2013 Campeonato Potiguar
| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Potiguar de Mossoró |
| Relegated | Potyguar de Currais Novos |
| Copa do Brasil | Potiguar de Mossoró América ABC |
| Série D | Potiguar de Mossoró |
| Copa do Nordeste | Potiguar de Mossoró América |
| Matches played | 118 |
| Goals scored | 278 (2.36 per match) |
← 2012 2014 → | |
The 2013 Campeonato Potiguar de Futebol was the 93rd edition of the Rio Grande do Norte's top professional football league. The competition began on January 13, and ended on May 19. Potiguar de Mossoró won the championship by the 2nd time,[1] while Potyguar de Currais Novos[2] was relegated.
Format
[edit]On the first stage, all teams excluding those who aren't playing on Copa do Nordeste play against each other team twice. The best six teams qualify to the next stage, and the worst team is relegated.
On the second teams, the six teams from the first stage are joined by América and ABC. The eight teams play against all other in each round. The four best teams in each round advance to the round's final. Each round winner advance to the championship's final. If the same team win both rounds, that team is the championship winner.[3]
Qualifications
[edit]The best team who isn't on Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série B or Série C qualifies to the 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The best three teams qualify to the 2014 Copa do Brasil. The best team in the first stage qualifies to the 2013 Copa do Brasil.
Participating teams
[edit]| Club | Home city | 2012 result |
|---|---|---|
| ABC | Natal | 2nd |
| Alecrim | Natal | 9th |
| América-RN | Natal | 1st |
| ASSU | Assu | 5th |
| Baraúnas | Mossoró | 3rd |
| Coríntians | Caicó | 6th |
| Palmeira | Goianinha | 7th |
| Potiguar | Mossoró | 8th |
| Potyguar | Currais Novos | 10th |
| Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | 4th |
First stage
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz-RN | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 30 | Advanced to the Second stage |
| 2 | Potiguar | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 24 | |
| 3 | Baraúnas | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 23 | |
| 4 | Alecrim | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 22 | |
| 5 | ASSU | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 18 | |
| 6 | Coríntians | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 16 | |
| 7 | Palmeira | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 14 | |
| 8 | Potyguar (R) | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 9 | Relegated |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Second stage
[edit]The six teams from the first stage are joined by ABC and América-RN.
First round (Copa Rio Grande do Norte)
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América-RN | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 16 | Advanced to round's finals |
| 2 | Coríntians | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 16 | |
| 3 | ABC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 13 | |
| 4 | ASSU | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 13 | |
| 5 | Potiguar | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 8 | |
| 6 | Santa Cruz-RN | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | |
| 7 | Alecrim | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 5 | |
| 8 | Baraúnas | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
[edit]Finals
[edit]| Coríntians | 0–2 | América |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cascata  28', 62' |
| América | 1–0 | Coríntians |
|---|---|---|
| Tiago Adan 37' |
Report |
América Futebol Clube is the champion of the first round and qualifies to the final.
Second round (Copa Cidade de Natal)
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Potiguar | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 15 | Advanced to round's finals |
| 2 | América-RN | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 | |
| 3 | Baraúnas | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 14 | |
| 4 | ABC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 14 | |
| 5 | ASSU | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 8 | |
| 6 | Alecrim | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | Coríntians | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 4 | |
| 8 | Santa Cruz-RN | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
[edit]Finals
[edit]| Potiguar | 2–1 | América |
|---|---|---|
| Chiquinho 46' Radamés 90' |
Report | Tiago Adan 72' |
Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar is the champion of the second round and qualifies to the final.
Final stage
[edit]| América | 1–1 | Potiguar |
|---|---|---|
| Índio Oliveira 36' |
Report | Chiquinho 76' |
| Penalties | ||
Cascata  Renatinho  Índio Índio Oliveira Allyson Itamar |
4-5 | Chiquinho Paulinho Giovanni Lima Santos Radamés |
Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar won the 2013 Campeonato Potiguar.
References
[edit]- ^ "Nos pênaltis, Potiguar de Mossoró bate América-RN e fica com o título" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ^ "Potyguar de Currais Novos perdeu em Assu e foi rebaixado no Estadual de 2013" (in Portuguese). RN em Rede. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Campeonato Potiguar 2013" (in Portuguese). Bola N@ Área. Retrieved August 25, 2013.