2016 Grêmio FBPA season

The 2016 season is Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense's 113th season in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top division of Brazilian football. At this season, Grêmio participate in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the Copa Libertadores de América, the Copa do Brasil and the Campeonato Gaúcho.

Grêmio
2016 season
PresidentRomildo Bolzan Jr.
ManagerRoger Machado (until 15 September) Renato Portaluppi (since 18 September)
StadiumArena do Grêmio
Campeonato Brasileiro9th
Copa do BrasilWinners
Copa LibertadoresRound of 16
Primeira LigaGrupo stage
Campeonato GaúchoSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Luan (6)

All:
Luan
Pedro Rocha
(12 each)
Highest home attendance17,866
(vs. Flamengo – 22 May)
Lowest home attendance12,415
(vs. Coritiba – 29 May)
Average home league attendance15,141
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Sponsor(s): Banrisul / Unimed

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Squad information edit

First team squad edit

Players and informations last updated on 2 June 2016.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Since Until Signed from Apps Goals Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Marcelo Grohe   GK (1987-01-13) 13 January 1987 (age 37) 2005 2020 Academy 264 0 National team
20 Douglas Friedrich   GK (1988-12-12) 12 December 1988 (age 35) 2016 2016   Corinthians 0 0 On loan
30 Bruno Grassi   GK (1987-03-05) 5 March 1987 (age 37) 2015 2017   Cruzeiro-RS 0 0
40 Léo Jardim   GK (1995-03-05) 5 March 1995 (age 29) 2014 2017 Academy 0 0
Tiago Machowski   GK (1993-05-16) 16 May 1993 (age 30) 2014 2017 Academy 4 0
Defenders
3 Pedro Geromel   CB (1985-09-21) 21 September 1985 (age 38) 2014 2019   FC Köln 31 0 3rd captain
4 Bressan   CB (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 31) 2013 2017   Juventude 60 1
6 Fred   CB (1986-01-15) 15 January 1986 (age 38) 2016 2017   Goiás 0 0
14 Wallace Reis   CB (1987-12-26) 26 December 1987 (age 36) 2016 2019   Flamengo 0 0
15 Rafael Thyere   CB (1993-05-17) 17 May 1993 (age 30) 2013 2017 Academy 4 0
16 Wesley   RB / DM (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 (age 29) 2015 2016 Academy 0 0
22 Marcelo Hermes   LB / LM (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 29) 2015 2016 Academy 0 0
26 Marcelo Oliveira   LB / DM / CB (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987 (age 37) 2015 2016   Cruzeiro 8 1 Vice-captain
33 Edílson   RB (1986-07-27) 27 July 1986 (age 37) 2016 2019   Corinthians 0 0
Gabriel Blos   CB (1989-02-28) 28 February 1989 (age 35) 2013 2019   Lajeadense 11 0   Source
Midfielders
5 Walace   DM (1995-04-04) 4 April 1995 (age 29) 2014 2018 Academy 20 0 National team
8 Giuliano   AM / RM (1990-05-31) 31 May 1990 (age 33) 2014 2018   Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 18 1
10 Douglas   AM (1982-02-18) 18 February 1982 (age 42) 2015 2016   Monte Azul 112 24 On loan
12 Edinho   DM / CB (1983-01-15) 15 January 1983 (age 41) 2014 2017   Fluminense 18 0
17 Ramiro   DM / RB / CM (1993-05-22) 22 May 1993 (age 30) 2013 2016   Juventude 82 4
19 Maicon   CM / AM (1985-09-14) 14 September 1985 (age 38) 2015 2019   São Paulo 0 0 Captain
21 Felipe Tontini   AM (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 28) 2015 2018 Academy 0 0
27 Lincoln   AM / LM (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 (age 25) 2015 2019 Academy 0 0
28 Kaio Mendes   DM / LB (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 29) 2015 2017 Academy 0 0
37 Moisés Wolschick   DM / CM / RB (1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 29) 2015 2016 Academy 0 0
Forwards
7 Luan   LW / ST / AM / LM (1993-03-27) 27 March 1993 (age 31) 2014 2018 Academy 55 9 National team
9 Braian Rodríguez   ST (1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 37) 2015 2016   Real Betis 0 0 On loan
11 Everton   LW (1996-03-28) 28 March 1996 (age 28) 2014 2018 Academy 21 3
13 Bobô   ST (1985-01-09) 9 January 1985 (age 39) 2015 2016   Kayserispor 3 1
23 Miller Bolaños   AM / ST / RM / LM (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 33) 2016 2019   Emelec 8 2 National team
24 Matheus Batista   ST (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 28) 2015 2019 Academy 0 0
32 Pedro Rocha   LW / RW / ST (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 29) 2015 2017 Academy 3 1
91 Henrique Almeida   SS / ST (1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 (age 32) 2016 2019   Botafogo 0 0

Starting XI edit

4–2–3–1 Formation

According to the most recent line-ups, not most used players (in Notes).

Friendlies edit

Pre-season edit

23 January Friendly Grêmio   1–1   Danubio Porto Alegre, Brazil
17:00 UTC−02:00 Everton   57' Report Kadu   68' (o.g.) Stadium: Arena do Grêmio
Attendance: 14,504

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Série A 15 May 2016 11 December 2016 Matchday 1 9th 38 14 11 13 41 44 −3 036.84
Copa do Brasil 24 August 2016 7 December 2016 Round of 16 Winners 8 4 3 1 10 5 +5 050.00
Campeonato Gaúcho 31 January 2016 24 April 2016 Matchday 1 Semi-finals 16 11 2 3 36 18 +18 068.75
Primeira Liga 28 January 2016 6 March 2016 Group stage Group stage 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 033.33
Copa Libertadores 17 February 2016 5 May 2016 Group stage Round of 16 8 3 2 3 10 10 +0 037.50
Total 73 33 20 20 100 79 +21 045.21

Source: Competitions


Campeonato Gaúcho edit

Matches edit

Quarter-finals edit

Semi-finals edit

24 April Second leg Grêmio 3–1
(3–a3 agg.)
Juventude Porto Alegre
Stadium: Arena do Grêmio

Primeira Liga edit

Group stage edit

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Internacional 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 5 Qualifies to the Final stage
2 Grêmio 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3 Coritiba 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 4
4 Avaí 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
Matches edit
28 January 1 Avaí 2–2 Grêmio Chapecó
Stadium: Arena Condá

Copa Libertadores edit

Group stage edit

Group 6 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Toluca 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13 Final stages
2   Grêmio 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
3   San Lorenzo 6 0 4 2 5 8 −3 4
4   LDU Quito 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 4
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.
Matches edit
19 April 6 Grêmio   1–0   Toluca Porto Alegre, Brazil
21:45 UTC−03:00 Stadium: Arena do Grêmio

Final stage edit

Matches edit
Round of 16 edit
27 April First leg Grêmio   0–1   Rosario Central Porto Alegre, Brazil
21:45 Stadium: Arena do Grêmio

Campeonato Brasileiro edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Corinthians 38 15 10 13 48 42 +6 55 Qualification for 2017 Copa Sudamericana
8 Ponte Preta 38 15 8 15 48 52 −4 53
9 Grêmio 38 14 11 13 41 44 −3 53 Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage
10 São Paulo 38 14 10 14 44 36 +8 52 Qualification for 2017 Copa Sudamericana
11 Chapecoense 38 13 13 12 49 56 −7 52[a] Qualification for 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
Notes:
  1. ^ The matchday 38 game between Chapecoense and Atlético Mineiro was cancelled after both teams declined to play following the Chapecoense team plane crash.[2] Both teams received a double walkover (3–0 loss for each team).[3]

Matches edit

15 May 1 Corinthians 0–0 Grêmio São Paulo
16:00 UTC−03:00 Balbuena   73' Report Bobô   68'
Edinho   88'
Grohe   89'
Almeida   90+3'
Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Attendance: 31,905
Referee: Wilton Sampaio
22 May 2 Grêmio 1–0 Flamengo Porto Alegre
16:00 UTC−03:00 Fred   54',   63'
Luan   56'
Maicon   90+4'
Report Guerrero   9'
Éverton   37'
Stadium: Arena do Grêmio
Attendance: 17,866
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira
26 May 3 Atlético Mineiro 0–3 Grêmio Belo Horizonte
21:00 UTC−03:00 Pablo   75' Report Marcelo Oliveira   18',   34'
Luan   26', 45+3',   44'
Douglas   50'
Hermes   70'
Maicon   84'
Stadium: Independência
Attendance: 17,426
Referee: Raphael Claus
29 May 4 Grêmio 2–0 Coritiba Porto Alegre
18:30 UTC−03:00 Everton   40'
Luan   68' (pen.)
Report Kléber   12'
Rafael Marques   22'
Juninho   67'
Stadium: Arena do Grêmio
Attendance: 12,415
Referee: Sandro Ricci
2 June 5 Palmeiras 4–3 Grêmio São Paulo
21:00 UTC−03:00 Jesus   2'
Sales   20'
Dudu   23'
Guedes   57'
Vitor Hugo   42',   73'
Prass   75'
Santos   84'
Fabrício   88'
Report Hermes   40'
Giuliano   45+5', 55'
Grassi   68'
Geromel   71'
Lincoln   83'
Edílson   90+1'
Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 19,196
Referee: Marielson Alves
7 September 23 Coritiba 4–0 Grêmio Curitiba
21:45 UTC−03:00 Stadium: Couto Pereira
16 October 31 Santos 1–1 Grêmio Santos
19:30 UTC−03:00 Stadium: Vila Belmiro
7 November 34 Grêmio 0–3 Sport Porto Alegre
20:00 UTC−03:00 Stadium: Arena do Grêmio
17 November 35 São Paulo 1–1 Grêmio São Paulo
19:30 UTC−03:00 Stadium: Morumbi
27 November 37 Santa Cruz 5–1 Grêmio Recife
19:30 UTC−03:00 Stadium: Arruda

Copa do Brasil edit

Matches edit

Round of 16 edit

21 September Second leg Grêmio 0–1
(1–1 agg.)
(4–3 p)
Atlético Paranaense Porto Alegre
19:30 UTC−03:00 Stadium: Arena do Grêmio

Quarter-finals edit

28 September First leg Grêmio 2–1 Palmeiras Porto Alegre
21:45 UTC−03:00 Stadium: Arena do Grêmio
19 October Second leg Palmeiras 1–1
(2–3 agg.)
Grêmio São Paulo
21:45 UTC−03:00 Stadium: Allianz Parque

Semi-finals edit

26 October First leg Cruzeiro 0–2 Grêmio Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−03:00 Stadium: Mineirão
2 November Second leg Grêmio 0–0
(2–0 agg.)
Cruzeiro Porto Alegre
21:45 UTC−03:00 Stadium: Arena do Grêmio

Final edit

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Campeonato Brasileiro Copa do Brasil Copa Libertadores de América Primeira Liga / Campeonato Gaúcho
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   BRA Marcelo Grohe 27 0 4 0 0 0 8 0 15 0
20 GK   BRA Léo Jardim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   BRA Bruno Grassi 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
40 GK   BRA Douglas Friedrich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   BRA Tiago Machowski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   BRA Wallace Oliveira 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 0
3 DF   BRA Pedro Geromel 24 2 5 0 0 0 7 0 12 2
4 DF   BRA Bressan 13 1 2+1 0 0 0 1+2 0 7 1
6 DF   BRA Fred 23 3 3 1 0 0 8 1 12 1
14 DF   BRA Wallace Reis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF   BRA Rafael Thyere 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
16 DF   BRA Wesley 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
22 DF   BRA Marcelo Hermes 14 0 2+1 0 0 0 2+1 0 8 0
26 DF   BRA Marcelo Oliveira 20 1 3 1 0 0 6 0 11 0
33 DF   BRA Edílson 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   BRA Gabriel Blos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF   BRA Walace 18 4 5 0 0 0 4 1 9 3
8 MF   BRA Giuliano 22 5 5 2 0 0 8 0 8+1 3
10 MF   BRA Douglas 24 3 3+1 0 0 0 8 1 12 2
12 MF   BRA Edinho 20 1 0+2 0 0 0 5 0 9+4 1
17 MF   BRA Ramiro 11 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 6 0
19 MF   BRA Maicon 25 1 5 0 0 0 7 1 13 0
21 MF   BRA Felipe Tontini 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
27 MF   BRA Lincoln 21 4 0+2 0 0 0 0+5 1 8+6 3
28 MF   BRA Kaio Mendes 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4+3 0
37 MF   BRA Moisés Wolschick 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2+2 0
Forwards
7 FW   BRA Luan 26 8 5 3 0 0 8 0 12+1 5
9 FW   URU Braian Rodríguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   BRA Everton 21 4 2+3 1 0 0 3+2 1 9+2 2
13 FW   BRA Bobô 26 7 2+1 0 0 0 2+4 1 10+7 6
23 FW   ECU Miller Bolaños 9 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 2+2 1
24 FW   BRA Matheus Batista 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 1
32 FW   BRA Pedro Rocha 16 6 0+2 0 0 0 0+3 0 9+2 6
91 FW   BRA Henrique Almeida 17 2 1+1 0 0 0 0+4 1 2+9 1
Players who currently don't integrate the squad
29 FW   BRA Léo Tilica 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
32 MF   BRA Jailson Siqueira 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
34 DF   BRA Iago Silva 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+4 0
77 FW   BRA Fernandinho 10 1 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 3+5 1
DF   BRA Kadu 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

Last updated: 5 June 2016.
Source: Match reports in Competitions.

Goalscorers edit

The list include all goals in competitive matches.

No. Pos Nat Player Campeonato Brasileiro Copa do Brasil Copa Libertadores de América Primeira Liga Campeonato Gaúcho Total
1 FW   Luan 3 0 0 0 5 8
2 FW   Bobô 0 0 1 0 6 7
3 FW   Pedro Rocha 0 0 0 0 6 6
4 MF   Giuliano 2 0 0 0 3 5
5 FW   Everton 1 0 1 0 2 4
MF   Lincoln 0 0 1 0 3 4
MF   Walace 0 0 1 0 3 4
7 DF   Fred 1 0 1 0 1 3
MF   Douglas 0 0 1 1 1 3
10 FW   Henrique Almeida 0 0 1 0 1 2
FW   Miller Bolaños 0 0 1 0 1 2
DF   Pedro Geromel 0 0 0 0 2 2
13 DF   Edílson 1 0 0 0 0 1
DF   Marcelo Oliveira 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF   Maicon 0 0 1 0 0 1
MF   Ramiro 0 0 1 0 0 1
MF   Edinho 0 0 0 1 0 1
DF   Bressan 0 0 0 1 0 1
FW   Matheus Batista 0 0 0 0 1 1
Players who do not integrate over the First team squad
13 FW   Fernandinho 0 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 9 0 10 3 36 58

As of 5 June 2016.
Source: Match reports in Competitions.

Clean sheets edit

No. Pos Nat Player Campeonato Brasileiro Copa do Brasil Copa Libertadores de América Primeira Liga Campeonato Gaúcho Total
1 GK   Marcelo Grohe 4 0 2 2 2 10
2 GK   Bruno Grassi 0 0 0 0 2 2
Total 4 0 2 2 4 12

As of 5 June 2016.
Source: Match reports in Competitions.

Overview edit

Games played 32 (5 Campeonato Brasileiro, 8 Copa Libertadores de América, 3 Primeira Liga, 16 Campeonato Gaúcho)
Games won 18 (3 Campeonato Brasileiro, 3 Copa Libertadores de América, 1 Primeira Liga, 11 Campeonato Gaúcho)
Games drawn 7 (1 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Copa Libertadores de América, 2 Primeira Liga, 2 Campeonato Gaúcho)
Games lost 7 (1 Campeonato Brasileiro, 3 Copa Libertadores de América, 3 Campeonato Gaúcho)
Goals scored 58
Goals conceded 34
Goal difference +24
Clean sheets 12
Best result 5–1 (A) v Passo FundoCampeonato Gaúcho – 30 March
Worst result 3–0 (A) v Rosario CentralCopa Libertadores de América – 5 May
Top scorer Luan (8)

Updated to match played 5 June 2015.
Source: Competitions

Home attendances edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Grêmio official squad". Portal Oficial do Grêmio. Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  2. ^ "Atletico Mineiro say they won't play final-round match vs. Chapecoense". ESPN FC. ESPN. Associated Press. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Na Liberta! Fogão e Furacão carimbam passaporte" (in Portuguese). CBF. Retrieved 11 December 2016. Na Arena Condá, em Chapecó (SC), a partida entre Chapecoense e Atlético-MG não aconteceu e as equipes receberam um W.O. duplo, que consiste em derrota por 3 a 0 para cada um dos times. A Chape fechou a competição com 52 pontos, no 11º lugar, e o Galo ficou na quarta posição, com 62. (At the Arena Condá, in Chapecó (Santa Catarina), the match between Chapecoense and Atlético Mineiro did not happen and the teams receive a double walkover, which consists in a 3–0 loss for both teams. Chape ended the competition with 52 points, in the 11th place, and the Galo ended in the fourth position, with 62.)