2013 Campeonato Potiguar

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.

Campeonato Potiguar de Futebol
Season2013
ChampionsPotiguar de Mossoró
RelegatedPotyguar de Currais Novos
Copa do BrasilPotiguar de Mossoró
América
ABC
Série DPotiguar de Mossoró
Copa do NordestePotiguar de Mossoró
América
Matches played118
Goals scored278 (2.36 per match)
2012
2014

Format

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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

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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

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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

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Standings

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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
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away ALE ASU BAR COR PAL POT PTY SCR
Alecrim 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–0
ASSU 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–1
Baraúnas 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 5–1 0–1
Coríntians 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–2
Palmeira 1–0 0–3 2–1 2–1 0–4 0–0 0–1
Potiguar 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 5–0 1–2
Potyguar 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–1
Santa Cruz-RN 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 4–1
Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

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The six teams from the first stage are joined by ABC and América-RN.

First round (Copa Rio Grande do Norte)

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Standings

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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
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away ABC ALE ARN ASU BAR COR POT SCR
ABC 5–0 6–1 2–1
Alecrim 1–3 0–2 3–2 2–5
América-RN 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–1
ASSU 2–1 4–2 1–0
Baraúnas 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1
Coríntians 1–1 3–0 1–0 4–3
Potiguar 1–0 1–2 1–1
Santa Cruz-RN 1–1 0–1 1–2
Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals

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Coríntians0–2América
Report Cascata   28', 62'

América Futebol Clube is the champion of the first round and qualifies to the final.

Second round (Copa Cidade de Natal)

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Standings

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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
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away ABC ALE ARN ASU BAR COR POT SCR
ABC 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–3
Alecrim 3–1 5–0 0–2
América-RN 2–1 1–1 4–1
ASSU 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0
Baraúnas 2–1 0–1 3–1
Coríntians 0–2 1–2 4–3
Potiguar 2–0 1–0 0–1 4–1
Santa Cruz-RN 0–1 0–1 0–4 1–2
Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals

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Potiguar2–1América
Chiquinho   46'
Radamés   90'
Report Tiago Adan   72'
Attendance: 3,769
Referee: Leandro Vuaden

Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar is the champion of the second round and qualifies to the final.

Final stage

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Potiguar2–2América
Daniel   14'
Paulinho   24'
Report Índio Oliveira   3'
Renatinho   30'
Attendance: 2,363

América1–1Potiguar
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

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  1. ^ "Nos pênaltis, Potiguar de Mossoró bate América-RN e fica com o título" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Potyguar de Currais Novos perdeu em Assu e foi rebaixado no Estadual de 2013" (in Portuguese). RN em Rede. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Campeonato Potiguar 2013" (in Portuguese). Bola N@ Área. Retrieved August 25, 2013.