The 73rd season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on February 27, 1993, and ended on July 21, 1993. Twenty-four teams participated. Grêmio won their 29th title. Dínamo and Ta-Guá were relegated.
Participating teams
Club Stadium Home location Previous season Aimoré Cristo-Rei São Leopoldo Brasil Bento Freitas Pelotas Brasil Castanheiras Farroupilha Caxias Centenário Caxias do Sul Dínamo Carlos Denardin Santa Rosa Esportivo Montanha Bento Gonçalves Glória Altos da Glória Vacaria Grêmio Olímpico Porto Alegre Grêmio Honório Nunes Santana do Livramento Guarani Edmundo Feix Venâncio Aires Guarany Taba Índia Cruz Alta Guarany Alcides Santarosa Garibaldi Internacional Beira-Rio Porto Alegre Internacional Presidente Vargas Santa Maria 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: Grêmio and Internacional earned a bye directly to the Second phase. The remaining twenty-two teams played each other in a single round-robin system. The fourteen best teams qualified to the Second phase, while the bottom two teams would be relegated. Second phase: The sixteen remaining teams were divided into four groups of four, in which each team played the teams of its own group in a double round-robin system. The two best teams in each group qualified to the Final octogonal. Final octogonal: The remaining eight teams played each other in a double round-robin system, with the team with the most points winning the title.
Championship First phase
Second phase Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Final octogonal
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