2015 Campeonato Gaúcho


The 2015 Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF, better known as the 2015 Campeonato Gaúcho, was the 95th season of Rio Grande do Sul's top-flight football league. The season began on 31 January and ended on 3 May with the second leg of final. In this year, 16 clubs of the state participate in the Campeonato Gaúcho. Internacional enters in the league defending the title won in 2014.
This season, the top two clubs in the state, Grêmio and Internacional, have qualified for the finals, reissuing the Grenal in the championship decision. In the first match of the final, the game ended in a 0–0 draw at Arena do Grêmio. Along with the two finalists, Brasil also qualified for the next season Copa do Brasil. Ypiranga-RS qualified for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D at this season, for being the best placed team without national division. Meanwhile, Caxias, União Frederiquense and Avenida were the bottom three teams and were relegated to the Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2 for 2016 season.
Michel easily won the scoring title with 11 goals, even with the Passo Fundo failing to qualify for the knockout phase. The goalkeeper Carlão, of Ypiranga-RS, led the championship with 9 clean sheets, while Marcelo Grohe, of Grêmio, finished with 8.

Format

The sixteen participating clubs plays each other in a single round. The top eight teams qualified to the play-offs. The bottom three teams in the overall standings will be relegated.

Clubs

The following 16 clubs competed in the Campeonato Gaúcho during the 2015 season.
ClubCityStadiumCapacityPos. in 20141st seasonSeasonsTitlesLast title
AimoréSão LeopoldoCristo Rei10,00011th19616——
AvenidaSanta Cruz do SulEstádio dos Eucaliptos3,6002nd 197110——
Brasil PelotasBento Freitas18,0003rd19191611919
CaxiasCaxias do SulCentenário30,8024th19615412000
Cruzeiro-RSCachoeirinhaAntônio Vieira Ramos8,0008th19292011929
GrêmioPorto AlegreArena do Grêmio55,6622nd191973362010
InternacionalPorto AlegreBeira-Rio50,1281st192771432014
JuventudeCaxias do SulAlfredo Jaconi23,7267th19255711998
LajeadenseLajeadoArena Alviazul7,00012th197518——
Novo HamburgoNovo HamburgoEstádio do Vale6,5006th193062——
Passo FundoPasso FundoVermelhão da Serra20,00013th198723——
São José-RSPorto AlegrePasso D'Areia8,00010th196131——
São Paulo-RSRio GrandeAldo Dapuzzo11,5009th19332811933
União FrederiquenseFrederico WestphalenVermelhão da Colina4,0003rd 20151——
VeranópolisVeranópolisAntônio David Farina4,0005th199422——
Ypiranga-RSErechimColosso da Lagoa30,0001st 196825——

First stage

Standings

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals

Standings

Matches

Semi-finals

Standings

Matches

Finals

Standings

Matches

Overall table

Unlike last year the overall table considers the matches played during all stages and the first criterion for the position is stage. In order to reduce the number of participants from 16 to 12 three teams that will be relegated to play Série A2 in 2016 and only one team will be promoted to the first division. The best placed team not playing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série B or Série C and the 2014 Super Copa Gaúcha champions Lajeadense will be "promoted" to Série D. The best three teams will qualify for 2016 Copa do Brasil.

Records and statistics

Goalscorers

This is the list of goalscorers in the 2015 Campeonato Gaúcho. Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 MichelPasso Fundo11
2 NenaBrasil 6
2 Ramon MachadoLajeadense6
2 Paulo BaierYpiranga-RS6
5 WesleyCruzeiro-RS5
5 AlexInternacional5
5 ValdíviaInternacional5
5 WallacerJuventude5
5 LeandrãoNovo Hamburgo5
10 Paulinho SimionatoAvenida4
10 Diogo OliveiraBrasil 4
10 GiulianoGrêmio4
10 LuanGrêmio4
10 RafinhaSão José-RS4