1999 Campeonato Gaúcho

Campeonato Gaúcho
Season	1999
Champions	Grêmio
Relegated	15 de Novembro; Brasil de Pelotas; Brasil de Farroupilha; Esportivo; Glória; Grêmio Bagé; Grêmio Santanense; Lajeadense; Novo Hamburgo; Palmeirense; Rio Grande; São José-CS; São Paulo; Taquariense; Torrense; Ypiranga de Erechim
Copa do Brasil	Grêmio; Internacional; Juventude; Caxias
Série C	Brasil de Pelotas
Copa Sul-Minas	Internacional; Grêmio; Juventude
Matches played	226
Goals scored	578 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ronaldinho Gaúcho (Grêmio) – 15 goals
Biggest home win	Grêmio 8-0 Lajeadense (April 14, 1999)
Biggest away win	Passo Fundo 0-3 Internacional (March 26, 1999); Novo Hamburgo 0-3 Grêmio Bagé (April 18, 1999); São Paulo 2-5 Rio Grande (April 21, 1999); Brasil de Pelotas 0-3 Passo Fundo (May 2, 1999)
Highest scoring	Grêmio 8-0 Lajeadense (April 14, 1999)
Longest unbeaten run	São José – 13 matches
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The 79th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on March 7, 1999 and ended on June 20, 1999. Thirty teams participated. Grêmio beat Internacional in the finals and won their 32nd title. Sixteen teams were relegated.^[1]^[2]

Participating teams

Club	Home location	Previous season
15 de Novembro	Campo Bom	22nd
Avenida	Santa Cruz do Sul	2nd (Second level)
Brasil	Pelotas	8th
Brasil	Farroupilha	16th
Caxias	Caxias do Sul	18th
Esportivo	Bento Gonçalves	10th
Glória	Vacaria	8th
Grêmio	Bagé	4th (Second level)
Grêmio	Porto Alegre	5th
Grêmio	Santana do Livramento	15th
Guarani	Venâncio Aires	19th
Internacional	Porto Alegre	2nd
Internacional	Santa Maria	14th
Juventude	Caxias do Sul	1st
Lajeadense	Lajeado	13th
Novo Hamburgo	Novo Hamburgo	21st
Palmeirense	Palmeira das Missões	25th
Passo Fundo	Passo Fundo	23rd
Pelotas	Pelotas	17th
Rio Grande	Rio Grande	3rd (Second level)
São José	Cachoeira do Sul	24th
São José	Porto Alegre	9th
São Luiz	Ijuí	7th
São Paulo	Rio Grande	20th
Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz do Sul	6th
Santo Ângelo	Santo Ângelo	12th
Taquariense	Taquari	26th
Torrense	Torres	1st (Second level)
Veranópolis	Veranópolis	3rd
Ypiranga	Erechim	11th

System

The championship would have seven stages:^[2]^[1]

Division A: The eighteen teams that had qualified to Division A in the previous year were divided into three groups of six, in which each team played the teams of its own group in a double round-robin system. The four best teams in each group qualified to the Second phase, while the bottom two teams went to the Repechage. Caxias and Santo Ângelo, due to their performance in the 1998 Copa Ênio Andrade, were automatically qualified regardless of placing and earned an extra point in the Second phase.
Division B: The eight teams that had qualified to Division B in the previous year joined the four teams that had been promoted from the Second level, and were divided into two groups of six, in which each team played the teams of its own group in a double round-robin system. the best team in each group qualified to the Repechage, while the others were relegated to the Second level of that same year.
Second phase: The twelve remaining teams were divided into three groups of four, in which each team played the teams of its own group in a double round-robin system. The two best teams in each group qualified to the Quarterfinals.
Repechage: The eight teams that had qualified to the repechage were divided into two groups of four, in which each team played the teams of its own group in a double round-robin system. The best team in each group qualified to the Quarterfinals. The six eliminated teams would also be relegated to the Second level.
Quarterfinals: The eight remaining teams would play in two-legged knockout ties, with the winners going to the Semifinals.
Semifinals: The semifinals would be played in an up-to-three matches series, with a team advancing after getting at least five points.
Finals: Would be disputed in the same format as the Semifinals, with the winner being declared champions.

Championship

Division A

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Veranópolis	10	6	2	2	22	15	+7	20	Qualified
2	Juventude	10	5	1	4	13	10	+3	16
3	Santo Ângelo	10	4	2	4	11	12	−1	14
4	Santa Cruz	10	4	1	5	13	13	0	13
5	Ypiranga de Erechim	10	4	1	5	10	13	−3	13	Repechage
6	15 de Novembro	10	2	3	5	9	15	−6	9	Repechage

Updated to match(es) played on May 2, 1999. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Internacional	10	7	3	0	15	3	+12	24	Qualified
2	Caxias	10	6	2	2	12	5	+7	20
3	São Luiz	10	5	1	4	9	6	+3	16
4	Passo Fundo	10	4	1	5	11	11	0	13
5	Brasil de Farroupilha	10	2	1	7	9	15	−6	7	Repechage
6	Brasil de Pelotas	10	2	0	8	3	19	−16	6	Repechage

Updated to match(es) played on May 2, 1999. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Grêmio	10	9	0	1	24	7	+17	27	Qualified
2	Internacional de Santa Maria	10	4	4	2	14	11	+3	16
3	Pelotas	10	3	3	4	14	15	−1	12
4	Guarani de Venâncio Aires	10	2	4	4	10	15	−5	10
5	Esportivo	10	2	3	5	8	9	−1	9	Repechage
6	Lajeadense	10	2	2	6	9	23	−14	8	Repechage

Updated to match(es) played on May 2, 1999. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Division B

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Avenida	10	6	3	1	12	5	+7	21	Repechage
2	Grêmio Bagé	10	5	5	0	20	7	+13	20	Relegated
3	Palmeirense	10	3	3	4	15	13	+2	12
4	Taquariense	10	3	3	4	19	20	−1	12
5	Glória	10	2	2	6	10	16	−6	8
6	Novo Hamburgo	10	2	2	6	8	23	−15	8

Updated to match(es) played on May 3, 1999. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	São José de Porto Alegre	10	7	2	1	20	7	+13	23	Repechage
2	São José de Cachoeira do Sul	10	7	1	2	22	11	+11	22	Relegated
3	Rio Grande	10	3	3	4	13	15	−2	12
4	São Paulo	10	3	2	5	12	15	−3	11
5	Torrense	10	3	2	5	9	18	−9	11
6	Grêmio Santanense	10	1	2	7	9	19	−10	5

Updated to match(es) played on May 2, 1999. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.