Participant Clubs: (all clubs from Belo Horizonte unless when stated otherwise) ALVES NOGUEIRA Football Club (Sabará) AMÉRICA Futebol Clube Clube ATLÉTICO Mineiro GUARANY Foot Ball Club PALMEIRAS Foot Ball Club SANTA CRUZ Football Club SETE DE SETEMBRO Futebol Clube Sociedade Sportiva PALESTRA ITÁLIA SPORT Club CALAFATE VILLA NOVA Atlético Clube (Nova Lima) Série A vs. Série B playoff [Apr 14] Palmeiras 1-3 Santa Cruz (*) [Cannabrava; Mata-Velha, Garção, Walfrido] (*) The playoff match Palmeiras vs Santa Cruz of April 14 was cancelled and rescheduled to May 19 due to court decision. All Santa Cruz scores were cancelled. [May 19] Palmeiras 3-0 Santa Cruz (**) [Galliano, Caninha, Jackson] (**) The problem persisted until the league decided that the two teams would begin the championship only in July 28, playing only the 2nd Stage. League Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Palestra Itália 14 14 0 0 82-12 28 Champions ------------------------------------------- 2.Atlético 14 11 0 3 80-17 22 3.América 14 11 0 3 68-18 22 4.Sete de Setembro 14 7 1 6 35-40 15 5.Santa Cruz 8 3 0 5 15-41 6 6.Alves Nogueira 14 3 0 11 20-68 6 7.Guarany 14 2 2 10 18-73 6 8.Calafate 14 2 1 11 18-43 5 9.Palmeiras 8 2 0 6 16-44 4 -.Villa Nova - - - - - - - Withdrew [Apr 21] América 11-1 Alves Nogueira [Satyro Taboada (3), Canhoto, Stancioli (3), Adelmar (3), Badú] Sete de Setembro 0-2 Santa Cruz [at Palestra] (*) [Mata-Velha (2)] Guarany 0-9 Atlético [at América] [Mário de Castro (4), Jairo (3), Said (2)] Palestra Itália 1-WO Villa Nova [Apr 28] Santa Cruz 1-WO Villa Nova (*) América 11-1 Guarany [Satyro Taboada (6), Canhoto (2), Jorivê (3); Tula] Atlético 3-1 Sete de Setembro [at América] [Mário de Castro, Said, Gumercindo (Own goal); Ítalo] Calafate 5-1 Alves Nogueira [at Palestra] [Pellucio (2), Murta, Bite, Fernando; Ary] In May 4, Villa Nova abandoned the championship because all clubs - except Palestra, Alves Nogueira and Calafate - did not agree to play at Nova Lima. Its scores were not considered. [May 5] Palestra Itália 12-0 Alves Nogueira [Bengala (4), Piorra, Ninão (5), Zezinho (2)] Santa Cruz 1-1 Guarany [at América] (*) [Emílio (Own goal), Lauro] Atlético 7-1 Calafate [at Palestra] [Mário de Castro (4), Jairo (2), Brant; Murta] [May 19] Sete de Setembro 8-0 Guarany [at América] [Zé Maria (3), Waldemar (2), Lello (2), Hélio] América 3-2 Calafate [Canhoto (2), Humberto; Machado, Bite] Alves Nogueira 2-10 Atlético [at Palestra] [Jair (2); Mário de Castro (3), Jairo (2), Odorino (2), Brant (2), Cunha] [May 26] Guarany 2-7 Palestra Itália [at Palestra] [Farinelli, Brandão; Piorra, Zezinho (3), Bengala, Ninão (2)] América 2-1 Sete de Setembro [Canhoto, Satyro Taboada; Ovídio] [Jun 2] Sete de Setembro 4-1 Calafate [at América] [Sylvio (2), Lello, Ovídio; Bite] América 4-5 Palestra Itália [match annulled and rescheduled to July 7] [Canhoto, Satyro Taboada (3); Bengala, Armandinho, Ninão (2), Piorra] Guarany 0-5 Alves Nogueira [at Palestra] [Didico (2), Borges, Ary, Titio] [Jun 9] Guarany p/p Calafate [postponed because the referees did not attend] Atlético 1-3 Palestra Itália [1st league match ever at Atlético's new ground] [Jairo; Ninão, Bengala (2)] [Jun 23] Palestra Itália 3-0 Calafate [Armandinho, Dunga (2)] Atlético 2-1 América [Mário de Castro, Said; Satyro Taboada] Alves Nogueira 0-4 Sete de Setembro [at América] [Zé Maria (2), Lello, Ovídio] [Jun 30] Sete de Setembro 3-5 Palestra Itália [at Palestra] [Zé Maria (2), Walter; Zezinho, Ninão (2), Bengala, Armandinho] [Jul 7] América 0-3 Palestra Itália [Ninão (2), Bengala] Guarany 0-0 Calafate [at América] 1st stage ended here. From this point on, Palmeiras and Santa Cruz were included in the league. [Jul 28] Palmeiras 0-8 Palestra Itália [at Palestra] [Carazzo, Ninão (4), Bengala, Zezinho (2)] Atlético 7-1 Guarany [Odorino (3), Mário de Castro (2), Said (2); Pianete] Alves Nogueira 2-3 América [at América] [Nilo (2), Mazen; Borges (2)] Santa Cruz 2-3 Sete de Setembro [at Palestra] [Alcebíades, Mata-Velha; Sylvio, Oscarlino, Lello] [Aug 11] Guarany 3-2 Santa cruz [Pedrinho, Lauro, Demosthenes; Natal, Alcebíades] Alves Nogueira 0-11 Palestra Itália [at Palestra] [Bengala (2), Carazzo (2), Ninão (3), Nereu, Piorra (2), Zezinho] Calafate 0-13 Atlético [at Atlético] [Jairo (6), Mário de Castro (3), Said (3), Cunha] Palmeiras 1-10 América [at América] [Paulino; Satyro Taboada (3), Ary, Canhoto (2), Taná, Tupã (3)] [Aug 18] Palestra Itália 10-2 Santa Cruz [Bengala (4), Ninão (3), Carazzo (3); Articum, Walfrido] Sete de Setembro 2-2 Guarany [Araújo, Zé Maria; Demosthenes, Avellar] Calafate WO-1 América [Calafate gave away the points] Atlético 1-WO Alves Nogueira [Alves Nogueira gave away the points] [Aug 25] Santa Cruz 3-1 Calafate [at Palestra] [Walfrido, Dorothea, Waldomiro (og); Waldemar] Palmeiras 4-5 Alves Nogueira [at Atlético] [Paulista (3), Caninha; Moacyr (2), Titio (3)] Palestra Itália 8-1 Guarany [Zezinho (3), Ninão (4), Carazzo; Lauro] Sete de Setembro 0-9 América [at Atlético] [Satyro Taboada (6), Ary, Canhoto, Jorivê] [Sep 22] Atlético 11-0 Santa Cruz [Said (6), Jairo (4), Dalmy] Sete de Setembro 3-0 Alves Nogueira [at América] [Lello, Zé Maria, Sylvio] Guarany 1-3 Palmeiras [at Palestra] [Urbano; Paulista (2), Turmim] Palestra Itália 1-WO Calafate [Calafate gave away the points] The championship was interrupted during October because of friendly matches of Belo Horizonte's teams. [Nov 3] Palmeiras 2-5 Santa Cruz [at Palestra] Guarany 1-5 América [at América] [Tula; Tupã (3), Satyro Taboada (2)] Atlético 5-0 Sete de Setembro [Jairo (3), Orlando Vaz; Cunha] Alves Nogueira 1-0 Calafate [at Palestra] [Nov 10] Calafate 3-4 Sete de Setembro [at Palestra] [Fernando, Japão, Murta; Walter, Ovídio (2), Lello] Alves Nogueira 3-5 Guarany [at Atlético] [Geraldo (3), Tula, Lauro; Moacyr, Ilydio, Didico] Palestra Itália 3-1 América [Armandinho (2), Ninão; Jorivê] Atlético 10-2 Palmeiras [Jairo (9), Cunha; Saul, Toninho] [Nov 17] Calafate 3-1 Guarany [at Palestra] Santa Cruz 1-11 América [at América] [Natal; Satyro Taboada (7), Tupã (2), Jorivê, Ary] Palestra Itália 5-2 Atlético [Armandinho, Ninão (2), Bengala, Binga (og); Orlando Vaz, Jairo] Sete de Setembro 3-1 Palmeiras [at América] [Lello, Ovídio, Zé Maria; Paulista] [Nov 24] Alves Nogueira WO-1 Santa Cruz [at América; Alves Nogueira did not attend the match] América 1-WO Atlético [Atlético gave away the points] Palestra Itália 5-0 Sete de Setembro [Ninão (4), Carazzo] Calafate 2-3 Palmeiras [at Atlético] Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Palestra Itália 14 14 0 0 82-12 28 Champions ------------------------------------------- 2.Atlético 14 11 0 3 80-17 22 3.América 14 11 0 3 68-18 22 4.Sete de Setembro 14 7 1 6 35-40 15 5.Santa Cruz 8 3 0 5 15-41 6 6.Alves Nogueira 14 3 0 11 20-68 6 7.Guarany 14 2 2 10 18-73 6 8.Calafate 14 2 1 11 18-43 5 9.Palmeiras 8 2 0 6 16-44 4 -.Villa Nova - - - - - - - Withdrew ** Palestra Itália are Minas Gerais' unbeaten champions of 1929 ** *** Topscorer: Ninão (Palestra Itália), 33 goals *** In 1930, a general assembly changed the league's statutes. Therefore, Santa Cruz and Alves Nogueira were relegated to the newly structured second division, Fluminense (1929 second division winners) were not granted promotion to 1930 first division and Villa Nova was readmitted in first division, as it was approved that Villa Nova could play their home matches in their own stadium.
Sources: Source: Almanaque do Leão do Bonfim (Wagner Augusto), Almanaque do América (Carlos Paiva), O Canto do Galo, Almanaque do Cruzeiro (Henrique Ribeiro), Hemeroteca de Belo Horizonte.
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