# 1976 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 56th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on January 18, 1976, and ended on August 22, 1976. Thirty-two teams participated. Internacional won their 24th title.

## Participating teams

| Club | Stadium | Home location | Previous season |
| Aimoré | Cristo-Rei | São Leopoldo | 24th |
| Alegrete | Municipal Farroupilha | Alegrete | 22nd |
| Armour | Miguel Copatti | Santana do Livramento | – |
| Atlântico | Baixada Rubra | Erechim | 29th |
| Atlético de Carazinho | Paulo Coutinho | Carazinho | 8th |
| Cruzeiro | Beira-Rio | Porto Alegre | – |
| Caxias | Baixada Rubra | Caxias do Sul | 3rd |
| Esportivo | Montanha | Bento Gonçalves | 21st |
| Estrela | Walter Jobim | Estrela | – |
| Farroupilha | Nicolau Fico | Pelotas | 28th |
| Ferro Carril | Joal de Lima e Silva | Uruguaiana | – |
| Gaúcho | Wolmar Salton | Passo Fundo | 9th |
| Grêmio | Pedra Moura | Bagé | 10th |
| Grêmio | Olímpico | Porto Alegre | 2nd |
| Guarany | Estrela D'Alva | Bagé | 14th |
| Guarany | Alcides Santarosa | Garibaldi | 31st |
| Internacional | Beira-Rio | Porto Alegre | 1st |
| Internacional | Vicente Goulart | São Borja | 16th |
| Internacional | Presidente Vargas | Santa Maria | 5th |
| Juventude | Alfredo Jaconi | Caxias do Sul | – |
| Juventude | Ernesto Dornelles | Guaporé | 32nd |
| Lajeadense | Florestal | Lajeado | 13th |
| Pelotas | Boca do Lobo | Pelotas | 23rd |
| Pradense | Waldemar Grazziotin | Antônio Prado | – |
| Rio-Grandense | Torquato Pontes | Rio Grande | 12th |
| São José | Passo d'Areia | Porto Alegre | 15th |
| São Luiz | 19 de Outubro | Ijuí | 6th |
| Santa Cruz | Plátanos | Santa Cruz do Sul | 4th |
| Santa Rosa | Carlos Denardin | Santa Rosa | – |
| Sá Viana | Álamos | Uruguaiana | – |
| Tupi | Eucaliptos | Crissiumal | 30th |
| Ypiranga | Colosso da Lagoa | Erechim | 11th |

## System

The championship would have four stages.:
* Preliminary phase: The thirty clubs that had qualified in the Copa Governador do Estado of the previous year would be divided into six groups of five teams. Each team would play against the teams of their own group twice and the three best teams of each group would qualify to the First stage.
* First phase: The remaining eighteen teams, now joined by Grêmio and Internacional, would play each other once. The four best teams would qualify to the Second round. The winner would also qualify for the Final phase.
* Second phase: The remaining four teams would play each other twice. the best team in each round qualified to the Final phase.
* Finals: The winners of the first stage and the two rounds of the second stage qualified to this stage. Each participant would have one point allotted to them by stage won, and the teams would play each other until one reached four points, with that team winning the title.

## Championship
### Preliminary phase
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Inter de São Borja | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | Qualified to First phase |
| 2 | Grêmio Bagé | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | Qualified to First phase |
| 3 | Ferro Carril | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | Qualified to First phase |
| 4 | Alegrete | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Pelotas | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rio-Grandense | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 | Qualified to First phase |
| 2 | Guarany de Bagé | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 | Qualified to First phase |
| 3 | Sá Viana | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | Qualified to First phase |
| 4 | Farroupilha | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 | |
| 5 | Armour | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 2 | |

#### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Esportivo | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 | Qualified to First phase |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Qualified to First phase |
| 3 | Juventude | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | Qualified to First phase |
| 4 | Aimoré | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | |
| 5 | Lajeadense | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | |

#### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Caxias | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 13 | Qualified to First phase |
| 2 | Santa Cruz | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 11 | Qualified to First phase |
| 3 | Estrela | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 8 | Qualified to First phase |
| 4 | São José | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | |
| 5 | Guarany de Garibaldi | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 1 | |

#### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Atlântico | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | Qualified to First phase Finals |
| 2 | São Luiz | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 11 | Qualified to First phase Finals |
| 3 | Atlético de Carazinho | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | Qualified to First phase Finals |
| 4 | Juventude de Guaporé | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 7 | |
| 5 | Pradense | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | −17 | 2 | |

#### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Gaúcho | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 11 | Qualified to First phase Finals |
| 2 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 10 | Qualified to First phase Finals |
| 3 | Ypiranga de Erechim | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | Qualified to First phase Finals |
| 4 | Tupi | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 6 | |
| 5 | Santa Rosa | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 5 | |

### First phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Grêmio | 19 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 8 | +37 | 36 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Internacional | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 4 | +51 | 36 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Caxias | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 26 | Qualified to Second round |
| 4 | Esportivo | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 26 | Qualified to Second round |
| 5 | Atlântico | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 21 | |
| 6 | Inter de São Borja | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 20 | |
| 7 | Juventude | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 20 | |
| 8 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 19 | |
| 9 | Estrela | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 19 | |
| 10 | Atlético de Carazinho | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 18 | |
| 11 | Guarany de Bagé | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 18 | |
| 12 | Grêmio Bagé | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 18 | |
| 13 | Ypiranga de Erechim | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 18 | |
| 14 | Gaúcho | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 17 | |
| 15 | Cruzeiro | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 15 | |
| 16 | Santa Cruz | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 15 | |
| 17 | São Luiz | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 15 | |
| 18 | Rio-Grandense | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 31 | −20 | 10 | |
| 19 | Sá Viana | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 41 | −29 | 9 | |
| 20 | Ferro Carril | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 59 | −48 | 4 | |

#### Playoffs
### Second phase
#### First round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | Qualified to Final phase |
| 2 | Grêmio | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Esportivo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | Caxias | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | |

#### Second round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Qualified to Final phase |
| 2 | Grêmio | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Caxias | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Esportivo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |

### Finals

| Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Scores | Scores |
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Agg. |
| Internacional | 4:1 | Grêmio | 2:0 | — | 2:0 |

## Copa Governador do Estado
### System

The cup would have six stages:
* First phase: The twenty-four teams that had been eliminated in the Final phase of the previous year's Copa Governador do Estado would be divided into six groups of four teams. each team would play twice against the teams of its own group. All teams qualified to the Second phase.
* Second phase: The twenty-four teams joined the twelve teams that had been eliminated in the Preliminary phase of the Campeonato Gaúcho and were divided into six groups of six teams. Once again, all teams qualified to the Third phase.
* Third phase: The thirty-six teams joined the sixteen teams that had been eliminated in the First phase of the Campeonato Gaúcho and were divided into ten groups of five teams. The two best teams of each group and the two best third-placers would qualify to the 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho. The best teams of each group qualified to the Fourth phase. wins by two goals of difference or more were worth an extra point.
* Fourth phase: The remaining ten teams would play each other in a double-legged knockout tie. The qualified team with the best performance in the previous stage qualified directly to the Final phase.
* Fifth phase: The remaining four teams would play each other in a double-legged knockout tie. The winners qualified to the Final phase.
* Final phase: The remaining three teams would play each other once. The team with the most points won the title.

### Third phase
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rio-Grandense | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 | Qualified to Fourth phase |
| 2 | Pelotas | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho |
| 3 | Grêmio Bagé | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho |
| 4 | Armour | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | Farroupilha | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | |
* ↑ Rio-Grandense withdrew from its berth in the 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Guarany de Bagé | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho;Fourth phase |
| 2 | Brasil de Pelotas | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho |
| 3 | São Paulo | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 10 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho |
| 4 | Rio Grande | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 | |
| 5 | Fluminense | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | São Gabriel | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 15 | Qualified to Fourth phase |
| 2 | Riograndense | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho |
| 3 | Alegrete | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 9 | |
| 4 | Sá Viana | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 5 | |
| 5 | Cruzeiro de São Borja | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | |
* ↑ São Gabriel withdrew from its berth in the 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | São Luiz | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 16 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho;Fourth phase |
| 2 | Santo Ângelo | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 14 | |
| 3 | Inter de São Borja | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 10 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho |
| 4 | Santa Rosa | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | |
| 5 | Tupi | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 4 | |
* ↑ Santo Ângelo withdrew from its berth in the 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho

#### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 17 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho;Fourth phase |
| 2 | Cachoeira | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 16 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho |
| 3 | Oriente de São Gabriel | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 10 | |
| 4 | Pedro Osório | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 4 | |
| 5 | XIV de Julho de Itaqui | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 4 | |

#### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Gaúcho | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 15 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho;Fourth phase |
| 2 | Atlético de Carazinho | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 14 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho |
| 3 | Atlântico | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 14 | |
| 4 | Santa Bárbara | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | |
| 5 | Juventude de Guaporé | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 3 | |

#### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Juventude | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 17 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho;Fourth phase |
| 2 | Ypiranga de Erechim | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 16 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho |
| 3 | 14 de Julho | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 12 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho |
| 4 | Tabajara-Guaíba | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 4 | |
| 5 | Glória | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 2 | |

#### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Santa Cruz | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 11 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho;Fourth phase |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho |
| 3 | Estrela | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho |
| 4 | Lajeadense | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | Encantado | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 4 | |

#### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | São José | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 16 | Qualified to Fourth phase |
| 2 | Novo Hamburgo | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 14 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho |
| 3 | Aimoré | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | |
| 4 | Igrejinha | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 5 | |
| 5 | Mundo Novo | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 1 | |
* ↑ São José withdrew from its berth on the 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho

#### Group J

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Esportivo | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 21 | Qualified to 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho;Fourth phase |
| 2 | Guarany de Garibaldi | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | Pratense | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 8 | |
| 4 | Pradense | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 | |
| 5 | Botafogo de Fagundes Varela | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 | |

### Fourth phase

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| São Gabriel | 3–2 | São Luiz | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Rio-Grandense | 0–2 | Guarany de Bagé | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Inter de Santa Maria | 2–4 (a.e.t) | Gaúcho | 1–0 | 1–4 |
| Juventude | 5–2 | Santa Cruz | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| São José | 1–3 | Esportivo | 1–1 | 0–2 |

### Fifth phase

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Guarany de Bagé | 2–2 (pen. 3-4) | São Gabriel | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Gaúcho | 0–2 | Juventude | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Esportivo | | bye | | |

### Final phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Juventude | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | Champions |
| 2 | Esportivo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | São Gabriel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |