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 101th 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.

Campeonato Gaúcho
Season2021
Dates27 February – 23 May 2021
ChampionsGrêmio (40th title)
RelegatedEsportivo
Pelotas
Brasileiro Série DCaxias
Aimoré
Matches played72
Top goalscorerDiego Souza (7 goals)
Best goalkeeperBrenno (6 clean sheets)
Biggest home winInternacional 5–0 Esportivo
Biggest away winAimoré 1–6 Internacional
Total attendance0[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
AimoréSão LeopoldoCristo Rei12,0007th1919119191919
Brasil (PE)PelotasBento Freitas18,0009th1919119191919
CaxiasCaxias do SulCentenário22,1322nd1961120002000
EsportivoBento GonçalvesMontanha dos Vinhedos15,2694th1970———
GrêmioPorto AlegreArena do Grêmio55,2251st19193920201921
InternacionalPorto AlegreBeira-Rio50,1283rd19274520161927
JuventudeCaxias do SulAlfredo Jaconi23,7268th1925119981998
Novo HamburgoNovo HamburgoEstádio do Vale6,50010th1930120172017
PelotasPelotasBoca do Lobo18,00012th1930119301930
São José-RSPorto AlegreFrancisco Novelletto Neto8,0006th1961———
São LuizIjuí19 de Outubro14,00011th1974———
Ypiranga-RSErechimColosso da Lagoa30,0005th1968———

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
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2021. Source: Soccerway
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.[3]

Results
Home \ Away AIM BRA CAX ESP GRE INT JUV NHA PEL SJO SLU YPI
Aimoré — — — 2–0 — 1–6 — 2–0 — 0–1 — 0–0
Brasil (PE) 0–1 — 0–0 — — 1–2 — — 0–0 — 1–0 —
Caxias 3–2 — — 2–1 0–0 — 0–0 — — — 4–0 2–2
Esportivo — 0–1 — — 0–2 — 2–2 1–2 — 1–0 — 1–1
Grêmio 2–0 4–1 — — — 1–0 — 3–1 4–0 — — —
Internacional — — 2–0 5–0 — — 1–0 — — 0–0 1–2 4–2
Juventude 1–0 2–1 — — 2–1 — — — 2–3 — 1–2 —
Novo Hamburgo — 1–1 3–0 — — 0–1 1–3 — 1–1 1–3 — —
Pelotas 1–2 — 1–1 0–2 — 2–2 — — — — 1–1 0–2
São José-RS — 1–2 0–1 — 1–1 — 1–0 — 1–1 — 1–0 —
São Luiz 0–0 — — 1–1 2–2 — — 2–0 — — — 0–3
Ypiranga-RS — 1–0 — — 2–3 — 0–1 3–3 — 4–1 — —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2021. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by matchday

The table lists the positions of teams after each matchday.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011
Grêmio74654322111
Internacional43531111222
Juventude1010797675553
Caxias75342534444
Ypiranga-RS12125443335
São José-RS101112101010910886
Aimoré21268767667
São Luiz127413256798
Brasil (PE)9129868891079
Novo Hamburgo581012121210891110
Esportivo3681111111211111011
Pelotas69117991112121212
Qualification to Knockout stage
Relegation to Série A2
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2021. Source: Soccerway

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. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Grêmio 4–1 Caxias 2–1 2–0
Internacional 4–2 Juventude 0–1 4–1

Match C1
Caxias1–2Grêmio
Marlon 45+2' Report D. Souza 23', 84' (pen.)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vinícius Gomes
Grêmio2–0Caxias
M. Henrique 29'
Ferreira 82'		 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jean Pierre Lima

Grêmio advances to the finals.

Match C2
Juventude1–0Internacional
M. Vinicios 72' Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Douglas Schwengber
Internacional4–1Juventude
Y. Alberto 43'
Maurício 45+1'
Edenílson 63' (pen.)
Rodinei 78'		 Report M. Peixoto 68' (pen.)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Bins

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. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Grêmio 3–2 Internacional 2–1 1–1

Match G1
Internacional1–2Grêmio
Galhardo 27' Report D. Souza 58'
Ricardinho 88'
Attendance: 0
Grêmio1–1Internacional
Ferreira 45+6' Report Dourado 67'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leandro Vuaden

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
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2021. Source: Soccerway
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:
  1. The Countryside Championship is a symbolic title given to the best placed team in the league besides Grêmio and Internacional.[5]
  2. 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]
  3. 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]

Statistics

Scoring

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
PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Ivan MartinsCaxiasAimoré3–2 (H)[10]8 March 2021
Thiago GalhardoInternacionalAimoré6–1 (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
  1. All matches will be played behind closed doors.
  2. 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
  1. "Campeonato Gaúcho de 2021 tem calendário definido pela FGF". GZH. 2020-12-21.
  2. "Conheça os clubes que disputam o Gauchão 2021". GZH. 2021-02-24.
  3. "Regulamento Específico da Competição" (PDF). FGF. 2021-02-27.
  4. "Juventude conclui segunda fase da reforma do gramado do Estádio Alfredo Jaconi". GZH. 2021-03-16.
  5. "Gauchão 2021 tem nova fórmula e datas definidas; veja os jogos da primeira rodada". Globo Esporte. 2020-12-21.
  6. "Gauchão 2021 tem nova fórmula e datas definidas; veja os jogos da primeira rodada". Globo Esporte. 2020-12-21.
  7. "Gauchão 2021 tem nova fórmula e datas definidas; veja os jogos da primeira rodada". Globo Esporte. 2020-12-21.
  8. "Regulamento Específico da Competição" (PDF). FGF. 2021-02-27.
  9. "São Luiz vs. Ypiranga-RS 0–3". Soccerway. 27 February 2021.
  10. "Em noite inspirada do lateral-direito Ivan, Caxias vence o Aimoré de virada". GZH. 8 March 2021.
  11. "Com hat-trick de Thiago Galhardo, Inter goleia o Aimoré e dorme na liderança do Gauchão". UOL. 14 April 2021.
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