1996 Campeonato Gaúcho
The 76th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on February 2, 1996 and ended on June 30, 1996. Twenty-eight teams participated. Holders Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, Grêmio beat Esporte Clube Juventude, Juventude in the finals and won their 31st title. Grêmio Esportivo Pratense, Pratense and Sport Club Rio Grande, Rio Grande were relegated. Participating teams System The championship would have five stages: * Division A: The 14 clubs were divided into two groups of seven. In the first round, teams from one group play against teams from the other group once. In the second round, the teams from each group played in single round-robin format against the others in their group. The four group winners, plus the two teams with the most points in the sum of the rounds qualified to the Second phase, while the two teams with the fewest points in the sum of the rounds would dispute the Division B in 1997. * Division B: The twelve teams that had qualified to Division B in ...
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Campeonato Gaúcho
The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight professional State football leagues in Brazil, state football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is run by the Federação Gaúcha de Futebol, Rio Grande do Sul Football Federation (FGF). The Grenal, rivalry of two of the better-known Brazilian teams (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, Grêmio and Sport Club Internacional, Internacional) have a significant impact in the history of the tournament. Since 1940, the Grenal duo did not win the title on just four occasions: the defunct Grêmio Esportivo Renner, Renner was champion in 1954, Esporte Clube Juventude, Juventude almost 44 years later in 1998, Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul, Caxias, in 2000, under Tite (football manager), Tite's command, ...
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