1967 Campeonato Gaúcho

Campeonato Gaúcho
Season1966
Dates9 July – 17 December
ChampionsGrêmio (18th title)
Taça BrasilGrêmio
Matches played132
Goals scored309 (2.34 per match)
Top goalscorerNico (17 goals)
← 1966
1968 →

The 1967 Campeonato Gaúcho was the 47th season of Rio Grande do Sul's top association football league. Grêmio won their 18th title.[1][2]

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 would be relegated to the 1968 Second Division, but was spared from relegation year after the Rio Grande do Sul's FA deciding that the 1968 season was going to be contested by 18 teams.[3]

Teams

Club Location Titles Last season
Aimoré São Leopoldo
0
 4th
Brasil de Pelotas Pelotas
1
 8th
Farroupilha Pelotas
1
 7th
FlorianoA Novo Hamburgo
0
 6th
Gaúcho Passo Fundo
0
 1st (Second Division)
Grêmio Porto Alegre
17
 1st
Guarany Bagé
2
 11th
Internacional Porto Alegre
16
 2nd
Juventude Caxias do Sul
0
 3rd
Pelotas Pelotas
1
 5th
Riograndense Rio Grande
0
 10th
Rio Grande Rio Grande
1
 9th
A.^ 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 4 2 42 11 +31 36 Qualification to 1968 Taça Brasil
2 Internacional 22 13 7 2 28 10 +18 33
3 Farroupilha 22 11 6 5 26 18 +8 28
4 Guarany (BG) 22 7 8 7 29 28 +1 22
5 Gaúcho 22 9 3 10 22 27 −5 21
6 Brasil de Pelotas 22 7 6 9 23 23 0 20
7 Juventude 22 7 6 9 27 29 −2 20
8 Riograndense (RG) 22 7 5 10 23 35 −12 19
9 Pelotas 22 6 7 9 17 29 −12 19
10 Rio Grande 22 6 6 10 22 33 −11 18
11 Aimoré 22 5 5 12 25 30 −5 15
12 Floriano 22 5 3 14 25 36 −11 13 Spared from relegation
Source: [1]
(C) Champions

References

  1. ^ "1967 Campeonato Gaúcho". RSSSFBrasil.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "1967 Campeonato Gaúcho". futebolnacional.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "1968 Campeonato Gaúcho". RSSSFBrasil.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 28, 2022.