II Division
ParticipantsAlagoinhas Atlético C (BA)
Alecrim FC (Natal-RN)
América FC (Natal-RN)
América FC (Recife-PE)
Botafogo FC (João Pessoa-PB)
Calouros do Ar FC (Fortaleza-CE)
Campinense Clube (Campina Grande-PB)
Central SC (Caruaru-PE) AD Confiança (Aracaju-SE)
CSA (Maceió-AL) Clube Ferroviário (Recife-PE)
Ferroviário EC (São Luís-MA)
EC Flamengo (Teresina-PI)
Fluminense FC (Feira de Santana-BA)
Second row from left: Louro, Sérgio Redes, Dimas Filgueiras, Renato, Lulinha, Pedro Basílio. Front: Amorim, Miguel, Dudu Diniz, Chinesinho, Mimi. Fortaleza EC (CE)
Guarany SC (Sobral-CE)
AO Itabaiana (SE)
Maguari EC (Fortaleza-CE)
Moto Club (São Luís-MA) River AC (Teresina-PI)
Sampaio Corrêa FC (São Luís-MA)
UP São Domingos (Maceió-AL)
SE Tiradentes (Teresina-PI) Group A 1.Sampaio Corrêa 10 5 3 2 12- 4 13 Qualified 2.Tiradentes-PI 10 4 4 2 12- 9 12 Qualified ------------------------------------------- 3.Moto Club 10 4 4 2 7- 6 12 4.Fortaleza 10 5 1 4 9- 9 11 5.Guarany (Sobral) 10 2 2 6 8-15 6 6.Flamengo-PI 10 1 4 5 9-14 6 Group B 1.Campinense 10 7 0 3 20- 9 14 Qualified 2.América-RN 10 5 3 2 15-10 13 Qualified ------------------------------------------- 3.River-PI 10 5 2 3 14-14 12 4.Ferroviário-MA 10 4 4 2 12- 9 12 5.Maguari 10 2 1 7 7-15 5 6.Calouros do Ar 10 1 2 7 11-22 4 Group C 1.CSA 8 4 2 2 14-11 10 Qualified 2.América-PE 8 4 2 2 8- 9 10 Qualified ------------------------------------------- 3.Botafogo-PB 8 3 3 2 13- 8 9 4.Alecrim 8 1 4 3 10-12 6 5.Ferroviário-PE 8 1 3 4 7-12 5 Group D 1.Atlético-BA 10 8 2 0 18- 4 18 Qualified 2.Itabaiana 10 4 3 3 13-10 11 Qualified ------------------------------------------- 3.Central 10 3 5 2 8- 6 11 4.Confiança-SE 10 2 3 5 10-15 7 5.Fluminense-BA 9 1 5 3 9-16 7 6.São Domingos 9 1 2 6 9-16 5 Fist phase stats: 259 goals, 109 matches, 2.37 goal average per match Second Phase Group E 1.Sampaio Corrêa 6 3 2 1 6- 3 8 Qualified ------------------------------------------- 2.Tiradentes-PI 6 3 2 1 6- 3 8 3.Atlético-BA 6 1 2 3 2- 5 4 4.Itabaiana 6 1 2 3 2- 5 4 Group F 1.Campinense 6 6 0 0 11- 2 12 Qualified ------------------------------------------- 2.América-RN 6 4 0 2 9- 5 8 3.CSA 6 1 0 5 3- 8 2 4.América-PE 6 1 0 5 3-11 2 Second Phase stats: 42 goals, 24 matches, 1.75 goal per match average Final [Dec 17] Sampaio Corrêa 1-1 Campinense [aet 0-0, pen 5-4] Stadium: Nhozinho Santos (São Luís-MA) Referee: Ronald Monassa (PI) Attendance and gate receipts: not available Goals: Volmir 37'; Pelezinho 89'. Penalty shoot-out: back then, penalty shoot-outs were a bit different. Just one player from each team would take the five shots, and they were all mandatory, even if a club had won mathematically. Campinense: Ivan Lopes (missed the 2nd shot). Sampaio Corrrêa: Neguinho (scored all 5). Yellow and red cards: not available
Sampaio Corrêa-MA (4-2-4): Jurandir; Célio Rodrigues, Neguinho, Nivaldo, Valdecy Lima; Gojoba, Edmílson Leite (Airton); Lima, Djalma, Pelezinho, Jaldemir (Prado). Coach: Marçal Tolentino Serra.
Campinense-PB (4-2-4): Olinto; Miro, Ivan Lopes, Deca, Zé Preto; Vavá, Dão; Dinga, Erasmo (Edgar), Pedrinho, Volmir. Coach: Zé Preto
Sampaio Correa – champion. * No team was promoted to 1st level, and there was no 2nd level in 1973. The Brazilian FA (CBD) invited 4 clubs to take part in the Brazilian 1973 1st level: América-RN (4th in the 1972 Second level), Tiradentes-PI (5th), Moto Club-MA (11th) and Fortaleza (12th).