1972 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1972, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from September 10 to December 17, 1972. The competition had 23 clubs. All of the participating clubs were from the Northeast region.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Season1972
ChampionsSampaio Corrêa
Matches played134
Goals scored299 (2.23 per match)
Top goalscorerPelezinho (Sampaio Corrêa) - 8 goals
Biggest home winSampaio Corrêa 5-0 Flamengo-PI (October 29, 1972)
Campinense 6-1 Calouros do Ar (November 12, 1972)
Biggest away winMoto Club 0-3 Fortaleza (September 17, 1971)
Fluminense de Feira 0-3 Atlético de Alagoinhas (October 22, 1972)
Calouros do Ar 0-3 América-RN (November 18, 1972)
América-PE 1-4 América-RN (December 10, 1972)
← 1971
1980 →

Sampaio Corrêa beat Campinense on the finals, and was declared 1972 Brazilian Série B champions. The relegation and promotion system had not been implemented yet, so no clubs were promoted. As the First division of the championship began to grow in number of clubs, this edition of the second division was the last one until 1980.

First phase
Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sampaio Corrêa 10 5 3 2 12 4 +8 13
2 Tiradentes 10 4 4 2 12 9 +3 12
3 Moto Club 10 4 4 2 7 6 +1 12
4 Fortaleza 10 5 1 4 9 9 0 11
5 Guarany de Sobral 10 2 2 6 8 15 −7 6
6 Flamengo-PI 10 1 4 5 9 14 −5 6
Source:
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Campinense 10 7 0 3 20 9 +11 14
2 América-RN 10 5 3 2 15 10 +5 13
3 River 10 5 2 3 14 14 0 12
4 Ferroviário-MA 10 4 4 2 12 9 +3 12
5 Maguari 10 2 1 7 7 15 −8 5
6 Calouros do Ar 10 1 2 7 11 22 −11 4
Source:
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 CSA 8 4 2 2 14 11 +3 10
2 América-PE 8 4 2 2 8 9 −1 10
3 Botafogo-PB 8 3 3 2 13 8 +5 9
4 Alecrim 8 1 4 3 10 12 −2 6
5 Ferroviário-PE 10 2 2 6 7 12 −5 6
Source:
Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Atlético de Alagoinhas 10 8 2 0 18 4 +14 18
2 Itabaiana 10 4 3 3 13 10 +3 11
3 Central 10 3 5 2 8 6 +2 11
4 Confiança 10 2 3 5 10 15 −5 7
5 Fluminense de Feira 9 1 5 3 9 16 −7 7[lower-alpha 1]
6 São Domingos 9 1 2 6 9 16 −7 4[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Fluminense de Feira and São Domingos didn't play their last match, since they had no chances of qualifying.

Second phase
Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sampaio Corrêa 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 8
2 Tiradentes 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 8
3 Atlético de Alagoinhas 6 1 2 3 2 5 −3 4
4 Itabaiana 6 1 2 3 2 5 −3 4
Source:
Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Campinense 6 6 0 0 11 2 +9 12
2 América-RN 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 8
3 CSA 6 1 0 5 3 8 −5 2
4 América-PE 6 1 0 5 3 11 −8 2
Source:

Finals
Sampaio Corrêa 1–1 (a.e.t.) Campinense
Pelezinho  89' Volmir  37'
Penalties
Neguinho
Neguinho
Neguinho
Neguinho
Neguinho 		5–4 Ivan Lopes
Ivan Lopes
Ivan Lopes
Ivan Lopes
Ivan Lopes
Referee: Ronald Monassa

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