Rio Grande do Norte State League 1985

Campeonato Potiguar 1985

Clubs:

ABC Futebol Clube (Natal)
ALECRIM Futebol Clube (Natal)
AMÉRICA Futebol Clube (Natal)
Associação Cultural Desportiva POTIGUAR (Mossoró)
Associação Cultural Esporte Clube BARAÚNAS (Mossoró)
Clube ATLÉTICO Potiguar (Natal)
RIACHUELO Atlético Clube (Natal)

Rules:
- Three stages, each with two phases: the first in two groups and the second in double
  round-robin with top 4 teams from first phase.
- In the first phase of each stage, the first team of each group qualifies to phase finals.
- Phase champions qualify to stage finals.
- Stage champions qualify to league finals.

Regulamento:
- Três turnos, cada um com duas fases: a primeira em dois grupos e a segunda em turno e
  returno com os quatro melhores times da primeira fase.
- Na primeira fase de cada turno, os primeiros se classificam para a final da fase.
- Os campeões das fases se classificam para as finais do turno.
- Os campeões dos turnos se classificam para as finais do campeonato.

First stage - first phase
Primeiro turno - primeira fase

Group A

Round 1
[Jun 06]
ABC         4-0  Atlético
[Jun 09]
América     3-0  Riachuelo

Round 2
[Jun 19]
Riachuelo   1-1  ABC
[Jun 26]
Atlético    0-4  América

Round 3 [Jul 07]
ABC         1-1  América
Riachuelo   2-0  Atlético

Team          M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.América     3  2  1  0   8- 1   5  Qualified to second phase and to stage finals 
2.ABC         3  1  2  0   6- 2   4  Qualified to second phase
-----------------------------------
3.Riachuelo   3  1  1  1   3- 4   3
4.Atlético    3  0  0  3   0-10   0

Group B

Round 1 [Jun 06]
Baraúnas    0-0  Alecrim

Round 2 [Jun 09]
Potiguar/M  3-3  Alecrim

Round 3 [Jun 16]
Potiguar/M  2-2  Baraúnas

Round 4 [Jun 22]
Alecrim     1-0  Potiguar/M

Round 5 [Jul 03]
Alecrim     2-0  Baraúnas

Round 6 [Jul 07]
Baraúnas    0-0  Potiguar/M

Team          M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Alecrim     4  2  2  0   6- 3   6  Qualified to second phase and to stage finals 
2.Potiguar/M  4  0  3  1   5- 6   3  Qualified to second phase
-----------------------------------
3.Baraúnas    4  0  3  1   2- 4   3

First stage - first phase final
Primeiro turno - final da primeira fase

[Jul 10]
Alecrim  1-1  América  [América wins on penalty kicks]

First stage - second phase
Primeiro turno - segunda fase

Round 1 [Jul 14]
Potiguar/M  0-0  América
ABC         2-0  Alecrim

Round 2
[Jul 17]
América     1-0  Alecrim
[Jul 18]
Potiguar/M  3-1  ABC

Round 3 [Jul 21]
América     2-1  ABC
Potiguar/M  0-2  Alecrim

Round 4
[Jul 24]
ABC         0-2  Potiguar/M
[Jul 28]
Alecrim     0-1  América

Round 5 [Aug 04]
América     2-0  Potiguar/M
Alecrim     0-2  ABC

Round 6 [Aug 11]
Alecrim     1-2  Potiguar/M
ABC         2-1  América

Team          M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.América     6  4  1  1   7- 3   9  Stage champions, qualified to league finals (won both phases)
-----------------------------------
2.Potiguar/M  6  3  1  2   7- 6   7
3.ABC         6  3  0  3   8- 8   6
4.Alecrim     6  1  0  5   3- 8   2

Second stage - first phase
Segundo turno - primeira fase

Group A

Round 1 [Aug 15]
Baraúnas    1-2  ABC

Round 2 [Aug 18]
Potiguar/M  0-2  ABC

Round 3 [Aug 21]
Potiguar/M  0-0  Baraúnas

Round 4 [Aug 25]
ABC         0-0  Baraúnas

Round 5 [Aug 28]
ABC         0-0  Potiguar/M

Round 6 [Sep 01]
Baraúnas    0-1  Potiguar/M

Team          M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC         4  2  2  0   4- 1   6  Qualified to second phase and to stage finals
2.Potiguar/M  4  1  2  1   1- 2   4  Qualified to second phase
-----------------------------------
3.Baraúnas    4  0  2  2   1- 3   2

Group B

Round 1 [Aug 18]
Alecrim     1-0  Riachuelo
América     0-0  Atlético

Round 2 [Aug 21]
Atlético    0-1  Alecrim
Riachuelo   0-7  América

Round 3 [Sep 01]
Alecrim     2-0  América
Atlético    0-0  Riachuelo

Team          M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Alecrim     3  3  0  0   4- 0   6  Qualified to second phase and to stage finals
2.América     3  1  1  1   7- 2   3  Qualified to second phase
-----------------------------------
3.Atlético    3  0  2  1   0- 1   2
4.Riachuelo   3  0  1  2   0- 8   1

Second stage - first phase final
Segundo turno - final da primeira fase

[Sep 08]
Alecrim  0-0  ABC  [1-0 a.e.t.]

Alecrim qualify to stage final

Second stage - second phase
Segundo turno - segunda fase

Round 1 [Sep 11]
Potiguar/M  1-1  ABC
América     1-1  Alecrim

Round 2 [Sep 15]
Potiguar/M  0-1  América
Alecrim     1-1  ABC

Round 3 [Sep 18]
ABC         0-0  América
Potiguar/M  0-0  Alecrim

Round 4
[Sep 22]
ABC         1-0  Potiguar/M
[Sep 29]
Alecrim     2-1  América

Round 5
[Oct 02]
América     2-1  Potiguar/M
[Oct 06]
ABC         1-0  Alecrim

Round 6
[Sep 25]
Alecrim     4-0  Potiguar/M
[Oct 09]
América     1-3  ABC

Team          M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC         6  3  3  0   7- 3   9  Qualified to stage finals
-----------------------------------
2.Alecrim     6  2  3  1   8- 4   7
3.América     6  2  2  2   6- 7   6
4.Potiguar/M  6  0  2  4   2- 9   2

Second stage final
Final do segundo turno

[Oct 13]
ABC  0-2  Alecrim

Alecrim qualify to league finals.

Third stage - first phase
Terceiro turno - primeira fase

Group A

Round 1 [Oct 17]
Baraúnas    1-0  América

Round 2 [Oct 20]
Potiguar/M  1-1  América

Round 3 [Oct 23]
Potiguar/M  0-0  Baraúnas

Round 4 [Oct 27]
América     1-0  Baraúnas

Round 5 [Oct 30]
América     3-1  Potiguar/M

Round 6 [Nov 03]
Baraúnas    2-0   Potiguar/M  [Baraúnas won, score unknown]

Team          M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.América     4  2  1  1   5- 3   5  Qualified to second phase and to stage finals
2.Baraúnas    4  2  1  1   3- 1   5  Qualified to second phase
-----------------------------------
3.Potiguar/M  4  0  2  2   2- 6   2

Group B

Round 1 [Oct 16]
ABC         2-0  Riachuelo
Alecrim     3-1  Atlético

Round 2 [Oct 20]
Atlético    0-7  ABC
Riachuelo   0-5  Alecrim

Round 3 [Nov 03]
ABC         0-2  Alecrim
Riachuelo   0-1  Atlético

Team          M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Alecrim     3  3  0  0  10- 1   6  Qualified to second phase and to stage finals
2.ABC         3  2  0  1   9- 2   4  Qualified to second phase
-----------------------------------
3.Atlético    3  1  0  2   2-10   2
4.Riachuelo   3  0  0  3   0- 8   0

Third stage - first phase final
Terceiro turno - final da primeira fase

[Nov 06]
Alecrim  2-4  América

América qualify to stage finals.

Third stage - second phase
Terceiro turno - segunda fase

Round 1 [Nov 10]
Baraúnas    0-0  ABC
América     1-3  Alecrim

Round 2
[Nov 14]
América     4-0  Baraúnas
[Nov 24]
Alecrim     2-0  ABC

Round 3
[Nov 17]
Alecrim     2-1  Baraúnas
[Nov 20]
América     3-0  ABC

Team          M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Alecrim     3  3  0  0   7- 2   6  Qualified to stage finals
-----------------------------------
2.América     3  2  0  1   8- 3   4
3.Baraúnas    3  0  1  2   1- 6   1
4.ABC         3  0  1  2   0- 5   1

Third stage finals
Finais do terceiro turno

[Nov 27]
América  0-1  Alecrim

Alecrim qualify to league finals.

League final
Final do campeonato

[Dec 01]
Alecrim  2-0  América

*** ALECRIM are 1985 Rio Grande do Norte state champions ***

Final standings:

Team           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.Alecrim     31 17  7  7  46-23  41  Champions
2.América     29 14  7  8  46-25  35
3.ABC         27 11  9  7  34-23  31
4.Potiguar/M  24  4 10 10  17-29  18
5.Baraúnas    15  2  7  6   7-14  11
6.Riachuelo    9  1  2  6   3-20   4
7.Atlético     9  1  2  6   2-21   4

1984

1986

list of champions


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