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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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 Brazilian 

1973 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

1971

1972 (1st level)

1980

list of champions

list of 2nd division champions

list of 3rd division champions


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Thanks to Marcos Nascimento (mcsnascimento@terra.com.br) and Vitório Botega (vitoriobotega@hotmail.com).

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