2008 Campeonato Mineiro
# 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
