First Stage
Group A [Capital]
[played much later, Oct/Nov]
Moto Clube 1-0 Sampaio Correa
Sampaio Correa 0-1 Moto Clube
Moto Clube win Capital Group's extra point.
Both teams qualify for final stage.
Group B [Countryside]
Round 1 [May 18]
Tocantins 2-2 Caxiense
Bacabal 1-1 Imperatriz
Round 2 [May 25]
Tocantins 1-1 Bacabal
Caxiense 1-0 Imperatriz
Round 3 [Jun 1]
Caxiense 4-2 Bacabal
Tocantins 0-1 Imperatriz
Round 4
Caxiense 1-0 Tocantins
Imperatriz 4-1 Bacabal
Round 5
Imperatriz 2-1 Caxiense
Bacabal 1-0 Tocantins
Round 6
Tocantins 0-0 Imperatriz
Bacabal 2-2 Caxiense
Table:
1.Imperatriz 6 3 2 1 8- 4 11
2.Caxiense 6 3 2 1 11- 8 11
3.Bacabal 6 1 3 2 8-12 6
4.Tocantins 6 0 3 3 3- 6 3
Imperatriz and Caxiense qualified for final stage, Imperatriz earns
1 extra point.
Final Stage
Caxiense 0-1 Moto Clube [at Moto Clube]
Moto Clube 3-0 Caxiense
After those two matches, Caxiense and Imperatriz withdrew from the final
stage.
Table:
1.Moto Clube 2 2 0 0 4- 0 7 [1]
2.Imperatriz 0 0 0 0 0- 0 1 [1]
3.Sampaio Corrêa 0 0 0 0 0- 0 0
4.Caxiense 2 0 0 2 0- 4 0
Championship Final
First Leg
Moto Clube 1-0 Sampaio Correa
Second Leg
Sampaio Correa 2-1 Moto Clube
Third Leg
Sampaio Correa 2-0 Moto Clube
Sampaio Corrêa are 1997 Maranhão champions.
Topscorer: Adão (Caxiense) 4 goals
Note: Maranhão and Sampaio Corrêa, two leading clubs,
broke off relations with the local FA during the championship,
which therefore was interrupted for several months.
Prepared and maintained by Miguel Alvim Gonzalez for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author:
Miguel Alvim Gonzalez
(gonzalez@arras.com.br)
Last updated: 17 Aug 2000
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