The 2016 season is

Clube Atlético Mineiro The Clube Atlético Mineiro (), commonly known as Atlético Mineiro and colloquially as the Galo (, "Rooster"), is a professional association football club in Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Minas ...

's 108th in existence and tenth consecutive season in the top-flight of

Brazilian football Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of the country's national identity. The Brazil national football team has won the FIFA World Cup five times, the most of any team, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. Brazil an ...

. Along with the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

and the

Campeonato Mineiro The Campeonato Mineiro is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Minas Gerais Football Federation (FMF). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: bef ...

, the club will also compete in the

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, the

Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil () is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and it is the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, ...

and the

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Season overview

Background and pre-season

Atlético Mineiro finished as runner-up in the previous season's

, and qualified to the

2016 Copa Libertadores The 2016 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2016 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 57th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. ...

Levir Culpi Levir Culpi (born 28 February 1953) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. Playing career Known as Levir during his playing days, he was born in Curitiba, Paraná, and started his career with ...

, the head coach for most of 2015, mutually terminated its contract in the end of that year, being replaced by Uruguayan Diego Aguirre, who took charge in January 2016. Atlético took part in Florida Cup, a pre-season competition in the US, which it won.

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 26 June 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Technical staff

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, Tico , - , Eduardo Abdo , - , Technical Supervisor , Carlos Alberto Isidoro , - , Technical Coordinator , Carlinhos Neves , - , rowspan="2",

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, Luís Otávio Kalil , - , Juvenilson de Souza , - ,

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, Evandro Vasconcelos , - , Natália Carvalho , - , rowspan="3" ,

Masseur Massage is the rubbing or kneading of the body's soft tissues. Massage techniques are commonly applied with hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearms, feet, or a device. The purpose of massage is generally for the treatment of body stress or pa ...

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Pre-season

Competitions

Overview

Primeira Liga

Group stage

Campeonato Mineiro

First stage

Knockout stage

= Semi-finals

= Finals

Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Final stages

= Round of 16

= Quarter-finals

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Due to the air accident that occurred with the Chapecoense team, victimizing 71 people, the last match of the Brazilian Championship against Atlético Mineiro was canceled, giving a double victory by 3 x 0.

Copa do Brasil

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

References

External links

Official website
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