2014 Grêmio F.B.P.A. season
The 2014 season was Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense's 111th season in existence and the club's 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football. Grêmio signed Enderson Moreira as the new manager, who left his position at Goiás to join the club. Season summary. Grêmio started the season using a top squad of its academy, the under-20s team, at the beginning of the Campeonato Gaúcho, because the first team squad had extended its pre-season due to participation in the 2014 Copa Libertadores. Despite starting with the under-20s, Grêmio came with confidence  to the final of the Campeonato Gaúcho. However, they were defeated 6–2 on aggregate to their biggest rival, Internacional, as a result of their weakened squad due to players missing that were competing simultaneously in the Copa Libertadores. In the Copa Libertadores, Grêmio qualified for the round of 16 with the second best overall record amongst all 32 teams, although they still finished second in the second phase of the perceived "group of death". In the last 16 the club's opponents were San Lorenzo, and, with injuries to three of their main players (Luan, Wendell and Rhodolfo), Grêmio was  eliminated in a penalty shoot-out. On 20 April, Grêmio debuted in the 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A against Atlético Paranaense, finishing with a 1–1 draw. In this game and the next, the club could not use its major players, as they were still prioritizing the Libertadores. Before the season stopped for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, in the ninth fixture, Grêmio had 15 points from 27 available, and were in 6th place in the table. During the break, the club strengthened by bringing in four new players for the return sequence of the season, with the main names being  Giuliano and Fernandinho. On 16 July, the season resumed with Grêmio drawing 0–0 against Goiás. On 27 July, following a 2–3 home loss to Coritiba, the Grêmio board of directors decided to part ways with head coach Moreira. Following this, the under-20 team head coach André Jardine was promoted to caretaker until a new head coach was hired. Two days later, Grêmio announced Luiz Felipe Scolari, who had managed the Brazil national team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, as new head coach. He made his coaching debut for the club against rivals Internacional in the fourteenth fixture of the  Série A, which ended in a 0–2 away loss. In the Copa do Brasil, Grêmio played against Santos in the round of 16. On 28 August in the first leg, Grêmio was defeated 2–0 at home. In this match, there was an incident of racism by a small group of Grêmio supporters against Santos goalkeeper Aranha, which resulted in the deduction of three points in the league for Grêmio, the suspension of the second leg, and, with that, the qualification of Santos to the next round. Grêmio was also fined €18,000. Club. Kit. Supplier: Topper Sponsor(s): Banrisul / TIM / Unimed  / Tramontina This is the last season in which Topper supplies kits for Grêmio, after three years of partnership. For this year, the home kit follows the traditional "tricolor" design with blue, black and white stripes, this time with blue collars and black accents on the sleeves, inspired by the kit used in 1928. In away kit remained white in focus, however, with a detail in blue and white chest differentiating recent shirts. In 2014 it was not released the third kit. A new feature was presented in training kits, with yellow gaining ground with the traditional blue, in homage to  Brazil, which hosts in the second time of the history the FIFA World Cup. Other colors can not be used beyond the three traditional in the match kits. Squad information. Starting XI. 4–3–3 Formation <div> Transfers and loans. Overall transfer activity. Spending Transfer: €12,780,000 Loan: €495,000 Total: €13,275,000 Income Transfer: €17,650,000 Loan: €0 Total: €17,650,000 Expenditure Transfer: €4,870,000 Loan: €495,000 Total: €4,375,000 Statistics. Goalscorers. The list include all goals in competitive matches. Overview. Last updated: 7 December 2014.