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 ------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------ 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) ------------------------------------ 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)
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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