First Stage
Group A [Capital]
[Oct 15]
Moto Clube 1-0 Sampaio Correa
[Nov 5]
Sampaio Correa 0-1 Moto Clube
Moto Clube win Capital Group's extra point.
Both teams qualify for final stage.
Group B [Countryside]
Round 1 [May 18]
Tocantins 2-2 Caxiense
Bacabal 1-1 Imperatriz
Round 2 [May 25]
Tocantins 1-1 Bacabal
Caxiense 1-0 Imperatriz
Round 3 [May 31]
Tocantins 0-1 Imperatriz
[Jun 1]
Caxiense 4-2 Bacabal
Round 4 [Jun 7]
Caxiense 1-0 Tocantins
Imperatriz 4-1 Bacabal
Round 5 [Jun 15]
Imperatriz 2-1 Caxiense
Bacabal 1-0 Tocantins
Round 6 [Jun 22]
Tocantins 0-0 Imperatriz
Bacabal 2-2 Caxiense
Table:
1.Imperatriz 6 3 2 1 8- 4 11
2.Caxiense 6 3 2 1 11- 8 11
3.Bacabal 6 1 3 2 8-12 6
4.Tocantins 6 0 3 3 3- 6 3
Imperatriz and Caxiense qualified for final stage, Imperatriz earns
1 extra point.
Final Stage
[Nov 9]
Caxiense 0-1 Moto Clube [at Moto Clube]
[Nov 13]
Moto Clube 3-0 Caxiense
After those two matches, Caxiense and Imperatriz withdrew from the final
stage.
Table:
1.Moto Clube 2 2 0 0 4- 0 7 [1]
2.Imperatriz 0 0 0 0 0- 0 1 [1]
3.Sampaio Corr�a 0 0 0 0 0- 0 0
4.Caxiense 2 0 0 2 0- 4 0
Championship Final
First Leg [Dec 7]
Moto Clube 1-0 Sampaio Correa
Second Leg [Dec 10]
Sampaio Correa 2-1 Moto Clube
Third Leg [Dec 14]
Sampaio Correa 2-0 Moto Clube
Sampaio Corr�a are 1997 Maranh�o champions.
Topscorer: Ad�o (Caxiense) 4 goals
Note: Maranh�o and Sampaio Corr�a, two leading clubs,
broke off relations with the local FA during the championship,
which therefore was interrupted for several months.
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:
26 Jan 2000
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