2012 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 2012 Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF (2012 FGF First Division Professional Football Championship), better known as the 2012 Campeonato Gaúcho or Gaúcho, was the 92th edition of the top flight football league of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The season began on 18 January and ended on 13 May. Internacional successfully defended its 2011 title in the final by defeating Caxias.

Campeonato Gaúcho
Season2012
ChampionsInternacional
RelegatedYpiranga
Avenida
Série DVeranópolis
Copa do BrasilInternacional
Caxias
Veranópolis
Matches played136
Goals scored364 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorer11 goals:
Leandro Damião (Internacional)
← 2011
2013 →

Format

The sixteen clubs were divided into two groups, such that each team would play two matches to determine which four teams from each group would qualify to the play-offs, and which teams would be relegated. The first stage, called Taça Piratini 2012 (Piratini Cup 2012, won by Internacional), had each team from one group play one team in the other group. In the second stage, called Taça Farroupilha 2012 (Farroupilha Cup 2012, won by Grêmio) each team within each group played one match against another team in the same group. The two lowest ranked teams in the overall standings were relegated (Ypiranga and Avenida).[1]

Teams
Club Home city Position in 2010
AvenidaSanta Cruz do Sul1st (2nd tier)
CanoasCanoas14th
CaxiasCaxias do Sul7th tier
CerâmicaGravataí2nd (2nd tier)
Cruzeiro (RS)Porto Alegre4th
GrêmioPorto Alegre2nd
InternacionalPorto Alegre1st
JuventudeCaxias do Sul3rd
LajeadenseLajeado8th
Novo HamburgoNovo Hamburgo9th
PelotasPelotas13th
Santa Cruz (RS)Santa Cruz do Sul11th
São JoséPorto Alegre6th
São LuizIjuí12th
VeranópolisVeranópolis10th
YpirangaErechim5th

Taça Piratini

Group A standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Internacional (A) 8 5 1 2 16 9 +7 16 Advances to Quarterfinals
2 Juventude (A) 8 4 1 3 13 12 +1 13
3 São José-RS (A) 8 4 1 3 11 9 +2 13
4 Lajeadense (A) 8 3 2 3 9 9 0 11
5 Santa Cruz-RS 8 3 1 4 11 12 −1 10
6 São Luiz 8 3 1 4 8 11 −3 10
7 Ypiranga 8 0 3 5 6 12 −6 3
8 Canoas 8 0 1 7 8 21 −13 1
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th public draw
(A) Advance to a further round.

Group B standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Novo Hamburgo (A) 8 5 2 1 13 4 +9 17 Advances to Quarterfinals
2 Caxias (A) 8 5 2 1 12 5 +7 17
3 Veranópolis (A) 8 5 1 2 16 12 +4 16
4 Grêmio (A) 8 4 1 3 14 11 +3 13
5 Pelotas 8 3 0 5 7 13 −6 9
6 Cruzeiro-RS 8 4 2 2 14 7 +7 14
7 Cerâmica 8 2 2 4 9 14 −5 8
8 Avenida 8 2 2 4 10 16 −6 8
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th public draw
(A) Advance to a further round.

Playoffs
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
B1 Novo Hamburgo 1
A4 Lajeadense 0
B1 Novo Hamburgo 3
A2 Juventude 2
A2 Juventude 3
B3 Veranópolis 1
B1 Novo Hamburgo 1(2)
A3 Caxias 1(3)
A1 Internacional 1
B4 Grêmio 2
B4 Grêmio 1(4)
A3 Caxias 1(5)
A3 Caxias 2
B3 São José-RS 0

Taça Farroupilha

Group A standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Internacional (A) 7 6 1 0 18 2 +16 19 Advances to Quarterfinals
2 Canoas (A) 7 3 3 1 9 6 +3 12
3 São José-RS (A) 7 3 2 2 9 10 −1 11
4 Ypiranga (A) 7 2 3 2 5 6 −1 9
5 Juventude 7 2 2 3 8 14 −6 8
6 Lajeadense 7 1 4 2 7 8 −1 7
7 São Luiz 7 1 2 4 7 12 −5 5
8 Santa Cruz-RS 7 1 1 5 8 13 −5 4
Updated to match(es) played on 10 April. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th public draw
(A) Advance to a further round.

Group B standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Grêmio (A) 7 6 0 1 20 5 +15 18 Advances to Quarterfinals
2 Veranópolis (A) 7 3 2 2 11 10 +1 11
3 Pelotas (A) 7 3 2 2 10 10 0 11
4 Cerâmica (A) 7 2 3 2 5 6 −1 9
5 Novo Hamburgo 7 2 3 2 6 10 −4 9
6 Caxias 7 2 1 4 6 9 −3 7
7 Cruzeiro-RS 7 1 3 3 9 11 −2 6
8 Avenida 7 1 2 4 5 11 −6 5
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th public draw
(A) Advance to a further round.

Playoffs
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A1 Internacional 3
B4 Cerâmica 0
A1 Internacional 4
B2 Veranópolis 0
B2 Veranópolis 1
A3 São José-RS 0
A1 Internacional 2
B1 Grêmio 1
B1 Grêmio 4
A4 Ypiranga 0
B1 Grêmio 1
A2 Canoas 0
A2 Canoas 3
B3 Pelotas 1

Tournament Finals


Caxias1–1Internacional
Mateus  43' Oscar  56'
Attendance: 12,042
Referee: Jean Pierre Lima


Internacional2–1Caxias
Sandro Silva  66'
Leandro Damião  71'		 Michel  21'
Attendance: 23,028
Referee: Márcio Chagas da Silva

Internacional won 3–2 on aggregate.

Overall table

The overall table considered only the matches played during the first stage of both group's Taças and wwould define the two teams that to be relegated for the 2013 season. The Taça Champions are ranked at the top of the table. The best placed team not playing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Grêmio, Internacional), B or C (Caxias) was promoted to 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The best three teams not qualified to 2013 Copa Libertadores qualified for 2013 Copa do Brasil.[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internacional (C) 15 11 2 2 34 11 +23 35 2013 Copa do Brasil
2 Caxias 15 7 3 5 18 14 +4 24
3 Grêmio 15 10 1 4 34 16 +18 31 2013 Copa do Brasil Round of 16[lower-alpha 1]
4 Veranópolis 15 8 3 4 27 22 +5 27 2013 Copa do Brasil
5 Novo Hamburgo 15 7 5 3 19 14 +5 26
6 São José-RS 15 7 3 5 20 19 +1 24
7 Juventude 15 6 4 5 21 26 −5 22 Série D[lower-alpha 2]
8 Pelotas 15 6 2 7 17 23 −6 20
9 Lajeadense 15 4 6 5 16 17 −1 18
10 Cerâmica 15 4 5 6 14 20 −6 17 Série D[lower-alpha 3]
11 São Luiz 15 4 3 8 15 23 −8 15
12 Cruzeiro-RS 15 5 5 5 23 18 +5 14[lower-alpha 4]
13 Santa Cruz-RS 15 4 2 9 19 25 −6 14
14 Canoas 15 3 4 8 17 27 −10 13
15 Avenida (R) 15 3 4 8 15 27 −12 13 Relegation to 2012 2ª divisão
16 Ypiranga (R) 15 2 6 7 11 18 −7 12
Updated to match(es) played on 10 April. Source: [4] (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th public draw
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Grêmio qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores and 2013 Copa do Brasil Round of 16 as 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd
  2. Juventude qualified as 2012 Copa FGF champions
  3. Veranópolis, Novo Hamburgo, Pelotas, Lajeadense withdrew.
  4. Cruzeiro was docked 6 points for using a non-registered player

See also
  • 2012 Copa FGF

References
  1. João Batista Lopes da Silva (14 Feb 2012). "Rio Grande do Sul". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2012-11-22. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. "Gaucho 1: 2nd round". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2011-05-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. FGF.com
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