# 2013 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 2013 Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF, better known as the 2013 Campeonato Gaúcho, was the 93rd season of Rio Grande do Sul's top-flight football league. The season began on 19 January and ended on 5 May.

## Format

The sixteen clubs were divided into two groups. In the first stage, called Taça Piratini 2013, teams played against teams from the other group. In the second stage, called Taça Farroupilha 2013, clubs play teams from their own group. In both stages, the top four teams from each group qualified to the play-offs. The winners of each stage play off for the overall title. The bottom three teams in the overall standings will be relegated.

## Teams

| Club | Home city | Position in 2012 |
| Canoas | Canoas | 14th |
| Caxias | Caxias do Sul | 2nd |
| Cerâmica | Gravataí | 10th |
| Cruzeiro (RS) | Porto Alegre | 12th |
| Esportivo | Bento Gonçalves | 1st (2nd tier) |
| Grêmio | Porto Alegre | 3rd |
| Internacional | Porto Alegre | 1st |
| Juventude | Caxias do Sul | 7th |
| Lajeadense | Lajeado | 9th |
| Novo Hamburgo | Novo Hamburgo | 5th |
| Passo Fundo | Passo Fundo | 2nd (2nd tier) |
| Pelotas | Pelotas | 13th |
| Santa Cruz (RS) | Santa Cruz do Sul | 8th |
| São José | Porto Alegre | 6th |
| São Luiz | Ijuí | 11th |
| Veranópolis | Veranópolis | 4th |

## Taça Piratini
### First stage
#### Group A standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lajeadense (A) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 18 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Caxias (A) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Grêmio (A) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 12 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Cerâmica (A) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 12 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Cruzeiro-RS | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10 | |
| 6 | Pelotas | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 9 | |
| 7 | Passo Fundo | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | |
| 8 | Novo Hamburgo | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 5 | |

#### Group B standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | São Luiz (A) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 17 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Internacional (A) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 15 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | São José (PA) (A) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 14 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Esportivo (A) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 13 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Juventude | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 | |
| 6 | Santa Cruz-RS | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 7 | |
| 7 | Canoas | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 6 | |
| 8 | Veranópolis | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | |

### Playoffs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| B1 | São Luiz | 1 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Cerâmica | 0 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Cerâmica | 0 | B1 | São Luiz | 2 | | | |
| | | | A2 | Caxias | 1 | | | |
| A2 | Caxias | 3 | A2 | Caxias | 1 | | | |
| B3 | São José (PA) | 1 | | | | | | |
| B3 | São José (PA) | 1 | | | | B1 | São Luiz | 0 |
| | | | | | | B2 | Internacional | 5 |
| B2 | Internacional | 2 | | | | | | | B2 | Internacional | 5 |
| A3 | Grêmio | 1 | | | | | | |
| A3 | Grêmio | 1 | B2 | Internacional | 2 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Esportivo | 0 | | | |
| A1 | Lajeadense | 1 (2) | B4 | Esportivo | 0 | | | |
| B4 | Esportivo | 1 (4) | | | | | | |

## Taça Farroupilha
### First stage
#### Group A standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grêmio (A) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 14 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Passo Fundo (A) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Novo Hamburgo (A) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Lajeadense (A) | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Pelotas | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 | |
| 6 | Cruzeiro-RS | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | |
| 7 | Caxias | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 7 | |
| 8 | Cerâmica | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |

#### Group B standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Internacional (A) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 16 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Juventude (A) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 14 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Veranópolis (A) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 14 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | São Luiz (A) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Santa Cruz-RS | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 9 | |
| 6 | Esportivo | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | |
| 7 | Canoas | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 5 | |
| 8 | São José (PA) | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 3 | |

### Playoffs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Grêmio | 0 (5) | | | | | | |
| B4 | São Luiz | 0 (3) | | | | | | |
| B4 | São Luiz | 0 (3) | A1 | Grêmio | 1 (4) | | | |
| | | | B2 | Juventude | 1 (5) | | | |
| B2 | Juventude | 3 | B2 | Juventude | 1 (5) | | | |
| A3 | Novo Hamburgo | 2 | | | | | | |
| A3 | Novo Hamburgo | 2 | | | | A1 | Internacional | 0 (4) |
| | | | | | | B2 | Juventude | 0 (3) |
| B1 | Internacional | 2 | | | | | | | B2 | Juventude | 0 (3) |
| A4 | Lajeadense | 1 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Lajeadense | 1 | B1 | Internacional | 1 | | | |
| | | | B3 | Veranópolis | 0 | | | |
| A2 | Passo Fundo | 0 (2) | B3 | Veranópolis | 0 | | | |
| B3 | Veranópolis | 0 (4) | | | | | | |

## Tournament finals

Internacional won both Taças.

## Overall table

The overall table considers only the matches played during the first stage of both Taças and will define the two teams that will be relegated to play lower levels in 2014. The Taça Champions are placed on the top of the table. The best placed team not playing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Grêmio, Internacional), B or C (Caxias) will be "promoted" to 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The best three teams not qualified to 2014 Copa Libertadores will qualify for 2014 Copa do Brasil.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional (C) | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 31 | 2014 Copa do Brasil |
| 2 | Lajeadense | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 28 | 2014 Copa do Brasil and Série D |
| 3 | São Luiz | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 27 | 2014 Copa do Brasil |
| 4 | Grêmio | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 26 | |
| 5 | Juventude | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 25 | |
| 6 | Passo Fundo | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 21 | |
| 7 | Esportivo | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 20 | |
| 8 | Caxias | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 20 | |
| 9 | Veranópolis | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 18 | |
| 10 | Pelotas | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 18 | |
| 11 | Cruzeiro-RS | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 17 | |
| 12 | Novo Hamburgo | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 17 | |
| 13 | São José (PA) | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 17 | |
| 14 | Santa Cruz-RS (R) | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 16 | Relegation to 2014 Divisão de Acesso |
| 15 | Cerâmica (R) | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 15 | Relegation to 2014 Divisão de Acesso |
| 16 | Canoas (R) | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 11 | Relegation to 2014 Divisão de Acesso |