# 2003 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 83rd season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on February 1, 2003 and ended on July 3, 2003. Eighteen teams participated. Holders Internacional beat 15 de Novembro in the finals, winning their 35th title. São Luiz and Palmeirense were relegated.

## Participating teams

| Club | Home location | Previous season |
| 15 de Novembro | Campo Bom | 2nd |
| Caxias | Caxias do Sul | 9th |
| Esportivo | Bento Gonçalves | 8th |
| Glória | Vacaria | 2nd (Second level) |
| Grêmio | Porto Alegre | 4th |
| Guarani | Venâncio Aires | 6th |
| Internacional | Porto Alegre | 1st |
| Juventude | Caxias do Sul | 3rd |
| Palmeirense | Palmeira das Missões | 16th |
| Passo Fundo | Passo Fundo | 13th |
| Pelotas | Pelotas | 5th |
| São Gabriel | São Gabriel | 7th |
| São José | Cachoeira do Sul | 1st (Second level) |
| São José | Porto Alegre | 12th |
| São Luiz | Ijuí | 11th |
| Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz do Sul | 14th |
| Santo Ângelo | Santo Ângelo | 10th |
| Veranópolis | Veranópolis | 15th |

## System

The championship would have four stages:
* Group A: The four teams in the Série A and Série B (Internacional, Grêmio, Caxias and Juventude) played each other in a double round-robin system; the two best teams qualified into the Semifinals.
* Group B: The fourteen teams that didn't participate in the Série A or Série B played against each other in a double round-robin system. After 26 rounds, the two best teams qualified to the Semifinals and the bottom two teams were relegated.
* Semifinals: The four remaining teams played in a two matches to define the teams that would qualify to the Finals. In case of ties, group leaders would advance.
* Finals: Semifinals winners played in two matches to define the Champions. The team with best overall record played the second leg at home.

## Championship
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 11 | Qualified |
| 2 | Juventude | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 | Qualified |
| 3 | Caxias | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Grêmio | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 2 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | 15 de Novembro | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 45 | Qualified |
| 2 | São Gabriel | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 44 | Qualified |
| 3 | Santa Cruz | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 42 | |
| 4 | Glória | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 42 | |
| 5 | São José de Cachoeira do Sul | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 40 | |
| 6 | Guarani de Venâncio Aires | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 40 | |
| 7 | Santo Ângelo | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 40 | |
| 8 | Esportivo | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 38 | |
| 9 | São José de Porto Alegre | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 35 | |
| 10 | Pelotas | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 34 | |
| 11 | Passo Fundo | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 33 | |
| 12 | Veranópolis | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 32 | |
| 13 | Palmeirense | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 52 | −27 | 21 | Relegated |
| 14 | São Luiz | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 18 | Relegated |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Juventude | 2–2 | 15 de Novembro | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| São Gabriel | 1–5 | Internacional | 0–1 | 1–4 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| 15 de Novembro | 0–3 | Internacional | 0–2 | 0–1 |