1966 Campeonato Gaúcho
# 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.
