1979 Campeonato Gaúcho

Campeonato Gaúcho
Season1979
ChampionsGrêmio
Relegated14 de Julho de Passo Fundo
Cachoeira
Taça de OuroGrêmio
Internacional
São Paulo
Taça de PrataBrasil de Pelotas
Caxias
Juventude
Novo Hamburgo
Matches played499
Goals scored976 (1.96 per match)
Top goalscorerJair (Internacional) – 24 goals
Biggest home winGrêmio 7–0 Avenida (April 22, 1979)
Biggest away winFarroupilha 0–6 Internacional (April 29, 1979)
Highest scoringGrêmio 7–0 Avenida (April 22, 1979)
Novo Hamburgo 5–2 Cachoeira (May 30, 1979)
Longest unbeaten runGrêmio - 35 matches
1978
1980

The 59th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on March 7, 1979, and ended on December 16, 1979. Twenty teams participated. Grêmio won their 21st title. 14 de Julho de Passo Fundo and Cachoeira were relegated.[1][2]

Participating teams

Club Stadium Home location Previous season
14 de Julho Vermelhão da Serra Passo Fundo
13th
Avenida Eucaliptos Santa Cruz do Sul
3rd (Second level)
Brasil Bento Freitas Pelotas
16th
Cachoeira Joaquim Vidal Cachoeira do Sul
2nd (Second level)
Caxias Centenário Caxias do Sul
3rd
Esportivo Montanha Bento Gonçalves
4th
Estrela Walter Jobim Estrela
9th
Farroupilha Nicolau Fico Pelotas
17th
Gaúcho Wolmar Salton Passo Fundo
10th
Grêmio Pedra Moura Bagé
11th
Grêmio Olímpico Porto Alegre
2nd
Guarany Estrela D'Alva Bagé
14th
Internacional Beira-Rio Porto Alegre
1st
Internacional Presidente Vargas Santa Maria
12th
Juventude Alfredo Jaconi Caxias do Sul
5th
Novo Hamburgo Santa Rosa Novo Hamburgo
6th
Pelotas Boca do Lobo Pelotas
7th
Riograndense Eucaliptos Santa Maria
1st (Second level)
São Borja Vicente Goulart São Borja
8th
São Paulo Aldo Dapuzzo Rio Grande
15th

System

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

  • First phase: The twenty clubs played each other in a double round-robin system. The eight best teams qualified to the Final phase, with the best teams in each round and the team with the best overall record earning one bonus point. the other teams in the sum of both rounds would dispute the Torneio de Descenso.
  • Torneio de Descenso: The twelve teams would be divided into two groups of six teams, in which each team played the teams if its own group in a double round-robin system. The team with the fewest points in each group would qualify to the Torneio da Morte.
  • Torneio da Morte: Played in two-legged knockout ties. In the Semifinals, the two teams from the Torneio de Descenso would play each other, with the loser being relegated, and in the Finals, the winner of the Semifinals would play against the runners-up of the Second level, with the winner qualifying to the First level.
  • Final phase: The eight remaining teams played each other in a double round-robin system; the team with the most points won the title.

Championship

First phase

First round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grêmio 19 15 3 1 44 6 +38 33 Qualified;One extra point
2 Internacional 19 14 4 1 48 7 +41 32
3 Juventude 19 11 6 2 31 12 +19 28
4 Caxias 19 10 6 3 30 15 +15 26
5 Esportivo 19 9 8 2 32 18 +14 26
6 Novo Hamburgo 19 10 5 4 23 18 +5 25
7 Brasil de Pelotas 19 9 6 4 17 11 +6 24
8 14 de Julho 19 8 4 7 21 12 +9 20
9 Internacional de Santa Maria 19 6 7 6 16 16 0 19
10 São Paulo 19 6 5 8 19 18 +1 17
11 Gaúcho 19 4 9 6 17 22 −5 17
12 São Borja 19 6 4 9 15 20 −5 16
13 Grêmio Bagé 19 6 2 11 16 31 −15 14
14 Estrela 19 3 8 8 10 21 −11 14
15 Guarany de Bagé 19 4 5 10 14 28 −14 13
16 Pelotas 19 3 7 9 14 27 −13 13
17 Farroupilha 19 3 7 9 20 35 −15 13
18 Cachoeira 19 4 3 12 9 37 −28 11
19 Avenida 19 3 4 12 17 38 −21 10
20 Riograndense 19 3 3 13 15 36 −21 9
Updated to match(es) played on May 13, 1979. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Second round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grêmio 19 16 3 0 37 6 +31 35 Qualified;One extra point
2 Internacional 19 13 5 1 40 5 +35 31
3 São Paulo 19 10 7 2 24 9 +15 27
4 Gaúcho 19 10 6 3 21 12 +9 26
5 Internacional de Santa Maria 19 9 6 4 19 7 +12 24
6 Esportivo 19 8 7 4 15 11 +4 23
7 Caxias 19 8 6 5 20 13 +7 22
8 Juventude 19 7 7 5 21 15 +6 21
9 Brasil de Pelotas 19 6 8 5 18 17 +1 20
10 Pelotas 19 6 8 5 17 16 +1 20
11 Farroupilha 19 6 8 5 18 21 −3 20
12 14 de Julho 19 6 6 7 19 21 −2 18
13 Novo Hamburgo 19 5 8 6 15 20 −5 18
14 São Borja 19 4 5 10 13 27 −14 13
15 Grêmio Bagé 19 3 7 9 4 12 −8 13
16 Riograndense 19 5 2 12 16 38 −22 12
17 Estrela 19 3 6 10 10 19 −9 12
18 Guarany de Bagé 19 4 2 13 12 19 −7 10
19 Avenida 19 4 2 13 18 41 −23 10
20 Cachoeira 19 1 3 15 10 38 −28 5
Updated to match(es) played on July 25, 1979. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grêmio 38 31 6 1 81 12 +69 68 Qualified
2 Internacional 38 27 9 2 88 12 +76 63
3 Juventude 38 18 13 7 52 27 +25 49
4 Esportivo 38 17 15 6 47 29 +18 49
5 Caxias 38 18 12 8 50 28 +22 48
6 São Paulo 38 16 12 10 43 27 +16 44
7 Brasil de Pelotas 38 15 14 9 35 28 +7 44
8 Novo Hamburgo 38 15 13 10 38 38 0 43
9 Internacional de Santa Maria 38 15 13 10 35 23 +12 43 Relegation Tournament
10 Gaúcho 38 14 15 9 38 34 +4 43
11 14 de Julho 38 14 10 14 40 33 +7 38
12 Pelotas 38 9 15 14 31 43 −12 33
13 Farroupilha 38 9 15 14 38 56 −18 33
14 São Borja 38 10 9 19 28 47 −19 29
15 Grêmio Bagé 38 9 9 20 20 43 −23 27
16 Estrela 38 6 14 18 20 40 −20 26
17 Guarany de Bagé 38 8 7 23 26 47 −21 23
18 Riograndense 38 8 5 25 31 74 −43 21
19 Avenida 38 7 6 25 35 79 −44 20
20 Cachoeira 38 5 6 27 19 75 −56 16
Updated to match(es) played on July 25, 1979. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Extra point playoff

Juventude1–0Esportivo
Cacau

Torneio de Descenso

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pelotas 10 7 2 1 14 6 +8 16
2 Grêmio Bagé 10 5 3 2 9 6 +3 13
3 Internacional de Santa Maria 10 3 3 4 9 9 0 9
4 Farroupilha 10 3 3 4 6 8 −2 9
5 Guarany de Bagé 10 2 4 4 9 8 +1 8
6 Cachoeira 10 2 1 7 7 17 −10 5 Relegation Playoffs
Updated to match(es) played on October 14, 1979. Source: sumulas-tche.blogspot.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 São Borja 10 5 5 0 12 5 +7 15
2 Gaúcho 10 5 4 1 15 9 +6 14
3 Riograndense 10 3 4 3 11 10 +1 10
4 Estrela 10 2 5 3 9 8 +1 9
5 Avenida 10 2 4 4 10 13 −3 8
6 14 de Julho 10 2 0 8 3 15 −12 4 Relegation Playoffs
Updated to match(es) played on October 14, 1979. Source: sumulas-tche.blogspot.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Torneio da Morte

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Cachoeira 1 2 3
 
 
 
14 de Julho de Passo Fundo 0 0 0
 
14 de Julho de Santana do Livramento (e) 2 1 3
 
 
Cachoeira 0 1 1
 
 
 
 

Key: * = Play-off winners, (a) = Wins because of away goals rule, (e) = Wins after extra time in second leg, (p) = Wins after penalty shoot-out.

Semifinals
Cachoeira1–014 de Julho de Passo Fundo
Neves 40'
Referee: José Mocellin
14 de Julho de Passo Fundo0–2Cachoeira
Paulo Afonso 50'
Idelmiro 60'
Referee: Leonel Antônio Pandolfo

Cachoeira advances; 14 de Julho de Passo Fundo relegated

Finals
14 de Julho de Santana do Livramento2–0Cachoeira
Leopoldo 44', 77'
Referee: Ruy Silva Cañedo
Cachoeira1–1 (a.e.t.)14 de Julho de Santana do Livramento
Badeco 70' Tourinho 98'
Referee: Zeno Escobar Barbosa

14 de Julho de Santana do Livramento promoted; Cachoeira relegated

Final phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grêmio 14 11 3 0 26 3 +23 27 Champions;1980 Taça de Ouro
2 Esportivo 14 6 6 2 14 9 +5 18
3 Internacional 14 7 3 4 18 8 +10 17 1980 Taça de Ouro
4 São Paulo 14 5 3 6 6 9 −3 13
5 Novo Hamburgo 14 4 4 6 8 19 −11 12 1980 Taça de Prata
6 Caxias 14 3 6 5 8 12 −4 12
7 Brasil de Pelotas 14 3 4 7 8 15 −7 10
8 Juventude 14 0 5 9 2 15 −13 6
Updated to match(es) played on September 20, 1979. 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 1979". RSSSFBrasil.com. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1979". Futebolnacional.com.br. Retrieved September 15, 2019.