The 2015 Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF (2015 FGF First Division Professional Football Championship), better known as the 2015 Campeonato Gaúcho or Gaúcho, was the 95th edition of the

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football league of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The season began on 31 January and ended on 3 May, with the second leg of final. The 16 clubs contested in the

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchã ...

(Championship A1 Series).

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successfully defended its

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title. In the 2015 season finals, the two top ranked clubs in the

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( Grêmio and

) qualified, reissuing the

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in the championship decision. In the opening match of the finals, the game ended in a 0–0 draw at Arena do Grêmio. Along with the two finalists,

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also qualified for the next season

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. Ypiranga-RS qualified for the

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at this season, for being the best placed team without national division. Meanwhile, Caxias, União Frederiquense and Avenida were the three bottom ranked teams and were relegated for the 2016 season to the

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. Michel easily won the scoring title with 11 goals

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failed to qualify for the

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. The

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Carlão, of Ypiranga-RS, led the championship with 9 clean sheets, while Marcelo Grohe, of Grêmio, finished with 8.

Format

The sixteen participating clubs plays each other in a single round. The top eight teams qualified to the play-offs. The bottom three teams in the overall standings were relegated.

Clubs

The following 16 clubs contested in the 2015 Campeonato Gaúcho.

First stage

Standings

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals

Standings

Matches

Semi-finals

Standings

Matches

Finals

Standings

Matches

Overall table

Unlike 2014, the overall table considers the matches played during all stages and the first criterion for the position is stage. In order to reduce the number of participants from 16 to 12 (14 in 2016) three teams that would be relegated to play Série A2 in 2016 and only one team would be promoted to the first division. The best placed team not playing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A ( Grêmio and

), Série B or Série C ( Brasil (PE), Caxias and Juventude) and the 2014 Super Copa Gaúcha champions Lajeadense will be "promoted" to Série D. The best three teams will qualify for

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Records and statistics

Goalscorers

This is the list of goalscorers in the 2015 Campeonato Gaúcho. Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition.

References

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