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, better known as the 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho, was the 94th season of Rio Grande do Sul's top-flight football league. The season began on 18 January and ended on 13 April.

Format

The sixteen clubs were divided into two groups. They played against teams from the other group and then against each other inside their groups. The top four teams from each group qualified to the play-offs. The bottom three teams in the overall standings will be relegated.

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 standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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:
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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group B standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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:
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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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

A1

Grêmio

1

1

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.

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	2014 Copa do Brasil
3	Brasil	15	8	5	2	18	6	+12	29	2014 Copa do Brasil and Série D 2
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	0111
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	072

Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th public draw
¹ Passo Fundo were deducted 8 points because the use of an irregular player.
² Esportivo were deducted a total 9 points because a racist episode of them fans against referee Márcio Chagas da Silva
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

See also

• 2014 Copa FGF

External links

• Federação Gaúcha de Futebol(Portuguese)