1966 Campeonato Gaúcho
| Season | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 July – 18 December |
| Champions | Grêmio (17th title) |
| Taça Brasil | Grêmio |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 311 (2.36 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sapiranga (13 goals) |
← 1965 1967 → | |
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]
Format
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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 |
- ^ It is unknown which tie-breaker criteria were used for ranking Guarany and Flamengo.
References
[edit]- ^ "1966 Campeonato Gaúcho". RSSSFBrasil.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ "1966 Campeonato Gaúcho". futebolnacional.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.