1965 Campeonato Gaúcho

Campeonato Gaúcho

Season	1965
Dates	5 June – 11 December
Champions	Grêmio (16th title)
Relegated	Cruzeiro
Taça Brasil	Grêmio
Matches played	132
Goals scored	346 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorer	Alcindo (20 goals)
← 1964 1966 →

The 1965 Campeonato Gaúcho was the 45th season of Rio Grande do Sul's top association football league. Grêmio won their 16th 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 1966 Taça Brasil. The last placed team played a two-legged playoff known as Torneio de Morte against the 1965 Second Division champions Riograndense (RG).

Teams

Club	Location	Titles	Last season
Aimoré	São Leopoldo	0	7th
Brasil	Pelotas	1	4th
Cruzeiro	Porto Alegre	1	10th
Farroupilha	Pelotas	1	8th
Flamengo^A	Caxias do Sul	0	11th
Floriano^B	Novo Hamburgo	0	5th
Grêmio	Porto Alegre	15	1st
Guarany	Bagé	2	9th
Internacional	Porto Alegre	16	2nd
Juventude	Caxias do Sul	0	3rd
Pelotas	Pelotas	1	6th
Rio Grande	Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul	1	12th

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	20	2	0	46	9	+37	42	Qualification to 1966 Taça Brasil
2	Juventude	22	12	4	6	31	21	+10	28
3	Floriano	22	10	6	6	30	26	+4	26
4	Internacional	22	10	5	7	30	21	+9	25
5	Brasil	22	10	5	7	35	26	+9	25
6	Guarany (BA)	22	10	4	8	34	26	+8	24
7	Pelotas	22	8	6	8	23	26	−3	22
8	Rio Grande	22	9	2	11	38	32	+6	20
9	Flamengo	22	7	6	9	24	29	−5	20
10	Farroupilha	22	6	3	13	22	34	−12	15
11	Aimoré	22	5	1	16	15	43	−28	11
12	Cruzeiro (R)	22	1	4	17	18	53	−35	6	Torneio da Morte

Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Torneio da Morte

27 March 1966 (1966-03-27)

Riograndense (RG)	1–0	Cruzeiro

Porto Alegre

3 April 1966 (1966-04-03)

Cruzeiro	2–2	Riograndense (RG)

Riograndense are promoted to the 1966 season. Cruzeiro are relegated to the Second Division.

References

1. "1965 Campeonato Gaúcho". RSSSFBrasil.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
2. "1965 Campeonato Gaúcho". futebolnacional.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.