# 2002 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 82nd season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on January 13, 2002 and ended on May 29, 2002. Seventeen teams participated. Holders Grêmio were eliminated in the Semifinals, while Internacional beat 15 de Novembro in the finals and won their 34th title. São Paulo was relegated.

## Participating teams

| Club | Home location | Previous season |
| 15 de Novembro | Campo Bom | 10th |
| Caxias | Caxias do Sul | 5th |
| Esportivo | Bento Gonçalves | 8th |
| Grêmio | Porto Alegre | 1st |
| Guarani | Venâncio Aires | 9th |
| Internacional | Porto Alegre | 3rd |
| Juventude | Caxias do Sul | 2nd |
| Palmeirense | Palmeira das Missões | 1st (Second level) |
| Passo Fundo | Passo Fundo | 11th |
| Pelotas | Pelotas | 4th |
| São Gabriel | São Gabriel | 2nd (Second level) |
| São José | Porto Alegre | 6th |
| São Luiz | Ijuí | 12th |
| São Paulo | Rio Grande | 14th |
| Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz do Sul | 7th |
| Santo Ângelo | Santo Ângelo | 15th |
| Veranópolis | Veranópolis | 13th |

## System

The championship would have three stages:
* First phase: The thirteen teams that didn't participate in the Copa Sul-Minas played against each other in a double round-robin system. After 26 rounds, the champion of each of the halves of the stage and the two teams with the best overall record qualified to the Semifinals and the bottom team was relegated. The teams that qualified to the Semifinals would also play a playoff tournament, the winner of which would qualify to the Copa do Brasil.
* Semifinals: The four remaining teams joined the teams that participated in the Copa Sul-Minas (Internacional, Grêmio, Pelotas and Juventude), and the eight teams were divided in two groups of four teams, the teams in each group playing against each other once, and the group winners qualifying to the Finals.
* Finals: Semifinals winners played in two matches to define the Champions.

## Championship
### First phase
#### First round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | São Gabriel | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 24 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 2 | 15 de Novembro | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | Esportivo | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 22 | |
| 4 | São Luiz | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 22 | |
| 5 | Santa Cruz | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 21 | |
| 6 | Caxias | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 17 | |
| 7 | Passo Fundo | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 17 | |
| 8 | Santo Ângelo | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 16 | |
| 9 | Veranópolis | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 15 | |
| 10 | São José de Porto Alegre | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 14 | |
| 11 | São Paulo | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 11 | |
| 12 | Palmeirense | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 10 | |
| 13 | Guarani de Venâncio Aires | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 6 | |

#### Second round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Guarani de Venâncio Aires | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 27 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 2 | São Gabriel | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 25 | |
| 3 | Caxias | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 23 | |
| 4 | Esportivo | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 21 | |
| 5 | Santo Ângelo | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 21 | |
| 6 | 15 de Novembro | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 21 | |
| 7 | São José de Porto Alegre | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 19 | |
| 8 | Passo Fundo | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 14 | |
| 9 | São Luiz | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 13 | |
| 10 | Palmeirense | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 10 | |
| 11 | Veranópolis | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 10 | |
| 12 | Santa Cruz | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 9 | |
| 13 | São Paulo | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 5 | |

#### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | São Gabriel | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 49 | Qualified as round winners |
| 2 | 15 de Novembro | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 45 | Qualified |
| 3 | Esportivo | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 43 | Qualified |
| 4 | Caxias | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 40 | |
| 5 | Santo Ângelo | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 36 | |
| 6 | São Luiz | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 35 | |
| 7 | São José de Porto Alegre | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 33 | |
| 8 | Guarani de Venâncio Aires | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 33 | Qualified as round winners |
| 9 | Passo Fundo | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 31 | |
| 10 | Santa Cruz | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 30 | |
| 11 | Veranópolis | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 25 | |
| 12 | Palmeirense | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 20 | |
| 13 | São Paulo | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 16 | Relegated |

#### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Guarani de Venâncio Aires | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 15 de Novembro |
| São Gabriel | 6–0 | Esportivo |

#### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Guarani de Venâncio Aires | 1–0 | São Gabriel | 0–0 | 1–0 |

### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Qualified |
| 2 | Juventude | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | São Gabriel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Esportivo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | 15 de Novembro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Qualified |
| 2 | Grêmio | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Pelotas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Guarani de Venâncio Aires | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| 15 de Novembro | 2–5 | Internacional | 2–3 | 0–2 |