1986 Campeonato Gaúcho Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Gaúcho
Season:	1986
Winners:	Grêmio
Relegated:	Aimoré Grêmio Bagé
Continentalcup1:	Parallel Tournament
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Brasil de Pelotas Juventude Novo Hamburgo
League Topscorer:	Balalo (Internacional) – 14 goals
Biggest Home Win:	Grêmio 7–0 Novo Hamburgo (July 6, 1986)
Biggest Away Win:	Brasil de Pelotas 1–5 Internacional (March 19, 1986) Pelotas 0–4 Internacional (March 26, 1986) Esportivo 0–4 Grêmio (April 20, 1986)
Highest Scoring:	Internacional 5–3 Caxias (April 16, 1986)
Matches:	194
Total Goals:	419
Prevseason:	1985
Nextseason:	1987

The 66th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on February 16, 1986, and ended on July 20, 1986. Fourteen teams participated. Grêmio won their 24th title. Aimoré and Grêmio Bagé were relegated.^{[1] [2]}

System

The championship would have two stages.:

• First phase: The fourteen clubs played each other in a double round-robin system. The four best teams in the sum of both rounds qualified into the Final phase, with the winners of each round earning one bonus point, and the two teams with the fewest points were relegated.
• Final phase: The four remaining teams played each other in a double round-robin system; the team with the most points won the title.

Championship

First phase

Final standings

Final phase

Notes and References

1. Web site: Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1986. RSSSFBrasil.com. September 5, 2019.
2. Web site: Championship of Rio Grande do Sul 1986. Futebolnacional.com.br. September 5, 2019.