# 1993 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 73rd season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on February 27, 1993, and ended on July 21, 1993. Twenty-four teams participated. Grêmio won their 29th title. Dínamo and Ta-Guá were relegated.

## Participating teams

| Club | Stadium | Home location | Previous season |
| Aimoré | Cristo-Rei | São Leopoldo | 18th |
| Brasil | Bento Freitas | Pelotas | 4th |
| Brasil | Castanheiras | Farroupilha | 1st (Second level) |
| Caxias | Centenário | Caxias do Sul | 5th |
| Dínamo | Carlos Denardin | Santa Rosa | 15th |
| Esportivo | Montanha | Bento Gonçalves | 6th |
| Glória | Altos da Glória | Vacaria | 7th |
| Grêmio | Olímpico | Porto Alegre | 2nd |
| Grêmio | Honório Nunes | Santana do Livramento | 14th |
| Guarani | Edmundo Feix | Venâncio Aires | 13th |
| Guarany | Taba Índia | Cruz Alta | 19th |
| Guarany | Alcides Santarosa | Garibaldi | 2nd (Second level) |
| Internacional | Beira-Rio | Porto Alegre | 1st |
| Internacional | Presidente Vargas | Santa Maria | 8th |
| Juventude | Alfredo Jaconi | Caxias do Sul | 16th |
| Lajeadense | Florestal | Lajeado | 20th |
| Novo Hamburgo | Santa Rosa | Novo Hamburgo | 11th |
| Passo Fundo | Vermelhão da Serra | Passo Fundo | 22nd |
| Pelotas | Boca do Lobo | Pelotas | 3rd |
| São Luiz | 19 de Outubro | Ijuí | 10th |
| São Paulo | Aldo Dapuzzo | Rio Grande | 9th |
| Santa Cruz | Plátanos | Santa Cruz do Sul | 12th |
| Ta-Guá | Plácido Scussel | Getúlio Vargas | 21st |
| Ypiranga | Colosso da Lagoa | Erechim | 17th |

## System

The championship would have three stages:
* First phase: Grêmio and Internacional earned a bye directly to the Second phase. The remaining twenty-two teams played each other in a single round-robin system. The fourteen best teams qualified to the Second phase, while the bottom two teams would be relegated.
* Second phase: The sixteen remaining teams were divided into four groups of four, in which each team played the teams of its own group in a double round-robin system. The two best teams in each group qualified to the Final octogonal.
* Final octogonal: The remaining eight teams played each other in a double round-robin system, with the team with the most points winning the title.

## Championship
### First phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Caxias | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 28 | Qualified |
| 2 | Ypiranga de Erechim | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 26 | Qualified |
| 3 | Lajeadense | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 26 | Qualified |
| 4 | Glória | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 26 | Qualified |
| 5 | Juventude | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 25 | Qualified |
| 6 | Guarany de Garibaldi | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 24 | Qualified |
| 7 | Santa Cruz | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 23 | Qualified |
| 8 | Pelotas | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 23 | Qualified |
| 9 | Aimoré | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 22 | Qualified |
| 10 | Grêmio Santanense | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 21 | Qualified |
| 11 | Guarany de Cruz Alta | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 21 | Qualified |
| 12 | Esportivo | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 21 | Qualified |
| 13 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 21 | Qualified |
| 14 | Passo Fundo | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 21 | Qualified |
| 15 | Brasil de Farroupilha | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 20 | |
| 16 | Guarani de Venâncio Aires | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 20 | |
| 17 | Brasil de Pelotas | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 20 | |
| 18 | São Luiz | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 19 | |
| 19 | São Paulo | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 18 | |
| 20 | Novo Hamburgo | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 16 | |
| 21 | Dínamo | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 14 | Relegated |
| 22 | Ta-Guá | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 48 | −37 | 7 | Relegated |

### Second phase
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Pelotas | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | Qualified |
| 2 | Guarany de Cruz Alta | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | Qualified |
| 3 | Caxias | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Aimoré | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Grêmio | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 7 | Qualified |
| 2 | Juventude | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | Qualified |
| 3 | Esportivo | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Guarany de Garibaldi | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lajeadense | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Qualified |
| 2 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | Qualified |
| 3 | Ypiranga de Erechim | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Passo Fundo | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 10 | Qualified |
| 2 | Grêmio Santanense | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | Qualified |
| 3 | Glória | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Santa Cruz | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |

### Final octogonal

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Grêmio | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 23 | Champions |
| 2 | Internacional | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 18 | |
| 3 | Juventude | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 16 | |
| 4 | Pelotas | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 15 | |
| 5 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 11 | |
| 6 | Guarany de Cruz Alta | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 9 | |
| 7 | Grêmio Santanense | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 8 | |
| 8 | Lajeadense | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 7 | |
* ↑ Lajeadense lost 5 points for fielding an ineligible player.