2010 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 2010 Campeonato de Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF, better known as the 2010 Campeonato Gaúcho, was the 90th season of Rio Grande do Sul's top-flight football league. The season began on January 16 and ended on May 2, when Grêmio, despite losing the final match to their city rivals Internacional 0-1, clinched their 36th title is history thanks to their 2-0 win in the first match. The win broke a 2-year streak by Internacional. Other clubs like São José, Novo Hamburgo and Pelotas also caught the attention due to their overall record in the competition. All three clubs qualified to the 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.

Campeonato Gaúcho
Season2010
ChampionsGrêmio
RelegatedEsportivo
Avenida
Série DSão José
Pelotas
Top goalscorerJefferson (São José) — 11 goals
← 2009
2011 →

Format

The format for the 2010 season was the same of the previous edition. The sixteen clubs were divided into two groups. In the first part, called Taça Fernando Carvalho, teams from one group played against teams from the other group. In the second part, called Taça Fábio Koff, clubs are inside their group. On both parts, top four teams from each group qualified to play-offs, when every round was decided in a single match. Winners of each part will played the finals.

Teams

Porto Alegre and Pelotas — winner and runner-up of the 2009 Campeonato Gaúcho Segunda Divisão, respectively — took the places from Brasil and Sapucaiense, relegated in the last tournament.

Club Home city Position in 2009
AvenidaSanta Cruz do Sul10th
CaxiasCaxias do Sul8th
EsportivoBento Gonçalves14th
GrêmioPorto AlegreRunners-up
InternacionalPorto AlegreWinners
Internacional (SM)Santa Maria11th
JuventudeCaxias do Sul7th
Novo HamburgoNovo Hamburgo12th
PelotasPelotasRunners-up (Lower Level)
Porto AlegrePorto AlegreWinners (Lower Level)
Santa CruzSanta Cruz do Sul5th
São JoséPorto Alegre9th
São LuizIjuí13th
Universidade1Canoas6th
VeranópolisVeranópolis4th
YpirangaErechim3rd

1The club played the 2009 season under the name S.C. Ulbra.

Groups

Group 1: Grêmio, Juventude, Avenida, Esportivo, Internacional (SM), Porto Alegre and Ypiranga.

Group 2: Internacional, Caxias, Pelotas, Santa Cruz, São José and São Luiz, Universidade and Veranópolis.

Results

Taça Fernando Carvalho

First stage

Group A standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Grêmio 8 5 2 1 17 10 +7 17 To Second Stage
2 Novo Hamburgo 8 2 2 4 10 14 −4 8
3 Internacional (SM) 8 2 2 4 10 18 −8 8
4 Juventude 8 1 3 4 10 18 −8 6
5 Ypiranga 8 1 2 5 9 17 −8 5
6 Porto Alegre 8 1 1 6 10 21 −11 4
7 Esportivo 8 1 0 7 7 22 −15 3
8 Avenida 8 0 1 7 8 16 −8 1
Updated to match(es) played on February 14, 2010. Source: FGF (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group B standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Internacional (Q) 8 7 1 0 19 6 +13 22 To the Second Stage
2 São José-RS (Q) 8 6 1 1 18 10 +8 19
3 São Luiz (Q) 8 5 3 0 20 7 +13 18
4 Veranópolis (Q) 8 5 2 1 20 11 +9 17
5 Pelotas 8 5 0 3 18 10 +8 15
6 Caxias 8 4 3 1 16 11 +5 15
7 Santa Cruz-RS 8 4 2 2 12 8 +4 14
8 Universidade 8 2 1 5 13 18 −5 7
Updated to match(es) played on February 14th, 2010. Source: FGF (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Results
Home \ Away AVE ESP GRE ISM JUV NHA POA YPI CAX INT PEL SCR SJO SLU UNI VER
Avenida 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 2–3 2–3
ESP 0–1 1–2 0–5 1–3 1–2 1–4 3–0 0–3
Grêmio 3–2 0–1 3–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 5–1 1–1
Internacional (SM) 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–4 1–3 0–3 0–3 3–2
Juventude 1–1 0–5 1–3 0–1 2–2 3–3 3–2 0–1
Novo Hamburgo 0–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–2 2–1 2–2
Porto Alegre 4–5 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–5 2–0 1–5
Ypiranga 0–2 2–4 1–4 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–3
Caxias
Internacional
Pelotas
Santa Cruz-RS
São José-RS
São Luiz
Universidade
Veranópolis
Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Feb 17, Olímpico
 
 
Grêmio*4
 
Feb 20, Olímpico
 
Veranópolis2
 
Grêmio*4
 
Feb 17, Passo D'Areia
 
Internacional (SM)1
 
São José*0
 
Feb 28, Olímpico
 
Internacional (SM)2
 
Grêmio*1
 
Feb 18, Beira-Rio
 
Novo Hamburgo0
 
Internacional*2
 
Feb 21, Beira-Rio
 
Juventude0
 
Internacional*1
 
Feb 18, Vale
 
Novo Hamburgo2
 
Novo Hamburgo*2
 
 
São Luiz0
 

Final
Grêmio1–0Novo Hamburgo
Ferdinando  20' Report
Attendance: 30,252

Taça Fábio Koff

First stage

Group A standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Grêmio (Q) 7 7 0 0 16 4 +12 21 To Second Stage
2 Novo Hamburgo (Q) 7 4 1 2 13 8 +5 13
3 Internacional (SM) (Q) 7 3 1 3 11 14 −3 10
4 Ypiranga (Q) 7 2 3 2 10 13 −3 9
5 Porto Alegre 7 2 1 4 13 14 −1 7
6 Esportivo 7 2 1 4 10 15 −5 7
7 Avenida 7 2 0 5 12 15 −3 6
8 Juventude 7 1 3 3 9 11 −2 6
Updated to match(es) played on April 4, 2010. Source: FGF (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Group A results
Home \ Away AVE ESP GRE ISM JUV NHA POR YPI
Avenida 1–3 1–0 1–2 1–2
Esportivo 2–4 1–3 1–1 2–1
Grêmio 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–0
Internacional (SM) 3–2 2–4 2–1
Juventude 1–2 1–1 1–1
Novo Hamburgo 2–0 3–1 0–0
Porto Alegre 3–2 1–2 2–4 5–2
Ypiranga 3–2 1–3 1–1
Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Caxias (Q) 7 6 1 0 13 5 +8 19 To the Second Stage
2 São José-RS (Q) 7 3 3 1 16 10 +6 12
3 Internacional (Q) 7 3 2 2 12 9 +3 11
4 Pelotas (Q) 7 2 3 2 10 10 0 9
5 Veranópolis 7 2 2 3 14 13 +1 8
6 Universidade 7 2 2 3 10 15 −5 8
7 São Luiz 7 1 2 4 9 13 −4 5
8 Santa Cruz-RS 7 0 3 4 8 17 −9 3
Updated to match(es) played on April 4, 2010. Source: FGF (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Group B results
Home \ Away CAX INT PEL SCR SJO SLU UNI VER
Caxias 2–1 1–0
Internacional 2–2 4–1 4–0
Pelotas 2–3 1–0
Santa Cruz-RS 1–1 3–3 1–2 0–4
São José-RS 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–1
São Luiz 0–2 0–1 1–1 3–1
Universidade 3–2 2–2
Veranópolis 1–2 1–1 2–5
Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Apr 8, Olímpico
 
 
Grêmio*1
 
Apr 11, Passo D'Areia
 
Pelotas2
 
Pelotas (p)1 (4)
 
Apr 8, Passo D'Areia
 
São José*1 (2)
 
São José* (p) 0 (3)
 
Apr 18, Beira-Rio
 
Internacional (SM)0 (1)
 
Pelotas2
 
Apr 7, Centenário
 
Internacional*3
 
Caxias*2 (1)
 
Apr 10, Beira-Rio
 
Ypiranga (p)2 (3)
 
Ypiranga0
 
Apr 7, Vale
 
Internacional*2
 
Novo Hamburgo*3 (4)
 
 
Internacional (p)3 (5)
 

* Homeground advantage

Final
Internacional3–2Pelotas
Bolivar  42'
Edu  74'
D'Alessandro  82'		 Report Clodoaldo  30',  38'
Attendance: 26,823

Tournament Finals
Internacional0–2Grêmio
Rodrigo
Borges
Attendance: 34,744
Grêmio0–1Internacional
Giuliano

Grêmio won 2–1 on aggregate.

Overall table

The overall table considers only the matches played during the first stage of both Taça Fernando Carvalho and Taça Fábio Koff and will define the two teams that will be relegated to play lower levels in 2011. Moreover, the best and second-best placed teams not playing Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Grêmio, Internacional), B or C (Caxias, Juventude) will be "promoted" to 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grêmio (C) 15 12 2 1 33 14 +19 38
2 Caxias 15 10 4 1 29 16 +13 34 2011 Copa do Brasil[lower-alpha 1]
3 Internacional 15 10 3 2 31 15 +16 33
4 São José-RS 15 9 4 2 34 20 +14 31 Série D 2010 and 2011 Copa do Brasil[lower-alpha 1]
5 Veranópolis 15 7 4 4 34 24 +10 25[lower-alpha 2]
6 Pelotas 15 7 3 5 29 21 +8 24 Série D 2010
7 São Luiz 15 6 5 4 29 20 +9 23
8 Novo Hamburgo 15 6 3 6 23 22 +1 21
9 Internacional (SM) 15 5 3 7 21 32 −11 18
10 Santa Cruz-RS 15 4 5 6 20 25 −5 17
11 Universidade 15 4 3 8 23 33 −10 15
12 Ypiranga 15 3 5 7 19 30 −11 14 2011 Copa do Brasil[lower-alpha 3]
13 Juventude 15 2 6 7 19 29 −10 12
14 Porto Alegre 15 3 2 10 23 35 −12 11
15 Esportivo 15 3 1 11 17 37 −20 10 Relegation to Lower Levels
16 Avenida 15 2 1 12 20 31 −11 7
Updated to match(es) played on March 29th, 2010. Source: FGF (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Gremio and Internacional were qualified to 2011 Copa Libertadores, thus the berths allocated to Caxias and São José.
  2. Veranópolis withdrew its berth to play Série D 2010
  3. Ypiranga qualified as the 2009 Copa FGF runners.

References
  1. Regulation Archived 2010-08-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
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