title: 2012 Campeonato Potiguar
text: # 2012 Campeonato Potiguar
  
  The 2012 Campeonato Potiguar is the 92nd season of Rio Grande do Norte's top professional football league. The competition began on 15 January and ended on 6 May. ABC was the defending champion.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  | Club | Home city |
  | - | - |
  | ABC | Natal |
  | Alecrim | Natal |
  | América | Natal |
  | ASSU | |
  | Baraúnas | |
  | Caicó | |
  | Corintians | |
  | Palmeira | |
  | Potiguar | |
  | Santa Cruz | |
  
  ## First stage (Taça Cidade de Natal)
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | ABC (A) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 18 | Advances to the Semifinals |
  | 2 | América-RN (A) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 16 | Advances to the Semifinals |
  | 3 | Santa Cruz-RN (A) | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 15 | Advances to the Semifinals |
  | 4 | Coríntians (A) | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 15 | Advances to the Semifinals |
  | 5 | Potiguar | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 13 | |
  | 6 | Palmeira | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 13 | |
  | 7 | Baraúnas | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 13 | |
  | 8 | ASSU | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 10 | |
  | 9 | Caicó | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 8 | |
  | 10 | Alecrim | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 5 | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | ABC | 2–1 | Coríntians |
  | América-RN | 3–1 | Santa Cruz-RN |
  
  ### Finals
  
  **Second leg**
  
  ABC won 2-0 on aggregate. ABC first stage champions
  
  ## Second stage (Copa Rio Grande do Norte)
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | ABC (A) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 20 | Advances to the Semifinals |
  | 2 | Baraúnas (A) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 18 | Advances to the Semifinals |
  | 3 | Santa Cruz-RN (A) | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 | Advances to the Semifinals |
  | 4 | América-RN (A) | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 14 | Advances to the Semifinals |
  | 5 | ASSU | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 14 | |
  | 6 | Alecrim | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 13 | |
  | 7 | Palmeira | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 8 | |
  | 8 | Coríntians | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 9 | |
  | 9 | Potiguar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 6 | |
  | 10 | Caicó | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 5 | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | América-RN | 1–2 | ABC |
  | Caicó | 1–0 | Santa Cruz-RN |
  
  ### Finals
  
  **Second leg**
  
  América won 6-1 on aggregate. América second stage champions
  
  ## Championship finals
  
  ### Second leg
  
  America won 4-1 on aggregate. state champions 2012
  
  