1984 Campeonato Gaúcho Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Gaúcho
Season:	1984
Winners:	Internacional
Relegated:	Grêmio Bagé São Paulo
Continentalcup1:	Taça de Ouro
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Brasil de Pelotas Grêmio Internacional
Continentalcup2:	Taça de Prata
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	Novo Hamburgo
League Topscorer:	Ademir Alcântara (Pelotas) – 21 goals
Biggest Home Win:	Internacional 4-0 Caxias (November 4, 1984) Grêmio 4-0 Novo Hamburgo (November 11, 1984) Internacional 4-0 Pelotas (November 14, 1984)
Biggest Away Win:	São Paulo 0-4 Grêmio (September 16, 1984)
Highest Scoring:	São Paulo 3-3 Santa Cruz (May 27, 1984)
Matches:	344
Total Goals:	601
Prevseason:	1983
Nextseason:	1985

The 64th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on April 22, 1984 and ended in December 13, 1984. Fourteen teams participated. Internacional won their 29th title. Grêmio Bagé and São Paulo were relegated.^[1] ^[2]

System

The championship would have three stages.:^[3]

Copa ACEG: All the teams in the championship except Grêmio and Internacional played each other in a double round-robin system. The team with the most points won a direct berth and one bonus point to the Final phase.
First phase: The fourteen clubs played each other in a double round-robin system. The winners of each round qualified to the Final phase and earned one bonus point. The other remaining berths in the Final phase were filled by the teams with the best season record, with the two best teams from the hinterland earning one bonus point to it as well. The two teams with the fewest points were relegated.
Final phase: The six remaining teams played each other in a double round-robin system; the team with the most points won the title.

Web site: Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1984. RSSSFBrasil.com. September 5, 2019.
Web site: Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1984. Futebolnacional.com.br. September 5, 2019.
Web site: Copa ACEG 1984. Futebolnacional.com.br. September 5, 2019.