# 2022 Campeonato Mineiro

The 2022 Campeonato Mineiro (officially Campeonato Mineiro SICOOB 2022 – Módulo I for sponsorship reasons) was the 108th edition of the state championship of Minas Gerais organized by the FMF. The competition started on 26 January and ended on 3 April 2022.
Atlético Mineiro successfully defended its bi-championship and earned the 47th title.

## Format
### First stage

The 2022 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 will be relegated to the 2023 Módulo II.
The three best-placed teams not already qualified for the 2023 seasons of the Série A, Série B or Série C, gained berths in the Série D. The four best-placed teams qualified for the 2023 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.

### Knockout stage

The knockout phase will be played between the 4 best placed teams from the previous phase in a two-legged tie in the semi-finals, where the team with the best seed will win the right to choose the order of the legs. The final, from this edition onwards, will take place in a single match on neutral ground. The away goals rule will not be used, and if two teams tied for higher aggregate goals, the highest ranked team would advance.

### Troféu Inconfidência

The Inconfidência Trophy will be disputed between the teams from 5th to 8th placed in the previous phase. The semi-finals will be two-handed tie and the final will be played in a single game.

## Participating teams

| Team | Home city | Manager | 2021 result |
| América Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | Marquinhos Santos | 2nd |
| Athletic Club | São João del-Rei | Roger | 8th |
| Atlético Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | Antonio Mohamed | 1st |
| Caldense | Poços de Caldas | Gian Rodrigues | 7th |
| Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte | Paulo Pezzolano | 3rd |
| Democrata-GV | Governador Valadares | Paulo Schardong | 2nd (Módulo II) |
| Patrocinense | Patrocínio | Max Sandro | 10th |
| Pouso Alegre | Pouso Alegre | Francisco Diá | 6th |
| Tombense | Tombos | Rafael Guanaes | 4th |
| Uberlândia | Uberlândia | Paulo Foiani | 9th |
| URT | Patos de Minas | Paulo Cezar Catanoce | 5th |
| Villa Nova | Nova Lima | Cícero Júnior | 1st (Módulo II) |

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 28 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Athletic Club | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 25 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 22 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Caldense | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 18 | Knockout stage |
| 5 | América Mineiro | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 17 | Troféu Inconfidência |
| 6 | Villa Nova | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 15 | Troféu Inconfidência |
| 7 | Democrata GV | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 | Troféu Inconfidência |
| 8 | Tombense | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 11 | Troféu Inconfidência |
| 9 | Patrocinense | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 10 | |
| 10 | Pouso Alegre | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 9 | |
| 11 | Uberlândia | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 9 | 2023 Módulo II |
| 12 | URT | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 7 | 2023 Módulo II |

## Troféu Inconfidência
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 6 | Villa Nova | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | Democrata GV | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 7 | Democrata GV | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | Democrata GV | 1 | — | 1 |
| | | | | | 8 | Tombense | 0 | — | 0 |
| 5 | América Mineiro | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | Tombense | 0 | — | 0 |
| 8 | Tombense | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 4 | Caldense | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | — | 3 |
| | | | | | 3 | Cruzeiro | 1 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Cruzeiro | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2 | Athletic Club | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |

### Final

| Atlético Mineiro | Cruzeiro |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goal |
| 1 | Hulk | Atlético Mineiro | 10 |
| 2 | Edu | Cruzeiro | 7 |
| 2 | Ciel | Tombense | 7 |
| 4 | Rafhael Lucas | Athletic Club | 6 |
| 5 | João Diogo | Caldense | 5 |
| 5 | Eduardo Sasha | Atlético Mineiro | 5 |