2014 Copa Metropolitana
# 2014 Copa Metropolitana

The 2014 Copa Metropolitana (also known as the 2014 Copa Nestor Ludwig in this edition, in posthumous tribute) was the 2nd season of the Copa Metropolitana, a domestic cup in Rio Grande do Sul football, which is a knockout cup competition. The tournament began on 2 August and ended on 16 November with the final second leg.

In this year, seven clubs of the metropolitan region of the state decided to participate in the Copa Metropolitana, which varies in number of participants according to the interest of clubs in the first, second and third divisions of the Campeonato Gaúcho. This time, one of the two greatest clubs in the state, the Grêmio, will compete in the Copa Sul-Fronteira, to not let unequal with two big clubs in the same competition.

Novo Hamburgo enters in the 2014 Copa Metropolitana defending his title won in 2013, being the first champion in history.

## Format

In the first stage, all teams face off in round-robin, which will qualify the top four for the next phase, known as the semi-finals. At this stage, the first placed facing the fourth place and second place playing against the third placed in two matches each. The winners face off in the final two matches to define the winner of the competition.

The 2014 Copa Metropolitana winners qualify for the 2014 Super Copa Gaúcha, where it will have the opportunity to qualify for 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The winner of the Super Copa Gaúcha also dispute the 2015 Recopa Gaúcha, against the winner of 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho at the beginning of next season.

## Clubs

This year, the FGF decided to change one of the two big clubs of the state to another region, the Grêmio was randomly chosen. Thus, it was moved to compete Copa Sul-Fronteira. Theoretically this makes less unequal competition. The following 7 clubs compete in the Copa Metropolitana during the 2014 edition.

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Division in 2014 | First app | Number of apps | Titles | Last title |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 de Novembro | Campo Bom | Sady Schmidt | 4,000 | Série B | 2013 | 2 | — | — |
| Aimoré | São Leopoldo | Cristo Rei | 10,000 | Série A1 | 2013 | 2 | — | — |
| Cerâmica | Gravataí | Vieirão | 8,000 | Série A1 | 2013 | 2 | — | — |
| Estância Velha | Canoas | Estádio das Cabriúvas | 5,000 | Série B | 2014 | 1 | — | — |
| Internacional | Porto Alegre | Morada dos Quero-Queros | 2,000 | Série A1 | 2013 | 2 | — | — |
| Novo Hamburgo | Novo Hamburgo | Estádio do Vale | 6,500 | Série A1 | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 2013 |
| São José-RS | Porto Alegre | Passo D'Areia | 8,000 | Série A1 | 2013 | 2 | — | — |

## First round

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Internacional | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | Advances to semi-finals |
| 2 | Novo Hamburgo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 8 | Advances to semi-finals |
| 3 | São José-RS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advances to semi-finals |
| 4 | Cerâmica | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | Advances to semi-finals |
| 5 | Aimoré | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | Estância Velha | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
| 7 | 15 de Novembro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | |

## Records and statistics

### Goalscorers

This is the complete list of goalscorers in the competition.

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cidinho | Cerâmica | 4 |
| 2 | Rafinha | Novo Hamburgo | 3 |
| 3 | Danilo | Cerâmica | 2 |
| 3 | Gustavo Colissi | 15 de Novembro | 2 |
| 3 | Alex | Internacional | 2 |
| 3 | Diogo | Internacional | 2 |
| 3 | Romário | Internacional | 2 |
| 3 | Taiberson | Internacional | 2 |
| 9 | 16 players | 16 players | 1 |
