Participating clubs: ACESITA Esporte Clube (Acesita) ALFENENSE Futebol Clube (Alfenas) AMÉRICA Futebol Clube (Barbacena) AMÉRICA Futebol Clube (Caratinga) AMÉRICA Recreativo e Futebol (São João del-Rei) ANDARAÍ Esporte Clube (Barbacena) ARAGUARI Atlético Clube (Araguari) Associação Atlética CALDENSE (Poços de Caldas) Associação Esportiva BAMBUIENSE (Bambuí) Associação Esportiva ITUIUTABANA (Ituiutaba) ATHLETIC Club (São João del-Rei) ATLÉTICO Clube de Três Corações (Três Corações) ATLÉTICO Clube Ituiutabano (Ituiutaba) CIT Futebol Clube (Araxá) [w] COMERCIAL Esporte Clube (Campo Belo) DORENSE Futebol Clube (Dores do Indaiá) Esporte Clube CARATINGA (Caratinga) Esporte Clube CRISTALINO (Pompéu) Esporte Clube DEMOCRATA (Governador Valadares) Esporte Clube MAMORÉ (Patos de Minas) Esporte Clube SÃO LOURENÇO (São Lourenço) Esporte Clube SÃO VICENTE (Patos de Minas) FLAMENGO Futebol Clube (Contagem) [w] FLAMENGO Futebol Clube (Varginha) FLUMINENSE Futebol Clube (Araguari) Grêmio Esportivo CBC (Varginha) Grêmio Esportivo IPIRANGA (Uberlândia) GUARANI Esporte Clube (Divinópolis) INDEPENDENTE Atlético Clube (Uberaba) ITUIUTABA Esporte Clube (Ituiutaba) LAPRATA Esporte Clube (Lagoa da Prata) MERIDIONAL Esporte Clube (Conselheiro Lafaiete) MINAS Futebol Clube (São João del-Rei) OLYMPIC Club (Barbacena) PARAENSE Esporte Clube (Pará de Minas) PARANAÍBA Esporte Clube (Carmo do Paranaíba) PATROCÍNIO Esporte Clube (Patrocínio) POUSO ALEGRE Futebol Clube (Pouso Alegre) SOCIAL Futebol Clube (Oliveira) SOCIAL Futebol Clube (São João del-Rei) SPARTA Futebol Clube (Campo Belo) TRESPONTANO Atlético Clube (Três Pontas) TUPI Esporte Clube (Patos de Minas) União Recreativa dos Trabalhadores - URT (Patos de Minas) VILLA DO CARMO Esporte Clube (Barbacena) [w] - withdrew during the championship CENTER-SOUTH ZONE (Zona Centro-Sul) Sub-zone Center (incomplete dates and standings) Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Guarani 15 11 0 4 25- 8 22 Qualified to zonal finals ------------------------------------- 2.Comercial 15 9 3 3 22- 9 21 3.Social-O 16 10 1 5 26-19 21 4.Bambuiense 14 6 3 5 19-16 15 5.Dorense 14 6 2 6 26-23 14 6.Sparta 16 6 0 8 18-20 12 7.Laprata 15 5 4 6 16-17 14 8.Cristalino 14 2 2 10 5-21 6 9.Paraense 15 2 3 10 15-39 7 10.Flamengo-C - - - - - - - withdrew Final standings according to newspaper Estado de Minas: Table: Pts PL 1.Guarani 23 9 2.Comercial 22 10 3.Social-O 21 11 4.Bambuiense 20 12 5.Dorense 17 15 6.Sparta 15 17 7.Laprata 13 19 8.Cristalino 9 23 9.Paraense 8 24 Round 1 [Jul 9] Comercial 3-1 Bambuiense Cristalino 2-1 Paraense Flamengo-C - Sparta [postponed due to non scheduling of a stadium, then cancelled] Social-O 1-0 Dorense [Aug 9] Guarani 0-1 Laprata Round 2 [Jul 16] Bambuiense 2-0 Flamengo-C [annulled] Dorense 0-0 Laprata Guarani 1-0 Comercial Paraense 1-1 Social-O Sparta 1-0 Cristalino Round 3 [Jul 23] Comercial 3-0 Paraense Cristalino 0-1 Bambuiense Dorense 1-0 Sparta Flamengo-C 1-11 Guarani [annulled] Social-O 2-0 Laprata Round 4 [Jul 30] Guarani 3-0 Dorense Paraense 3-1 Flamengo-C [annulled] Social-O 2-0 Cristalino Sparta 2-0 Bambuiense Laprata 1-1 Comercial Round 5 [Aug 6] Bambuiense 1-0 Guarani Comercial 4-0 Cristalino Dorense 6-1 Paraense Flamengo-C 0-3 Social-O [annulled] [at Mineirão] [Aug 10] Laprata 3-2 Sparta Round 6 [Aug 13] Comercial 2-0 Dorense Cristalino 2-0 Flamengo-C [annulled] Guarani 3-0 Sparta Paraense 5-5 Bambuiense Round 7 [Aug 20] Bambuiense 1-3 Dorense Flamengo-C 0-0 Laprata [annulled] [at Renascença] Guarani 3-0 Cristalino Social-O 1-0 Comercial Sparta 5-1 Paraense Round 8 [Aug 27] Dorense 2-1 Cristalino Flamengo-C 0-3 Comercial [annulled] [at Renascença] Laprata 0-0 Bambuiense [apparently Laprata lost the points to Bambuiense] Paraense 0-1 Guarani Sparta 2-3 Social-O Round 9 [Sep 3] Comercial 1-0 Sparta Dorense 3-0 Flamengo-C [annulled] Paraense 2-1 Laprata Social-O 3-1 Guarani Round 10 [Sep 7] Bambuiense 1-0 Social-O Cristalino 0-2 Laprata Round 11 [Sep 10] Bambuiense 0-0 Comercial Dorense 6-2 Social-O Laprata 0-1 Guarani Paraense 0-0 Cristalino Sparta 2-0 Flamengo-C [annulled] Round 12 [Sep 17] Comercial - Guarani [possibly a tie] Cristalino - Sparta Flamengo-C - Bambuiense [postponed due to non scheduling of a stadium, then cancelled] Laprata 2-2 Dorense Social-O 7-1 Paraense Round 13 [Sep 24] Bambuiense 5-0 Sparta Comercial 1-0 Laprata Cristalino 0-0 Social-O Flamengo-C 1-2 Paraense [annulled] [at Renascença] Round 14 [Oct 1] Bambuiense 2-0 Cristalino Guarani 5-0 Flamengo-C [annulled] Laprata 2-3 Social-O Paraense 1-1 Comercial Sparta 2-1 Dorense Before the round of October 8, Flamengo withdrew the championship. Round 15 [Oct 8] Cristalino 2-0 Comercial Guarani 2-1 Bambuiense Paraense 3-1 Dorense Social-O - Flamengo-C [cancelled] Sparta 3-0 Laprata Round 16 [Oct 15] Bambuiense - Laprata Cristalino - Dorense Guarani 3-0 Paraense Social-O 0-1 Sparta Comercial - Flamengo-C [cancelled] Round 17 [Oct 22] Comercial 1-0 Social-O Cristalino 0-1 Guarani Dorense - Bambuiense Laprata - Flamengo-C [cancelled] Paraense - Sparta Round 18 [Oct 29] Bambuiense 1-0 Paraense Dorense 2-4 Comercial Sparta awd Guarani [originally 3-0 but points were reverted to Guarani because Sparta fielded players with irregular conditions] Flamengo-C - Cristalino [cancelled] Round 19 [Nov 5] Guarani 4-0 Social-O Laprata 2-0 Paraense Sparta 0-1 Comercial Flamengo-C - Dorense [cancelled] Round 20 [Nov 12] Dorense 2-1 Guarani Laprata 2-0 Cristalino Social-O 1-0 Bambuiense Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Guarani 13 10 0 3 22- 7 20 Qualified to zonal finals ------------------------------------- 2.Comercial 14 9 2 3 21- 8 20 3.Social-O 16 10 1 5 26-19 21 4.Bambuiense 11 5 3 3 17-11 13 5.Dorense 10 4 1 5 22-19 9 6.Sparta 12 5 0 7 16-19 10 7.Laprata 11 3 2 6 12-16 8 8.Cristalino 12 2 2 8 5-18 6 9.Paraense 15 2 3 10 15-39 7 10.Flamengo-C - - - - - - - withdrew Final standings according to newspaper Estado de Minas: Table: Pts PL 1.Guarani 23 9 2.Comercial 22 10 3.Social-O 21 11 4.Bambuiense 20 12 5.Dorense 17 15 6.Sparta 15 17 7.Laprata 13 19 8.Cristalino 9 23 9.Paraense 8 24 *PL - points lost Sub-zone South Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Caldense 14 9 1 4 21-15 19 Tiebreak playoff 2.São Lourenço 14 9 0 5 33-20 18 Tiebreak playoff 3.Alfenense 14 8 0 6 27-18 16 Tiebreak playoff --------------------------------------- 4.Flamengo FC 14 6 3 5 19-20 15 5.Atlético-TC 14 6 2 6 17-20 14 6.Trespontano 14 6 1 7 20-23 13 7.Pouso Alegre 14 5 1 8 9-18 11 8.CBC 14 3 0 11 13-25 6 Round 1 [Aug 13] Caldense 3-2 CBC Flamengo FC 1-1 Pouso Alegre São Lourenço 3-1 Atlético-TC Trespontano 3-2 Alfenense Round 2 [Aug 20] Alfenense 1-2 Flamengo FC Atlético-TC 1-0 Trespontano Pouso Alegre awd Caldense [match score was 1-1 but Pouso Alegre had the point of this match reverted to Caldense for fielding irregular players.] São Lourenço 3-1 CBC Round 3 [Aug 27] Caldense 1-0 Alfenense Flamengo FC 0-1 Atlético-TC São Lourenço 3-0 Pouso Alegre Trespontano 2-1 CBC Round 4 [Sep 03] Alfenense 4-1 São Lourenço Atlético-TC 2-2 Caldense CBC 2-3 Pouso Alegre Trespontano 1-1 Flamengo FC Round 5 [Sep 07] Caldense 1-0 Flamengo FC CBC 3-2 Atlético-TC Pouso Alegre 0-3 Alfenense São Lourenço 3-1 Trespontano Round 6 [Sep 10] Alfenense 2-1 CBC Caldense 1-0 Trespontano Flamengo FC 3-0 São Lourenço Pouso Alegre 1-2 Atlético-TC Round 7 [Sep 17] Atlético-TC 0-1 Alfenense Flamengo FC 2-0 CBC São Lourenço 5-1 Caldense Trespontano 2-0 Pouso Alegre Round 8 [Sep 24] Alfenense 5-1 Trespontano Atlético-TC 2-1 São Lourenço CBC 1-0 Caldense Pouso Alegre 1-0 Flamengo FC Round 9 [Oct 1] Caldense 2-0 Pouso Alegre Flamengo FC 3-2 Alfenense Trespontano 0-3 Atlético-TC [Nov 12] CBC 0-1 São Lourenço Round 10 [Oct 08] Alfenense 1-0 Caldense Atlético-TC 2-2 Flamengo FC CBC 0-3 Trespontano Pouso Alegre awd São Lourenço [match score was 1-0, but Pouso Alegre had the points of this match reverted to São Lourenço for fielding irregular players.] Round 11 [Oct 15] Caldense 3-0 Atlético-TC Flamengo FC 1-3 Trespontano Pouso Alegre 1-0 CBC São Lourenço 4-1 Alfenense Round 12 [Oct 22] Alfenense awd Pouso Alegre [match was interrupted and continued in an unknown date, ending with a 1-1 score. Later, Pouso Alegre had the point of this match reverted to Alfenense for fielding irregular players.] Atlético-TC 1-0 CBC Flamengo FC 2-1 Caldense Trespontano 3-1 São Lourenço Round 13 [Oct 29] Atlético-TC 0-1 Pouso Alegre CBC 2-1 Alfenense São Lourenço 6-1 Flamengo FC Trespontano 1-3 Caldense Round 14 [Nov 5] Alfenense 3-0 Atlético-TC Caldense 2-1 São Lourenço CBC 0-1 Flamengo FC Pouso Alegre 1-0 Trespontano Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Caldense 14 9 1 4 21-15 19 Tiebreak playoff 2.São Lourenço 14 9 0 5 33-20 18 Tiebreak playoff 3.Alfenense 14 8 0 6 27-18 16 Tiebreak playoff --------------------------------------- 4.Flamengo FC 14 6 3 5 19-20 15 5.Atlético-TC 14 6 2 6 17-20 14 6.Trespontano 14 6 1 7 20-23 13 7.Pouso Alegre 14 5 1 8 9-18 11 8.CBC 14 3 0 11 13-25 6 As Caldense, São Lourenço and Alfenense had to play a tiebreak playoff, it is presumed that other points probably have been awarded to São Lourenço and Alfenense in court battles. Tiebreak playoff Round 1 [Feb 4, 1968] São Lourenço awd Alfenense [match score was 1-1, but São Lourenço later had its point reverted to Alfenense for fielding players with irregular conditions] Round 2 [Feb 6] Alfenense 1-0 São Lourenço Caldense was not in the playoff until before the third match between São Lourenço and Alfenense, but they also appealed to the court to have the point of their tie against Pouso Alegre. Then, Caldense was included in the tiebreak. Round 3 [Feb 16] Caldense 0-0 Alfenense Round 4 [Feb 18] Alfenense 1-1 Caldense Round 5 [Feb 20] São Lourenço 1-1 Caldense Round 6 [Feb 22] Caldense 1-1 São Lourenço Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Alfenense 4 2 2 0 3- 1 6 Qualified to zonal finals -------------------------------------- 2.Caldense 4 0 4 0 3- 3 4 3.São Lourenço 4 0 2 2 2- 4 2 Center-South Zone Finals Round 1 [Feb 25, 1968] Guarani 1-1 Alfenense Round 2 [Feb 27] Alfenense 0-2 Guarani Round 3 [Mar 2] Guarani 0-1 Alfenense [at Atlético] [0-0 aet] League rules pointed penalty kicks as a tiebreak if extra time ended in a draw, but Guarani and Alfenense presidents agreed to flip a coin in a draw instead. The draw pointed ALFENENSE as the winner of the finals and owner of a spot in the league finals. VERTENTES-METALLURGIC ZONE (Zona Vertentes-Metalúrgica) Sub-zone Vertentes Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Olympic 16 14 0 2 43-14 28 Qualified to zonal finals ----------------------------------------- 2.Villa do Carmo 15 9 3 3 31-16 21 3.Andaraí 16 7 3 6 33-22 17 4.América-SJDR 16 7 3 6 33-33 17 5.Athletic 16 6 4 6 30-30 16 6.Minas-SJDR 15 6 1 8 35-37 13 7.Meridional 16 6 1 9 30-34 13 8.Social-SJDR 16 4 2 10 17-46 10 9.América-B 16 2 3 11 24-44 7 Final standings according to newspaper Ponte da Cadeia: Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts PL 1.Olympic 16 14 0 2 43-14 28 4 2.Villa do Carmo 15 9 3 3 32-17 21 9 3.América-SJDR 16 7 3 6 35-33 17 15 4.Andaraí 16 7 3 6 29-22 17 15 5.Athletic 16 6 4 6 30-30 16 16 6.Minas-SJDR 15 6 1 8 35-35 13 17 7.Meridional 16 6 1 9 28-33 13 19 8.Social-SJDR 16 4 2 10 17-45 10 22 9.América-B 16 2 3 11 24-41 7 25 [Jul 08] Athletic 2-2 América-B [Jul 09] América-SJDR 2-0 Olympic Meridional 2-1 Andaraí Villa do Carmo 5-2 Social-SJDR [Jul 15] América-B 2-3 Social-SJDR Minas-SJDR 4-2 Meridional [Jul 16] Andaraí 0-1 Olympic Athletic 3-1 América-SJDR [Jul 22] América-SJDR 3-1 América-B [Jul 23] Meridional 0-1 Villa do Carmo Olympic 3-1 Minas-SJDR Social-SJDR 1-6 Athletic [Jul 29] Andaraí 7-0 Social-SJDR Minas-SJDR 3-1 América-B [Jul 30] América-SJDR 5-2 Meridional Villa do Carmo 2-0 Athletic [Aug 5] Social-SJDR 1-1 Meridional Villa do Carmo 2-2 América-SJDR [Aug 6] América-B 0-2 Olympic Athletic 0-2 Minas-SJDR [Aug 12] Olympic 4-0 Social-SJDR [Aug 13] América-SJDR 3-2 Minas-SJDR Andaraí 1-0 Villa do Carmo Meridional 2-0 Athletic [Aug 19] Andaraí 0-2 América-B [Aug 20] Social-SJDR 0-0 América-SJDR Villa do Carmo 0-1 Olympic [Aug 26] América-B 1-1 Villa do Carmo [Aug 27] Minas-SJDR 1-0 Social-SJDR Olympic 5-0 Athletic [Sep 3] Andaraí 1-0 América-SJDR Meridional 5-1 América-B Minas-SJDR - Villa do Carmo [postponed because the referee did not attend to the match and the teams' captains could not agree on a substitute. Apparently the match was never played.] [Sep 7] Minas-SJDR 1-1 Andaraí Olympic 3-1 Meridional [Sep 10] Andaraí 1-1 Athletic Meridional 2-3 América-SJDR Social-SJDR 4-2 América-B [Sep 16] Olympic 3-1 América-B [Sep 17] América-B 0-1 Athletic Meridional 5-4 Minas-SJDR Social-SJDR 0-4 Villa do Carmo [Sep 24] América-SJDR 3-2 Athletic Andaraí 2-1 Meridional [Sep 30] América-B 2-2 América-SJDR Athletic 0-1 Social-SJDR [Oct 1] Minas-SJDR 1-2 Olympic Villa do Carmo 2-0 Meridional [Oct 8] América-B 6-3 Minas-SJDR Social-SJDR 4-1 Andaraí [Oct 11] Olympic 2-1 Andaraí [Oct 15] Athletic 2-2 Villa do Carmo Meridional 3-0 Social-SJDR Olympic 3-1 América-SJDR [Oct 21] América-B 0-1 Meridional [Oct 22] América-SJDR 0-2 Villa do Carmo Andaraí 4-1 Minas-SJDR [Oct 28] Social-SJDR 1-6 Olympic [Oct 29] Minas-SJDR 3-4 Athletic Villa do Carmo 1-0 Andaraí [Nov 4] América-B 1-6 Andaraí Minas-SJDR 6-2 América-SJDR [Nov 5] Athletic 4-1 Meridional Olympic 3-0 Villa do Carmo [Nov 12] América-SJDR 3-0 Social-SJDR Villa do Carmo 5-2 América-B [Nov 15] Meridional 2-3 Olympic Social-SJDR 0-1 Minas-SJDR [Nov 19] América-SJDR 3-5 Andaraí Villa do Carmo 4-2 Minas-SJDR [Nov 26] Athletic 3-2 Olympic [Dec 3] Athletic 2-2 Andaraí Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Olympic 16 14 0 2 43-14 28 Qualified to zonal finals ----------------------------------------- 2.Villa do Carmo 15 9 3 3 31-16 21 3.Andaraí 16 7 3 6 33-22 17 4.América-SJDR 16 7 3 6 33-33 17 5.Athletic 16 6 4 6 30-30 16 6.Minas-SJDR 15 6 1 8 35-37 13 7.Meridional 16 6 1 9 30-34 13 8.Social-SJDR 16 4 2 10 17-46 10 9.América-B 16 2 3 11 24-44 7 Final standings according to newspaper Ponte da Cadeia: Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts PL 1.Olympic 16 14 0 2 43-14 28 4 2.Villa do Carmo 15 9 3 3 32-17 21 9 3.América-SJDR 16 7 3 6 35-33 17 15 4.Andaraí 16 7 3 6 29-22 17 15 5.Athletic 16 6 4 6 30-30 16 16 6.Minas-SJDR 15 6 1 8 35-35 13 17 7.Meridional 16 6 1 9 28-33 13 19 8.Social-SJDR 16 4 2 10 17-45 10 22 9.América-B 16 2 3 11 24-41 7 25 Metallurgic Sub-zone Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Acesita 6 3 1 2 7- 4 7 Qualified to zonal finals -------------------------------------- 2.Democrata-GV 6 2 2 2 7- 7 6 3.Caratinga 6 2 2 2 5- 6 6 4.América-C 6 1 3 2 8-10 5 Round 1 [Aug 13] Caratinga 1-0 Acesita Democrata-GV 2-1 América-C Round 2 [Aug 20] América-C 1-0 Acesita Democrata-GV 2-0 Caratinga Round 3 [Aug 27] Acesita 2-0 Democrata-GV América-C 2-2 Caratinga Round 4 [Sep 17] Acesita 1-0 Caratinga [Sep 24] América-C 2-2 Democrata-GV Round 5 [Oct 1] Acesita 3-1 América-C Caratinga 1-0 Democrata-GV Round 6 [Oct 8] Democrata-GV 1-1 Acesita [Oct 15] Caratinga 1-1 América-C Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Acesita 6 3 1 2 7- 4 7 Qualified to zonal finals -------------------------------------- 2.Democrata-GV 6 2 2 2 7- 7 6 3.Caratinga 6 2 2 2 5- 6 6 4.América-C 6 1 3 2 8-10 5 Vertentes-Metallurgic Zone finals (first leg home team shown left, third leg neutral) [Feb 4, 11 and 17, 1968] Acesita 1-1 0-1 1-1 Olympic [neutral leg at Sete de Setembro] OLYMPIC are qualified to league finals TRIÂNGULO ZONE Zona Triângulo Sub-zone 1 (incomplete dates and standings) Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Independente-U 12 9 1 2 21-10 19 Qualified to zonal finals ----------------------------------------- 2.Ituiutaba EC 9 7 0 2 19- 7 14 3.Araguari 10 4 2 4 11-11 10 4.Fluminense 9 3 3 3 9- 9 9 5.Atlético-I 10 2 3 5 11-16 7 6.Ipiranga-U 9 2 2 5 13-22 6 7.Ituiutabana 11 2 1 8 12-21 5 Final standings according to newspaper Estado de Minas: Table: PW PL 1.Independente-U 19 5 2.Ituiutaba EC 18 6 3.Fluminense 13 11 4.Araguari 12 12 5.Atlético-I 9 15 6.Ipiranga-U 7 17 7.Ituiutabana 6 18 PW - points won PL - points lost [Jul 15] Ipiranga-U - Araguari [Jul 16] Fluminense - Ituiutaba EC Ituiutabana 1-2 Independente-U [Nenzinho; Dedé, Sapucaia] [Jul 23] Araguari 1-3 Atlético-I Ipiranga-U 2-1 Ituiutabana Independente-U 1-0 Fluminense [Cunha] [Jul 29] Independente-U 1-1 Araguari [Dedé; Domingão] [Jul 30] Fluminense - Ipiranga-U [Aug 4] Ipiranga-U 0-2 Independente-U [Perigo, Zé Humberto] [Aug 6] Araguari 1-0 Fluminense Ituiutabana 2-0 Ituiutaba EC [Aug 12] Atlético-I 3-3 Ipiranga-U [Aug 13] Ituiutaba EC 3-1 Araguari Fluminense 2-1 Ituiutabana [Aug 19] Independente-U 2-1 Atlético-I [Paulinho, Marsenal; Zezé] [Aug 20] Ituiutabana - Araguari Ipiranga-U 2-3 Ituiutaba EC [Aug 26] Ituiutaba 2-0 Independente-U [Julião, Zequinha] [Aug 27] Fluminense 2-0 Atlético-I [Sep 3] Atlético-I 1-0 Ituiutabana [first stage, unknown date] Atlético-I - Ituiutaba EC [Sep 7] Independente-U 4-0 Ituiutabana [Nena, Sapucaia (2), Cunha] Round 10 [Sep 10] Atlético-I 0-0 Araguari Fluminense 1-3 Independente-U [Arlindo; Sapucaia (2), Cunha] [Sep 13] Ituiutaba EC 2-0 Atlético-I [Sep 17] Araguari 1-0 Ipiranga-U [Sep 24] Ituiutabana 3-5 Ipiranga-U Fluminense 2-1 Araguari Independente-U 1-0 Ituiutaba EC [Sapucaia] [Oct 1] Ituiutaba EC 1-0 Ituiutabana Independente-U 3-0 Ipiranga [Sapucaia, Paulinho, Nena] [Oct 8] Araguari 0-2 Ituiutaba Ituiutabana 1-1 Fluminense [Oct 15] Araguari 1-0 Ituiutabana Atlético-I 0-2 Independente-U [Sapucaia (2)] [Oct 22] Ituiutaba EC 6-1 Ipiranga-U Round 14 [Oct 29] Atlético-I 1-1 Fluminense Araguari 4-0 Independente-U [Quinzito (2), Rodrigo, Domingão] [Nov 5] Ituiutabana 3-2 Atlético-I [Nov 12] Ipiranga-U 0-0 Fluminense [second stage, missing dates] Ituiutaba EC - Fluminense Ipiranga-U - Atlético-I Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Independente-U 12 9 1 2 21-10 19 Qualified to zonal finals ----------------------------------------- 2.Ituiutaba EC 9 7 0 2 19- 7 14 3.Araguari 10 4 2 4 11-11 10 4.Fluminense 9 3 3 3 9- 9 9 5.Atlético-I 10 2 3 5 11-16 7 6.Ipiranga-U 9 2 2 5 13-22 6 7.Ituiutabana 11 2 1 8 12-21 5 Final standings according to newspaper Estado de Minas: Table: PW PL 1.Independente-U 19 5 2.Ituiutaba EC 18 6 3.Fluminense 13 11 4.Araguari 12 12 5.Atlético-I 9 15 6.Ipiranga-U 7 17 7.Ituiutabana 6 18 Sub-zone 2 (incomplete dates and standings) 1.Mamoré 8 6 1 1 14- 3 13 Qualified to zonal finals ------------------------------------- 2.URT 6 3 2 1 4- 1 8 3.Patrocínio 8 5 2 1 14- 6 12 4.Paranaíba 5 1 1 3 3- 6 3 5.Tupi-PM 7 1 1 5 7-15 3 6.São Vicente 8 0 3 5 6-17 3 7.CIT - - - - - - - withdrew Note: URT were declared champions after the sub-zone was concluded. However, there was a miscounting of points and FMF corrected the mistake. [Jul 16] Patrocínio 0-0 Mamoré URT - Paranaíba CIT 2-0 Tupi-PM [annulled] [Jul 22] São Vicente 1-3 Tupi-PM [Jul 23] Mamoré 2-0 Paranaíba CIT 2-7 URT [annulled] CIT withdrew the league before the third round. [Jul 30] Paranaíba - Tupi-PM URT - São Vicente [Aug 6] Paranaíba - Patrocínio URT - Tupi-PM [Aug 13] Mamoré 1-0 URT Patrocínio 1-0 Tupi-PM [Aug 20] Patrocínio 0-0 URT São Vicente 1-1 Paranaíba [Aug 27] Patrocínio 6-1 São Vicente Tupi-PM 2-4 Mamoré [first stage, date unknown] Mamoré - São Vicente [Sep 10] Paranaíba - Tupi-PM São Vicente 0-0 URT [Sep 16] Tupi-PM 0-2 URT [Sep 17] Patrocínio 2-1 Paranaíba São Vicente 0-1 Mamoré [Sep 24] URT 1-0 Mamoré [Oct 1] Tupi-PM 0-2 Patrocínio Paranaíba 1-0 São Vicente [Oct 7] São Vicente 1-3 Patrocínio [Oct 8] Mamoré 3-0 Tupi-PM [Oct 15] Mamoré 3-0 Patrocínio Paranaíba 0-1 URT [Oct 22] Tupi-PM 2-2 São Vicente [second stage, date unknown] Paranaíba - Mamoré URT - Patrocínio 1.Mamoré 8 6 1 1 14- 3 13 Qualified to zonal finals ------------------------------------- 2.URT 6 3 2 1 4- 1 8 3.Patrocínio 8 5 2 1 14- 6 12 4.Paranaíba 5 1 1 3 3- 6 3 5.Tupi-PM 7 1 1 5 7-15 3 6.São Vicente 8 0 3 5 6-17 3 7.CIT - - - - - - - withdrew Note: URT were declared champions after the sub-zone was concluded. However, there was a miscounting of points and FMF corrected the mistake. Triângulo Zone finals (first leg home team shown left) [Jan 28, 1968 and Feb 4] Independente-U 6-0 5-2 Mamoré [Perigo (2), Nena, Sapucaia, Dedé, Zé Humberto] [Cunha (2), Sapucaia (3); Sabará, Ju] INDEPENDENTE A.C. are qualified to league finals LEAGUE FINALS (Finais do campeonato) Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Independente-U 4 2 1 1 11- 8 5 Champions --------------------------------------- 2.Alfenense 4 2 0 2 8- 8 4 3.Olympic 4 1 1 2 4- 7 3 Round 1 [Feb 28, 1968] Olympic 2-2 Independente-U [Wilson, Picinim; Sapucaia, Perigo] Round 2 [Mar 3] Independente-U 3-0 Olympic [Sapucaia (2) e Cunha] Round 3 [Mar 5] Olympic 1-0 Alfenense Round 4 [Mar 7] Independente-U 6-4 Alfenense [Sapucaia (3), Perigo (2), Dedé; Turinha, Teia, Paulo e Mococa] Round 5 [Mar 10] Alfenense 2-1 Olympic Round 6 [Mar 12] Alfenense 2-0 Independente-U [Mococa (2)] Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Independente-U 4 2 1 1 11- 8 5 Champions --------------------------------------- 2.Alfenense 4 2 0 2 8- 8 4 3.Olympic 4 1 1 2 4- 7 3 *** INDEPENDENTE ATLÉTICO CLUBE are 1967 Minas Gerais First Division champions *** Independente also qualify to a playoff against Nacional FC for a spot in 1968 Extra Division: (first leg home team shown left) [Mar 31, 1968 and Apr 2] Nacional-U 1-3 0-1 Independente-U INDEPENDENTE are promoted to 1968 Extra Division. Independente's topscorers: Sapucaia - 19 goals Cunha - 6 goals Perigo - 6 goals Dedé - 4 goals Nena - 3 goals Paulinho - 2 goals Zé Humberto - 2 goals Marsenal - 1 goal
Sources: Hemeroteca Histórica de Belo Horizonte (newspapers Estado de Minas, Ponte da Cadeia, Cidade de Barbacena, O Diário and Diário da Tarde), Blog Canastra Esporte Clube
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