1993 Campeonato Gaúcho Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Gaúcho
Season:	1993
Winners:	Grêmio
Relegated:	Dínamo Ta-Guá
Continentalcup1:	Copa do Brasil
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Grêmio Internacional
League Topscorer:	Mauro (Grêmio Santanense) – 19 goals
Biggest Home Win:	Grêmio 7-0 Esportivo (May 18, 1993) Internacional 8-1 Grêmio Santanense (May 23, 1993)
Biggest Away Win:	Ta-Guá 0-4 Caxias (March 28, 1993) Ta-Guá 0-4 Guarany de Cruz Alta (April 4, 1993)
Highest Scoring:	Internacional 8-1 Grêmio Santanense (May 23, 1993)
Matches:	335
Total Goals:	709
Prevseason:	1992
Nextseason:	1994

The 73rd season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on February 27, 1993 and ended on July 21, 1993. Twenty-four teams participated. Grêmio won their 29th title. Dínamo and Ta-Guá were relegated.^{[1] [2]}

System

The championship would have three stages:

• First phase: Grêmio and Internacional earned a bye directly to the Second phase. The remaining twenty-two teams played each other in a single round-robin system. The fourteen best teams qualified to the Second phase, while the bottom two teams would be relegated.
• Second phase: The sixteen remaining teams were divided into four 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 Final octogonal.
• Final octogonal: The remaining eight teams played each other in a double round-robin system, with the team with the most points winning the title.

Championship

Second phase

Group D

Final octogonal

Notes and References

1. Web site: RSSSF – Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1993. August 24, 2019.
2. Web site: Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1993. August 24, 2019.