Rio Grande do Norte State League 1959

Campeonato Potiguar 1959

Clubs:

ABC Futebol Clube (Natal)
ALECRIM Futebol Clube (Natal)
AMÉRICA Futebol Clube (Natal)
Clube ATLÉTICO Potiguar (Natal)
RIACHUELO Atlético Clube (Natal)
SANTA CRUZ Futebol Clube (Natal)

Rules: triple round-robin. Each round-robin champion qualifies to league finals.
Regulamento: três turnos. Os campeões de cada turno se classificam para as finais.

First round-robin
Primeiro turno

[May 24]
Atlético      2-2  Alecrim
[May 28]
América       4-1  Riachuelo
[May 31]
Santa Cruz/N  1-2  ABC
[Jun 3]
Alecrim       4-3  América
[Jun 7]
Riachuelo     2-1  Santa Cruz/N
[Jun 10]
ABC           5-0  Atlético
[Jun 14]
Santa Cruz/N  5-1  Alecrim
[Jun 21]
Atlético      0-2  América
[Jun 28]
ABC           0-1  Riachuelo
[Jul 1]
América       4-0  Santa Cruz/N
[Jul 5]
Riachuelo     5-1  Atlético
[Jul 8]
Alecrim       0-2  ABC
[Jul 12]
Atlético      1-3  Santa Cruz/N
[Jul 15]
Riachuelo     0-0  Alecrim
[Jul 19]
ABC           1-2  América

Team            M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.América       5  4  0  1  15- 6   8  Champions; to league finals
2.Riachuelo     5  3  1  1   9- 6   7
3.ABC           5  3  0  2  10- 4   6
4.Santa Cruz/N  5  2  0  3  10-10   4
5.Alecrim       5  1  2  2   7-12   4
6.Atlético      5  0  1  4   4-17   1

Second round-robin
Segundo turno

[Jul 26]
América       2-1  Alecrim
[Jul 29]
Santa Cruz/N  4-2  Atlético
[Aug 2]
Riachuelo     3-2  ABC
[Aug 5]
Santa Cruz/N  3-1  América
[Aug 15]
Atlético      0-2  Riachuelo
[Aug 16]
ABC           0-1  Santa Cruz/N
[Aug 19]
América       6-1  Atlético
[Aug 26]
Alecrim       4-2  Riachuelo
[Sep 3]
Alecrim       3-0  Atlético
[Sep 6]
Santa Cruz/N  2-2  Riachuelo
[Sep 16]
Alecrim       0-1  Santa Cruz/N
[Sep 19]
América       2-3  ABC
[Sep 25]
ABC           2-2  Alecrim
[Sep 27]
Riachuelo     5-2  América
[Sep 30]
Atlético      0-6  ABC

Team            M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Santa Cruz/N  5  4  1  0  11- 5   9  Champions; to league finals
2.Riachuelo     5  3  1  1  14-10   7
3.ABC           5  2  1  2  13- 8   5
4.Alecrim       5  2  1  2  10- 7   5
5.América       5  2  0  3  13-13   4
6.Atlético      5  0  0  5   3-21   0

Third round-robin
Terceiro turno

[Oct 3]
América       3-2  Santa Cruz/N
[Oct 4]
ABC           5-0  Atlético
[Oct 7]
Riachuelo     5-0  Alecrim
[Oct 11]
Santa Cruz/N  0-1  ABC
[Oct 14]
Alecrim       0-7  América
[Oct 18]
Riachuelo     2-0  Atlético
[Oct 21]
Alecrim       2-2  ABC
[Oct 25]
América       2-2  Riachuelo
[Oct 28]
Atlético      0-2  Santa Cruz/N
[Nov 1]
ABC           2-1  Riachuelo
[Nov 4]
Atlético      0-1  América
[Nov 8]
Santa Cruz/N  2-1  Alecrim
[Nov 11]
ABC           4-1  América
[Nov 14]
Atlético      0-3  Alecrim
[Nov 15]
Riachuelo     1-1  Santa Cruz/N

Team            M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC           5  4  1  0  14- 4   9  Champions; to league finals
2.América       5  3  1  1  14- 8   7
3.Riachuelo     5  2  2  1  11- 5   6
4.Santa Cruz/N  5  2  1  2   7- 6   5
5.Alecrim       5  1  1  3   6-16   3
6.Atlético      5  0  0  5   0-13   0

League finals "Superchampionship"
Supercampeonato

Round 1 [Feb 7, 1960]
Santa Cruz/N  0-1  América

Round 2 [Feb 10]
ABC           2-0  Santa Cruz/N

Round 3 [Feb 14]
América       1-3  ABC

Round 4 [Feb 17]
América       4-0  Santa Cruz/N

Round 5 [Feb 21]
Santa Cruz/N  2-1  ABC

Round 6 [Feb 24]
ABC           4-3  América

Team            M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC           4  3  0  1  10- 6   6  Champions
2.América       4  2  0  2   9- 7   4
3.Santa Cruz/N  4  1  0  3   2- 8   2

*** ABC are 1959 Rio Grande do Norte State League champions ***

Final standings
Classificação final

Team             M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC           19 12  2  5  47-22  26  Champions
2.América       19 11  1  7  51-34  23
3.Santa Cruz/N  19  9  2  8  30-29  20
4.Riachuelo     15  8  4  3  34-21  20
5.Alecrim       15  4  4  7  23-35  12
6.Atlético      15  0  1 14   7-51   1

1958

1959 (Torneio Início)

1960

List of champions

Topscorers


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: 5 Jul 2019

(C) Copyright Vítor Dias, RSSSF and RSSSF Brazil 2019
You are free to copy this document in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the author. All rights reserved.