1972 Campeonato Gaúcho

Campeonato Gaúcho
Season1972
ChampionsInternacional
1972 Copa BrasilGrêmio
Internacional
Matches played200
Goals scored382 (1.91 per match)
Top goalscorerClaudiomiro (Internacional) – 13 goals
Biggest home winAssociação Caxias 5-1 Nacional (January 19, 1972)
Associação Caxias 6-2 Atlético de Carazinho (February 12, 1972)
Internacional 4-0 Associação Caxias (April 29, 1972)
Internacional 4-0 Cruzeiro (June 11, 1972)
Internacional 6-2 Santa Cruz (July 8, 1972)
Biggest away winBrasil de Pelotas 0-4 Internacional (June 25, 1972)
Highest scoringAssociação Caxias 6-2 Atlético de Carazinho (February 12, 1972)
Internacional 6-2 Santa Cruz (July 8, 1972)
← 1971
1973 →

The 52nd season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on January 16, 1972, and ended on August 6, 1972. Twenty-five teams participated. Internacional won their 20th title. [1][2]

Participating teams

Club Stadium Home location Previous season
14 de Julho Vermelhão da Serra Passo Fundo
11th
Aimoré Cristo-Rei São Leopoldo
15th
Atlético de Carazinho Paulo Coutinho Carazinho
–
Associação Caxias Baixada Rubra Caxias do Sul
8th
Brasil Bento Freitas Pelotas
10th
Cachoeira Joaquim Vidal Cachoeira do Sul
–
Cruzeiro Beira-Rio Porto Alegre
6th
Esportivo Montanha Bento Gonçalves
3rd
Farroupilha Nicolau Fico Pelotas
24th
Gaúcho Wolmar Salton Passo Fundo
7th
Grêmio Pedra Moura Bagé
18th
Grêmio Olímpico Porto Alegre
2nd
Guarany Estrela D'Alva Bagé
16th
Internacional Beira-Rio Porto Alegre
1st
Internacional Presidente Vargas Santa Maria
13th
Nacional Morro dos Ventos Uivantes Cruz Alta
–
Novo Hamburgo Santa Rosa Novo Hamburgo
5th
Pelotas Boca do Lobo Pelotas
12th
Riograndense Eucaliptos Santa Maria
14th
São José Passo d'Areia Porto Alegre
4th
São Paulo Aldo Dapuzzo Rio Grande
21st
Sá Viana Álamos Uruguaiana
–
Santa Cruz Plátanos Santa Cruz do Sul
19th
Tamoio Zona Norte Santo Ângelo
22nd
Ypiranga Colosso da Lagoa Erechim
17th

System

The championship would have two stages.:[2][1]

  • Preliminary phase: Twenty-three clubs would be divided into four groups - one with five teams and three with six. each team played the teams in its group twice. The two best teams in each group qualified to the decagonal.
  • Decagonal: The remaining eight teams, now joined by Grêmio and Internacional, would play each other in a double round-robin format. The team with the most points won the title

Championship

Preliminary phase

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gaúcho 8 5 3 0 18 9 +9 13 Qualified to Decagonal
2 Esportivo 8 4 4 0 11 6 +5 12
3 Tamoio 8 3 2 3 9 11 −2 8
4 Ypiranga de Erechim 8 3 1 4 8 9 −1 7
5 14 de Julho 8 0 0 8 7 18 −11 0
Updated to match(es) played on March 26, 1972. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Associação Caxias 10 6 2 2 18 7 +11 14 Qualified to Decagonal
2 Aimoré 10 4 4 2 7 5 +2 12
3 São José 10 4 4 2 6 5 +1 12
4 Internacional de Santa Maria 10 3 3 4 9 8 +1 9
5 Nacional de Cruz Alta 10 2 4 4 7 13 −6 8
6 Atlético de Carazinho 10 1 3 6 6 15 −9 5
Updated to match(es) played on March 26, 1972. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cruzeiro 10 5 3 2 10 5 +5 13 Qualified to Decagonal
2 Santa Cruz 10 5 2 3 12 7 +5 12
3 Cachoeira 10 6 0 4 9 6 +3 12
4 Pelotas 10 3 4 3 8 11 −3 10
5 Sá Viana 10 3 2 5 6 12 −6 8
6 Riograndense 10 2 1 7 4 8 −4 5
Updated to match(es) played on March 26, 1972. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brasil de Pelotas 10 7 3 0 16 5 +11 17 Qualified to Decagonal
2 Novo Hamburgo 10 4 5 1 8 3 +5 13
3 Grêmio Bagé 10 5 2 3 14 9 +5 12
4 São Paulo 10 3 3 4 9 12 −3 9
5 Guarany de Bagé 10 3 1 6 7 10 −3 7
6 Farroupilha 10 0 2 8 3 18 −15 2
Updated to match(es) played on March 26, 1972. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) wins; 4) number of goals scored.

Decagonal

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internacional 18 16 2 0 42 5 +37 34 Champions;Campeonato Brasileiro
2 Grêmio 18 13 3 2 32 9 +23 29 Campeonato Brasileiro
3 Novo Hamburgo 18 9 3 6 15 13 +2 21
4 Associação Caxias 18 8 4 6 17 16 +1 20
5 Esportivo 18 6 5 7 15 18 −3 17
6 Gaúcho 18 5 6 7 12 18 −6 16
7 Cruzeiro 18 5 6 7 12 20 −8 16
8 Brasil de Pelotas 18 3 4 11 9 24 −15 10
9 Aimoré 18 2 5 11 7 18 −11 9
10 Santa Cruz 18 1 6 11 9 29 −20 8
Updated to match(es) played on August 6, 1972. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ^ a b "Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1972". RSSSFBrasil.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1972". Futebolnacional.com.br. Retrieved August 6, 2020.