Rio Grande do Norte State League 1972

Campeonato Potiguar 1972

Clubs (all from Natal):

ABC Futebol Clube
ALECRIM Futebol Clube
AMÉRICA Futebol Clube
Centro Esportivo FORÇA E LUZ
Clube ATLÉTICO Potiguar
FERROVIÁRIO Esporte Clube
RIACHUELO Atlético Clube

Rules: Double round-robin. Each round-robin winner qualifies to league finals.
Regulamento: Dois turnos. Os campeões dos turnos são finalistas.

First round-robin
Primeiro turno

Round 1 [Mar 15]
ABC          1-1  Riachuelo
Força e Luz  2-1  Ferroviário

Round 2 [Mar 19]
ABC          1-0  Força e Luz
Riachuelo    2-1  Atlético

Round 3 [Mar 22]
Alecrim      1-0  Ferroviário
América      3-0  Atlético

Round 4 [Mar 26]
ABC          0-1  Alecrim
América      0-1  Riachuelo

Round 5 [Mar 29]
ABC          2-1  Atlético
Força e Luz  1-0  Riachuelo

Round 6 [Apr 02]
Alecrim      0-2  Atlético
América      0-0  Força e Luz

Round 7 [Apr 05]
Alecrim      4-0  Riachuelo
Ferroviário  1-1  Atlético

Round 8 [Apr 09]
ABC          7-0  Ferroviário
América      0-1  Alecrim

Round 9 [Apr 12]
Alecrim      0-0  Força e Luz
América      1-0  Ferroviário

Round 10 [Apr 16]
Ferroviário  1-1  Riachuelo
Força e Luz  4-0  Atlético

Round 11 [Apr 23]
ABC          1-0  América

Team            M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC           6  4  1  1  12- 3   9  To first place tiebreak
2.Alecrim       6  4  1  1   7- 2   9  To first place tiebreak
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3.Força e Luz   6  3  2  1   7- 2   8
4.Riachuelo     6  2  2  2   5- 8   6
5.América       6  2  1  3   4- 3   5
6.Atlético      6  1  1  4   5-12   3
7.Ferroviário   6  0  2  4   3-13   2

Tie-Break Match:

[Apr 27]
ABC  2-0  Alecrim

ABC qualifies to league finals

Second round-robin
Segundo turno

Round 1 [May 14]
Ferroviário  0-3  Força e Luz
Riachuelo    0-3  ABC

Round 2 [May 17]
Atlético     0-4  Alecrim
Ferroviário  0-3  América

Round 3
[May 21]
Atlético     2-2  Riachuelo
Força e Luz  0-0  ABC          [interrupted at halftime due to power outage. Match replayed the next day.]
[May 22]
Força e Luz  0-2  ABC

Round 4 [May 25]
Atlético     1-1  Ferroviário
Riachuelo    1-2  Força e Luz

Round 5 [May 28]
Alecrim      1-1  América
Ferroviário  0-2  ABC

Round 6 [May 31]
Ferroviário  1-4  Alecrim
Força e Luz  0-1  América

Round 7 [Jun 25]
Riachuelo    3-2  Ferroviário  [First league matches ever to be played at the new Castelão stadium. Before this date, all
Força e Luz  2-3  Alecrim       but one match ever since the league creation were played at Juvenal Lamartine stadium]

Round 8 [Jul 01]
Alecrim      0-0  ABC
Atlético     0-4  América

Round 9 [Jul 09]
Atlético     0-6  ABC
Riachuelo    1-3  América

Round 10 [Jul 16]
Atlético     2-5  Força e Luz
Riachuelo    0-1  Alecrim

Round 11 [Jul 23]
América      0-2  ABC

Team             M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC            6  5  1  0  15- 0  11  League champions (won both round-robins)
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2.Alecrim        6  4  2  0  13- 4  10
3.América        6  4  1  1  12- 4   9
4.Força e Luz    6  3  0  3  12- 9   6
5.Riachuelo      6  1  1  4   7-13   3
6.Atlético       6  0  2  4   5-22   2
7.Ferroviário    6  0  1  5   4-16   1

*** ABC are 1972 Rio Grande do Norte state champions ***

Final standings:

Team            M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC          12  9  2  1  27- 3  20  Champions
2.Alecrim      12  8  3  1  20- 6  19
3.América      12  6  2  4  16- 7  14
4.Força e Luz  12  6  2  4  19-11  14
5.Riachuelo    12  3  3  6  12-21   9
6.Atlético     12  1  3  8  10-34   5
7.Ferroviário  12  0  3  9   7-29   3

1971

1973

list of champions

list of topscorers


About this document

Sources: Placar and Diário de Natal

Thanks to Marcos Lacerda Queiroz

Prepared and maintained by Marcelo Leme de Arruda and Vítor Dias for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil

Authors: Marcelo Leme de Arruda (marcelo.leme.arruda@gmail.com) and Vítor Dias (vitor.dias@gmail.com)
Last updated: 15 Aug 2019

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