# 2021 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 2021 Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1, better known as the 2021 Campeonato Gaúcho (officially the Gauchão Ipiranga 2021 for sponsorship reasons), was the 101st season of Rio Grande do Sul's top flight football league. The competition was played from 27 February to 23 May 2021. 12 clubs contested in the Campeonato Gaúcho. Grêmio were the three-time defending champion and successfully defended their title.

## Teams

A total of 12 teams competed in the 2021 Série A1 season.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Pos. in 2020 | 1st season | Titles | Last title | First title |
| Aimoré | São Leopoldo | Cristo Rei | 12,000 | 7th | 1919 | 1 | 1919 | 1919 |
| Brasil (PE) | Pelotas | Bento Freitas | 18,000 | 9th | 1919 | 1 | 1919 | 1919 |
| Caxias | Caxias do Sul | Centenário | 22,132 | 2nd | 1961 | 1 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Esportivo | Bento Gonçalves | Montanha dos Vinhedos | 15,269 | 4th | 1970 | — | — | — |
| Grêmio | Porto Alegre | Arena do Grêmio | 55,225 | 1st | 1919 | 39 | 2020 | 1921 |
| Internacional | Porto Alegre | Beira-Rio | 50,128 | 3rd | 1927 | 45 | 2016 | 1927 |
| Juventude | Caxias do Sul | Alfredo Jaconi | 23,726 | 8th | 1925 | 1 | 1998 | 1998 |
| Novo Hamburgo | Novo Hamburgo | Estádio do Vale | 6,500 | 10th | 1930 | 1 | 2017 | 2017 |
| Pelotas | Pelotas | Boca do Lobo | 18,000 | 12th | 1930 | 1 | 1930 | 1930 |
| São José-RS | Porto Alegre | Francisco Novelletto Neto | 8,000 | 6th | 1961 | — | — | — |
| São Luiz | Ijuí | 19 de Outubro | 14,000 | 11th | 1974 | — | — | — |
| Ypiranga-RS | Erechim | Colosso da Lagoa | 30,000 | 5th | 1968 | — | — | — |

## First stage
### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Grêmio | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 24 | Qualification to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Internacional | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 23 | Qualification to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Juventude | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 17 | Qualification to Knockout stage |
| 4 | Caxias | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 17 | Qualification to Knockout stage |
| 5 | Ypiranga-RS | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 16 | |
| 6 | São José-RS | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 15 | |
| 7 | Aimoré | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 14 | |
| 8 | São Luiz | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 13 | |
| 9 | Brasil (PE) | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 12 | |
| 10 | Novo Hamburgo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 9 | |
| 11 | Esportivo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 9 | Relegation to Série A2 |
| 12 | Pelotas | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 9 | Relegation to Série A2 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AIM | BRA | CAX | ESP | GRE | INT | JUV | NHA | PEL | SJO | SLU | YPI |
| Aimoré | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | 1–6 | — | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 0–0 |
| Brasil (PE) | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | — |
| Caxias | 3–2 | — | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| Esportivo | — | 0–1 | — | — | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Grêmio | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | — | — | — |
| Internacional | — | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| Juventude | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–3 | — | 1–2 | — |
| Novo Hamburgo | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | — | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | — |
| Pelotas | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| São José-RS | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — |
| São Luiz | 0–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 0–3 |
| Ypiranga-RS | — | 1–0 | — | — | 2–3 | — | 0–1 | 3–3 | — | 4–1 | — | — |

### Positions by matchday

The table lists the positions of teams after each matchday.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Grêmio | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Internacional | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Juventude | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Caxias | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ypiranga-RS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| São José-RS | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Aimoré | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| São Luiz | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Brasil (PE) | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| Novo Hamburgo | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Esportivo | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Pelotas | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
* Qualification to Knockout stage
* Relegation to Série A2

## Knockout stage
### Semi-finals

The first legs will be played on 2 May, and the second legs will be played on 8 and 9 May 2021.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Grêmio | 4–1 | Caxias | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Internacional | 4–2 | Juventude | 0–1 | 4–1 |

#### Match C1

Grêmio advances to the finals.

#### Match C2

Internacional advances to the finals.

### Finals

The first legs will be played on 16 May, and the second legs will be played on 23 May 2021.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Grêmio | 3–2 | Internacional | 2–1 | 1–1 |

#### Match G1

Grêmio win the finals.

## Overall table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Grêmio | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 34 | Champions |
| 2 | Internacional | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 27 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Juventude | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 20 | Countryside Champions |
| 4 | Caxias | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 17 | Qualification to Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
| 5 | Ypiranga-RS | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 16 | |
| 6 | São José-RS | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 15 | |
| 7 | Aimoré | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 14 | Qualification to Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
| 8 | São Luiz | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 13 | |
| 9 | Brasil (PE) | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 12 | |
| 10 | Novo Hamburgo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 9 | |
| 11 | Esportivo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 9 | Relegation to Série A2 |
| 12 | Pelotas | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 9 | Relegation to Série A2 |
* ↑ The Countryside Championship is a symbolic title given to the best placed team in the league besides Grêmio and Internacional.
* ↑ The qualification for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D is conceded to the best team that currently does not compete in any division of the Brazilian football league system.
* ↑ The qualification for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D is conceded to the best team that currently does not compete in any division of the Brazilian football league system.

## Statistics
### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Jean Silva for Ypiranga-RS against São Luiz at Matchday 1 of First stage (27 February 2021)

#### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Diego Souza | Grêmio | 7 |
| 2 | Thiago Galhardo | Internacional | 5 |
| 3 | Gustavo Ramos | Caxias | 4 |
| 3 | Ferreira | Grêmio | 4 |
| 3 | Ricardinho Viana | Grêmio | 4 |
| 3 | Matheus Peixoto | Juventude | 4 |
| 3 | Yuri Alberto | Internacional | 4 |
| 3 | Hélio Paraíba | Novo Hamburgo | 4 |
| 3 | Maurício Caprini | Ypiranga-RS | 4 |
| 9 | 12 players | 12 players | 3 |
Last updated: 24 May 2021. Source: Soccerway.

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
| Ivan Martins | Caxias | Aimoré | 3–2 (H) | 8 March 2021 |
| Thiago Galhardo | Internacional | Aimoré | 6–1 (A) | 14 April 2021 |
Last updated: 24 May 2021. Source: Soccerway.

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Brenno | Grêmio | 6 |
| 2 | Marcelo Pitol | Caxias | 5 |
| 3 | Raul Steffens | Aimoré | 4 |
| 3 | Matheus Nogueira | Brasil (PE) | 4 |
| 3 | Marcelo Carné | Juventude | 4 |
| 3 | Fábio Rampi | São José-RS | 4 |
| 3 | Deivity Martins | Ypiranga-RS | 4 |
| 8 | Daniel Britto | Internacional | 3 |
| 8 | Anderson Gavineski | Esportivo | 2 |
| 8 | Renan Rocha | São Luiz | 2 |
| 10 | Pablo Rodrigues | Aimoré | 1 |
| 10 | Danilo Fernandes | Internacional | 1 |
| 10 | Marcelo Lomba | Internacional | 1 |
| 10 | Nícolas Mödinger | Novo Hamburgo | 1 |
| 10 | Gabriel Leite | Pelotas | 1 |
Last updated: 24 May 2021. Source: Soccerway.

### Discipline
#### Player

Yellow cards
| Rank | Player | Club | Yellow cards |
| 1 | Márcio Marabá | Aimoré | 5 |
| 1 | Gustavo Ramos | Caxias | 5 |
| 1 | Lucas Hulk | Esportivo | 5 |
| 1 | Eltinho Celio | Juventude | 5 |
| 1 | Paulo Henrique Alves | Juventude | 5 |
| 1 | Marcelo Ferreira | Pelotas | 5 |
| 1 | Mikael Guterres | Ypiranga-RS | 5 |
| 3 | Itaqui Silva | Esportivo | 4 |
| 3 | Samuel Balbino | Esportivo | 4 |
| 3 | Ruan Tressoldi | Grêmio | 4 |
| 3 | João Capixaba | Juventude | 4 |
| 3 | Juliano Almeida | Pelotas | 4 |
| 3 | Moisés Dallazen | Pelotas | 4 |
| 3 | Silvio Freitas | Pelotas | 4 |
| 3 | Fabiano Santiago | São José-RS | 4 |
| 3 | Zé Mário | Ypiranga-RS | 4 |
| 11 | 18 players | 18 players | 3 |
Red cards
| Rank | Player | Club | Red cards |
| 1 | Jean Roberto | Aimoré | 1 |
| 1 | Márcio Marabá | Aimoré | 1 |
| 1 | Guilherme Mattis | Caxias | 1 |
| 1 | Júnior Alves | Esportivo | 1 |
| 1 | Ferreira | Grêmio | 1 |
| 1 | Léo Chú | Grêmio | 1 |
| 1 | Victor Cuesta | Internacional | 1 |
| 1 | Paulo Henrique Alves | Juventude | 1 |
| 1 | Amaral Rosa | Novo Hamburgo | 1 |
| 1 | João Pedro Vieira | Pelotas | 1 |
| 1 | Vinicius Parise | Pelotas | 1 |
| 1 | Juliano Borges | São José-RS | 1 |
| 1 | Jadson Santos | São Luiz | 1 |
| 1 | Revson Santos | Ypiranga-RS | 1 |
| 1 | Mikael Guterres | Ypiranga-RS | 1 |
Last updated: 10 May 2021. Source: Soccerway.

#### Team

Yellow cards
| Rank | Club | Yellow cards |
| 1 | São José-RS | 38 |
| 2 | Caxias | 34 |
| 2 | Juventude | 34 |
| 4 | Brasil (PE) | 33 |
| 5 | Pelotas | 31 |
| 6 | Aimoré | 28 |
| 7 | Grêmio | 27 |
| 7 | Esportivo | 27 |
| 7 | Ypiranga-RS | 27 |
| 10 | Novo Hamburgo | 24 |
| 11 | Internacional | 20 |
| 12 | São Luiz | 14 |
Red cards
| Rank | Club | Red cards |
| 1 | Aimoré | 2 |
| 1 | Grêmio | 2 |
| 1 | Pelotas | 2 |
| 1 | São Luiz | 2 |
| 1 | Ypiranga-RS | 2 |
| 6 | Brasil (PE) | 1 |
| 6 | Caxias | 1 |
| 6 | Esportivo | 1 |
| 6 | Internacional | 1 |
| 6 | Juventude | 1 |
| 6 | Novo Hamburgo | 1 |
| 6 | São José-RS | 1 |
Last updated: 10 May 2021. Source: Soccerway.