Rio Grande do Norte State League 1997

Participating Clubs:

ABC Futebol Clube (Natal)
Alecrim Futebol Clube (Natal)
América Futebol Clube (Natal)
Associação Cultural Esporte Clube Baraúnas (Mossoró)
Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar (Mossoró)
Clube Esportivo Força e Luz (Natal)
Fluminense Futebol Clube (Natal)
Parnamirim Futebol Clube (Parnamirim)
Sociedade Esportiva Pauferrense (Pau dos Ferros)

First Phase

Round 1 [Feb 16]
Fluminense     1-1 Baraunas
Potiguar       0-0 ABC
Parnamirim     0-3 America
Pauferrense    1-0 Forca e Luz

Round 2 [Feb 19]
Fluminense     4-0 Forca e Luz 
Baraunas       3-0 Alecrim

Round 3 [Feb 23]
ABC            6-0 Forca e Luz
Potiguar       2-0 Baraunas
Pauferrense    2-1 Fluminense
Parnamirim     2-2 Alecrim

Round 4 [Feb 27]
Alecrim        4-2 Fluminense
[Mar 2]
America        2-0 Forca e Luz
Parnamirim     1-4 Fluminense
Baraunas       1-1 Pauferrense

Round 2 Moved Matches [Mar 5]
Potiguar       4-0 Parnamirim        [also reported as 3-0]
[Mar 6]
Alecrim        2-2 Pauferrense

Round 5 [Mar 9]
ABC            5-1 Alecrim
Baraunas       0-2 America
Parnamirim     4-1 Forca e Luz
[Mar 12]
Fluminense     2-3 Potiguar

Round 6 [Mar 16]
America        3-1 Alecrim
Baraunas       0-1 Parnamirim
Pauferrense    1-3 ABC
Forca e Luz    1-2 Alecrim

Round 7 [Mar 23]
ABC            4-0 Fluminense
Pauferrense    1-2 Potiguar

Round 8 [Mar 30]
ABC            3-1 Baraunas
Pauferrense    1-2 America
Potiguar       3-2 Forca e Luz

Moved Matches [Mar 26]
America        2-1 Fluminense
[Mar 27]
Alecrim        1-3 Potiguar

Round 9 [Apr 2]
America        1-2 Potiguar
[Apr 3]
ABC            2-1 Parnamirim
[Apr 6]
Baraunas       2-0 Forca e Luz

Moved Matches [Apr 6]
Parnamirim     3-0 Pauferrense
[Apr 8]
ABC            5-0 America

Final Table:

 1.ABC                  8  7  1  0  28- 4   22
 2.Potiguar             8  7  1  0  19- 7   22
 3.América              8  6  0  2  15-10   18
 4.Parnamirim           8  3  1  4  12-16   10
 5.Baraunas             8  2  2  4   8-10    8
 6.Pauferrense          8  2  2  4   9-14    8
 7.Alecrim              8  2  2  4  13-21    8
 8.Fluminense           8  2  1  5  15-17    7
 9.Força e Luz          8  0  0  8   4-24    0

First four qualified for Quadrangular; ABC obtains bonus point.

Quadrangular Final First Stage

Round 1 [Apr 13]
Parnamirim     1-4 ABC
Potiguar       2-2 America

Round 2 [Apr 16]
Potiguar       3-0 ABC
America        2-1 Parnamirim

Round 3 [Apr 20]
ABC            1-0 America
Parnamirim     0-3 Potiguar

Round 4 [Apr 24]
America        0-2 Potiguar
ABC            5-1 Parnamirim

Round 5 [Apr 27]
Parnamirim     1-1 America
ABC            4-2 Potiguar

Round 6 [May 1]
America        1-2 ABC
Potiguar       1-1 Parnamirim

Final Table:

 1.ABC                  6  5  0  1  16- 8   16  [1 bonus point]
 2.Potiguar             6  3  2  1  13- 7   11
 3.América              6  1  2  3   6- 9    5
 4.Parnamirim           6  0  2  4   5-16    2

ABC winners first stage.


Second Stage

[Apr 23]
Fluminense     1-1 Pauferrense
[Apr 27]
Baraunas       4-0 Fluminense      [also reported as 4-1]
Pauferrense    1-1 Alecrim  
[Apr 30]
Fluminense     2-2 Forca e Luz

Round 1 [May 3]
Pauferrense    1-0 Forca e Luz
[May 4]
America        1-1 Baraunas
Potiguar       2-3 Alecrim
Parnamirim     0-5 ABC

[May 7]
ABC            5-2 Fluminense 
[May 8]
Forca e Luz    1-1 America

Round 2 [May 11]
Alecrim        0-2 America
Baraunas       1-2 Potiguar
Pauferrense    0-1 Parnamirim

[May 14]
Forca e Luz    2-4 Potiguar
[May 15]
Fluminense     1-8 America

Round 3 [May 17]
Forca e Luz    1-0 Parnamirim
[May 18]
Alecrim        0-5 ABC
Potiguar       2-2 America
Pauferrense    3-3 Baraunas

[May 21]
Alecrim        2-1 Baraunas
[May 22]
ABC            1-0 Pauferrense
[May 24]
Alecrim        1-1 Parnamirim
[May 25]
Forca e Luz    1-2 ABC
Potiguar       3-2 Fluminense
[May 28]
America        4-2 Parnamirim
[May 29]
ABC            4-0 Potiguar

Round 4 [May 31]
Fluminense     2-5 Alecrim
[Jun 1]
America        1-0 Pauferrense
Baraunas       2-0 ABC             [also reported as 1-3]
Parnamirim     1-2 Potiguar

[Jun 4]
Forca e Luz    0-1 Baraunas
Fluminense     1-1 Parnamirim

Round 5 [Jun 7]
Alecrim        2-0 Forca e Luz
ABC            0-0 America
Potiguar       1-1 Pauferrense
Parnamirim     1-1 Baraunas

Final Table:
 
 1.ABC                  8  6  1  1  22- 5   19
 2.América              8  4  4  0  19- 7   16
 3.Potiguar             8  4  2  2  16-16   14
 4.Alecrim              8  4  2  2  14-14   14
 5.Baraunas             8  3  3  2  14- 9   12
 6.Pauferrense          8  1  4  3   7- 9    7
 7.Parnamirim           8  1  3  4   7-15    6
 8.Força e Luz          8  1  2  5   7-13    5
 9.Fluminense           8  0  3  5  11-29    3

First four qualified for Quadrangular; ABC obtains bonus point.
 
Quadrangular Final Second Stage

Round 1 [Jun 11]
Potiguar       0-1 ABC
America        0-0 Alecrim
 
Round 2 [Jun 15]
Potiguar       0-0 Alecrim

Round 3 [Jun 18]
America        5-0 Potiguar
[Jun 19]
ABC            2-1 Alecrim

Round 4 [Jun 22]
ABC            3-0 Alecrim
Potiguar       2-1 America

Round 5 [Jun 24]
America        2-0 Alecrim
[Jun 26]
ABC            3-0 Potiguar

Round 6 [Jun 28]
Potiguar       3-1 Alecrim
[Jun 29]
America        1-1 ABC

Postponed Match Round 2 [Jul 1]
America        2-0 ABC
 
Final Table:
 
 1.ABC                  6  4  1  1  10- 4   14  [1 bonus point]
 2.América              6  3  2  1  11- 3   11
 3.Potiguar             6  2  1  3   5-11    7
 4.Alecrim              6  0  2  4   2-10    2
 
ABC winners second stage.

Topscorers: Claudinho (ABC) and Cícero Ramalho (Potiguar) 17 goals

ABC FC champions of Rio Grande do Norte 1997.

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About this document

Prepared and maintained by Luis Alberto S Santana and Miguel Alvim Gonzalez for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil

Authors: Luis Alberto S Santana (salvador@ufba.br) and Miguel Alvim Gonzalez (gonzalez@arras.com.br)
Last updated: 21 Feb 2000

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