Rio Grande do Norte State League 1981

Campeonato Potiguar 1981

Clubs:

ABC Futebol Clube (Natal)
ALECRIM Futebol Clube (Natal)
AMÉRICA Futebol Clube (Natal)
Associação Cultural Esporte Clube BARAÚNAS (Mossoró)
Clube ATLÉTICO Potiguar (Natal)
FERROVIÁRIO Esporte Clube (Natal)
POTYGUAR Sport Club (Currais Novos) 
RIACHUELO Atlético Clube (Natal)

Rules:
- Three stages, each with group qualifiers where two top teams of each group advance to
  stage finals.
- Stage champions and the best placed team overall, other than the champions, qualify to
  league finals.

Regulamento:
- Três turnos, cada um com uma fase de grupos onde os dois primeiros de cada grupo avançam
  às finais do turno.
- Os campeões dos turnos e mais o melhor colocado dentre os que não foram campeões de turno
  se classificam à fase final do campeonato.


First stage - group qualifiers
Primeiro turno - primeira fase

Group A and Group B play against each other.
Grupo A e Grupo B se enfrentam.

Round 1 [Jun 14]
América      7-0  Riachuelo
ABC          2-1  Atlético
Baraúnas     1-1  Ferroviário
Potyguar/CN  2-0  Alecrim

Round 2 [Jun 21]
Alecrim      1-0  Atlético
América      3-1  Ferroviário
Baraúnas     3-0  Riachuelo
Potyguar/CN  2-2  ABC

Round 3
[Jun 28]
América      2-1  Alecrim
[Jul 04]
Riachuelo    1-5  Atlético
[Jul 05]
ABC          1-2  Baraúnas
Potyguar/CN  3-1  Ferroviário

Round 4
[Jun 27]
Ferroviário  0-0  Atlético
[Jul 12]
ABC          0-1  América
Baraúnas     2-1  Alecrim
Potyguar/CN  4-0  Riachuelo

Group A        M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC          4  1  1  2   5- 6   3  Qualified to stage finals
2.Alecrim      4  1  0  3   3- 6   2  Qualified to stage finals
------------------------------------
3.Ferroviário  4  0  2  2   3- 7   2
4.Riachuelo    4  0  0  4   1-19   0

Group B        M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.América      4  4  0  0  13- 2   8  Qualified to stage finals
2.Potyguar/CN  4  3  1  0  11- 3   7  Qualified to stage finals
------------------------------------
3.Baraúnas     4  3  1  0   8- 3   7
4.Atlético     4  1  1  2   6- 4   3

First stage finals
Finais do primeiro turno

Round 1 [Jul 19]
América      0-1  Alecrim
Potyguar/CN  0-1  ABC

Round 2 [Jul 22]
ABC          1-0  Alecrim
América      2-0  Potyguar/CN

Round 3 [Aug 02]
América      1-1  ABC
Potyguar/CN  3-4  Alecrim

Team           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC          3  2  1  0   3- 1   5  Stage champions, qualified to league finals
------------------------------------
2.Alecrim      3  2  0  1   5- 4   4
3.América      3  1  1  1   3- 2   3
4.Potyguar/CN  3  0  0  3   3- 7   0

Second stage - group qualifiers
Segundo turno - primeira fase

Matches within groups.
Partidas dentro dos grupos.

Group A

Round 1 [Aug 09]
Alecrim      0-2  Riachuelo
ABC          3-0  Ferroviário

Round 2
[Aug 16]
Alecrim      3-0  Ferroviário
[Aug 19]
ABC          2-1  Riachuelo

Round 3 [Aug 23]
Ferroviário  0-3  Riachuelo
ABC          2-1  Alecrim

Team           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC          3  3  0  0   7- 2   6  Qualified to stage finals
2.Riachuelo    3  2  0  1   6- 2   4  Qualified to stage finals
------------------------------------
3.Alecrim      3  1  0  2   4- 4   2
4.Ferroviário  3  0  0  3   0- 9   0

Group B

Round 1
[Aug 08]
Potyguar/CN  0-2  América
[Aug 09]
Baraúnas     2-0  Atlético

Round 2 [Aug 16]
América      6-0  Baraúnas
Potyguar/CN  4-1  Atlético

Round 3
[Aug 12]
América      8-1  Atlético
[Aug 23]
Baraúnas     0-0  Potyguar/CN

Team           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.América      3  3  0  0  16- 1   6  Qualified to stage finals
2.Potyguar/CN  3  1  1  1   4- 3   3  Qualified to stage finals
------------------------------------
3.Baraúnas     3  1  1  1   2- 6   3
4.Atlético     3  0  0  3   2-14   0

Second stage finals
Finais do segundo turno

Round 1
[Aug 27]
América      3-1  Riachuelo
[Aug 30]
ABC          3-1  Potyguar/CN

Round 2
[Sep 02]
ABC          2-1  Riachuelo
[Sep 06]
América      2-1  Potyguar/CN

Round 3 [Sep 13]
Riachuelo    0-2  Potyguar/CN
América      1-1  ABC

Team           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC          3  2  1  0   6- 3   5  Stage champions, qualified to league finals
------------------------------------
2.América      3  2  1  0   6- 3   5
3.Potyguar/CN  3  1  0  2   4- 5   2
4.Riachuelo    3  0  0  3   2- 7   0

Third stage
Terceiro turno

Group A and Group B play against each other.
Grupo A e Grupo B se enfrentam.

Round 1
[Sep 19]
Alecrim      0-2  Potyguar/CN
[Sep 20]
ABC          1-2  Ferroviário
América      5-0  Atlético
[Sep 24]
Baraúnas     1-0  Riachuelo

Round 2 [Sep 27]
Atlético     2-6  Alecrim
ABC          2-0  Riachuelo
Potyguar/CN  5-0  Ferroviário

Round 3 [Oct 04]
Baraúnas     1-0  América
Atlético     1-0  Ferroviário
ABC          2-1  Alecrim

Round 4 [Oct 11]
Atlético     2-2  Riachuelo
América      2-1  Potyguar/CN
Baraúnas     1-WO Ferroviário

Round 5 [Oct 18]
Alecrim      2-1  Baraúnas
ABC          0-0  América
Potyguar/CN  4-1  Riachuelo

Group A        M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.América      4  2  1  1   7- 2   5  Qualified to stage finals
2.Alecrim      4  2  0  2   9- 7   4  Qualified to stage finals
------------------------------------
3.Ferroviário  4  1  0  3   2- 8   2
4.Riachuelo    4  0  1  3   3- 9   1

Group B        M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Potyguar/CN  4  3  0  1  12- 3   6  Qualified to stage finals
2.Baraúnas     4  3  0  1   4- 2   6  Qualified to stage finals
------------------------------------
3.ABC          4  2  1  1   5- 3   5
4.Atlético     4  1  1  2   5-13   3

Third stage finals
Finais do terceiro turno

Round 1 [Oct 25]
Potyguar/CN  1-1  Baraúnas
Alecrim      3-1  América

Round 2 [Nov 01]
Baraúnas     1-0  Alecrim
Potyguar/CN  0-1  América

Round 3 [Nov 08]
Baraúnas     1-0  América
Potyguar/CN  1-2  Alecrim

Team           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Baraúnas     3  2  1  0   3  1   5  Stage champions, qualified to league finals
------------------------------------
2.Alecrim      3  2  0  1   5  3   4
3.América      3  1  0  2   2  4   2
4.Potyguar/CN  3  0  1  2   2  4   1

Standings - stages 1 to 3
Classificação - turnos 1 a 3

Team            M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.América      20 13  3  4  47-14  29  Qualified to league finals (won 1st stage)
2.ABC          17 10  4  3  26-15  24  Qualified to league finals (won 2nd stage)
3.Baraúnas     14  9  3  2  17-12  21  Qualified to league finals (won 3rd stage)
4.Potyguar/CN  20  8  3  9  36-25  19  Qualified to league finals (best other placed team)
-------------------------------------
5.Alecrim      17  8  0  9  26-24  16
6.Atlético     11  2  2  7  13-31   6
7.Riachuelo    14  2  1 11  12-37   5
8.Ferroviário  11  1  2  8   5-24   4

Finals

Round 1 [Nov 15]
Baraúnas     2-1  ABC
América      1-0  Potyguar/CN

Round 2
[Nov 11]
ABC          5-0  Potyguar/CN
[Nov 22]
América      1-0  Baraúnas

Round 3 [Nov 29]
América      3-2  ABC
Baraúnas     3-0  Potyguar/CN

Team           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.América      3  3  0  0   5- 2   6  Champions
2.Baraúnas     3  2  0  1   5- 2   4
3.ABC          3  1  0  2   8- 5   2
4.Potyguar/CN  3  0  0  3   0- 9   0

*** AMÉRICA are 1981 Rio Grande do Norte state champions ***

Final standings:

Team            M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.América      23 16  3  4  52-16  35  Champions
2.ABC          20 11  4  5  34-20  26
3.Baraúnas     17 11  3  3  22-14  25
4.Potyguar/CN  23  8  3 12  36-34  19
5.Alecrim      17  8  0  9  26-24  16
6.Atlético     11  2  2  7  13-31   6
7.Riachuelo    14  2  1 11  12-37   5
8.Ferroviário  11  1  2  8   5-24   4  [1]

[1] Relegated to Second Division, but it was not played because there were not at least 3 clubs
interested in playing Second Division in 1982.

1980

1981 (2nd Division)

1982

list of champions


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