In 1969, Minas Gerais Football Federation decided to create an intermediate division between Extra Division and First Division due to the enormous number of clubs in it - the 1968 edition reached an unbeaten record of 51 clubs -, and then increase the requirements for participation in it. Therefore, Access Division became the second level in that year and the First Division became the third level. Despite the original plans of promotion to Access Division, the finalists of First Division were invited to play the Extra Division in 1970. Later that year, the National Sports Council voided the Access Law and, thus, the Federation dissolved the lower divisions. Em 1969, a FMF decidiu criar uma divisão intermediária entre a Divisão Extra e a PDP, dado o inchaço de clubes nesta última divisão - a edição de 1968 atingiu o recorde de 51 clubes - e aumentar as garantias financeiras e de infra-estrutura para participa- ção nessa divisão. Assim, a Divisão de Acesso se tornou o campeonato de segundo nível e a Primeira Divisão, o campeonato de terceiro nível. Apesar dos planos originais de promoção à Divisão de Acesso, os finalistas da Primeira Divisão foram convidados para o Campeonato Mineiro 1970. Naquele ano, o CND revogou a Lei do Acesso e a FMF dissolveu as divisões inferiores. Participating clubs: ACESITA Esporte Clube (Timóteo) ARAGUARI Atlético Clube (Araguari) Associação Atlética CALDENSE (Poços de Caldas) Associação Atlética CASSIMIRO DE ABREU (Montes Claros) Associação Desportiva ATENEU (Montes Claros) Associação Esportiva ITUIUTABANA (Ituiutaba) ATLÉTICO Clube de Três Corações (Três Corações) Clube Atlético METALÚRGICO (João Monlevade) COMERCIAL Esporte Clube (Campo Belo) Esporte Clube CRISTALINO (Pompéu) FABRIL Esporte Clube (Lavras) FLAMENGO Futebol Clube (Varginha) FLUMINENSE Futebol Clube (Araguari) FRUTAL Esporte Clube (Frutal) NACIONAL Futebol Clube (Uberaba) OLYMPIC Club (Barbacena) PARAENSE Esporte Clube (Pará de Minas) PATROCÍNIO Esporte Clube (Patrocínio) SANTA RITA DO SAPUCAÍ Esporte Clube (Sta.Rita do Sapucaí) SPORT Club Juiz de Fora (Juiz de Fora) TUPYNAMBÁS Futebol Clube (Juiz de Fora) YURACAN Futebol Clube (Itajubá) Withdrawals: Clube Atlético PASTORIL (Governador Valadares) Esporte Clube SÃO LOURENçO (São Lourenço) MERIDIONAL Esporte Clube (Conselheiro Lafaiete) NACIONAL Atlético Clube (Visconde do Rio Branco) were drawn in Group B but were denied a professional license by the National Sports Council. O NACIONAL Atlético Clube (Visconde do Rio Branco) estava no grupo B mas o CND lhe negou a concessão de alvará profissional. Rules: - Top 2 in each group are promoted. Apparently there was no final phase. - Points won in the matches are multiplied by a coefficient derived from the total revenue of each home match of a club. Additionaly, after the championship ended, a second coefficient entered the sum: the general maintenance and state of the stadium. The sum of these multiplications is what defines the positions within the groups. - One more club in each group was invited to 1970 Extra Division, probably as a compensation to the controversial coefficient system. Group A Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Acesita 6 4 2 0 5- 1 10 Promoted 2.Cassimiro de Abreu 5 2 1 2 7- 4 5 Promoted -------------------------------------------- 3.Tupynamb�s 5 3 1 1 7- 3 7 4.Metal�rgico 6 0 0 6 1-12 0 -.Meridional - - - - - - - Withdrew -.Pastoril - - - - - - - Withdrew The stadium and revenue coefficients are unknown. Later, Tupynamb�s was also invited to 1970 Extra Division. Round 1 [Jul 20] Metal�rgico 0-3 Tupynamb�s Round 2 [Jul 27] Tupynamb�s 0-0 Acesita Round 3 [Aug 3] Cassimiro de Abreu 0-0 Acesita Round 4 [Aug 17] Acesita 1-0 Metal�rgico Tupynamb�s 2-1 Cassimiro de Abreu Round 5 [Aug 24] Cassimiro de Abreu 4-0 Metal�rgico Round 6 [Sep 7] Tupynamb�s 2-1 Metal�rgico Round 7 [Sep 14] Acesita 1-0 Tupynamb�s Round 8 [Sep 21] Acesita 2-1 Cassimiro de Abreu Metal�rgico withdrew their remaining matches due to not having any more promotion chances. Round 9 [Sep 28] Cassimiro de Abreu - Tupynamb�s Metal�rgico WO-1 Acesita Round 10 [Oct 5] Metal�rgico WO-1 Cassimiro de Abreu Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Acesita 6 4 2 0 5- 1 10 Promoted 2.Cassimiro de Abreu 5 2 1 2 7- 4 5 Promoted -------------------------------------------- 3.Tupynamb�s 5 3 1 1 7- 3 7 4.Metal�rgico 6 0 0 6 1-12 0 -.Meridional - - - - - - - Withdrew -.Pastoril - - - - - - - Withdrew The stadium and revenue coefficients are unknown. Later, Tupynamb�s was also invited to 1970 Extra Division. Group B Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Sport 5 3 2 0 4- 0 8 Promoted 2.Paraense 6 3 1 2 7- 3 7 Promoted -------------------------------------- 3.Olympic 5 2 1 2 4- 4 5 4.Ateneu 6 2 1 3 5- 7 5 5.Cristalino 6 1 1 4 2- 8 3 -.Nacional-VRB - - - - - - - Excluded The stadium and revenue coefficients are unknown. Later, Olympic was also invited to 1970 Extra Division. Round 1 [Jul 20] Paraense 3-0 Cristalino Sport 2-0 Ateneu Round 2 [Jul 27] Ateneu 3-1 Cristalino Olympic 2-0 Paraense Round 3 [Aug 3] Paraense 2-0 Ateneu Sport 0-0 Olympic Round 4 [Aug 17] Ateneu 2-1 Olympic Cristalino 0-1 Sport Round 5 [Aug 24] Olympic 1-0 Cristalino Sport 0-0 Paraense Round 6 [Sep 7] Ateneu 0-1 Sport Cristalino 1-0 Paraense Round 7 [Sep 14] Cristalino 0-0 Ateneu Paraense 2-0 Olympic Round 8 [Sep 28] Ateneu - Paraense Olympic - Sport Round 9 [Oct 5] Sport - Cristalino [Oct 12] Olympic - Ateneu Round 10 [Oct 19] Cristalino - Olympic Paraense - Sport Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Sport 5 3 2 0 4- 0 8 Promoted 2.Paraense 6 3 1 2 7- 3 7 Promoted ------------------------------------ 3.Olympic 5 2 1 2 4- 4 5 4.Ateneu 6 2 1 3 5- 7 5 5.Cristalino 6 1 1 4 2- 8 3 The stadium and revenue coefficients are unknown. Later, Olympic was also invited to 1970 Extra Division. Group C Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Fluminense 10 5 3 2 14- 7 13 Promoted 2.Nacional-U 10 4 2 4 17-12 10 Promoted ------------------------------------- 3.Frutal 10 3 3 3 9-10 11 4.Patrocínio 10 1 7 2 9-11 9 5.Ituiutabana 10 3 3 4 11-15 9 6.Araguari 10 3 2 5 10-15 8 The stadium and revenue coefficients are unknown. Later, Araguari was also invited to 1970 Extra Division. Round 1 [Jul 20] Ituiutabana 0-1 Frutal Nacional-U 0-0 Patroc�nio Araguari 1-1 Fluminense [annulled and rescheduled to Aug 31] [Aug 31] Araguari 0-1 Fluminense Round 2 [Jul 27] Araguari 2-1 Nacional-U Frutal 0-0 Fluminense Patroc�nio 2-2 Ituiutabana Round 3 [Aug 3] Fluminense 2-1 Nacional-U Frutal 2-1 Patroc�nio Ituiutabana 0-0 Araguari Round 4 [Aug 17] Araguari 3-0 Frutal Nacional-U 3-0 Ituiutabana Patroc�nio 0-0 Fluminense Round 5 [Aug 24] Fluminense 2-0 Ituiutabana Frutal 0-2 Nacional-U Patroc�nio 1-0 Araguari Round 6 [Sep 7] Fluminense 4-0 Araguari Frutal 1-1 Ituiutabana Patroc�nio 1-1 Nacional-U Round 7 [Sep 14] Fluminense 1-0 Frutal Ituiutabana 3-1 Patroc�nio Nacional-U 4-1 Araguari Round 8 [Sep 21] Araguari 2-0 Ituiutabana Nacional-U 3-2 Fluminense Patroc�nio 1-1 Frutal Round 9 [Oct 5] Fluminense 1-1 Patroc�nio Frutal 3-1 Araguari Ituiutabana 3-2 Nacional-U Round 10 [Oct 12] Araguari 1-1 Patroc�nio Ituiutabana 2-1 Fluminense Nacional-U 0-1 Frutal Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Fluminense 10 5 3 2 14- 7 13 Promoted 2.Nacional-U 10 4 2 4 17-12 10 Promoted ------------------------------------- 3.Frutal 10 3 3 3 9-10 11 4.Patrocínio 10 1 7 2 9-11 9 5.Ituiutabana 10 3 3 4 11-15 9 6.Araguari 10 3 2 5 10-15 8 The stadium and revenue coefficients are unknown. Later, Araguari was also invited to 1970 Extra Division. Group D Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Flamengo FC 10 9 0 1 34- 5 18 Promoted 2.Caldense 9 2 3 4 7-13 7 Promoted --------------------------------------------- 3.Atl�tico-TC 9 3 2 4 10-15 8 4.Comercial-CB 8 3 3 2 10-10 9 5.Fabril 10 3 2 5 10-17 8 6.Sta.Rita do Sapuca� 9 2 4 3 6- 8 8 7.Yuracan 9 2 2 5 6-15 6 -.S�o Louren�o - - - - - - - The stadium and revenue coefficients are unknown. Later, Atl�tico-TC was also invited to 1970 Extra Division. Round 1 [Jul 20] Atl�tico-TC 3-1 Comercial-CB Fabril 1-1 Santa Rita do Sapuca� Flamengo FC 5-0 Yuracan Round 2 [Jul 27] Comercial-CB 1-0 Caldense Sta.Rita do Sapuca� 0-2 Flamengo FC Yuracan 2-1 Atl�tico-TC Round 3 [Aug 3] Atl�tico-TC 2-1 Santa Rita do Sapuca� Fabril 2-1 Yuracan Flamengo FC 5-1 Caldense Round 4 [Aug 10] Caldense 1-0 Fabril Flamengo FC 1-0 Comercial-CB Sta.Rita do Sapuca� 0-0 Yuracan Round 5 [Aug 17] Atl�tico-TC 0-0 Caldense Comercial-CB 0-0 Santa Rita do Sapuca� Fabril 2-1 Flamengo FC Round 6 [Aug 24] Caldense 2-1 Yuracan Comercial-CB 3-2 Fabril Flamengo FC 6-0 Atl�tico-TC Round 7 [Aug 30] Atl�tico-TC 1-1 Fabril [Aug 31] Sta.Rita do Sapuca� 0-0 Caldense Yuracan 0-0 Comercial-CB Round 8 [Sep 7] Comercial-CB 2-1 Atl�tico-TC Sta.Rita do Sapuca� 2-0 Fabril Yuracan 1-4 Flamengo FC Round 9 [Sep 14] Atl�tico-TC 1-0 Yuracan Caldense 3-3 Comercial-CB Flamengo FC 2-0 Santa Rita do Sapuca� Round 10 [Sep 21] Caldense 0-2 Flamengo FC Sta.Rita do Sapuca� 2-1 Atl�tico-TC Yuracan 1-0 Fabril Round 11 [Sep 28] Comercial-CB - Flamengo FC Fabril 1-0 Caldense Yuracan - Santa Rita do Sapuca� Round 12 [Oct 5] Caldense - Atl�tico-TC Flamengo FC 6-1 Fabril Sta.Rita do Sapuca� - Comercial-CB Round 13 [Oct 12] Atl�tico-TC - Flamengo FC Fabril - Comercial-CB Yuracan - Caldense Round 14 [Oct 19] Caldense - Santa Rita do Sapuca� Comercial-CB - Yuracan Fabril - Atl�tico-TC Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Flamengo FC 10 9 0 1 34- 5 18 Promoted 2.Caldense 9 2 3 4 7-13 7 Promoted --------------------------------------------- 3.Atl�tico-TC 9 3 2 4 10-15 8 4.Comercial-CB 8 3 3 2 10-10 9 5.Fabril 10 3 2 5 10-17 8 6.Sta.Rita do Sapuca� 9 2 4 3 6- 8 8 7.Yuracan 9 2 2 5 6-15 6 -.S�o Louren�o - - - - - - - Withdrew The stadium and revenue coefficients are unknown. Later, Atlético-TC was also invited to 1970 Extra Division.
Source: Hemeroteca Histórica de Belo Horizonte (newspapers O Diário and Tribuna de Lavras)
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