# 1978 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 58th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on July 30, 1978, and ended on December 17, 1978. Twenty teams participated. Internacional won their 25th title. Associação Santa Cruz and Santo Ângelo were relegated.

## Participating teams

| Club | Stadium | Home location | Previous season |
| 14 de Julho | Vermelhão da Serra | Passo Fundo | 15th |
| Associação Santa Cruz | Plátanos | Santa Cruz do Sul | 6th |
| Atlético de Carazinho | Paulo Coutinho | Carazinho | 14th |
| Brasil | Bento Freitas | Pelotas | 8th |
| Cruzeiro | Estrelão | Porto Alegre | 10th |
| Caxias | Centenário | Caxias do Sul | 4th |
| Esportivo | Montanha | Bento Gonçalves | 5th |
| Estrela | Walter Jobim | Estrela | 2nd (Second level) |
| Farroupilha | Nicolau Fico | Pelotas | 4th (Second level) |
| Gaúcho | Wolmar Salton | Passo Fundo | 1st (Second level) |
| Grêmio | Pedra Moura | Bagé | 12th |
| Grêmio | Olímpico | Porto Alegre | 1st |
| Guarany | Estrela D'Alva | Bagé | 16th |
| Internacional | Beira-Rio | Porto Alegre | 2nd |
| Internacional | Presidente Vargas | Santa Maria | 11th |
| Juventude | Alfredo Jaconi | Caxias do Sul | 3rd |
| Novo Hamburgo | Santa Rosa | Novo Hamburgo | 9th |
| Pelotas | Boca do Lobo | Pelotas | 7th |
| São Borja | Vicente Goulart | São Borja | 17th |
| São Paulo | Aldo Dapuzzo | Rio Grande | 3rd (Second level) |
| Santo Ângelo | Zona Norte | Santo Ângelo | 19th |

## System

The championship would have four stages.:
* First phase: The twenty clubs would be divided into four groups of five teams. The teams of the group A would play against the teams from group B twice, and the teams of group C would play twice against the teams of Group D. The top teams of each group would then play the semifinals in a two-legged knockout round. the winners of the semifinals qualified to the Final phase, and later, the Semifinals winners would play the Finals, the winner of which earned an extra point to the Final phase.
* Second phase: On the same groups as the previous phase, the teams of the group A would play against the teams from group C twice, and the teams of group B would play twice against the teams of Group D. The top teams of each group would then play the semifinals in a two-legged knockout round. the winners of the semifinals qualified to the Final phase, and later, the Semifinals winners would play the Finals, the winner of which earned an extra point to the Final phase.
* Torneio da Morte: The bottom-placed team counting First and second stages would be relegated; Two teams among the eliminated would play against each other three times to define the other team that would be relegated into the Second level.
* Final phase (Copa 60 Anos FGF): The six remaining teams (four qualified through the championship and two through the Taça Presidente Rubens Freire Hoffmeister) played each other in a double round-robin system; the team with the most points won the title.

## Taça Presidente Rubens Freire Hoffmeister

The Taça Presidente Rubens Freire Hoffmeister would be played in the first semester by the 15 teams that were slated to play in the championship aside of those that participated in the Campeonato Brasileiro at the time.
In the first stage, The 15 teams would be divided into four groups. All qualified to the second phase, with the two best teams in each group qualifying to Group E and the others qualifying to Group F. In the second phase, each team played twice against the teams of their own group. The four best teams of Group E and the two best teams of Group F qualified to the Final phase, which would also be disputed in a double round-robin format, with the two bet teams qualifying to the Final phase of the Campeonato Gaúcho.

### First phase
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Novo Hamburgo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Group E |
| 2 | Atlético de Carazinho | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Group E |
| 3 | São Borja | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | Group F |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Esportivo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 | Group E |
| 2 | Estrela | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 | Group E |
| 3 | Guarany de Bagé | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | Group F |
| 4 | 14 de Julho | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | Group F |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Associação Santa Cruz | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 8 | Group E |
| 2 | Pelotas | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | Group E |
| 3 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | Group F |
| 4 | Santo Ângelo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 4 | Group F |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | São Paulo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | Group E |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | Group E |
| 3 | Gaúcho | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | Group F |
| 4 | Grêmio Bagé | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | Group F |

### Second phase
#### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Novo Hamburgo | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 18 | Final phase |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 16 | Final phase |
| 3 | Atlético de Carazinho | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 16 | Withdrew |
| 4 | Pelotas | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 16 | Final phase |
| 5 | Esportivo | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 15 | Final phase |
| 6 | Estrela | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 12 | |
| 7 | Associação Santa Cruz | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 11 | |
| 8 | São Paulo | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 8 | |

#### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | São Borja | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 15 | Final phase |
| 2 | Grêmio Bagé | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 15 | Final phase |
| 3 | Santo Ângelo | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 14 | |
| 4 | 14 de Julho | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 13 | |
| 5 | Gaúcho | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 10 | |
| 6 | Guarany de Bagé | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 10 | |
| 7 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 7 | |

### Final phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Esportivo | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 14 | Playoffs;Qualified to Copa 60 Anos FGF |
| 2 | Novo Hamburgo | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 14 | Playoffs;Qualified to Copa 60 Anos FGF |
| 3 | Pelotas | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | |
| 4 | São Borja | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 9 | |
| 5 | Cruzeiro | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 8 | |
| 6 | Grêmio Bagé | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 | |

#### Playoffs
## Championship
### First phase
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Grêmio | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 17 | Qualified |
| 2 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 10 | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 9 | |
| 4 | Guarany de Bagé | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 8 | |
| 5 | Novo Hamburgo | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 17 | Qualified |
| 2 | Estrela | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | |
| 3 | Grêmio Bagé | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Farroupilha | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 6 | |
| 5 | Associação Santa Cruz | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 5 | |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Juventude | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 14 | Qualified |
| 2 | Gaúcho | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 12 | |
| 3 | Brasil de Pelotas | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | |
| 4 | Cruzeiro | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | |
| 5 | São Borja | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 10 | |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Esportivo | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 13 | Qualified |
| 2 | Caxias | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | |
| 3 | Pelotas | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 | |
| 4 | 14 de Julho | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 6 | |
| 5 | Santo Ângelo | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 31 | −29 | 1 | |

#### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Juventude | 1–1 | Esportivo | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Internacional | 3–2 | Grêmio | 2–2 | 1–0 |

#### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Internacional | 3–0 | Esportivo | 2–0 | 1–0 |

### Second phase
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Grêmio | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 15 | Qualified |
| 2 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 | |
| 3 | Guarany de Bagé | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 7 | |
| 5 | Novo Hamburgo | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 7 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 17 | Qualified |
| 2 | Estrela | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | |
| 3 | Farroupilha | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 11 | |
| 4 | Associação Santa Cruz | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | |
| 5 | Grêmio Bagé | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 5 | |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Juventude | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 13 | Qualified |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 10 | |
| 3 | Gaúcho | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | |
| 4 | São Borja | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 9 | |
| 5 | Brasil de Pelotas | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Caxias | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 16 | Qualified |
| 2 | Pelotas | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 12 | |
| 3 | 14 de Julho | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | |
| 4 | Esportivo | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 4 | |
| 5 | Santo Ângelo | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 4 | |

#### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Caxias | 2–5 | Grêmio | 2–0 | 0–5 |
| Internacional | 5–2 | Juventude | 3–0 | 2–2 |

#### Finals

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

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 12 | +38 | 34 | Qualified through Championship |
| 2 | Grêmio | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 10 | +39 | 32 | Qualified through Championship |
| 3 | Caxias | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 28 | Qualified through Championship |
| 4 | Juventude | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 27 | Qualified through Championship |
| 5 | Estrela | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 24 | |
| 6 | Gaúcho | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 22 | |
| 7 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | Cruzeiro | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 21 | Torneio da Morte |
| 9 | Pelotas | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
| 10 | Brasil de Pelotas | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 20 | |
| 11 | São Borja | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 19 | |
| 12 | Esportivo | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 17 | Qualified through Taça Rubens Hoffmeister |
| 13 | Farroupilha | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 17 | |
| 14 | 14 de Julho | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 17 | |
| 15 | Guarany de Bagé | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 17 | |
| 16 | São Paulo | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 16 | |
| 17 | Grêmio Bagé | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 15 | |
| 18 | Novo Hamburgo | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 14 | Qualified through Taça Rubens Hoffmeister |
| 19 | Associação Santa Cruz | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 12 | Torneio da Morte |
| 20 | Santo Ângelo | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 56 | −47 | 5 | Relegated |

#### Torneio da Morte

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Associação Santa Cruz | 0–1 | Cruzeiro | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0-1 |

### Copa 60 Anos FGF

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Grêmio | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 16 | Playoffs;1979 Taça de Ouro |
| 2 | Internacional | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 16 | Playoffs;1979 Taça de Ouro |
| 3 | Caxias | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1979 Taça de Ouro |
| 4 | Esportivo | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 8 | |
| 5 | Juventude | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 | 1979 Taça de Ouro |
| 6 | Novo Hamburgo | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 5 | 1979 Taça de Ouro |