Rio Grande do Norte State League 1943

Campeonato Potiguar 1943

Clubs (all from Natal):

ABC Futebol Clube
ALECRIM Futebol Clube
AMÉRICA Futebol Clube
Clube ATLÉTICO Potiguar
Esporte Clube BAEPENDI
SANTA CRUZ Futebol Clube
 
Rules: two separate round-robins. Each round-robin winner qualifies to league finals.
If the same club wins both round-robins, they automatically win the league.
Regulamento: turno e returno separados. O vencedor de cada turno se classifica para as finais.
Se um mesmo clube vence os dois turnos, será campeăo automaticamente.

First round-robin
Primeiro turno
[May 01]  Alecrim       4-3  Santa Cruz/N
[May 09]  ABC           3-6  Atlético      [Both teams lost the points due to fielding irregular players]
[May 23]  América       3-2  Baependi      
[May 29]  Baependi      3-0  Alecrim       [Baependi lost all points due to fielding untransfered players]
[Jun 13]  Santa Cruz/N  3-3  Baependi      [Baependi lost all points due to fielding untransfered players]
[Jun 20]  ABC           5-3  América
[Jun 27]  Baependi      4-4  Atlético      [Baependi lost all points due to fielding untransfered players]
[Jul 11]  Atlético      7-2  Santa Cruz/N  [Santa Cruz won the points because Atlético fielded irregular players]
[Jul 18]  América       5-0  Alecrim
[Jul 25]  ABC           3-1  Baependi
[Aug 01]  Atlético      9-0  Alecrim
[Aug 08]  América       4-4  Santa Cruz/N
[Aug 22]  Atlético      1-5  América
[Aug 23]  ABC           0-0  Santa Cruz/N  [Santa Cruz won the points because ABC fielded irregular players]
[Aug 29]  Alecrim       2-8  ABC           [Match annulled and not replayed because Alecrim was later expelled from the league]
 
Team            M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Santa Cruz/N  5  3  1  1   7- 8   7  Champions; to league finals
2.América       5  3  1  1  20-12   7
3.ABC           5  3  0  2  11-10   6
4.Alecrim       5  2  0  3   4-17   4
5.Atlético      5  3  0  2  16- 8   2
6.Baependi      5  0  0  5   3- 6   0

Second round-robin
Segundo turno

[Nov 07]
Santa Cruz/N  5-1  Alecrim 
[Nov 14]
Baependi      2-3  América

[Nov 21]
Santa Cruz/N  8-2  ABC           [ABC won the points because Santa Cruz fielded irregular players]
Alecrim       0-0  Baependi      [Baependi lost all points due to fielding untransfered players]

[Nov 28]
América       4-3  Atlético
Baependi      2-3  Santa Cruz/N

[Dec 05]
América       1-5  ABC           [América won the points because ABC fielded irregular players]
Atlético      5-0  Baependi      [Both teams lost the points due to fielding irregular players]

[Dec 12]
ABC           5-1  Alecrim
Santa Cruz/N  2-5  Atlético      [Santa Cruz won the points because Atlético fielded irregular players]

[Dec 19]
Alecrim       5-2  América       [América won the points because Alecrim fielded irregular players]
Baependi      0-6  ABC

[Dec 26]
Atlético      1-WO Alecrim       [Alecrim did not agree to the scheduled match time and did not show up. As a
                                  punishment, they were suspended for 1 year and expelled from the league.]

[Jan 09, 1944]
Santa Cruz/N  2-1  América
Atlético      6-4  ABC

Team            M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Santa Cruz/N  5  4  0  1  10- 4   8  League champions
2.América       5  4  0  1   8- 7   8
3.ABC           5  3  0  2  15- 7   6
4.Atlético      5  3  0  2  14- 8   6
5.Alecrim       5  1  0  4   2-10   2
6.Baependi      5  0  0  5   4-17   0

*** SANTA CRUZ are Rio Grande do Norte 1943 State League champions ***

Topscorer: Wilson (Atlético), 18 goals
 
Final standings:

Team            M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Santa Cruz/N 10  7  1  2  17-12  15
2.América      10  7  1  2  28-19  15
3.ABC          10  6  0  4  26-17  12
4.Atlético     10  4  0  6  30-26   8
5.Alecrim      10  3  0  7   6-27   6
6.Baependi     10  0  0 10   7-23   0

1939

1944

List of champions

Topscorers


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