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Atlético Mineiro

Atlético Mineiro
Club badge: an edged black shield with a white orle; the letters CAM in white in the upper part, with a horizontal white line below them; four vertical white stripes in the lower part; a golden star above the emblem.
Full name Clube Atlético Mineiro
Nickname(s) Galo (Rooster)
Alvinegro (White-and-black)
Short name CAM
Founded 25 March 1908; 109 years ago (1908-03-25) (as Athletico Mineiro Foot-Ball Club)
Ground Independência (primary)
Mineirão (secondary)
Ground Capacity 23,018
61,846
President Daniel Nepomuceno
Head coach Roger Machado
League Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (national)
Campeonato Mineiro (state)
2016
2016
Brasileiro, 4th
Mineiro, 2nd
Website Club home page
Current season

Clube Atlético Mineiro (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈklubi atˈlɛtʃiku miˈnejɾu]), commonly known as Atlético Mineiro or Atlético, and colloquially as Galo (pronounced: [ˈgalu], "Rooster"), is a professional football club based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The team competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first level of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Mineiro, the top tier state league of Minas Gerais.

Atlético Mineiro is the oldest active football club in Minas Gerais, founded on 25 March 1908 by twenty-two students from Belo Horizonte. Despite having liberal, upper-class founders, the club opened its doors to players of every social class, establishing itself as a "people's club", and becoming one of the most supported in Brazil. The club's mascot, a rooster, has been strongly associated with Atlético since its introduction in the 1930s. Over the years, the word galo (Portuguese for "rooster") became a common nickname for the club itself. The team's regular home kit comprises black-and-white striped shirts, with black shorts and white socks.

Atlético has won the Campeonato Mineiro a record 43 times. At national level, the club has won the Campeonato Brasileiro 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 and the Recopa Sudamericana once each, and a record two Copa CONMEBOL; the team has also reached three other continental finals. The club has also competed in other sports throughout its history, with the futsal department becoming especially notable.


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