Brazil 1972 Championship - 2nd Level Participants Alagoinhas Atlético C (BA) Alecrim FC (Natal-RN) América FC (Natal-RN) América FC (Recife-PE) Botafogo FC (João Pessoa-PB) Calouros do Ar FC (Fortaleza-CE) Campinense Clube (Campina Grande-PB) Central SC (Caruaru-PE) AD Confiança (Aracaju-SE) CSA (Maceió-AL) Clube Ferroviário (Recife-PE) Ferroviário EC (São Luís-MA) EC Flamengo (Teresina-PI) Fluminense FC (Feira de Santana-BA) Fortaleza EC (CE) Guarany SC (Sobral-CE) AO Itabaiana (SE) Maguari EC (Fortaleza-CE) Moto Club (São Luís-MA) River AC (Teresina-PI) Sampaio Corrêa FC (São Luís-MA) UP São Domingos (Maceió-AL) SE Tiradentes (Teresina-PI) First Phase Group A [Sep 10] Guarany 2-0 Fortaleza Moto Club 1-0 Sampaio Corrêa [Sep 17] Guarany 1-1 Tiradentes Moto Club 0-3 Fortaleza [Sep 17] Flamengo 0-0 Sampaio Corrêa [Sep 22] Moto Club 1-0 Guarany [Sep 23] Fortaleza 1-0 Flamengo [Sep 24] Tiradentes 1-1 Sampaio Corrêa [Sep 28] Flamengo 1-1 Moto Club [Sep 30] Fortaleza 1-0 Tiradentes [Oct 1] Sampaio Corrêa 1-2 Guarany [Oct 8] Guarany 0-0 Flamengo Tiradentes 0-0 Moto Club Sampaio Corrêa 1-0 Fortaleza [Oct 15] Flamengo 0-1 Tiradentes [Oct 18] Fortaleza 1-0 Guarany [Oct 19] Tiradentes 2-1 Flamengo [Oct 22] Sampaio Corrêa 0-0 Moto Club [Oct 28] Fortaleza 1-0 Moto Club [Oct 29] Tiradentes 3-2 Guarany Sampaio Corrêa 5-0 Flamengo [Nov 3] Guarany 0-2 Moto Club [Nov 4] Flamengo 2-2 Fortaleza [Nov 5] Sampaio Corrêa 2-0 Tiradentes [Nov 8] Guarany 0-1 Sampaio Corrêa [Nov 11] Moto Club 1-0 Flamengo [Nov 12] Tiradentes 3-0 Fortaleza [Nov 18] Fortaleza 0-1 Sampaio Corrêa Moto Club 1-1 Tiradentes [Nov 19] Flamengo 5-1 Guarany Table 1.Sampaio Corrêa 10 5 3 2 12- 4 13 Qualified 2.Tiradentes-PI 10 4 4 2 12- 9 12 Qualified ------------------------------------------- 3.Moto Club 10 4 4 2 7- 6 12 4.Fortaleza 10 5 1 4 9- 9 11 5.Guarany (Sobral) 10 2 2 6 8-15 6 6.Flamengo-PI 10 1 4 5 9-14 6 Group B [Sep 10] Calouros do Ar 3-3 River Campinense 1-0 Ferroviário-MA [Sep 16] Maguari 1-0 Calouros do Ar River 2-2 Ferroviário-MA [Sep 17] Campinense 2-0 América-RN [Sep 23] América-RN 2-0 River [Sep 24] Ferroviário-MA 1-0 Calouros do Ar [Sep 26] Maguari 1-0 Campinense [Sep 30] Ferroviário-MA 1-1 América-RN [Oct 1] River 1-0 Maguari [Oct 4] Calouros do Ar 1-3 Campinense [Oct 7] América-RN 1-0 Calouros do Ar River 1-2 Campinense Maguari 0-2 Ferroviário-MA [Oct 14] América-RN 1-1 Maguari [Oct 18] Ferroviário-MA 1-0 Campinense Maguari 1-2 América-RN [Oct 22] River 1-0 Calouros do Ar [Oct 26] Calouros do Ar 2-2 Ferroviário-MA [Oct 28] América-RN 3-2 Campinense [Oct 29] Ferroviário-MA 1-2 River [Oct 31] Calouros do Ar 4-1 Maguari [Nov 5] River 2-1 América-RN Campinense 2-1 Maguari [Nov 11] Maguari 1-2 River América-RN 1-1 Ferroviário-MA [Nov 12] Campinense 6-1 Calouros do Ar [Nov 18] Calouros do Ar 0-3 América-RN [Nov 19] Campinense 2-0 River Ferroviário-MA 1-0 Maguari Table 1.Campinense 10 7 0 3 20- 9 14 Qualified 2.América-RN 10 5 3 2 15-10 13 Qualified ------------------------------------------- 3.River-PI 10 5 2 3 14-14 12 4.Ferroviário-MA 10 4 4 2 12- 9 12 5.Maguari 10 2 1 7 7-15 5 6.Calouros do Ar 10 1 2 7 11-22 4 Group C [Sep 15] Alecrim 1-1 Botafogo [Sep 16] CSA 2-1 Ferroviário-PE [Sep 23] América-PE 2-1 CSA [Sep 24] Botafogo 2-1 Ferroviário-PE [Sep 30] Alecrim 0-2 Ferroviário-PE [Oct 1] Botafogo 3-0 América-PE [Oct 7] CSA 0-0 Botafogo [Oct 10] Alecrim 1-2 América-PE [Oct 14] Ferroviário-PE 0-0 América-PE [Oct 15] CSA 3-2 Alecrim [Oct 21] América-PE 2-1 Ferroviário-PE [Oct 22] Alecrim 4-2 CSA [Oct 29] Botafogo 1-1 Alecrim [Oct 31] Ferroviário-PE 1-1 CSA [Nov 4] CSA 2-0 América-PE [Nov 5] Botafogo 4-0 Ferroviário-PE [Nov 11] Ferroviário-PE 1-1 Alecrim América-PE 2-1 Botafogo [Nov 18] América-PE 0-0 Alecrim [Nov 19] Botafogo 1-3 CSA Table 1.CSA 8 4 2 2 14-11 10 Qualified 2.América-PE 8 4 2 2 8- 9 10 Qualified ------------------------------------------- 3.Botafogo-PB 8 3 3 2 13- 8 9 4.Alecrim 8 1 4 3 10-12 6 5.Ferroviário-PE 8 1 3 4 7-12 5 Group D [Sep 10] Itabaiana 2-0 Confiança Atlético 5-1 Fluminense [Sep 16] Atlético 0-0 Central [Sep 17] Confiança 0-0 São Domingos Fluminense 1-0 Itabaiana [Sep 24] Central 1-1 Fluminense Itabaiana 4-3 São Domingos Confiança 0-1 Atlético [Sep 30] São Domingos 0-2 Atlético [Oct 1] Fluminense 1-1 Confiança Itabaiana 0-0 Central [Oct 7] Fluminense 1-1 São Domingos Confiança 1-2 Central [Oct 8] Atlético 1-0 Itabaiana [Oct 15] Central 3-1 São Domingos [Oct 21] Confiança 3-2 Itabaiana [Oct 22] São Domingos 0-1 Central Fluminense 0-3 Atlético [Oct 28] São Domingos 2-0 Confiança [Oct 29] Itabaiana 1-1 Fluminense Central 0-1 Atlético [Nov 4] Confiança 3-2 Fluminense [Nov 5] Central 0-1 Itabaiana Atlético 2-1 São Domingos [Nov 12] São Domingos 1-3 Itabaiana Fluminense 1-1 Central Atlético 3-2 Confiança [Nov 19] Central 0-0 Confiança Itabaiana 0-0 Atlético São Domingos n/p Fluminense Table 1.Atlético-BA 10 8 2 0 18- 4 18 Qualified 2.Itabaiana 10 4 3 3 13-10 11 Qualified ------------------------------------------- 3.Central 10 3 5 2 8- 6 11 4.Confiança-SE 10 2 3 5 10-15 7 5.Fluminense-BA 9 1 5 3 9-16 7 6.São Domingos 9 1 2 6 9-16 5 Fist phase stats: 259 goals, 109 matches, 2.37 goal average per match Second Phase Group E [Nov 26] Atlético 1-2 Sampaio Corrêa Itabaiana 2-1 Tiradentes [Nov 29] Atlético 0-1 Tiradentes Itabaiana 0-0 Sampaio Corrêa [Dec 3] Itabaiana 0-0 Atlético Sampaio Corrêa 0-0 Tiradentes [Dec 6] Sampaio Corrêa 2-0 Atlético Tiradentes 2-0 Itabaiana [Dec 10] Sampaio Corrêa 1-0 Itabaiana Tiradentes 0-0 Atlético [Dec 13] Tiradentes 2-1 Sampaio Corrêa Atlético 1-0 Itabaiana Table 1.Sampaio Corrêa 6 3 2 1 6- 3 8 Qualified ------------------------------------------- 2.Tiradentes-PI 6 3 2 1 6- 3 8 3.Atlético-BA 6 1 2 3 2- 5 4 4.Itabaiana 6 1 2 3 2- 5 4 Group F [Nov 25] América-RN 1-0 CSA [Nov 26] Campinense 2-0 América-PE [Nov 29] América-RN 2-0 América-PE Campinense 1-0 CSA [Dec 2] CSA 2-1 América-PE América-RN 1-3 Campinense [Dec 6] CSA 0-1 América-RN América-PE 0-1 Campinense [Dec 10] América-PE 1-4 América-RN CSA 1-3 Campinense [Dec 13] América-PE 1-0 CSA Campinense 1-0 América-RN Table 1.Campinense 6 6 0 0 11- 2 12 Qualified ------------------------------------------- 2.América-RN 6 4 0 2 9- 5 8 3.CSA 6 1 0 5 3- 8 2 4.América-PE 6 1 0 5 3-11 2 Second Phase stats: 42 goals, 24 matches, 1.75 goal per match average Final [Dec 17] Sampaio Corrêa 1-1 Campinense [aet 0-0, pen 5-4] Stadium: Nhozinho Santos (São Luís-MA) Referee: Ronald Monassa (PI) Attendance and gate receipts: not available Goals: Volmir 37'; Pelezinho 89'. Penalty shoot-out: back then, penalty shoot-outs were a bit different. Just one player from each team would take the five shots, and they were all mandatory, even if a club had won mathematically. Campinense: Ivan Lopes (missed the 2nd shot). Sampaio Corrrêa: Neguinho (scored all 5). Yellow and red cards: not available Sampaio Corrêa-MA (4-2-4): Jurandir; Célio Rodrigues, Neguinho, Nivaldo, Valdecy Lima; Gojoba, Edmílson Leite (Airton); Lima, Djalma, Pelezinho, Jaldemir (Prado). Coach: Marçal Tolentino Serra. Campinense-PB (4-2-4): Olinto; Miro, Ivan Lopes, Deca, Zé Preto; Vavá, Dão; Dinga, Erasmo (Edgar), Pedrinho, Volmir. Coach: Zé Preto * No team was promoted to 1st level, and there was no 2nd level in 1973. The Brazilian FA (CBD) invited 4 clubs to take part in the Brazilian1973 1st level: América-RN (4th in the 1972 Second level), Tiradentes-PI (5th), Moto Club-MA (11th) and Fortaleza (12th). Championship stats: 299 goals, 134 matches, 2.23 goals per match average No team was promoted to 1st level
Thanks to Marcos Nascimento (mcsnascimento@terra.com.br) and Vitório Botega (vitoriobotega@hotmail.com).
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