2009 Campeonato Gaúcho
| Season | 2009 |
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| Champions | Internacional |
| Relegated | Sapucaiense and Brasil |
| Top goalscorer | Taison (Internacional), 15 goals |
| Biggest home win | Internacional 8–1 Caxias (Taça Fábio Koff Final, April 19) |
| Biggest away win | Brasil 0–7 Internacional (Taça Fábio Koff First Stage, March 10) |
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The 89th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on January 20 and ended on April 19. Repeating the 2008 final score, Internacional clinched their 39th title – second consecutive – after beating Caxias 8–1 in the Taça Fábio Koff final. As Internacional had already won Taça Fernando Carvalho, beating city rivals Grêmio 2–1 in the final, Campeonato Gaúcho finals were unnecessary.
The competition had 16 clubs divided into two groups. In the first part, called Taça Fernando Carvalho teams from one group played against teams from the other group. In the second part, called Taça Fábio Koff, clubs played inside their group. On both parts, top four teams from each group qualified to play-offs, when every round was decided in a single game. Winners of each part were supposed to play finals, but as Internacional won both, they were declared champions without it.
The 16 clubs will be divided into two groups.
Group 1: Internacional, Juventude, Avenida, Esportivo, Veranópolis, Brasil and Internacional (SM);
Group 2: Grêmio, Caxias, Santa Cruz, Ypiranga, Ulbra, Sapucaiense, São José and São Luiz.
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