Rio Grande do Norte State League 1971

Campeonato Potiguar 1971

Clubs (all from Natal):

ABC Futebol Clube
ALECRIM Futebol Clube
AMÉRICA Futebol Clube
Centro Esportivo FORÇA E LUZ
Clube ATLÉTICO Potiguar
FERROVIÁRIO Esporte Clube
MONTE CASTELO Esporte Clube
RIACHUELO Atlético Clube

Rules:
- Three stages, two in single round-robin and the third in double round-robin.
- Top 6 teams in 1st Stage qualify to 2nd Stage; top 4 teams in 2nd stage qualify to 3rd stage.
- Stage champions qualify to finals.

Regulamento:
- Dois turnos, cada um com turno e returno.
- Os 6 melhores do primeiro turno se classificam para o segundo turno; os 4 melhores do segundo
  turno se classificam para o terceiro turno.
- Os campeões dos turnos são finalistas.

First stage
Primeiro turno

Round 1
[May 05]
Alecrim        3-0  Riachuelo
América        4-3  Atlético
[May 09]
Ferroviário    1-3  Força e Luz
ABC            3-0  Monte Castelo

Round 2
[May 12]
Riachuelo      0-4  América
Atlético       0-3  ABC
[May 16]
Monte Castelo  0-0  Ferroviário
Força e Luz    1-1  Alecrim

Round 3
[May 19]
Atlético       2-4  Monte Castelo
ABC            9-0  Riachuelo
[May 23]
Alecrim        4-0  Ferroviário
América        2-1  Força e Luz

Round 4
[May 26]
Monte Castelo  2-3  Alecrim
Ferroviário    1-5  América
[May 30]
Atlético       1-1  Riachuelo
Força e Luz    0-2  ABC

Round 5
[Jun 01]
Força e Luz    1-0  Atlético
ABC            3-1  Ferroviário
[Jun 06]
Riachuelo      0-2  Monte Castelo
América        0-3  Alecrim

Round 6
[Jun 10]
Riachuelo      0-2  Força e Luz
Monte Castelo  2-3  América
[Jun 13]
Ferroviário    1-1  Atlético
Alecrim        0-3  ABC

Round 7
[Jun 16]
Força e Luz    1-0  Monte Castelo
Atlético       2-0  Alecrim
[Jun 20]
Riachuelo      0-0  Ferroviário
ABC            2-0  América

Team             M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC            7  7  0  0  25- 1  14  Qualified to second stage and to league finals
2.América        7  5  0  2  18-12  10  Qualified to second stage
3.Alecrim        7  4  1  2  14- 8   9  Qualified to second stage
4.Força e Luz    7  4  1  2   9- 6   9  Qualified to second stage
5.Monte Castelo  7  2  1  4  10-12   5  Qualified to second stage
6.Atlético       7  1  2  4   9-14   4  Qualified to second stage
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7.Ferroviário    7  0  3  4   4-16   3
8.Riachuelo      7  0  2  5   1-21   2

Second stage
Segundo turno

Round 1 [Jun 27]
ABC            4-0  Monte Castelo
Atlético       0-1  Alecrim

Round 2 [Jun 30]
América        1-1  Atlético
Força e Luz    1-0  Alecrim

Round 3 [Jul 04]
Força e Luz    3-1  ABC
Monte Castelo  1-2  América

Round 4 [Jul 07]
Atlético       1-1  ABC
Monte Castelo  1-2  Alecrim

Round 5 [Jul 10]
América        2-2  Alecrim
Força e Luz    1-1  Atlético

Round 6 [Jul 13]
América        3-0  Força e Luz
Atlético       1-3  Monte Castelo

Round 7 [Jul 17]
Alecrim        0-3  ABC
Força e Luz    1-0  Monte Castelo

Round 8 [Jul 25]
ABC            0-0  América

Team             M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.América        5  2  3  0   8- 4  7  Qualified to third stage; to first place tiebreak
1.Força e Luz    5  3  1  1   6- 5  7  Qualified to third stage; to first place tiebreak
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3.ABC            5  2  2  1   9- 4  6  Qualified to third stage
4.Alecrim        5  2  1  2   5- 7  5  Qualified to third stage
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5.Atlético       5  0  3  2   4- 7  3
6.Monte Castelo  5  1  0  4   5-10  2

First place tiebreak (Desempate do primeiro lugar)

[Aug 01]
Força e Luz  1-1  América  [1-1 a.e.t., 4-5 p.k.]

América qualify to league finals

Third stage
Terceiro turno

Round 1
[Nov 14]
Força e Luz    0-0  ABC
[Nov 17]
América        2-1  Alecrim

Round 2
[Nov 21]
Alecrim        2-3  ABC
[Nov 24]
América        0-0  Força e Luz

Round 3
[Nov 28]
ABC            1-0  América
[Dec 01]
Força e Luz    1-2  Alecrim

Round 4 [Dec 05]
ABC            2-0  Força e Luz
Alecrim        2-1  América

Round 5 [Dec 08]
Força e Luz    1-4  América
ABC            3-1  Alecrim

Round 6 [Dec 15]
Alecrim        0-1  Força e Luz
América        0-1  ABC

Team             M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC            6  5  1  0  10- 3  11  Qualified to league finals
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2.América        6  2  1  3   7- 6   5
3.Alecrim        6  2  0  4   8-11   4
4.Força e Luz    6  1  2  3   3- 8   4

Final

Rules: as winner of two stages, ABC wins the title with a tie.
Regulamento: como vencedor de dois turnos, o ABC joga pelo empate.

[Dec 19]
ABC  1-0  América

*** ABC are 1971 Rio Grande do Norte state champions ***
 
Final standings:

Team              M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC            19 15  3  1  45- 8  33  Champions
2.América        19  9  4  6  33-23  22
3.Força e Luz    18  8  4  6  18-19  20
4.Alecrim        18  8  2  8  27-26  18
5.Monte Castelo  12  3  1  8  15-22   7
6.Atlético       12  1  5  6  13-21   7
7.Ferroviário     7  0  3  4   4-16   3
8.Riachuelo       7  0  2  5   1-21   2

1970

1972

list of champions


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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: 14 Aug 2019

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