Sergipe 1981

Participants:

Associação Desportiva CONFIANÇA (Aracaju)
COTINGUIBA Sport Club (Aracaju)
ESTANCIANO Esporte Clube (Estância)
Associação Olímpica de ITABAIANA (Itabaiana)
OLÍMPICO Futebol Clube (Aracaju)
Esporte Clube PROPRIÁ (Propriá)
Club Sportivo SERGIPE (Aracaju)
VASCO Esporte Clube (Aracaju)

Rules:
- Two stages, divided in three phases each, plus league finals.
- First phase: single round-robin, top 4 clubs qualify to second phase.
- Second phase: double round-robin.
- Stage finals: winners of first and second phase.
- Each phase winner qualifies to league finals with 1 bonus point.
- Each stage winner earn 2 bonus point for finals.
- League finals: at least four clubs in double round-robin.
  
Regulamento:
- Dois turnos, cada um com três fases, mais finais do campeonato.
- Primeira fase: turno único, os quatro primeiros passam à segunda fase
  do turno.
- Segunda fase: turno e returno.
- Final do turno: campeões da primeira e segunda fase.
- O campeão de cada fase se classifica às finais com um ponto de bonificação.
- O campeão de cada turno ganha mais dois pontos de bonificação para as finais.
- Finais do campeonato: pelo menos quatro clubes em turno e returno.

FIRST STAGE:

First Phase:

[Apr 19]
Itabaiana   1-1  Cotinguiba
Estanciano  2-1  Vasco
Propriá     1-4  Sergipe

[Apr 21]
Confiança   2-0  Olímpico
[Apr 22]
Vasco       6-1  Propriá

[Apr 25]
Sergipe     2-0  Cotinguiba
[Apr 26]
Estanciano  1-1  Confiança

[Apr 29]
Olímpico    0-2  Vasco

[May 03]
Itabaiana   3-1  Estanciano

[May 06]
Cotinguiba  0-0  Propriá

[May 10]
Sergipe     2-2  Vasco
Propriá     0-3  Itabaiana
Estanciano  0-0  Cotinguiba

[May 13]
Olímpico    1-4  Cotinguiba

[May 17]
Itabaiana   5-2  Sergipe
Cotinguiba  2-1  Confiança
Propriá     2-4  Olímpico

[May 20]
Olímpico    0-0  Itabaiana

[May 24]
Confiança   0-1  Vasco
Estanciano  4-3  Olímpico

[May 27]
Sergipe     5-0  Estanciano

[May 31]
Sergipe     1-2  Confiança
Itabaiana   2-1  Vasco

[Jun 03]
Vasco       1-1  Cotinguiba

[Jun 07]
Confiança   1-0  Itabaiana
Propriá     0-0  Estanciano

[Jun 10]
Olímpico    1-4  Sergipe

[Jun 14]
Confiança   3-0  Propriá

Table:        M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Itabaiana   7  4  2  1  14- 6  10  Qualified; to stage finals; to league finals with 1bp
-----------------------------------
2.Sergipe     7  4  1  2  20-11   9  Qualified
3.Confiança   7  4  1  2  10- 5   9  Qualified
4.Vasco       7  3  2  2  14- 8   8  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5.Cotinguiba  7  2  4  1   8- 6   8
6.Estanciano  7  2  3  2   8-13   7
7.Olímpico    7  1  1  5   9-18   3
8.Propriá     7  0  2  5   4-20   2

Second Phase:

Round 1
[Jun 17]
Vasco       2-1  Itabaiana
[Jun 28]
Sergipe     0-1  Confiança

Round 2 [Jun 21]
Itabaiana   1-0  Confiança
Vasco       1-2  Sergipe

Round 3
[Jun 24]
Confiança   2-1  Vasco
[Jul 01]
Sergipe     1-1  Itabaiana

Round 4 [Jul 05]
Vasco       0-2  Confiança
Itabaiana   1-0  Sergipe

Round 5
[Jul 09]
Sergipe     1-0  Vasco
[Jul 15]
Confiança   0-1  Itabaiana

Round 6 [Jul 12]
Confiança   1-1  Sergipe
Itabaiana   1-1  Vasco

Table:        M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Itabaiana   6  3  2  1   6- 4   8  To stage finals; to league finals with 1bp
-----------------------------------
2.Confiança   6  3  1  2   6- 4   7
3.Sergipe     6  2  2  2   5- 5   6
4.Vasco       6  1  1  4   5- 9   3

Itabaiana wins first stage for winning both phases and earn two more bonus points for league finals.

SECOND STAGE:

First Phase:

[Jul 19]
Cotinguiba  1-0  Vasco
Estanciano  0-0  Sergipe
Itabaiana   2-2  Olímpico
Propriá     0-1  Confiança

[Jul 22]
Cotinguiba  2-1  Estanciano

[Jul 26]
Estanciano  1-1  Itabaiana
Propriá     4-0  Cotinguiba
Sergipe     2-0  Olímpico

[Jul 29]
Vasco       1-1  Olímpico

[Aug 02]
Estanciano  1-1  Propriá

[Aug 05]
Confiança   0-0  Estanciano

[Aug 09]
Itabaiana   1-0  Propriá
Sergipe     0-0  Cotinguiba

[Aug 12]
Vasco       1-1  Estanciano

[Aug 15]
Olímpico    2-1  Cotinguiba

[Aug 19]
Cotinguiba  2-0  Itabaiana

[Aug 23]
Confiança   3-0  Olímpico
Propriá     0-0  Vasco

[Aug 26]
Sergipe     6-0  Propriá

[Aug 29]
Olímpico    3-2  Estanciano
[Aug 30]
Confiança   0-0  Vasco

[Sep 02]
Vasco       0-1  Itabaiana

[Sep 06]
Sergipe     1-0  Itabaiana

[Sep 09]
Confiança   1-1  Cotinguiba

[Sep 12]
Olímpico    2-0  Propriá
[Sep 13]
Itabaiana   1-0  Confiança
Sergipe     2-0  Vasco

[Sep 20]
Sergipe     4-0  Confiança

Table:        M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Sergipe     7  5  2  0  15- 0  12  Qualified; to stage finals; to league finals with 1bp
-----------------------------------
2.Itabaiana   7  3  2  2   6- 6   8  Qualified
3.Olímpico    7  3  2  2  10-11   8  Qualified
4.Cotinguiba  7  3  2  2   7- 8   8  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5.Confiança   7  2  3  2   5- 6   7
6.Estanciano  7  0  5  2   6- 8   5
7.Propriá     7  1  2  4   5-11   4
8.Vasco       7  0  4  3   2- 6   4

Second Phase:

Round 1
[Sep 24]
Olímpico    0-1  Itabaiana
[Sep 30]
Sergipe     4-1  Cotinguiba

Round 2 [Sep 27]
Sergipe     3-1  Olímpico
Itabaiana   2-1  Cotinguiba

Round 3 [Oct 04]
Itabaiana   1-2  Sergipe
Olímpico    1-1  Cotinguiba

Round 4 [Oct 11]
Sergipe     2-0  Cotinguiba
Itabaiana   3-0  Olímpico

Round 5
[Oct 14]
Olímpico    0-2  Sergipe
[Oct 18]
Cotinguiba  0-1  Itabaiana

Round 6 [Oct 25]
Olímpico    0-2  Cotinguiba
Sergipe     3-3  Itabaiana

Table:        M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Sergipe     6  5  1  0  16- 6  11  To stage finals; to league finals with 1bp
-----------------------------------
2.Itabaiana   6  4  1  1  11- 6   9
3.Cotinguiba  6  1  1  4   5-10   3
4.Olímpico    6  0  1  5   2-12   1

Sergipe wins second stage for winning both phases and earn two more bonus points for league finals.

Overall standings:

Team:          M   W   D   L  GF-GA Pts
1.Sergipe     26  16   6   4  56-22  38  To league finals with four bonus points
2.Itabaiana   26  14   7   5  37-22  35  To league finals with four bonus points
3.Confiança   20   9   5   6  21-15  23  To league finals with one bonus point
4.Cotinguiba  20   6   7   7  20-24  19  To league finals
---------------------------------------
5.Vasco       20   4   7   9  21-23  15
6.Olímpico    20   4   4  12  21-41  12
7.Estanciano  14   2   8   4  14-21  12
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8.Propriá     14   1   4   9   9-31   6  Relegated to 1982 Second Division

Note: it is unknown why Confiança earned a bonus point.

LEAGUE FINALS:

Notes:
- Sergipe: +4bps (won two phases and two stages)
- Itabaiana: +4bps (won two phases and two stages)
- Confiança: +1bps (unknown why)

Round 1 [Nov 01]
Itabaiana   2-1  Confiança
Sergipe     1-1  Cotinguiba

Round 2 [Nov 04]
Itabaiana   2-0  Cotinguiba
Confiança   0-0  Sergipe

Round 3 [Nov 08]
Itabaiana   2-0  Sergipe
Cotinguiba  0-1  Confiança

Round 4
[Nov 11]
Confiança   2-0  Itabaiana
[Nov 15]
Cotinguiba  0-4  Sergipe

Round 5
[Nov 18]
Cotinguiba  0-3  Itabaiana
[Nov 22]
Sergipe     0-1  Confiança

Round 6
[Nov 25]
Cotinguiba  0-1  Confiança
[Nov 29]
Sergipe     3-2  Itabaiana

Team          M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Itabaiana   6  4  0  2  11- 6  12  Champions [+4bps]
-----------------------------------
2.Confiança   6  4  1  1   6- 2  10  [+1bp]
3.Sergipe     6  2  2  2   8- 6  10  [+4bps]
4.Cotinguiba  6  0  1  5   1-12   1

**** ITABAIANA are Sergipe State League's 1981 champions (four-in-a-row) ****

Final standings:

Team           M   W   D   L  GF-GA Pts
1.Itabaiana   32  18   7   7  48-28  47  Champions
2.Confiança   26  13   6   7  27-17  33
3.Sergipe     32  18   8   6  64-28  48
4.Cotinguiba  26   6   8  12  21-36  20
5.Vasco       20   4   7   9  21-23  15
6.Olímpico    20   4   4  12  21-41  12
7.Estanciano  14   2   8   4  14-21  12
8.Propriá     14   1   4   9   9-31   6  Relegated to 1982 Second Division

1980

1982

list of champions

list of topscorers

About this document

Sources: Jornais de Sergipe and Placar magazine.

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

Authors: Artur Mendes (arturjsmdes@gmail.com) and Vítor Dias (vitor.dias@gmail.com)
Last updated: 10 Apr 2021

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