# 2022 Grêmio FBPA season

The 2022 season was Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense's 119th season in existence and the club's. In addition to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, Grêmio participates in this season's editions of the Copa do Brasil, the Campeonato Gaúcho, and the Recopa Gaúcha. The season covers the period from 26 January 2022 to 6 November 2022, a shorter season due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

## Squad information
### First team squad

    As of 14 July 2022.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BRA | Brenno |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Pedro Geromel (captain) |
| 4 | DF | ARG | Walter Kannemann (vice-captain) |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Thiago Santos |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Diogo Barbosa |
| 7 | MF | COL | Jaminton Campaz |
| 9 | FW | CHN | Elkeson |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Ferreira |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Guilherme |
| 12 | GK | BRA | Gabriel Grando |
| 14 | MF | BRA | Pedro Lucas |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Lucas Leiva |
| 16 | MF | BRA | Lucas Silva |
| 17 | FW | BRA | Biel (on loan from Fluminense) |
| 18 | FW | BRA | Elias Manoel |
| 20 | FW | BRA | Janderson (on loan from Corinthians) |
| 22 | DF | BRA | Rodrigo Ferreira (on loan from Mirassol) |
| 25 | FW | BRA | Jhonata Robert |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | DF | BRA | Rodrigues |
| 27 | MF | PAR | Mathías Villasanti |
| 29 | FW | BRA | Diego Souza |
| 30 | DF | BRA | Nicolas (on loan from Athletico Paranaense) |
| 31 | GK | BRA | Adriel |
| 33 | DF | BRA | Edílson |
| 34 | DF | BRA | Bruno Alves (on loan from São Paulo) |
| 36 | DF | BRA | Natã |
| 39 | MF | BRA | Bitello |
| 41 | GK | BRA | Felipe Scheibig |
| 42 | MF | BRA | Fernando Henrique |
| 43 | MF | BRA | Jhonata Varela |
| 46 | FW | BRA | Emerson |
| 48 | MF | BRA | Sarará |
| 55 | MF | BRA | Michel |
| 59 | MF | BRA | Gabriel Silva |
| — | GK | BRA | Hugo (on loan from Mirassol) |
| — | MF | BRA | Thaciano |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | 9 April | 3 November | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 044.74 |
| Campeonato Gaúcho | 26 January | 2 April | First stage | Winners | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 060.00 |
| Copa do Brasil | 1 March | 1 March | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Recopa Gaúcha | 24 May | 24 May | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 55 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 81 | 41 | +40 | 049.09 |
Source: Soccerway

### Campeonato Gaúcho
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Soccerway

#### First stage
##### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ypiranga-RS | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 21 | Qualification to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Grêmio | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 21 | Qualification to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Internacional | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 19 | Qualification to Knockout stage |
| 4 | Brasil (PE) | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 16 | Qualification to Knockout stage |
| 5 | Caxias | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 15 | |

##### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | W |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
* ↑ Matchday 9 vs. Internacional postponed until Matchday 10.

##### Matches

The first stage fixtures were announced on 25 November 2021.
Note: Match numbers indicated on the left hand side are references to the matchday scheduled by the Campeonato Gaúcho and not the order matches were played after postponements and rescheduled matches.

#### Knockout stage
##### Finals
### Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Cruzeiro (C, P) | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 78 | Promotion to 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| 2 | Grêmio (P) | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 65 | Promotion to 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| 3 | Bahia (P) | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 62 | Promotion to 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama (P) | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 62 | Promotion to 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| 5 | Sampaio Corrêa | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 58 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Soccerway

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 12 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 3 February 2022.

### Copa do Brasil
#### First round

The draw for the first round was held on 17 January 2022, 13:00 UTC−03:00, at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.