2016 Grêmio F.B.P.A. season

The 2016 season is Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense's 113th season in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top division of Brazilian football. At this season, Grêmio participate in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the Copa Libertadores de América, the Copa do Brasil and the Campeonato Gaúcho.

Grêmio

2016 season
President	Romildo Bolzan Jr.
Manager	Roger Machado
Stadium	Arena do Grêmio
Campeonato Brasileiro	9th
Copa do Brasil	Winners
Copa Libertadores de América	Round of 16
Primeira Liga	Grupo stage
Campeonato Gaúcho	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Luan (3) All: Luan (8)
Highest home attendance	17,866 (vs. Flamengo – 22 May)
Lowest home attendance	12,415 (vs. Coritiba – 29 May)
Average home league attendance	15,141
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Club

Staff

See also: Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense § Managerial history

Board members President: Romildo Bolzan Jr. Vice-president: Adalberto Preis Vice-president: Antônio Dutra Júnior Vice-president: Cláudio Oderich Vice-president: Marcos Herrmann Vice-president: Odorico Roman Vice-president: Sergei Costa Vice-president of football: Alberto Guerra Football adviser: Alexandre Rolim Director of football: Antônio Dutra Júnior Executive of football: Júnior Chávare Superintendent: Antônio Carlos Verardi Supervisor of football: Marcelo Rudolph

Coaching staff Head coach: Roger Machado Assistant coach: Roberto Ribas Assistant coach: James Freitas Fitness coach: Rogério Dias Assistant fitness coach: Mário Pereira Assistant fitness coach: Gabriel Alves Goalkeeper coach: Rogério Godoy Performance analyst: Eduardo Cecconi Performance analyst: Antônio Cruz Performance analyst: Rafael Tavares

Medical staff Doctor: Márcio Bolzoni Doctor: Felipe do Canto Doctor: Paulo Rabaldo Doctor: Márcio Dornelles Physiologist: José Leandro Physiologist: Rafael Gobbato Physiotherapist: Henrique Valente Physiotherapist: Ingrael do Amaral Massagist: Marco Zeilmann Massagist: José Flores Massagist: Anderson Meurer Nurse: Adriano Welter Nutritionist: Katiuce Borges Last updated: 25 May 2016. Source: Portal Oficial do Grêmio

Other staff Press officer: João Paulo Fontoura Cameraman: Juares Dagort Equipment manager: Marco Severino Equipment manager: Danilo Bueno Assistant equipment manager: Antônio Marcos Butler: Paulo Oliveira Chief security: Luiz Fernando Cardoso Security: Cristiano Nunes Security: Pedro Carvalho Security: André Trisch Security: Sandro Alegre Security: José Nolan Caretaker: Moacir da Luz Motorist: Valdeci Coelho Maintenance technician: Higino Luciano Knave: João Brito

Kit

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Banrisul / Unimed

Home

Away

Third

Squad information

First team squad

Players and informations last updated on 2 June 2016.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Nat.	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Since	Until	Signed from	Apps	Goals	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Marcelo Grohe		GK	(1987-01-13) 13 January 1987	2005	2020	Academy	264	0	National team
20	Douglas Friedrich		GK	(1988-12-12) 12 December 1988	2016	2016	Corinthians	0	0	On loan
30	Bruno Grassi		GK	(1987-03-05) 5 March 1987	2015	2017	Cruzeiro-RS	0	0
40	Léo Jardim		GK	(1995-03-05) 5 March 1995	2014	2017	Academy	0	0
—	Tiago Machowski		GK	(1993-05-16) 16 May 1993	2014	2017	Academy	4	0
Defenders
3	Pedro Geromel		CB	(1985-09-21) 21 September 1985	2014	2019	FC Köln	31	0	3rd captain
4	Bressan		CB	(1993-01-15) 15 January 1993	2013	2017	Juventude	60	1
6	Fred		CB	(1986-01-15) 15 January 1986	2016	2017	Goiás	0	0
14	Wallace Reis		CB	(1987-12-26) 26 December 1987	2016	2019	Flamengo	0	0
15	Rafael Thyere		CB	(1993-05-17) 17 May 1993	2013	2017	Academy	4	0
16	Wesley		RB / DM	(1995-02-10) 10 February 1995	2015	2016	Academy	0	0
22	Marcelo Hermes		LB / LM	(1995-02-01) 1 February 1995	2015	2016	Academy	0	0
26	Marcelo Oliveira		LB / DM / CB	(1987-03-29) 29 March 1987	2015	2016	Cruzeiro	8	1	Vice-captain
33	Edílson		RB	(1986-07-27) 27 July 1986	2016	2019	Corinthians	0	0
—	Gabriel Blos		CB	(1989-02-28) 28 February 1989	2013	2019	Lajeadense	11	0	Source
Midfielders
5	Walace		DM	(1995-04-04) 4 April 1995	2014	2018	Academy	20	0	National team
8	Giuliano		AM / RM	(1990-05-31) 31 May 1990	2014	2018	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	18	1
10	Douglas		AM	(1982-02-18) 18 February 1982	2015	2016	Monte Azul	112	24	On loan
12	Edinho		DM / CB	(1983-01-15) 15 January 1983	2014	2017	Fluminense	18	0
17	Ramiro		DM / RB / CM	(1993-05-22) 22 May 1993	2013	2016	Juventude	82	4
19	Maicon		CM / AM	(1985-09-14) 14 September 1985	2015	2019	São Paulo	0	0	Captain
21	Felipe Tontini		AM	(1995-07-16) 16 July 1995	2015	2018	Academy	0	0
27	Lincoln		AM / LM	(1998-11-07) 7 November 1998	2015	2019	Academy	0	0
28	Kaio Mendes		DM / LB	(1995-03-18) 18 March 1995	2015	2017	Academy	0	0
37	Moisés Wolschick		DM / CM / RB	(1994-09-24) 24 September 1994	2015	2016	Academy	0	0
Forwards
7	Luan		LW / ST / AM / LM	(1993-03-27) 27 March 1993	2014	2018	Academy	55	9	National team
9	Braian Rodríguez		ST	(1986-08-14) 14 August 1986	2015	2016	Real Betis	0	0	On loan
11	Everton		LW	(1996-03-28) 28 March 1996	2014	2018	Academy	21	3
13	Bobô		ST	(1985-01-09) 9 January 1985	2015	2016	Kayserispor	3	1
23	Miller Bolaños		AM / ST / RM / LM	(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990	2016	2019	Emelec	8	2	National team
24	Matheus Batista		ST	(1995-06-16) 16 June 1995	2015	2019	Academy	0	0
32	Pedro Rocha		LW / RW / ST	(1994-10-01) 1 October 1994	2015	2017	Academy	3	1
91	Henrique Almeida		SS / ST	(1991-05-27) 27 May 1991	2016	2019	Botafogo	0	0

Starting XI

4–2–3–1 Formation

According to the most recent line-ups, not most used players (in Notes).

No. Pos. Nat. Name MS Notes 1 GK Marcelo Grohe 27 33 DF Edílson 4 Wallace Oliveira has 12 starts. 3 DF Pedro Geromel 24 6 DF Fred 23 26 DF Marcelo Oliveira 20 5 MF Walace 18 19 MF Maicon (captain) 25 8 MF Giuliano 21 10 MF Douglas 23 23 MF Miller Bolaños 7 Bobô has 14 starts. 7 FW Luan 25 Last updated: 5 June 2016. Source: Squad statistics and Start formations Only competitive matches. Using the most used start formation. Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Grohe Edílson Geromel Fred M. Oliveira Walace Maicon Giuliano Douglas Bolaños Luan

Friendlies

Pre-season

Grêmio v Danubio

23 January Friendly	Grêmio	1–1	Danubio	Porto Alegre, Brazil
17:00 UTC−02:00	Everton  57'	Report	Kadu  68' (o.g.)	Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 14,504

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Primeira Liga	Group stage	—	Group stage	28 January	6 March
Campeonato Gaúcho	First stage	—	Semi-finals	31 January	24 April
Copa Libertadores de América	Second stage	—	Round of 16	17 February	5 May
Campeonato Brasileiro	—	2nd	—	15 May	December
Copa do Brasil	Round of 16	Round of 16	—	July	—

Campeonato Brasileiro

Main article: 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Corinthians	38	15	10	13	48	42	+6	55	Qualification for 2017 Copa Sudamericana
8	Ponte Preta	38	15	8	15	48	52	−4	53
9	Grêmio	38	14	11	13	41	44	−3	53	Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage
10	São Paulo	38	14	10	14	44	36	+8	52	Qualification for 2017 Copa Sudamericana
11	Chapecoense	38	13	13	12	49	56	−7	52[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
Notes:

1. The matchday 38 game between Chapecoense and Atlético Mineiro was cancelled after both teams declined to play following the Chapecoense team plane crash.[2] Both teams received a double walkover (3–0 loss for each team).[3]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
5	3	1	1	9	4	+5	10	2	0	0	3	0	+3	1	1	1	6	4	+2

Last updated: 5 June 2016.
Source: Soccerway

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	W	L
Position	11	7	2	1	2

Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 2016. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Corinthians v Grêmio

15 May 1	Corinthians	0–0	Grêmio	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−03:00	Balbuena  73'	Report	Bobô  68' Edinho  88' Grohe  89' Almeida  90+3'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 31,905 Referee: Wilton Sampaio

Grêmio v Flamengo

22 May 2	Grêmio	1–0	Flamengo	Porto Alegre
16:00 UTC−03:00	Fred  54',  63' Luan  56' Maicon  90+4'	Report	Guerrero  9' Éverton  37'	Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 17,866 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Atlético Mineiro v Grêmio

26 May 3	Atlético Mineiro	0–3	Grêmio	Belo Horizonte
21:00 UTC−03:00	Pablo  75'	Report	Marcelo Oliveira  18',  34' Luan  26', 45+3',  44' Douglas  50' Hermes  70' Maicon  84'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 17,426 Referee: Raphael Claus

Grêmio v Coritiba

29 May 4	Grêmio	2–0	Coritiba	Porto Alegre
18:30 UTC−03:00	Everton  40' Luan  68' (pen.)	Report	Kléber  12' Rafael Marques  22' Juninho  67'	Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 12,415 Referee: Sandro Ricci

Palmeiras v Grêmio

2 June 5	Palmeiras	4–3	Grêmio	São Paulo
21:00 UTC−03:00	Jesus  2' Sales  20' Dudu  23' Guedes  57' Vitor Hugo  42',  73' Prass  75' Santos  84' Fabrício  88'	Report	Hermes  40' Giuliano  45+5', 55' Grassi  68' Geromel  71' Lincoln  83' Edílson  90+1'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 19,196 Referee: Marielson Alves

Grêmio v Ponte Preta

5 June 6	Grêmio	v	Ponte Preta	Porto Alegre
16:00 UTC−03:00		Report		Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Referee: Pericles Bassols

Grêmio v Fluminense

12 June 7	Grêmio	v	Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−03:00		Report		Stadium: Raulino de Oliveira

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Campeonato Brasileiro		Copa do Brasil		Copa Libertadores de América		Primeira Liga / Campeonato Gaúcho
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Marcelo Grohe	27	0	4	0	0	0	8	0	15	0
20	GK		Léo Jardim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Bruno Grassi	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
40	GK		Douglas Friedrich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	GK		Tiago Machowski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Wallace Oliveira	12	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	9	0
3	DF		Pedro Geromel	24	2	5	0	0	0	7	0	12	2
4	DF		Bressan	13	1	2+1	0	0	0	1+2	0	7	1
6	DF		Fred	23	3	3	1	0	0	8	1	12	1
14	DF		Wallace Reis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Rafael Thyere	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
16	DF		Wesley	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
22	DF		Marcelo Hermes	14	0	2+1	0	0	0	2+1	0	8	0
26	DF		Marcelo Oliveira	20	1	3	1	0	0	6	0	11	0
33	DF		Edílson	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	DF		Gabriel Blos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
5	MF		Walace	18	4	5	0	0	0	4	1	9	3
8	MF		Giuliano	22	5	5	2	0	0	8	0	8+1	3
10	MF		Douglas	24	3	3+1	0	0	0	8	1	12	2
12	MF		Edinho	20	1	0+2	0	0	0	5	0	9+4	1
17	MF		Ramiro	11	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	6	0
19	MF		Maicon	25	1	5	0	0	0	7	1	13	0
21	MF		Felipe Tontini	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
27	MF		Lincoln	21	4	0+2	0	0	0	0+5	1	8+6	3
28	MF		Kaio Mendes	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4+3	0
37	MF		Moisés Wolschick	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2+2	0
Forwards
7	FW		Luan	26	8	5	3	0	0	8	0	12+1	5
9	FW		Braian Rodríguez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Everton	21	4	2+3	1	0	0	3+2	1	9+2	2
13	FW		Bobô	26	7	2+1	0	0	0	2+4	1	10+7	6
23	FW		Miller Bolaños	9	2	2	0	0	0	3	1	2+2	1
24	FW		Matheus Batista	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	1
32	FW		Pedro Rocha	16	6	0+2	0	0	0	0+3	0	9+2	6
91	FW		Henrique Almeida	17	2	1+1	0	0	0	0+4	1	2+9	1
Players who currently don't integrate the squad
29	FW		Léo Tilica	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
32	MF		Jailson Siqueira	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
34	DF		Iago Silva	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+4	0
77	FW		Fernandinho	10	1	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	3+5	1
—	DF		Kadu	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

Last updated: 5 June 2016.
Source: Match reports in Competitions.

Goalscorers

The list include all goals in competitive matches.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Campeonato Brasileiro	Copa do Brasil	Copa Libertadores de América	Primeira Liga	Campeonato Gaúcho	Total
1	FW		Luan	3	0	0	0	5	8
2	FW		Bobô	0	0	1	0	6	7
3	FW		Pedro Rocha	0	0	0	0	6	6
4	MF		Giuliano	2	0	0	0	3	5
5	FW		Everton	1	0	1	0	2	4
	MF		Lincoln	0	0	1	0	3	4
	MF		Walace	0	0	1	0	3	4
7	DF		Fred	1	0	1	0	1	3
	MF		Douglas	0	0	1	1	1	3
10	FW		Henrique Almeida	0	0	1	0	1	2
	FW		Miller Bolaños	0	0	1	0	1	2
	DF		Pedro Geromel	0	0	0	0	2	2
13	DF		Edílson	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		Marcelo Oliveira	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		Maicon	0	0	1	0	0	1
	MF		Ramiro	0	0	1	0	0	1
	MF		Edinho	0	0	0	1	0	1
	DF		Bressan	0	0	0	1	0	1
	FW		Matheus Batista	0	0	0	0	1	1
Players who do not integrate over the First team squad
13	FW		Fernandinho	0	0	0	0	1	1
Own goals				0	0	0	0	0	0
Total				9	0	10	3	36	58

As of 5 June 2016.
Source: Match reports in Competitions.

Clean sheets

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Campeonato Brasileiro	Copa do Brasil	Copa Libertadores de América	Primeira Liga	Campeonato Gaúcho	Total
1	GK		Marcelo Grohe	4	0	2	2	2	10
2	GK		Bruno Grassi	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total				4	0	2	2	4	12

As of 5 June 2016.
Source: Match reports in Competitions.

Overview

Games played	32 (5 Campeonato Brasileiro, 8 Copa Libertadores de América, 3 Primeira Liga, 16 Campeonato Gaúcho)
Games won	18 (3 Campeonato Brasileiro, 3 Copa Libertadores de América, 1 Primeira Liga, 11 Campeonato Gaúcho)
Games drawn	7 (1 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Copa Libertadores de América, 2 Primeira Liga, 2 Campeonato Gaúcho)
Games lost	7 (1 Campeonato Brasileiro, 3 Copa Libertadores de América, 3 Campeonato Gaúcho)
Goals scored	58
Goals conceded	34
Goal difference	+24
Clean sheets	12
Best result	5–1 (A) v Passo Fundo – Campeonato Gaúcho – 30 March
Worst result	3–0 (A) v Rosario Central – Copa Libertadores de América – 5 May
Top scorer	Luan (8)

Updated to match played 5 June 2015.
Source: Competitions

Home attendances

References

1. "Grêmio official squad". Portal Oficial do Grêmio. Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
2. "Atletico Mineiro say they won't play final-round match vs. Chapecoense". ESPN FC. ESPN. Associated Press. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
3. "Na Liberta! Fogão e Furacão carimbam passaporte" (in Portuguese). CBF. Retrieved 11 December 2016. Na Arena Condá, em Chapecó (SC), a partida entre Chapecoense e Atlético-MG não aconteceu e as equipes receberam um W.O. duplo, que consiste em derrota por 3 a 0 para cada um dos times. A Chape fechou a competição com 52 pontos, no 11º lugar, e o Galo ficou na quarta posição, com 62. (At the Arena Condá, in Chapecó (Santa Catarina), the match between Chapecoense and Atlético Mineiro did not happen and the teams receive a double walkover, which consists in a 3–0 loss for both teams. Chape ended the competition with 52 points, in the 11th place, and the Galo ended in the fourth position, with 62.)