# 2014 Campeonato Mineiro

The 2014 Campeonato Mineiro was the 100th edition of the state championship of Minas Gerais organized by the FMF. The competition began on 26 January and ended on 13 April 2014.
The competition was won by Cruzeiro winning their 36th Campeonato Mineiro. The final consisted of two 0-0 draws between Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro so Cruzeiro won the title by virtue of their superior performance in the first stage. Cruzeiro were unbeaten throughout the competition.

## Format
### First stage

The 2014 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 2015 Módulo II. The two best-placed teams not already qualified for the 2014 seasons of the Série A, Série B or Série C, gained berths in the 2014 Série D.

### Knockout stage

The knockout stage was played between the 4 best-placed teams from the previous stage in a two-legged tie. If two teams tied on aggregate goals, the team that had the better results in the first stage would win the tie.

## Participating teams

| Team | Home city | 2013 result |
| América Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | 8th |
| Atlético Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | 1st |
| Boa Esporte | Varginha | 9th |
| Caldense | Poços de Caldas | 6th |
| Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte | 2nd |
| Guarani | Divinópolis | 7th |
| Minas Boca | Sete Lagoas | 2nd (Módulo II) |
| Nacional | Patos de Minas | 10th |
| Tombense | Tombos | 4th |
| Tupi | Juiz de Fora | 5th |
| URT | Patos de Minas | 1st (Módulo II) |
| Villa Nova | Nova Lima | 3rd |

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | CRU | ATM | AME | BOA | TUP | VIL | TOM | CAL | URT | GUA | NAC | MIN |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 29 | Knockout stage | — | | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | | | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 4–0 |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 23 | Knockout stage | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | | | 0–2 | 2–0 | | | 2–1 | |
| 3 | América Mineiro | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 18 | Knockout stage | | | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Boa Esporte | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 16 | Knockout stage | 1–3 | | | — | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| 5 | Tupi | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 | | | 2–0 | | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | | | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 6 | Villa Nova | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 15 | | | 1–4 | | | | — | 1–3 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| 7 | Tombense | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 | | 0–3 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | — | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | |
| 8 | Caldense | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 13 | | 0–0 | | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | | — | 1–0 | | 2–0 | |
| 9 | URT | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 12 | | | 0–5 | | 1–4 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | | — | | | 3–1 |
| 10 | Guarani | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 11 | | | 0–1 | 1–2 | | | | | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | | 3–1 |
| 11 | Nacional (R) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 10 | 2015 Módulo II | 1–4 | | | | | | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 |
| 12 | Minas Boca (R) | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 8 | 2015 Módulo II | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | | 1–2 | 2–1 | | | | — |

### Semi-finals

Atlético Mineiro advanced to the finals.
Cruzeiro advanced to the finals.

### Finals

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Cruzeiro were declared champions due to their better performance in the first stage.

## Final classification

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cruzeiro (C) | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 29 | Qualification for the 2015 Copa do Brasil |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 23 | Qualification for the 2015 Copa do Brasil |
| 3 | América Mineiro | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 18 | Qualification for the 2015 Copa do Brasil |
| 4 | Boa Esporte | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 16 | Qualification for the 2015 Copa do Brasil |
| 5 | Tupi | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 | |
| 6 | Villa Nova | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 15 | Qualification for 2014 Série D |
| 7 | Tombense | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 | Qualification for 2014 Série D |
| 8 | Caldense | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 13 | |
| 9 | URT | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 12 | |
| 10 | Guarani | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 11 | |
| 11 | Nacional (R) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 10 | Relegated to Módulo II for 2015 |
| 12 | Minas Boca (R) | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 8 | Relegated to Módulo II for 2015 |
* ↑ Eventually qualified for the 2015 Copa do Brasil due to Cruzeiro winning the 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
* ↑ Eventually qualified for the 2015 Copa do Brasil due to Atlético Mineiro winning the 2014 Copa do Brasil

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mancini | Villa Nova | 7 |
| 2 | Obina | América Mineiro | 6 |
| 2 | Tchô | América Mineiro | 6 |
| 3 | Alexandre | Boa Esporte | 5 |
| 3 | Núbio Flávio | Tupi | 5 |
| 4 | Bruno Aquino | Boa Esporte | 4 |
| 4 | Dagoberto | Cruzeiro | 4 |
| 4 | Guilherme | Atlético Mineiro | 4 |
| 4 | Jô | Atlético Mineiro | 4 |
| 4 | Marcelo Moreno | Cruzeiro | 4 |
| 4 | Tardelli | Guarani | 4 |