1967 Campeonato Gaúcho
Football league season
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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]
| Season | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 July – 17 December |
| Champions | Grêmio (18th title) |
| Taça Brasil | Grêmio |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 309 (2.34 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nico (17 goals) |
← 1966 1968 → | |
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 |