |
| 10 | Patrocinense | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 10 | |
| 11 | Boa Esporte (R) | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 8 | 2022 Módulo II |
| 12 | Coimbra (R) | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head results (only if two teams are tied); 6) Fewest red cards received; 7) Fewest yellow cards received; 8) Draw.
(R) Relegated
Troféu Inconfidência
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 | URT (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||
| 8 | Athletic Club | 1 (2) | |||||||
| 5 | URT | 0 (2) | |||||||
| 6 | Pouso Alegre (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||
| 6 | Pouso Alegre (p) | 0 (6) | |||||||
| 7 | Caldense | 0 (5) | |||||||
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | América Mineiro | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2 | América Mineiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | Tombense | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
Group F
| Atlético Mineiro | 1–1 | Tombense |
|---|---|---|
Eduardo Sasha  7' |
Report | Caíque 78' |
Atlético Mineiro advanced to the finals.
Group G
| Cruzeiro | 1–2 | América Mineiro |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Sóbis 37' |
Report | Alê 85' Ademir 90' |
| América Mineiro | 3–1 | Cruzeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Rodolfo 45+2' (pen.), 71' (pen.) Ramon 90+5' |
Report | Matheus Barbosa 62' |
América Mineiro advanced to the finals.
Finals
Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Atlético Mineiro were declared champions due to their best performance in the first stage.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodolfo | América Mineiro | 7 |
| 2 | Keké | Tombense | 6 |
| 3 | Daniel Amorim | Tombense | 5 |
| 4 | Jefferson | Boa Esporte | 4 |
| 5 | Caíque | Tombense | 3 |
| Ignacio Fernández | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| João Diogo | URT | ||
| Marrony | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Paulo Henrique | Pouso Alegre | ||
| Reis | Uberlândia | ||
| Eduardo Vargas | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| William Pottker | Cruzeiro |