Rio Grande do Norte State League 1960

Campeonato Potiguar 1960

Clubs:

ABC Futebol Clube (Natal)
ALECRIM Futebol Clube (Natal)
Clube ATLÉTICO Potiguar (Natal)
GLOBO Sport Club (Natal)
RIACHUELO Atlético 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

Round 1
[Jul 31]
Alecrim    2-0  Atlético
[Aug 4]
Riachuelo  1-3  Globo/N

Round 2
[Aug 7]
Atlético   4-4  ABC
[Aug 10]
Alecrim    1-3  Riachuelo

Round 3
[Aug 14]
ABC        2-0  Globo/N
[Sep 4]
Atlético   2-0  Riachuelo  [postponed from Aug 17]

Round 4
[Aug 24]
Globo/N    0-2  Alecrim
[Sep 18]
Riachuelo  2-4  ABC        [postponed from Aug 24]

Round 5
[Aug 31]
Globo/N    2-1  Atlético
[Sep 25]
ABC        1-0  Alecrim    [postponed from Sep 4]

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

Second round-robin
Segundo turno

Round 1
[Oct 2]
Atlético   0-1  Alecrim
[Oct 5]
Globo/N    3-4  Riachuelo

Round 2
[Oct 9]
ABC        2-0  Atlético
[Oct 16]
Riachuelo  1-2  Alecrim

Round 3
[Oct 19]
Globo/N    0-2  ABC
[Oct 23]
Riachuelo  2-2  Atlético

Round 4
[Oct 26]
Alecrim    3-0  Globo/N
[Oct 30]
ABC        3-4  Riachuelo

Round 5
[Nov 2]
Atlético   3-1  Globo/N
[Nov 6]
Alecrim    2-3  ABC

Team         M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC        4  3  0  1  10- 6   6  To tiebreaking match
2.Alecrim    4  3  0  1   8- 4   6  To tiebreaking match
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3.Riachuelo  4  2  1  1  11-10   5
4.Atlético   4  1  1  2   5- 6   3
5.Globo/N    4  0  0  4   4-12   0

Second round-robin (Tiebreaking match)
Segundo turno (Partida desempate)

[Nov 9]
ABC  1-2  Alecrim

Alecrim qualify to league finals

Third round-robin
Terceiro turno

Round 1
[Nov 13]
Alecrim    3-2  Atlético
[Nov 15]
Riachuelo  3-1  Globo/N

Round 2
[Nov 20]
Atlético   0-3  ABC
[Nov 23]
Alecrim    3-0  Riachuelo

Round 3
[Nov 27]
ABC        4-2  Globo/N
[Nov 30]
Atlético   2-3  Riachuelo

Round 4
[Dec 4]
Globo/N    1-1  Alecrim
[Dec 11]
Riachuelo  2-3  ABC

Round 5
[Dec 14]
Globo/N    2-0  Atlético
[Dec 18]
ABC        3-1  Alecrim

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

League finals
Finais do campeonato

Rules: as winner of two round-robins, a simple win gives ABC the league championship.
Should Alecrim win the match, a three-legged final is required.
Regulamento: como vencedor de dois turnos, o ABC é campeão com uma vitória simples.
Em caso de vitória do Alecrim, será necessária uma melhor de três.

[Dec 21]
ABC  3-1  Alecrim

*** ABC are 1960 Rio Grande do Norte State League champions ***

Final standings
Classificação final

Team          M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC        13 11  1  1  37-18  23  Champions; qualified to 1961 Taça Brasil
2.Alecrim    13  7  1  5  22-17  15
3.Riachuelo  12  5  1  6  25-29  11
4.Globo/N    12  3  1  8  15-26   7
5.Atlético   12  2  2  8  16-25   6
1959
1960 (Torneio Início)
1961
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: 8 Jul 2019