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2014 Campeonato Gaúcho

Campeonato Gaúcho
Season2014
ChampionsInternacional
RelegatedEsportivo
São Luiz
Pelotas
Série DBrasil
Copa do BrasilInternacional
Grêmio
Brasil
Matches played122
Goals scored290 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorer13 goals:
Hernán Barcos (Grêmio)
2013
2015

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

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.