1971 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Season 1971
Champions Villa Nova
Top goalscorer Robilota (Remo) - 4 goals
Biggest home win CRB 6-1 Náutico (September 12, 1971)
Sampaio Corrêa 5-0 Maranhão (September 26, 1971)
Biggest away win Sport Belém 0-5 Remo (October 27, 1971)
1972 →

The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1971, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from September 12 to December 22, 1971. The competition had 23 clubs.The tournament consisted in a fusion of the already existing Torneio Centro-Sul and the Copa Norte-Nordeste, with the champions of each tournament facing off in the finals.

Villa Nova beat Remo on the finals, and was declared 1971 Brazilian Série B champions.The relegation and promotion system hadn't been implemented yet, so no clubs were promoted.

Stages of the competition

First phase

Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses;
GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential
Teams qualified to the Second phase
Group A
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Ceará Ferroviário-CE 9 6 4 1 1 12 7 5
2 Paraíba Campinense 6 5 3 0 2 5 5 0
3 Rio Grande do Norte ABC 3 5 1 1 3 8 10 -2
4 Pernambuco Ferroviário-PE[1] 2 4 0 2 2 5 8 -3
Group B
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Sergipe Itabaiana 5 4 2 1 1 7 5 2
2 Alagoas CRB 4 4 2 0 2 9 7 2
3 Pernambuco Náutico 3 4 1 1 2 5 9 -4
Group C
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Piauí Flamengo-PI 12 8 5 2 1 12 7 5
2 Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa 11 8 5 1 2 16 8 8
3 Piauí River 10 8 5 0 3 12 8 4
4 Ceará Guarany de Sobral 6 8 2 2 4 8 12 -4
5 Maranhão Maranhão 1 8 0 1 7 3 16 -13
Group D
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Pará Remo 8 6 3 2 1 7 1 6
2 Pará Tuna Luso 8 6 2 4 0 5 1 4
3 Pará Paysandu 5 6 1 3 2 3 5 -2
4 Pará Sport Belém 3 6 1 1 4 2 10 -8
Group E
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 São Paulo (state) Ponte Preta 6 4 2 2 0 6 1 5
2 Santa Catarina (state) América-SC 4 4 1 2 1 3 3 0
3 Paraná (state) Londrina 2 4 0 2 2 3 8 -5

Second phase

Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses;
GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential
Teams qualified to the semifinals
Group 1
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 São Paulo (state) Ponte Preta 4 2 2 0 0 5 0 5
2 Mato Grosso Mixto[2] 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5
Group 2
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Minas Gerais Villa Nova[3] 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Central-RJ[4] 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1
Group 3
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Pará Remo 4 2 2 0 0 5 2 3
2 Amazonas (Brazilian state) Rodoviária-AM[5] 0 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3
Group 4
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Sergipe Itabaiana 5 4 2 1 1 7 4 3
2 Ceará Ferroviário-CE 4 4 1 2 1 3 3 0
3 Piauí Flamengo-PI 3 4 1 1 2 4 7 -3

Semifinals

Teams Scores Tie-breaker
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Itabaiana Sergipe 1:3 Pará Remo 0:0 0:2 —
Villa Nova[6] Minas Gerais 3:3 São Paulo (state) Ponte Preta 1:0 0:1 1:1

Finals

15 December 1971 (1971-12-15)
Remo Pará 1 – 0 Minas Gerais Villa Nova
Ernani
Baenão, Belém (PA)
Referee: Pernambuco Armindo Tavares

19 December 1971 (1971-12-19)
Villa Nova Minas Gerais 3 – 0 Pará Remo
Dias  5'
Jésum  22'
Paulinho  46'

22 December 1971 (1971-12-22)
Villa Nova Minas Gerais 2 – 1 Pará Remo
Mário Lourenço  49' (pen.)  78' (pen.) Cabecinha  9'

Sources

References

  1. ↑ Ferroviário-PE didn't play its last two matches, against Campinense and ABC.
  2. ↑ Mixto had previously received a bye to the Second phase
  3. ↑ Villa Nova had previously received a bye to the Second phase
  4. ↑ Central-RJ had previously received a bye to the Second phase
  5. ↑ Rodoviária-AM had previously received a bye to the Second phase
  6. ↑ Villa Nova qualified after winning in a penalty shootout.
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