# 2011 Campeonato Mineiro

The 2011 Campeonato da Primera Divisåo de Profissionais - Módulo I , better known as the 2011 Campeonato Mineiro, was the 97th season of Minas Gerais's top-flight football league. The season began on January 29 and ended on May 15.

## Format

The first stage was a single round robin. The best four teams qualified for the playoffs. If two teams have the same number of goals the team with the better first stage performance advanced. The bottom two teams were relegated.

### Qualifications

The best two teams not qualified to 2012 Copa Libertadores qualified for 2012 Copa do Brasil. The best two team not playing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (América Mineiro, Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro), B or C (Ipatinga FC) qualified for 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.

### Teams

| Clubs | Home City | 2010 result |
| América Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | 6th |
| América-TO | Teófilo Otoni | 10th |
| Atlético Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | 1st |
| Caldense | Poços de Caldas | 9th |
| Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte | 3rd |
| EC Democrata | Governador Valadares | 4th |
| Funorte | Montes Claros | 2nd (Modul II) |
| Guarani | Divinópolis | 1st (Modul II) |
| Ipatinga FC | Ipatinga | 2nd |
| Tupi | Juiz de Fora | 5th |
| Uberaba SC | Uberaba | 8th |
| Villa Nova | Nova Lima | 7th |

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cruzeiro (A) | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 28 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro (A) | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 26 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 3 | América Mineiro (A) | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 23 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 4 | América de Teófilo Otoni (A) | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 21 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 5 | Villa Nova | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 16 | Série D |
| 6 | Tupi | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | Série D |
| 7 | Caldense | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 13 | |
| 8 | Guarani-MG | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 10 | |
| 9 | Uberaba | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 10 | |
| 10 | Democrata | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 7 | |
| 11 | Ipatinga FC (R) | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 7 | Relegation to Modul II |
| 12 | Funorte (R) | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 5 | Relegation to Modul II |
* ↑ America-TO withdrew from Série D

### Results

| Home \ Away | AMG | ATO | CAM | CAL | CRU | DEM | FUN | GUA | IPA | TUP | VIN | UBE |
| América Mineiro | | 1–3 | | | 2–3 | 4–3 | 2–1 | | 4–1 | | | 1–1 |
| América de Teófilo Otoni | | | | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 5–1 | 2–1 | | | 2–1 | |
| Atlético Mineiro | 1–2 | 7–1 | | | | | | | | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Caldense | 0–2 | | 0–4 | | | | | 1–0 | 2–0 | | | 1–1 |
| Cruzeiro | | | 3–4 | 3–0 | | 7–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | | | |
| Democrata | | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | | | 0–2 | | | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Funorte | | | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 2–5 | | | | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Guarani-MG | 2–4 | | 2–4 | | | | 2–1 | | 5–0 | 0–2 | | 1–2 |
| Ipatinga FC | | 0–2 | 2–2 | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | 0–1 | | 4–0 |
| Tupi | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 | | | | | 1–1 | |
| Villa Nova | 2–2 | | | 1–0 | 0–1 | | | 2–2 | 2–2 | | | |
| Uberaba | | 3–5 | | | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | | 2–4 | 0–1 | |

### Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 5 | 13 | | | | | |
| 4 | América de Teófilo Otoni | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | América de Teófilo Otoni | 1 | 1 | 2 | Cruzeiro | Cruzeiro | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | Atlético Mineiro | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | 2 | 5 | Atlético Mineiro | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | América Mineiro | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |

## Overall table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cruzeiro (C) | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 37 | Finalists and 2012 Copa do Brasil |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 35 | Finalists and 2012 Copa do Brasil |
| 3 | América Mineiro | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | Eliminated in Semifinals |
| 4 | América de Teófilo Otoni | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | Eliminated in Semifinals |
| 5 | Villa Nova | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 16 | Série D |
| 6 | Tupi | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | Série D |
| 7 | Caldense | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 13 | |
| 8 | Guarani-MG | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 10 | |
| 9 | Uberaba | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 10 | |
| 10 | Democrata | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 7 | |
| 11 | Ipatinga FC (R) | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 7 | Relegation to Módulo II |
| 12 | Funorte (R) | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 5 | Relegation to Módulo II |
* ↑ America-TO withdrew from Série D