2022 Campeonato Mineiro

Campeonato Mineiro
Season	2022
Dates	26 January – 3 April
Relegated	Uberlândia; URT
Matches played	70
Goals scored	154 (2.2 per match)
Top goalscorer	Hulk; (7 goals)
	← 2021 →

The 2022 Campeonato Mineiro (officially Campeonato Mineiro SICOOB 2022 – Módulo I for sponsorship reasons)^[1] will be the 108th edition of the state championship of Minas Gerais organized by the FMF. The competition will start on 26 January and end on 3 April 2022.

Atlético Mineiro will defend its bi-championship.

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 , or , gained berths in the . The four best-placed teams qualified for the . 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 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 and the final will be played in a single game.

Participating teams[]

Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte teams:
América Mineiro
Atlético Mineiro
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		7th
Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte	Paulo Pezzolano	3rd
Democrata-GV	Governador Valadares		2nd (Módulo II)
Patrocinense	Patrocínio	Max Sandro	10th
Pouso Alegre	Pouso Alegre	Francisco Diá	6th
Tombense	Tombos	Rafael Guanaes	4th
Uberlândia	Uberlândia		9th
URT	Patos de Minas		5th
Villa Nova	Nova Lima		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	10	+11	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.

Troféu Inconfidência[]

Bracket[]

Semi-finals			Final

5	América Mineiro	1
8	Tombense	3
			Winner of Semi-final 1
			Winner of Semi-final 2
6	Villa Nova	2
7	Democrata GV	1

Knockout stage[]

Bracket[]

Semi-finals			Final

3	Cruzeiro	2
2	Athletic Club	0
			Winner of Semi-final 1
			Winner of Semi-final 2
4	Caldense	0
1	Atlético Mineiro	2

Semi-finals[]

Group F[]

23 March 2022