Campeonato Mineiro
The Campeonato Mineiro is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Minas Gerais Football Federation.
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", another team from the capital, Cruzeiro, also gained prominence. Atlético is the most successful team in the competition, having won 50 championships as of 2025, trailed by Cruzeiro with 38 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.
Current clubs
;2025 Módulo I- América
- Athletic
- Atlético
- Aymorés
- Betim
- Cruzeiro
- Democrata
- Itabirito
- Pouso Alegre
- Tombense
- Uberlândia
- Villa Nova
List of champions
Professional era (Campeonato Mineiro)
a: In 2002, the three main clubs in Minas Gerais plus Mamoré did not take part in the Campeonato Mineiro, because they were competing in the Copa Sul-Minas. Because of this, the Minas Gerais football body created a short tournament called the ‘Supercampeonato Mineiro’ bringing these four teams together with Caldense, winners of the 2002 Mineiro championship.Titles by team
Teams in bold still active.| Rank | Club | Winners | Winning years | Runners-up | Runners-up years |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 50 | 1915, 1926, 1927, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | 38 | 1916, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1923, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1951, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 1928, 1929, 1930, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2019 | 27 | 1922, 1924, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1954, 1962, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2022, 2024 |
| 3 | América | 16 | 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1948, 1957, 1971, 1993, 2001, 2016 | 18 | 1927, 1930, 1939, 1942, 1949, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2025 |
| 4 | Villa Nova | 5 | 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1951 | 6 | 1937, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1953, 1997 |
| 5 | Siderúrgica | 2 | 1937, 1964 | 6 | 1936, 1938, 1941, 1950, 1952, 1960 |
| 6 | Ipatinga | 1 | 2005 | 3 | 2002, 2006, 2010 |
| 7 | Caldense | 1 | 2002 | 1 | 2015 |
| 8 | Democrata (SL) | 0 | — | 3 | 1955, 1957, 1963 |
| 9 | Sete de Setembro | 0 | — | 2 | 1919, 1920 |
| 10 | Democrata (GV) | 0 | — | 1 | 1991 |
| 10 | Palmeiras | 0 | — | 1 | 1926 |
| 10 | Retiro | 0 | — | 1 | 1932 |
| 10 | Tombense | 0 | — | 1 | 2020 |
| 10 | Tupi | 0 | — | 1 | 1933 |
| 10 | Yale | 0 | — | 1 | 1915 |
Note: Although Cruzeiro considers itself champions of the Campeonato Mineiro in 1926, officially the Atlético Mineiro is the only official champion of this competition. Making officially Cruzeiro have 38 Campeonatos Mineiros.
By city
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 Bandeira-de-Belo-Horizonte.svgParticipationMost appearancesBelow is the list of clubs that have more appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro.
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