Participating Clubs: América Futebol Clube (Belo Horizonte) Associação Atlética Caldense (Poços de Caldas) Clube Atlético Mineiro (Belo Horizonte) Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (Belo Horizonte) Esporte Clube Democrata (Governador Valadares) Esporte Clube Mamoré (Patos de Minas) Guarani Esporte Clube (Divinópolis) Montes Claros Futebol Clube (Montes Claros) Social Futebol Clube (Coronel Fabriciano) Uberlândia Esporte Clube (Uberlândia) Valeriodoce Esporte Clube (Itabira) Villa Nova Atlético Clube (Nova Lima) Table: 1.Atletico 22 12 8 2 37-22 44 2.Caldense 22 9 8 5 39-28 35 3.Cruzeiro 22 9 8 5 34-27 35 4.Social 22 9 8 5 28-23 35 5.Valeriodoce 22 9 6 7 29-26 33 6.Montes Claros 22 9 6 7 21-20 33 7.America 22 8 8 6 36-28 32 8.Vila Nova 22 7 7 8 23-26 28 ----------------------------------------- 9.Democrata 22 7 4 11 33-40 25 10.Guarani 22 5 8 9 19-24 23 ----------------------------------------- 11.Mamore 22 6 2 14 21-39 20 Relegated 12.Uberlandia 22 4 4 14 20-37 16 Relegated Round 1 [Feb 2] Cruzeiro 1-0 Montes Claros Democrata 1-2 Atletico Guarani 1-1 America Uberlandia 2-1 Caldense Social 1-0 Vila Nova Valeriodoce 2-1 Mamore Round 2 [Feb 6,8] America 1-1 Social Mamore 1-3 Cruzeiro Atletico 3-3 Valeriodoce Caldense 1-1 Democrata Vila Nova 1-1 Guarani Montes Claros 4-2 Uberlandia Round 3 [Feb 16] Guarani 0-0 Cruzeiro Uberlandia 0-2 Atletico America 1-2 Mamore Vila Nova 0-0 Montes Claros Valeriodoce 1-1 Caldense Democrata 1-3 Social Round 4 [Feb 18,19,20] Atletico 2-0 Social Cruzeiro 4-4 Vila Nova Caldense 1-0 Guarani Mamore 2-1 Uberlandia Montes Claros 1-1 Democrata Valeriodoce 2-1 America Round 5 [Feb 23] America 3-0 Cruzeiro Caldense 2-2 Atletico Vila Nova 0-0 Valeriodoce Social 1-0 Montes Claros Guarani 1-1 Uberlandia Democrata 0-2 Mamore Round 6 [Feb 26,27] Atletico 1-0 Guarani Social 1-1 Mamore Uberlandia 0-1 Democrata Montes Claros 0-0 Caldense Valeriodoce 2-1 Cruzeiro America 3-1 Vila Nova [Mar 20] Round 7 [Mar 2] Cruzeiro 2-0 Uberlandia Vila Nova 0-0 Atletico Mamore 2-0 Montes Claros Caldense 2-1 America Democrata 0-1 Valeriodoce Guarani 2-1 Social [Mar 26] Round 8 [Mar 5] Cruzeiro 2-2 Caldense Montes Claros 1-0 Atletico America 4-2 Democrata [Mar 25] Uberlandia 2-1 Vila Nova Social 0-0 Valeriodoce Mamore 0-1 Guarani Round 9 [Mar 9] Atletico 3-2 America Democrata 1-3 Cruzeiro Social 1-1 Caldense Vila Nova 2-0 Mamore Valeriodoce 2-2 Uberlandia Guarani 0-0 Montes Claros Round 10 [Mar 12,13] America 1-0 Uberlandia Caldense 0-1 Vila Nova Democrata 2-2 Guarani Montes Claros 1-0 Valeriodoce Cruzeiro 0-2 Social Mamore 2-3 Atletico [Apr 23] Round 11 [Mar 16] Atletico 1-1 Cruzeiro Montes Claros 1-1 America Mamore 0-3 Caldense Uberlandia 1-1 Social Vila Nova 1-0 Democrata Guarani 2-3 Valeriodoce Round 12 [Mar 23] Montes Claros 1-0 Cruzeiro Atletico 5-1 Democrata America 1-0 Guarani Caldense 3-0 Uberlandia Vila Nova 0-0 Social Mamore 0-1 Valeriodoce Round 13 [Mar 29,30] Valeriodoce 2-3 Atletico Cruzeiro 3-1 Mamore Social 1-1 America Democrata 5-3 Caldense Guarani 1-0 Vila Nova Uberlandia 1-2 Montes Claros Round 14 [Apr 1,2] Atletico 1-0 Uberlandia Cruzeiro 3-0 Guarani Mamore 2-1 America Montes Claros 2-0 Vila Nova Caldense 1-0 Valeriodoce Social 3-1 Democrata Round 15 [Apr 8] Vila Nova 2-1 Cruzeiro Social 0-0 Atletico America 2-0 Valeriodoce Guarani 2-0 Caldense Uberlandia 2-0 Mamore Democrata 1-0 Montes Claros Round 16 [Apr 12,13] Atletico 0-3 Caldense Cruzeiro 2-1 America Valeriodoce 0-1 Vila Nova Montes Claros 0-1 Social Uberlandia 0-0 Guarani Mamore 1-2 Democrata Round 17 [Apr 16] Guarani 0-0 Atletico Mamore 0-1 Social Democrata 2-0 Uberlandia Vila Nova 1-1 America Cruzeiro 1-1 Valeriodoce Caldense 4-0 Montes Claros Round 18 [Apr 19,20] Uberlandia 1-2 Cruzeiro Atletico 1-0 Vila Nova Montes Claros 2-1 Mamore [also reported 1-1] Social 1-0 Guarani America 2-2 Caldense Valeriodoce 2-1 Democrata Round 19 [Apr 27] Caldense 1-1 Cruzeiro Atletico 2-1 Montes Claros Democrata 1-2 America Vila Nova 3-2 Uberlandia Valeriodoce 3-1 Social Guarani 4-0 Mamore Round 20 [May 1] America 3-3 Atletico Cruzeiro 2-2 Democrata Caldense 5-3 Social Mamore 2-1 Vila Nova Uberlandia 1-0 Valeriodoce Montes Claros 2-0 Guarani Round 21 [May 4] Social 1-2 Cruzeiro Atletico 3-0 Mamore Uberlandia 0-2 America Vila Nova 3-1 Caldense Guarani 1-3 Democrata Valeriodoce 1-2 Montes Claros Round 22 [May 10,11] Social 4-2 Uberlandia [May 8] America 1-1 Montes Claros Cruzeiro 0-0 Atletico Caldense 2-1 Mamore Democrata 4-1 Vila Nova Valeriodoce 3-1 Guarani Table: 1.Atletico 22 12 8 2 37-22 44 2.Caldense 22 9 8 5 39-28 35 3.Cruzeiro 22 9 8 5 34-27 35 4.Social 22 9 8 5 28-23 35 5.Valeriodoce 22 9 6 7 29-26 33 6.Montes Claros 22 9 6 7 21-20 33 7.America 22 8 8 6 36-28 32 8.Vila Nova 22 7 7 8 23-26 28 ----------------------------------------- 9.Democrata 22 7 4 11 33-40 25 10.Guarani 22 5 8 9 19-24 23 ----------------------------------------- 11.Mamore 22 6 2 14 21-39 20 Relegated 12.Uberlandia 22 4 4 14 20-37 16 Relegated First 8 qualify for playoff quarterfinals (knock-out system). Bottom 2 relegated to second division. Promoted: Ipiranga and Nacional. Playoffs ======== Quarterfinals [May 18,25] Vila Nova 3-1 0-1 Atletico America 4-0 3-0 Caldense Montes Claros 1-2 0-2 Cruzeiro [2nd leg May 21] Valeriodoce 0-1 1-0 Social Semifinals [May 31/Jun 1; Jun 8] Cruzeiro 3-2 0-1 America Vila Nova 2-0 2-2 Social Final [Jun 15,22] Vila Nova 2-1 0-1 Cruzeiro Cruzeiro are 1997 Minas Gerais champions. Topscorer: Rinaldo (América) 12
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