# 2022 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 2022 Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1, better known as the 2022 Campeonato Gaúcho (officially the Gauchão Ipiranga 2022 for sponsorship reasons), was the 102nd season of Rio Grande do Sul's top flight football league. The competition was played from 26 January to 2 April 2022. 12 clubs contested in the Campeonato Gaúcho. Grêmio were the four-time defending champion.

## Teams

A total of 12 teams competed in the 2022 Série A1 season.
| Club | City | Manager | Stadium | Capacity | Pos. in 2021 | 1st season | Titles | Last title | First title |
| Aimoré | São Leopoldo | Rafael Lacerda | Cristo Rei | 12,000 | 7th | 1919 | 1 | 1919 | 1919 |
| Brasil de Pelotas | Pelotas | Jerson Testoni | Bento Freitas | 18,000 | 9th | 1919 | 1 | 1919 | 1919 |
| Caxias | Caxias do Sul | Rogério Zimmermann | Centenário | 22,132 | 4th | 1961 | 1 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Grêmio | Porto Alegre | Roger Machado | Arena do Grêmio | 55,225 | 1st | 1919 | 40 | 2021 | 1921 |
| Guarany de Bagé | Bagé | Cristian de Souza | Estrela D'Alva | 10,000 | 2nd (2nd division) | 1919 | 2 | 1938 | 1920 |
| Internacional | Porto Alegre | Alexander Medina | Beira-Rio | 50,128 | 2nd | 1927 | 45 | 2016 | 1927 |
| Juventude | Caxias do Sul | Eduardo Baptista | Alfredo Jaconi | 23,726 | 3rh | 1925 | 1 | 1998 | 1998 |
| Novo Hamburgo | Novo Hamburgo | Gelson Conte | Estádio do Vale | 6,500 | 10th | 1930 | 1 | 2017 | 2017 |
| São José-RS | Porto Alegre | Paulo Baier | Passo D'Areia | 8,000 | 6th | 1961 | — | — | — |
| São Luiz | Ijuí | Paulo Marques | 19 de Outubro | 14,000 | 8th | 1974 | — | — | — |
| União Frederiquense | Frederico Westphalen | Daniel Franco | Vermelhão da Colina | 4,000 | 1st (2nd division) | 2015 | — | — | — |
| Ypiranga-RS | Erechim | Luizinho Vieira | Colosso da Lagoa | 30,000 | 5th | 1968 | — | — | — |

## 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 | |
| 6 | São José-RS | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 | |
| 7 | Novo Hamburgo | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 15 | |
| 8 | Aimoré | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 14 | |
| 9 | São Luiz | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 13 | |
| 10 | Juventude | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | |
| 11 | União Frederiquense | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 9 | Relegation to Série A2 |
| 12 | Guarany de Bagé | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 6 | Relegation to Série A2 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AIM | BRA | CAX | GRE | GUA | INT | JUV | NHA | SJO | SLU | UNI | YPI |
| Aimoré | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | — |
| Brasil (PE) | — | — | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–1 |
| Caxias | — | 4–0 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | — |
| Grêmio | — | — | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Guarany de Bagé | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | — |
| Internacional | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–0 | — |
| Juventude | — | — | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | 0–0 |
| Novo Hamburgo | 2–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| São José-RS | 0–2 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 |
| São Luiz | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | — |
| União Frederiquense | — | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | — | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — |
| Ypiranga-RS | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | — |

### 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 |
| Ypiranga-RS | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Grêmio | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Internacional | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Brasil (PE) | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Caxias | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| São José-RS | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Novo Hamburgo | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Aimoré | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| São Luiz | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Juventude | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| União Frederiquense | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Guarany de Bagé | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
* Qualification to Knockout stage
* Relegation to Série A2

## Knockout stage
### Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 19–20 March, and the second legs were played on 23 March 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ypiranga-RS | 3–2 | Brasil (PE) | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Grêmio | 3–1 | Internacional | 3–0 | 0–1 |

#### Match C1

Ypiranga advances to the finals.

#### Match C2

Grêmio advances to the finals.

### Finals

The first legs will be played on 26 March, and the second legs will be played on 2 April 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Grêmio | 3–1 | Ypiranga-RS | 1–0 | 2–1 |

#### Match G1
##### First leg

| Ypiranga-RS | Grêmio |

##### Second leg

| Grêmio | Ypiranga-RS |

## Overall table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Grêmio | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 30 | Champions |
| 2 | Ypiranga-RS | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 24 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Internacional | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 22 | |
| 4 | Brasil (PE) | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 19 | |
| 5 | Caxias | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 15 | |
| 6 | São José-RS | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 | |
| 7 | Novo Hamburgo | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 15 | |
| 8 | Aimoré | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 14 | |
| 9 | São Luiz | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 13 | |
| 10 | Juventude | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | |
| 11 | União Frederiquense | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 9 | Relegation to Série A2 |
| 12 | Guarany de Bagé | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 6 | Relegation to Série A2 |

## Statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goal |
| 1 | Elias Manoel | Grêmio | 5 |
| 1 | Erick Farias | Ypiranga-RS | 5 |