# 1984 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 64th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on April 22, 1984 and ended in December 13, 1984. Fourteen teams participated. Internacional won their 29th title. Grêmio Bagé and São Paulo were relegated.

## Participating teams

| Club | Stadium | Home location | Previous season |
| Aimoré | Cristo-Rei | São Leopoldo | 12th |
| Brasil | Bento Freitas | Pelotas | 2nd |
| Caxias | Centenário | Caxias do Sul | 10th |
| Esportivo | Montanha | Bento Gonçalves | 6th |
| Grêmio | Pedra Moura | Bagé | 11th |
| Grêmio | Olímpico | Porto Alegre | 3rd |
| Internacional | Beira-Rio | Porto Alegre | 1st |
| Internacional | Presidente Vargas | Santa Maria | 9th |
| Juventude | Alfredo Jaconi | Caxias do Sul | 4th |
| Novo Hamburgo | Santa Rosa | Novo Hamburgo | 5th |
| Pelotas | Boca do Lobo | Pelotas | 1st (Second level) |
| São Borja | Vicente Goulart | São Borja | 8th |
| São Paulo | Aldo Dapuzzo | Rio Grande | 7th |
| Santa Cruz | Plátanos | Santa Cruz do Sul | 2nd (Second level) |

## System

The championship would have three stages.:
* Copa ACEG: All the teams in the championship except Grêmio and Internacional played each other in a double round-robin system. The team with the most points won a direct berth and one bonus point to the Final phase.
* First phase: The fourteen clubs played each other in a double round-robin system. The winners of each round qualified to the Final phase and earned one bonus point. The other remaining berths in the Final phase were filled by the teams with the best season record, with the two best teams from the hinterland earning one bonus point to it as well. The two teams with the fewest points were relegated.
* Final phase: The six remaining teams played each other in a double round-robin system; the team with the most points won the title.

## Championship
### Copa ACEG

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Novo Hamburgo | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 30 | Qualified to Final phase; One bonus point |
| 2 | Brasil de Pelotas | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 29 | |
| 3 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 26 | |
| 4 | Pelotas | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 24 | |
| 5 | Caxias | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 23 | |
| 6 | Aimoré | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 22 | |
| 7 | São Borja | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | Juventude | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 20 | |
| 9 | Esportivo | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 18 | |
| 10 | São Paulo | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 18 | |
| 11 | Santa Cruz | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 17 | |
| 12 | Grêmio Bagé | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 15 | |

### First phase
#### First round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 20 | Qualified to Final phase;One bonus point |
| 2 | Brasil de Pelotas | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 17 | |
| 3 | Grêmio | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 15 | |
| 4 | Juventude | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 15 | |
| 5 | Aimoré | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 15 | |
| 6 | Esportivo | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 15 | |
| 7 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 14 | |
| 8 | Caxias | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 12 | |
| 9 | Pelotas | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | |
| 10 | Santa Cruz | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 11 | |
| 11 | Grêmio Bagé | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 10 | |
| 12 | Novo Hamburgo | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 9 | |
| 13 | São Paulo | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 9 | |
| 14 | São Borja | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 8 | |

#### Second round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 21 | Qualified to Final phase; One bonus point |
| 2 | Pelotas | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 17 | |
| 3 | São Borja | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 17 | |
| 4 | Grêmio | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 16 | |
| 5 | Juventude | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 14 | |
| 6 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 14 | |
| 7 | Novo Hamburgo | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 14 | |
| 8 | Esportivo | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 13 | |
| 9 | Aimoré | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | |
| 10 | Brasil de Pelotas | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 12 | |
| 11 | Santa Cruz | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 11 | |
| 12 | Caxias | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 9 | |
| 13 | São Paulo | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 8 | |
| 14 | Grêmio Bagé | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 22 | −17 | 3 | |

#### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 9 | +29 | 41 | Qualified as stage winners |
| 2 | Grêmio | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 31 | Qualified with the best overall record |
| 3 | Brasil de Pelotas | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 29 | Qualified with the best overall record;one bonus point |
| 4 | Pelotas | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 29 | Qualified with the best overall record;one bonus point |
| 5 | Juventude | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 29 | Qualified with the best overall record |
| 6 | Esportivo | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 28 | |
| 7 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 28 | |
| 8 | Aimoré | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 28 | |
| 9 | São Borja | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 25 | |
| 10 | Novo Hamburgo | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 23 | Qualified as stage winners |
| 11 | Santa Cruz | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 22 | |
| 12 | Caxias | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 21 | |
| 13 | São Paulo | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 30 | −18 | 17 | Relegated |
| 14 | Grêmio Bagé | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 32 | −22 | 13 | Relegated |

### Final phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 15 | Champions;1985 Taça de Ouro |
| 2 | Grêmio | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 12 | 1985 Taça de Ouro |
| 3 | Brasil de Pelotas | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 12 | 1985 Taça de Ouro |
| 4 | Novo Hamburgo | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 11 | 1985 Taça de Prata |
| 5 | Juventude | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | |
| 6 | Pelotas | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 7 | |