Maranh�o State League 1997

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. 

1996

1998

list of champions


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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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