2021 Campeonato Gaúcho
The 2021 Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1, better known as the 2021 Campeonato Gaúcho (officially the Gauchão Ipiranga 2021 for sponsorship reasons), was the 101st season of Rio Grande do Sul's top flight football league. The competition was played from 27 February to 23 May 2021.[1] 12 clubs contested in the Campeonato Gaúcho. Grêmio were the three-time defending champion and successfully defended their title.
Season | 2021 |
---|---|
Dates | 27 February – 23 May 2021 |
Champions | Grêmio (40th title) |
Relegated | Esportivo Pelotas |
Brasileiro Série D | Caxias Aimoré |
Matches played | 72 |
Top goalscorer | Diego Souza (7 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Brenno (6 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win | Internacional 5–0 Esportivo |
Biggest away win | Aimoré 1–6 Internacional |
Total attendance | 0[note 1] |
← 2020 2022 → |
Teams
A total of 12 teams competed in the 2021 Série A1 season.[2]
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Pos. in 2020 | 1st season | Titles | Last title | First title |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aimoré | São Leopoldo | Cristo Rei | 12,000 | 7th | 1919 | 1 | 1919 | 1919 |
Brasil (PE) | Pelotas | Bento Freitas | 18,000 | 9th | 1919 | 1 | 1919 | 1919 |
Caxias | Caxias do Sul | Centenário | 22,132 | 2nd | 1961 | 1 | 2000 | 2000 |
Esportivo | Bento Gonçalves | Montanha dos Vinhedos | 15,269 | 4th | 1970 | — | — | — |
Grêmio | Porto Alegre | Arena do Grêmio | 55,225 | 1st | 1919 | 39 | 2020 | 1921 |
Internacional | Porto Alegre | Beira-Rio | 50,128 | 3rd | 1927 | 45 | 2016 | 1927 |
Juventude | Caxias do Sul | Alfredo Jaconi | 23,726 | 8th | 1925 | 1 | 1998 | 1998 |
Novo Hamburgo | Novo Hamburgo | Estádio do Vale | 6,500 | 10th | 1930 | 1 | 2017 | 2017 |
Pelotas | Pelotas | Boca do Lobo | 18,000 | 12th | 1930 | 1 | 1930 | 1930 |
São José-RS | Porto Alegre | Francisco Novelletto Neto | 8,000 | 6th | 1961 | — | — | — |
São Luiz | Ijuí | 19 de Outubro | 14,000 | 11th | 1974 | — | — | — |
Ypiranga-RS | Erechim | Colosso da Lagoa | 30,000 | 5th | 1968 | — | — | — |
First stage
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Grêmio | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 24 | Qualification to Knockout stage |
2 | Internacional | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 23 | |
3 | Juventude | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 17 | |
4 | Caxias | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 17 | |
5 | Ypiranga-RS | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 16 | |
6 | São José-RS | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 15 | |
7 | Aimoré | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 14 | |
8 | São Luiz | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 13 | |
9 | Brasil (PE) | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 12 | |
10 | Novo Hamburgo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 9 | |
11 | Esportivo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 9 | Relegation to Série A2 |
12 | Pelotas | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 9 |
Results
Positions by matchday
The table lists the positions of teams after each matchday.
Qualification to Knockout stage | |
Relegation to Série A2 |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
The first legs will be played on 2 May, and the second legs will be played on 8 and 9 May 2021.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Grêmio | 4–1 | Caxias | 2–1 | 2–0 |
Internacional | 4–2 | Juventude | 0–1 | 4–1 |
Match C1
Grêmio | 2–0 | Caxias |
---|---|---|
M. Henrique 29' Ferreira 82' |
Report |
Grêmio advances to the finals.
Match C2
Internacional | 4–1 | Juventude |
---|---|---|
Y. Alberto 43' Maurício 45+1' Edenílson 63' (pen.) Rodinei 78' |
Report | M. Peixoto 68' (pen.) |
Internacional advances to the finals.
Finals
The first legs will be played on 16 May, and the second legs will be played on 23 May 2021.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Grêmio | 3–2 | Internacional | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Match G1
Internacional | 1–2 | Grêmio |
---|---|---|
Galhardo 27' | Report | D. Souza 58' Ricardinho 88' |
Grêmio | 1–1 | Internacional |
---|---|---|
Ferreira 45+6' | Report | Dourado 67' |
Grêmio win the finals.
Overall table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Grêmio | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 34 | Champions |
2 | Internacional | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 27 | Runners-up |
3 | Juventude[lower-alpha 1] | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 20 | Countryside Champions |
4 | Caxias[lower-alpha 2] | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 17 | Qualification to Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
5 | Ypiranga-RS | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 16 | |
6 | São José-RS | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 15 | |
7 | Aimoré[lower-alpha 3] | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 14 | Qualification to Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
8 | São Luiz | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 13 | |
9 | Brasil (PE) | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 12 | |
10 | Novo Hamburgo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 9 | |
11 | Esportivo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 9 | Relegation to Série A2 |
12 | Pelotas | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) fewest red cards; 6) fewest yellow cards; 7) Draw in the headquarters of the FGF.[8]
Notes:
- The Countryside Championship is a symbolic title given to the best placed team in the league besides Grêmio and Internacional.[5]
- The qualification for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D is conceded to the best team that currently does not compete in any division of the Brazilian football league system.[6]
- The qualification for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D is conceded to the best team that currently does not compete in any division of the Brazilian football league system.[7]
Awards
Statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season:
Jean Silva for Ypiranga-RS against São Luiz at Matchday 1 of First stage (27 February 2021)[9]
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Diego Souza | Grêmio | 7 |
2 | Thiago Galhardo | Internacional | 5 |
3 | Gustavo Ramos | Caxias | 4 |
Ferreira | Grêmio | ||
Ricardinho Viana | Grêmio | ||
Matheus Peixoto | Juventude | ||
Yuri Alberto | Internacional | ||
Hélio Paraíba | Novo Hamburgo | ||
Maurício Caprini | Ypiranga-RS | ||
9 | 12 players | 3 |
Last updated: 24 May 2021.
Source: Soccerway.
Hat-tricks
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ivan Martins | Caxias | Aimoré | 3–2 (H)[10] | 8 March 2021 |
Thiago Galhardo | Internacional | Aimoré | 6–1 (A)[11] | 14 April 2021 |
Last updated: 24 May 2021.
Source: Soccerway.
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Brenno | Grêmio | 6 |
2 | Marcelo Pitol | Caxias | 5 |
3 | Raul Steffens | Aimoré | 4 |
Matheus Nogueira | Brasil (PE) | ||
Marcelo Carné | Juventude | ||
Fábio Rampi | São José-RS | ||
Deivity Martins | Ypiranga-RS | ||
8 | Daniel Britto | Internacional | 3 |
8 | Anderson Gavineski | Esportivo | 2 |
Renan Rocha | São Luiz | ||
10 | Pablo Rodrigues | Aimoré | 1 |
Danilo Fernandes | Internacional | ||
Marcelo Lomba | Internacional | ||
Nícolas Mödinger | Novo Hamburgo | ||
Gabriel Leite | Pelotas |
Last updated: 24 May 2021.
Source: Soccerway.
Player
Yellow cards
Rank | Player | Club | Yellow cards |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Márcio Marabá | Aimoré | 5 |
Gustavo Ramos | Caxias | ||
Lucas Hulk | Esportivo | ||
Eltinho Celio | Juventude | ||
Paulo Henrique Alves | Juventude | ||
Marcelo Ferreira | Pelotas | ||
Mikael Guterres | Ypiranga-RS | ||
3 | Itaqui Silva | Esportivo | 4 |
Samuel Balbino | Esportivo | ||
Ruan Tressoldi | Grêmio | ||
João Capixaba | Juventude | ||
Juliano Almeida | Pelotas | ||
Moisés Dallazen | Pelotas | ||
Silvio Freitas | Pelotas | ||
Fabiano Santiago | São José-RS | ||
Zé Mário | Ypiranga-RS | ||
11 | 18 players | 3 |
Red cards
Rank | Player | Club | Red cards |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jean Roberto | Aimoré | 1 |
Márcio Marabá | Aimoré | ||
Guilherme Mattis | Caxias | ||
Júnior Alves | Esportivo | ||
Ferreira | Grêmio | ||
Léo Chú | Grêmio | ||
Victor Cuesta | Internacional | ||
Paulo Henrique Alves | Juventude | ||
Amaral Rosa | Novo Hamburgo | ||
João Pedro Vieira | Pelotas | ||
Vinicius Parise | Pelotas | ||
Juliano Borges | São José-RS | ||
Jadson Santos | São Luiz | ||
Revson Santos | Ypiranga-RS | ||
Mikael Guterres | Ypiranga-RS |
Last updated: 10 May 2021.
Source: Soccerway.
Team
Yellow cards
Rank | Club | Yellow cards |
---|---|---|
1 | São José-RS | 38 |
2 | Caxias | 34 |
Juventude | ||
4 | Brasil (PE) | 33 |
5 | Pelotas | 31 |
6 | Aimoré | 28 |
7 | Grêmio | 27 |
Esportivo | ||
Ypiranga-RS | ||
10 | Novo Hamburgo | 24 |
11 | Internacional | 20 |
12 | São Luiz | 14 |
Red cards
Rank | Club | Red cards |
---|---|---|
1 | Aimoré | 2 |
Grêmio | ||
Pelotas | ||
São Luiz | ||
Ypiranga-RS | ||
6 | Brasil (PE) | 1 |
Caxias | ||
Esportivo | ||
Internacional | ||
Juventude | ||
Novo Hamburgo | ||
São José-RS |
Last updated: 10 May 2021.
Source: Soccerway.
Notes
- All matches will be played behind closed doors.
- The Juventude vs. Internacional match was played at the Estádio Montanha dos Vinhedos, Bento Gonçalves, instead of their regular stadium Estádio Alfredo Jaconi, Caxias do Sul, who was having his stadium renovated on the date of the match.[4]
References
- "Campeonato Gaúcho de 2021 tem calendário definido pela FGF". GZH. 2020-12-21.
- "Conheça os clubes que disputam o Gauchão 2021". GZH. 2021-02-24.
- "Regulamento Específico da Competição" (PDF). FGF. 2021-02-27.
- "Juventude conclui segunda fase da reforma do gramado do Estádio Alfredo Jaconi". GZH. 2021-03-16.
- "Gauchão 2021 tem nova fórmula e datas definidas; veja os jogos da primeira rodada". Globo Esporte. 2020-12-21.
- "Gauchão 2021 tem nova fórmula e datas definidas; veja os jogos da primeira rodada". Globo Esporte. 2020-12-21.
- "Gauchão 2021 tem nova fórmula e datas definidas; veja os jogos da primeira rodada". Globo Esporte. 2020-12-21.
- "Regulamento Específico da Competição" (PDF). FGF. 2021-02-27.
- "São Luiz vs. Ypiranga-RS 0–3". Soccerway. 27 February 2021.
- "Em noite inspirada do lateral-direito Ivan, Caxias vence o Aimoré de virada". GZH. 8 March 2021.
- "Com hat-trick de Thiago Galhardo, Inter goleia o Aimoré e dorme na liderança do Gauchão". UOL. 14 April 2021.