The Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol de 2015 - Módulo I (also known as the Mineiro UNICEF 2015) was the 101st edition of the Campeonato Mineiro,

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's top professional football league. The season started on 1 February 2015 and concluded on 3 May 2015. A total of 12 teams competed in the league: 8 sides from the 2014 season and two promoted from the 2014 Módulo II. Cruzeiro were the defending champions. On 3 May 2015,

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were crowned champions for the 43rd time.

Format

First stage

The 2015 Módulo I first stage was played by 12 clubs in single round-robin, with all teams playing each other once. The four best-placed teams qualified for the final stage and the last two teams were relegated to the 2016 Módulo II. The league also selected Minas Gerais's representatives in the

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and the

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. The two best placed teams not already qualified to the 2015 seasons of the Série A, Série B or Série C, earned the spots to the 2015 Série D. The three best placed teams qualified to the

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Knockout stage

The knockout stage was played between the 4 best placed teams from the previous stage, with semifinals and finals played in a

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. The best placed team in the first stage in each contest had the right to choose whether to play its home game in the first or second leg. The best placed team in the first stage in each contest could win it with two ties.

Teams

First stage

Knockout stage

Semifinals

First leg

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Second leg

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Finals

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Bracket

General table

Top goalscorers

''As of match played on 3 May 2015.''

References

External links

Official website
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Federação Mineira de Futebol The Federação Mineira de Futebol (English: Football Association of Minas Gerais state) is the entity that controls football practice in the state of Minas Gerais, and represents the clubs at the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). It organi ...

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