1988 Campeonato Gaúcho

Campeonato Gaúcho
Season1988
ChampionsGrêmio
RelegatedBrasil de Pelotas
Guarany de Cruz Alta
Copa do BrasilGrêmio
Internacional
Série BJuventude
Caxias
Pelotas
Série CEsportivo
Guarany de Cruz Alta
Internacional de Santa Maria
Matches played183
Goals scored347 (1.9 per match)
Top goalscorerLima (Grêmio) – 17 goals
Biggest home winGrêmio 6-1 São Paulo (April 6, 1988)
Biggest away winAimoré 0-4 Lajeadense (May 8, 1988)
Highest scoringGrêmio 6-1 São Paulo (April 6, 1988)
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The 68th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on February 20, 1988, and ended on June 26, 1988. Fourteen teams participated. Holders Grêmio won their 26th title. Brasil de Pelotas and Guarany de Cruz Alta were relegated.[1][2]

Participating teams

Club Stadium Home location Previous season
Aimoré Cristo-Rei São Leopoldo
2nd (Second level)
Brasil Bento Freitas Pelotas
6th
Caxias Centenário Caxias do Sul
4th
Esportivo Montanha Bento Gonçalves
3rd
Grêmio Olímpico Porto Alegre
1st
Guarany Taba Índia Cruz Alta
1st (Second level)
Internacional Beira-Rio Porto Alegre
2nd
Internacional Presidente Vargas Santa Maria
9th
Juventude Alfredo Jaconi Caxias do Sul
5th
Lajeadense Florestal Lajeado
12th
Passo Fundo Vermelhão da Serra Passo Fundo
10th
Pelotas Boca do Lobo Pelotas
11th
São Paulo Aldo Dapuzzo Rio Grande
8th
Santa Cruz Plátanos Santa Cruz do Sul
7th

System

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

  • First phase: The fourteen clubs were divided into two groups of seven. In the first round, teams from one group played against teams from the other group once. In the second round, the teams from each group played in single round-robin format against the others in their group. In each round, the two best teams in each group would dispute a knockout phase, played in one-legged ties, to define the round champions, who would receive one bonus point for the Final quadrangular. The six best teams in the sum of both rounds qualified into the Final hexagonal and all the non-qualified teams would play the Relegation tournament.
  • Relegation Tournament: The eight remaining teams played each other in a double round-robin system; The teams that had finished 7th and 8th in the First round received two bonus points and the teams that had finished 9th and 10th received one bonus point. the two teams with the fewest points were relegated.
  • Final hexagonal: The six 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

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pelotas 7 3 3 1 7 4 +3 9 Qualified
2 Juventude 7 2 5 0 9 7 +2 9
3 Aimoré 7 3 2 2 8 8 0 8
4 Internacional 7 3 1 3 5 3 +2 7
5 Guarany de Cruz Alta 7 2 2 3 10 13 −3 6
6 Internacional de Santa Maria 7 1 3 3 3 5 −2 5
7 Esportivo 7 0 5 2 3 5 −2 5
Updated to match(es) played on March 13, 1988. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Caxias 7 5 2 0 9 3 +6 12 Qualified
2 Grêmio 7 4 2 1 9 5 +4 10
3 Santa Cruz 7 3 3 1 9 6 +3 9
4 São Paulo 7 1 5 1 8 8 0 7
5 Passo Fundo 7 1 4 2 5 6 −1 6
6 Brasil de Pelotas 7 0 3 4 4 10 −6 3
7 Lajeadense 7 0 2 5 1 7 −6 2
Updated to match(es) played on March 13, 1988. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Semifinals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Grêmio 2–0 Pelotas
Caxias 1–1 (p. 4-3) Juventude
Finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Caxias 1–2 Grêmio

Second round

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internacional 6 2 4 0 5 1 +4 8 Qualified
2 Internacional de Santa Maria 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 7
3 Guarany de Cruz Alta 6 1 4 1 5 5 0 6
4 Aimoré 6 1 4 1 4 4 0 6
5 Juventude 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 6
6 Pelotas 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 5
7 Esportivo 6 0 4 2 2 4 −2 4
Updated to match(es) played on April 28, 1988. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grêmio 6 5 0 1 19 5 +14 10 Qualified
2 Santa Cruz 6 2 3 1 4 3 +1 7
3 Caxias 6 2 2 2 8 11 −3 6
4 Passo Fundo 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 5
5 Brasil de Pelotas 6 1 3 2 3 6 −3 5
6 São Paulo 6 2 1 3 4 9 −5 5
7 Lajeadense 6 1 2 3 5 6 −1 4
Updated to match(es) played on April 28, 1988. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Semifinals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Internacional 3–0 Santa Cruz
Grêmio 1–0 Internacional de Santa Maria
Finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Grêmio 3–1 Internacional

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grêmio 13 9 2 2 28 10 +18 20 Qualified
2 Caxias 13 7 4 2 17 14 +3 18
3 Santa Cruz 13 5 6 2 13 9 +4 16
4 Internacional 13 5 5 3 10 4 +6 15
5 Juventude 13 4 7 2 14 14 0 15
6 Pelotas 13 4 6 3 10 8 +2 14
7 Aimoré 13 4 6 3 12 12 0 14 Relegation Tournament
8 Internacional de Santa Maria 13 4 4 5 9 9 0 12
9 Guarany de Cruz Alta 13 3 6 4 15 18 −3 12
10 São Paulo 13 3 6 4 12 17 −5 12
11 Passo Fundo 13 3 5 5 11 15 −4 11
12 Esportivo 13 0 9 4 5 9 −4 9
13 Brasil de Pelotas 13 1 6 6 7 16 −9 8
14 Lajeadense 13 1 4 8 6 13 −7 6
Updated to match(es) played on April 28, 1988. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Relegation tournament

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internacional de Santa Maria 14 8 2 4 14 8 +6 20
2 Esportivo 14 7 5 2 18 12 +6 19
3 Aimoré 14 6 3 5 17 19 −2 17
4 Passo Fundo 14 6 4 4 15 12 +3 16
5 Lajeadense 14 5 3 6 18 14 +4 13
6 São Paulo 14 5 2 7 11 14 −3 13
7 Brasil de Pelotas 14 4 3 7 11 17 −6 11 Relegated
8 Guarany de Cruz Alta 14 3 2 9 9 17 −8 9
Updated to match(es) played on June 25, 1988. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Final hexagonal

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grêmio 10 4 5 1 12 7 +5 15 Champions
2 Internacional 10 4 5 1 13 6 +7 13
3 Pelotas 10 4 3 3 8 10 −2 11
4 Santa Cruz 10 1 7 2 7 8 −1 9
5 Juventude 10 1 6 3 7 10 −3 8
6 Caxias 10 0 6 4 3 9 −6 6
Updated to match(es) played on June 26, 1988. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1988". Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1988". Retrieved August 25, 2019.