2004 Campeonato Gaúcho

Campeonato Gaúcho
Season2004
ChampionsInternacional
RelegatedSanto Ângelo
Pelotas
Copa do BrasilInternacional
Ulbra
Juventude
Esportivo (Copa FGF winners)
Série CGlória
Esportivo (Copa FGF winners)
Ulbra
Matches played222
Goals scored624 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorerSandro Sotilli (Glória) – 27 goals
Biggest home winGrêmio 7-0 Caxias (February 21, 2004)
Biggest away winSão Gabriel 0–3 Novo Hamburgo (March 28, 2004)
Pelotas 0-3 Veranópolis (April 4, 2004)
Guarani-VA 0-3 Passo Fundo (April 7, 2004)
Guarani-VA 0-3 São Gabriel (April 14, 2004)
Highest scoring15 de Novembro 6-4 Esportivo (March 31, 2004)
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The 84th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on February 1, 2004 and ended on June 6, 2004. Eighteen teams participated. Holders Internacional beat Ulbra in the finals, winning their 36th title. Santo Ângelo and Pelotas were relegated.[1][2]

Participating teams

Club Home location Previous season
15 de Novembro Campo Bom
2nd
Caxias Caxias do Sul
5th
Esportivo Bento Gonçalves
12th
Glória Vacaria
8th
Grêmio Porto Alegre
6th
Guarani Venâncio Aires
10th
Internacional Porto Alegre
1st
Juventude Caxias do Sul
4th
Novo Hamburgo Novo Hamburgo
2nd (Second level)
Passo Fundo Passo Fundo
15th
Pelotas Pelotas
14th
São Gabriel São Gabriel
3rd
São José Cachoeira do Sul
9th
São José Porto Alegre
13th
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz do Sul
7th
Santo Ângelo Santo Ângelo
11th
Ulbra Canoas
1st (Second level)
Veranópolis Veranópolis
16th

System

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

  • Group A: The four teams in the Série A and Série B (Internacional, Grêmio, Caxias and Juventude) and the four best teams in the previous year's championship were divided into two groups of four, with the teams in each group playing twice against the teams of the other group; the two best teams in each group qualified into the Group Semifinals, played in two matches, with the winners qualifying into the Championship Semifinals and to the Group Finals, played in one match.
  • Group B: The fourteen teams that didn't participate in the Série A or Série B played against each other in a double round-robin system. After 26 rounds, the two best teams in each group qualified to the Semifinals. and the bottom two teams were relegated.
  • Semifinals: The four remaining teams played in a single knockout match to define the teams that would qualify to the Finals.
  • Finals: Semifinals group winners played in two matches to define the Champions. The team with best overall record played the second leg at home.

Championship

Group A

Chave A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grêmio 8 5 1 2 21 9 +12 16 Qualified
2 Juventude 8 3 4 1 10 4 +6 13
3 Santa Cruz 8 1 2 5 8 12 −4 5
4 15 de Novembro 8 1 2 5 7 13 −6 5
Updated to match(es) played on March 14, 2004. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Chave B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internacional 8 4 3 1 12 9 +3 15 Qualified
2 Glória 8 4 3 1 9 6 +3 15
3 Caxias 8 3 2 3 7 13 −6 11
4 São Gabriel 8 2 1 5 10 18 −8 7
Updated to match(es) played on March 14, 2004. 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 4–4 (a) Internacional 2–3 2–1
Glória 1–3 Grêmio 0–1 1–2

Finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Grêmio 1–2 Internacional

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ulbra 26 16 6 4 50 23 +27 54 Qualified
2 Glória 26 14 8 4 42 20 +22 50
3 15 de Novembro 26 13 6 7 52 40 +12 45
4 Santa Cruz 26 11 8 7 46 33 +13 41
5 Esportivo 26 11 5 10 46 44 +2 38
6 Passo Fundo 26 9 10 7 39 39 0 37
7 Novo Hamburgo 26 9 10 7 31 33 −2 37
8 São Gabriel 26 9 7 10 37 42 −5 34
9 São José de Porto Alegre 26 9 6 11 33 38 −5 33
10 Veranópolis 26 8 7 11 31 35 −4 31
11 São José de Cachoeira do Sul 26 7 9 10 28 37 −9 30
12 Guarani de Venâncio Aires 26 8 3 15 26 42 −16 27
13 Santo Ângelo 26 5 9 12 32 47 −15 24 Relegated
14 Pelotas 26 0 12 14 21 41 −20 12
Updated to match(es) played on May 30, 2004. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ulbra 3–1 Grêmio
Internacional 2–2 (4-1 pen.) Glória

Finals

Finals
Ulbra1 – 2Internacional
Alex Martins 20' Edinho 30'
Nilmar 61'
Complexo Esportivo da Ulbra, Canoas
Attendance: 7,119
Referee: Leandro Vuaden

References

  1. ^ a b "RSSSF – Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 2004". Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 2004". Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.