2022 Campeonato Mineiro

Campeonato Mineiro
Season	2022
Dates	26 January – 3 April
Champions	Atlético Mineiro
Relegated	Uberlândia; URT
Matches played	75
Goals scored	170 (2.27 per match)
Top goalscorer	Hulk; (10 goals)
	← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Campeonato Mineiro (officially Campeonato Mineiro SICOOB 2022 – Módulo I for sponsorship reasons)^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[2]

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

Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte teams:
América
Atlético
Cruzeiro

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Locations of the 2022 Campeonato Mineiro 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
3	Cruzeiro	11	7	1	3	21	11	+10	22
4	Caldense	11	6	0	5	12	13	−1	18
5	América Mineiro	11	5	2	4	11	8	+3	17	Troféu Inconfidência
6	Villa Nova	11	3	6	2	13	10	+3	15
7	Democrata GV	11	4	2	5	10	10	0	14
8	Tombense	11	3	2	6	8	13	−5	11
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

Source: FMF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head results (only if two teams are tied); 6) Fewest red cards received; 7) Fewest yellow cards received; 8) Draw.