1966 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 1966 Campeonato Gaúcho was the 46th season of Rio Grande do Sul's top association football league. Grêmio won their 17th title.[1][2]

Campeonato Gaúcho
Season1966
Dates17 July – 18 December
ChampionsGrêmio (17th title)
Taça BrasilGrêmio
Matches played132
Goals scored311 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorerSapiranga (13 goals)
1965
1967

Format

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The championship was contested by the twelve teams in a double round-robin system, with the team with the most points winning the title and qualifying to the 1967 Taça Brasil. The last placed team was relegated to the 1967 Second Division.

Teams

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Club Location Titles Last season
Aimoré São Leopoldo
0
11th
Brasil Pelotas
1
5th
Farroupilha Pelotas
1
10th
FlamengoA Caxias do Sul
0
9th
FlorianoB Novo Hamburgo
0
3th
Grêmio Porto Alegre
16
1st
Guarany Bagé
2
6th
Internacional Porto Alegre
16
4th
Juventude Caxias do Sul
0
2nd
Pelotas Pelotas
1
7th
Riograndense Rio Grande
0
1st (Second Division)
Rio Grande Rio Grande
1
8th
A.^ Caxias was known as Flamengo until 1971.
B.^ Novo Hamburgo was known as Floriano from 1942 until 1968.

Championship

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grêmio (C) 22 16 3 3 40 15 +25 35 Qualification to 1967 Taça Brasil
2 Internacional 22 12 8 2 24 12 +12 32
3 Juventude 22 12 5 5 28 16 +12 29
4 Aimoré 22 8 7 7 17 14 +3 23
5 Pelotas 22 9 4 9 26 25 +1 22
6 Floriano 22 7 7 8 35 32 +3 21
7 Farroupilha 22 9 3 10 30 31 −1 21
8 Brasil 22 7 5 10 25 28 −3 19
9 Rio Grande 22 5 6 11 27 38 −11 16
10 Riograndense (RG) 22 3 10 9 20 34 −14 16
11 Guarany (BA) 22 3 9 10 19 35 −16 15
12 Flamengo[a] (R) 22 5 5 12 20 31 −11 15 Relegated
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ It is unknown which tie-breaker criteria were used for ranking Guarany and Flamengo.

References

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  1. ^ "1966 Campeonato Gaúcho". RSSSFBrasil.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "1966 Campeonato Gaúcho". futebolnacional.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.