Brazil - Bahia State League 1997


Obs.: The Itabuna team which played this championship is Itabuna Atlético Clube
(colors: yellow and black) which has nothing to do with the most traditional
Itabuna Esporte Clube (colors: blue and white).

First Stage

First Phase

[Every club plays those of the other group.]

Round 1 [Jan 26]
Itabuna        1-0 Eunapolis
Conquista      0-3 Catuense
Fluminense     0-2 Pocoes
Jequie         0-2 Galicia
Ypiranga       2-2 Juazeiro
Vitoria        4-0 River
Bahia          2-0 Sao Francisco

Round 2
Bahia          5-1 Conquista
Ypiranga       3-1 Galicia
Eunapolis      1-4 Vitoria
Itabuna        1-1 Jequie
Catuense       3-2 Fluminense
Sao Francisco  0-0 Pocoes
River          1-4 Juazeiro

Round 3 [Feb 16]
Juazeiro       1-3 Bahia
River          0-0 Itabuna
Galicia        2-1 Pocoes
Vitoria        1-0 Catuense
Sao Francisco  2-1 Eunapolis
Jequie         0-0 Conquista
Fluminense     2-1 Ypiranga

Round 4
Bahia          0-3 Vitoria
Catuense       1-3 Galicia
Conquista      1-1 River
Eunapolis      2-2 Fluminense
Pocoes         1-0 Itabuna
Jequie         0-1 Juazeiro
Sao Francisco  2-1 Ypiranga

Round 5 [Mar 2]
Eunapolis      1-1 Galicia
Ypiranga       1-8 Vitoria
Itabuna        1-3 Bahia
River          0-1 Sao Francisco
Fluminense     1-0 Jequie
Juazeiro       0-0 Catuense
Pocoes         1-2 Conquista

Round 6 [Mar 9]
Jequie         0-1 Sao Francisco
Conquista      0-0 Ypiranga
Itabuna        1-1 Catuense
Juazeiro       1-2 Eunapolis
Fluminense     2-2 River
[Mar 10]
Galicia        0-1 Bahia
[Mar 14]
Vitoria        2-2 Pocoes
 
Round 7 [Mar 16]
Bahia          2-0 Fluminense
Vitoria        4-0 Jequie
Pocoes         2-0 Juazeiro
Catuense       0-0 Sao Francisco
River          0-1 Galicia
Ypiranga       2-0 Itabuna
Conquista      1-0 Eunapolis

Final Standings:

Group A:
 1.Vitoria       7  6  1  0  26- 4   19
 2.São Francisco 7  4  2  1   6- 4   14
 3.Galicia       7  4  1  2  10- 7   13
 4.Conquista     7  2  3  2   5-10    9
 5.Juazeiro      7  2  2  3   9-10    8
 6.Fluminense    7  2  2  3   9-12    8
 7.Itabuna       7  1  3  3   4- 8    6

Group B:
 1.Bahia         7  6  0  1  16- 6   18
 2.Poções        7  3  2  2   9- 6   11
 3.Catuense      7  2  3  2   8- 7    9
 4.Ypiranga      7  2  2  3  10-15    8
 5.Eunápolis     7  1  2  4   7-12    5
 6.River         7  0  3  4   4-13    3
 7.Jequié        7  0  2  5   1-10    2

Semi-Finals:

First Leg [Mar 23]
Sao Francisco  0-1 Bahia
Pocoes         0-3 Vitoria

Second Leg [Mar 30]
Bahia          5-1 Sao Francisco
Vitoria        2-0 Pocoes

Final:

First Leg [Apr 6]
Bahia          2-4 Vitoria

Second Leg [Apr 13]
Vitoria        1-3 Bahia

Vitoria wins first stage.


Second Phase

[Every club plays those of the other group.]

Round 1 [Apr 16]
Galicia        1-2 Eunapolis
Juazeiro       3-0 Pocoes
Sao Francisco  1-0 Catuense
Bahia          1-0 Itabuna
[Apr 17]
River          1-2 Fluminense
Ypiranga       2-0 Conquista

Round 2 [Apr 20]
Vitoria        1-1 Ypiranga
Conquista      0-3 Bahia
Fluminense     2-3 Catuense
Pocoes         0-0 Galicia
Eunapolis      2-2 Juazeiro
Sao Francisco  1-0 Jequie
[Apr 21]
Itabuna        1-2 River

Match Moved [Apr 24]
Jequie         1-3 Itabuna

Round 3 [Apr 26]
Ypiranga       1-3 Galicia
[Apr 27]
Pocoes         0-0 Fluminense
River          1-2 Conquista
Vitoria        7-1 Eunapolis
Juazeiro       1-1 Jequie
Catuense       1-1 Itabuna
Sao Francisco  1-1 Bahia

Match Moved [Apr 30]
Eunapolis      1-3 Sao Francisco

Round 4 [May 4]
Bahia          3-1 Juazeiro
Galicia        0-0 Catuense
Conquista      3-1 Pocoes
Fluminense     1-1 Eunapolis
Itabuna        2-2 Ypiranga
Sao Francisco  0-0 River
[May 7]
Jequie         0-1 Vitoria

Round 5 [May 10]
Ypiranga       2-0 Sao Francisco
[May 11]
Galicia        1-0 Jequie
Eunapolis      2-1 Conquista
Catuense       1-3 Juazeiro
Itabuna        0-2 Pocoes
Vitoria        1-0 Bahia

Round 6 [May 13]
Fluminense     1-1 Bahia
River          2-3 Vitoria

Round 7 [May 17]
Catuense       1-0 Conquista
Juazeiro       4-0 Ypiranga
Jequie         2-1 Fluminense

Round 8 [May 20]
Catuense       1-3 Vitoria
Bahia          1-1 Galicia

Round 9 [May 24]
Pocoes         4-2 Sao Francisco
Juazeiro       0-0 River

Round 10 [May 26]
Pocoes         1-1 Vitoria
Ypiranga       0-1 Fluminense
Galicia        2-1 River
Conquista      2-1 Jequie
Eunapolis      0-1 Itabuna
 

Final Standings: 

Group A:
 1.Vitoria       7  5  2  0  17- 6   17
 2.Juazeiro      7  3  3  1  14- 7   12
 3.Galicia       7  3  3  1   8- 5   12
 4.Conquista     7  3  0  4   8-11    9
 5.Fluminense    7  2  3  2   8- 8    9
 6.Itabuna       7  2  2  3   8- 9    8
 7.São Francisco 7  3  2  2   8- 8    6  [*]

[*] São Francisco 5 points deducted

Group B:
 1.Bahia         7  3  3  1  10- 5   12
 2.Poções        7  2  3  2   8- 9    9
 3.Ypiranga      7  2  2  3   8-11    8
 4.Catuense      7  2  2  3   7-10    8
 5.Eunápolis     7  2  2  3   9-16    8
 6.River         7  1  2  4   7-10    5
 7.Jequié        7  1  1  5   5-10    4

Relegated: Itabuna, River, and Jequié.

Semifinals 

First Leg [May 28]
Juazeiro       1-1 Bahia
Pocoes         0-4 Vitoria
 
Semifinals
Second Leg [May 31]
Bahia          4-2 Juazeiro
Vitoria        2-1 Pocoes

Final

First Leg
Bahia          0-3 Vitoria

Second Leg
Vitoria        0-1 Bahia

Vitoria wins second stage.

Vitória 1997 Bahia champions due to had won both stages.

Topscorer: Agnaldo (Vitória) 15 goals.

1996

1997 (2nd level)

1998

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About this document

Thanks to Ubiratan Brito (ubiratan1000fotos@yahoo.com.br).

Prepared and maintained by Miguel Alvim Gonzalez for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil

Author: Miguel Alvim Gonzalez (gonzalez@arras.com.br)
Last updated: 15 Nov 1999

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