# 2016 Clube Atlético Mineiro season

The 2016 season is Clube Atlético Mineiro's 108th in existence and tenth consecutive season in the top-flight of Brazilian football. Along with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and the Campeonato Mineiro, the club will also compete in the Copa Libertadores, the Copa do Brasil and the Primeira Liga.

## Season overview
### Background and pre-season

Atlético Mineiro finished as runner-up in the previous season's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, and qualified to the 2016 Copa Libertadores. Levir Culpi, the head coach for most of 2015, mutually terminated its contract in the end of that year, being replaced by Uruguayan Diego Aguirre, who took charge in January 2016. Atlético took part in Florida Cup, a pre-season competition in the US, which it won.

## Players
### Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 26 June 2016. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Number | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed in | Signed From | Notes |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Victor | GK | (1983-01-21) 21 January 1983 (age 41) | 2012 | Grêmio | Second vice-captain |
| 20 | Giovanni | GK | (1987-02-05) 5 February 1987 (age 37) | 2011 | Grêmio Barueri | |
| 34 | Uilson | GK | (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 30) | 2014 | Youth Sector | |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Marcos Rocha | RB | (1988-12-11) 11 December 1988 (age 35) | 2008 | Youth Sector | |
| 3 | Leonardo Silva | CB | (1979-06-22) 22 June 1979 (age 45) | 2011 | Cruzeiro | Captain |
| 4 | Frickson Erazo | CB | (1988-05-05) 5 May 1988 (age 36) | 2016 | Grêmio | |
| 5 | Douglas Santos | LB | (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 30) | 2014 | Udinese | |
| 15 | Edcarlos | CB | (1985-05-10) 10 May 1985 (age 39) | 2014 | Seongnam FC | Vice-captain |
| 19 | Carlos César | RB | (1987-04-21) 21 April 1987 (age 37) | 2011 | Boa Esporte | |
| 26 | Tiago | CB | (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34) | 2014 | Caxias | |
| 29 | Patric | RB | (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 35) | 2011 | Benfica | |
| 31 | Gabriel | CB | (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 29) | 2016 | Youth Sector | |
| 33 | Ronaldo Conceição | CB | (1987-04-03) 3 April 1987 (age 37) | 2016 | River Plate Montevideo | |
| 38 | Jesiel | CB | (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 30) | 2015 | Youth Sector | |
| 39 | Fábio Santos | LB | (1985-09-16) 16 September 1985 (age 39) | 2016 | Cruz Azul | |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 5 | Rafael Carioca | DM / CM | (1989-06-18) 18 June 1989 (age 35) | 2015 | Spartak Moscow | |
| 8 | Leandro Donizete | DM / CM | (1982-05-18) 18 May 1982 (age 42) | 2012 | Coritiba | Second vice-captain |
| 10 | Jesús Dátolo | CM / AM | (1984-05-19) 19 May 1984 (age 40) | 2013 | Internacional | |
| 11 | Juan Cazares | AM | (1992-04-03) 3 April 1992 (age 32) | 2016 | Banfield | |
| 18 | Lucas Cândido | DM / LB | (1993-12-25) 25 December 1993 (age 30) | 2013 | Youth Sector | |
| 21 | Júnior Urso | DM / CM | (1989-03-10) 10 March 1989 (age 35) | 2016 | Shandong Luneng | On loan |
| 22 | Carlos Eduardo | AM / LW | (1992-03-21) 21 March 1992 (age 32) | 2016 | Rubin Kazan | |
| 25 | Yago | CM | (1995-07-07) 7 July 1995 (age 29) | 2016 | Youth Sector | |
| 30 | Eduardo | DM / CM | (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 29) | 2014 | Guarani | |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 7 | Robinho | ST / CF / LW | (1984-01-25) 25 January 1984 (age 40) | 2016 | Guangzhou Evergrande | |
| 9 | Lucas Pratto | ST / CF | (1988-06-04) 4 June 1988 (age 36) | 2015 | Vélez Sarsfield | |
| 13 | Carlos | ST / CF / RW | (1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 (age 29) | 2014 | Youth Sector | |
| 17 | Hyuri | CF / LW | (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 33) | 2016 | Beijing Renhe | |
| 23 | Clayton | CF / RW | (1995-10-23) 23 October 1995 (age 29) | 2016 | Figueirense | |
| 27 | Luan | LW / RW | (1990-08-11) 11 August 1990 (age 34) | 2013 | Ponte Preta | |
| 28 | Capixaba | LW/ RW | (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 (age 27) | 2016 | Youth Sector | |
| 99 | Fred | ST | (1983-10-03) 3 October 1983 (age 41) | 2016 | Fluminense | |

### Transfers
#### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Notes |
| 4 January 2015 | MF | Juan Cazares | 23 | Banfield | |
| 4 January 2016 | DF | Frickson Erazo | 27 | Grêmio | |
| 4 January 2016 | FW | Hyuri | 24 | Beijing Renhe | |
| 4 January 2016 | FW | Pablo | 23 | América Mineiro | Return from loan |
| 11 February 2016 | FW | Robinho | 32 | Guangzhou Evergrande | |
| 23 February 2016 | FW | Rafael Moura | 30 | Internacional | |
| 3 March 2016 | FW | Clayton | 20 | Figueirense | |
| 30 March 2016 | GK | Lauro | 35 | Lajeadense | |
| 20 April 2016 | MF | Carlos Eduardo | 28 | Rubin Kazan | |
| 9 June 2016 | FW | Fred | 32 | Fluminense | |
| 13 June 2016 | DF | Ronaldo Conceição | 29 | River Plate Montevideo | |
| 14 June 2016 | DF | Fábio Santos | 30 | Cruz Azul | |

#### Loans in

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Loaned from | Notes | Source |
| 19 February 2016 | MF | Júnior Urso | 26 | Shandong Luneng | Until February 2017 | |

#### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to |
| 21 December 2015 | MF | Serginho | 29 | Sport Recife |
| 4 February 2016 | MF | Giovanni Augusto | 26 | Corinthians |
| 5 February 2016 | FW | André | 25 | Corinthians |
| 31 January 2016 | DF | Jemerson | 23 | Monaco |
| 2 June 2016 | DF | Emerson Conceição | 30 | Coritiba |
| 22 June 2016 | GK | Lauro | 35 | Ceará |

## Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Marcelo Oliveira |
| Assistant coach | Tico |
| Assistant coach | Eduardo Abdo |
| Technical Supervisor | Carlos Alberto Isidoro |
| Technical Coordinator | Carlinhos Neves |
| Fitness coach | Luís Otávio Kalil |
| Fitness coach | Juvenilson de Souza |
| Goalkeeping coach | Francisco Cersósimo |
| Sports Technology Assistant | Alexandre Ceolin |
| Scout | Bernardo Motta |
| Doctor | Rodrigo Lasmar |
| Doctor | Marcus Vinícius |
| Doctor | Otaviano Oliveira |
| Physiotherapist | Rômulo Frank |
| Physiotherapist | Guilherme Fialho |
| Physiologist | Roberto Chiari |
| Dentist | Marcelo Lasmar |
| Nutritionist | Evandro Vasconcelos |
| Nutritionist | Natália Carvalho |
| Masseur | Belmiro Oliveira |
| Masseur | Eduardo Vasconcelos |
| Masseur | Hélio Gomes |
| Field Assistant | Rubens Pinheiro |
| Kit manager | João de Deus |
| Kit manager | Luciano Caxeado |
Last updated: 26 June 2016 Source: Comissão Técnica – Atlético (in Portuguese)

## Pre-season

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Campeonato Mineiro | 31 January 2016 | 8 May 2016 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 046.67 |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 14 May 2016 | 11 December 2016 | Round 1 | 4th | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 044.74 |
| Primeira Liga | 27 January 2016 | 2 March 2016 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Copa do Brasil | 24 August 2016 | 7 December 2016 | Round of 16 | Runners-up | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 025.00 |
| Copa Libertadores | 17 February 2016 | 18 May 2016 | Group stage | Quarterfinals | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 060.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 74 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 120 | 92 | +28 | 043.24 |
Source: Competitions

### Primeira Liga
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FLA | FIG | AME | CAM |
| 1 | Flamengo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 1−0 | |
| 2 | Figueirense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | — | | 2–1 |
| 3 | América Mineiro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | | | 1–0 | — | |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | | 0−2 | | 1–1 | — |
Win  Draw  Loss

### Campeonato Mineiro
#### First stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 29 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 20 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | URT | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 19 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | América Mineiro | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 18 | Knockout stage |
| 5 | Caldense | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 14 | |
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Knockout stage

Win  Draw  Loss

##### Finals
### Copa Libertadores
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | Final stages |
| 2 | Independiente del Valle | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | Final stages |
| 3 | Colo-Colo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Melgar | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | |
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Final stages
##### Round of 16

Win  Draw  Loss

##### Quarter-finals

Win  Draw  Loss

### Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Santos | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 71 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Flamengo | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 71 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 62 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 5 | Botafogo | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 59 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores first stage |
| 6 | Atlético Paranaense | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 57 | Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores first stage |
* ↑ The matchday 38 game between Chapecoense and Atlético Mineiro was cancelled after both teams declined to play following the Chapecoense team plane crash. Both teams received a double walkover (3–0 loss for each team).

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 December 2016. Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | L | D | D | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | D | D | L | C |
| Position | 6 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss
Due to the air accident that occurred with the Chapecoense team, victimizing 71 people, the last match of the Brazilian Championship against Atlético Mineiro was canceled, giving a double victory by 3 x 0.

### Copa do Brasil

Win  Draw  Loss