Clube Atlético Mineiro in international club football

Clube Atlético Mineiro in international club football

A silver trophy with a wooden base being lifted by a hand, amidst flying white paper pieces

Atlético Mineiro won the Copa Libertadores (pictured) in 2013.
Club Atlético Mineiro
First entry 1972 Copa Libertadores
Last entry 2016 Copa Libertadores
Titles
Copa Libertadores 1 (2013)
Copa CONMEBOL 2 (1992, 1997)
Recopa Sudamericana 1 (2014)

Clube Atlético Mineiro is a Brazilian professional football club based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Since 1972, the year of its first appearance in an official international competition, the club has participated in 23 continental competition editions and in one edition of an intercontinental competition. Atlético Mineiro has won four official titles at international level: the Copa Libertadores once (in 2013), the Copa CONMEBOL twice (in 1992, the inaugural edition, and in 1997), and the Recopa Sudamericana once (in 2014). In addition, the club finished as runner-up of the Copa CONMEBOL in 1995, of the Copa de Oro in 1993 and of the Copa Master de CONMEBOL in 1996.

Prior to the existence of official continental football in South America, Atlético Mineiro had played against foreign clubs since 1929, and toured Europe in 1950. As Brazilian champion in 1971, the club qualified for the 1972 Copa Libertadores, its first continental participation. Atlético Mineiro then debuted in the inaugural editions of the Copa CONMEBOL, in 1992, of the Copa de Oro, in 1993, and of the Copa Master de CONMEBOL, in 1996. Its first and only appearance in the Copa Mercosur happened in the 2000 season, and its debut at the Copa Sudamericana happened in 2003, the first edition in which Brazilian clubs took part. The club's first and only appearance in an intercontinental competition occurred in the 2013 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, in which it finished in third place.

The club's biggest-margin win at international level is 6–0, achieved two times, against Mineros in the 1995 Copa CONMEBOL and against Cobreloa in the 2000 Copa Libertadores. Goalkeeper Victor is the player with most appearances in international competitions for the club, with 41; forwards Guilherme and Jô are Atlético's top goalscorers with 11 goals.

Background

For more details on the origins of continental football in South America, see History of the Copa Libertadores.

Prior to the inception of official international competitions between football clubs, Atlético Mineiro was the first team in Minas Gerais to play against a foreign team, when in 1929 it defeated Portugal's Vitória de Setúbal in Belo Horizonte.[1] Over the following decades, the club played friendlies against foreign sides, including national teams, and in 1950 went into its first European tour, during which the team played ten games in five countries. Having taken place soon after the traumatic Maracanazo, the tour and Atlético's results, many of which achieved under adverse weather conditions and snow, were seen by national sports media as a historic achievement for Brazilian football itself.[2][3]

The first continental competition organised by CONMEBOL, the governing body of football in South America, was the 1960 Copa Libertadores. Before this first official tournament, Chilean club Colo-Colo's president Robinson Alvarez had the idea for a South American Championship of Champions, which was eventually held in Santiago in 1948. In 1958, the new CONMEBOL president, José Ramos de Freitas, contacted South American football associations intending to introduce an annual competition for clubs in the continent. The following year, at a CONMEBOL congress in Caracas, the creation of a South American Champions Cup was decided, renamed as Copa Libertadores in honour of the heroes of South American liberation.[4]

From 1959 to 1970 the champions and runners-up of the Taça Brasil were the Brazilian representatives in the Copa Libertadores; the national competition had been created with the purpose of selecting the country's entrants in the continental one.[5] Brazilian clubs did not enter the 1966, 1969 and 1970 editions of the competition, and in 1971 the champion and runner-up of the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa filled Brazil's berths. From 1972 to 1989, the champions and runners-up of the Campeonato Brasileiro became the representatives; from 1990 to 1999, the champions of the Copa do Brasil, the national cup, occupied the second Brazilian berth. Copa Libertadores saw an increase in the number of participating teams in 2000, and since then the runners-up and other best placed teams in the Brasileiro also qualify for the continental tournament.[6]

Copa Libertadores was the only continental competition in South America until the creation of the Supercopa Libertadores in 1988 and the Recopa Sudamericana in 1989. The first was contested between past champions of the main continental tournament, while the second was disputed between the winners of the Libertadores and the Supercopa of the previous year.[7][8] In 1992, Copa CONMEBOL was established, being a competition for the best placed clubs in the national leagues that did not qualify for the Copa Libertadores.[9] Other Copas were also created by the continental confederation in the 1990s, some of them with a single edition, mainly contested between past winners of the previous competitions.[10] Copa Mercosur and the Copa Merconorte replaced the Supercopa in 1998, and eventually absorbed Copa CONMEBOL in 2000.[7] The two competitions were replaced by the Copa Sudamericana in 2002, which remains active as the second most important tournament in the continent.[11]

From 1960 to 2004, CONMEBOL and UEFA, the administrative body of European football, jointly organised the Intercontinental Cup, a competition between the winners of the Copa Libertadores and the European Cup (the later UEFA Champions League).[12] It was replaced in 2005 by the FIFA Club World Cup (which had a pilot edition in 2000), a worldwide event contested between the winners of the continental competitions of all six continental confederations.[13]

History

Early appearances (1972–81)

Atlético Mineiro's first participation in the Copa Libertadores happened in 1972 edition, qualifying as champion of the inaugural Campeonato Brasileiro in 1971.[14] In the first stage, Atlético was drawn in Group 3, along with Paraguayan clubs Olimpia and Cerro Porteño, and fellow Brazilian club São Paulo, runner-up of the Brasileiro. Atlético failed to advance to the second stage, after drawing four games and losing one to Cerro Porteño.[15] A match against Olimpia in Paraguay was abandoned in the 84th minute at 2–2, because Atlético had five players sent off; the points were awarded to the Paraguayan club. According to Atlético left-back Oldair, Olimpia did a violent game, and at one point Atlético's players decided to reciprocate, eventually being beaten even by local police.[16][17]

Atlético did not participate in the Copa Libertadores again until 1978, when it qualified after finishing as runner-up to São Paulo in the 1977 Brasileirão. The Brazilian clubs were again drawn into Group 3, this time with Chilean clubs as opposition: Unión Española and Palestino. Atlético qualified for the second stage undefeated, with four wins and two ties. In the semi-finals, then played as a group stage with three teams, the club faced Boca Juniors and River Plate from Argentina. Atlético won only one match, against River, and Boca advanced to the competition finals, which it went on to win.[18]

Lateral section of an oval shaped stadium, with empty blue and white seatings below floodlights, viewed from the pitch; the sky is blue and cloudless.
Estádio Serra Dourada (pictured), in Goiânia, was the venue of a one-game playoff match between Atlético Mineiro and Flamengo in the 1981 Copa Libertadores.

After two more years of absence from the Copa Libertadores, Atlético qualified for the 1981 edition as runner-up of the 1980 Campeonato Brasileiro, which it had lost to Flamengo. The finals had had controversial refereeing, as Atlético forward Reinaldo was sent off with a straight red card after scoring a brace.[19][20][21] Brazil's representatives were once again drawn into Group 3, together with Olimpia and Cerro Porteño, whom Atlético faced for a second time in a group stage of the Libertadores. The two encounters between the Brazilian clubs ended 2–2, and both won two and drew two matches against the Paraguayans, meaning Atlético and Flamengo were tied on points. According to the competition's rules, a one-game playoff in a neutral stadium had to be played between the clubs to decide which one would advance to the semifinals.[22]

The playoff match was played at Serra Dourada Stadium, in Goiânia, a venue selected by Flamengo. Atlético elected the referee, José Roberto Wright, who until before the match was considered the best in the country.[23] At the 33rd minute of the match, Atlético forward and star player Reinaldo received a straight red card from the referee after fouling Flamengo's Zico, in what was described by the press as a "normal" foul and "without much violence".[23][24] After the foul, Atlético player Éder was sent off for complaining, and the game was stopped. A turmoil started, in which Atlético players Palhinha and Chicão were also sent off, for insulting the referee. Left with seven players, Atlético's goalkeeper João Leite alleged an injury when the match was restarted, but Wright did not stop the game. Atlético defender Osmar then held the ball with his hands, preventing the restart, for which he too was sent off. The match ended as a goalless draw at the 37 minute mark, because Atlético had less than seven players on the field. The result meant qualification for Flamengo, as it had the best goal difference in the group stage.[25]

"Here in Goiânia, what happened? Expecting to watch a great game, expecting to watch Reinaldo, Zico, Cerezo, Éder and other big aces of Brazilian and world football, a multitude completely crowded the Serra Dourada and ended up watching this shame of our football. The match transformed itself in one of the biggest robberies of recent times. It was an organised robbery."

João Saldanha (journalist and former head coach of the Brazil national team). Jornal do Brasil, 22 August 1981.[26]

After the match, Atlético tried to appeal to a CONMEBOL court for its annulment, unsuccessfully. According to Wright, Reinaldo's foul was indeed "normal", but he was sent off because of a previous verbal warning. He also stated that Éder, Palhinha and Chicão "sticked to indiscipline", and that he had to send Éder off so as to not lose control of the match.[23] The episode and referee Wright's performance were described by Brazilian and South American media at the time as "shameful", "deplorable" and "opprobrium".[23][24] Flamengo advanced to the semi-finals and went on to win the competition.[22]

First titles and finals (1992–98)

Two football teams, one in green and the other in white, preparing to start a match in a stadium with red and white seating sections, with more people in the latter; the sky is cloudy and blue.
Atlético Mineiro won its first international title, the 1992 Copa CONMEBOL, at Estadio Defensores del Chaco (pictured).

Atlético only returned to official international football in 1992, taking part in the inaugural edition of the Copa CONMEBOL, a new competition organised by the continental confederation; the club earned a berth in the competition by finishing third in the 1991 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[27][28] Copa CONMEBOL was contested between 16 teams, which played two-legged knockout ties. In the first round, Atlético eliminated fellow Brazilian side Fluminense with an aggregate score of 6–3, after a 2–1 away loss and a 5–1 home victory. The team then faced Colombia's Atlético Junior in the quarter-finals, advancing with a 5–2 aggregate score. Ecuadorian side El Nacional was the opponent in the semi-finals, in which Atlético lost the first leg at Quito by 1–0 and won the second at home by 2–0 to advance.[29] Olimpia, a team which Atlético had already faced in two Copa Libertadores editions, was the club's opposition in the finals. After a 2–0 home win with a brace by Negrini at the Mineirão and a 1–0 away defeat at the Defensores del Chaco, Atlético won its first official international trophy.[30] Aílton, an Atlético forward, scored six goals in the competition and was its top goalscorer.[31]

As the 1992 Copa CONMEBOL winner, Atlético Mineiro qualified for the following year's edition of the same competition and to the 1993 edition of the Copa de Oro, a new tournament organised by CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of all the continental competitions of the previous year (Copa Libertadores, Copa CONMEBOL, Supercopa Libertadores and Copa Master de Supercopa).[10] In the Copa de Oro, Atlético faced its biggest rivals Cruzeiro in the semi-final, played as a single match at the Mineirão, the home stadium for both clubs, with a split crowd. The game ended 0–0, and Atlético advanced to its second continental finals after winning a penalty shootout by 5–4. The team faced Boca Juniors in the finals, and finished as runner-up after drawing the first leg 0–0 at the Mineirão and losing the second 1–0 at La Bombonera.[32] In the Copa CONMEBOL, Atlético again eliminated Fluminense in the first round (this time in a penalty shootout), and defeated Peru's Sipesa in the quarter-finals with an aggregate score of 2–1. The club was eliminated in the semi-finals by Botafogo, the eventual winner of the competition, after winning the first leg 3–1 at home, but losing the second 3–0.[33]

Corner of a stadium with empty maroon and white seating sections, viewed from the pitch, from which it is separated by a fence; the sky is blue and cloudless.
Atlético Mineiro players and staff were trapped against the fence of Lanús's stadium La Fortaleza (pictured), venue of the first leg of the 1997 Copa CONMEBOL Finals.

Absent from continental football for one season, Atlético Mineiro returned to the Copa CONMEBOL in the 1995 edition, qualifying after finishing fourth in the 1994 Brasileiro.[34] The team eliminated Brazil's Guarani in the first stage with an aggregate score of 2–1, before defeating Venezuelan club Mineros de Guayana, with club record home (6–0) and aggregate (10–0) win scores. In the semi-finals, Atlético faced Colombia's América de Cali, and advanced after winning a penalty shootout by 4–3, following a 4–3 away defeat and a 1–0 home win.[35] In its second Copa CONMEBOL final, Atlético faced Argentine side Rosario Central, and secured a significant advantage in the series with a 4–0 win at the Mineirão. However, in the second leg of the finals played in the Gigante de Arroyito, Atlético suffered a shocking 4–0 defeat, with a goal scored by Rosario at the 87th minute. The title was decided on penalties, with a 4–3 score favouring Central.[36] In the following year, Atlético took part in the Copa Master de CONMEBOL, a single-edition competition contested in Cuiabá between the past winners of the Copa CONMEBOL: Atlético, Botafogo, São Paulo and Rosario Central. Only a few months after the previous year's defeat, Atlético faced Central again, this time winning 10–9 on penalties after a 0–0 draw. Atlético lost to São Paulo 3–0 in the final match, played at the Verdão.[37]

After finishing third in the 1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Atlético Mineiro qualified for the 1997 Copa CONMEBOL.[38] The opponent in the first stage was Série A runner-up Portuguesa, which had eliminated Atlético in the semi-finals of the national championship. This time, Atlético eliminated Portuguesa with a 4–1 aggregate score. In the quarter-finals, the team faced and eliminated América de Cali for a second time in history. The opposition in the semi-finals was Peru's Universitario, defeated by Atlético with a 6–0 aggregate score. Atlético then faced an Argentine team in a continental final for the third time. With title holders Lanús as the opponent, Atlético took the lead in the series with a 4–1 away win at La Fortaleza, in Lanús.[39] After the match, Atlético players and staff were trapped against the fence surrounding the pitch and attacked by Lanús players and supporters. Among other injured players and staff in the confrontation, Atlético head coach Emerson Leão had to undergo surgery after being hit in the face.[40] The second leg was played at the Mineirão, and this time the team's advantage was secured with a 1–1 draw, and Atlético won its second international title undefeated.[41] Atlético forward Valdir was the top scorer of the competition with seven goals.[31]

A man with tanned light skin, brown eyes, short dark hair and a black Van Dyke, wearing a white shirt with a black-lined collar.
Valdir, nicknamed Bigode ("Mustache"), was the top goalscorer of the 1997 Copa CONMEBOL with seven goals.

As champion of the 1997 edition, the club qualified for the 1998 Copa CONMEBOL. Atlético eliminated Paraguayan side Cerro Corá on penalties in the first round, and Bolivia's Jorge Wilstermann in the quarterfinals with a 4–1 aggregate score. In the semi-finals, Atlético faced Rosario Central for a third time in continental football, and was eliminated after a 1–1 draw at the Gigante de Arroyito and a 1–0 defeat at home. It was the last time the club participated in the Copa CONMEBOL, as the competition's final edition was played in 1999, for which Atlético did not qualify.[42]

Sudamericana years (2000–11)

Atlético did not take part in any continental competitions in 1999, but, as Série A runner-up in that year, the club qualified for the 2000 Copa Libertadores and the 2000 Copa Mercosur. The latter was a new continental competition introduced in 1998, which eventually replaced both the Copa CONMEBOL and the Supercopa Libertadores for clubs in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. In its return to the Copa Libertadores after nineteen years, Atlético was drawn in Group 8, with Bolivian Club Bolívar, Uruguayan side Bella Vista, and Chile's Cobreloa. Atlético's form in the group stage was erratic, but enough to ensure qualification for the next stage in second place: the team won its three home matches (which included a joint-record 6–0 victory against Cobreloa) and lost the three away ones (also with a joint-record, a 4–0 defeat against Bolívar). In the round of 16, the team faced Brazilian side Atlético Paranaense, which it eliminated by a score of 5–3 in a penalty shootout, after winning 1–0 at home and losing 2–1 away. The team's opponent in the quarter-finals was Corinthians, winner of the previous year's Série A finals over Atlético. After drawing 1–1 at the Mineirão, Atlético was defeated 2–1 in São Paulo and eliminated.[43]

In the Copa Mercosur, Atlético was drawn into Group E, with fellow Brazilian club Vasco da Gama, Uruguay's Peñarol and San Lorenzo from Argentina. The team qualified for the quarter-finals as first in the group, winning four games, drawing one with Peñarol, and losing only one to eventual champions Vasco. In the quarter-finals, Atlético eliminated Boca Juniors, winning 2–0 at the Mineirão and drawing 2–2 at La Bombonera. The opposition in the semi-finals was Palmeiras, winner of the 1999 Copa Libertadores and runner-up of the 1999 Mercosur. Atlético lost both legs, by 4–1 in São Paulo and 2–0 at home, and was eliminated.[44]

A football match taking place in a packed stadium with an athletics track, viewed from a stand behind one of the goals; it's night and the ground is floodlit.
Match between Palmeiras and Atlético Mineiro at the Pacaembu, in the 2010 Copa Sudamericana.

Atlético Mineiro did not qualify for any continental competitions in 2001 or 2002 (a season in which Brazil did not have representatives in the first edition of Copa Sudamericana, the new cup which replaced Copa Mercosur and Copa Merconorte). The club qualified for the 2003 Copa Sudamericana, taking part in a single round-robin preliminary group stage for Brazilian clubs, with Fluminense and Corinthians. Atlético defeated the latter 2–0 in São Paulo, but lost to the former 2–0 at home, and did not qualify for the second preliminary stage.[45] The club became a regular participant in the Copa Sudamericana in the 2000s, but failed to advance from the Brazilian preliminary round in most editions. In 2004, Atlético fell to Goiás with a 4–2 away loss and a 1–1 home draw.[46] Going through a bad period in its history, which included relegation in 2005, the club was absent from continental football for three years between 2005 and 2007.[47]

Following its return to the Série A in 2007, the team finished eighth in the league and earned a spot in the following year's Copa Sudamericana,[48] in which it was eliminated in the first stage, after losing 8–3 on aggregate against Botafogo.[49] In the 2009 edition, Atlético again fell to Goiás in the first stage, this time on penalties.[50] After finishing in seventh place in the 2009 Série A, Atlético qualified for the 2010 Copa Sudamericana,[51] in which it advanced from the second preliminary stage by eliminating Grêmio Prudente after drawing 0–0 and winning 1–0. Atlético then faced Colombian side Santa Fe in the round of 16, winning the first leg by 2–0 and losing the second 1–0 to advance. Palmeiras was the opponent in the quarter-finals, and Atlético was eliminated with a 1–1 draw at home and a 2–0 defeat at São Paulo.[52] The club also took part in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, again falling to Botafogo in the preliminary stage with two losses.[53]

Libertadores winner and regular (2013–)

After an unsuccessful season in the national league in 2011, in which it did not qualify for the following season's continental tournaments, Atlético finished as runner-up in the 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro, qualifying for the Copa Libertadores for the first time in twelve years.[54] The team entered the competition in the second stage, in which it was drawn into Group 3, together with Argentine club Arsenal de Sarandí, Bolivia's The Strongest and São Paulo one more time. With a squad composed of Ronaldinho, Jô, Diego Tardelli, Bernard and a returning Gilberto Silva, Atlético dominated the group, winning its first five matches. São Paulo inflicted the team's only loss in the last match, but Atlético had already secured the best performance of the competition's group stage, which meant the second legs in further rounds would be played at home. São Paulo, as the worst runner-up of the group stage, was also the team's opponent in the round of 16. Atlético won the first leg, played at the Morumbi, after a 2–1 comeback; in the second leg, played at the Estádio Independência (the club's new first-choice home ground since the previous year), the team won 4–1 with a hat-trick by Jô to advance.[55]

A pitch level perspective of a floodlit oval stadium, filled with people wearing black and white clothes and raising their arms; smoke from flares fills the air, and a section of the playing field and a goal can be seen.
Atlético Mineiro supporters at the Mineirão in the second leg of the 2013 Copa Libertadores Finals

Mexico's Club Tijuana was the opponent in the quarter-finals, and the first leg, contested in Tijuana, ended 2–2 with an equaliser goal by Atlético's Luan in injury time. In the second leg, Tijuana opened the scoreline but Atlético equalised in the first half with captain Réver. An iconic moment for the club happened when a penalty kick was awarded to Tijuana in injury time. It would have meant elimination if it had been scored by Duvier Riascos, but was saved by Atlético's goalkeeper Victor with his foot. The save, according to sports commentators and supporters, represented the "kicking out" of the club's historic "jinx".[56][57][58] In the semi-finals, Atlético faced Argentine champion Newell's Old Boys, and lost the first leg 2–0 in Rosario. In the second leg, after an interruption at 1–0 because of a failure in the Independência's floodlights, Atlético made 2–0 six minutes into injury time to equalise the series. The team advanced after winning 3–2 on penalties.[59]

In the finals, Atlético faced Olimpia for the second time in a continental decision, and the Paraguayan club won the first leg, played at the Defensores del Chaco, by 2–0. The competition's rules demanded a stadium with at least a 40,000 capacity for the finals, and the second leg was played at the Mineirão.[60] A Jô goal in the beginning of the second half and a header by Leonardo Silva at the 87th minute equalised the aggregate, and the match ended with the same score after extra-time. The title was decided by a penalty shootout, which Atlético Mineiro won 4–3 to claim its first Copa Libertadores trophy.[61] Jô was the top goalscorer in the competition with seven goals, and Victor was selected as the tournament's best goalkeeper.[62][63] The team's victory also ensured awards for Atlético players at continental level: Ronaldinho was named South American Footballer of the Year and selected for the continent's ideal team of 2013, along with Bernard, Réver, Marcos Rocha and Jô.[64]

Two football teams and a refereeing team lining up in a football stadium pitch. The leftmost team wears black and white striped shirts, black shorts and white socks, while the other wears white shorts, red socks and gray jackets. The refereeing trio wears yellow shirts and black socks. People with cameras can be seen in the foreground. A stand below lit floodlights is seen in the background, packed with people in red clothes holding red and white banners and paper pieces.
Atlético Mineiro and Santa Fe players lining up at El Campín in the 2014 Copa Libertadores

As winner of South America's main continental tournament, Atlético won the right to play in the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco, its first official intercontinental competition. The participation, however, was unsuccessful, as Atlético fell in the semi-finals to host club (as Moroccan champions) Raja Casablanca in a 3–1 loss. After the unexpected defeat, the team faced China's Guangzhou Evergrande in the third place match, which it won 3–2 with an injury time goal.[65] The Copa Libertadores victory also ensured the club a berth in the 2014 edition of the competition. In that season, Atlético was drawn in Group 4, together with Paraguay's Nacional, Venezuela's Zamora and Santa Fe. The team finished the group in first place, with three wins and three draws, and advanced to the knockout stages, in which it faced Colombian club Atlético Nacional. Atlético Mineiro lost the first leg 1–0 in Medellín and scored 1–0 in the second leg at home, but a goal in the 87th minute by Atlético Nacional meant elimination.[66] Atlético also took part in the 2014 edition of the Recopa Sudamericana, its first appearance in the competition, contested between the champions of the Libertadores and the Sudamericana. The club again faced Lanús in a continental final, and won the first leg 1–0 in Argentina. Despite scoring first in the second leg at the Mineirão, Atlético suffered a comeback, and the aggregate score was 3–3 after 90 minutes. In extra-time, two own goals by Lanús players gave Atlético the title, with an aggregate score of 5–3.[67][68]

Atlético qualified for the 2015 Copa Libertadores after winning the 2014 Copa do Brasil over rivals Cruzeiro.[69] Unlike in the previous years, the team struggled in the group stage, in which it was drawn in Group 1 with Chilean side Colo-Colo, Mexico's Atlas and Santa Fe again. Atlético qualified for the following stage in second place, and was eliminated in the round of 16 by Brazilian club Internacional, with a 2–2 draw in the first leg in Belo Horizonte and a 3–1 loss in Porto Alegre.[70] The club qualified for the 2016 Copa Libertadores, after finishing as runner-up in the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[71] Through its position in a new Copa Libertadores ranking introduced by CONMEBOL,[72][73] Atlético was seeded in Pot 1 for the 2016 edition, and joined in Group 5 by Colo-Colo, Peruvian champions Melgar and Ecuador's Independiente del Valle.[74][75] After advancing as first in its group,[76] the team eliminated Argentina's Racing in the round of 16, with a goalless draw at El Cilindro and a 2–1 victory at home. Atlético fell to São Paulo in the quarter-finals on away goals, after losing 1–0 at the Morumbi and winning 2–1 at the Independência.[77] In November 2016, the club qualified to the 2017 Copa Libertadores, its fifth consecutive appearance in the competition.[78]

Records

For more details on this topic, see List of Clube Atlético Mineiro records and statistics.
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Man with light skin and short black hair, wearing a goalkeeper football kit composed of black shirt and shorts and white socks, crouching in front of a goal with his gloved hands stretched towards a moving football.
Jô (left) and Victor (right) hold Atlético Mineiro's records for most goals and appearances in international competitions, respectively.

Team and players

  • Atlético Mineiro 6–0 Mineros, Copa CONMEBOL, 14 November 1995[79]
  • Atlético Mineiro 6–0 Cobreloa, Copa Libertadores, 5 April 2000[79]
  • Rosario Central 4–0 Atlético Mineiro, Copa CONMEBOL, 19 December 1995
  • Bolívar 4–0 Atlético Mineiro, Copa Libertadores, 22 March 2000

Key

  • E = Entries
  • P = Matches played
  • W = Matches won
  • D = Matches drawn
  • L = Matches lost
  • GF = Goals for
  • GA = Goals against
  • GD = Goal difference
  • GS = Group stage
  • PR = Preliminary round
  • R1 = First round
  • R2 = Second round
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
W Winner
RU Runner-up

By season

Clube Atlético Mineiro record in international club football by season[84]
Season Competition P W D L GF GA GD Round
1972 Copa Libertadores 6 0 4 2 5 6−1 GS
1978 Copa Libertadores 10 5 2 3 19 14+5 SF
1981 Copa Libertadores 7 2 5 0 8 6+2 GS
1992 Copa CONMEBOL 8 4 1 3 15 7+8 W
1993 Copa CONMEBOL 6 3 1 2 7 70 SF
1993 Copa de Oro 3 0 2 1 0 1−1 RU
1995 Copa CONMEBOL 8 5 1 2 20 9+11 RU
1996 Copa Master de CONMEBOL 2 0 1 1 0 3−3 RU
1997 Copa CONMEBOL 8 5 3 0 18 5+13 W
1998 Copa CONMEBOL 6 2 3 1 7 5+2 SF
2000 Copa Libertadores 10 4 1 5 13 12+1 QF
2000 Copa Mercosur 9 5 2 3 18 12+6 SF
2003 Copa Sudamericana 2 1 0 1 2 20 PR
2004 Copa Sudamericana 2 0 1 1 3 5−2 PR
2008 Copa Sudamericana 2 0 0 2 3 8−5 R1
2009 Copa Sudamericana 2 0 2 0 2 20 R1
2010 Copa Sudamericana 6 2 2 2 4 40 QF
2011 Copa Sudamericana 2 0 0 2 1 3−2 R2
2013 Copa Libertadores 14 9 2 3 29 18+11 W
2013 FIFA Club World Cup 2 1 0 1 4 5−1 SF
2014 Copa Libertadores 8 3 4 1 9 7+2 R16
2014 Recopa Sudamericana 2 2 0 0 5 3+2 W
2015 Copa Libertadores 8 3 1 4 8 9−1 R16
2016 Copa Libertadores 10 6 2 2 16 7+9 QF

By competition

Clube Atlético Mineiro record in international club football by competition[84]
Competition E P W D L GF GA GD W%
Copa Libertadores 8|73 32 21 20 107 79 +28 43.84
Copa CONMEBOL 5|36 19 9 8 67 33 +34 52.78
Copa de Oro 1|3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 00.00
Copa Master de CONMEBOL 1|2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 00.00
Copa Mercosur 1|10 5 2 3 18 18 +0 50.00
Copa Sudamericana 6|16 3 5 8 15 24 −9 18.75
Recopa Sudamericana 1|2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 100.000
FIFA Club World Cup 1|2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 50.00
Total 24|144 62 40 42 216 166 +50 43.06

By country

Clube Atlético Mineiro record in international club football by country[85]
Country P W D L GF GA GD W%
 Argentina 25 12 6 7 43 32 +11 48.00
 Bolivia 6 5 0 1 9 7 +2 83.33
 Brazil 49 14 16 19 59 70 −11 28.57
 Chile 10 6 2 2 24 9 +15 60.00
 China 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100.000
 Colombia 14 7 4 3 21 13 +8 50.00
 Ecuador 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 50.00
 Mexico 4 0 2 2 3 5 −2 00.00
 Morocco 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 00.00
 Paraguay 16 4 8 4 16 14 +2 25.00
 Peru 6 5 1 0 14 2 +12 83.33
 Uruguay 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 50.00
 Venezuela 4 4 0 0 12 0 +12 100.000

Finals

Atlético Mineiro goals always listed first.

Year Competition Opposing Team Score Venue
1992 Copa CONMEBOL Paraguay Olimpia 2–0 Brazil Mineirão, Belo Horizonte (first leg)
0–1 Paraguay Defensores del Chaco, Asunción (second leg)
1993 Copa de Oro Argentina Boca Juniors 0–0 Brazil Mineirão, Belo Horizonte (first leg)
0–1 Argentina La Bombonera, Buenos Aires (second leg)
1995 Copa CONMEBOL Argentina Rosario Central 4–0 Brazil Mineirão, Belo Horizonte (first leg)
0–4 (3–4 p) Argentina Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario (second leg)
1996 Copa Master de CONMEBOL Brazil São Paulo 0–3 Brazil Verdão, Cuiabá
1997 Copa CONMEBOL Argentina Lanús 4–1 Argentina La Fortaleza, Lanús (first leg)
1–1 Brazil Mineirão, Belo Horizonte (second leg)
2013 Copa Libertadores Paraguay Olimpia 0–2 Paraguay Defensores del Chaco, Asunción (first leg)
2–0 (aet) (4–3 p) Brazil Mineirão, Belo Horizonte (second leg)
2014 Recopa Sudamericana Argentina Lanús 1–0 Argentina La Fortaleza, Lanús (first leg)
4–3 (aet) Brazil Mineirão, Belo Horizonte (second leg)

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Atlético Mineiro goals always listed first.
  2. ↑ Match ended at 2–2 after 87 minutes, because Atlético Mineiro was left with less than seven players on the field, after five sendings off. Points awarded to Olimpia.
  3. ↑ One-game playoff; match ended at 0–0 after 37 minutes, because Atlético Mineiro was left with less than seven players on the field, after five sendings-off. Match ended as draw, Flamengo advanced by having the best goal difference in the group stage.
  4. ↑ Match played with split-crowd; Atlético Mineiro 5–4 Cruzeiro, on penalties.
  5. ↑ Atlético Mineiro 4–2 Fluminense, on penalties.
  6. ↑ Atlético Mineiro 4–3 América de Cali, on penalties.
  7. ↑ Atlético Mineiro 3–4 Rosario Central, on penalties.
  8. ↑ Match played in neutral venue; Atlético Mineiro 10–9 Rosario Central, on penalties.
  9. ↑ Match played in neutral venue.
  10. ↑ Atlético Mineiro 4–2 Cerro Corá, on penalties.
  11. ↑ Atlético Mineiro 5–3 Atlético Paranaense, on penalties.
  12. ↑ Atlético Mineiro 5–6 Goiás, on penalties.
  13. ↑ Atlético Mineiro advanced on away goals.
  14. ↑ Atlético Mineiro 3–2 Newell's Old Boys, on penalties.
  15. ↑ Atlético Mineiro 5–3 Olimpia, on penalties.
  16. ↑ São Paulo advanced on away goals.

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