2014 Campeonato Gaúcho

Campeonato Gaúcho

Season	2014
Champions	Internacional
Relegated	Esportivo São Luiz Pelotas
Série D	Brasil
Copa do Brasil	Internacional Grêmio Brasil
Matches played	122
Goals scored	290 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorer	13 goals: Hernán Barcos (Grêmio)
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The 2014 Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF (2014 FGF First Division Professional Football Championship), better known as the 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho or Gaúcho, was the 94th edition of the top flight football league of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The season began on 18 January and ended on 13 April.

Format

The sixteen clubs were divided into two groups that played matches against clubs in their own group and the other group. The top ranking four teams from each group qualified to the play-offs. The bottom ranked three teams in the overall divisão league standings were relegated.^[1]

Teams

Club	Home city	Position in 2012
Aimoré	São Leopoldo	3rd (2nd tier)
Brasil	Pelotas	1st (2nd tier)
Caxias	Caxias do Sul	8th
Cruzeiro (RS)	Cachoeirinha	11th
Esportivo	Bento Gonçalves	7th
Grêmio	Porto Alegre	4th
Internacional	Porto Alegre	1st
Juventude	Caxias do Sul	5th
Lajeadense	Lajeado	2nd
Novo Hamburgo	Novo Hamburgo	12th
Passo Fundo	Passo Fundo	6th
Pelotas	Pelotas	10th
São José	Porto Alegre	13th
São Luiz	Ijuí	3rd
São Paulo (RG)	Rio Grande	2nd (2nd tier)
Veranópolis	Veranópolis	9th

First stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Internacional (A)	15	12	2	1	28	9	+19	38	Advances to Quarterfinals
2	Brasil (A)	15	8	5	2	18	6	+12	29
3	Veranópolis (A)	15	5	7	3	16	13	+3	22
4	Juventude (A)	15	5	5	5	16	16	0	20
5	São José (PA)	15	4	5	6	13	17	−4	17
6	Aimoré	15	4	5	6	17	23	−6	17
7	Lajeadense	15	4	4	7	14	15	−1	16
8	Esportivo	15	4	4	7	16	24	−8	16

Source: Globo Esporte
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th public draw
(A) Advance to a further round

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Grêmio (A)	15	8	5	2	28	13	+15	29	Advances to Quarterfinals
2	Caxias (A)	15	8	3	4	23	16	+7	27
3	Novo Hamburgo (A)	15	6	2	7	16	18	−2	20
4	Cruzeiro-RS (A)	15	4	7	4	17	22	−5	19
5	São Paulo (RG)	15	4	5	6	17	20	−3	17
6	Passo Fundo	15	5	4	6	19	22	−3	19
7	São Luiz	15	2	5	8	13	21	−8	11
8	Pelotas	15	2	2	11	12	28	−16	8

Source: Globo Esporte
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th public draw
(A) Advance to a further round

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

B1

Internacional

3

A4

Cruzeiro-RS

1

B1

Internacional

3

A2

Caxias

0

A2

Caxias

2 (9)

B3

Veranópolis

2 (8)

B1

Internacional

2

4

6

A1

Grêmio

1

1

2

B2

Brasil

2

A3

Novo Hamburgo

0

A1

Grêmio

2

B2

Brasil

1

A1

Grêmio

3

B4

Juventude

0

Tournament finals

Internacional won title with 6-2 aggregate.

Overall table

The overall table considers only the matches played during the first stage and will define the three teams that will be relegated to play lower levels in 2015. The Taça Champions are placed on the top of the table. The best placed team not playing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Grêmio, Internacional), B or C (Caxias, Juventude) will be "promoted" to 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The best three teams will qualify for 2014 Copa do Brasil.^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Internacional (C)	15	12	2	1	28	9	+19	38	2014 Copa do Brasil
2	Grêmio	15	8	5	2	28	13	+15	29
3	Brasil	15	8	5	2	18	6	+12	29	2014 Copa do Brasil and Série D
4	Caxias	15	8	3	4	23	16	+7	27
5	Veranópolis	15	5	7	3	16	13	+3	22
6	Novo Hamburgo	15	6	2	7	16	18	−2	20
7	Juventude	15	5	5	5	16	16	0	20
8	Cruzeiro-RS	15	4	7	4	17	22	−5	19
9	São Paulo (RG)	15	4	5	6	17	20	−3	17
10	São José (PA)	15	4	5	6	13	17	−4	17
11	Aimoré	15	4	5	6	17	23	−6	17
12	Lajeadense	15	4	4	7	14	15	−1	16
13	Passo Fundo	15	5	4	6	19	22	−3	11[a]
14	São Luiz (R)	15	2	5	8	13	21	−8	11	Relegation to 2015 Divisão de Acesso
15	Pelotas (R)	15	2	2	11	12	28	−16	8
16	Esportivo (R)	15	4	4	7	16	24	−8	7[b]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th public draw
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Passo Fundo were deducted 8 points because the use of an irregular player^[3]
2. Esportivo were deducted a total 9 points because a racist episode of them fans against referee Márcio Chagas da Silva^[4]

See also

• 2014 Copa FGF

References

1. "Regulamento - Gauchão 2014" (PDF). 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
2. Reglumento Archived 12 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine Artigo 3°
3. "Passo Fundo é punido e perde oito pontos no Gauchão". ClicRBS. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
4. "Esportivo é rebaixado no Gauchão por insultos racistas contra o árbitro Márcio Chagas". ClicRBS. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.

External links

• Federação Gaúcha de Futebol(in Portuguese)