1981 Campeonato Gaúcho

Campeonato Gaúcho
Season1981
ChampionsInternacional
RelegatedArmour
São Gabriel
Taça de OuroGrêmio
Internacional
Internacional de Santa Maria
Taça de PrataNovo Hamburgo
Esportivo
Matches played189
Goals scored375 (1.98 per match)
Top goalscorerBaltazar (Grêmio) – 20 goals
Biggest home winGrêmio 6-1 Guarany de Bagé (June 7, 1981)
Caxias 5-0 Armour (September 24, 1981)
Internacional 5-0 São Borja (November 8, 1981)
Biggest away winCaxias 0-5 Grêmio (July 12, 1981)
Highest scoringGrêmio 6-1 Guarany de Bagé (June 7, 1981)
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The 61st season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on June 7, 1981, and ended on November 29, 1981. Twelve teams participated. Internacional won their 26th title. Armour and São Gabriel were relegated.[1][2]

Participating teams

Club Stadium Home location Previous season
Armour Miguel Copatti Santana do Livramento
1st (Second level)
Brasil Bento Freitas Pelotas
10th
Caxias Centenário Caxias do Sul
8th
Grêmio Olímpico Porto Alegre
1st
Guarany Estrela D'Alva Bagé
9th
Internacional Beira-Rio Porto Alegre
2nd
Internacional Presidente Vargas Santa Maria
4th
Juventude Alfredo Jaconi Caxias do Sul
6th
Novo Hamburgo Santa Rosa Novo Hamburgo
3rd
São Borja Vicente Goulart São Borja
5th
São Gabriel Sílvio de Faria Corrêa São Gabriel
2nd (Second level)
São Paulo Aldo Dapuzzo Rio Grande
7th

System

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

  • First phase: The twelve clubs played each other in a double round-robin system. The eight best teams qualified to the Final phase, with the best teams and the best hinterland teams in each round earning one bonus point. the bottom two teams in the sum of both rounds were relegated.
  • 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 11 7 4 0 26 5 +21 18 Qualified;One extra point
2 Internacional 11 6 3 2 14 6 +8 15
3 Caxias 11 6 3 2 12 10 +2 15 Qualified;One extra point
4 Brasil de Pelotas 11 4 4 3 10 8 +2 12
5 São Paulo 11 2 7 2 7 7 0 11
6 Novo Hamburgo 11 3 3 5 8 11 −3 9
7 São Gabriel 11 3 3 5 10 17 −7 9
8 Guarany de Bagé 11 2 5 4 7 13 −6 9
9 Internacional de Santa Maria 11 1 7 3 8 10 −2 9
10 Juventude 11 1 7 3 2 9 −7 9
11 Armour 11 2 4 5 10 17 −7 8
12 São Borja 11 1 6 4 9 10 −1 8
Updated to match(es) played on August 23, 1981. 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 Internacional 11 9 2 0 20 2 +18 20 Qualified;One extra point
2 Grêmio 11 8 3 0 20 3 +17 19
3 Novo Hamburgo 11 5 4 2 7 5 +2 14[a] Qualified;One extra point
4 Internacional de Santa Maria 11 5 4 2 14 8 +6 14[a]
5 São Borja 11 2 7 2 6 7 −1 11
6 São Paulo 11 4 3 4 8 9 −1 11
7 Caxias 11 4 2 5 13 11 +2 10
8 Brasil de Pelotas 11 3 3 5 8 9 −1 9
9 Guarany de Bagé 11 1 5 5 5 14 −9 7
10 Juventude 11 2 2 7 11 17 −6 6
11 São Gabriel 11 2 2 7 6 20 −14 6
12 Armour 11 0 5 6 9 22 −13 5
Updated to match(es) played on October 7, 1981. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b In case of ties between either the overall best teams or the best hinterland teams, a nextra match would be played. After Novo Hamburgo beat Inter de Santa Maria in the last round, equaling them in points, it was decided that instead of holding the playoff in another date, extra time and penalties to define the 'hinterland champions' would be played after the match; Novo Hamburgo won the penalty shootout.

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grêmio 22 15 7 0 46 8 +38 37 Qualified
2 Internacional 22 15 5 2 34 8 +26 35
3 Caxias 22 10 5 7 25 21 +4 25
4 Novo Hamburgo 22 8 7 7 15 16 −1 23
5 Internacional de Santa Maria 22 6 11 5 22 18 +4 23
6 São Paulo 22 6 10 6 15 16 −1 22
7 Brasil de Pelotas 22 7 7 8 18 17 +1 21
8 São Borja 22 3 13 6 15 17 −2 19
9 Guarany de Bagé 22 3 10 9 12 27 −15 16
10 São Gabriel 22 5 5 12 16 37 −21 15 Relegation Playouts
11 Juventude 22 3 9 10 13 26 −13 15
12 Armour 22 2 9 11 19 39 −20 13 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on October 7, 1981. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Relegation Playouts

Juventude3 – 1São Gabriel

São Gabriel relegated

Final phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internacional 14 8 4 2 28 9 +19 21 Champions;1982 Taça de Ouro
2 Grêmio 14 7 5 2 17 9 +8 20 1982 Taça de Ouro
3 Internacional de Santa Maria 14 6 7 1 18 9 +9 19
4 Novo Hamburgo 14 5 5 4 15 16 −1 16 1982 Taça de Prata
5 São Paulo 14 5 3 6 15 21 −6 13
6 Caxias 14 4 3 7 15 12 +3 12
7 São Borja 14 3 3 8 8 22 −14 9
8 Brasil de Pelotas 14 1 4 9 5 21 −16 6
Updated to match(es) played on November 29, 1981. 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 1981". RSSSFBrasil.com. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1981". Futebolnacional.com.br. Retrieved September 11, 2019.