2019 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 2019 Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF, better known as the 2019 Campeonato Gaúcho, is the 99th season of Rio Grande do Sul's top-flight football league. The season will begin on 20 January and end on 21 April. The defending champions are Grêmio, who won their 37th title by beating first phase and Taça Centenário champions Brasil de Pelotas in the final. VAR will be used for the first time in the tournament's history, being used for both legs of the final and any Grenal matches that take place.[1]

Campeonato Gaúcho

Season	2019
Champions	Grêmio (38th title)
Relegated	Avenida Veranópolis
Copa do Brasil	Grêmio Internacional Caxias
Série D	Caxias São Luiz
Matches played	80
Goals scored	179 (2.24 per match)
Top goalscorer	Rafael Gava Marcão (6 goals)
Biggest home win	Grêmio 6–0 Avenida (11 February 2019)
Biggest away win	Juventude 0–6 Grêmio (25 March 2019)
Highest scoring	Grêmio 6–0 Avenida (11 February 2019) Aimoré 4–2 Novo Hamburgo (25 February 2019) Veranópolis ECRC 3–3 Brasil de Pelotas (21 March 2019) Juventude 0–6 Grêmio (25 March 2019)
Longest winning run	5 games Grêmio Internacional
Longest unbeaten run	17 games Grêmio
Longest winless run	11 games Veranópolis ECRC
Longest losing run	6 games Avenida
Highest attendance	47,759 Grêmio 0–0 Internacional (18 April 2019)
Lowest attendance	160 São José 2–2 Caxias (21 March 2019)
Total attendance	445,233
Average attendance	5,565
← 2018 2020 →

Format

The Gauchão is contested between 12 teams, who first play in a single round-robin. From the first phase, the best 8 teams qualify for the final stage, a two-legged knockout bracket, and the bottom 2 teams are relegated to the Série A2. Three places are available in the 2020 Copa do Brasil, while either one or two places will be available in the 2020 Série D, depending on whether the CBF decides to reduce the number of participants from 68 to 40.[2] An additional trophy, known as the Campeonato do Interior Gaúcho, is awarded to the best-placing team outside the final. The Campeão do Interior also cannot be won by Grêmio or Internacional.

Participating teams

Club	Home city	2018 result
Aimoré	São Leopoldo	2nd (A2)
Avenida	Santa Cruz do Sul	4th
Brasil de Pelotas	Pelotas	2nd
Caxias	Caxias do Sul	5th
Grêmio	Porto Alegre	1st
Internacional	Porto Alegre	6th
Juventude	Caxias do Sul	9th
Novo Hamburgo	Novo Hamburgo	10th
Pelotas	Pelotas	1st (A2)
São José	Porto Alegre	3rd
São Luiz	Ijuí	8th
Veranópolis	Veranópolis	7th

First phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Grêmio	11	9	2	0	29	1	+28	29	Advance to Final phase
2	Internacional	11	7	1	3	13	8	+5	22
3	Caxias	11	6	2	3	18	10	+8	20
4	São Luiz	11	5	2	4	14	13	+1	17
5	São José	11	5	1	5	14	15	−1	16
6	Aimoré	11	4	3	4	12	15	−3	15
7	Novo Hamburgo	11	4	3	4	11	15	−4	15
8	Juventude	11	4	2	5	10	15	−5	14
9	Pelotas	11	3	3	5	8	10	−2	12
10	Brasil de Pelotas	11	2	5	4	13	19	−6	11
11	Avenida	11	1	3	7	6	20	−14	6	Relegation to 2019 Campeonato Gaúcho Série B
12	Veranópolis	11	0	5	6	8	15	−7	5

Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2019. Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head; 6) Disciplinary record.

Final phase

Bracket

	Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	Grêmio	6	0	6
	Juventude	0	0	0
							Grêmio	0	3	3
							São Luiz	0	0	0
	São Luiz	0	2	2
	São José	0	1	1
													Grêmio	0	0	0 (3)
													Internacional	0	0	0 (2)
	Internacional	2	0	2
	Novo Hamburgo	0	1	1
							Internacional	2	2	4
							Caxias	1	0	1
	Caxias	1	1	2
	Aimoré	1	0	1

Final

14 April 2018 (2018-04-14)

16:00 BRT

Internacional	0–0	Grêmio

Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre

Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

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17 April 2018 (2018-04-17)

21:30 BRT

Grêmio	0–0	Internacional
Penalties
Diego Tardelli Everton Matheus Henrique Michel André	3–2	Camilo Rafael Sóbis Paolo Guerrero Víctor Cuesta Nico López

Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre

General table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Grêmio	17	12	5	0	38	1	+37	41	2020 Copa do Brasil
2	Internacional	17	9	4	4	19	10	+9	31
3	Caxias	15	7	3	5	21	15	+6	24	2020 Copa do Brasil, 2020 Série D and Campeão do Interior
4	São Luiz	15	6	4	5	16	17	−1	22	2020 Série D
5	Novo Hamburgo	13	5	3	5	12	17	−5	18	Eliminated in quarterfinals
6	São José	13	5	2	6	15	17	−2	17
7	Aimoré	13	4	4	5	13	17	−4	16
8	Juventude	13	4	3	6	10	21	−11	15
9	Pelotas	11	3	3	5	8	10	−2	12
10	Brasil de Pelotas	11	2	5	4	13	19	−6	11
11	Avenida (R)	11	1	3	7	6	20	−14	6	Relegation to 2020 Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2
12	Veranópolis (R)	11	0	5	6	8	15	−7	5

Updated to match(es) played on 28 March 2019. Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored
(R) Relegated.

Goals

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[3]
1	Rafael Gava	Caxias	6
	Marcão	São Luiz
3	Luan Vieira	Grêmio	5
4	Marinho	Grêmio	4
	Michel	Brasil de Pelotas
	Everton	Grêmio
	Pepê	Grêmio
	Héctor Bustamante	Novo Hamburgo
	Vinicius	Aimoré
10	Raphael Macena	Veranópolis ECRC	3

References

1. Grabauska, Cléber (14 November 2018). "Federação define quais jogos terão VAR no próximo Gauchão". GaúchaZH. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
3. "Gauchão Ipiranga". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 26 September 2019.