The 2016 season is Clube Atlético Mineiro's 108th in existence and tenth consecutive season in the top-flight of Brazilian football. Along with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and the Campeonato Mineiro, the club will also compete in the Copa Libertadores, the Copa do Brasil and the Primeira Liga.
Season overview
Background and pre-season Atlético Mineiro finished as runner-up in the previous season's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, and qualified to the 2016 Copa Libertadores. Levir Culpi, the head coach for most of 2015, mutually terminated its contract in the end of that year, being replaced by Uruguayan Diego Aguirre, who took charge in January 2016. Atlético took part in Florida Cup, a pre-season competition in the US, which it won.
Players
Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 26 June 2016.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Number Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Signed from Notes Goalkeepers 1 Victor GK 2012 GrêmioSecond vice-captain 20 Giovanni GK 2011 Grêmio Barueri 34 Uilson GK 2014 Youth Sector Defenders 2 Marcos Rocha RB 2008 Youth Sector 3 Leonardo Silva CB 2011 CruzeiroCaptain4Frickson ErazoCB2016 Grêmio5Douglas SantosLB2014 Udinese15EdcarlosCB2014 Seongnam FCVice-captain19Carlos CésarRB2011 Boa Esporte26TiagoCB2014 Caxias29PatricRB2011 Benfica31GabrielCB2016 Youth Sector33Ronaldo ConceiçãoCB2016 River Plate Montevideo38JesielCB2015 Youth Sector39Fábio SantosLB2016 Cruz Azul Midfielders 5 Rafael Carioca DM / CM 2015 Spartak Moscow 8Leandro Donizete DM / CM 2012 CoritibaSecond vice-captain10Jesús DátoloCM / AM2013 Internacional11Juan CazaresAM2016 Banfield18Lucas CândidoDM / LB2013 Youth Sector21Júnior Urso DM / CM2016 Shandong LunengOn loan22Carlos EduardoAM / LW2016 Rubin Kazan25YagoCM2016 Youth Sector30EduardoDM / CM2014 Guarani Forwards 7 Robinho ST / CF / LW 2016 Guangzhou Evergrande 9 Lucas Pratto ST / CF 2015 Vélez Sarsfield 13 Carlos ST / CF / RW 2014 Youth Sector17HyuriCF / LW2016 Beijing Renhe23ClaytonCF / RW2016 Figueirense27LuanLW / RW2013 Ponte Preta28CapixabaLW/ RW2016 Youth Sector99FredST2016 Fluminense
Transfers
In DatePlayerMoving from NotesSource Juan Cazares Banfield Frickson Erazo Grêmio Hyuri Beijing Renhe Pablo América Mineiro Return from loan Robinho Guangzhou Evergrande Rafael Moura Internacional Clayton Figueirense Lauro Lajeadense Carlos Eduardo Rubin Kazan Fred Fluminense Ronaldo Conceição River Plate Montevideo Fábio Santos Cruz Azul
Loans in DatePlayerLoaned from NotesSource Júnior Urso Shandong LunengUntil February 2017
Out DatePlayerMoving to NotesSource Serginho Sport Recife Giovanni Augusto Corinthians André Corinthians Jemerson Monaco Emerson Conceição Coritiba Lauro Ceará
Technical staff {| class="wikitable" |- !Position !Name |- |Head coach | Marcelo Oliveira |- | rowspan="2"|Assistant coach | Tico |- | Eduardo Abdo |- |Technical Supervisor | Carlos Alberto Isidoro |- |Technical Coordinator | Carlinhos Neves |- | rowspan="2"|Fitness coach | Luís Otávio Kalil |- | Juvenilson de Souza |- |Goalkeeping coach | Francisco Cersósimo |- |Sports Technology Assistant | Alexandre Ceolin
|Scout
| Bernardo Motta
| rowspan="3" |Doctor | Rodrigo Lasmar |- | Marcus Vinícius |- | Otaviano Oliveira |- | rowspan="2" |Physiotherapist | Rômulo Frank |- | Guilherme Fialho |- |Physiologist | Roberto Chiari |- |Dentist | Marcelo Lasmar |- | rowspan="2" |Nutritionist | Evandro Vasconcelos |- | Natália Carvalho |- | rowspan="3" |Masseur | Belmiro Oliveira |- | Eduardo Vasconcelos |- | Hélio Gomes |- |Field Assistant | Rubens Pinheiro |- | rowspan="2"|Kit manager | João de Deus |- | Luciano Caxeado
Pre-season
Competitions
Overview
Primeira Liga
Group stage
Campeonato Mineiro
First stage
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Finals
Copa Libertadores
Group stage
Final stages
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Due to the air accident that occurred with the Chapecoense team, victimizing 71 people, the last match of the Brazilian Championship against Atlético Mineiro was canceled, giving a double victory by 3 x 0.
Copa do Brasil
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
References
External links Official website