# 2021 Grêmio FBPA season

The 2021 season is Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense's 118th season in existence and the club's 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football. In addition to the domestic league, Grêmio participates in this season's editions of the Copa do Brasil, the Campeonato Gaúcho, the Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores and the Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana. The season covers the period from 1 March 2021 to 31 December 2021, a shorter season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Squad information
### First team squad

    As of 9 November 2021.
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 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Pedro Geromel (captain) |
| 4 | DF | ARG | Walter Kannemann (vice-captain) |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Thiago Santos |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Leonardo Gomes |
| 7 | MF | COL | Jaminton Campaz |
| 9 | FW | COL | Miguel Borja (on loan from Palmeiras) |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Douglas Costa (on loan from Juventus) |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Ferreira |
| 12 | DF | BRA | Bruno Cortez |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Rafinha (3rd captain) |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Darlan |
| 16 | MF | BRA | Lucas Silva |
| 19 | FW | ARG | Diego Churín |
| 20 | GK | BRA | Brenno |
| 21 | MF | PAR | Mathías Villasanti |
| 22 | FW | BRA | Éverton |
| 23 | FW | BRA | Alisson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | FW | BRA | Jhonata Robert |
| 26 | DF | BRA | Rodrigues |
| 28 | DF | BRA | Paulo Miranda |
| 29 | FW | BRA | Diego Souza |
| 31 | GK | BRA | Adriel |
| 32 | DF | BRA | Diogo Barbosa |
| 33 | FW | BRA | Luiz Fernando (on loan from Botafogo) |
| 34 | GK | BRA | Gabriel Chapecó |
| 35 | DF | BRA | Vanderson |
| 36 | DF | BRA | Guilherme Guedes |
| 38 | FW | BRA | Léo Pereira (on loan from Ituano) |
| 42 | MF | BRA | Fernando Henrique |
| 44 | DF | BRA | Ruan (on loan from Sassuolo) |
| 49 | MF | BRA | Sarará |
| 50 | MF | BRA | Victor Bobsin |
| 88 | MF | BRA | Jean Pyerre |

## 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 A | 30 May | 9 December | Matchday 1 | 17th | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 031.58 |
| Campeonato Gaúcho | 3 March | 23 May | First stage | Winners | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 066.67 |
| Copa do Brasil | 2 June | 15 September | Third round | Quarter-finals | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores | 10 March | 14 April | Second stage | Third stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 22 April | 20 July | Group stage | Round of 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 075.00 |
| Recopa Gaúcha | 6 June | 6 June | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 72 | 34 | 13 | 25 | 116 | 82 | +34 | 047.22 |
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 |
Last updated: 24 May 2021. Source: Soccerway

#### 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 | |

##### Results by matchday

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

##### Matches

The first stage fixtures were announced on 21 December 2020.
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
### Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores
#### Qualifying stages

The draw for the qualifying stages was held on 5 February 2021, 12:00 UTC−03:00.

##### Third stage
### Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana
#### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 9 April 2021, 13:00 UTC−03:00, at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grêmio | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 16 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Lanús | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | |
| 3 | La Equidad | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Aragua | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 1 | |

##### Matches
#### Final stage

The draw for the final stage was held on 1 June 2021, 13:00 UTC−03:00, at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.

##### Round of 16
### Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 15 | Cuiabá | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 47 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage |
| 16 | Juventude | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 46 | |
| 17 | Grêmio (R) | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 43 | Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| 18 | Bahia (R) | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 43 | Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| 19 | Sport (R) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 38 | Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |

#### 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | W |
| Position | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
* ↑ Matchday 2 vs. Flamengo postponed due to the call up of players from both teams to the Brazil national team and Brazil national U23 team.
* ↑ Matchday 5 vs. Cuiabá, Brazilian Football Confederation postponed the match due to the use of Arena Pantanal for Copa América matches.
* ↑ Matchday 19 vs. Atlético Mineiro, postponed due clubs that have athletes called up for the Brazil national team.

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 March 2021.
Note: Match numbers indicated on the left hand side are references to the matchday scheduled by the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and not the order matches were played after postponements and rescheduled matches.

### Copa do Brasil
#### Third round

The draw for the third round was held on 23 April 2021, 14:00 UTC−03:00, at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.

##### Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 22 June 2021, 16:00 UTC−03:00, at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.

##### Quarter-finals

The draw for quarter-finals was held on 6 August 2021, 15:00 UTC-03:00, at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.