1978 Campeonato Gaúcho

Campeonato Gaúcho
Season1978
ChampionsInternacional
RelegatedAssociação Santa Cruz
Santo Ângelo
Taça de OuroGrêmio
Internacional
São Paulo
Novo Hamburgo
Juventude
Caxias
Matches played246
Goals scored486 (1.98 per match)
Top goalscorerJair (Internacional)
Valdomiro (Internacional) – 15 goals
Biggest home winGaúcho 9–1 Santo Ângelo (September 3, 1978)
Biggest away winFarroupilha 0–4 Grêmio (August 9, 1978)
Highest scoringGaúcho 9–1 Santo Ângelo (September 3, 1978)
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The 58th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on July 30, 1978, and ended on December 17, 1978. Twenty teams participated. Internacional won their 25th title. Associação Santa Cruz and Santo Ângelo were relegated.[1][2]

Participating teams

Club Stadium Home location Previous season
14 de Julho Vermelhão da Serra Passo Fundo
15th
Associação Santa Cruz Plátanos Santa Cruz do Sul
6th
Atlético de Carazinho Paulo Coutinho Carazinho
14th
Brasil Bento Freitas Pelotas
8th
Cruzeiro Estrelão Porto Alegre
10th
Caxias Centenário Caxias do Sul
4th
Esportivo Montanha Bento Gonçalves
5th
Estrela Walter Jobim Estrela
2nd (Second level)
Farroupilha Nicolau Fico Pelotas
4th (Second level)
Gaúcho Wolmar Salton Passo Fundo
1st (Second level)
Grêmio Pedra Moura Bagé
12th
Grêmio Olímpico Porto Alegre
1st
Guarany Estrela D'Alva Bagé
16th
Internacional Beira-Rio Porto Alegre
2nd
Internacional Presidente Vargas Santa Maria
11th
Juventude Alfredo Jaconi Caxias do Sul
3rd
Novo Hamburgo Santa Rosa Novo Hamburgo
9th
Pelotas Boca do Lobo Pelotas
7th
São Borja Vicente Goulart São Borja
17th
São Paulo Aldo Dapuzzo Rio Grande
3rd (Second level)
Santo Ângelo Zona Norte Santo Ângelo
19th

System

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

  • First phase: The twenty clubs would be divided into four groups of five teams. The teams of the group A would play against the teams from group B twice, and the teams of group C would play twice against the teams of Group D. The top teams of each group would then play the semifinals in a two-legged knockout round. the winners of the semifinals qualified to the Final phase, and later, the Semifinals winners would play the Finals, the winner of which earned an extra point to the Final phase.
  • Second phase: On the same groups as the previous phase, the teams of the group A would play against the teams from group C twice, and the teams of group B would play twice against the teams of Group D. The top teams of each group would then play the semifinals in a two-legged knockout round. the winners of the semifinals qualified to the Final phase, and later, the Semifinals winners would play the Finals, the winner of which earned an extra point to the Final phase.
  • Torneio da Morte: The bottom-placed team counting First and second stages would be relegated; Two teams among the eliminated would play against each other three times to define the other team that would be relegated into the Second level.[3]
  • Final phase (Copa 60 Anos FGF): The six remaining teams (four qualified through the championship and two through the Taça Presidente Rubens Freire Hoffmeister) played each other in a double round-robin system; the team with the most points won the title.

Taça Presidente Rubens Freire Hoffmeister

The Taça Presidente Rubens Freire Hoffmeister would be played in the first semester by the 15 teams that were slated to play in the championship aside of those that participated in the Campeonato Brasileiro at the time.

In the first stage, The 15 teams would be divided into four groups. All qualified to the second phase, with the two best teams in each group qualifying to Group E and the others qualifying to Group F. In the second phase, each team played twice against the teams of their own group. The four best teams of Group E and the two best teams of Group F qualified to the Final phase, which would also be disputed in a double round-robin format, with the two bet teams qualifying to the Final phase of the Campeonato Gaúcho.

First phase

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Novo Hamburgo 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 6 Group E
2 Atlético de Carazinho 4 1 3 0 4 1 +3 5
3 São Borja 4 0 1 3 2 8 −6 1 Group F
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 1978. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Esportivo 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 8 Group E
2 Estrela 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 7
3 Guarany de Bagé 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 5 Group F
4 14 de Julho 6 1 2 3 7 9 −2 4
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 1978. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Associação Santa Cruz 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 8 Group E
2 Pelotas 6 2 3 1 8 9 −1 7
3 Internacional de Santa Maria 6 2 1 3 9 7 +2 5 Group F
4 Santo Ângelo 6 1 2 3 8 15 −7 4
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 1978. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 São Paulo 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 8 Group E
2 Cruzeiro 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 7
3 Gaúcho 6 3 0 3 7 6 +1 6 Group F
4 Grêmio Bagé 6 1 1 4 4 9 −5 3
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 1978. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Second phase

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Novo Hamburgo 14 7 4 3 18 12 +6 18 Final phase
2 Cruzeiro 14 6 4 4 18 13 +5 16
3 Atlético de Carazinho 14 6 4 4 15 11 +4 16 Withdrew
4 Pelotas 14 5 6 3 17 12 +5 16 Final phase
5 Esportivo 14 5 5 4 11 9 +2 15
6 Estrela 14 3 6 5 10 14 −4 12
7 Associação Santa Cruz 14 3 5 6 11 21 −10 11
8 São Paulo 14 1 6 7 7 15 −8 8
Updated to match(es) played on May 13, 1978. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 São Borja 12 6 3 3 16 12 +4 15 Final phase
2 Grêmio Bagé 12 4 7 1 8 4 +4 15
3 Santo Ângelo 12 4 6 2 11 10 +1 14
4 14 de Julho 12 3 7 2 11 10 +1 13
5 Gaúcho 12 3 4 5 14 15 −1 10
6 Guarany de Bagé 12 2 6 4 4 7 −3 10
7 Internacional de Santa Maria 12 1 5 6 9 15 −6 7
Updated to match(es) played on May 13, 1978. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Final phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Esportivo 10 5 4 1 12 5 +7 14 Playoffs;Qualified to Copa 60 Anos FGF
2 Novo Hamburgo 10 5 4 1 13 7 +6 14
3 Pelotas 10 4 3 3 10 7 +3 11
4 São Borja 10 2 5 3 7 11 −4 9
5 Cruzeiro 10 3 2 5 9 12 −3 8
6 Grêmio Bagé 10 1 2 7 4 13 −9 4
Updated to match(es) played on July 22, 1978. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Playoffs

Esportivo3–1Novo Hamburgo
Valdeci 55'
Adílson 67'
Espinosa 85'		 Report Loivo 23'
Referee: Luiz Zeterman Torres

Championship

First phase

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grêmio 10 8 1 1 24 5 +19 17 Qualified
2 Internacional de Santa Maria 10 3 4 3 6 9 −3 10
3 São Paulo 10 2 5 3 7 11 −4 9
4 Guarany de Bagé 10 1 6 3 4 10 −6 8
5 Novo Hamburgo 10 2 3 5 6 11 −5 7
Updated to match(es) played on September 10, 1978. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internacional 10 8 1 1 28 7 +21 17 Qualified
2 Estrela 10 4 3 3 8 8 0 11
3 Grêmio Bagé 10 2 6 2 3 7 −4 10
4 Farroupilha 10 0 6 4 2 12 −10 6
5 Associação Santa Cruz 10 1 3 6 5 13 −8 5
Updated to match(es) played on September 10, 1978. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventude 10 5 4 1 16 7 +9 14 Qualified
2 Gaúcho 10 5 2 3 20 9 +11 12
3 Brasil de Pelotas 10 4 4 2 13 6 +7 12
4 Cruzeiro 10 3 5 2 11 6 +5 11
5 São Borja 10 3 4 3 5 8 −3 10
Updated to match(es) played on September 10, 1978. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Esportivo 10 4 5 1 8 4 +4 13 Qualified
2 Caxias 10 3 6 1 12 8 +4 12
3 Pelotas 10 3 3 4 9 10 −1 9
4 14 de Julho 10 1 4 5 5 12 −7 6
5 Santo Ângelo 10 0 1 9 2 31 −29 1
Updated to match(es) played on September 10, 1978. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juventude 1–1 Esportivo 0–1 1–0
Internacional 3–2 Grêmio 2–2 1–0

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Internacional 3–0 Esportivo 2–0 1–0

Second phase

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grêmio 10 6 3 1 25 5 +20 15 Qualified
2 Internacional de Santa Maria 10 4 4 2 10 7 +3 12
3 Guarany de Bagé 10 3 3 4 8 11 −3 9
4 São Paulo 10 3 1 6 5 12 −7 7
5 Novo Hamburgo 10 1 5 4 5 12 −7 7
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 1978. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internacional 10 8 1 1 22 5 +17 17 Qualified
2 Estrela 10 5 3 2 12 4 +8 13
3 Farroupilha 10 4 3 3 15 9 +6 11
4 Associação Santa Cruz 10 1 5 4 6 9 −3 7
5 Grêmio Bagé 10 2 1 7 10 15 −5 5
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 1978. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventude 10 5 3 2 13 9 +4 13 Qualified
2 Cruzeiro 10 5 0 5 13 16 −3 10
3 Gaúcho 10 3 4 3 7 6 +1 10
4 São Borja 10 2 5 3 8 14 −6 9
5 Brasil de Pelotas 10 2 4 4 6 8 −2 8
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 1978. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Caxias 10 7 2 1 12 2 +10 16 Qualified
2 Pelotas 10 4 4 2 10 9 +1 12
3 14 de Julho 10 3 5 2 8 8 0 11
4 Esportivo 10 1 2 7 5 21 −16 4
5 Santo Ângelo 10 2 0 8 7 25 −18 4
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 1978. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Caxias 2–5 Grêmio 2–0 0–5
Internacional 5–2 Juventude 3–0 2–2

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Grêmio 2–3 Internacional 1–1 1–2

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internacional 20 16 2 2 50 12 +38 34 Qualified through Championship
2 Grêmio 20 14 4 2 49 10 +39 32
3 Caxias 20 10 8 2 24 10 +14 28
4 Juventude 20 10 7 3 29 16 +13 27
5 Estrela 20 9 6 5 20 12 +8 24
6 Gaúcho 20 8 6 6 27 15 +12 22
7 Internacional de Santa Maria 20 7 8 5 16 16 0 22
8 Cruzeiro 20 8 5 7 24 22 +2 21 Torneio da Morte
9 Pelotas 20 7 7 6 19 19 0 21
10 Brasil de Pelotas 20 6 8 6 19 14 +5 20
11 São Borja 20 5 9 6 13 22 −9 19
12 Esportivo 20 5 7 8 13 25 −12 17 Qualified through Taça Rubens Hoffmeister
13 Farroupilha 20 4 9 7 17 21 −4 17
14 14 de Julho 20 4 9 7 13 20 −7 17
15 Guarany de Bagé 20 4 9 7 12 21 −9 17
16 São Paulo 20 5 6 9 12 23 −11 16
17 Grêmio Bagé 20 4 7 9 13 22 −9 15
18 Novo Hamburgo 20 3 8 9 11 23 −12 14 Qualified through Taça Rubens Hoffmeister
19 Associação Santa Cruz 20 2 8 10 11 22 −11 12 Torneio da Morte
20 Santo Ângelo 20 2 1 17 9 56 −47 5 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 1978. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Torneio da Morte

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Associação Santa Cruz 0–1 Cruzeiro 0–0 0–0 0-1
Associação Santa Cruz0–0Cruzeiro
Referee: Sílvio Rodrigues
Cruzeiro0–0Associação Santa Cruz
Referee: Órion Sátter de Melo
Associação Santa Cruz0–1 (a.e.t.)Cruzeiro
Sílvio 104'
Referee: Carlos Sérgio Rosa Martins

Copa 60 Anos FGF

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grêmio 10 6 4 0 19 5 +14 16 Playoffs;1979 Taça de Ouro
2 Internacional 10 4 6 0 15 5 +10 16
3 Caxias 10 2 7 1 5 5 0 11 1979 Taça de Ouro
4 Esportivo 10 2 4 4 7 16 −9 8
5 Juventude 10 1 4 5 5 11 −6 6 1979 Taça de Ouro
6 Novo Hamburgo 10 0 5 5 3 12 −9 5
Updated to match(es) played on December 13, 1978. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Playoffs

Finals
Grêmio1 – 2Internacional
Tarciso 79' Valdomiro 50', 86'
Attendance: 53,057

References

  1. ^ a b "Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1978". RSSSFBrasil.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1978". Futebolnacional.com.br. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  3. ^ The specific criteria for the selection of those teams are unknown