title: 2018 Campeonato Gaúcho
text: # 2018 Campeonato Gaúcho
  
  The 2018 Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF (2018 FGF First Division Professional Football Championship), better known as the 2015 Campeonato Gaúcho or Gaúcho, was the 97th edition of the top flight football league of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The season began in January and ended in April.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  | Club | Home city |
  | - | - |
  | Avenida | Santa Cruz do Sul |
  | Brasil de Pelotas | Pelotas |
  | Caxias | Caxias do Sul |
  | Cruzeiro | Porto Alegre |
  | Grêmio | Porto Alegre |
  | Internacional | Porto Alegre |
  | Juventude | Caxias do Sul |
  | Novo Hamburgo | Novo Hamburgo |
  | São José-PA | Porto Alegre |
  | São Luiz | Ijuí |
  | São Paulo | Rio Grande |
  | Veranópolis | Veranópolis |
  
  ## Table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Brasil de Pelotas | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 21 | Advance to Play-offs |
  | 2 | Caxias | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 20 | Advance to Play-offs |
  | 3 | Internacional | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 18 | Advance to Play-offs |
  | 4 | São José-PA | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 17 | Advance to Play-offs |
  | 5 | Veranópolis | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 17 | Advance to Play-offs |
  | 6 | Grêmio | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 16 | Advance to Play-offs |
  | 7 | Avenida | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 15 | Advance to Play-offs |
  | 8 | São Luiz | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 14 | Advance to Play-offs |
  | 9 | Juventude | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 13 | |
  | 10 | Novo Hamburgo | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 10 | |
  | 11 | Cruzeiro | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 9 | Relegation to 2019 Campeonato Gaúcho Série B |
  | 12 | São Paulo | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 6 | Relegation to 2019 Campeonato Gaúcho Série B |
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | São Luiz | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Brasil de Pelotas | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | Brasil de Pelotas | 1 | 2 | 3 | Brasil de Pelotas | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | São José-PA | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | Veranópolis | 1 | 0 | 1 | São José-PA | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | São José-PA | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | São José-PA | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | Brasil de Pelotas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | | | | | | | | Grêmio | 4 | 3 | 7 |
  | Avenida (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Grêmio | 4 | 3 | 7 |
  | Caxias | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | Caxias | 1 | 2 | 3 | Avenida | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | Grêmio | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
  | Grêmio | 3 | 0 | 3 | Grêmio | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
  | Internacional | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Goals
  
  | No. | Player | Club | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Michel | São Luiz | 8 |
  | 2 | Guilherme Queiróz | Juventude | 6 |
  | 3 | Éverton Alemão | São José-PA | 5 |
  | 4 | William Pottker | Internacional | 4 |
  | 4 | Luan | Grêmio | 4 |
  | 6 | Luiz Eduardo | Brasil de Pelotas | 3 |
  | 6 | Kayron | Cruzeiro | 3 |
  | 6 | João Paulo | Caxias | 3 |
  | 6 | Laércio | Caxias | 3 |
  
  ## Awards
  
  ### Team of the year
  
  | Pos. | Player | Club |
  | - | - | - |
  | GK | Matheus Cavichioli | Novo Hamburgo |
  | DF | John Lennon | Cruzeiro |
  | DF | Júlio Santos | Novo Hamburgo |
  | DF | Pedro Geromel | Grêmio |
  | DF | Sander | Cruzeiro |
  | MF | Rodrigo Dourado | Internacional |
  | MF | Jardel | Novo Hamburgo |
  | MF | Preto | Novo Hamburgo |
  | MF | Andrés D'Alessandro | Internacional |
  | FW | Miller Bolaños | Grêmio |
  | FW | Nico López | Internacional |
  