2002 Campeonato Gaúcho

Campeonato Gaúcho
Season2002
ChampionsInternacional
RelegatedSão Paulo
Copa do BrasilInternacional
Pelotas
Juventude
Guarani-VA
Série CSão Gabriel
Matches played174
Goals scored507 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorerSandro Sotilli (15 de Novembro) – 20 goals
Biggest home winSão Gabriel 6-0 Esportivo (May 5, 2002)
Biggest away winVeranópolis 0-3 Esportivo (March 17, 2002)
Palmeirense 0-3 Passo Fundo (March 17, 2002)
Highest scoring15 de Novembro 4-4 Santa Cruz (March 4, 2002)
Passo Fundo 4-4 São Gabriel (May 1, 2002)
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The 82nd season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on January 13, 2002 and ended on May 29, 2002. Seventeen teams participated. Holders Grêmio were eliminated in the Semifinals, while Internacional beat 15 de Novembro in the finals and won their 34th title. São Paulo was relegated.[1][2]

Participating teams

Club Home location Previous season
15 de Novembro Campo Bom
10th
Caxias Caxias do Sul
5th
Esportivo Bento Gonçalves
8th
Grêmio Porto Alegre
1st
Guarani Venâncio Aires
9th
Internacional Porto Alegre
3rd
Juventude Caxias do Sul
2nd
Palmeirense Palmeira das Missões
1st (Second level)
Passo Fundo Passo Fundo
11th
Pelotas Pelotas
4th
São Gabriel São Gabriel
2nd (Second level)
São José Porto Alegre
6th
São Luiz Ijuí
12th
São Paulo Rio Grande
14th
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz do Sul
7th
Santo Ângelo Santo Ângelo
15th
Veranópolis Veranópolis
13th

System

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

  • First phase: The thirteen teams that didn't participate in the Copa Sul-Minas played against each other in a double round-robin system. After 26 rounds, the champion of each of the halves of the stage and the two teams with the best overall record qualified to the Semifinals and the bottom team was relegated. The teams that qualified to the Semifinals would also play a playoff tournament, the winner of which would qualify to the Copa do Brasil.
  • Semifinals: The four remaining teams joined the teams that participated in the Copa Sul-Minas (Internacional, Grêmio, Pelotas and Juventude), and the eight teams were divided in two groups of four teams, the teams in each group playing against each other once, and the group winners qualifying to the Finals.
  • Finals: Semifinals winners played in two matches to define the Champions.

Championship

First phase

First round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 São Gabriel 12 8 0 4 23 14 +9 24 Qualified to Semifinals
2 15 de Novembro 12 7 3 2 17 17 0 24
3 Esportivo 12 7 1 4 18 15 +3 22
4 São Luiz 12 6 4 2 16 10 +6 22
5 Santa Cruz 12 6 3 3 23 14 +9 21
6 Caxias 12 5 2 5 17 16 +1 17
7 Passo Fundo 12 5 2 5 13 18 −5 17
8 Santo Ângelo 12 5 1 6 37 30 +7 16
9 Veranópolis 12 4 3 5 15 16 −1 15
10 São José de Porto Alegre 12 4 2 6 18 17 +1 14
11 São Paulo 12 3 2 7 48 36 +12 11
12 Palmeirense 12 3 1 8 12 24 −12 10
13 Guarani de Venâncio Aires 12 0 6 6 9 22 −13 6
Updated to match(es) played on March 11, 2002. 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 Guarani de Venâncio Aires 12 8 3 1 22 11 +11 27 Qualified to Semifinals
2 São Gabriel 12 7 4 1 20 10 +10 25
3 Caxias 12 7 2 3 20 13 +7 23
4 Esportivo 12 7 0 5 24 20 +4 21
5 Santo Ângelo 12 6 3 3 25 15 +10 21
6 15 de Novembro 12 6 3 3 23 16 +7 21
7 São José de Porto Alegre 12 6 1 5 15 18 −3 19
8 Passo Fundo 12 4 2 6 22 22 0 14
9 São Luiz 12 3 4 5 21 20 +1 13
10 Palmeirense 12 3 1 8 8 21 −13 10
11 Veranópolis 12 2 4 6 15 23 −8 10
12 Santa Cruz 12 2 3 7 12 21 −9 9
13 São Paulo 12 1 2 9 11 28 −17 5
Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 2002. 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 São Gabriel 24 15 4 5 43 24 +19 49 Qualified as round winners
2 15 de Novembro 24 13 6 5 49 32 +17 45 Qualified
3 Esportivo 24 14 1 9 42 35 +7 43
4 Caxias 24 12 4 8 37 29 +8 40
5 Santo Ângelo 23 11 3 9 42 31 +11 36
6 São Luiz 24 9 8 7 37 30 +7 35
7 São José de Porto Alegre 24 10 3 11 33 35 −2 33
8 Guarani de Venâncio Aires 24 8 9 7 31 33 −2 33 Qualified as round winners
9 Passo Fundo 24 9 4 11 35 40 −5 31
10 Santa Cruz 24 8 6 10 35 35 0 30
11 Veranópolis 24 6 7 11 30 39 −9 25
12 Palmeirense 24 6 2 16 20 45 −25 20
13 São Paulo 24 4 4 16 23 48 −25 16 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 2002. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Guarani de Venâncio Aires 1–1 (a.e.t.) 15 de Novembro
São Gabriel 6–0 Esportivo

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guarani de Venâncio Aires 1–0 São Gabriel 0–0 1–0

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internacional 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Qualified
2 Juventude 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 São Gabriel 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4 Esportivo 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on May 26, 2002. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 15 de Novembro 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6 Qualified
2 Grêmio 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3 Pelotas 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4 Guarani de Venâncio Aires 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
Updated to match(es) played on May 26, 2002. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
15 de Novembro 2–5 Internacional 2–3 0–2
Finals
15 de Novembro2 – 3Internacional
Cléber 42', 65' Diogo Rincón 1'
Fernando Baiano 54', 75'
Referee: Alexandre Lourenço Barreto
Finals
Internacional2 – 015 de Novembro
Fábio Pinto 45+1'
Fernando Baiano 90+3'
Attendance: 34,951

References

  1. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 2002". Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 2002". Retrieved August 14, 2019.