The 1919 Campeonato Gaúcho was the first season of Rio Grande do Sul's top association football league. Brasil de Pelotas won the title for the first time.[1][2][3]
Format
The championship was originally going to be contested by the four regional champions in a single round-robin system, with the team with the most points winning the title. The two teams that were able to compete played a single match in order to determine state champions.
Qualified teams
| Club | Location | Qualification method |
|---|---|---|
| Brasil de Pelotas | Pelotas | Champions of the Second Region and the 1919 Pelotas City Championship |
| Grêmio | Porto Alegre | Champions of the First Region and the 1919 Porto Alegre City Championship |
Originally, Nacional from São Leopoldo, Guarany from Bagé, 14 de Julho from Santana do Livramento, Uruguaiana from Uruguaiana and an unknown team from Cruz Alta would compete. However, these teams could not register their players in time.
Championship
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brasil de Pelotas (C) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 2 |
| 2 | Grêmio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Grêmio | 1–5 | Brasil de Pelotas |
|---|---|---|
Máximo Laviaguerre  28' |
A |
Notes
- A.^ Fonts differ about who scored Brasil de Pelota's goals. RSSSF Brasil cites two goals by Proença and three by Ignácio. Both Diário de Viamão and Futebol Nacional cites three goals by Proença at 11' or 12', 49' and 71' and a goal by Alvariza at 51', differing on the scorer of the second goal, where the former cites Farias at 18' and the latter cites Correa at 19'.
References
- ^ "1919 Campeonato Gaúcho". RSSSFBrasil.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "1919 Campeonato Gaúcho". Futebolnacional.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Crônica de Grêmio x Brasil, final do Gauchão... em 1919". diariodeviamao.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2018-12-28. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
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