Participating Clubs:
Atalaia Esporte Clube (Bananeiras)
Atlético Cajazeirense de Desportos (Cajazeiras)
Auto Esporte Clube (João Pessoa)
Conceição Atlético Clube (Conceição do Piancó)
Confiança Futebol Clube (Sapé)
Esporte Clube Patos (Patos)
Nacional Atlético Clube (Cabedelo)
Nacional Atlético Clube (Patos)
Santa Cruz Recreativo Esporte Clube (Santa Rita)
Santos Futebol Clube (João Pessoa)
Sociedade Cultural e Recreativa Monteiro (Monteiro)
Souza Esporte Clube (Souza)
Treze Futebol Clube (Campina Grande)
Vila Branca Sport Club (Solânea)
Round 1 [Mar 9,12]
Coast
Santa Cruz 2-0 Nacional-C
Cariri
Vila Branca 2-2 Socremo
Treze 3-0 Confianca
Sertao
Souza 3-1 Conceicao
Esporte 0-0 Atletico
Round 2 [Mar 16]
Coast
Auto Esporte 1-1 Santa Cruz
Cariri
Atalaia 0-0 Treze
Confianca 1-0 Vila Branca
Sertao
Conceicao 1-0 Esporte
Nacional-P 1-1 Souza
Round 3 [Mar 23]
Coast
Santos 0-0 Nacional-C
Cariri
Vila Branca 0-2 Atalaia
Socremo 2-1 Confianca
Sertao
Esporte 0-0 Nacional-P
Atletico 0-0 Conceicao
Round 4 [Mar 30]
Coast
Santa Cruz 2-0 Botafogo
Auto Esporte 1-0 Santos
Cariri
Atalaia 1-1 Socremo
Treze 3-2 Vila Branca
Sertao
Nacional-P 0-1 Atletico [also reported 1-1]
Moved Matches [Apr 3]
Coast
Nacional-C 0-1 Botafogo
Sertao
Souza 0-0 Esporte
Round 5 [Apr 6]
Coast
Botafogo 4-0 Santos
Nacional-C 2-2 Auto Esporte
Cariri
Socremo 2-0 Treze
Confianca 1-0 Atalaia
Sertao
Conceicao 1-1 Nacional-P
Atletico 4-2 Souza
Moved Matches [Apr 9]
Coast
Botafogo 2-1 Auto Esporte
Santos 0-1 Santa Cruz
Round 6 [Apr 13]
Coast
Botafogo 5-0 Santos
Cariri
Treze 1-1 Atalaia
Socremo 1-1 Vila Branca
Sertao
Conceicao 2-0 Souza
Atletico 0-1 Esporte
Moved Match [Apr 16]
Coast
Nacional-C 1-2 Santa Cruz
Round 7 [Apr 20]
Coast
Botafogo 0-0 Nacional-C
Santa Cruz 1-0 Auto Esporte
Cariri
Vila Branca 0-0 Confianca
Sertao
Esporte 3-0 Conceicao
Souza 3-2 Nacional-P
Round 8 [Apr 27]
Coast
Nacional-C 1-2 Santos
Auto Esporte 4-1 Botafogo
Cariri
Atalaia 0-0 Vila Branca
Confianca 1-2 Socremo
Sertao
Nacional-P 0-0 Esporte
Conceicao 0-1 Atletico
Mobed Match [May 1]
Cariri
Confianca 1-1 Treze
Round 9 [May 3]
Coast
Botafogo 0-3 Santa Cruz
Santos 0-2 Auto Esporte
Cariri
Socremo 1-1 Atalaia
Vila Branca 2-1 Treze
Sertao
Atletico 2-1 Nacional-P
Esporte 1-1 Souza
Round 10 [May 10]
Coast
Auto Esporte 5-1 Nacional-C
Santa Cruz 2-0 Santos
Cariri
Treze 2-0 Socremo
Atalaia 3-0 Confianca
Sertao
Nacional-P 0-1 Conceicao
Souza 2-2 Atletico
Final Tables:
Chave do Litoral (Coast Group)
----------------
1.Santa Cruz 8 7 1/0 0 14- 2 23 [to Quarterfinals]
2.Auto Esporte 8 4 2/0 2 16- 8 16 [to Quarterfinals]
3.Botafogo 8 4 0/1 3 13-10 13
4.Santos 8 1 0/1 6 2-16 4
5.Nacional-C 8 0 1/2 5 5-14 4
[Any score draw gives 2 points to both clubs!]
Chave de Cariri
---------------
1.Socremo 8 3 4/0 1 11- 9 17 [to Quarterfinals]
2.Treze 8 3 2/1 2 11- 8 14 [to Quarterfinals]
3.Atalaia 8 2 3/2 1 8- 4 14 [to Quarterfinals [*]]
4.Confiança 8 2 1/1 4 5-11 9
5.Vila Branca 8 1 1/2 3 7-10 9
[Any score draw gives 2 points to both clubs!]
Chave de Sertão
---------------
1.Atlético 8 4 1/2 1 10- 6 16 [to Quarterfinals]
2.Souza 8 2 3/1 2 12-13 13 [to Quarterfinals]
3.Conceição 8 3 1/1 3 6- 8 12
4.Esporte (Patos) 8 2 1/4 1 5- 2 12
5.Nacional (Patos) 8 0 2/2 4 5- 9 6 [to Quarterfinals [*]]
[Any score draw gives 2 points to both clubs!]
[*] Atalaia and Nacional (Patos) qualified for the quarterfinals on
some financial criteria.
Quarterfinals
First Legs [May 14,15]
Nacional-P 2-2 Santa Cruz
Atletico 2-0 Auto Esporte [also reported 2-1]
Atalaia 2-0 Souza
Treze 1-0 Socremo
Second Legs [May 18]
Auto Esporte 0-1 Atletico
Santa Cruz 4-1 Nacional-P
Souza 4-1 Atalaia
Socremo 1-0 Treze
[Note: Treze qualified for the semis on some financial criteria.]
Semifinals
First Legs [May 21,22]
Santa Cruz 0-0 Atletico
Treze 1-1 Souza
Second Legs [May 25]
Atletico 1-0 Santa Cruz
Souza 2-1 Treze
Final
First Leg [May 28]
Atletico 4-2 Souza
Second Leg [Jun 1]
Souza 4-1 Atletico
Souza wins first stage, and obtains 1 bonus point for final stage.
Second Stage
Round 1 [Jun 7,8]
Coast
Santos 0-2 Santa Cruz
Nacional-C 0-0 Auto Esporte
Cariri
Confianca 0-2 Treze
Socremo 1-1 Vila Branca
Sertao
Conceicao 0-0 Esporte
Nacional-P 0-1 Souza
Round 2 [Jun 15]
Coast
Auto Esporte 0-1 Santos
Santa Cruz 1-1 Botafogo
Cariri
Vila Branca 0-0 Confianca
Treze 1-1 Atalaia
Sertao
Esporte 1-1 Nacional-P
Atletico 6-1 Conceicao
Round 3 [Jun 21,22]
Coast
Santos 2-1 Nacional-C
Botafogo 1-0 Auto Esporte
Cariri
Atalaia 1-2 Vila Branca
Confianca 3-2 Socremo
Sertao
Souza 0-0 Esporte
Nacional-P 1-0 Atletico [Jun 26]
Round 4 [Jun 29]
Coast
Nacional-C 1-2 Botafogo
Auto Esporte 2-0 Santa Cruz
Cariri
Socremo 2-0 Atalaia
Vila Branca 1-1 Treze
Sertao
Conceicao 3-0 Nacional-P
Atletico 1-0 Souza [Jul 2]
Round 5 [Jul 6]
Coast
Santa Cruz 2-0 Nacional-C
Botafogo 4-0 Santos
Cariri
Atalaia 0-2 Confianca
Treze 3-0 Socremo
Sertao
Esporte 0-0 Atletico
Souza 1-0 Conceicao
Round 6 [Jul 13]
Coast
Auto Esporte 2-1 Nacional-C
Santa Cruz 3-0 Santos
Cariri
Vila Branca 3-0 Socremo
Treze 1-1 Confianca
Sertao
Esporte 4-1 Conceicao
Souza 1-1 Nacional-P
Round 7 [Jul 20]
Coast
Auto Esporte 2-0 Santos
Botafogo 4-0 Santa Cruz
Cariri
Confianca 2-0 Vila Branca
Atalaia 1-2 Treze
Sertao
Nacional-P 0-2 Esporte
Conceicao 1-0 Atletico
Round 8 [Jul 27]
Coast
Auto Esporte 0-1 Botafogo
Nacional-C 2-0 Santos [Aug 5]
Cariri
Atalaia 0-1 Vila Branca
Socremo 1-2 Confianca
Sertao
Atletico 0-0 Nacional-P
Esporte 1-1 Souza [Aug 1]
Round 9 [Aug 3]
Coast
Botafogo 0-0 Nacional-C
Santa Cruz 1-1 Auto Esporte
Cariri
Atalaia 1-0 Socremo
Treze 0-1 Vila Branca
Sertao
Nacional-P 1-0 Conceicao
Souza 0-1 Atletico
Round 10 [Aug 10]
Coast
Nacional-C 0-3 Santa Cruz
Santos 1-4 Botafogo
Cariri
Confianca 1-0 Atalaia
Treze 4-1 Socremo
Sertao
Conceicao 1-1 Souza
Atletico 3-1 Esporte
Tables:
Chave do Litoral (Coast Group)
----------------
1.Botafogo 8 6 1/1 0 17- 3 21 [to Quarterfinals]
2.Santa Cruz 8 4 2/0 2 12- 8 16 [to Quarterfinals]
3.Auto Esporte 8 3 1/1 3 7- 5 12
4.Santos 8 2 0/0 6 4-18 6
5.Nacional-C 8 1 0/2 5 5-11 5
[Any score draw gives 2 points to both clubs!]
Chave de Cariri
---------------
1.Confiança 8 5 1/1 1 11- 6 18 [to Quarterfinals]
2.Treze 8 4 3/0 1 14- 6 18 [to Quarterfinals]
3.Vila Branca 8 4 2/1 1 9- 5 17 [to Quarterfinals [*]]
4.Atalaia 8 1 1/0 6 4-11 5 [to Quarterfinals [*]]
5.Socremo 8 1 1/0 6 7-17 5
[Any score draw gives 2 points to both clubs!]
Chave de Sertão
---------------
1.Atlético 8 4 0/2 2 11- 4 14 [to Quarterfinals]
2.Esporte (Patos) 8 2 2/3 1 9- 6 13 [to Quarterfinals]
3.Souza 8 2 3/1 2 5- 5 13
4.Nacional (Patos) 8 2 2/1 3 4- 8 11
5.Conceição 8 2 1/1 4 7-13 9
[+] without goals round 7
[Any score draw gives 2 points to both clubs!]
[*] Vila Branca and Atalaia qualified for the quarterfinals on
some financial criteria.
Quarterfinals
First Legs [Aug 13,14]
Atalaia 1-1 Confianca
Vila Branca 2-1 Botafogo
Esporte 0-3 Treze
Atletico 2-0 Santa Cruz
Second Legs [Aug 17,19]
Santa Cruz 1-0 Atletico
Confianca 2-0 Atalaia
Treze 1-1 Esporte
Botafogo 2-0 Vila Branca
Semifinals
First Legs [Aug 21]
Atletico 1-0 Confianca
Botafogo 1-0 Treze
Second Legs [Aug 24]
Confianca 1-0 Atletico
Treze 0-1 Botafogo
Final
First Leg [Aug 28]
Confianca 3-1 Botafogo
Second Leg [Aug 31]
Botafogo 1-0 Confianca
Confiança won second stage and gains 1 bonus point for final stage.
Final Stage
Round 1
Santa Cruz 2-2 Confianca
Botafogo 2-0 Souza
Treze 2-2 Auto Esporte
Atletico 1-2 Vila Branca
Round 2
Auto Esporte 2-2 Santa Cruz
Confianca 3-1 Atletico
Vila Branca 1-0 Botafogo
Souza 2-3 Treze
Round 3
Botafogo 2-0 Auto Esporte
Santa Cruz 2-1 Vila Branca
Treze 1-0 Confianca
Atletico 2-2 Souza
Round 4
Auto Esporte 1-3 Atletico
Confianca 1-1 Botafogo
Vila Branca 0-1 Treze
Souza 2-3 Santa Cruz
Round 5
Auto Esporte 1-1 Confianca
Santa Cruz 1-2 Treze
Vila Branca 0-0 Souza
Atletico 1-0 Botafogo
Round 6
Botafogo 1-1 Santa Cruz
Vila Branca 1-0 Auto Esporte
Treze 1-0 Atletico
Souza 0-1 Confianca
Round 7
Auto Esporte 1-2 Souza
Confianca 2-1 Vila Branca
Treze 1-3 Botafogo
Atletico 1-0 Santa Cruz
Round 8
Auto Esporte 3-1 Treze
Vila Branca 3-1 Atletico
Confianca 2-2 Santa Cruz
Souza 0-1 Botafogo
Round 9
Santa Cruz 0-1 Auto Esporte
Botafogo 0-1 Vila Branca
Treze 1-2 Souza
Atletico 4-2 Confianca
Round 10
Auto Esporte 0-2 Botafogo
Vila Branca 1-0 Santa Cruz
Souza 2-2 Atletico
Confianca 1-0 Treze
Round 11
Santa Cruz 3-2 Souza
Treze 2-0 Vila Branca
Atletico 2-2 Auto Esporte
Botafogo 0-0 Confianca
Round 12
Treze 3-2 Santa Cruz
Souza 2-1 Vila Branca
Botafogo 1-1 Atletico
Confianca 3-1 Auto Esporte
Round 13
Atletico 2-0 Treze
Auto Esporte 4-1 Vila Branca
Confianca 2-1 Souza
Santa Cruz 1-2 Botafogo
Round 14
Santa Cruz 0-1 Atletico
Botafogo 2-2 Treze
Vila Branca 1-2 Confianca
Souza - Auto Esporte [Souza won]
1.Confiança 14 7 4/1 2 22-16 31 [1 bonus point]
2.Botafogo 14 6 4/1 3 17-10 27
3.Atlético 14 6 4/0 4 22-19 26
4.Treze 14 7 2/0 5 20-20 25
5.Vila Branca 14 6 0/1 7 14-17 19
6.Souza 14 4 2/1 7 17-22 18 [*; 1 bonus point]
7.Santa Cruz 14 3 4/0 7 19-23 17
8.Auto Esporte 14 3 4/0 7 18-22 17 [*]
[*] w/o goals round 14
Confiança won final stage and are the 1997 Paraíba champions.
Santos and Nacional-C, with the worst overall records, are relegated to
the second division.
Topscorer: Vamberto (Botafogo) 16 goals
Prepared and maintained by Julio Bovi Diogo, Luis Alberto S Santana and Miguel Alvim Gonzalez for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Authors: Julio Bovi Diogo
(juliodiogo@atribuna.com.br),
Luis Alberto S Santana
(salvador@ufba.br)
and Miguel Alvim Gonzalez
(miguelgonzalez@openlink.com.br)
Last updated: 17 Aug 2000
(C) Copyright Julio Bovi Diogo,
Luis Alberto S Santana, Miguel Alvim Gonzalez and RSSSF
1999/2000
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