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Campeonato Rondoniense
Season2012
ChampionsAmérica
Copa do BrasilAmérica;
ABC
Série DBaraúnas
← 2011
2013

The 2012 Campeonato Potiguar is the 92nd season of Rio Grande do Norte's top professional football league. The competition began on 15 January and ended on 6 May. ABC was the defending champion.

Format

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Participating teams

Club Home city
ABC Natal
Alecrim Natal
América Natal
ASSU
Baraúnas
Caicó
Corintians
Palmeira
Potiguar
Santa Cruz

First stage (Taça Cidade de Natal)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ABC (A) 9 5 3 1 19 9 +10 18 Advances to the Semifinals
2 América-RN (A) 9 5 1 3 22 10 +12 16
3 Santa Cruz-RN (A) 9 5 0 4 17 9 +8 15
4 Coríntians (A) 9 4 3 2 11 6 +5 15
5 Potiguar 9 4 1 4 12 14 −2 13
6 Palmeira 9 4 1 4 8 11 −3 13
7 Baraúnas 9 3 4 2 8 6 +2 13
8 ASSU 9 3 1 5 9 15 −6 10
9 Caicó 9 2 2 5 6 21 −15 8
10 Alecrim 9 1 2 6 8 18 −10 5
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2012. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) head-to-head (if two teams involved); 5) goals scored; 6) draw
(A) Advance to a further round

Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
ABC 2–1 Coríntians
América-RN 3–1 Santa Cruz-RN

Finals

First leg

América-RN0–1ABC
Alison 36'
Attendance: 2,589

Second leg

ABC1–0América-RN
Washington 25'
Attendance: 11,046

ABC won 2-0 on aggregate. ABC first stage champions

Second stage (Copa Rio Grande do Norte)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ABC (A) 9 6 2 1 13 3 +10 20 Advances to the Semifinals
2 Baraúnas (A) 9 5 3 1 9 4 +5 18
3 Santa Cruz-RN (A) 9 4 3 2 12 5 +7 15
4 América-RN (A) 9 4 2 3 14 10 +4 14
5 ASSU 9 4 2 3 10 9 +1 14
6 Alecrim 9 4 1 4 12 17 −5 13
7 Palmeira 9 1 5 3 8 11 −3 8
8 Coríntians 9 1 6 2 9 12 −3 9
9 Potiguar 9 1 3 5 4 8 −4 6
10 Caicó 9 1 2 6 6 20 −14 5
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2012. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) head-to-head (if two teams involved); 5) goals scored; 6) draw
(A) Advance to a further round

Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
América-RN 1–2 ABC
Caicó 1–0 Santa Cruz-RN

Finals

First leg

América-RN4–1Baraúnas

Second leg

Baraúnas0–2América-RN

América won 6-1 on aggregate. América second stage champions

Championship finals

First leg

América-RN2–1ABC
report

Second leg

ABC0–2América-RN
report

America won 4-1 on aggregate. state champions 2012

References