List of Clube Atlético Mineiro records and statistics

Clube Atlético Mineiro, commonly known as Atlético Mineiro or Atlético, is a Brazilian professional football club founded on March 25, 1908 and based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The club played its first match in 1908, and its first trophy was the Taça Bueno Brandão, won in 1914. Atlético played its first competitive match on 15 July 1915, when they entered and won the inaugural edition of the Campeonato Mineiro, the state league of Minas Gerais, which it has won a record 43 times. At national level, the club has won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A once and has finished second on five occasions. Atlético has also won one Copa do Brasil, one Copa dos Campeões Estaduais and the Copa dos Campeões Brasileiros. In international club football, Atlético has won the Copa Libertadores once, the Recopa Sudamericana once and the Copa CONMEBOL twice, more than any other club. The team has also reached three other continental finals.

João Leite holds Atlético's official appearance record, with 684 matches for the club. Reinaldo is Galo's all-time leading goalscorer with 255 goals since joining the club's first squad in 1973. In the 1977 season, Reinaldo scored 28 goals in 18 appearances, setting the club record for the most Brasileirão goals in a single season, which is the best average goal-per-game record in the Série A. Dadá Maravilha is second in total goals with 211, the only other player to score more than 200 goals for the team. Argentine striker Lucas Pratto is Atlético's all-time foreign goalscorer with 21 goals. Telê Santana is the club's longest-serving head coach, having taken charge of the team for 434 matches during three periods in the 1970s and 1980s. Nelson Campos is Atlético's longest serving president, with nine years in three terms.

This list encompasses the major honours won by Atlético Mineiro, also including noted campaigns in addition to records set by the club, its managers and players. The player records section lists the club's leading goalscorers and the players who have made most appearances. It also records individual awards won by Atlético Mineiro players on national and international stage. Club records include first and extreme results, attendance records at the Mineirão and Independência stadiums, as well as the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club.

Honours

Atlético Mineiro's first trophy was the Taça Bueno Brandão, won in 1914. The club's first Campeonato Mineiro title came in 1915, in the inaugural edition of the competition, which Atlético has won a record 43 times. The club's first and only Brasileirão title was won in 1971, and the first Copa do Brasil came in 2014. Atlético Mineiro first participated in an international competition in 1972, and won its first title in 1992, the inaugural Copa CONMEBOL, a competition which it won again in 1997. It has also won the Copa Libertadores in 2013 and the Recopa Sudamericana in 2014. The club's most recent trophy is the 2015 Campeonato Mineiro.

International

Continental competitions

• Copa Libertadores

Winner (1): 2013

• Copa CONMEBOL

Winner (2): 1992, 1997 (Record)

Runner-up (1): 1995

• Recopa Sudamericana

Winner (1): 2014

• Copa de Oro

Runner-up (1): 1993

• Copa Master de CONMEBOL

Runner-up (1): 1996

Worldwide competitions

• FIFA Club World Cup

Third place (1): 2013

Domestic

National competitions

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Winner (1): 1971

Runner-up (5): 1977, 1980, 1999, 2012, 2015

• Copa do Brasil

Winner (1): 2014

• Copa dos Campeões Estaduais

Winner (1): 1937 (Record)

• Copa dos Campeões Brasileiros

Winner (1): 1978. (Record)

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Winner (1): 2006

State competitions

• Campeonato Mineiro

Winner (43): 1915, 1926, 1927, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 (Record)

Runner-up (34): 1916, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1951, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016

• Taça Minas Gerais

Winner (5): 1975, 1976, 1979, 1986, 1987 (Record)

Runner-up (4): 1973, 1982, 1983, 1985

• Taça Belo Horizonte

Winner (3): 1970, 1971, 1972 (Record)

• Torneio Início

Winner (8): 1928, 1931, 1932, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1954

Runner-up (12): 1922, 1929, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1953, 1956, 1963, 1964

• Champions Cup (FMF)

Winner (1): 1974.

Runner-up (1): 1999

• Torneio Incentivo Mineiro

Winner (1): 1993

• Taça Bueno Brandão

Winner (1): 1914

• Copa Belo Horizonte

Winner (1): 1959 (Record)

Runner-up (2): 1960, 1961

Friendly competitions

International

• Winter Tournament (Germany)

Winner (1): 1950

• Torneo de León

Winner (1): 1972

• Trofeo Conde de Fenosa

Winner (1): 1976

• Trofeo Cidade de Vigo

Winner (1): 1977

• Trofeo Costa del Sol

Winner (1): 1980

• Tournoi de Paris

Winner (1): 1982

• Trofeo Villa de Bilbao

Winner (1): 1982

• Bern Tournament

Winner (1): 1983

• Amsterdam Tournament

Winner (1): 1984

Runner-up (1): 1985

• Ramón de Carranza Trophy

Winner (1): 1990

Third place (1): 1991

• Copa Centenário de Belo Horizonte

Winner (1): 1997

• Millennium Cup

Winner (1): 1999

• Three Continents Cup (Vietnam)

Winner (1): 1999

• Florida Cup

Winner (1): 2016

National

• Torneio da Inconfidência

Winner (1): 1970

• Torneio Cidade de São José dos Campos

Winner (1): 1970

Individual records

See also: List of Clube Atlético Mineiro players

File:JOAO LEITE RESIZE.jpg

João Leite, holder of the record for most appearances with Atlético Mineiro with 684.

Appearances

Appearances in competitive matches

• Most appearances in total: 684 João Leite (1976–1988, 1991–1992)
• Most appearances in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 192, Marques (1997–2002, 2005, 2008–2010);
• Most appearances in international competitions: 31, Victor;
• Most total appearances for a manager: 434, Telê Santana (1970–1972, 1973–1975, 1987–1988).

Most appearances

All matches.

Rank	Name	Years	Total apps.
1	João Leite	1976–1988, 1991–1992	684
2	Wanderley Paiva	1966–1975	559
3	Luizinho	1978–1989	537
4	Vantuir	1968–1978	507
5	Paulo Roberto Prestes	1986–1996	504
6	Grapete	1964–1975	486
7	Reinaldo	1973–1985	475
8	Toninho Cerezo	1973–1983, 1996–1997	400
9	Paulo Isidoro	1973–1979, 1985–1987	399
10	Marques	1997–2002, 2005–2006, 2008–2010	286

Reinaldo, pictured while playing for the Brazilian national team, is Atlético Mineiro's all-time top goalscorer with 255 goals.

Goalscorers

• Most goals in total aggregate: 255, Reinaldo (1973–1985);
• Most league goals in a season:
  • in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 28, Reinaldo (1977) and Guilherme (1999);
  • in the Campeonato Mineiro: 29, Dario (1969);
• Most league top scorer awards: 2, Dario (1971, 1972);
• Most goals in a single match:
  • in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 5, Reinaldo (against Fast Clube 6–2, 1977 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A first stage, 9 November 1977);
  • in the Campeonato Mineiro: 6, Jairo (against Calafate, 1929 Campeonato Mineiro, 11 August 1929);
• Most goals in international competitions: 12, Guilherme.

Top goalscorers

All matches.

Rank	Name	Years	Total Goals
1	Reinaldo	1973–1985	255
2	Dario	1968–1972, 1974, 1978–1979	211
3	Mário de Castro	1926–1931	195
4	Guará	1933–1941	168
5	Lucas Miranda	1944–1954	152
6	Said	1927–1934	142
7	Guilherme	1999–2002, 2003	139
8	Ubaldo	1950–1955, 1958–1961	135
9	Marques	1997–2002, 2005–2006, 2008–2010	133
10	Nívio Gabrich	1945–1952	126

International caps

This section refers only to caps won while playing for Atlético Mineiro.

• First capped player: Carlyle, for Brazil (1948 Copa Río Branco, Uruguay 1–1 Brazil, 4 April 1948);
• Most capped player: Toninho Cerezo, with 52 caps for Brazil;
• First player to be called-up to the FIFA World Cup finals: Dario, for Brazil (1970 FIFA World Cup, no games played);
• First player to play in the FIFA World Cup finals: Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, for Uruguay (1974 FIFA World Cup, Uruguay 0–2 Netherlands, 15 June 1974);
• First player to score in the FIFA World Cup finals: Reinaldo, for Brazil (1978 FIFA World Cup, Brazil 1–1 Sweden, 3 June 1978);
• Player with most appearances in the FIFA World Cup finals: Toninho Cerezo, with 10 caps for Brazil.

Individual recognitions

Awards won by footballers while playing for Atlético Mineiro.

South American Footballer of the Year

• Ronaldinho (1): 2013.

South American Team of the Year

• Ronaldinho (2): 2012, 2013;
• Jô (1): 2013;
• Bernard (1): 2013;
• Réver (1): 2013;
• Marcos Rocha (1): 2013.

Bola de Ouro

• Toninho Cerezo (2): 1977, 1980;
• Ronaldinho (1): 2012.

Bola de Prata

• Vaguinho (1): 1970;
• Humberto Monteiro (2): 1970, 1971;
• Wanderley Paiva (1): 1971;
• Paulo Isidoro (1): 1976;
• Toninho Cerezo (3): 1977, 1980, 1976;
• Reinaldo (2): 1977, 1983;
• Osmar Guarnelli: 1979;
• Luizinho: 1980, 1987;
• Nelinho (1): 1983;
• Éder (1): 1983;
• Sérgio Araújo (1): 1986;
• Renato (1): 1987;
• Paulo Sérgio (1): 1989;
• Renaldo (1): 1996;
• Doriva (1): 1997;

• Dedê (1): 1997;
• Bruno (1): 1999;
• Juliano Belletti (1): 1999;
• Caçapa (1): 1999;
• Guilherme (1): 1999;
• Marques (2): 1999, 2001;
• Mancini (1): 2002;
• Diego Tardelli (3): 2009, 2013, 2014;
• Réver (1): 2012;
• Leonardo Silva (1): 2012;
• Ronaldinho (1): 2012;
• Marcos Rocha (2): 2012, 2014;
• Douglas Santos (1): 2015;
• Rafael Carioca (1): 2015;
• Lucas Pratto (1): 2015.

Série A Team of the Year (Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão)

• Diego Tardelli (2): 2009, 2014;
• Réver (2): 2011, 2012;
• Marcos Rocha (4): 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015;
• Ronaldinho (1): 2012;
• Leonardo Silva (1): 2012
• Jemerson (1): 2015;
• Douglas Santos (1): 2015;
• Rafael Carioca (1): 2015.

Série A Best Newcomer (Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão)

• Bernard (1): 2012.

Série A Best Foreign Player (Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão)

• Lucas Pratto (1): 2015.

Atlético Mineiro’s top national league goalscorers in a single season

• Dario (2): 1971, 17 goals; 1972, 17 goals;
• Reinaldo (1): 1977, 28 goals;
• Renaldo (1): 1996, 16 goals;
• Guilherme (1): 1999, 28 goals;
• Diego Tardelli (1): 2009, 19 goals.

Club records

Matches

Firsts

• First match: Atlético Mineiro 3–0 Sport Clube Football (friendly, 21 March 1909);
• First match against a foreign team: Atlético Mineiro 3–1 Vitória de Setúbal (friendly, 1 September 1929);
• First match in the Campeonato Mineiro: Atlético Mineiro 5–0 Yale (1915 Campeonato Mineiro, 11 July 1915);
• First match in the Taça Brasil: Rio Branco 2–2 Atlético Mineiro (1959 Taça Brasil Southern Zone second round, first leg, 13 September 1959);
• First match in the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa: Cruzeiro 4–0 Atlético Mineiro (1967 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa first stage, 5 March 1967);
• First match in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: Atlético Mineiro 5–0 América Mineiro (1971 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, first stage, 11 July 1915);
• First match in the Copa do Brasil: América (RN) 0–3 Atlético Mineiro (1989 Copa do Brasil first stage, 19 July 1989);
• First match in international club competitions: Atlético Mineiro 2–2 São Paulo (1972 Copa Libertadores group stage, 30 January 1972).

Wins

• Biggest win: 13–0, against Calafate, (1929 Campeonato Mineiro, 11 August 1929);
• Biggest win in the Campeonato Mineiro: 13–0, against Calafate, (1929 Campeonato Mineiro, 11 August 1929);
• Biggest win in the Taça Brasil: 5–1, against Goytacaz, (1967 Taça Brasil Central Zone semi-finals, second leg, 11 August 1929);
• Biggest win in the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa:
• Biggest win in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 7–1, against Ferroviária (1982 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A first group stage, 14 February 1982);
• Biggest win in the Copa do Brasil: 11–0, against Caiçara (1991 Copa do Brasil first stage, second leg, 28 February 1991);
• Biggest win in international club competitions: 6–0, against Mineros (1995 Copa CONMEBOL quarter-finals, first leg, 14 November 1995) and Cobreloa (2000 Copa Libertadores group stage, 5 April 2000).

Defeats

• Biggest defeat: 2–11, against Corinthians (friendly, 12 October 1929);
• Biggest defeat in the Campeonato Mineiro: 0–5, against Cruzeiro (2008 Campeonato Mineiro finals, first leg, 27 April 2008 and 2009 Campeonato Mineiro finals, first leg, 26 April 2009);
• Biggest defeat in the Taça Brasil: 1–5, against Santos (1964 Taça Brasil quarter-finals, second leg, 25 October 1964);
• Biggest defeat in the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa:
• Biggest defeat in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 0–6, against Sport (2000 Copa João Havelange first stage, 19 November 2000);
• Biggest defeat in the Copa do Brasil: 0–5, against Palmeiras (1996 Copa do Brasil round of 16, second leg, 16 April 1996);
• Biggest defeat in international club competitions: 0–4, against Rosario Central (1995 Copa CONMEBOL finals, second leg, 19 December 1995);
• Most consecutive home matches without defeats: 54 (3 September 2011 to 31 July 2013).

Attendances

Split-crowd derbies are excluded.

• Highest attendance at the Mineirão (all matches): 115,142 (against Flamengo, friendly, 13 February 1980);
• Highest attendance at the Mineirão (competitive matches): 113,749 (against Santos, Série A, 15 May 1983);
• Highest attendance at the Independência (after renovation): 22,342 (against Cruzeiro, Campeonato Mineiro, 6 April 2014).

Transfers

• Highest transfer fee paid: André, from Dynamo Kyiv, €8 million in 2012;
• Highest transfer fee received: Bernard, to Shakhtar Donetsk, €25 million in 2013.

Season-by-season performance

Main article: List of Clube Atlético Mineiro seasons

International competition statistics

Main article: Clube Atlético Mineiro in international club football

Record by competition, as of 13 May 2015.

Clube Atlético Mineiro record in international club football by competition

Competition	Entries	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	F	FW	FL
Copa Libertadores	7	63	26	19	18	91	72	+19	1	1	0
Copa CONMEBOL	5	36	18	10	8	66	34	+32	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	23	134	55	39	40	199	160	+41	7	4	3