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Wikipedia - Campeonato Mineiro
Campeonato Mineiro is the Brazilian state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Federação Mineira de Futebol (FMF).
The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: before and after the construction of the Mineirão, in September 1966. The Mineirão is the biggest football stadium of Minas Gerais and it is located in Minas Gerais' state capital, Belo Horizonte. Before the stadium's inauguration América and Atlético were the most successful teams in the state, but after the construction of the Mineirão, known as the "Era Mineirão" ("Mineirão Era"), another team from the capital, Cruzeiro, also gained prominence. Atlético is the most successful team in the competition, having won 49 championships as of 2024, trailed by Cruzeiro with 39 championships.
As with many other Brazilian football state leagues, the Campeonato Mineiro is much older than the Brazilian League itself. This is partly because in the early 20th century Brazil did not have a well established transportation and communication infrastructure, that could help it organize a national league in the country, which was made worse by the nation's enormous size.
Many of the best players in Brazilian football were first seen in the Campeonato Mineiro. Reinaldo, Cerezo, Éder, Ronaldo, Dario and Tostão had their professional football debut in the competition.
Campeonato Mineiro spilles i to faser: en regulær sæson og en slutspil. I den regulære sæson spiller hvert hold to gange mod hinanden, én gang hjemme og én gang ude. De fire bedste hold i den regulære sæson går videre til slutspillet, hvor de spiller mod hinanden i et dobbeltkamp. Vinderen af slutspillet krones som mester i Campeonato Mineiro.
Nogle af de mest succesfulde hold i Campeonato Mineiro er Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro og América Mineiro. Cruzeiro har vundet turneringen 39 gange, Atlético Mineiro har vundet 46 gange, og América Mineiro har vundet 16 gange.
Campeonato Mineiro er en vigtig turnering for hold fra Minas Gerais, da det giver dem en chance for at kvalificere sig til de nationale turneringer, Copa do Brasil og Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Turneringen er også en stor begivenhed for fans i Minas Gerais, da det er en mulighed for at se nogle af de bedste fodboldspillere i Brasilien.