# 1971 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

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
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ferroviário-CE | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | Qualified to the Second phase |
| 2 | Campinense | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | ABC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ferroviário-PE | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 2 | |
* ↑ Ferroviário-PE didn't play its last two matches, against Campinense and ABC.

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Itabaiana | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | Qualified to the Second phase |
| 2 | CRB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Náutico | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Flamengo-PI | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | Qualified to the Second phase |
| 2 | Sampaio Corrêa | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 11 | |
| 3 | River | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Guarany de Sobral | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Maranhão | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 1 | |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Remo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 8 | Qualified to the Second phase |
| 2 | Tuna Luso | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 | |
| 3 | Paysandu | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Sport Belém | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | |

#### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ponte Preta | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Qualified to the Second phase |
| 2 | América-SC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Londrina | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | |

### Second phase
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ponte Preta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 | Qualified to the semifinals |
| 2 | Mixto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
* ↑ Mixto had previously received a bye to the Second phase

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Villa Nova | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Qualified to the semifinals |
| 2 | Central-RJ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
* ↑ Villa Nova had previously received a bye to the Second phase
* ↑ Central-RJ had previously received a bye to the Second phase

#### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Remo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Qualified to the semifinals |
| 2 | Rodoviária-AM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |
* ↑ Rodoviária-AM had previously received a bye to the Second phase

#### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Itabaiana | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | Qualified to the semifinals |
| 2 | Ferroviário-CE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Flamengo-PI | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |

### Semifinals

| Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Tie-breaker |
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
| Itabaiana | 1:3 | Remo | 0:0 | 0:2 | — |
| Villa Nova | 2:2 | Ponte Preta | 1:0 | 0:1 | 1:1 |

### Finals
## Sources

* http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/br1971l2.htm