Paraíba State League 1952

Campeonato Paraibano 1952

Clubs:

AUTO ESPORTE Clube (João Pessoa)
BOTAFOGO Futebol Clube (João Pessoa)
Club RED CROSS (João Pessoa)
GUARABIRA Esporte Clube (Guarabira)
PAULISTANO Esporte Clube (Campina Grande)
RIO TINTO Esporte Clube Recreativo (Rio Tinto)

Rules: two stages. Stage winners qualify to finals.
Regulamento: Campeonato em dois turnos. Os vencedores dos turnos fazem a final.

FIRST STAGE
Primeiro turno

[Jun 15]
Auto Esporte  4-0  Paulistano

[Jun 22]
Red Cross     1-0  Rio Tinto

[Jun 29]
Botafogo      3-1  Guarabira

[Jul 06]
Auto Esporte  0-1  Rio Tinto

[Jul 13]
Red Cross     0-3  Guarabira

[Jul 20]
Paulistano    0-2  Botafogo

[Jul 27]
Auto Esporte  7-0  Guarabira

[Aug 03]
Botafogo      0-0  Rio Tinto     [match annulled and rescheduled]

[Aug 10]
Red Cross     1-0  Paulistano

[Aug 17]
Botafogo      2-1  Auto Esporte

[Aug 24]
Guarabira     4-3  Rio Tinto

[Aug 31]
Red Cross     0-2  Auto Esporte

[Sep 14]
Botafogo      2-0  Red Cross
Paulistano    5-0  Guarabira

[Sep 21]
Rio Tinto     4-2  Paulistano

[postponed]
Botafogo      n/p  Rio Tinto     [match cancelled]

Table           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Botafogo      4  4  0  0   9- 2   8  Stage champions; to league finals
2.Auto Esporte  5  3  0  2  14- 3   6
3.Rio Tinto     4  2  0  2   8- 7   4
4.Red Cross     5  2  0  3   2- 7   4
5.Guarabira     5  2  0  3   8-18   4
6.Paulistano    5  1  0  4   7-11   2

[Jan 28, 1953]
A league assembly determined Botafogo the winner of the first stage but oddly removed
the club from the second stage, even though the club protested the decision. Paulistano
eventually withdrew the league and the second stage was converted in a four-team playoff.

Uma assembleia da Federação Paraibana determinou o Botafogo vencedor do primeiro turno mas,
estranhamente, tirou o clube do segundo turno, apesar de protestos do clube. O Paulistano
eventualmente desistiu do campeonato e o segundo turno foi transformado num mata-mata com
os quatro times restantes.

SECOND STAGE - SEMIFINALS
Segundo turno - semifinais

[Feb 01]
Red Cross     3-1  Rio Tinto
[Feb 22]
Auto Esporte  5-2  Guarabira     [annulled]
[Mar 01]
Auto Esporte  6-3  Guarabira

SECOND STAGE - FINAL
Segundo turno - final

[Mar 22]
Auto Esporte  1-3  Red Cross

Red Cross qualified to league finals.

FINALS

Leg 1 [Apr 02]
Red Cross     1-0  Botafogo

Leg 2 [Apr 25]
Botafogo      5-1  Red Cross     [0-1 a.e.t.]

*** RED CROSS are 1952 Paraíba State League champions ***

Final standings:

Table           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Red Cross     9  5  0  4  10-14  10  Champions
2.Botafogo      6  5  0  1  14- 4  10
3.Auto Esporte  7  4  0  3  21- 9   8
4.Rio Tinto     5  2  0  3   9-10   4
5.Guarabira     6  2  0  4  11-24   4
6.Paulistano    5  1  0  4   7-11   2
1950
1953
list of champions
composition of the championships
About this document

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: 29 Mar 2021