# 2012 Campeonato Mineiro

The 2012 Campeonato da Primera Divisåo de Profissionais - Módulo I (official name: Campeonato Mineiro Chevrolet 2012), better known as 2012 Campeonato Mineiro, was the 98th season of Minas Gerais' top-flight football league. The season began at January 29 and ended on May 13.

## Format

The first stage is a single round robin. The top four teams will be qualified to the playoffs, and the bottom two teams will be relegated to the 2013 Módulo II

### Qualifications

The best three teams will qualify for 2013 Copa do Brasil. The best two teams not playing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série B or Série C will qualify for 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.

### Teams

| Clubs | Home City | 2011 result |
| América Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | 3rd |
| América-TO | Teófilo Otoni | 4th |
| Atlético Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | 2nd |
| Boa Esporte | Varginha | 1st (Módulo II) |
| Caldense | Poços de Caldas | 7th |
| Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte | 1st |
| EC Democrata | Governador Valadares | 10th |
| Guarani | Divinópolis | 8th |
| Nacional | Nova Serrana | 2nd (Módulo II) |
| Tupi | Juiz de Fora | 6th |
| Uberaba SC | Uberaba | 9th |
| Villa Nova | Nova Lima | 5th |

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro (A) | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 29 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Cruzeiro (A) | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 28 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 3 | América Mineiro (A) | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 21 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 4 | Tupi (A) | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 17 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 5 | Nacional-MG | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 16 | Série D |
| 6 | Guarani-MG | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | Série D |
| 7 | Caldense | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 13 | |
| 8 | Boa Esporte | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 12 | |
| 9 | América de Teófilo Otoni | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 11 | |
| 10 | Villa Nova | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 | |
| 11 | Democrata (R) | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 7 | Relegation to Modul II |
| 12 | Uberaba (R) | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 6 | Relegation to Modul II |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AMG | ATO | CAM | BOA | CAL | CRU | DEM | GUA | NAC | TUP | UBE | VIN |
| América Mineiro | | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | | 0–4 | | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| América de Teófilo Otoni | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | | | 2–0 | | 3–2 | 1–3 | | |
| Atlético Mineiro | | | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | | 4–2 | | | |
| Boa Esporte | | | | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | | | 4–0 | |
| Caldense | | | 1–0 | | | 0–5 | | | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 2–2 |
| Cruzeiro | 2–1 | 2–0 | | | | | | 0–1 | | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Democrata | 1–3 | | | | 1–1 | 0–2 | | | 0–3 | 2–1 | | |
| Guarani-MG | | 2–2 | 0–4 | | 1–1 | | 3–1 | | | | | 1–2 |
| Nacional-MG | 2–5 | | | 2–1 | | 2–4 | | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | |
| Tupi | | | 0–0 | 3–0 | | | | 3–1 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Uberaba | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | | 0–0 | | 5–0 | 1–2 | | | | |
| Villa Nova | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | | 1–2 | | 0–2 | | 2–2 | |

## Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Tupi | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Tupi | 1 | 0 | 1 | Atlético Mineiro | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | América Mineiro | América Mineiro | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 2 | 1 | 3 | América Mineiro | América Mineiro | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | América Mineiro | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |

## Overall table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro (C) | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 37 | Finalist and 2013 Copa do Brasil Round of 16 |
| 2 | América Mineiro | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 28 | Finalist and 2013 Copa do Brasil |
| 3 | Tupi | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 18 | Eliminated in Semifinals and 2013 Copa do Brasil |
| 4 | Cruzeiro | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 28 | Eliminated in Semifinals and 2013 Copa do Brasil |
| 5 | Nacional-MG | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 16 | Série D |
| 6 | Guarani-MG | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | Série D |
| 7 | Caldense | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 13 | |
| 8 | Boa Esporte | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 12 | 2013 Copa do Brasil |
| 9 | América de Teófilo Otoni | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 11 | |
| 10 | Villa Nova | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 | |
| 11 | Democrata (R) | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 7 | Relegation to Modul II |
| 12 | Uberaba (R) | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 6 | Relegation to Modul II |
* ↑ Atlético Mineiro is qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores and 2013 Copa do Brasil as 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up
* ↑ Boa Esporte qualified as 2012 Taça Minas Gerais champions