Clube Atlético Mineiro in international club football

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Clube Atlético Mineiro in international club football
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 the club's first appearance in an official international competition, Atlético Mineiro has participated in 23 continental competition editions and in one edition of an intercontinental competition. The club 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 was 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, in which it did not advance from the first group stage. Atlético Mineiro then debuted in the inaugural editions of the Copa CONMEBOL, in 1992, the Copa de Oro, in 1993, and the Copa Master de CONMEBOL, in 1996. Its first and only appearance in the Copa Mercosur happened in the 2000 season, and the 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 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, while forwards Jô and Guilherme are Atlético's top goalscorers with 11 goals.

Background

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 club, when in 1929 it defeated Portugal's Vitória de Setúbal 3–1 in Belo Horizonte.[1] The club then played friendlies with foreign sides, including national teams, over the following decades, 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, first played in 1960 and renamed as Copa Libertadores in 1966 in honour of the heroes of South American liberation.[4][5]

Copa Libertadores was the only continental competition in South America until the creation of the Supercopa Libertadores and the Recopa Sudamericana in 1988. The first was contested between past champions of the main continental tournament, while the second was disputed between the annual winners of the Libertadores and the Supercopa. In 1992 CONMEBOL introduced the Copa CONMEBOL, a competition for the best placed clubs in the national leagues that did not qualify for the Copa Libertadores, while many other smaller "Copas" were also created by the continental confederation in the 1990s, some of them with a single edition.[6] Two new major tournaments were introduced in 1998, the Copa Mercosur and the Copa Merconorte, which eventually replaced the Supercopa and the Copa CONMEBOL. The two competitions were replaced by the Copa Sudamericana in 2002, which remains active as the second most important tournament in the continent.[7]

From 1969 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 (later, the UEFA Champions League). It was replaced in 2005 by the FIFA Club World Cup, which includes the winners of the competitions of all six continental confederations.[8]

History

Early appearances (1972–1981)

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. The exceptions were the 1966, 1969 and 1970 editions of the Copa Libertadores, in which the Brazilian Football Confederation (then named Brazilian Sports Confederation) decided not to send any Brazilian clubs, and 1971, when the champion and runner-up of the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa filled Brazil's berths. Atlético Mineiro's first participation in the Copa Libertadores happened in 1972 edition, qualifying as champion of the inaugural Campeonato Brasileiro in 1971, which since then became the country's main qualifying method for the Libertadores.[9]

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 Brasileirão. Atlético failed to advance to the second stage, after drawing four games and losing one to Cerro Porteño.[10] A match against Olimpia in Paraguay was abandoned at 2–2 in the 84th minute, because Atlético had five players sent off, and 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.[11]

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.[12]

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 to Flamengo in finals with controversial refereeing, as Atlético striker Reinaldo was sent off with a straight red card after scoring a brace.[13][14][15] Brazil's representatives were once again drawn into Group 3, together with Olimpa and Cerro Porteño, whom Atlético faced for a second time in a group stage of the Copa Libertadores. The two encounters between the Brazilian clubs ended 2–2, and both won two and drew two matches against the Paraguayans. A play-off match in a neutral stadium had to be played between Atlético and Flamengo to decide which one would advance to the semifinals.[16]

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Estádio Serra Dourada (pictured), in Goiânia, was the venue of a controversial playoff match between Atlético Mineiro and Flamengo in the 1981 Copa Libertadores.

In the play-off match, played at Serra Dourada Stadium, Atlético forward and star player Reinaldo received a straight red card from Brazilian referee José Roberto Wright after fouling Flamengo's Zico at the 33rd minute, in what was described as a "normal" foul and "without much violence".[17][18] After the foul, Wright then sent off Atlético player Éder 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 simulated an injury when the match was restarted, but Wright refused to 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 then 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.[19]

After the match, Atlético tried to appeal to a CONMEBOL court for its annulment, unsuccessfully. According to Wright, who until before the match was considered the best referee in the country, Reinaldo's foul was indeed "normal", but he was sent off because of a previous 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.[18] The episode and referee Wright's performance were described by Brazilian and South American media at the time as "shameful", "deplorable" and "opprobrium".[17][18] Flamengo advanced to the semi-finals and went on to win the competition.[16]

First titles and finals (1992–1998)

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 for the best placed clubs in their countries which did not qualify for the Copa Libertadores.[20] The club earned a berth in the competition by finishing third in the 1991 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[21] Copa CONMEBOL was contested between 16 teams, playing 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.[22] 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.[23] Aílton, an Atlético player, scored six goals in the competition and was its top goalscorer.[24]

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).[6] 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.[25] 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.[26]

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A brawl took place in the first leg of the 1997 Copa CONMEBOL finals, played at Lanús's stadium La Fortaleza (pictured), in which Atlético Mineiro players and staff were trapped against the fence.

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.[27] 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.[28] 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.[29] 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.[30]

After finishing third in the 1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Atlético Mineiro qualified for the 1997 Copa CONMEBOL.[31] 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 América de Cali for a second time in history, winning 2–1 and drawing 1–1 to advance. 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, and Atlético took the lead in the series with a 4–1 away win at La Fortaleza.[32] 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.[33] 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.[34] Atlético player Valdir was the top scorer of the competition with seven goals.[24]

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Valdir, nicknamed Bigode ("Mustache"), was the top goalscorer of the 1997 Copa CONMEBOL.

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.[35]

Copa Sudamericana years (2000–2011)

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.[36]

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.[37]

Atlético Mineiro did not qualify for the 2001 season of any continental competitions, and in 2002 Brazil did not have representatives in the first edition of Copa Sudamericana, the new secondary 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.[38] 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.[39] 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.[40] 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.,[41] being eliminated in the first stage after losing 8–3 on aggregate against Botafogo.[42] In the 2009 edition, Atlético again fell to Goiás in the first stage, this time on penalties.[43]

After finishing in seventh place in the 2009 Série A, Atlético qualified for the 2010 Copa Sudamericana,[44] 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.[45] The club also took part in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, again falling to Botafogo in the preliminary stage with two losses.[46]

Atlético Mineiro against Arsenal de Sarandí at Independência in the 2013 Copa Libertadores

Libertadores winner and regular (2013–present)

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.[47] 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 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.[48]

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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 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 club supporters, represented the kicking out of the club's historic "bad luck".[49][50] 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 at 90+6 to equalise the series. The team advanced after winning 3–2 on penalties.[51] In the finals, Atlético faced Olimpia for the first time after their encounter in the 1992 Copa CONMEBOL, and lost the first leg, played at the Defensores del Chaco, by 2–0. The second leg was played at the Mineirão due to the competition's rules, which demanded a higher capacity stadium. 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.[52] Jô was the top goalscorer in the competition with seven goals, and Victor was selected as the tournament's best goalkeeper.[53][54]

By winning the Libertadores, 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 Raja Casablanca after a 3–1 loss. After the unexpected defeat, the team played in the third place match against China's Guangzhou Evergrande, which it won with an injury time goal.[55] 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 knocjout 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.[56]

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Atlético Mineiro against Santa Fe at El Campín in the 2014 Copa Libertadores

As Copa Libertadores champion in 2013, Atlético also took part in the 2014 edition of the Recopa 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.[57][58]

Atlético qualified for the 2015 Copa Libertadores after winning the 2014 Copa do Brasil over rivals Cruzeiro.[59] 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 2–2 draw in the first leg in Belo Horizonte, and a 3–1 loss in Porto Alegre.[60] The club qualified for the 2016 Copa Libertadores, its fourth consecutive participation in the competition, after finishing as runner-up in the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[61] Through its position in a new Copa Libertadores ranking introduced by CONMEBOL,[62][63] 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.[64][65] After advancing as first in its group,[66] 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,[67] but 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.[68]

Matches

Season Competition Round Opposition Score[nb 1] Ref.
1972 Copa Libertadores Group 3 Brazil São Paulo 2–2 (H), 0–0 (A) [10]
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1–1 (H), 0–1 (A)
Paraguay Olimpia 0–0 (H), 2–2 (A)[nb 2]
1978 Copa Libertadores First Stage, Group 3 Chile Unión Española 1–1 (A), 5–1 (H) [12]
Brazil São Paulo 1–1 (H), 2–1 (A)
Chile Palestino 5–4 (A), 2–0 (H)
Semi-finals, Group A Argentina Boca Juniors 1–2 (H), 1–3 (A)
Argentina River Plate 0–1 (A), 1–0 (H)
1981 Copa Libertadores Group 3 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1–0 (A), 2–2 (H) [16]
Paraguay Olimpia 0–0 (A), 1–0 (H)
Brazil Flamengo 2–2 (H), 2–2 (A), 0–0 (N)[nb 3]
1992 Copa CONMEBOL Round of 16 Brazil Fluminense 1–2 (A), 5–1 (H) [22]
Quarter-finals Colombia Junior 2–2 (A), 3–0 (H)
Semi-finals Ecuador El Nacional 0–1 (A), 2–0 (H)
Finals Paraguay Olimpia 2–0 (H), 0–1 (A)
1993 Copa de Oro Semi-final Brazil Cruzeiro 0–0 (N)[nb 4] [25]
Finals Argentina Boca Juniors 0–0 (H), 0–1 (A)
1993 Copa CONMEBOL Round of 16 Brazil Fluminense 2–0 (H), 0–2 (A)[nb 5] [26]
Quarter-finals Peru Sipesa 1–1 (A), 1–0 (H)
Semi-finals Brazil Botafogo 3–1 (H), 0–3 (A)
1995 Copa CONMEBOL First Round Brazil Guarani 1–1 (A), 1–0 (H) [28]
Quarter-finals Venezuela Mineros 6–0 (H), 4–0 (A)
Semi-finals Colombia América 3–4 (A), 1–0 (H)[nb 6]
Finals Argentina Rosario Central 4–0 (H), 0–4 (A)[nb 7]
1996 Copa Master de CONMEBOL Semi-final Argentina Rosario Central 0–0 (N)[nb 8] [30]
Final Brazil São Paulo 0–3 (N)
1997 Copa CONMEBOL Round of 16 Brazil Portuguesa 4–1 (H), 0–0 (A) [32]
Quarter-finals Colombia América 2–1 (H), 1–1 (A)
Semi-finals Peru Universitario 2–0 (A), 4–0 (H)
Finals Argentina Lanús 4–1 (A), 1–1 (H)
1998 Copa CONMEBOL Round of 16 Paraguay Cerro Corá 2–2 (A), 0–0 (H)[nb 9] [35]
Quarter-finals Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 3–1 (H), 1–0 (A)
Semi-finals Argentina Rosario Central 1–1 (A), 0–1 (H)
2000 Copa Libertadores Group 8 Bolivia Bolívar 1–0 (H), 0–4 (A) [36]
Uruguay Bella Vista 2–1 (H), 0–1 (A)
Chile Cobreloa 0–1 (A), 6–0 (H)
Round of 16 Brazil Atlético Paranaense 1–0 (H), 1–2 (A)[nb 10]
Quarter-finals Brazil Corinthians 1–1 (H), 1–2 (A)
2000 Copa Mercosur Group E Uruguay Peñarol 2–1 (H), 2–2 (A) [37]
Brazil Vasco da Gama 2–0 (H), 0–2 (A)
Argentina San Lorenzo 4–3 (A), 3–2 (H)
Quarter-finals Argentina Boca Juniors 2–0 (H), 2–2 (A)
Semi-finals Brazil Palmeiras 1–4 (A), 0–2 (H)
2003 Copa Sudamericana Brazil Preliminary Brazil Corinthians 2–0 (A) [38]
Brazil Fluminense 0–2 (H)
2004 Copa Sudamericana Brazil Preliminary Brazil Goiás 2–4 (A), 1–1 (H) [39]
2008 Copa Sudamericana First Stage Brazil Botafogo 1–3 (A), 2–5 (H) [42]
2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage Brazil Goiás 1–1 (H), 1–1 (A)[nb 11] [43]
2010 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage Brazil Grêmio Prudente 0–0 (H), 1–0 (A) [45]
Round of 16 Colombia Santa Fe 2–0 (H), 0–1 (A)
Quarter-finals Brazil Palmeiras 1–1 (H), 0–2 (A)
2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage Brazil Botafogo 1–2 (A), 0–1 (H) [46]
2013 Copa Libertadores Group 3 Brazil São Paulo 2–1 (H), 0–2 (A) [48]
Bolivia The Strongest 2–1 (A), 2–1 (H)
Argentina Arsenal de Sarandí 5–2 (A), 5–2 (H)
Round of 16 Brazil São Paulo 2–1 (A), 4–1 (H)
Quarter-finals Mexico Tijuana 2–2 (A), 1–1 (H)[nb 12]
Semi-finals Argentina Newell's Old Boys 0–2 (A), 2–0 (H)[nb 13]
Finals Paraguay Olimpia 0–2 (A), 2–0 (H)[nb 14]
2013 FIFA Club World Cup Semi-final Morocco Raja Casablanca 1–3 (N) [55]
Third-place match China Guangzhou Evergrande 3–2 (N)
2014 Copa Libertadores Group 4 Paraguay Nacional 2–2 (A), 1–1 (H) [56]
Venezuela Zamora 1–0 (A), 1–0 (H)
Colombia Santa Fe 2–1 (H), 1–1 (A)
Round of 16 Colombia Atlético Nacional 0–1 (A), 1–1 (H)
2014 Recopa Sudamericana Finals Argentina Lanús 1–0 (A), 4–3 (H) (a.e.t.) [57]
2015 Copa Libertadores Group 1 Colombia Santa Fe 1–0 (A), 2–0 (H) [60]
Chile Colo-Colo 0–2 (A), 2–0 (H)
Mexico Atlas 0–1 (A), 0–1 (H)
Round of 16 Brazil Internacional 2–2 (H), 1–3 (A)
2016 Copa Libertadores Group 5 Chile Colo-Colo 0–0 (A), 3–0 (H) [69]
Ecuador Independiente del Valle 1–0 (H), 2–3 (A)
Peru Melgar 2–1 (A), 4–0 (H)
Round of 16 Argentina Racing 0–0 (A), 2–1 (H)
Quarter-finals Brazil São Paulo 1–0 (A), 2–1 (H)[nb 15]

Records

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  • Biggest away win: Mineros 0–4 Atlético Mineiro, 1995 Copa CONMEBOL quarter-finals (21 November 1995)
  • Biggest home loss: Atlético Mineiro 2–5 Botafogo, 2008 Copa Sudamericana first stage (27 August 2008)
  • Biggest away loss:
  • Rosario Central 4–0 Atlético Mineiro, 1995 Copa CONMEBOL finals (19 December 1995)
  • Bolívar 4–0 Atlético Mineiro, 2000 Copa Libertadores group stage (22 March 2000)

By competition

Clube Atlético Mineiro record in international club football by competition[74]
Competition Entries P W D L GF GA GD F FW FL
Copa Libertadores 8 73 32 21 20 107 79 +28 1 1 0
Copa CONMEBOL 5 36 19 9 8 67 33 +34 3 2 1
Copa de Oro 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 1 0 1
Copa Master de CONMEBOL 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1 0 1
Copa Mercosur 1 10 5 2 3 18 18 0 0 0 0
Copa Sudamericana 6 16 3 5 8 15 24 −9 0 0 0
Recopa Sudamericana 1 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 1 1 0
FIFA Club World Cup 1 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 0 0 0
Total 24 144 62 40 42 216 166 +43 7 4 3

By country

Clube Atlético Mineiro record in international club football by country[75]
Country Pld W D L F A GD Win%
 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

Year Competition Opposing Team Score Venue
1992 Copa CONMEBOL Paraguay Olimpia 2–1 agg. Two-legged
1993 Copa de Oro Argentina Boca Juniors 0–1 agg. Two-legged
1995 Copa CONMEBOL Argentina Rosario Central 4–4 agg. (3–4 p) Two-legged
1996 Copa Master de CONMEBOL Brazil São Paulo 0–3 Brazil Verdão, Cuiabá
1997 Copa CONMEBOL Argentina Lanús 5–2 agg. Two-legged
2013 Copa Libertadores Paraguay Olimpia 2–2 agg. (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Two-legged
2014 Recopa Sudamericana Argentina Lanús 5–3 agg. (a.e.t.) Two-legged

Honours

Clube Atlético Mineiro honours in international club competitions
Competition Titles Years
Copa Libertadores 1 2013
Copa CONMEBOL 2 1992, 1997
Recopa Sudamericana 1 2014

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Atlético Mineiro goals shown 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. ↑ 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 by referee José Roberto Wright. With the draw, Flamengo advanced to the semi-finals by having the best goal difference in the group stage.
  4. ↑ 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. ↑ Atlético Mineiro 10–9 Rosario Central, on penalties.
  9. ↑ Atlético Mineiro 4–2 Cerro Corá, on penalties.
  10. ↑ Atlético Mineiro 5–3 Atlético Paranaense, on penalties.
  11. ↑ Atlético Mineiro 5–6 Goiás, on penalties.
  12. ↑ Atlético Mineiro advanced on away goals.
  13. ↑ Atlético Mineiro 3–2 Newell's Old Boys, on penalties.
  14. ↑ Atlético Mineiro 5–3 Olimpia, on penalties.
  15. ↑ São Paulo advanced on away goals.

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