The 71st season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on August 11, 1991 and ended in December 15, 1991. Twenty teams participated. Internacional beat holders Grêmio in the finals and won their 30th title. No teams were relegated.
Participating teams
Club Stadium Home location Previous season Aimoré Cristo-Rei São Leopoldo Brasil Bento Freitas Pelotas Caxias Centenário Caxias do Sul Dínamo Carlos Denardin Santa Rosa Esportivo Montanha Bento Gonçalves Glória Altos da Glória Vacaria Grêmio Olímpico Porto Alegre Guarani Edmundo Feix Venâncio Aires Guarany Taba Índia Cruz Alta Internacional Beira-Rio Porto Alegre Juventude Alfredo Jaconi Caxias do Sul Lajeadense Florestal Lajeado Novo Hamburgo Santa Rosa Novo Hamburgo Passo Fundo Vermelhão da Serra Passo Fundo Pelotas Boca do Lobo Pelotas São Luiz 19 de Outubro Ijuí São Paulo Aldo Dapuzzo Rio Grande Santa Cruz Plátanos Santa Cruz do Sul Ta-Guá Plácido Scussel Getúlio Vargas Ypiranga Colosso da Lagoa Erechim
System The championship would have three stages:
First phase: The twenty teams were divided into two groups of ten, and played each other in a single round-robin system. The two best teams in each group and the four best teams with the best record qualified to the Second phase. Second phase: The eight remaining teams were divided into two groups of four, in which each team played the teams of its own group in a double round-robin system. The best teams in each group qualified to the Finals. Finals: The group winners played each other in three matches to define the champions.
Championship First phase Group 1
Group 2
Second phase Group 1
Group 2
Finals
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