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.
Participating teams
Club Stadium Home location Previous season Aimoré Cristo-Rei São Leopoldo Brasil Bento Freitas Pelotas Caxias Centenário Caxias do Sul Esportivo Montanha Bento Gonçalves Grêmio Pedra Moura Bagé Grêmio Olímpico Porto Alegre Internacional Beira-Rio Porto Alegre Internacional Presidente Vargas Santa Maria Juventude Alfredo Jaconi Caxias do Sul Novo Hamburgo Santa Rosa Novo Hamburgo Pelotas Boca do Lobo Pelotas São Borja Vicente Goulart São Borja São Paulo Aldo Dapuzzo Rio Grande Santa Cruz Plátanos Santa Cruz do Sul
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 First round
Second round
Final standings
Final phase
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