Rio Grande do Norte 1980 - Second Level

Campeonato Potiguar - Grupo B de Acesso

Participants:
Centro Esportivo FORÇA E LUZ (Natal)
Clube ATLÉTICO Potiguar (Natal)
FERROVIÁRIO Esporte Clube (Natal)
MACAU Atlético Clube (Macau)
RIACHUELO Atlético Clube (Natal)

Rules: four round-robins. Each round-robin champion qualify to finals. Top 3 teams are promoted.
Regulamento: quatro turnos. Os campeões dos turnos fazem as finais. Os 3 melhores são promovidos.

First round-robin
Primeiro turno

[Jun 04]
Ferroviário  0-0  Força e Luz

[Jun 11]
Atlético     2-1  Força e Luz

[Jun 14]
Riachuelo    0-0  Ferroviário

[Jun 22]
Atlético     2-1  Riachuelo

[Jun 25]
Riachuelo    4-1  Macau

[Jul 02]
Macau        0-5  Atlético
Força e Luz  0-2  Riachuelo

[Jul 06]
Macau        2-1  Ferroviário

[Jul 09]
Ferroviário  1-2  Atlético
[Jul 27]
Força e Luz  1-1  Macau

Table:         M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Atlético     4  4  0  0  11- 3   8  Qualified to league finals
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2.Riachuelo    4  2  1  1   6- 3   5
3.Macau        4  1  1  2   4-11   3
4.Ferroviário  4  0  2  2   2- 4   2
5.Força e Luz  4  0  2  2   2- 5   2

Second round-robin
Segundo turno

[Jul 30]
Atlético     1-0  Macau

[Aug 03]
Riachuelo    2-0  Atlético

[Aug 10]
Macau        2-1  Riachuelo
Força e Luz  2-4  Atlético

[Aug 17]
Ferroviário  2-0  Macau

[Aug 20]
Força e Luz  1-1  Ferroviário

[Aug 24]
Macau        4-0  Força e Luz
[Sep 03]
Ferroviário  0-0  Riachuelo

[Sep 07]
Atlético     2-2  Ferroviário
[Sep 21]
Riachuelo    2-1  Força e Luz

Table:         M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Atlético     4  2  1  1   8- 6   5  Qualified to league finals [8 GF]
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2.Riachuelo    4  2  1  1   5- 3   5  [5 GF, 2 W]
2.Ferroviário  4  1  3  0   5- 3   5  [5 GF, 1 W]
4.Macau        4  2  0  2   5- 3   4
5.Força e Luz  4  0  1  3   4-11   1

Third round-robin
Terceiro turno

[Sep 28]
Riachuelo    7-1  Macau

[Oct 01]
Ferroviário  4-0  Atlético
[Oct 02]
Força e Luz  1-0  Riachuelo

[Oct 08]
Ferroviário  1-0  Força e Luz
[Oct 15]
Atlético     1-1  Riachuelo

[Oct 15]
Macau        0-1  Ferroviário

[Oct 19]
Força e Luz  2-0  Macau
[Oct 26]
Riachuelo    2-2  Ferroviário

[Nov 02]
Atlético     2-1  Força e Luz

Macau        can  Atlético     [Cancelled because it would not interfere in the outcome]

Table:         M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Ferroviário  4  3  1  0   8- 2   7  Qualified to league finals
2.Força e Luz  4  2  0  2   3- 3   4
3.Riachuelo    4  1  2  1  10- 5   4
4.Atlético     3  1  1  1   3- 6   3
5.Macau        3  0  0  3   1- 9   0

Fourth round-robin
Quarto turno

[Nov 08]
Força e Luz  1-WO Macau
[Nov 09]
Ferroviário  2-0  Riachuelo

[Nov 12]
Força e Luz  2-1  Atlético
[Nov 13]
Ferroviário  8-0  Macau

[Nov 16]
Força e Luz  2-2  Ferroviário
Macau        0-1  Riachuelo

[Nov 19]
Riachuelo    3-1  Força e Luz
[Nov 23]
Atlético     0-2  Ferroviário

[Nov 26]
Riachuelo    1-3  Atlético

Atlético     can  Macau        [Cancelled because it would not interfere in the outcome]

Table:         M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Ferroviário  4  3  1  0  14- 2   7  Qualified to league finals
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2.Força e Luz  4  2  1  1   6- 6   5
3.Riachuelo    4  2  0  2   5- 6   4
4.Atlético     3  1  0  2   4- 5   2
5.Macau        3  0  0  3   0-10   0

Ferroviário win Fourth Stage

Final

[Nov 30]
Ferroviário  2-2  Atlético  [3-0 a.e.t.]

*** FERROVIÁRIO are 1980 Rio Grande do Norte Second Division champions ***

Final standings:

Table:          M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Ferroviário  17  7  8  2  31-13  22  Champions; promoted to 1981 First Division
2.Atlético     15  8  3  4  27-22  19  Promoted to 1981 First Division
3.Riachuelo    16  7  4  5  27-17  18  Promoted to 1981 First Division
4.Força e Luz  16  4  4  8  16-25  12
5.Macau        14  3  1 10  11-35   7

1980 (1st Division)

1981

list of champions

list of second level champions


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