1985 Campeonato Gaúcho Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Gaúcho
Season:	1985
Winners:	Grêmio
Relegated:	Gaúcho Rio-Grandense
Continentalcup1:	Copa Brasil
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Grêmio Internacional
League Topscorer:	Kita (Internacional) Caio Júnior (Grêmio) – 15 goals
Biggest Home Win:	Internacional 5-0 Aimoré (November 6, 1985) Grêmio 5-0 Pelotas (November 17, 1985) Grêmio 5-0 Rio-Grandense (November 20, 1985)
Biggest Away Win:	Gaúcho 0-4 Rio-Grandense (September 22, 1985) Gaúcho 0-4 Grêmio (November 13, 1985)
Highest Scoring:	Brasil de Pelotas 3-5 Caxias (September 29, 1985)
Matches:	182
Total Goals:	364
Prevseason:	1984
Nextseason:	1986

The 65th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on August 4, 1985 and ended in December 8, 1985. Fourteen teams participated. Grêmio won their 23rd title. Gaúcho and Rio-Grandense were relegated.^[1] ^[2]

System

The championship would have three stages.:

First round: The fourteen clubs played each other in a single round-robin system. The team with the most points qualified to the Finals.
Second round: The fourteen clubs played each other in a single round-robin system. The team with the most points qualified to the Finals. The two teams with the fewest points in the sum of both rounds were relegated.
Finals: The round winners would play to define the champions. If the same team won both rounds it won the title automatically.

Championship

First phase

Final standings

Notes and References

Web site: Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1985. RSSSFBrasil.com. September 5, 2019.
Web site: Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1985. Futebolnacional.com.br. September 5, 2019.