# 1971 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 51st season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on January 24, 1971, and ended on September 22, 1971. Twenty-five teams participated. Internacional won their 19th title.

## Participating teams

| Club | Stadium | Home location | Previous season |
| 14 de Julho | Vermelhão da Serra | Passo Fundo | 8th |
| Aimoré | Cristo-Rei | São Leopoldo | 14th |
| Atlântico | Baixada Rubra | Erechim | – |
| Avenida | Eucaliptos | Santa Cruz do Sul | 3rd (Second level) |
| Barroso-São José | Passo d'Areia | Porto Alegre | 17th |
| Brasil | Bento Freitas | Pelotas | 12th |
| Cruzeiro | Beira-Rio | Porto Alegre | 5th |
| Esportivo | Montanha | Bento Gonçalves | 4th |
| Farroupilha | Nicolau Fico | Pelotas | 18th |
| Flamengo | Baixada Rubra | Caxias do Sul | 3rd |
| Gaúcho | Wolmar Salton | Passo Fundo | 15th |
| Grêmio | Pedra Moura | Bagé | 5th (Second level) |
| Grêmio | Olímpico | Porto Alegre | 2nd |
| Guarany | Estrela D'Alva | Bagé | 16th |
| Internacional | Beira-Rio | Porto Alegre | 1st |
| Internacional | Presidente Vargas | Santa Maria | 9th |
| Juventude | Quinta dos Pinheiros | Caxias do Sul | 13th |
| Novo Hamburgo | Santa Rosa | Novo Hamburgo | 6th |
| Pelotas | Boca do Lobo | Pelotas | 10th |
| Rio Grande | Oliveiras | Rio Grande | – |
| Riograndense | Eucaliptos | Santa Maria | – |
| Santa Cruz | Plátanos | Santa Cruz do Sul | 7th |
| São Paulo | Aldo Dapuzzo | Rio Grande | 1st (Second level) |
| Tamoio | Zona Norte | Santo Ângelo | 2nd (Second level) |
| Ypiranga | Colosso da Lagoa | Erechim | 11th |

## System

The championship would have two stages.:
* Preliminary phase: Twenty-five clubs would be divided into two groups - one with thirteen teams and one with twelve. each team played the teams in its group and the other group once. The four best teams in each group qualified to the octagonal.
* Octagonal: The remaining eight teams would play each other in a double round-robin format. The team with the most points won the title.

## Championship
### Preliminary phase
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 10 | +35 | 38 | Qualified to Octogonal |
| 2 | Esportivo | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 34 | Qualified to Octogonal |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 31 | Qualified to Octogonal |
| 4 | Gaúcho | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 30 | Qualified to Octogonal |
| 5 | Juventude | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 30 | |
| 6 | Pelotas | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 24 | |
| 7 | Riograndense | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 22 | |
| 8 | Aimoré | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 21 | |
| 9 | Grêmio Bagé | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 20 | |
| 10 | Santa Cruz | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 19 | |
| 11 | São Paulo | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 15 | |
| 12 | Farroupilha | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 37 | −25 | 10 | |
| 13 | Atlântico | 23 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 59 | −44 | 6 | |
* 1 2 The match between Esportivo and São Paulo wasn't held
* ↑ Farroupilha's matches against 14 de Julho and Atlântico weren't held
* ↑ The match between Farroupilha and Atlântico wasn't held

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Grêmio | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 16 | +33 | 38 | Qualified to Decagonal |
| 2 | Novo Hamburgo | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 32 | Qualified to Decagonal |
| 3 | Flamengo | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 32 | Qualified to Decagonal |
| 4 | Barroso-São José | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 31 | Qualified to Decagonal |
| 5 | Brasil de Pelotas | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 29 | |
| 6 | 14 de Julho | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 25 | |
| 7 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 22 | |
| 8 | Guarany de Bagé | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 21 | |
| 9 | Ypiranga de Erechim | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 20 | |
| 10 | Avenida | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 19 | |
| 11 | Tamoio | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 14 | |
| 12 | Rio Grande | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 45 | −29 | 11 | |
* ↑ The match between 14 de Julho and Farroupilha wasn't held

### Octagonal

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 23 | Champions |
| 2 | Grêmio | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 20 | |
| 3 | Esportivo | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 14 | |
| 4 | Barroso-São José | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 13 | |
| 5 | Novo Hamburgo | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 13 | |
| 6 | Cruzeiro | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 12 | |
| 7 | Gaúcho | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 9 | |
| 8 | Flamengo | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 8 | |