Campeonato Potiguar

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Country Brazil Number of teams 8		Founded 1919 Domestic cup(s) Copa do Brasil
Confederation CBFFederação Norte-rio-grandense de Futebol Current champions ABC (53th title)(2016)

The Campeonato Potiguar is the football league of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

Format

First Division

First stage: standard round-robin, in which all teams play each other once.

Second stage: home-and-away playoffs between the top 8 teams in the first stage. The winner of this stage is crowned the champion.

The team last placed in the first stage is relegated to the second division.

As in any other Brazilian soccer championship, the format can change every year.

First Division 2016

ABC Futebol Clube

Alecrim Futebol Clube

América Futebol Clube

Associação Sportiva Sociedade Unida (ASSU)

Associação Cultural Esporte Clube Baraúnas

Globo Futebol Clube

Palmeira Futebol Clube da Una

Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar

ABC 53 times

América 35 times

Alecrim 7 times

Potiguar 2 times

Centro Esportivo, Coríntians, Santa Cruz, Baraúnas, ASSU 1 time

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