Minas Gerais First Division (Second Level) 1978

Campeonato Mineiro 1978 - Primeira Divis�o de Profissionais

Participating clubs:

AM�RICA Futebol Clube (Uberl�ndia)
Associa��o Desportiva ATENEU (Montes Claros)
Associa��o Esportiva ITUIUTABANA (Ituiutaba)
Esporte Clube DEMOCRATA (Governador Valadares)
NACIONAL Futebol Clube (Uberaba)
Sociedade ESPORTIVA Guaxup� (Guaxup�)
Uni�o Recreativa dos Trabalhadores - URT (Patos de Minas)

Rules:

- League is divided in two stages. Stage champions are promoted
  and qualified to league finals.
- If stage champions are the same, then the runner-up in the
  overall table will be the second promoted team.

Regulamento:

- Campeonato em dois turnos. Os campe�es dos turnos sobem �
  Divis�o Extra e passam � final do campeonato.
- Se o campe�o dos turnos for o mesmo, o segundo colocado na
  somat�ria dos turnos ser� o segundo promovido.

FIRST STAGE
(Turno)

Table:           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
 1.Nacional-UBA  6  4  2  0   8- 4  10  Stage champions; promoted
--------------------------------------
 2.Democrata-GV  6  4  1  1  14- 1   9
 3.Esportiva     6  3  1  2   6- 5   7
 4.URT           6  1  4  1   7- 7   6
 5.Ituiutabana   6  2  1  3   5- 9   5
 6.Am�rica-UDI   6  1  1  4   3-10   3
 7.Ateneu        6  1  0  5   5-12   2

Round 1 [Nov 26]
Democrata-GV  3-0  URT
Esportiva     1-2  Nacional-UBA
Ituiutabana   2-0  Am�rica-UDI

Round 2
[Nov 29]
Nacional-UBA  1-0  Ituiutabana
URT           0-0  Esportiva
[Nov 30]
Ateneu        0-3  Democrata-GV

Round 3 [Dec 3]
Am�rica-UDI   2-1  Esportiva
Nacional-UBA  0-0  Democrata-GV
URT           3-0  Ateneu

Round 4
[Dec 6]
Ateneu        2-0  Am�rica-UDI
Democrata-GV  5-0  Ituiutabana
[Dec 7]
Nacional-UBA  2-2  URT

Round 5
[Dec 9]
Am�rica-UDI   1-1  URT
[Dec 10]
Esportiva     1-0  Democrata-GV
Ituiutabana   2-1  Ateneu

Round 6
[Dec 12]
Esportiva     2-1  Ateneu
[Dec 13]
Am�rica-UDI   0-1  Nacional-UBA
URT           1-1  Ituiutabana

Round 7 [Dec 17]
Ateneu        1-2  Nacional-UBA
Democrata-GV  3-0  Am�rica-UDI
Ituiutabana   0-1  Esportiva

Table:           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
 1.Nacional-UBA  6  4  2  0   8- 4  10  Stage champions; promoted
--------------------------------------
 2.Democrata-GV  6  4  1  1  14- 1   9
 3.Esportiva     6  3  1  2   6- 5   7
 4.URT           6  1  4  1   7- 7   6
 5.Ituiutabana   6  2  1  3   5- 9   5
 6.Am�rica-UDI   6  1  1  4   3-10   3
 7.Ateneu        6  1  0  5   5-12   2

SECOND STAGE
(Returno)

Table:           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
 1.Nacional-UBA  6  5  1  0  11- 3  11  Stage and league champions
--------------------------------------
 2.Esportiva     6  4  1  1   4- 1   9
 3.Democrata-GV  6  3  1  2   7- 3   7
 4.URT           6  2  2  2   3- 4   6
 5.Am�rica-UDI   6  1  3  2   4- 8   6
 6.Ateneu        6  1  1  4   6-10   3
 7.Ituiutabana   6  0  1  5   6-12   0

[Feb 4, 1979]
Nacional-UBA  0-0  Esportiva
Am�rica-UDI   2-2  Ituiutabana   [Am�rica won the points in the sports court
                                  because Ituiutabana fielded irregular players]

[Feb 11]
URT           0-1  Nacional-UBA

[Feb 14]
Nacional-UBA  3-2  Ateneu
[Feb 15]
Esportiva     bt   Ituiutabana   [Esportiva won; score unknown]
URT           bt   Democrata-GV  [URT won; score unknown]

[Feb 18]
Am�rica-UDI   2-0  Ateneu
Ituiutabana   1-4  Democrata-GV

[Feb 21]
Ateneu        1-1  URT
Esportiva     2-0  Am�rica-UDI
[Feb 23]
Democrata-GV  0-1  Nacional-UBA

[Feb 24]
Ituiutabana   1-2  URT
[Feb 25]
Am�rica-UDI   0-0  Democrata-GV

[Mar 3]
Democrata-GV  2-1  Ateneu
[Mar 4]
Esportiva     1-0  URT
Ituiutabana   1-2  Nacional-UBA

[Mar 7]
Ateneu        0-1  Esportiva
Nacional-UBA  4-0  Am�rica-UDI

[Mar 10]
Democrata-GV  1-0  Esportiva
URT           0-0  Am�rica-UDI
[Mar 11]
Ateneu        2-1  Ituiutabana

Table:           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
 1.Nacional-UBA  6  5  1  0  11- 3  11  Stage and league champions
--------------------------------------
 2.Esportiva     6  4  1  1   4- 1   9
 3.Democrata-GV  6  3  1  2   7- 3   7
 4.URT           6  2  2  2   3- 4   6
 5.Am�rica-UDI   6  1  3  2   4- 8   6
 6.Ateneu        6  1  1  4   6-10   3
 7.Ituiutabana   6  0  1  5   6-12   0

*** NACIONAL FUTEBOL CLUBE are the unbeaten champions of 1978 Minas Gerais First Division ***

Overall standings:

Table:            M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
 1.Nacional-UBA  12  9  3  0  19- 7  21  Champions; promoted to 1979 Extra Division
 2.Democrata-GV  12  7  2  3  21- 4  16  Promoted to 1979 Extra Division
---------------------------------------
 3.Esportiva     12  7  2  3  10- 6  16  Invited to 1979 Extra Division [1]
 4.URT           12  3  6  3  10-11  12
 5.Am�rica-UDI   12  2  4  6   7-18   9
 6.Ituiutabana   12  2  2  8  11-21   5
 7.Ateneu        12  2  1  9  11-22   5  Invited to 1979 Extra Division [1]

[1] The Extra Division was planned to have 14 teams in 1979 - the 12 teams of 1978, with
relegation having been cancelled, and the two promoted from First Division. However, a
new league expansion was approved and Esportiva and Ateneu were invited. Esportiva was
invited for having finished the First Division just behind the promoted teams, while
Ateneu was invited under the argument of having the best revenues of 1978.

[1] A Divis�o Extra teria 14 times em 1979 - os 12 de 1978, com o rebaixamento
cancelado, e os dois promovidos da Primeira Divis�o. Por�m, uma nova expans�o do
campeonato foi aprovada e a Esportiva e o Ateneu foram convidados. A Esportiva foi
convidada por terminar o campeonato em terceiro lugar, e o Ateneu por ter as melhores
rendas de 1978.

1977

1978 (1st level)

1980

list of champions

list of topscorers


About this document

Source: Hemeroteca Hist�rica de Belo Horizonte.

Prepared and maintained by V�tor Dias for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil.

Author: V�tor Dias vitor.dias@gmail.com).
Last updated: 23 Aug 2012.

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