1968 Campeonato Gaúcho

Campeonato Gaúcho 4 February – 28 July 1968 Grêmio (19th title) Riograndense (RG)Guarany (BA) 149 456 1967 1969 The 1968 Campeonato Gaúcho was the 48th season of Rio Grande do Sul's top association football league. Grêmio won their 19th title. The league expanded to eighteen teams: the twelve clubs from last season were joined by six teams from last year's Promotion Tournament.https://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesr/rs1968.htm RSSSFBrasil.com 1968 Campeonato Gaúcho March 1, 2022 Portuguesehttps://futebolnacional.com.br/siteapp/?module=matchdetails&code=D148B8962681549CC661877D024A2755&lang=pt-br futebolnacional.com.br 1968 Campeonato Gaúcho March 1, 2022 Portuguese It is unknown how these six teams were chosen: Ypiranga, São Paulo, Santa Cruz and São José were among the championship's top six teams, but Cruzeiro and Flamengo were eliminated in the first stage.https://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesr/rs1967l2.htm RSSSFBrasil.com 1967 Promotion Tournament March 1, 2022 Portuguese Format The championship's format changed for the first time since 1961 due to its expansion, not without controversy. The league was divided in three stages, as follows: Preliminary stage: clubs were divided in two groups of nine teams each, playing a single round-robin against same group teams. The bottom two advanced to the relegation tournament while the top seven clubs played another single round-robin against each other maintaining their previous results. Relegation tournament: the four clubs faced each other in a double-robin where the bottom two were relegated. Octagonal: each group's top four faced each other in a double round-robin, where the best club was crowned champions. Teams Club Location Titles Last season Aimoré São Leopoldo 0 11th Brasil Pelotas 1 6th Cruzeiro Porto Alegre 1 Eliminated at earlier stages (Second Division) Farroupilha Pelotas 1 3rd FlamengoNoteFla A Caxias do Sul 0 Eliminated at earlier stages (Second Division) Gaúcho Passo Fundo 0 5th Grêmio Porto Alegre 18 1st Guarany Bagé 2 4th Internacional Porto Alegre 16 2nd Juventude Caxias do Sul 0 7th Novo HamburgoNoteNvh B Novo Hamburgo 0 12th Pelotas Pelotas 1 9th Rio Grande Rio Grande 1 10th Riograndense Rio Grande 0 8th Santa Cruz Santa Cruz do Sul 0 3rd (Second Division) São José Porto Alegre 0 5th (Second Division) São Paulo Rio Grande 0 2nd (Second Division) Ypiranga Erechim 0 1st (Second Division) A.NoteFla Caxias was known as Flamengo until 1971. B.NoteNvh Novo Hamburgo changed back to its original name, being known as Floriano since 1942. Preliminary stage Group A main WDL GRE BRP SCZ GAU RIO SJO NVH FLA RGR 9 3 2 41 12 9 2 3 28 14 7 1 6 26 19 6 3 5 16 30 4 5 5 27 28 4 4 6 18 23 3 5 6 20 32 2 1 5 11 17 1 0 7 6 18 Grêmio Brasil Santa Cruz Gaúcho Rio Grande São José Novo Hamburgo Flamengo Riograndense (RG) QR OCT OCT OCT OCT RPO RPO green1 Qualification to octagonal red1 Qualification to relegation tournament 2 1 0 yes complete Group B main WDL INT JUV PEL CRU AIM YPI SAO GBA FAR 8 4 2 19 8 8 3 3 27 16 7 3 4 16 13 5 4 5 13 14 4 5 5 12 14 5 2 7 10 14 3 3 8 13 20 2 1 5 8 13 0 5 3 7 13 Juventude Internacional Pelotas Cruzeiro Aimoré Ypiranga São Paulo Guarany (BA) Farroupilha QR OCT OCT OCT OCT RPO RPO green1 Qualification to octagonal red1 Qualification to relegation tournament 2 1 0 yes complete Octagonal main WDL GRE INT CRU SCZ JUV BRP PEL GAU 9 4 1 25 6 7 4 3 18 14 7 1 6 19 18 3 6 5 11 22 3 6 5 7 12 4 4 6 13 15 3 5 6 19 18 2 6 6 12 19 Grêmio Internacional Cruzeiro Santa Cruz Juventude Brasil Pelotas Gaúcho C 2 1 0 complete Relegation tournament main WDL FLA FAR RGR GBA 3 2 1 8 4 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 3 0 6 Flamengo Farroupilha Riograndense (RG) Guarany (BA) R REL REL red1 Relegation 2 1 0 complete The results of five games are unknown. References Category:Campeonato Gaúcho seasons Category:1968 in Brazilian football leagues