Rio Grande do Norte State League 1973

Campeonato Potiguar 1973

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:
- Three stages, each in single round-robin.
- Top 4 teams in 1st Stage qualify to 2nd and 3rd stages.
- Stage champions qualify to finals.

Regulamento:
- Três turnos simples.
- Os 4 melhores do primeiro turno se classificam para o segundo e terceiro turnos.
- Os campeões dos turnos são finalistas.

First stage
Primeiro turno

Round 1 [Apr 15]
Força e Luz  2-1  Ferroviário  [Força e Luz lost the points due to have fielded an inelegible player]
Alecrim      0-3  Riachuelo

Round 2 [Apr 18]
Força e Luz  1-0  Alecrim
América      8-3  Atlético

Round 3 [Apr 22]
Ferroviário  0-0  América
ABC          0-0  Força e Luz

Round 4 [Apr 25]
Alecrim      3-4  Atlético     [Atlético lost the points due to have fielded an inelegible player]
ABC          6-0  Riachuelo

Round 5 [Apr 29]
Atlético     0-0  Ferroviário
América      3-0  Riachuelo

Round 6 [May 02]
Riachuelo    1-1  Ferroviário
América      3-0  Força e Luz

Round 7 [May 06]
Atlético     2-2  Riachuelo
ABC          2-1  Alecrim

Round 8 [May 09]
Ferroviário  0-0  Alecrim
ABC          3-0  Atlético

Round 9 [May 13]
Força e Luz  4-1  Atlético
América      3-0  Alecrim

Round 10 [May 16]
Força e Luz  3-1  Riachuelo
ABC          1-1  Ferroviário

Round 11 [May 20]
ABC          2-1  América

Team           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC          6  4  2  0  14- 3  10  Qualified to second and third stages and to league finals
2.América      6  4  1  1  18- 5   9  Qualified to second and third stages
3.Força e Luz  6  3  1  2  10- 6   7  Qualified to second and third stages
4.Ferroviário  6  1  5  0   3- 4   7  Qualified to second and third stages
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5.Riachuelo    6  1  2  3   7-15   4
6.Alecrim      6  1  1  4   4-13   3
7.Atlético     6  0  2  4  10-20   2

Second stage
Segundo turno

[May 30]  Força e Luz  1-3  ABC
[Jun 03]  Ferroviário  0-7  América
[Jun 10]  Ferroviário  0-0  Força e Luz
[Jun 13]  Força e Luz  1-1  América
[Jun 15]  Ferroviário  1-1  ABC
[Jun 24]  América      1-2  ABC

Team           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC          3  2  1  0   6- 3   5  Qualified to league finals
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2.América      3  1  1  1   9- 3   3
3.Força e Luz  3  0  2  1   2- 4   2
4.Ferroviário  3  0  2  1   1- 8   2

Third stage
Terceiro turno

[Jul 01]  ABC          3-0  Ferroviário
[Jul 04]  América      5-0  Ferroviário
[Jul 08]  ABC          3-1  Força e Luz
[Jul 11]  Força e Luz  2-0  Ferroviário
[Jul 15]  América      3-2  Força e Luz
[Jul 22]  ABC          4-2  América

Team           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC          3  3  0  0  10- 3   6  League champions (won all three stages)
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2.América      3  2  0  1  10- 6   4
3.Força e Luz  3  1  0  2   5- 6   2
4.Ferroviário  3  0  0  3   0-10   0

*** ABC are 1973 Rio Grande do Norte state champions ***

Final standings:

Team            M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC          12  9  3  0  30- 9  21  Champions
2.América      12  7  2  3  37-14  16
3.Força e Luz  12  4  3  5  17-16  11
4.Ferroviário  12  1  7  4   4-22   9
5.Riachuelo     6  1  2  3   7-15   4
6.Alecrim       6  1  1  4   4-13   3
7.Atlético      6  0  2  4  10-20   2

TOPSCORERS
10 Santa Cruz (América)
 9 Jorge Demolidor (ABC)
 6 Alberi (ABC)
 5 Caetano (Riachuelo)
 4 J. Daniel (América)
   Afonsinho (América)
   Osvaldão (América)
   Ribeiro (Força e Luz)
   Danilo Meneses (ABC)

1972

1973 (Taça Cidade do Natal)

1974

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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