1971 Campeonato Gaúcho Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Gaúcho
Season:	1971
Winners:	Internacional
League Topscorer:	Laírton (Esportivo) - 23 goals
Biggest Home Win:	Flamengo 7-1 Riograndense (March 21, 1971) Internacional 6-0 São Paulo (May 12, 1971) Cruzeiro 6-0 Atlântico (June 6, 1971)
Biggest Away Win:	Atlântico 0-4 Avenida (March 7, 1971) Rio Grande 0-4 Novo Hamburgo (June 6, 1971)
Highest Scoring:	Grêmio 5-3 Aimoré (February 18, 1971) Flamengo 7-1 Riograndense (March 21, 1971)
Matches:	353
Total Goals:	817
Prevseason:	1970
Nextseason:	1972

The 51st season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on January 24, 1971, and ended on September 22, 1971. Twenty-five teams participated. Internacional won their 19th title. ^{[1] [2]}

System

The championship would have two stages.:

• Preliminary phase: Twenty-five clubs would be divided into two groups - one with thirteen teams and one with twelve. each team played the teams in its group and the other group once. The four best teams in each group qualified to the octagonal.
• Octagonal: The remaining eight teams would play each other in a double round-robin format. The team with the most points won the title.

Championship

Preliminary phase

Group B

Octagonal

Notes and References

1. Web site: Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1971. RSSSFBrasil.com. November 11, 2021.
2. Web site: Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1971. November 11, 2021.