title: 2008 Campeonato Mineiro
text: # 2008 Campeonato Mineiro
  
  The 2008 Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol do Módulo I was the 94th season of Minas Gerais's top-flight professional football league. The season began on January 27 and ended on May 4. Cruzeiro won the title for the 35th time.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  | Club | Home city | Previous season |
  | - | - | - |
  | Atlético | Belo Horizonte | 1st |
  | Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte | 2nd |
  | Democrata | Governador Valadares | 3rd |
  | Democrata | Sete Lagoas | 8th |
  | Guarani | Divinópolis | 10th |
  | Ipatinga | Ipatinga | 7th |
  | Ituiutaba | Ituiutaba | 9th |
  | Rio Branco | Andradas | 6th |
  | Social | Coronel Fabriciano | 1st (Second level) |
  | Tupi | Juíz de Fora | 4th |
  | Uberaba | Uberaba | 2nd (Second level) |
  | Villa Nova | Nova Lima | 5th |
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cruzeiro | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 26 | Qualified to the Semifinals |
  | 2 | Tupi | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 21 | Qualified to the Semifinals |
  | 3 | Atlético | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 19 | Qualified to the Semifinals |
  | 4 | Ituiutaba | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 19 | Qualified to the Semifinals |
  | 5 | Guarani | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 18 | |
  | 6 | Villa Nova | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 17 | |
  | 7 | Rio Branco | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 16 | |
  | 8 | Democrata-GV | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 12 | |
  | 9 | Uberaba | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 12 | |
  | 10 | Social | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 11 | |
  | 11 | Ipatinga | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 9 | Relegated |
  | 12 | Democrata-SL | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 6 | Relegated |
  
  ### Final Tournament
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4th | Ituiutaba | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
  | 1st | Cruzeiro | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
  | 1st | Cruzeiro | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1st | Cruzeiro | 5 | 1 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 3rd | Atlético | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 3rd | Atlético | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3rd | Atlético | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 2nd | Tupi | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
  
  ## Finals
  
  ### Second leg
  
  * Campeonato Mineiro 2008 champion
  * Cruzeiro 35th title
  