# 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 2014 Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF (2014 FGF First Division Professional Football Championship), better known as the 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho or Gaúcho, was the 94th edition of the top flight football league of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The season began on 18 January and ended on 13 April.

## Format

The sixteen clubs were divided into two groups that played matches against clubs in their own group and the other group. The top ranking four teams from each group qualified to the play-offs. The bottom ranked three teams in the overall divisão league standings were relegated.

## Teams

| Club | Home city | Position in 2012 |
| Aimoré | São Leopoldo | 3rd (2nd tier) |
| Brasil | Pelotas | 1st (2nd tier) |
| Caxias | Caxias do Sul | 8th |
| Cruzeiro (RS) | Cachoeirinha | 11th |
| Esportivo | Bento Gonçalves | 7th |
| Grêmio | Porto Alegre | 4th |
| Internacional | Porto Alegre | 1st |
| Juventude | Caxias do Sul | 5th |
| Lajeadense | Lajeado | 2nd |
| Novo Hamburgo | Novo Hamburgo | 12th |
| Passo Fundo | Passo Fundo | 6th |
| Pelotas | Pelotas | 10th |
| São José | Porto Alegre | 13th |
| São Luiz | Ijuí | 3rd |
| São Paulo (RG) | Rio Grande | 2nd (2nd tier) |
| Veranópolis | Veranópolis | 9th |

## First stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Internacional (A) | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 38 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Brasil (A) | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 29 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Veranópolis (A) | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 22 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Juventude (A) | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 20 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 5 | São José (PA) | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 17 | |
| 6 | Aimoré | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 17 | |
| 7 | Lajeadense | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 16 | |
| 8 | Esportivo | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 16 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grêmio (A) | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 29 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Caxias (A) | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 27 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Novo Hamburgo (A) | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 20 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Cruzeiro-RS (A) | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 19 | Advances to Quarterfinals |
| 5 | São Paulo (RG) | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 17 | |
| 6 | Passo Fundo | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 19 | |
| 7 | São Luiz | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 11 | |
| 8 | Pelotas | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 8 | |

### Playoffs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| B1 | Internacional | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| A4 | Cruzeiro-RS | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| A4 | Cruzeiro-RS | 1 | B1 | Internacional | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | A2 | Caxias | 0 | | | | | | |
| A2 | Caxias | 2 (9) | A2 | Caxias | 0 | | | | | | |
| B3 | Veranópolis | 2 (8) | | | | | | | | | |
| B3 | Veranópolis | 2 (8) | | | | B1 | Internacional | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| | | | | | | A1 | Grêmio | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| B2 | Brasil | 2 | | | | | | | | A1 | Grêmio | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| A3 | Novo Hamburgo | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| A3 | Novo Hamburgo | 0 | A1 | Grêmio | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | B2 | Brasil | 1 | | | | | | |
| A1 | Grêmio | 3 | B2 | Brasil | 1 | | | | | | |
| B4 | Juventude | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

## Tournament finals

Internacional won title with 6-2 aggregate.

## Overall table

The overall table considers only the matches played during the first stage and will define the three teams that will be relegated to play lower levels in 2015. The Taça Champions are placed on the top of the table. The best placed team not playing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Grêmio, Internacional), B or C (Caxias, Juventude) will be "promoted" to 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The best three teams will qualify for 2014 Copa do Brasil.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional (C) | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 38 | 2014 Copa do Brasil |
| 2 | Grêmio | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 29 | 2014 Copa do Brasil |
| 3 | Brasil | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 29 | 2014 Copa do Brasil and Série D |
| 4 | Caxias | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 27 | |
| 5 | Veranópolis | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 22 | |
| 6 | Novo Hamburgo | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 20 | |
| 7 | Juventude | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 20 | |
| 8 | Cruzeiro-RS | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 19 | |
| 9 | São Paulo (RG) | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 17 | |
| 10 | São José (PA) | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 17 | |
| 11 | Aimoré | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 17 | |
| 12 | Lajeadense | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 16 | |
| 13 | Passo Fundo | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 11 | |
| 14 | São Luiz (R) | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 11 | Relegation to 2015 Divisão de Acesso |
| 15 | Pelotas (R) | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 8 | Relegation to 2015 Divisão de Acesso |
| 16 | Esportivo (R) | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 7 | Relegation to 2015 Divisão de Acesso |
* ↑ Passo Fundo were deducted 8 points because the use of an irregular player
* ↑ Esportivo were deducted a total 9 points because a racist episode of them fans against referee Márcio Chagas da Silva