title: 1966 Campeonato Gaúcho
text: # 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.
  
  ## Format
  
  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
  
  | Club | Location | Titles | Last season |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Aimoré | São Leopoldo | 0 | 11th |
  | Brasil | Pelotas | 1 | 5th |
  | Farroupilha | Pelotas | 1 | 10th |
  | Flamengo | Caxias do Sul | 0 | 9th |
  | Floriano | 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
  
  | 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 (R) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 15 | Relegated |
  
  * ↑ It is unknown which tie-breaker criteria were used for ranking Guarany and Flamengo.
  