# 2001 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 81st season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on January 6, 2001 and ended on June 3, 2001. Seventeen teams participated. Grêmio beat Juventude in the finals and won their 33rd title. Avenida and Novo Hamburgo were relegated.

## Participating teams

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

## System

The championship would have three stages:
* First phase: The thirteen teams that didn't participate in the Série A or the Série B played against each other in a single round-robin system. After 13 rounds, the four best teams qualified to the Second phase.
* Second phase: The four remaining teams joined the teams that participated in the Série A or Série B (Internacional, Grêmio, Caxias and Juventude), and played against each other twice, with the winners of each half qualifying to the Finals. The four best teams qualified to the following year's Copa Sul-Minas.
* Finals: The stage winners of the Second phase played in two matches to define the Champions.

## Championship
### First phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Pelotas | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 24 | Qualified |
| 2 | Santa Cruz | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 24 | Qualified |
| 3 | São José de Porto Alegre | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 22 | Qualified |
| 4 | Esportivo | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 20 | Qualified |
| 5 | Guarani de Venâncio Aires | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 17 | |
| 6 | 15 de Novembro | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 16 | |
| 7 | Passo Fundo | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 16 | |
| 8 | São Luiz | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 14 | |
| 9 | Veranópolis | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 13 | |
| 10 | São Paulo | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 12 | |
| 11 | Santo Ângelo | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 11 | |
| 12 | Novo Hamburgo | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 11 | Relegated |
| 13 | Avenida | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 10 | Relegated |

### First round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Grêmio | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 19 | Qualified to Finals |
| 2 | Pelotas | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 | |
| 3 | São José de Porto Alegre | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | |
| 4 | Juventude | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11 | |
| 5 | Internacional | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 11 | |
| 6 | Santa Cruz | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | |
| 7 | Caxias | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | |
| 8 | Esportivo | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 1 | |

### Second round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Juventude | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 17 | Qualified to Finals |
| 2 | Caxias | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 13 | |
| 3 | Grêmio | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 | |
| 4 | Internacional | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 10 | |
| 5 | Pelotas | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 9 | |
| 6 | Esportivo | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 6 | |
| 7 | São José de Porto Alegre | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | |
| 8 | Santa Cruz | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Grêmio | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 31 | Qualified to Copa Sul-Minas |
| 2 | Juventude | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 28 | Qualified to Copa Sul-Minas |
| 3 | Pelotas | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 21 | Qualified to Copa Sul-Minas |
| 4 | Internacional | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 21 | Qualified to Copa Sul-Minas |
| 5 | Caxias | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 19 | |
| 6 | São José de Porto Alegre | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 17 | |
| 7 | Santa Cruz | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 10 | |
| 8 | Esportivo | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 7 | |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Juventude | 3–6 | Grêmio | 2–3 | 1–3 |