1994 Campeonato Gaúcho

Campeonato Gaúcho
Season1994
ChampionsInternacional
RelegatedNovo Hamburgo
São Paulo
Copa do BrasilGrêmio
Internacional
Juventude
Matches played506
Goals scored1,063 (2.1 per match)
Top goalscorerPaulo Gaúcho (Ypiranga de Erechim) – 24 goals
Biggest home winInternacional 6-0 São Luiz (June 19, 1994)
Biggest away winAimoré 0-4 Grêmio (March 26, 1994)
Esportivo 0-4 Grêmio (April 10, 1994)
Aimoré 0-4 Internacional (April 17, 1994)
São Paulo 0-4 Juventude (December 8, 1994)
Highest scoringJuventude 5-2 Aimoré (June 9, 1994)
Ypiranga de Erechim 5-2 Pelotas (September 7, 1994)
Grêmio 4-3 Santa Cruz (December 11, 1994)
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The 74th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on March 5, 1994 and ended on December 17, 1994. Twenty-four teams participated. Internacional won their 32nd title. Novo Hamburgo and São Paulo were relegated.[1][2]

Participating teams

Club Stadium Home location Previous season
Aimoré Cristo-Rei São Leopoldo
13th
Brasil Bento Freitas Pelotas
19th
Brasil Castanheiras Farroupilha
17th
Caxias Centenário Caxias do Sul
10th
Esportivo Montanha Bento Gonçalves
11th
Glória Altos da Glória Vacaria
12th
Grêmio Pedra Moura Bagé
2nd (Second level)
Grêmio Olímpico Porto Alegre
1st
Grêmio Honório Nunes Santana do Livramento
7th
Guarani Edmundo Feix Venâncio Aires
18th
Guarany Taba Índia Cruz Alta
6th
Guarany Alcides Santarosa Garibaldi
14th
Internacional Beira-Rio Porto Alegre
2nd
Internacional Presidente Vargas Santa Maria
5th
Juventude Alfredo Jaconi Caxias do Sul
3rd
Lajeadense Florestal Lajeado
8th
Novo Hamburgo Santa Rosa Novo Hamburgo
22nd
Passo Fundo Vermelhão da Serra Passo Fundo
16th
Pelotas Boca do Lobo Pelotas
4th
São Luiz 19 de Outubro Ijuí
20th
São Paulo Aldo Dapuzzo Rio Grande
21st
Santa Cruz Plátanos Santa Cruz do Sul
15th
Veranópolis Antônio David Farina Veranópolis
1st (Second level)
Ypiranga Colosso da Lagoa Erechim
9th

System

The championship would be disputed in a double round-robin system, with the team with the most points winning the title, the fourteen best teams qualifying into the Division A of the 1995 championship, the teams that finished from 15th to 22nd going into Division B, and the bottom two teams being relegated.[2][1]

Championship

The format of the championship was changed that year to a double round-robin tournament, ostensibly as a preparation to reduce the number of teams in the championship. However, Grêmio, Internacional and Juventude, that, due to disputing the national divisions, had even more matches to play in the year than the others, came to December multiple matches behind, with only 17 days left until the end of the season. As a consequence, Juventude on two occasions had to play twice on the same day, and Grêmio at one point had to play three matches in one day.[3] The length of the championship led it to be dubbed the "Interminável" (Neverending) by the press.[1][4][5][6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internacional 44 26 15 3 66 18 +48 67 Champions; 1995 Division A
2 Juventude 44 24 14 6 82 37 +45 62 1995 Division A
3 Ypiranga de Erechim 44 21 14 9 62 43 +19 56
4 Glória 44 18 16 10 50 40 +10 52
5 Caxias 44 19 13 12 47 36 +11 51
6 Grêmio 44 19 12 13 59 37 +22 50
7 Grêmio Santanense 44 17 14 13 40 38 +2 48
8 Brasil de Farroupilha 44 15 18 11 44 35 +9 48
9 São Luiz 44 19 9 16 50 44 +6 47
10 Pelotas 44 17 11 16 55 53 +2 45
11 Brasil de Pelotas 44 13 18 13 35 36 −1 44
12 Veranópolis 44 15 13 16 54 52 +2 43
13 Guarani de Venâncio Aires 44 12 19 13 41 41 0 43
14 Santa Cruz 44 12 18 14 45 53 −8 42
15 Passo Fundo 44 14 13 17 49 49 0 41 1995 Division B
16 Esportivo 44 13 15 16 42 48 −6 41
17 Aimoré 44 16 8 20 46 63 −17 40
18 Internacional de Santa Maria 44 13 13 18 33 51 −18 39
19 Guarany de Garibaldi 44 10 18 16 36 49 −13 38
20 Grêmio Bagé 44 9 18 17 37 53 −16 36
21 Lajeadense 44 10 13 21 33 51 −18 33
22 Guarany de Cruz Alta 44 5 14 25 31 67 −36 24
23 São Paulo 44 7 8 29 26 69 −43 22 Relegated
24 Novo Hamburgo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Updated to match(es) played on December 17, 1994. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ^ a b c "RSSSF – Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1994". Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1994". Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Globoesporte.globo.com – A rodada surreal: quando o Olímpico recebeu três jogos na mesma tarde". Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Jornalismojunior.com.br – O interminável Gauchão de 1994: quando Grêmio e Juventude fizeram 21 jogos em 17 dias". Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "Historiadofutebol.com – Gauchão de 1994, uma tarde de recordes". Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "Gauchazh – Relembre algumas das fórmulas do Gauchão nos seus cem anos de história". Retrieved August 21, 2019.