2011 Copa FGF
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2011 Copa FGF also known as Copa Dra Laci Ughini 2011, is the 8th edition of Copa FGF
Copa FGF
The Copa FGF , is a cup competition organized by the Rio Grande do Sul state football federation for clubs that are in the first and second divisions of the Campeonato Gaúcho. It is held in the second half of the year and usually clubs participating in the higher levels of the Campeonato Brasileiro...

. 22 team participated in the tournament.

The winner would be qualified for 2011 Recopa Sul-Brasileira and 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
In 2012, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth division of the Brazilian League, will be contested for the fourth time in history.It will be contested by 40 clubs, four of which will eventually qualify to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C to be contested in 2012.-Participating teams:Notes:...

. Moreover, if 2012 Campeonato Gaúcho winner and runner-up were Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...

 and Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...

 (GRE–NAL), the runner-up of the cup would be allocated 1 of the 3 spot of the state to 2013 Copa do Brasil, otherwise the champion, runner-up and the third place of the league would be qualified to the cup.If a berth for 2013 Copa do Brasil is vacant because one of the top 3 of 2012 Campeonato Gaúcho will be qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores
2013 Copa Libertadores
The 2013 Copa Libertadores de América will be the 54th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament...

 the runner-up will also qualify.

Format

The clubs were divided into three groups according to their location (Metropolitan, Border and Mountain), and would be play a double round-robin
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...

 in each group. The best five teams in each group and the best 6th-placed team of group 1 advance to the knockout stage. The application to the competition was opened on 20 June and eventually 22 teams applied.

Campeonato Gaúcho

Club Home city Position in 2010
Caxias
Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul
Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul, also known as Caxias, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Together with Juventude, it is one of the biggest teams of Rio Grande do Sul state, losing only the Internacional and Grêmio.-History:Caxias was founded on April...

 
Caxias do Sul
Caxias do Sul
Caxias do Sul is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil, situated in the state's mountainous Serra Gaúcha region. Coordinates: 29°10′0″ S, 51°11′0″ W....

 
Cruzeiro (RS)
Esporte Clube Cruzeiro
Esporte Clube Cruzeiro, also known as Cruzeiro , is a Brazilian football club based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state. They won the Campeonato Gaúcho once.-History:The club was founded on July 14, 1913...

 
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...

 
Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...

 
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...

 
Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...

 
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...

 
Juventude
Esporte Clube Juventude
Esporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Juventude's greatest rival is Caxias.-History:...

 
Caxias do Sul
Caxias do Sul
Caxias do Sul is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil, situated in the state's mountainous Serra Gaúcha region. Coordinates: 29°10′0″ S, 51°11′0″ W....

 
Lajeadense
Clube Esportivo Lajeadense
Clube Esportivo Lajeadense, commonly known as Lajeadense, is a Brazilian football club from Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul state.-History:The club was founded on April 4, 1911. They won the Campeonato Gaúcho Second Division in 1959 and in 1979....

 
Lajeado
Lajeado
Lajeado is an important city in Brazil's Taquari Valley, with about 80 thousand inhabitants. Some of the largest distributors of food and fuel of the state are found in Lajeado....

Novo Hamburgo
Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo
Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo, or Novo Hamburgo as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Novo Hamburgo in Rio Grande do Sul, founded on May 1, 1911.Home stadium is the Santa Rosa stadium. It has a maximum capacity of 13,000....

 
Novo Hamburgo
Novo Hamburgo
Novo Hamburgo is a city in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.Its population is 237,044 . The city covers an area of 217 square kilometers, and the average temperature is 19°C, a mild one for the region...

 
Pelotas
Esporte Clube Pelotas
Esporte Clube Pelotas, usually known simply as Pelotas, is a Brazilian football club in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. The club competed several times in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B and in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, and won the Campeonato Gaúcho in 1930...

 
Pelotas
Pelotas
Pelotas is a Brazilian city and municipality , the third most populous in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Pelotas is located 270 km from Porto Alegre, the capital city of the state, and 130 km from the Uruguayan border...

 
São José
Esporte Clube São José
Esporte Clube São José, usually known as São José de Porto Alegre or simply as São José-PA, is a traditional Brazilian football club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state.-History:...

 
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...

 

Segunda Divisão

  • 14 de Julho
    Esporte Clube 14 de Julho
    Esporte Clube 14 de Julho, commonly known as 14 de Julho, is a Brazilian football club based in Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul state.-History:...

     (Santana do Livramento
    Santana do Livramento
    Santana do Livramento is a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located along the border with the city of Rivera, Uruguay, which helps form an international city of 200,000 inhabitants.- Overview :...

    )
  • Aimoré
    Clube Esportivo Aimoré
    Clube Esportivo Aimoré, commonly known as Aimoré, is a Brazilian football club based in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul state.-History:The club was founded on March 26, 1936...

     (São Leopoldo
    São Leopoldo
    São Leopoldo is an important Brazilian industrial city located in the south state of Rio Grande do Sul. It occupies a total area of 103.9 km² at circa 30 km from the State Capital, Porto Alegre. Climate is sub-tropical, with temperatures varying from 2°C minimum at Winter to more than...

    )
  • Brasil de Pelotas
    Grêmio Esportivo Brasil
    Grêmio Esportivo Brasil, also known as Brasil de Pelotas, is a Brazilian football team in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul.-History:Grêmio Esportivo Brasil was founded after a divergency between players and directors of Sport Club Cruzeiro do Sul, which was supported and managed by employees of...

     (Pelotas
    Pelotas
    Pelotas is a Brazilian city and municipality , the third most populous in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Pelotas is located 270 km from Porto Alegre, the capital city of the state, and 130 km from the Uruguayan border...

    )
  • Cerâmica
    Cerâmica Atlético Clube
    Cerâmica Atlético Clube, usually known as simply as Cerâmica, is a Brazilian football club from Gravataí, Rio Grande do Sul state, founded by the workers of the Ceramic of Gravataí...

     (Gravataí
    Gravataí
    Gravataí is a Brazilian city near Porto Alegre at the Rio Grande do Sul State...

    )
  • Esportivo (Bento Gonçalves
    Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul
    Bento Gonçalves is a town located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Created in 1875, it is one of the centres of the Italian immigration in Brazil. It is also known as the 'wine capital of Brazil', due to its vineyards and wine production...

    )
  • Guarany de Bagé
    Guarany Futebol Clube
    Guarany Futebol Clube, also known as Guarany de Bagé, is a Brazilian football team in Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul.-History:On April 19, 1907, Guarany was founded by eleven friends at Praça da Matriz . The club was named after Carlos Gomes' Il Guarany...

     (Bagé
    Bagé
    Bagé is a city and a municipality in the south of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In 2007 its population was 112,550 in a total area of 4,096 km2. It was the tenth largest city in the state in 2007 -Location:...

    )
  • Guarany de Camaquã
    Guarany Futebol Clube (Camaquã)
    Guarany Futebol Clube, commonly known as Guarany, is a Brazilian football club based in Camaquã, Rio Grande do Sul state.-History:The club was founded on February 12, 1946, by former players of Atlético Camaqüense. The club was then named after Guarany of Bagé.-Stadium:Guarany Futebol Clube play...

     (Camaquã
    Camaquã
    Camaquã is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...

    )
  • Passo Fundo
    Esporte Clube Passo Fundo
    Esporte Clube Passo Fundo, commonly known as Passo Fundo, is a Brazilian football club from Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul state.-History:The club was founded on January 10, 1986...

     (Passo Fundo
    Passo Fundo
    Passo Fundo - RS is a city in the north of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is named after its river. It's the twelfth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 188,302 inhabitants living in a total municipal area of 780 km2.-Communications:The following...

    )
  • Santo Ângelo
    Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Santo Ângelo
    Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Santo Ângelo, commonly known as Santo Ângelo, is a Brazilian football club based in Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul state.-History:...

     (Santo Ângelo
    Santo Ângelo
    Santo Ângelo is a city located in northwestern Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. City population is about 76,304 inhabitants and the total area of the municipality is about 677 km²...

    )
  • São Paulo (RS)
    Sport Club São Paulo
    Sport Club São Paulo, also known as São Paulo, are a Brazilian football team from Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul. They competed in the Série A three times.-History:...

     (Rio Grande
    Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul
    Rio Grande is the oldest city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and also the former state capital from 1835 to 1845...

    )
  • Riopardense
    Associação Esportiva Social e Recreativa Riopardense
    Associação Esportiva Social e Recreativa Riopardense, commonly known as Riopardense, is a Brazilian football club based in Rio Pardo, Rio Grande do Sul state.-History:The club was founded on July 27, 2009...

     (Rio Pardo
    Rio Pardo
    For the Brazilian tribe, see Rio Pardo Rio Pardo is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Its coordinates are . The population in 2004 was 37,395, the area is 2187.5 km² The elevation is 41 m....

    )

Other participating teams

  • Pedrabranca
    Pedrabranca Futebol Clube
    Pedrabranca Futebol Clube, also known as Pedrabranca, is a Brazilian football club based in Alvorada, Rio Grande do Sul state. The club was formerly known as RS Futebol Clube. They competed in the Série C once.-History:...

     (Alvorada
    Alvorada
    Alvorada is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, adjacent to the city of Porto Alegre. The city is also known as "The Capital of Solidarity." Alvorada is primarily a bedroom community with most workers commuting to adjacent cities such as Porto Alegre to work. Alvorada is built around its main...

    )
  • Nova Prata
    Associação Nova Prata de Esportes Cultura e Lazer
    Associação Nova Prata de Esportes Cultura e Lazer, commonly known as Associação Nova Prata, or just as Nova Prata, is a Brazilian football club based in Nova Prata, Rio Grande do Sul state.-History:...


Group 1 - Taça Região Metropolitana

Group 2 - Taça Região Serrana

Group 3 - Taça Região Fronteira


Bracket

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