Rio Grande do Norte State League 1953

Campeonato Potiguar 1953

Clubs:

ABC Futebol Clube (Natal)
ALECRIM Futebol Clube (Natal)
AMÉRICA Futebol Clube (Natal)
Clube ATLÉTICO Potiguar (Natal)
POTIGUAR Esporte Clube (Parnamirim)
RIACHUELO Atlético Clube (Natal)
SANTA CRUZ Futebol Clube (Natal)

Rules: double round-robin.
Regulamento: turno e returno simples.

[Aug 9]
América       8-0  Atlético
[Aug 13]
Riachuelo     3-5  Santa Cruz/N
[Aug 16]
ABC           2-1  Alecrim
[Aug 20]
América       3-0  Potiguar/P
[Aug 23]
ABC           3-0  Riachuelo
[Aug 27]
Alecrim       3-0  Atlético
[Aug 30]
ABC           0-1  Santa Cruz/N
[Sep 3]
Alecrim       3-0  Potiguar/P
[Sep 6]
Atlético      4-2  Riachuelo
[Sep 10]
Alecrim       2-3  América
[Sep 13]
Atlético      1-3  Santa Cruz/N
[Sep 20]
América       1-1  Santa Cruz/N
[Sep 24]
ABC           5-0  Atlético
[Oct 1]
Alecrim       7-0  Riachuelo
[Oct 11]
América       6-2  Riachuelo
[Oct 15]
Atlético      0-5  Potiguar/P
[Oct 18]
Alecrim       1-1  Santa Cruz/N
[Oct 22]
Potiguar/P    4-2  Riachuelo
[Oct 25]
ABC           0-0  América
[Oct 29]
Potiguar/P    1-2  Santa Cruz/N
[Nov 1]
ABC           6-0  Potiguar/P
[Nov 5]
Santa Cruz/N  4-1  Alecrim
[Nov 8]
Potiguar/P    3-4  Atlético
[Nov 12]
Riachuelo     0-2  América
[Nov 19]
Riachuelo     1-0  Alecrim
[Nov 22]
Santa Cruz/N  1-0  Potiguar/P
[Nov 26]
Atlético      0-2  ABC
[Nov 29]
Santa Cruz/N  1-2  América

In December 1953 and January 1954 the tournament was suspended due to preparation
for the Brazilian National Championship of State Teams.

[Feb 14, 1954]
Riachuelo     4-3  Potiguar/P
[Feb 18]
Santa Cruz/N  4-0  Atlético
[Feb 20]
Potiguar/P    0-4  ABC
[Feb 21]
América       1-2  Alecrim
[Feb 25]
Riachuelo     2-1  Atlético
[Mar 7]
Santa Cruz/N  1-2  ABC
[Mar 13]
Atlético      1-2  Alecrim
[Mar 14]
Potiguar/P    1-4  América
[Mar 18]
Riachuelo     0-8  ABC
[Mar 20]
Atlético      1-4  América
[Mar 21]
Alecrim       1-1  ABC
[Mar 25]
Santa Cruz/N  1-3  Riachuelo
[Mar 27]
Potiguar/P    0-2  Alecrim
[Mar 28]
América       1-1  ABC

Final Standings

Team             M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC           12  8  3  1  34- 5  19  To tiebreaking series
2.América       12  8  3  1  35-11  19  To tiebreaking series
3.Santa Cruz/N  12  7  2  3  25-15  16
4.Alecrim       12  6  2  4  25-14  14
5.Riachuelo     12  4  0  8  19-44   8
6.Potiguar/P    12  2  0 10  17-35   4
7.Atlético      12  2  0 10  12-43   4

Tiebreaking series
Desempate em melhor de três

[Apr 18, 25 and May 30, 1954]

ABC  1-1  3-2  3-2  América

*** ABC are 1953 Rio Grande do Norte State League champions ***

1952

1953 (Torneio Início)

1954

List of champions

Topscorers

About this document

Prepared and maintained by Vítor Dias for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil

Author: Vítor Dias (vitor.dias@gmail.com)
Last updated: 5 Jul 2019