The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga[1] for sponsorship reasons, is the state football league of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It has been contested since its founding in 1919, being an amateur competition until 1940 when the league became professional. Twelve teams contest in the Campeonato Gaúcho, typically from January to April, for the state championship title.[2]

Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol
Founded1919
CountryBrazil
Rio Grande do Sul
ConfederationCBF
FGF
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toSérie A2
Domestic cup(s)Copa FGF
Current championsGrêmio (43rd title)
(2024)
Most championshipsInternacional (45 titles)
TV partnersRede Globo
SporTV
Premiere FC
GE.com
Websitewww.fgf.com.br
Current: 2024 Campeonato Gaúcho

The rivalry of two of the better-known Brazilian teams (Grêmio and Internacional) have a significant impact in the history of the tournament. Since 1940, the Grenal duo did not win the title on just four occasions: the defunct Renner was champion in 1954, Juventude almost 44 years later in 1998, Caxias, in 2000, under Tite's command, and Novo Hamburgo in 2017.[3]

Grêmio vs. União Frederiquense for 2015 Campeonato Gaúcho

Internacional is the biggest winner of the competition, with 45 titles, followed by Grêmio with 42 titles and Guarany of Bagé with two titles.[4]

Format

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Campeonato Gaúcho match between Juventude and Internacional in 2013

The Campeonato Gaúcho is held by the Federação Gaúcha de Futebol (Rio Grande do Sul Football Federation) in the beginning of the year from January until April.[5] Throughout its history, the Gauchão had various formats of competition, with almost regular changes to the format of the competition. Currently, the competition has a single group of 12 teams with a single round-robin system: where each team plays against the other only once. The eight best ranked clubs advance to the knockout phase, formed by a single-game quarter-finals, the semifinals, and the finals, which both are decided in a home-and-away series.[5]

In addition to the main title, there is the Campeonato do Interior Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Interior Championship), created as a prize for the best team outside the Grenal duo, the usual winners of the competition. According to the formula adopted from 2012, the award is given to the best ranked team in the championship, as long as it is not Grêmio or Internacional and has not played in the final of the competition. Despite the name, the prize doesn't need to be necessarily given to only teams from the interior of Rio Grande do Sul, but also from the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre or even Porto Alegre itself.[6]

 
Final of the Campeonato Gaúcho of 1922 between Guarani FC from Alegrete and Grêmio

Qualification for competitions

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Grêmio's Campeonato Gaúcho trophies

The best placed of league qualify for the next year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, excluding the teams having already qualified for the Série A, Série B, Série C or Série D by other means. The worst placed are relegated to the Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2.

The winner of the Campeonato Gaúcho faces the winner of the state cup Copa FGF at the super cup Recopa Gaúcha.[7]

Clubs

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2023 First Division

Team City Ground 2022 result
Aimoré São Leopoldo Cristo Rei 8th
Avenida Santa Cruz do Sul Eucaliptos 2nd (Série A2)
Brasil de Pelotas Pelotas Bento Freitas 4th
Caxias Caxias do Sul Centenário 5th
Esportivo Bento Gonçalves Montanha dos Vinhedos 1st (Série A2)
Grêmio Porto Alegre Arena do Grêmio 1st
Internacional Porto Alegre Beira Rio 3rd
Juventude Caxias do Sul Alfredo Jaconi 10th
Novo Hamburgo Novo Hamburgo Estádio do Vale 7th
São José Porto Alegre Passo D'Areia 6th
São Luiz Ijuí Estádio 19 de Outubro 9th
Ypiranga Erechim Colosso da Lagoa 2nd

Champions

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Season Champions Runners-up
1919 Brasil de Pelotas (1) Grêmio
1920 Guarany de Bagé (1) Grêmio
1921 Grêmio (1) Riograndense (SM)
1922 Grêmio (2) Guarany de Alegrete
1923 Not held (Revolution of 1923)
1924
1925 Bagé (1) Grêmio
1926 Grêmio (3) Guarany de Bagé
1927 Internacional (1) Bagé
1928 Americano (1) Bagé
1929 Cruzeiro (1) Guarany de Bagé
1930 Pelotas (1) Grêmio
1931 Grêmio (4) Guarany de Alegrete
1932 Grêmio (5) Pelotas
1933 São Paulo (1) Grêmio
1934 Internacional (2) Grêmio
1935 9º Regimento (1) Grêmio
1936 Rio Grande (1) Internacional
1937 Grêmio Santanense (1) Rio-Grandense (RG)
1938 Guarany de Bagé (2) Rio-Grandense (RG)
1939 Rio-Grandense (RG) (1) Grêmio Santanense
1940 Internacional (3) Bagé
1941 Internacional (4) Rio Grande
1942 Internacional (5) Floriano
1943 Internacional (6) Guarany (CS)
1944 Internacional (7) Bagé
1945 Internacional (8) Pelotas
1946 Grêmio (6) Rio-Grandense (RG)
1947 Internacional (9) Floriano
1948 Internacional (10) Grêmio Santanense
1949 Grêmio (7) Floriano
1950 Internacional (11) Floriano
1951 Internacional (12) Pelotas
1952 Internacional (13) Floriano
1953 Internacional (14) Brasil de Pelotas
1954 Renner (1) Brasil de Pelotas
1955 Internacional (15) Brasil de Pelotas
1956 Grêmio (8) Pelotas
1957 Grêmio (9) Bagé
1958 Grêmio (10) Guarany de Bagé
1959 Grêmio (11) Farroupilha
1960 Grêmio (12) Pelotas
1961 Internacional (16) Grêmio
1962 Grêmio (13) Internacional
1963 Grêmio (14) Internacional
1964 Grêmio (15) Internacional
1965 Grêmio (16) Juventude
1966 Grêmio (17) Internacional
1967 Grêmio (18) Internacional
1968 Grêmio (19) Internacional
1969 Internacional (17) Grêmio
1970 Internacional (18) Grêmio
1971 Internacional (19) Grêmio
1972 Internacional (20) Grêmio
1973 Internacional (21) Grêmio
1974 Internacional (22) Grêmio
1975 Internacional (23) Grêmio
1976 Internacional (24) Grêmio
1977 Grêmio (20) Internacional
1978 Internacional (25) Grêmio
1979 Grêmio (21) Esportivo
1980 Grêmio (22) Internacional
1981 Internacional (26) Grêmio
1982 Internacional (27) Grêmio
1983 Internacional (28) Brasil de Pelotas
1984 Internacional (29) Grêmio
1985 Grêmio (23) Internacional
1986 Grêmio (24) Internacional
1987 Grêmio (25) Internacional
1988 Grêmio (26) Internacional
1989 Grêmio (27) Internacional
1990 Grêmio (28) Caxias
1991 Internacional (30) Grêmio
1992 Internacional (31) Grêmio
1993 Grêmio (29) Internacional
1994 Internacional (32) Juventude
1995 Grêmio (30) Internacional
1996 Grêmio (31) Juventude
1997 Internacional (33) Grêmio
1998 Juventude (1) Internacional
1999 Grêmio (32) Internacional
2000 Caxias (1) Grêmio
2001 Grêmio (33) Juventude
2002 Internacional (34) 15 de Novembro
2003 Internacional (35) 15 de Novembro
2004 Internacional (36) Ulbra
2005 Internacional (37) 15 de Novembro
2006 Grêmio (34) Internacional
2007 Grêmio (35) Juventude
2008 Internacional (38) Juventude
2009 Internacional (39) Grêmio
2010 Grêmio (36) Internacional
2011 Internacional (40) Grêmio
2012 Internacional (41) Caxias
2013 Internacional (42) Lajeadense
2014 Internacional (43) Grêmio
2015 Internacional (44) Grêmio
2016 Internacional (45) Juventude
2017 Novo Hamburgo (1) Internacional
2018 Grêmio (37) Brasil de Pelotas
2019 Grêmio (38) Internacional
2020 Grêmio (39) Caxias
2021 Grêmio (40) Internacional
2022 Grêmio (41) Ypiranga
2023 Grêmio (42) Caxias
2024 Grêmio (43) Juventude

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Titles by team

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Teams in bold still active.

Rank Club Winners Winning years Runners-up Runners-up years
1 Internacional 45 1927, 1934, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1961, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 23 1936, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021
2 Grêmio 43 1921, 1922, 1926, 1931, 1932, 1946, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 27 1919, 1920, 1925, 1930, 1933, 1935, 1961, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015
3 Guarany de Bagé 2 1920, 1938 3 1926, 1929, 1958
4 Juventude 1 1998 8 1965, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2024
5 Bagé 1 1925 5 1927, 1928, 1940, 1944, 1957
Brasil de Pelotas 1919 1953, 1954, 1955, 1983, 2018
Pelotas 1930 1932, 1945, 1951, 1956, 1960
Novo Hamburgo 2017 1942, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952
9 Caxias 1 2000 4 1990, 2012, 2020, 2023
10 Rio-Grandense (RG) 1 1939 3 1937, 1938, 1946
11 Farroupilha 1 1935 2 1934, 1959
Grêmio Santanense 1937 1939, 1948
13 Rio Grande 1 1936 1 1941
14 Americano 1 1928 0
Cruzeiro 1929
Renner 1954
São Paulo 1933
18 15 de Novembro 0 3 2002, 2003, 2005
19 Guarany de Alegrete 0 2 1922, 1931
20 Canoas 0 1 2004
Esportivo 1979
Guarany (CS) 1943
Lajeadense 2013
Riograndense (SM) 1921
Ypiranga 2022

By city

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City Championships Clubs
  Porto Alegre 91 Internacional (45), Grêmio (43), Americano (1), Cruzeiro (1), Renner (1)
  Bagé 3 Guarany (2), Bagé (1)
  Pelotas 3 Brasil de Pelotas (1), Farroupilha (1), Pelotas (1)
  Rio Grande 3 Rio Grande (1), Rio-Grandense (1), São Paulo (1)
  Caxias do Sul 2 Caxias (1), Juventude (1)
  Novo Hamburgo 1 Novo Hamburgo (1)
  Santana do Livramento 1 Grêmio Santanense (1)

Participation

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Most appearances

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As of 2023 season

Below is the list of clubs that have more appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho.

Club App First Last
Grêmio 81 1919 2023
Internacional 79 1927 2023
Novo Hamburgo 72 1930 2023
Caxias 61 1961 2023
Juventude 61 1925 2023
Brasil de Pelotas 59 1919 2023
Pelotas 56 1930 2021
Esportivo 45 1970 2023
Santa Cruz 44 1932 2013
São José 39 1961 2023
Aimoré 36 1961 2023
Inter de Santa Maria 36 1942 2011
Guarany de Bagé 33 1920 2022
São Paulo 33 1933 2018
São Luiz 32 1974 2023
Ypiranga 31 1968 2023
  • SER Caxias includes the participations of "Associação Caxias de Futebol" (1972–1975), when GE Flamengo and EC Juventude were merged.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ipiranga renova patrocínio ao Gauchão 2023". www.fgf.com.br. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Federação Gaúcha de Futebol". www.fgf.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Renner, o Papão campeão gaúcho de 1954". Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Saiba quem é o maior campeão gaúcho de todos os tempos". Torcedores - Notícias Esportivas (in Brazilian Portuguese). February 8, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Pitaco, Rei do. "Campeonato Gaúcho: como as equipes se classificam e formato de disputa". reidopitaco.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Pela quinta vez em 7 anos, melhor campanha do Interior não leva título". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). March 29, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  7. ^ Alegre, Por GLOBOESPORTE COM Porto (November 14, 2013). "FGF cria Recopa Gaúcha, e 1ª edição é em 12 de janeiro; Inter garante vaga". globoesporte.com. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
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