The 72nd season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on July 26, 1992, and ended on December 23, 1992. Twenty-two teams participated. Holders Internacional beat Grêmio in the finals and won their 31st 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 Grêmio Honório Nunes Santana do Livramento Guarani Edmundo Feix Venâncio Aires Guarany Taba Índia Cruz Alta 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: The twenty-two teams were divided into two groups of eleven, and played each other in a single round-robin system. The four best teams in each group 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 two matches to define the champions.
Championship First phase Group 1
Group 2
Second phase Group 1
Group 2
Finals
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